Recent news
Latest items of recent news relevant to Iran as reported in our fortnightly newswire ‘Dernières nouvelles’.
Iran: Change in state retirement age
The Islamic Consultative Assembly (Parliament) has just raised the retirement age for men from 60 to 62 …
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Iran: Women could have passport confiscated
Currently, an unmarried woman aged 18 or over requires written permission of their father or guardian to obtain a passport …
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Iran: Labour minister resigns amid protests against soaring living costs
Month-long protests against escalating living costs have led to the resignation of the Labour Minister …
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Iran: Parliament passes law to further choke freedoms and target minorities
Revised Articles 499 and 500 bis of the Penal Code have now come into force making it, in practice, impossible to practice any religion in Iran other than Islam …
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Iran: New law cuts contact for families split between Israel, Iran
A new law has been passed by the Islamic Consultative Assembly (Parliament), banning all “prearranged contact with Israelis” …
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Iran: Minimum wage increased by 21%
The new minimum monthly wage has now been increased by 21% to 18 …
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Iran: Nakhchivan grants visa-free travel to Iranian nationals
Iranian citizens are now able to enter Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic – the neighbouring landlocked exclave of the Republic of Azerbaijan – without having to obtain a visa and stay there for a period of 15 days …
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Iran: Qatari nationals can obtain visas upon arrival in Iran
Qatari nationals may now obtain visas upon arrival at Iranian airports …
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Iran: Visa-free regime for the Chinese
Chinese passport holders may now enter Iran without a visa for a period of up to 15 days …
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Iran/Iraq: MoUs signed to ease visas
Superficially, at least, Iran is opening up to the world …
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Iran: Germany, France, Britain to launch mechanism for trade with Iran
At a Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Romania recently, Germany, France and the UK have jointly signed an “INSTEX” accord that they believe will allow exports to commence with Iran and not break the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) on nuclear arms sanctions endorsed by United Nations Security Council resolution 2231 …
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Iran: Petrochemical workers issued prison, lashing sentences for demanding rights
The Penal Court of Ilam, a province in western Iran, has charged 15 petrochemical workers with six months in prison and 74 lashes for protesting against unpaid employment and the dismissal of fellow employees who were demanding their salaries …
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Iran: Strike activity hit the steel and sugar cane processing industries
A wave of labour unrest has been blamed by the country’s leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as a western-induced plot to destabilize the country …
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Iran: 29 women arrested for not wearing hijab in protests
The police have arrested 29 women in Tehran who had been protesting about the law making it compulsory for women to wear headscarves in public …
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Iran: Ban on teaching of English in primary schools
The teaching of English language in primary school has been banned in Iran …
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