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Tuesday, 1 October 2013  /  International

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Akbar Torkan (head of Space Organization (ISA) and head of the Supreme Council of Iranian Affairs Abroad vice president for International Affairs) said that Rouhani issued an order to study the possibility of resuming direct flights to reduce the problems of Iranian nationals residing in the…

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Tuesday, 1 October 2013  /  International

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Tuesday, 1 October 2013  /  International

A Mehr News Agency editorial maintained that Rouhani’s unprecedented phone call from Obama will probably result in other important visits. Main focus was on improving relations with countries to improve Iranians standard of living through diplomatic means and that after attending the UN General Assembly and…

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Tuesday, 1 October 2013  /  International

The delegations will meet parliamentary and executive officials during their visit to Tehran during which they will discuss important political and economic issues”….

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Tuesday, 1 October 2013  /  Military

Following a visit to the Fordo nuclear site, Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Committee (NSFPC) member Esmail Kowsari said that “centrifuges have been fully installed at Fordo nuclear site and usual activities are carried out without any deficiencies; enrichment at 20% is conducted at the…

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Tuesday, 1 October 2013  /  Military

Hassan Rouhani appointed Second Brigadier General Hossein Valivand Zamani as the adjutant general of the presidential office. Valivand will be in charge of holding military ceremonies at the presidential office, managing the ceremonial guards and accompanying the president on trips and missions abroad….

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Tuesday, 1 October 2013  /  Military

Police Chief Brigadier General Esmail Ahmadi Moqaddam said that “The law enforcement force has gained 100% self-sufficiency in weapons production and meets all its needs through domestic producers.” Moqaddam was talking on sidelines of the 12th International Police, Safety and Security Equipment Exhibition (IPAS 2013)….

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Tuesday, 1 October 2013  /  Economy

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Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh has named Dr. Sorena Sattari head of the Research Institute of Petroleum Industry (RIPI). The Research Institute of Petroleum, a governmental research institute founded in 1959, is affiliated with National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC)….

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Tuesday, 1 October 2013  /  Human Rights

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Although a great deal of time has passed since three members of the Yarsan community Ahl-e Hagh set themselves on fire in protest of the forced shaving of the beard of one member of their community, this phenomenon has continued in Iranian prisons. Human rights activists…

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Tuesday, 1 October 2013  /  Human Rights

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Political activist Roya Saeidi, who was arrested three months ago by Intelligence Ministry agents, is still imprisoned at Evin without any legal decision having been made regarding her case. During her arrest, Roya’s personal effects were confiscated. 56-year-old Roya was arrested on charges of supporting the…

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Tuesday, 1 October 2013  /  Human Rights

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Hamed Ahmadi, who is imprisoned in solitary confinement at Ghezei-Hesar Prison was beaten with a taser. Kamal Moulayi was violently beaten by prison guards. Both prisoners are awaiting the death sentence. Human rights activists have expressed concern for their lives….

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Tuesday, 1 October 2013  /  Domestic

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  Ahmadinejad-affiliated Dolatebahar website wrote in response to the phone call between Rouhani and Obama thatIran has accepted the bilateral policy with the imperialist regime (US). The article further states that this policy has, within three months, replaced the policies (of the Ahmadinejad government), which spearheaded…

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Tuesday, 1 October 2013  /  Domestic

Iran is far from being a happy nation. Being ranked 115th among the 150 nations which were surveyed is a huge disappointment for Iranian society. Almost all the countries in the region including Israel,United Arab Emirates,Oman,Qatar,Kuwait,Saudi Arabia,Turkey,Lebanon and Tunisia are ranked higher than Iran. Even countries…

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Tuesday, 1 October 2013  /  Domestic

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Fars Province IRGC Fajr (Dawn) Unit publicly smashed satellite equipment in Shiraz to commemorate the Iran-Iraq war. The IRGC statement praised the crushing of dishes, calling it a “symbolic” gesture, and maintained that the fuss over the story was created by the “enemy” that is waging…

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