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Some important facts to know about Iran Presidential Election 2013

The electoral process in Iran this year is expected to be as controversial as the one in 2009 when mass protests were observed throughout...

Iran launches rearmed destroyer on Persian Gulf

TEHRAN: Iran has launched a 50-year-old destroyer on the Persian Gulf after overhauling it and rearming with modern missiles. The experts had equipped the destroyer...

Iran deported 44 Pakistanis illegally staying in that country

TAFTAN BORDER: Iran has deported 44 Pakistanis illegally staying in that country. The Iranian security forces handed them over to levies force at Taftan border...

Ahmadinejad is unhurt in helicopter crash landing

Tehran:  Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is safe following an emergency landing  of his helicopter on Sunday. According to his official spokesman pilot successfully landed the...

Some forces don’t want Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline project: Raza Rabbani

KARACHI: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) senior leader Senator Raza Rabbani said on Friday that some forces don’t want completion of Iran-Pakistan (IP) gas pipeline...

Two top candidates barred from Iranian presidential election

TEHRAN: Iranian authorities on Tuesday barred two potentially powerful candidates from taking part in the June 14 presidential election. The other eight candidates are mostly...

Pakistan approves 100,000 tonnes of wheat for Iran to pay for power

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has authorised the export of 100,000 tonnes of wheat to Iran in trade not jeopardised by Western sanctions, to settle dues for...

Iran hit by 5.6 earthquake day after strong quake killed 1, injured 20

Minab, Iran: Another strong earthquake hit the same area of southern Iran where a series of tremors killed one and injured around 20 on Saturday....

Former Iranian President Rafsanjani plots political comeback

Tehran: Iran's presidential election received a surprise on Saturday when Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, 78, registered as a candidate.  The Dispatch News Desk reports. Rafsanjani, who...

Iranian boundary guards shoot dead 10 Afghan migrants

Herat, Afghanistan: Iranian guards shot and killed 10 and injured another 12 Afghan immigrants trying to illegally cross the border from the western province...

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