Kish Air has announced that Iranian airlines are faced with cost increases of 30 to 35 percent due to the rial’s falling value relative to foreign currencies.
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Iran announces arrest of “election disruptors”
Iranian Intelligence Minister Heydar Moslehi has announced the arrest of several “election disruptors” in Tehran.
Earth Architecture and Persian Mystic Poetry
RumiEarth Architecture and Persian Mystic PoetryJalaloddin Mohammed Balkhi Rumi was a solemn, pious man in the 13th century small town of Konya located in Turkey today. He was born in September 1207 in the city of Balkh, today’s Afghanistan, then a city in Khorasan province, part of the Persian empire (Iran today).
NADER KHALILI, ARCHITECT AND HUMANITARIAN
NADER KHALILI, ARCHITECT AND HUMANITARIAN(1936-2008)Architect and author Nader Khalili developed the simple breakthrough building technologies known as Superadobe (sandbags and barbed wire) and Ceramic Houses, with the freely available material of earth, for almost thirty years.
Cineastes back Iran House of Cinema in row with Culture Ministry
A large number of Iranian cineastes and cinematic associations have backed the Iran’s House of Cinema (IHC) in its dispute with the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance.
Ashton calls for moratorium on executions in Iran
GVF — The European ’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy says she is “deeply concerned” about the alarming number of executions in Iran.
Mousavi campaigner Asal Esmailzadeh given one-year jail term
GVF — Another campaigner for 2009 presidential candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi has been sentenced to prison, according to opposition website Saham news.
Journalist Fatemeh Kheradmand has been arrested
Journalist Fatemeh Kheradmand was arrested last night at her home and transferred to Evin prison. She is the wife of journalist Masoud Lavasani, who was released from Evin prison on September 8th after enduring approximately two years behind bars.
Iran’s New Uranium-Enrichment Site To Be Operational Soon
The head of Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization says the country’s underground uranium-enrichment facility “will be operational in the near future.”
Concern mounts over safety of detained opposition leader
Fatemeh Karroubi, the wife of detained opposition leader Mehdi Karroubi, has expressed concern over the safety of the building where her husband is being held captive.