Iran’s navy on manoeuvres in the Persian Gulf. Iranians are unhappy over claims that the Persian Gulf label has been removed from Google Maps. Photograph: Reuters US internet firm says ‘body of water’ was never labelled on mapping service, though Iranians still take to web to cry foul.
Category: Sufi news
Iranian workers face growing unemployment
Close to 15,000 workers have been thrown out of work since 325 fertilizer factories closed down due to the unregulated import of Chinese fertilizers, says the president of the Association of Fertilizer Producers.
Alarm sounded over Tehran air pollution
The head of the Tehran Environment Organization has announced that the city’s air quality has reached alarmingly poor levels and may soon constitute an emergency.
Protests in Sistan-Baluchistan turn deadly
Protests against the arrest of the Rask Friday Mass leader’s son in Sistan-Baluchistan have left at least one protester dead and many injured, after the city’s military and security forces opened fire on the crowd.
130 media figures demand ‘release of all journalists’
GVF — Close to 130 Iranian journalists have called on the judiciary chief as well as the speaker of parliament to take action against the on-going repression of journalists in the country.
Iran Steps Up Criticism Of Saudi-Bahrain Union Plan
Iran is stepping up criticism of plans by Persian.Gulf Arab states to form a closer political, economic and military union.
India To Cut Iranian Oil By 11 Percent
India, facing U.S. pressure, says it will cut purchases of Iranian oil by 11 percent.
Authorities ease restrictions on captive leader
Opposition leader Mehdi Karroubi, who has been under house arrest for close to 15 months, has been given “permission to open his windows to get fresh air, to stroll in the building’s parking area and to lock his apartment door,” reports from Iran indicate.
Jailed Gonabadi Dervishes And Their Defender Lawyers Did Not Participate In Court Session
The managers and staffs of Majzooban Noor website and Gonabadi dervishes’s lawyers, who have been confined in Evin prison for more than eight months, did not participate in their court trial on 26 Ordibehesht 1391 (15 May 2012).
Iran resumes talks with UN nuclear watchdog in Vienna
Officials from Iran and the United Nations’ nuclear agency have begun a new round of talks in Vienna about Tehran’s nuclear programme.