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Defiant Iranian to face execution for tossing shoes
The man who was arrested for tossing his shoes at Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad during a speech earlier this month could face execution for his act of defiance.
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Qatar well ahead of Iran in tapping gas field
- Qatar extracts as much as three times natural gas more than Iran from the South Pars gas field. So, investments should be directed toward developing the South Pars phases in order to compensate shortcomings, the managing director of the…
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Iranian women banned from kick boxing in Iran
According to new orders, from now on women are banned from participating in all kinds of sport competitions that are held in rings including kick boxing and Muay Thai and federations who cover these sports have to pay close attention to…
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Iran's House of Cinema ruled illegal
The Iran Public Culture Council (IPCC) has ruled the Iranian House of Cinema (IHC) is illegal, the Persian service of FNA reported on Wednesday. The decision was made during an IPCC meeting, which was held to settle a lawsuit filed against…
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IRGC and Basij have plans to correct Tehran's political and cultural situation
IRGC chief has openly admitted that the political and cultural situation in Tehran is far from ideal which poses security threat to the regime. He has also threatened that IRGC and Basij cannot remain indifferent and they have plans to…
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Election roll for parliamentary elections drops by 30%
The number of candidates registered in Iran's upcoming parliamentary elections has dropped by 30 percent from previous elections.
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Iran refuses to fuel some European, Arab airlines
Iran is refusing to refuel some European and Arab airlines at its main international airport in a tit-for-tat move over major oil companies denying fuel to Iranian planes abroad, the airport's chief said on Saturday.
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Iran says ready for nuclear talks as tensions mount
Top negotiator Saeed Jalili has said Iran is ready to rejoin EU-led talks with major powers on assuaging Western concerns over its nuclear programme even as tensions with the United States soar in the Gulf.
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Iran to test-fire missiles in key oil waterway
Ballistic missiles are launched during the second day of military exercises for Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards at an unknown location in June. Tehran said it will test-fire missiles in the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday, a move likely to…
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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).