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Iran parliament sends condolences over Kim Jong-Il

Iran's lawmakers on Monday sent condolences to the parliament of North Korea over the death of Kim Jong-Il, with speaker Ali Larijani saying he grieved the loss of the leader of "the friendly nation," according to the ISNA news agency.

22 December 2011
Iran

Iran's Currency Plunges to Record Lows

Iran's currency rial dropped to a record low on Tuesday. According to latest reports, U.S. dollar is selling for 15,050 in the open market at the foreign currency exchange offices.

21 December 2011
Iran

Man hanged in public despite critical condition

The public execution for a prisoner was carried out on the dawn of Saturday in the Danesh Square in Shahre Kord even while the prisoner needed urgent medical attention.

19 December 2011
Iran

Iran Needs $300 Billion a Year in Foreign Investment

Iran needs an annual $300 billion in foreign direct investment to meet its objective of 8 percent economic growth by 2015, Tehran Times reported, citing Deputy Economy Minister Behrouz Alishiri.

19 December 2011
Iran

Iran, Syria Sign Free Trade Pact

Iran and Syria have signed a free trade agreement in a bid to boost bilateral trade especially in industry, mining and agriculture, the deputy industry, mine and trade minister stated on Sunday.

19 December 2011
Iran

Iran: Students demonstrate against head of state newspaper Kayhan

Students at Tehran's Abbaspour University protested a recent speech by Hossein Shariatmadari, the director of the state newspaper Kayhan. Iranian media report that Shariatmadari was invited last Sunday by the university's Basij students to…

18 December 2011