Qom
(2001 pop. 873,000). Approximately 130 kilometers south of Tehran, Qom is situated in a semiarid interior basin of central Iran along the Qom River, which flows down from the Zagros Mountains, thr...
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TEHRAN, Jan 2 (Reuters) - Iran hanged five convicted drug
smugglers on Wednesday, Iranian media reported, the latest in a
series of executions since authorities launched a crackdown on
"immoral be...
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TEHRAN, Jan 2 (Reuters) - Iran hanged 13 convicted murderers
and drug smugglers on Wednesday, Iranian media reported, the
latest in a series of executions since authorities launched a
crackdown on...
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Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, looked thinner than usual and sounded as if he had a cold, but seemed otherwise in good health when he appeared on television Monday.Video broadcast l...
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Some blogs in the Middle East:___EGYPT:_ http://misrdigital.blogspirit.com Arabic-language blog by democracy activist Wael Abbas. Has been instrumental in bringing attention to police torture and s...
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The young black-turbaned cleric detained for nearly 12 hours Friday by U.S. troops comes from one of Iraq's most influential Shiite families and is being groomed for a major leadership role by his ...
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The hard-line government is backing away from a plan to promote the tradition of temporary marriage in Iran as a way to avoid extramarital sex, an official spokesman said Friday.A temporary marriag...
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Shiite Muslim pilgrims wept, applauded and handed out sweets Wednesday to mark the birthday of Mahdi, a revered 9th century saint known as the Hidden Iman who they believe will reappear before judg...
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Some information on five Iranians and one Lebanese put on Interpol's most-wanted list in connection with 1994 bombing that killed 85 people at a Jewish center in Argentina:___ALI FALLAHIAN: Former ...
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TEHRAN, Nov 11 (Reuters) - Police detained 180 people in a
western Iranian city after unrest involving Sufi Muslims, the
semi-official Fars News Agency reported on Sunday. Details about Saturday n...
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TEHRAN, Jan 30 (Reuters) - Iran's judiciary chief has
ordered a halt to public executions in the Islamic Republic
unless they have his approval, his spokesman said on Wednesday. While those convic...
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Qom
Iran hangs five drug smugglers - media
