Environment

Picturesque foggy forests in northern Iran

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The proximity to the Caspian Sea and the Alborz mountain range are considered to be the main reasons for the survival of the forests in the northern part of Iran.
Media

Iranian legal scholar threatens to take Fars News Agency to court

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An Iranian legal scholar and attorney who has been critical of death sentences given to those convicted of committing capital offenses during the recent protests and riots in Iran has threatened to file a lawsuit against a news agency for “defamation.”
Europe

Live Update: Russia’s “Special Operation” in Ukraine; Day 323

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Russia, wary of NATO’s eastward expansion, began a military campaign in Ukraine on February 24 after the Western-leaning Kiev government turned a deaf ear to Moscow’s calls for its neighbor to maintain its neutrality. In the middle of the mayhem, Moscow and Kiev are trying to hammer out a peaceful solution to the conflict. Follow the latest about the Russia-Ukraine conflict here:
Foreign Policy

Raisi to Putin: Iran ready to help end Ukraine war

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Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has told his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin that the Islamic Republic is ready to play an active and constructive role in ending the Ukraine war and restore peace to the country.
Judiciary

Iran Supreme Court says execution of protester Mohammad Boroughani halted pending review

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Iran’s Supreme Court has announced a halt in the execution of the death sentence for a 19-year-old in connection with the recent rioting and protests in the country.
Economy

High-ranking Iranian economic delegation in UAE

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A delegation of the Islamic Republic of Iran headed by Deputy Foreign Minister for Economic Diplomacy Mehdi Safari is in the United Arab Emirates to explore ways of boosting bilateral economic ties.
Security

Iranian national convicted of spying for Britain, sentenced to death

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The Iranian intelligence ministry says former defense ministry employee Alireza Akbari convicted of spying for Britain has been sentenced to death.
Parliament

MP criticizes President Raisi for restrictions on internet

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An Iranian lawmaker has criticized President Ebrahim Raisi over what he called his administration’s move to restrict access to the internet.
Healthcare

Iranian doctor warns of risk from Covid’s new wave

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A member of the academic board of Iran’s Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences says the new wave of the Coronavirus’s Omicron variant will be deadlier than the previous ones.
Local

Iranian students gather outside French embassy over Charlie Hebdo’s insulting cartoons

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A group of Iranian students hold a gathering outside the French embassy in Tehran, protesting French Magazine Charlie Hebdo's insulting move in publishing sacrilegious cartoons.
Incidents

Relief aid provided to over 10k caught in snow across Iran: Official

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Iranian officials say relief workers rush to the aid of more than 10,000 people caught in blizzard and heavy snow blocking roads in different parts of the country over the past days.
Human Rights

Jailed Iranian in Sweden: New trial process ‘unfair,’ problems remain unresolved

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Hamid Nouri, a former Iranian judiciary official who has been illegally detained in Sweden, blasts a new trial procedure opened against him in the European country, saying he will not join the “unfair” process as long as his problems remain unresolved.
Local

IRIB chief suspects his brother gave bombshell interview to Time under duress

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Peyman Jebelli, the chief of the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB), reacts to comments made by his brother in an interview with the Time magazine, suggesting that he may have made the remarks under duress.
Foreign Policy

Iran Foreign Ministry summons Iraqi envoy over use of fake name for Persian Gulf

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The Iranian Foreign Ministry has summoned Baghdad’s Ambassador to Tehran to lodge a strong protest over the use of a fake name for the Persian Gulf in the title of an Arab soccer event hosted by the Iraqi city of Basra.
Europe

Live Update: Russia’s “Special Operation” in Ukraine; Day 322

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Russia, wary of NATO’s eastward expansion, began a military campaign in Ukraine on February 24 after the Western-leaning Kiev government turned a deaf ear to Moscow’s calls for its neighbor to maintain its neutrality. In the middle of the mayhem, Moscow and Kiev are trying to hammer out a peaceful solution to the conflict. Follow the latest about the Russia-Ukraine conflict here:
Foreign Policy

MP: Tehran pursuing re-opening of Iran, Saudi embassies ahead of Hajj season

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An Iranian lawmaker says the diplomatic apparatus in Tehran is pursuing the re-opening of Iranian and Saudi embassies in the respective countries ahead of the Hajj pilgrimage season in late June.
Judiciary

Iran court sentences Belgian citizen to 40 years in jail for spying, money laundering

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Tehran’s Islamic Revolution Court sentences a Belgian national to 40 years in jail and 74 lashes after he was convicted of four offenses, including espionage and collusion with the United States.
Judiciary

Faezeh Hashemi, daughter of former Iran president given five years in prison

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The attorney of Faezeh Hashemi, a daughter of former Iranian President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, says she has been convicted to five years in prison after she was arrested amid protests and rioting that hit Iran over the past months.
Security

Iran says has busted 2 more Mossad spy teams plotting to conduct acts of terror, 13 nabbed

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Iran says its intelligence forces have dismantled a terrorist ring tied to Israel’s Mossad spy agency, which has been plotting to carry out acts of sabotage in the country’s major cities.
Foreign Policy

Iran parliament speaker: ‘Misunderstandings’ with Baku cleared

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Iran’s parliament speaker says there have been some “misunderstandings” with the Azerbaijan Republic recently that “have been cleared”, adding that he will pay a visit to Baku in the near future.
Religion

Saudi Arabia lifts Covid-related restrictions on Hajj pilgrims quota

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There will be no limit on the number of pilgrims who can attend the Hajj in 2023, Saudi Arabia has announced, following three years of restrictions on the pilgrimage due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Europe

Live Update: Russia’s “Special Operation” in Ukraine; Day 321

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Russia, wary of NATO’s eastward expansion, began a military campaign in Ukraine on February 24 after the Western-leaning Kiev government turned a deaf ear to Moscow’s calls for its neighbor to maintain its neutrality. In the middle of the mayhem, Moscow and Kiev are trying to hammer out a peaceful solution to the conflict. Follow the latest about the Russia-Ukraine conflict here:
Urban

Snow blankets northern Iranian tourist village

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Javaherdeh Village near the northern Iranian city of Ramsar was covered with snow on Monday morning after temperatures fell below zero.
Judiciary

Iranian Judiciary: Filmmaker Jafarirad died of aluminium phosphide poisoning

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The head of the justice department of Iran’s Alborz Province has denied some rumors about the cause of the death of a documentary filmmaker arrested during the recent unrest and riots.
Foreign Policy

Iran: Negotiations for revival of the nuclear deal, removal of sanctions ongoing

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Iran’s foreign ministry spokesman says the negotiations for revival of the 2015 nuclear deal are ongoing among involved parties and through relevant channels.
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