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As lockdown eases, Iran’s mosques to resume daily prayers
Middle East
May 30, 2020
As lockdown eases, Iran’s mosques to resume daily prayers
DUBAI (Reuters) – Government employees went back to work in Iran on Saturday and President Hassan Rouhani said mosques would…
Iran’s president pushes for harsher laws on honor killings
Middle East
May 27, 2020
Iran’s president pushes for harsher laws on honor killings
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s president urged his Cabinet on Wednesday to speed up harsher laws in so-called honor killings,…
Rouhani says Iran to retaliate over any US ‘trouble’ for Venezuela-bound tankers
Middle East
May 23, 2020
Rouhani says Iran to retaliate over any US ‘trouble’ for Venezuela-bound tankers
DUBAI (Reuters) — Iranian President Hassan Rouhani warned on Saturday of retaliatory measures against the United States if Washington caused…
Iran to reopen religious, cultural sites: president
Middle East
May 23, 2020
Iran to reopen religious, cultural sites: president
DUBAI (Reuters) — Iran on Saturday moved to open businesses, religious and cultural sites as it eases restrictions imposed to…
Some 10,000 Iranian health workers infected with coronavirus: state media
Middle East
May 21, 2020
Some 10,000 Iranian health workers infected with coronavirus: state media
DUBAI (Reuters) – Around 10,000 Iranian health workers have been infected with the new coronavirus, the semi-official ILNA news agency…
Vehicles, not marches, to mark Iran’s annual anti-Israel rally: president
Middle East
May 17, 2020
Vehicles, not marches, to mark Iran’s annual anti-Israel rally: president
DUBAI (Reuters) – Rallies next week in Tehran to mark the annual Quds Day against Israel will involve Iranians driving…
Coronavirus returns long-banned drive-in movies to Iran
Middle East
May 5, 2020
Coronavirus returns long-banned drive-in movies to Iran
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — The new coronavirus pandemic has brought back something unseen in Iran since its 1979 Islamic Revolution:…
Mosques and schools to reopen in Iran’s low-risk areas
Middle East
May 3, 2020
Mosques and schools to reopen in Iran’s low-risk areas
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran plans to reopen mosques and schools in areas that have been consistently free of the coronavirus…
Iran plans to reopen mosques in areas free of coronavirus, president says
Middle East
April 27, 2020
Iran plans to reopen mosques in areas free of coronavirus, president says
(Reuters) — Iran plans to reopen mosques in parts of the country that have been consistently free of the coronavirus…
Iran approves import of 3 million tonnes of wheat: local media
Middle East
April 26, 2020
Iran approves import of 3 million tonnes of wheat: local media
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran’s government granted permission for the import of three million tonnes of wheat in January, local media…