According to Mehr News Agency, lake Maharlou, located in Shiraz, Iran’s Fars province, has turned red. This poses a threat to the wildlife and the migrating flamingos.
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Iranian government turns to Gmail and Yahoo for support in crackdown
GVF — The growing number of social networking media is cause for concern amongst Iranian officials, says a member of a newly formed body charged with overseeing the Internet.
Iran turns attention to plunging currency
By Marc Burleigh(AFP) — Iranian officials, lawmakers and media on Wednesday snapped their focus on to their country’s sanctions-hit economy amid a sudden and accelerating plunge in the currency.
Arab Spring Turns Up Heat on Iran
BEIRUT—Iran’s steadfast support for the Syrian regime has rapidly eroded Tehran’s credibility among Arabs, leaving the country with a foreign-policy dilemma as popular uprisings mount across the region.
Protest in defense of drying lake turns violent in Iran
Yesterday(August 27, 2011) the quiet city of Orumiyeh became turbulent for a few hours. The city lies near lake Orumiyeh (in the Azerbaijan province), one of the largest lakes in the middle east. The important body of water is drying up due to neglect by Iranian authorities.