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Widespread arrests in Sanandaj and Mashhad
In the past two days, the Iranian ciities of Sanandaj and Mashhad have seen widespread arrests involving 220 people.The Kordpa website reports that the Intelligence Ministry in Sanandaj arrested 35...
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Mashhad sees significant increase in days of severe pollution
The number of days of high pollution in Mashhad over the past eight months has increased by close to 20 percent compared to the same period last year.ILNA reports that the head of urban development in...
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Winter brings pollution spike to major cities
The first day of winter began will heavy pollution in Tehran, Mashhad and a number of other major cities across Iran.Khabar-on-line reports that the city of Tehran’s air quality reached warning levels...
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MP slams China’s hold on religious memento market
The head of Iranian Parliament’s Culture Commission reports that China sells 500-billion toumans worth of rosaries and prayer stones to Iran.Culture Commission member Nasrollah Pejmanfar told the Mehr...
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Mashhad women, girls instructed on hijab, relationships
The head of the Leisure and Cultural Organization of the City of Mashhad has announced the implementation of the “Hijab Discourse Project” to teach about hijab (Islamic dress code and comportment) to...
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Mashhad Imam comments on concert controversy
Mashhad's Friday Mass Imam says he has little against music but added that since Mashhad is the site of the shrine of the eighth Imam of the Shia Muslim faith, it is inappropriate to hold concerts...
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Artists call for return of music concerts to Mashhad
A group of artists and musicians has written to the Governor of Khorasan Razavi, calling on him to cancel the ban placed on all music concerts in Mashhad, the provincial capital.Qods online reports...
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Dozens arrested during annual festivities in Mashhad
The Mashhad police chief says 60 arrests were made on Tuesday March 18 during Chaharshanbeh Souri events. The Iranian tradition of Chaharshanbeh Souri is to light bonfires on the last Wednesday evening...
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