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US sanctions financial network tied to Iranian oil sales
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. on Wednesday said it imposed a new round of sanctions on a group of 20 people and firms allegedly involved in a financial facilitation network for the benefit of the Iranian military. The Treasury Department sanctions impact firms and people spanning Hong...
Irish writer Paul Lynch wins Booker Prize with dystopian novel 'Prophet Song'
LONDON (AP) — Irish writer Paul Lynch won the Booker Prize for fiction on Sunday with what judges called a “soul-shattering” novel about a woman’s struggle to protect her family as Ireland collapses into totalitarianism and war. “Prophet Song,” set in a dystopian...
Avalanche in west Iran kills 5 mountain climbers and injures another 4
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — An avalanche killed five mountain climbers and injured four others from an all-Iranian climbing team in west Iran, state media reported on Saturday. A report by the state-owned IRNA news agency said rescue teams recovered the bodies of five climbers from San...
Iran arrests gunman who opened fire near parliament
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s police arrested a gunman who opened fire near the nation’s parliament in the central part of the capital, Tehran, state media reported on Tuesday. The official IRNA news agency said police disarmed the man, who was carrying a shotgun. No one was...
An Iranian rights lawyer detained for allegedly not wearing hijab was freed on bail, husband says
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A prominent Iranian human rights lawyer who was detained last month for allegedly violating the country's mandatory headscarf law was freed on bail, her husband said Wednesday. Reza Khandan, the husband of Nasrin Sotoudeh, posted on the platform...
Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi goes on a hunger strike while imprisoned in Iran
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi began a hunger strike Monday over being blocked along with other inmates from getting medical care and to protest the country's mandatory headscarves for women, a campaign advocating for the activist said. ...
An Iranian teenager injured on Tehran Metro while not wearing a headscarf has died, state media say
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An Iranian teenage girl injured weeks ago in a mysterious incident on Tehran's Metro while not wearing a headscarf has died, state media reported Saturday. The death of Armita Geravand comes after her being in a coma for weeks in Tehran and after...
Today in History: October 28, Benito Mussolini takes power in Italy
Today in History Today is Saturday, Oct. 28, the 301st day of 2023. There are 64 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Oct. 28, 1922, fascism came to Italy as Benito Mussolini took control of the government. On this...
Iran sentences 2 journalists for allegedly collaborating with US. Both covered Mahsa Amini's death
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A court in Iran sentenced two journalists to up to seven years in prison for collaborating with the U.S. government and other charges, local reports said Sunday. Both women have been imprisoned for over a year following their coverage of the death of Mahsa Amini...
Iran opens final registration for candidates in next year’s parliament election
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — The final phase of registration for candidates who want to run in Iran's parliamentary election next year opened Thursday, state media reported. Nearly 49,000 people filed initial paperwork in August seeking to run for the 290-seat parliament in the election,...
