Iran’s Underground Music Revolution
Tehran, (Asharq Al-Awsat) - "15 years ago, whoever purchased a cassette player would wrap it up and hide it in the car so that...
Cannes cartoon of life under ayatollahs infuriates Iran
CANNES, France, May 22, 2007 (AFP) - A biting animation about a young girl's life under Iran's ayatollahs screened at Cannes Tuesday despite protests...
Iran irate over Cannes prize contender
TEHRAN (AFP) - Iran has protested to France over the screening at the Cannes film festival of an animated film about a woman growing...
Iran’s population tops 70 million
TEHRAN (AFP) - Iran's population stands at 70 million although its growth has slowed over the past decade, according to the results of a...
Iran: Ties and bow-ties banned
NCRI - Chief of State Security Forces (SSF), Yadollah Hosseini announced that wearing tie and bow-ties are banned in northern province of Gilan, according...
Iran wants to keep sexes apart in hospitals
AFP - Iran's conservative government is encouraging doctors and nurses to treat patients only of the same gender in a bid to bring healthcare...
Iran: Family of seven killed by husband due to extreme poverty
NCRI - Under the pressure of extreme poverty, a man gassed his wife and six children to death in Tabriz, provincial capital of Azerbaijan....
1,300 killed or wounded in western Iran quake
NCRI - At least 70 people were reported killed when a powerful earthquake struck Lorestan Province, western Iran, on Friday, wiping out villages and...
Iran’s President Bans All Western Music – AP
Associated Press - Hard-line President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has banned all Western music from Iran's state radio and TV stations — an eerie reminder of...
