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PayvandNews – Acclaimed traditional singer Hossein Khajeh-Amiri, better known as Iraj, will hold his first ever concert in Shiraz, Fars Province, on January 21. Iraj will be accompanied by Nima Nour Mohamadi as conductor of musicians, in the performance at the amphitheater of the cultural complex of Shiraz University. Iraj (Hossein Khajeh-Amiri) The 85-year-old singer resumed live performances in 2016 …

VOA – Iran’s former president Mohammad Khatami on Tuesday called on authorities to listen to popular demands after a wave of deadly unrest over economic woes.

RFL/RE – The federal prosecutor’s office in Germany says police have conducted a series searches across the country in connection with investigations into 10 suspected Iranian spies.

CNN – A confidential UN report has concluded that Iran failed to block ballistic missile supplies from being used by Houthi rebels fighting a Saudi-led military coalition in war-torn Yemen. The report, now in the hands of the UN Security Council, does not identify the supplier of the weaponry but says missile debris inspected by UN experts was of Iranian …

RFL/RE – Chinese ships are racing to clean up a massive oil spill after an Iranian tanker sank in the East China Sea. Two ships sprayed chemical agents aimed at dissolving the oil, China Central Television reported on January 15. The 120-square-kilometer oil slick is thought to be made up of heavy fuel that was used to power the Sanchi …