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Bam Citadel may be removed from UNESCO list
The Bam Citadel in central Iran may be removed from the UNESCO list of Endangered Cultural Heritage Sites because of non-compliance with the standards related to its reconstruction.
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Iran
Iranian Firebrand Cleric is a U.S. Green Card Holder
Controversy is brewing in Tehran after it was exposed recently that cleric Morteza Agha-Tehrani, an avid Ahmadinejad supporter and Resistance Front Secretary-General, is a U.S. Green Card holder. Morteza Agha-Tehrani is a hard-line Iranian…
Iran
Iranian MP Zohre Elahian wants Revolutionary Guards to Suppress Iranian opposition, but United Nations to protect Wall Street Occupiers!
Iranian MP Zohre Elahian on Wednesday called on the United Nations to take appropriate action to prevent the U.S. government from putting down the Wall Street protesters. Elahian, who is the chairperson of the Majlis Human Rights Committee,…
Iran
Iran creates unit to defend against cyber attacks
A senior Iranian official says the country has created a special unit to defend the Islamic Republic against cyber attacks. The Mehr news agency quotes the head of Iran's Civil Defense agency, Gen. Gholamreza Jalali, as saying Monday the…
Are Millions Of Iranians Criminals?
Yes, according to an announcement by Iranian Telecommunications Minister Reza Taghipour, who says the use of antifiltering tools and virtual private networks (VPN) is a crime.
Kurdistan
More than 142 political and cultural activists detained in the Kurdish regions of Iran during the last 3 months
Iranian judiciary and security system have arrested more than 142 Kurdish political and cultural activists throughout Kurdistan areas during the last 3 months. Based on various reports from reliable websites, in mostly of the Kurdish cities…
Iran parliament to question Ahmadinejad over fraud
AP - Iran's parliament is set to summon President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad for questioning over an economic scandal and his polices after the required number of lawmakers signed a petition Sunday, the latest salvo in a long battle between the…
Iran
Single-gender hospitals coming to Iranian provinces
Iranian Health Minister Marzieh Vahid Dastjerdi has declared that every Iranian province must establish at least one single-gender hospital. ISNA reports that Dastjerdi said: "Many provinces and universities have begun establishing…
Iran
Iranian Cleric Blames Women Opposing Polygamy
In his weekly televised lessons aired on IRIB Channel 1, Iranian cleric Mohsen Ghara'ati blamed women for opposing polygamy and standing in the way of their husbands who wish to get a second wife. Hojat-ol-Islam Mohsen Ghara'ati is the head…
Human Rights
186 children victims of Syrian revolution so far
Recent statistics obtained by Asharq Al-Awsat confirm that 186 children and 98 women have been killed since the outbreak of the Syrian revolution on 15 March. The youngest Syrian child killed during the revolution was just 2 months old,…