CHRI – The family of ailing labor activist Asghar Firouzi has been extremely “worried” about his condition since he was detained by unidentified security agents, the Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI) has learned.
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Iran’s Oil Minister Joins Twitter, Reigniting Calls for All Iranians to Be Allowed to Use Social Network
CHRI – Twitter Banned in Iran Since 2009 But Many Officials Are Active Users Iranians from across the political spectrum responded to the new presence on Twitter by Oil Minister Bijan Zanganeh by urging the government to lift the nine-year ban on the social media network.
Read More »Iran media on Bashir trip to Syria: Arab states have accepted reality of Assad
Al-Monitor – On Dec. 16, Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir became the first Arab leader to visit Syria since the civil war began seven years ago. From Syrian President Bashar al-Assad greeting Bashir at the airport to Bashir’s comments in support of Syria retaking its important place in the region, the meeting was heavily publicized by Syria’s state-run news agency, SANA. …
Read More »Thousands of Achaemenid-era clay tablets to be sent back to Iran from Chicago
PayvandNews – Over 11,000 flawless [Achaemenid-era] clay tablets and a large number of fragments of their kind will be back home, Iran tourism chief said on Wednesday.
Read More »Netanyahu Says Israeli Agents Continue To Operate In Iran
Radiofarda – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said that Israeli agents continue to operate inside Iran to prevent the progress of the Islamic Republic’s nuclear ambitions, Israeli media reported.
Read More »Iran President’s Son-In-Law Resigns After Nepotism Claims
Radiofarda – Iran President Hassan Rouhani’s son-in-law resigned on Monday just two days after his appointment as head of Iran’s geological survey sparked accusations of nepotism, official news agency IRNA reported.
Read More »Security Forces Arrest 28 Steel Workers In Ahvaz
Radiofarda – Reports from Iran say that at 2:00 am on Monday security forces arrested thirteen workers of a steel factory in their homes and while onlookers protested, they arrested two more people.
Read More »Iran And Iraq Discussing Trade Facility In Rial And Dinar
Radiofarda – The chairman of Iran-Iraq chamber of commerce has said the central banks of the two countries are engaged in negotiations to set up credit arrangements for trade in their national currencies.
Read More »Zarif’s Legal Prosecution Cancelled As MPs Give Him Support
Radiofarda – Iranian Parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Commission has rejected a proposal to take Foreign Minister Javad Zarif’s case to the Judiciary for his recent comments on massive money laundering operations by some institutions in Iran.
Read More »IRGC Affiliated Mall Blocks Tehran Metro Expansion Plan
Radiofarda – Extending the third line of Tehran’s underground metro is in limbo since a shopping center, Atlas Mall, has received the license for building a six-level parking garage on the route of the line, the Tehran municipality’s transport deputy has disclosed.
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