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Month: August 2017

Tehran Green Film Festival announces international lineups

PayvandNews - The 6th edition of the International Green Film Festival in Tehran announced the foreign films for various categories on…

Iran eyeing more foreign investment in its capital market

PayvandNews - Iran is planning to attract more foreign investors to its capital market through holding a series of international conferences…

Iran to secure $30 billion of credit line next month

PayvandNews - Iran will finalize financing contracts worth $30 billion within the next month, head of the Organization for Investment, Economic…

Iranian Politicians Who Use Twitter Despite State Ban

RFL/RE - Iran's top communications official has suggested that negotiations have begun that could lead to the unblocking of Twitter. But…

Iran rejects US demand for UN inspector visit to military sites

Al-Arabia - Iran has dismissed a US demand for UN nuclear inspectors to visit its military bases as “merely a…

New Hamas Leader Says It Is Getting Aid Again from Iran

VOA — Hamas' new leader in the Gaza Strip said Monday his group has repaired relations with Iran after a five-year…

Lawyer Says 2 Americans Serving 10 Years in Iran Lose Appeal

VOA — An Iranian-American businessman and his father, who are serving 10-year prison sentences in Iran over their ties to the…

Taheri’s Death Sentence Will Not Stand, Says Hopeful Lawyer

CHRI - The lawyer for imprisoned Iranian spiritual leader Mohammad Ali Taheri is optimistic that the latest death sentence against his…

Judiciary Official Opposes New Proposal Against Domestic Violence

CHRI - A senior Iranian judiciary official has voiced opposition to legislation against domestic violence which is being revived by President…

Soheil Arabi Resumes Hunger Strike to Protest Harassment of His Family

CHRI - Prisoner of conscience Soheil Arabi has restarted his hunger in Tehran's Evin Prison to protest the persecution of his family by…