Iran

Appeals Court confirms Narges Mohammadi's 10-year prison sentence

The heavy ten-year prison sentence for imprisoned human rights activist Narges Mohammadi was upheld by the Court of Appeal. Ms. Mohammadi…

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Zarif's unexpected visit to Ankara; Iranian Foreign Minister meets with Turkish Prime Minister

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif met with Turkish officials in Ankara in what was described as an unexpected visit.…

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Ali Larijani announced the presentation of the impeachment bill of the Minister of Education to the Board of Directors

Less than a week after the start of the new academic year, Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani says that the impeachment motion against the Minister…

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Zanganeh: Iran and Saudi Arabia do not need a mediator regarding oil

Iran's Oil Minister, in response to reports of Iraq's determination to mediate between Iran and Saudi Arabia to increase oil prices...

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Peak drug use ages 20 to 40 / Students tend to use marijuana, weed, and hashish

Mizan wrote: Addiction research expert said: The peak of drug use is between the ages of 20 and 40. Hooman Narenjia, expert and…

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4,020 Iranians died from suicide last year/ Which age group has the highest suicide rate in Iran?

ILNA wrote: The head of the country's social emergency department, pointing out that according to World Health Organization statistics, the number of suicides leading to death...

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Are safe injection drug rooms a solution to the problem of drug abuse?

Mehr wrote: An addiction expert believes that creating an injection room in the current situation is like painting a dilapidated building...

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Massive fire breaks out at Iranian petrochemical plants; "Computer systems likely hacked"

The Associated Press reported on Thursday, October 2, referring to the continuous fires at Iranian petrochemical plants, that the continuation of this…

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