Iran Focus: London, Apr. 27 – Iran is deporting some 5,000 Afghans every day, RFE/RL’s Radio Free Afghanistan reported on Friday.
Iran deporting 5,000 Afghans per day – report
Iran deporting 5,000 Afghans per day – report
Iran Focus: London, Apr. 27 – Iran is deporting some 5,000 Afghans every day, RFE/RL’s Radio Free Afghanistan reported on Friday.
Iran: ‘Unauthorized’ musicians arrested
AKI: Police in the Iranian capital Tehran are cracking down on underground musical groups in a ‘moralization’ campaign which kicked off over the weekend.
Iran: Two women’s rights activists sentenced to jail
AKI: A court in Tehran issued on Tuesday a suspended jail sentence for two women’s rights activists who had taken part in a rally last June in favour of legislation changes promoting equal opportunities for women.
Iran: 150,000 women detained for breaking dress code
AKI: Some 150,000 women have been detained in Iran for violating strict new Islamic dress code rules, the country’s top police officer has announced.
UN chief Ban to Egypt for Iraq reconstruction summit
AFP: UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon announced Thursday that he will co-chair the May 3-4 conference in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt on Iraq’s reconstruction along with Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri Al-Maliki.
Iran sole sticking point in Democratic presidential debate
AFP: Iran proved to be the sole flashpoint in an otherwise muted debate between US Democratic presidential hopefuls Thursday, as contenders weighed what Washington’s response should be to an Iranian nuclear weapons program.
Iran: Nuclear negotiators cautiously upbeat
New York Times: Iranian and European officials said progress had been made in talks on Irans nuclear program but said they had fallen short of the breakthrough needed to restart formal negotiations.
Iran may be closer to nukes than thought
CBS News: has learned that a new intelligence report says Iran has overcome technical difficulties in enriching uranium and could have enough bomb-grade material for a single nuclear weapon in less than three years.
Oil steady as US outages offset easing Iran tension
Reuters: Oil was steady on Friday under $68 as easing fears over Iran’s nuclear program were countered by a slew of refinery outages in the United States that have thinned gasoline stocks.
