Wednesday, March 19, 2025

Iran’s Government Confirms It Arrested 22,000 People for Taking Part in Protests, Releases Them

DUBAI, March 13 (Reuters) - Iranian judicial authorities have pardoned 22,000 people who took part in anti-government protests, judiciary chief Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejei said on Monday, according to the official IRNA news agency. State media reported early last...

International Women’s Day: Date, History and This Year’s Theme

By Josie Kao March 8 (Reuters) - As countries around the world celebrate International Women's Day (IWD) on Wednesday, here is a look at what the global event stands for, this year's theme and the issues that...

Tehran Open to Prisoner Swap With Belgium

BRUSSELS/DUBAI, March 6 (Reuters) - Iran said on Monday that it was open to a prisoner swap with Belgium after the latter's Constitutional Court upheld an exchange treaty in a case that could see a convicted Iranian diplomat switched for...

Iran’s Judiciary Says Women Will Be Punished for Violating Islamic Dress Code -Irna

DUBAI, March 6 (Reuters) - Women violating the Islamic dress code will be punished, Iran's Judiciary Chief Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejei said on Monday according to the official IRNA news agency, reaffirming the law after months of...

Top Belgian Court Upholds Prisoner Exchange Treaty With Iran

By Philip Blenkinsop BRUSSELS, March 3 (Reuters) - Belgium's Constitutional Court on Friday upheld a prisoner exchange treaty with Iran that could lead to a convicted Iranian diplomat being swapped for a jailed Belgian aid worker. Belgian lawmakers cleared the treaty...
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US Urges Iran To Investigate Reported Poison Attacks on Girls

https://twitter.com/1500tasvir_en/status/1630977707684003846?cxt=HHwWjICw8a7lsqItAAAA https://twitter.com/SamanArbabi/status/1631031709822058497 WASHINGTON, March 1 (Reuters) - The United States on Wednesday urged Iran to investigate reported poison attacks on girls in different schools over recent months, a U.S. State Department spokesperson said. Wave of poison attacks on schoolgirls alarms Iranians. Hundreds of...
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UN Diplomats Walk Out On Iran’s Foreign Minister As He Addresses Human Rights Council...

By Natasha Phillips United Nations diplomats walked out of a speech by Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian during a Feb. 27 session of the UN’s Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in Geneva. The session was held...

Iran’s Parliament Proposes Bill Exempting Luxury Homes From Property Tax

By Kayhan Life Staff The Majlis (Iranian Parliament) passed a proposed bill on Feb. 26 exempting owners of luxury homes valued higher than $353,000 (based on the current exchange rate of 56,700 tomans to a...

Canada To Support Iranian Temporary Residents, Citing Crackdown on Iran Protests

By Kanishka Singh Feb 23 (Reuters) - The Canadian government on Thursday announced support for Iranian temporary residents in Canada looking to extend their stay, citing the Iranian government's crackdown on recent protests. "Effective March 1, 2023, these measures will make it...

Germany Says Efforts Disregarded After Dual National Sentenced to Death in Iran

BERLIN, Feb 21 (Reuters) - German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said Tuesday that efforts to advocate on behalf of a German-Iranian national sentenced to death in Iran had been disregarded by Tehran. She called on the Iranian leadership to remedy...