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Iran's New President Names First Sunni Governor In 45 Years: Report
Iran's new president, Masoud Pezeshkian, on Wednesday nominated a member of the Sunni Muslim minority to be governor of Kurdistan province, official media reported.
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11 Killed, Thousands Injured During Iran's Fire Festival: Report
Eleven people were killed and more than 3,500 injured during celebrations for Iran's traditional fire festival ahead of the Persian New Year, state media reported Wednesday.
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"Rushdie Now No More Than Living Dead": Iran Foundation Rewards Attacker
An Iranian foundation has praised the man who attacked novelist Salman Rushdie last year, leaving him severely injured, and said it will reward him with 1,000 square metres of agricultural land, state TV reported on Tuesday
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Iran Warns Of Another Year Of Crisis As COVID-19 Deaths Rise To 3,160
Iran on Thursday reported 124 new deaths from the coronavirus, raising its total to 3,160, as President Hassan Rouhani warned that the country may still battle the pandemic for another year.
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US Sanctions Top Aides To Iran's Ayatollah Khamenei, Including His Son
On the 40th anniversary of the U.S. Embassy takeover in Tehran, the Trump administration imposed new sanctions Monday on the core inner circle of advisers to Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and added $20 million to a reward for information about a former FBI agent who disappeared in Iran 12 years ago.
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Iran Says Despite US Sanctions, It Has Found New 'Potential' Oil Buyers
All countries that were granted waivers from the United States to continue buying a certain amount of Iranian oil imports are complying with U.S. sanctions, a senior Iranian energy official said, noting that Tehran was hopeful to find new buyers.
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'New Gandhi's' Peace Walk From New Delhi To Geneva, Next Year
An Indian activist said on Wednesday that he expects thousands of people to join his "March for Justice and Peace", a 9,500-kilometre hike from New Delhi to Geneva next year. Rajagopal PV told reporters in Geneva that he plans to begin his long trek from New Delhi next October 2 and should arrive in the Swiss city on September 25, 2020. The departu...
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Papers Stolen In A Israeli Raid Reveal Extent Of Iran's Past Nuclear Work
New details from a trove of Iranian nuclear documents stolen by Israeli spies early this year show that Tehran obtained explicit weapons-design information from a foreign source and was on the cusp of mastering key bomb making technologies when the research was ordered halted 15 years ago.
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Donald Trump Slams Iran Government In Nowruz Holiday Message
US President Donald Trump sent greetings on Monday to Iranians celebrating the New Year's holiday known as Nowruz, but used the message to attack Iran's government, particularly its powerful Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
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As 700 Die Over New Year, Clerics Take Charge In Denouncing Rash Driving In Iran
Some 700 people were killed over the Persian new year on roads in Iran, which are among the deadliest in the world despite Islamic leaders declaring bad driving a sin.
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Donald Trump Sends Holiday Greetings To Iranians, Does Not Mention Travel Ban
US President Donald Trump, who has sought to ban travellers from Iran and other Muslim-majority nations from entering the United States, issued a holiday greeting on Wednesday to Iranians celebrating the New Year holiday known as Nowruz.
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7 Dead As Iran Teen Botches Homemade Fireworks
An Iranian teenager, who was making fireworks at home for a festival ahead of the Persian New Year blew up his home, killing himself and six other family members, a prosecutor said on Saturday. The house in the northwestern city of Ardebil was flattened by the force of the blast, the city's prosecutor general, Naser Atabati, told the judiciary's Mi...
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Germany Will Try To Ensure Iran Nuclear Deal Survives With Donald Trump
Germany said on Wednesday it would try to ensure a landmark nuclear deal between Iran and the United States, Europe and Russia reached last year would remain in place under a new U.S. administration led by President-elect Donald Trump.
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Iran Fire Festival Celebrations Kill Three, Injure 259
Iran's annual fire festival ahead of the Persian New Year claimed three lives and left 259 injured, officials said Wednesday, as warnings against dangerous celebrations were ignored.
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The Destinations You'll Want to Visit in 2016
With the new year on the horizon, a slew of travel magazines and industry experts have been gazing into their crystal balls to predict the buzziest destinations of 2016.
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Iran's New President Names First Sunni Governor In 45 Years: Report
Iran's new president, Masoud Pezeshkian, on Wednesday nominated a member of the Sunni Muslim minority to be governor of Kurdistan province, official media reported.
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11 Killed, Thousands Injured During Iran's Fire Festival: Report
Eleven people were killed and more than 3,500 injured during celebrations for Iran's traditional fire festival ahead of the Persian New Year, state media reported Wednesday.
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"Rushdie Now No More Than Living Dead": Iran Foundation Rewards Attacker
An Iranian foundation has praised the man who attacked novelist Salman Rushdie last year, leaving him severely injured, and said it will reward him with 1,000 square metres of agricultural land, state TV reported on Tuesday
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Iran Warns Of Another Year Of Crisis As COVID-19 Deaths Rise To 3,160
Iran on Thursday reported 124 new deaths from the coronavirus, raising its total to 3,160, as President Hassan Rouhani warned that the country may still battle the pandemic for another year.
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US Sanctions Top Aides To Iran's Ayatollah Khamenei, Including His Son
On the 40th anniversary of the U.S. Embassy takeover in Tehran, the Trump administration imposed new sanctions Monday on the core inner circle of advisers to Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and added $20 million to a reward for information about a former FBI agent who disappeared in Iran 12 years ago.
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Iran Says Despite US Sanctions, It Has Found New 'Potential' Oil Buyers
All countries that were granted waivers from the United States to continue buying a certain amount of Iranian oil imports are complying with U.S. sanctions, a senior Iranian energy official said, noting that Tehran was hopeful to find new buyers.
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'New Gandhi's' Peace Walk From New Delhi To Geneva, Next Year
An Indian activist said on Wednesday that he expects thousands of people to join his "March for Justice and Peace", a 9,500-kilometre hike from New Delhi to Geneva next year. Rajagopal PV told reporters in Geneva that he plans to begin his long trek from New Delhi next October 2 and should arrive in the Swiss city on September 25, 2020. The departu...
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Papers Stolen In A Israeli Raid Reveal Extent Of Iran's Past Nuclear Work
New details from a trove of Iranian nuclear documents stolen by Israeli spies early this year show that Tehran obtained explicit weapons-design information from a foreign source and was on the cusp of mastering key bomb making technologies when the research was ordered halted 15 years ago.
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Donald Trump Slams Iran Government In Nowruz Holiday Message
US President Donald Trump sent greetings on Monday to Iranians celebrating the New Year's holiday known as Nowruz, but used the message to attack Iran's government, particularly its powerful Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
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As 700 Die Over New Year, Clerics Take Charge In Denouncing Rash Driving In Iran
Some 700 people were killed over the Persian new year on roads in Iran, which are among the deadliest in the world despite Islamic leaders declaring bad driving a sin.
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Donald Trump Sends Holiday Greetings To Iranians, Does Not Mention Travel Ban
US President Donald Trump, who has sought to ban travellers from Iran and other Muslim-majority nations from entering the United States, issued a holiday greeting on Wednesday to Iranians celebrating the New Year holiday known as Nowruz.
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7 Dead As Iran Teen Botches Homemade Fireworks
An Iranian teenager, who was making fireworks at home for a festival ahead of the Persian New Year blew up his home, killing himself and six other family members, a prosecutor said on Saturday. The house in the northwestern city of Ardebil was flattened by the force of the blast, the city's prosecutor general, Naser Atabati, told the judiciary's Mi...
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Germany Will Try To Ensure Iran Nuclear Deal Survives With Donald Trump
Germany said on Wednesday it would try to ensure a landmark nuclear deal between Iran and the United States, Europe and Russia reached last year would remain in place under a new U.S. administration led by President-elect Donald Trump.
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Iran Fire Festival Celebrations Kill Three, Injure 259
Iran's annual fire festival ahead of the Persian New Year claimed three lives and left 259 injured, officials said Wednesday, as warnings against dangerous celebrations were ignored.
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The Destinations You'll Want to Visit in 2016
With the new year on the horizon, a slew of travel magazines and industry experts have been gazing into their crystal balls to predict the buzziest destinations of 2016.
