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Kurdistan
Iraq's Kurdistan Region Halts Oil Exports to Baghdad
A dispute between the Iraqi central government and the Kurdish autonomous region is gaining momentum after Kurdistan halted oil exports to Baghdad.
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Iran
Dance and song to be omitted from preschool programs in Iran
The head of Iran's Welfare Organization has warned preschool and daycare centres against teaching "immoral programs such as dancing" to children.
U.S. struggles with Iran for influence in Iraq
The first major test of U.S. post-war influence in Iraq is now raging over efforts to stop Iran from funneling arms to Syria through Iraqi airspace, but the Iraqis are either unwilling or unable to assure the United States the shipments…
Kurdistan
A Kurdish Labor lost his life due to blizzard and severe storm
A Kurdish porter lost his life on the seventh day of New Year because of the storm and extreme cold weather.
Human Rights
Ahmadinejad praises Syrian handling of uprising
- Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadeinejad praised Syria's government for its handling of an uprising against President Bashar Assad, saying Iran would do “all in its power to support this country,” according to state media.
Human Rights
Syria 'accepts' Annan plan to end strife
The Syrian government has agreed to accept the joint UN-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan's six-point plan on ending the violence in Syria, the former UN chief's spokesman has said.
Amnesty reports sharp increase in Iran executions
Iran carried out death sentences on at least 360 people in 2011, up by more than 40 percent on the year before, according to a report published Tuesday by Amnesty International.
Kurdistan
Khalil Bahramian: The Execution of "Sherko Moarefi" is not unexpected.
Sherko Moarefi's lawyer said that his client is in the imminent danger of execution.
Iran
Iran Buying Wheat, Fearing More Curbs
Iran is ramping up imports of wheat, including rare purchases from the U.S., in a sign Tehran is building a strategic stockpile of grain in anticipation of harsher sanctions or even military conflict.
Human Rights
China Leads Prisoner Execution List, Iran Stands Second
Half of the total number of executions last year around the world was carried out in Iran whereas China, that refuses to disclose figures on the number of prisoners executed, still leads with thousands of executions every year.