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Ban Ki-moon will attend Tehran NAM summit
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon is to attend NAM summit in Tehran despite pressures to boycott the meeting.
Iran Talks With IAEA Scheduled
Atomic energy agency officials are to meet with Iranian representatives in Vienna on August 24 to discuss remaining “outstanding issues” surrounding Tehran’s nuclear program.
Rights groups call for end to anti-drugs aid for Iran
Two leading rights groups on Tuesday called for an end to international cash and technical assistance to Iran’s anti-drug campaign, which they said was bolstering a rise in executions.
U.S. Issues Blanket License To Aid Iranian Earthquake Victims
The United States has said it has issued a temporary general license to ease sending aid to victims of Iran’s August 11 deadly earthquakes.
South Korea to resume Iranian oil imports
South Korea announced on Monday that it will resume oil imports from Iran in September.The Associated Press reports that Iran will be providing both the ships and the insurance for the delivery of oil to South Korea. Two weeks ago, South Korean officials reported that they were engaged in talks with Iran to […]
Interview with Professor Ehsan Yarshater, the Founder and Editor of Encyclopedia Iranica
I want to thank you Dr. Ahkami and Persian Heritage magazine for giving me the honor to be interviewed.
Quakes in Northwest Iran Damage Historical Buildings
A number of historical monuments have been damaged after two powerful earthquakes rocked the cities of Ahar and Varzaqan in northwest Iran. According to cultural heritage experts, the roof of Sheikh Shahabeddin Ahari’s tomb, and the Qasem Khan Ahari’s house, a building from the Qajar era, have both sustained 30 percent damage.
Court Of Appeals Upheld Ten Year Sentence of University of Texas Doctoral Student Omid Kokabee
Branch 36 of the Court of Appeals has upheld the 10 year imprisonment sentence of Omid Kokabee. According to reports by Jaras, Kokabee’s lawyers have not been allowed to visit with him.
‘Meet with Mousavi and Karroubi during Tehran visit’ Amir-Arjomand tells Ban-ki Moon
The spokesperson for the Coordination Council of the Green Path of Hope, the Green Movement’s most important decision making authority, has called on the Secretary-General of the United Nations to exert pressure on Supreme Leader Mr.Ali Khamenei for the release of the country’s political prisoners, in particular opposition leaders Mir Hossein Mousavi and […]