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Iran summons Danish ambassador over desecration of Quran
Tehran: The Islamic Republic of Iran has summoned Denmark’s ambassador to Tehran to protest against the desecration of the Quran in Copenhagen, the Iranian News Agency (IRNA) reported. The summons came after…
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Iran, Qatar vow to strengthen cooperation
Tehran: Iran and Qatar have vowed to strengthen cooperation in all areas, particularly in trade and the joint construction of infrastructure projects, media reported. During a meeting held in the Iranian capital…
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Quran desecration: Iran refuses to receive new Swedish envoy
Baghdad: Iran announced on Friday that it would not allow the new Swedish ambassador, due to the repeated desecration of the Holy Quran in Sweden, Fars News Agency reported. Iranian Foreign Minister…
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Iran to start power exchange with Russia: Energy Minister
Tehran: Iranian Energy Minister Ali-Akbar Mehrabian has reportedly said that his country will soon begin electricity exchange with Russia through Azerbaijan. Iran has considered two routes, one via Azerbaijan and the other…
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Iran: Over 1,000 seek medical treatment due to sandstorms
Tehran: The number of people seeking medical treatment since July 12 because of health problems caused by sandstorms in the southeastern Iranian province of Sistan and Baluchestan has exceeded 1,000, state media…
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Iran’s ‘morality police’ return months after nationwide protests
Tehran: Months after the nationwide arrests that were carried out after the Anti-Hijab protests, Iran has relaunched patrols by the ‘morality police’ in a bid to escalate their efforts to enforce the…
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Top Iranian military official says powers of US, West declining
Tehran: The influence of the US and the West as global powers is declining, according to a top Iranian military official. Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces…
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Iran sentences woman for ‘hijab violation’ after tracking her via CCTV
Tehran: The Iranian authorities have sentenced a woman to prison for violating the hijab after being tracked via a ‘smart’ CCTV camera. According to the Human Rights Activists in Iran (HRAI) organization…
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Iranian speaker calls on Asian countries to use complementary advantages in int’l affairs
Tehran: Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf has urged Asian countries to complement each other en route to the centre of the global political and economic arena in the coming years of…
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Iran threatens to pound ‘terrorists’ in Iraq
Tehran: A top Iranian military official has urged Iraq to disarm the anti-Iran “terrorist groups” along the common border as promised, saying otherwise Iran will resume military operations against them. Mohammad Baqeri,…
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Iraq loses 5,000 MW of electricity as Iran reduces gas supplies
Baghdad: The Iraqi Ministry of Electricity has said that Iraq lost 5,000 megawatt of electricity because of a shortage of gas supply by Iran, media reported. The loss of nearly 5,000 megawatt…
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Iran football head says women can attend football league matches
Tehran: For women in Iran witnessing a soccer match is among the rareest things but now with the announcement made by the head of the Football Federation, they will be allowed into…
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Iran hangs two men over 2022 shrine attack
Tehran: Iranian authorities have executed two men accused of carrying out a deadly attack on a shrine last October which claimed the lives of 13 people and injured over 40 others, state…
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Sandstorms sends over 800 people to hospitals in Iran
Tehran: A total of 833 people have been referred to hospitals and medical centres in the Iranian province of Sistan and Baluchestan over the past five days due to health problems caused…
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Iran: Recent nuclear talks with Europe ‘explicit, constructive’
Tehran: Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian has said that the recent talks with the European parties on the revival of a 2015 nuclear deal were “explicit and constructive”. Amir-Abdollahian made the remarks…
