No Information about 5 Arrested Christians
HRANA News Agency – After one week since the arrest of 5 Christians in Firoozkooh, there is no information about…
Month: September 2016
Iran: At Least 8 Prisoners Executed on Drug Related Charges
Iran Human Rights - Eight new executions reported in Iran by official and unofficial sources. All eight prisoners were reportedly executed…
Iran welcomes truce agreement in Syria: Foreign Ministry Spokesman
PayvandNews - Iran has welcomed a Russia-US mediated ceasefire agreement in Syria aimed at putting an end to more than…
Iran Starts Construction On Second Nuclear Plant With Russian Help
RFL/RE - Iran has begun building a second nuclear power plant with Russian help, Iranian and Russian media are reporting.…
Trump Vows To Destroy Iranian Boats That Harass U.S. Navy Ships
RFL/RE - U.S. Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump vowed to "shoot out of the water" any Iranian vessels that harass…
Russian banks ready to rush to Iran: Report
PayvandNews - Russian banks have announced readiness to enter Iran's banking sector at a time that their Western rivals are…
Farhad Fakhreddini, conductor of Iran’a National Orchestra, submits his resignation
PayvandNews - The conductor of Iran's National Orchestra Farhad Fakhreddini resigned from his position on Tuesday over a lack of…
Why are Iranian web trolls targeting Malia Obama?
Al-monitor — In the middle of the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Iranians thought a referee made a bad…
Iranian Judiciary Must Stop Punishing Media for Reporting Officials’ Corruption
Iranhumanrights.org —Iran's Judiciary must halt the prosecution of media outlets which carried out their journalist duty in publishing reports on…
In Saudi Arabia, Hajj Begins Amid Security Concerns, War of Words With Iran
VOA - More than 1.5 million Muslims from across the globe have converged on Saudi Arabia for the annual five-day…