A Tehran court has begun hearing the trial of dozens of defendants in a $2.6 billion fraud case.
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End To SWIFT Services For Iranian Banks
The global interbank transfer network SWIFT says it is prepared to discontinue services to Iranian financial institutions targeted by European Union sanctions.
Masnavi e Manavi : The Arab and his Wife.
Book 1 STORY IX. An Arab lived with his wife in the desert in extreme poverty, so that they became a reproach to their neighbours. The wife at last lost patience, and began to abuse her husband, and to urge him to improve their condition.
Iranian Activists, Journalists Receive Threatening E-mails
A number of Iranian activists and journalists based inside and outside the country have told RFE/RL’s Radio Farda they have been threatened in anonymous e-mails.
99% of Iranian miners are risking their lives
Sharzad News – Secretary of the Tabas workers’ organisation Ghulam Reza Mohammadi has told the Ghanoon website that 99% of Iran’s miners risk losing their lives, but still clock in every day so as to keep their jobs and support their families.
THE RUBAIYAT OF OMAR KHAYYAM (Part 3)
THE RUBAIYAT OF OMAR KHAYYAM 1by Edward FitzGerald 21 And this delightful Herb whose tender Green Fledges the River’s Lip on which we lean —
Green Coordination Council condemns clampdowns on Iranian Arabs
GVF — Ardeshir Amir-Arjomand, a top advisor to opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi, has condemned the violent clampdowns in Iran’s Arab-majority Khuzestan Province.
Iranian public warned against joining rally
The Tehran Governor has announced that the authorities are prepared to confront any attempt to hold public demonstrations on February 14.
Concern grows for health of Iranian opposition leader
Fatemeh Karroubi told the Jaras opposition website that she is greatly concerned about her husband’s health under house arrest, given that opposition leader Mehdi Karroubi is being treated by “physicians trusted by the state security services.”
Iranian MP denounces internet service disruptions
Iranian MP Ahmad Tavakoli says the recent blocking of internet and satellite services, causing sudden and unexplained disruptions, is creating widespread discontent that could be “very costly” for the regime.