Ayatollah Khamenei rejects election criticismIran’s Supreme Leader has dismissed recent criticism of the election process, stressing that the Guardian Council is a competent body to assure the unbiased running of the election. » read more
Rising price leads Iranians to drink less milkIranian dairy industry officials have announced that milk consumption in the country has fallen by 20 percent, the Fars News Agency reports. » read more
Iranian pleads not guilty in Thai bombingAn Iranian accused in an alleged bomb plot in Thailand pleaded not guilty in a Thai court on Friday April 26. » read more
Iran lauds release of professor arrested in U.S.The Iranian Foreign Ministry has announced that Mojtaba Atarodi, an Iranian professor who was arrested by U.S. authorities, has been released following the ministry’s continued efforts. » read more
Iran warns broadcasters about coverage during campaignIran’s Ministry of Intelligence has summoned broadcasting managers from across the country to inform them of the red lines they must not cross in the lead-up to the presidential election. » read more
Workers await decision on May Day demonstrationThe Iranian government has not responded to an application to hold a May Day demonstration on the upcoming International Workers Day. » read more
Iranian president accuses government figuresWith Iran’s presidential election in June looming on the horizon, outgoing President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has accused his opponents in the government of corruption. » read more
Britain quashes company’s plan to pay Iran in goodsThe British government has blocked efforts by Royal Dutch Shell to settle its $2.3-billion debt to Iran with payments in grain or pharmaceuticals, Reuters reports. » read more
Cooking oil rationing causes price hike, lineupsThe trend of rising prices continues in Iran as media report that vegetable oil is now being rationed in all chain stores, which has doubled the price of a litre of cooking oil on the open market. » read more
Court receives Iranian workers’ minimum wage complaintThe complaint by workers objecting to the minimum wage recently announced by the Ministry of Labour has been submitted to the Supreme Court of Administration. » read more














