Iran could face severe water crisis in 2017: Report
PayvandNews - Historically low rainfalls have raised concerns that Iran will have an arid year in 2017. Iran's Tasnim news…
Month: December 2016
Iran Says Extension Of Sanctions Act By U.S. Congress Violates Nuclear Deal
RFL/RE - Iran says the extension of sanctions legislation by the U.S. Congress is "a violation" of the nuclear deal…
Iran: Further Information: Iranian filmmaker jailed, at risk of flogging: Keywan Karimi
Amnesty - Iranian filmmaker Keywan Karimi was jailed on 23 November after being summoned to start serving his prison sentence.…
German-Iranian Assistant for Berlin Film Festival Barred from Leaving Iran
Iranhumanrights.org - The dual national translator for a prestigious film festival was prevented from boarding a flight to Germany at Tehran's…
Iranian media praises OPEC deal as victory over Saudi Arabia
Al-monitor - After seven months of negotiations, the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) agreed to cut production in…
Should IRGC be worried by latest Iran army promotion?
Al-monitor - Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, shuffled the country's military leadership on Nov. 19, appointing Brig. Gen. Ahmad…
UNESCO approves Noruz collective feast of 12 nations
PayvandNews - The celebration of Noruz, the New Year shared by 12 countries, was inscribed on the Representative List of…
U.S. National Board of Review names “The Salesman” best foreign-language films
PayvandNews - The National Board of Review (NBR) in New York has picked Iranian director Asghar Farhadi's drama "The Salesman"…
Report: Iranian arms sent to Yemen via Somalia
Al-Arabia - A newly-released report by independent research group Conflict Armament Research (CAR) "suggests" that there is an arms "pipeline"…
Oil Prices Surge As OPEC Agrees To First Production Cut Since 2008
RFL/RE - Ministers from the 14 members of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) have reached agreement to…