Iran’s Rouhani shifts strategy in presidential race
Al-monitor - Iran's incumbent moderate president, Hassan Rouhani — who is seeking a second term — has changed his approach ahead of the May 19…
Month: May 2017
Financial tech gaining steam in Iran
Al-monitor - The Iranian capital played host to the four-day FINEX 2017 exhibition April 15-18. The annual event gathered more than 250…
Iran U23 volleyball team advance to World Championship
PayvandNews - Reigning champions Iran thrashed Thailand in thrilling three sets 25-22, 25-19, 25-20 to pawe their way to the…
Iran starts exports from South Pars oil layer
PayvandNews - Iran exported the first cargo of crude oil to the tune of 700,000 barrels from the South Pars…
IRAN: FURTHER INFORMATION: JAILED HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDER IN POOR HEALTH: ATENA DAEMI
Amnesty - Following 31 days of hunger strike in Tehran's Evin prison, Iranian human rights defender Atena Daemi is in…
Iran’s Rouhani tells conservative election rivals ‘your era is over’
AL-Arabia - Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani launched a scathing attack on his conservative election rivals on Monday, saying their era…
Houthis sold Yemen to Iran ‘cheaply,’ says Saleh party official
Al-Arabia - Adel al-Shuja, a member of the General People's Congress which was the party of ousted President Ali Abdullah…
Student Imprisoned For Refusing to Collaborate With Intelligence Ministry Denied Medical Care
CHRI - Political prisoner Hamid Babaei is being refused hospital treatment by the authorities of Rajaee Shahr Prison in Karaj,…
Family Witnesses Reformist Political Activist Faint From Hunger Strike in Evin Prison
CHRI - Hengameh Shahidi Held Without Charge or Legal Counsel Since March 2017 More than 50 days into her hunger…
Rouhani’s rivals are making pledges Iran cannot afford
Al-monitor - Iran is in the midst of an intense election campaign with six presidential candidates pledging how they would address the…