Islamic Republic of Iran
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Iran executes 5 men convicted of gang rape
Tehran: Five persons were executed by the Iranian authorities on Wednesday, August 9, after being convicted of kidnapping and gang-raping a woman in May 2022. The execution took place in the north-western…
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Saudi Arabia reopens embassy in Iran after seven years
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s embassy in Islamic Republic of Iran, has reopened following a seven-year closure owing to diplomatic rifts. “The embassy of Saudi Arabia in the Islamic Republic of…
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Iran to continue nuclear talks with ‘dignity: President Raisi
Tehran: Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi has said that while the country will continue discussing the revival of the 2015 nuclear deal with “dignity”, it will also work to counteract the US sanctions,…
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Iran forces women defying hijab laws into psychiatric treatment
Tehran: Iran’s government are sending women for counselling in an effort to enforce regulations requiring them to cover their hair. Healthcare organisations have warned that the country’s judiciary is appropriating mental medicine…
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3 killed, 11 injured as buildings collapse in Iran’s capital
Tehran: At least three people were killed and 11 others injured as a number of semi-finished buildings collapsed in Iran’s capital Tehran, local media reported. The incident occurred on Sunday morning when…
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Iran proposes harsh hijab law with long jail terms, AI surveillance
Tehran: Just weeks before the one-year anniversary of the major protests caused by Mahsa Amini’s death, Iranian authorities are preparing a new Bill on hijab-wearing that experts fear would put unprecedentedly harsh…
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UAE President Sheikh Mohammed receives invitation to visit Iran
Abu Dhabi: United Arab Emirates (UAE) President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has received an invitation from President Ebrahim Raisi to visit Iran, the Emirates News Agency (WAM) reported. The letter…
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MoS Muraleedharan thanks Iranian envoy Iraj Ilahi for early release of 8 Indian fishermen
New Delhi: Union Minister of State (MoS) for External Affairs V Muraleedharan met the Ambassador of Iran to India Iraj Elahi at his office in New Delhi on Wednesday and expressed gratitude…
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Iran denies connection between 2 female journalists case with Mahsa Amini’s death
Tehran: The Iranian judiciary has claimed that the charges against the two female journalists, Niloufar Hamedi and Elaheh Mohammadi, had nothing to do with the death of Mahsa Amini, Iranian media reported.…
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Iran announces 2-day holiday over ‘unprecedented’ heat
Tehran: The Iranian government has announced that public and private institutions across the country will be closed for two days from Wednesday to mitigate the impact of an unprecedented heat wave on…
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Iran news editor receives 1-year ban for covering anti-hijab protests
Tehran: Behrooz Behzadi, the editor-in-chief of Etemad, one of Tehran’s prominent reformist dailies, has been banned from any press activity for a year over coverage of the protest movement that erupted after…
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Iran extradites Azerbaijani convict
Tehran: A female Azerbaijani national imprisoned in Iran has been repatriated to her home country under a convict extradition agreement between the two neighbours, media reported. Iran handed over the Azerbaijani citizen…
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Iranian chess player who contested without headscarf gets Spanish citizenship
One of Iran’s top-ranked female chess players, Sara Khadem, who fled to Spain after competing in an international tournament without wearing a headscarf, has been granted Spanish ctizenship. The 26-year-old Sara Khadem, also known as…
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Iran shuts office of e-commerce firm after it posted photos of female employees without headscarves
Tehran: The Iranian authorities have closed one of the offices of e-commerce giant Digikala after it posted photographs online showing female employees not wearing the headscarves. Digikala, known informally as the Amazon…
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Iran wraps up ‘large-scale’ air drill
Tehran: The Iranian Air Force has wrapped up a two-day “large-scale” air drill in the central province of Isfahan. Ninety-two aircraft, including interceptors, bombers, unmanned aerial vehicles, as well as tanker and…
