Iran’s Interior Ministry Backs Off from Plainclothes Morality Police Plan
Deputy Interior Minister for Security Affairs Hossein Zolfaqari announced that a recent plan for using 7,000 plainclothes forces as morality police has been revised,...
Health up for Sale in Beauty Salons
Jam-e Jam newspaper reports on the boom of health and beauty services in unlicensed beauty salons in Iran – words translated by IFP.
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Iran Summons Swiss Envoy over US Supreme Court Ruling
Iran’s Foreign Ministry has summoned the Swiss ambassador to Tehran to protest the recent ruling by the US Supreme Court against the Islamic Republic.
Iranian Police Seize over 2 Tons of Narcotics in Southeastern Province
Iran's anti-narcotics police have managed to seize over 2,200 kilograms of opium in two search and seizure operations in the southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchestan, the provincial police chief said on Wednesday.
Minister: Iran paying price for world peace, security in fighting narcotics
Interior Minister Mohammad Rahmani Fazli said Iran is paying the price for international peace and security in its fighting againat illegal drugs.
Live Rabbit Dissection Leads to Official Censure of School
The public relations department of Hamedan Provincial Environmental Office announced that a school head-teacher has been suspended, while the teacher responsible has been summoned to appear in front of the infraction committee of the Ministry of Education.
Iran Facilitates Tax Conditions for Foreign Investors
Iran has passed laws giving tax exemptions for five years to foreigners making investments in Iran, said Deputy Head of the Iranian Trade Development Organization Sadeq Ziyaie-Bigdeli.
UNSC resolution does not ban Su-30 fighter jet sales to Iran: Russia
Russia has rejected a US claim that the sales of Sukhoi Su-30 fighter jets to Iran were prohibited under a United Nation Security Council resolution.
The Guardian Council Approves Equal Blood Money [Criminal Restitution] for Men and Women
The Guardian Council has ratified a bill on third party insurance coverage which states that equal blood money shall be paid for both men and women.
Valuable legislation, meritorious enforcers
An Iranian Shiite cleric has said that the country needs to reverse the decline in ethical values before it becomes too late.
