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Filtering slows down internet connections in Iran
Iranian officials have admitted that the slow pace of internet connections in the country is a direct result of government security procedures such as the filtering of websites.
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Air pollution kills four thousand Iranians a year
According to the Iranian health ministry, every year over four thousand people die from heart and respiratory diseases caused by air pollution. Lung cancer in particular is reported to be on the increase in the larger cities, where there…
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Iranian police ban boots with jeans
By coming of winter in Iran, the police have once again warned that women wearing winter boots, tight jeans and lightweight scarves would be treated as law-breakers.
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Iranian woman to face death by stoning or hanging
An Iranian woman sentenced to be stoned to death for adultery could be hanged instead, the students news agency ISNA reported.
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Iran says ready to expand military links with Iraq
Iranian soldiers march during an annual military parade in the capital Tehran in September 2011. Iran stands ready to expand its military and security ties with Iraq, its armed forces chief of staff said Sunday, a week after the exit of US…
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Severe Air Pollution Hits Tehran
Rising level of air pollution in the capital city of Tehran has forced people with respiratory and heart ailments to stay at home, Press TV reports. Iran's Health Ministry has issued a warning for the elderly and children to avoid any…
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Iran navy starts 10-day wargame in Strait of Hormuz
Source - Iran began 10 days of naval exercises in the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday, raising concern about a possible closure of the world's most strategic oil transit channel in the event of any outbreak of military conflict between Tehran…
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Registration starts for Iran's parliamentary poll
Iran has started registering potential candidates for the March parliamentary elections but the country's reformists are staying out of the race.
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Iran moves websites to guard against cyber attacks
Iran has moved most of its government websites from foreign-based hosting companies to new computer facilities inside the country, to protect them against cyber attacks, a senior official said on Tuesday.
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Iran turns attention to plunging currency
Iranian officials, lawmakers and media on Wednesday snapped their focus on to their country's sanctions-hit economy amid a sudden and accelerating plunge in the currency.