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July 2012

Jailed activist released on bail

Jailed human rights activist Nargess Mohammadi was finally given a temporary furlough today on bail of 600 million toumans. » read more

Turkey sets conditions for intervention in Syria: report

Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu has announced that if Kurdistan Worker Party (PKK) fighters or Al-Qaida bases are set up at Syria’s border with Turkey, his country would “take every measure” to prevent them from establishing a foothold in the region. » read more

Sanctions no less than military war: Central Bank chief

The head of Iran’s Central Bank, Mahmoud Bahmani, says: “Sanctions mean nothing short of military war, and we need to begin a series of irregular economic war policies.” » read more

Iran's Alamiyan loses to German opponent

Iran’s Noshad Alamiyan lost to Germany’s Timo Bol in the third round of men’s singles table tennis match on Monday in the 2012 London Olympics Games. » read more

Iranian Studies Conference in Istanbul

Conversation with Tooraj Atabaki, professor of Social History of the Middle East and Central Asia in Department of History at University of Amsterdam about the 2012 Iranian Studies Conference in Istanbul » read more

Record-setting fraud case brings death sentences

Four people charged in Iran’s $3-billion bank fraud, which is being called the greatest case of financial corruption in the country’s history, have been sentenced to death. » read more

Mortazavi's appointment deemed "illegal"

Iran’s Court of Administrative Justice has announced that the appointment of former Tehran prosecutor Saeed Mortazavi to the helm of the Social Security Fund was illegal. » read more

Dependence on oil a "trap": Iran's leader

Ayatollah Khamenei, Iran’s Supreme Leader, says Iran’s dependence on crude exports is a “trap” and the country needs to wean its economy off oil revenues. » read more

Iranian athletes advance at Olympics

On the third day of the London Olympic Games, Iran’s Solmaz Abbasi and Mohsen Shadi managed to get to the rowing semi-finals, while Noshad Alamiyan advanced in table tennis after a dramatic victory over Hong Kong’s Tang Peng. » read more

Opposition leader's son calls for father's proper treatment

The son of Iranian opposition leader Mehdi Karroubi has written a letter to the “senior officials of the regime” to express concern regarding his father’s situation, urging the state to either transfer him to his home in Jamaran to continue his house arrest or to Evin Prison to be held like other political prisoners. » read more