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Month: February 2020

First Coronavirus Case Confirmed in Lebanon, Linked to Iranian City of Qom

VOA - Lebanon confirmed its first coronavirus case Friday, a 45-year-old woman who had arrived from Iran and was being…

Iran: Two Drug-Related Executions in Qom

Iran Human Rights (IHR) - Two prisoners were hanged on February 12, 2020, at the central prison of Qom, a…

The Carbon Brief Profile: Iran

carbonbrief.org - In the latest article in a series on how some of the world’s key emitters are responding to…

Iran Faces Global Anti-Terrorism Financing Watchdog Blacklist – Sources

Reuters -A global dirty money watchdog is likely to place Iran on its blacklist on Friday after it failed to…

Iranians Casting Ballots In Parliamentary Elections Amid Coronavirus Fears And Voter Disillusionment

Radiofarda - Iranians on Friday headed to polls to cast ballots in parliamentary elections a day after two coronavirus deaths…

Iran’s Intelligence Ministry Makes Movies in Europe, Trumpets Islamic Republic’s Narrative

Radiofarda - Several movies screened at the Fajr Film Festival that marked the anniversary of the 1979 Islamic revolution in…

Announcement Of Iran Coronavirus Deaths Fuels Public Distrust Of Government

Radiofarda - After two people died of Coronavirus in Iran on Wednesday, officials hinted at more cases of infections, fueling…

UN Rapporteur Shocked By Violence Against Iran Protesters

Radiofarda - The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in Iran, Javaid Rehman, in his latest…

Iranians begin voting in parliamentary election: State TV

Al-Arabia - Iranians began voting on Friday in a parliamentary election unlikely to change the Islamic Republic’s troubled relations with…

Iraq, Kuwait Restrict Entry Of Iranian Citizens Amid Virus Fears

RFL/RE - Iraq and Kuwait have temporarily restricted the entry of Iranians into their countries in an effort to stem…