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5 girls under 10 years of age married in southern Iranian province
The head of the General Department for Registration of Documents said that five girls under 10 year of age were married in the Province of Hormozgan (South of Iran).
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Iran sentences opposition figure to jai
Iran has sentenced Ebrahim Yazdi, the head of a banned opposition party and a former foreign minister, to eight years in prison for "attempting to act against national security," his lawyer said Wednesday.
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Head of Iran Judiciary defends widespread executions
Sadeq Larijani, the head of the Judiciary said that the international community has become a tool in the hand of America and that the Islamic Republic is not ‘afraid’ of carrying out executions.
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Opposition leader calls upcoming Iran election bogus
An Iranian opposition leader who has been under house arrest since February has accused the Islamic establishment of intending to hold a "rubber-stamp" parliamentary election in March, his website Sahamnews reported on Monday.
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Iran threatens to stop Gulf oil if sanctions widened
Iran threatened on Tuesday to stop the flow of oil through the Strait of Hormuz if foreign sanctions were imposed on its crude exports over its nuclear ambitions, a move that could trigger military conflict with economies dependent on Gulf…
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Iranian engineers abducted in Syria are safe and sound
Iranian ambassador to Syria said the abducted Iranian engineers in Damascus are safe and sound. "Based on the received information, all kidnapped technicians of our country are totally safe and sound," Mohammad Reza Sheibani told reporters.
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Publishers express grave concern over Iranians' reluctance to read books
A number of Iranian publishers have expressed grave concern about the increasing initial reluctance to read books shown by ordinary people.
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Fight occurs in Iran's parliament
A fight occured today at an open meeting of the Iranian Parliament, Fars News reported.
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Iran's currency fluctuations continues
According to khabar online news site, Iran's currency fluctuations continues. Today, rial was being traded 1480 for a dollar in the morning. However, by noon the rate had increased to 1550.
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Filtering slows down internet connections in Iran
Iranian officials have admitted that the slow pace of internet connections in the country is a direct result of government security procedures such as the filtering of websites.