Iran-HRM – A random Corona test done in Ward 8 of Evin Prison on Sunday, August 9, revealed that 12 of the 17 inmates tested positive. The 12 inmates have been transferred the prison’s dispensary. Activist teacher Esmail Abdi, labor activist Jafar Azimzadeh, lawyer Amir Salar Davoudi, Majid Azarpay, Fereydoun Ahmadi and Saeed Sharifi are among the 12 infected inmates …

Al-Monitor – The asset markets in Iran have been witnessing sharp surging spikes in prices in the recent weeks and months on the back of astonishingly rising money supply. The Tehran Stock Exchange Index, with a return of more than 147%, was the best performing market, followed by the gold, foreign exchange and housing markets with a return of 30.5%, 24.8% and 19.1% respectively in …

As the theocracy of Iran is heavily criticized internationally for its violations of human rights and their constant ambition to occupy and govern its neighboring countries, it is perplexing to observe how certain countries refrain from speaking out against the actions of this nation and instead put a lot of effort in maintaining good diplomatic relations. In the case of …

Radiofarda – An Iranian health official on Sunday warned that the Health Ministry’s protocols are not likely to contain the spread of the virus during the upcoming Shiite ceremonies and warned about a third wave of the pandemic in autumn. Dr. Minoo Mohraz, the Head of the Iranian Center for HIV/AIDS and a pioneer AIDS specialist, said masks cannot prevent …

Radiofarda – Almost a week after the Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence announced its agents abducted a dissident and took him back to Iran, the family of the detainee still has no news about him. In an exclusive interview with Radio Farda Mr. Jamsjid Sharmahd’s daughter says her father has Parkinson’s disease and needs medical help. She also said the family …

Radiofarda – Israeli Defense Force (IDF) Chief of Staff, Lieutenant General Aviv Kochavi, on Friday met with elite Maglan troops that Israel says thwarted an attack on the Syrian border last week “ordered by Iran”. Four days ago quoting high-ranking sources Haaretz had reported that the military held an Iranian proxy militia responsible for the attempted attack on Syrian border, not Hezbollah. …

Radiofarda – Hengaw Kurdish human rights group on Saturday reported that reliable sources have confirmed Heydar Qorbani (Ghorbani), a Kurdish political prisoner in Iran is to be executed soon. According to Hengaw, the sources have said that the Supreme Court has upheld Qorbani’s sentence – based only on forced confessions — and the verdict will soon be carried out in …

Al-Arabia – A major fire broke out at a market in southern Iran on Sunday killing one, the official IRNA news agency reported. The incident took place in a market on Iran’s Kish Island in the Arabian Gulf. https://vid.alarabiya.net/2020/08/09/iranfire18a2aa19/iranfire18a2aa19___iranfire18a2aa19_video.mp4The fire broke out around 8 a.m. local time and was put out by firefighters two and a half hours later, IRNA …

Al-Arabia – Six members of the Lebanese parliament and one Cabinet minister have resigned following Tuesday’s deadly explosion at Beirut port. Lebanon’s Minister of Information Manal Abdel Samad submitted her resignation on Sunday following the blast and public outcry over the government’s response to the disaster. “After the enormous Beirut catastrophe, I announce my resignation from government,” she said in a television statement, …

Radiofarda – TankerTrackers.com, a company that tracks and reports shipments and storage of crude oil says Iran probably exports twice as much oil as estimated. In its latest report, the online service has referred to India’s tanker Giessel that recently received its cargo from an Iranian oil tanker in the Sea of Oman and delivered it to China. Various cases …