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Iran imposes ‘retaliatory’ sanctions on EU, British individuals, entities
Tehran: The Iranian Foreign Ministry imposed new “retaliatory” sanctions on several individuals and entities of the European Union (EU) and Britain for “supporting terrorism and inciting violence”. The move targets those supporting…
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Russia developing North-South Corridor for business with India, Iran, and Pakistan: Putin
Moscow: President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday said Russia is developing the ambitious North-South Transport Corridor, which will open up new routes for business cooperation with India, Iran and Pakistan, as well as…
- Middle East
Iran condemns Israeli missile attack on Damascus
Tehran: The Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani has condemned an Israeli missile attack earlier in the day on Syria’s capital Damascus. In a statement published on the Ministry’s website, Kanaani on…
- Middle East
Iran sentences prominent sociologist to 8 years in prison
Prominent Iranian sociologist and former political prisoner Saeed Madani Ghaffrokhi, who has been arrested since May 2022 in Tehran, has been sentenced to eight years in prison, local media reported. “My client…
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Protests mourning executed men hits Iran for 1st time in weeks
Tehran: Videos shared on social media platforms showed that protestors took to the streets in several cities across Iran, on Thursday night, in one of the most widespread anti-government demonstrations in weeks.…
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Upset over anti-hijab protest video, Iran FM cancels India visit
Iran’s Foreign minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian has reportedly cancelled his visit to India due to a promotional video showing Iranian women cutting their hair in anti-government rallies. He was scheduled to visit India…
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Iran: Arrest warrant due against chess champion for playing without hijab
The Iranian authorities have issued an arrest warrant for one of Iran’s top-ranked female chess players, Sara Khadem, who competed in an international tournament without wearing a headscarf in December 2022, local…
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Iran government releases filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof
Award-winning Iranian filmmaker Mohammad Rosoulof, has been temporarily released from Evin prison in Iran on medical reasons after spending more than seven months in prison, the Iranian media reports Rasoulof was arrested on July…
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Iranian President to visit China on February 14
Beijing: President of the Islamic Republic of Iran Ebrahim Raisi will pay a state visit to China from February 14 to 16 at the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping. Raisi, 63,…
- Middle East
Iranian-French academic Fariba Adelkhah released from Iran’s prison
Tehran: The French-Iranian academic Fariba Adelkhah has been released from the women’s ward of Iran’s Evin prison on Friday, after spending more than three years in prison. French Ministry of Foreign Affairs…
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Iran pardons thousands of prisoners, including protesters
Tehran: Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has pardoned “tens of thousands” of prisoners, including many linked to anti-government protests that broke out last September following the death of a young woman…
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Shocking images emerge of weak Iranian prisoner on hunger strike
Images of a jailed Iranian doctor and human rights activist have circulated on social media platforms after he declared a hunger strike in support of the ongoing anti-hijab protests since the death…
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Iranian director Jafar Panahi released on bail after hunger strike
Tehran: Award-winning Iranian director Jafar Panahi, on February 3, was released on bail on the third day of his hunger strike to protest his arrest which lasted for nearly seven months. The…
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Iranian director Jafar Panahi starts hunger strike in prison
Tehran: Iranian award-winning director, Jafar Panahi, who has been imprisoned in Tehran for six months, announced that he has begun a hunger strike to protest the authorities’ refusal to release him on…
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Iran: WhatsApp, Instagram to remain blocked after Mahsa Amini protests
Tehran: The Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi announced on Wednesday that the government will continue to restrict access to social media networks— Instagram and WhatsApp, which have been blocked for months due to…