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Veteran Iranian actress Farimah Farjami passes away at 71

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Farimah Farjami

Iranian media reported on Saturday that the movie and stage actress had suffered a stroke some two months ago and was undergoing treatment at home following partial recovery.

She, however, suffered another stroke recently and fell into a coma before she passed away, the reports said.

Farjami graduated in Dramatic Literature from Faculty of Dramatic Arts, University of Tehran in 1977, and began to work on stage in 1976.

She started her career in cinema in 1980 and had many movies on her record.

Farjami is known for her performances in award-winning movies ‘The Lead’ (1988), by Masoud Kimiaei, ‘The Last Act’ (1990), Varouj Karim-Masihi, and Nargess (1992), by Rakhshan Bani Etemad.

She received various accolades, including a Crystal Simorgh for ‘The Last Act.’

Head of Shanghai Cooperation Organization: Iran full SCO membership to be announced soon

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Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO)

Zhang Ming, in a phone conversation with the Iranian foreign minister on Friday afternoon, added as of July 4, Iran will enjoy full benefits of its membership in the SCO.

The SCO chief further described Iran’s role in promoting the objectives of the body as important, saying, “It’s a great honor for me that the process of Iran’s permanent membership is happening during my tenure as the secretary general of the SCO”.

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian for his part thanked the SCO’s chief for his efforts and cooperation for the purpose of completing the process for Iran’s full accession to the body.

Amirabdollahian pointed to the extensive efforts of the Iranian government, parliament and Foreign Ministry to prepare and approve the documents related to Iran’s full membership in the SCO.

The top Iranian diplomat voiced confidence that Iran’s final accession to the organization will provide the body with a new and growing capacity.

The Shanghai Cooperation Organization is an intergovernmental political, economic, security and defense organization founded in 2001.

It is regarded as the world’s largest regional organization in terms of geographic scope and population, covering approximately 60% of the Eurasia region and 40% of the world population.

Currently China, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Pakistan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan are member states of the SCO.

Official: Iran security body approves motion to let women into football stadiums

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That’s according to Mehdi Taj, head of Iran’s Football Federation.

Taj added that a working group has been formed that will make a decision as to how to implement the approval of the Supreme National Security Council.

He noted that women can already enter the Gol Gohar, Sepahan and Zob Ahan stadiums because the infrastructure there makes this possible, noting that the Azadi Stadium in Tehran must be made ready for this purpose.

Iranian women have already been allowed to watch soccer matches at stadiums several times.

Authorities say refusal to let the women into some stadiums was because of the lack of the necessary infrastructure there.

Iranians rally against desecration of Quran in Sweden

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Quran

The protest happened after the end of the Friday prayers in Tehran, with some of the protesters having Quran in their hands.

The demonstrators urged the Iranian Foreign Ministry to pursue the desecration of the Quran in a more serious manner, adding that summoning the Swedish charge d’affaires was not sufficient.

They also called for more efforts to secure the release of Iranian national held in Sweden Hamid Nouri.

Meanwhile, some participants in the rally threw eggs at the Swedish embassy.

The burning of the Quran in Sweden by an Iraqi man has drawn angry reactions from Muslim nations around the world. The Swedish Foreign Ministry has apologized over the sacrilegious act.

Iran president condemns insult to Quran in Sweden, saying Muslims not to forget it

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Ebrahim Raisi

Raisi said on Friday the enemy is insulting the Islamic sanctities under the guise of defending freedom.

He added that the sacrilege of the Quran broke the hearts of all Muslims and followers of other religions.

The Iranian president said the desecration of the Quran is the desecration of all religions and humanity.

He stressed that the Islamic societies definitely will not forgive the insult.

Raisi further maintained that the false defenders of freedom of speech defile Islamic sanctities due to their arrogant nature, adding that they lie when they claim to be for free speech.

The burning of the Quran outside a mosque in Sweden during Al-Adha Eid, one of the holiest days in Islam, sparked outrage Thursday in many Muslim countries.

The two men behind it were granted a permit to do so by the Swedish police after a court in the country ruled that banning it would impinge on the right to freedom of speech.

Earlier, Iranian Foreign Ministry also condemned the sacrilegious act and summoned Sweden’s Charge D’affaires in Tehran over the insulting move.

Many other Muslim countries including Turkey also deplored the burning of the Quran.

Families of Iranians in MKO captivity rally to thank Albania for raiding terror base

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Families of Iranians in MKO captivity rally to thank Albania for raiding terror base

On Friday, families of those deceived and lured into the MKO gathered outside the Embassy of Turkey, as Albania’s interests section in Tehran, urging Tirana to facilitate their visits to the European country and help them pursue the fate of their loved ones held hostage by the terror group.

Albanian media reported that the country’s security forces made their way into the Ashraf-3 camp near Tirana, checking the vehicles leaving the terror base.

This comes around a week after hundreds of Albanian forces stormed the camp and confiscated computers and electronic devices over indications of cyber operations originating from the site against foreign institutions.

Clashes erupted between the police and MKO members, leaving one of the terrorists dead and several others wounded.

The MKO, the most hatred terrorist group among the Iranians, has carried out numerous terrorist attacks against Iranian civilians and government officials over the past decades.

More than 17,000 people have fallen victim to the terror group, officials say.

The group was expelled from Iraq in 2016 and was resettled in Albania.

UN to probe fate of thousands missing in Syria war

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Quake in Turkey and Syria

The resolution, an important response to appeals by their families and loved ones, was adopted on Thursday by the 193-member world body with 83 votes in favour, 11 opposed and 62 abstentions.

Among those opposing the resolution was Syria, which said it will not cooperate with the new institution. Russia, China, Belarus, North Korea, Cuba and Iran also voted no.

The resolution, spearheaded by Luxembourg, noted that after 12 years of fighting in Syria “little progress has been achieved in alleviating the suffering of families by providing answers as to the fate and whereabouts of all missing persons”.

The resolution authorises the establishment of an Independent Institution of Missing Persons in the Syrian Arab Republic, under UN auspices, “to clarify the fate and whereabouts of all missing persons … and to provide adequate support to victims, survivors and the families of those missing”.

Victims, survivors and the families of the missing should be represented in the new body, which will be guided by principles including “do no harm”, impartiality, transparency and the confidentiality of sources and information, according to the resolution.

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres must now present terms of reference for the new institution within 80 working days and take steps to speedily establish the body and put it into operation.

New York-based Human Rights Watch said the new organisation needs to have the right tools at its disposal to do its job.

“UN member countries should ensure that this new institution has the staff and resources necessary to determine what happened to so many thousands of people who vanished during Syria’s 12 years of conflict,” Louis Charbonneau, the group’s UN director, announced in a statement.

“The people of Syria deserve no less,” Charbonneau added.

Syrian Ambassador Bassam Sabbagh called the resolution “politicised”, stating it clearly reflects “flagrant interference in our internal affairs” and provides new evidence of the “hostile approach” of the United States and other Western nations to his country.

Urging a “no” vote, he said Syria has addressed the issue of missing persons, processed all claims of disappearances submitted to law enforcement authorities and carried out “independent investigations in accordance with Syrian law and on the basis of available information and resources”.

Syria’s conflict, now in its 13th year, has killed nearly a half million people and displaced half of its pre-war population of 23 million.

The International Commission on Missing Persons cites UN estimates that in 2021 more than 130,000 Syrians were missing as a result of the conflict.

Iran’s Raisi inaugurates water transfer project in Kerman Province

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Ebrahim Raisi

The system, inaugurated by Raisi on Friday morning, features a 57-kilometer water transfer pipeline, a pumping station with a capacity of 970 liters per second, two tanks with a capacity of10,500 cubic meters, 40 kilometers of power lines and the first phase of a water treatment plant with a capacity of 250 liters per second.

The Nesa Dam, which has a capacity of 168 million cubic meters, is located in the east of Kerman Province.

Most of the water in the reservoir is supplied from the Jebalbarez mountains and is thus of high quality, according to the experts.

Water scarcity, mainly triggered by drought, has been a recurring problem in Kerman over the past years.

Residents of Kerman have been facing severe water shortages amid scorching summer temperatures in the province.

Swedish envoy summoned to Iran Foreign Ministry over desecration of Islamic sanctities

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The Iranian Foreign Ministry

The Swedish diplomat was told that the Swedish government’s silence and passive behavior embolden violators of one of the basic and obvious principles of human rights, namely the principle of respect for religious and divine values.

While Muslims have been performing Hajj and honoring religious and Islamic rituals these days, insulting their sanctities solely serves to spread hatred and call for violence by abusing the principle of freedom of speech, he was further told.

In response, the Swedish chargé d’affaires emphasized the Swedish government’s opposition to any form of Islamophobia, and stated that he would convey the protest to Stockholm as soon as possible.

On Wednesday a man believed to be of Iraqi origin tore up and burned a copy of Holy Quran outside Stockholm’s central mosque following a police permission.

Biden’s Iran envoy put on leave over ‘security clearance’ issue

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Robert Malley

CNN reported the development concerning the official, Robert Malley, on Thursday, quoting anonymous sources.

“I have been informed that my security clearance is under review. I have not been provided any further information, but I expect the investigation to be resolved favorably and soon,” Malley told Reuters.

“In the meantime, I am on leave,” he added.

Earlier, US State Department spokesman Matt Miller said Malley was on leave but did not say why or for how long, announcing that his deputy, Abram Paley, was filling in on an acting basis.

Several American officials, including former President Donald Trump, incumbent President Joe Biden, and former secretary of state Hillary Clinton have invoked investigations over their unprofessional or even suspicious handling of classified information and documents.

Malley was part of the American negotiating team that partook in the talks that led to the conclusion of a 2015 deal between world countries, including Washington, and Tehran.

The deal enabled the removal of some sanctions against Iran, which, in turn, volunteered to change some aspects of its peaceful nuclear energy program.

Trump, however, left the deal in 2018, and returned the sanctions.

Malley was appointed as the US’s special envoy for Iran soon after Joe Biden took over as the US president.

He has been part of Biden’s team that has been negotiating the potential revival of the agreement, which is officially known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).

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