By Associated Press TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- An Iranian state-owned newspaper reports the country is banning the import of foreign-made cars, laptops, and other `luxury' goods in the hope of saving billions of dollars in hard currency. The Thursday report by IRAN daily lists 75 products, from watches and cell phones to coffee and toilet paper, that ...

By Trend The director of the Iranian association of computer sellers has criticized the administration's recent decision to ban imports of computers as luxury goods, saying that it may cause a 3-5 time rise in prices of computer components, the Mehr News Agency reported on Sunday. The average Iranian family holds a computer or more. It is surprising ...