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Supreme Leader pardons female prisoners on Women?s Day
Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Sunday agreed to pardon or reduce prison terms of a group of female prisoners on the occasion of the national Women?s Day.
Iran-Sextet dispute over Arak virtually resolved: Salehi
The dispute between Iran and six major world powers over Arak heavy-water reactor has been virtually resolved, says Ali Akbar Salehi, the director of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI).
Iranian parliament condemns UKs sanctions on Tehran officials
More than 200 lawmakers in a statement on Sunday deplored the UKs renewed sanctions against a number of Iranian officials as a move in contradiction to the recent interim agreement signed between Iran and the six world powers in Geneva on November 24.
Iran seeking whereabouts of abducted border guard
The government is looking for whereabouts of kidnapped border guard Sergeant Jamshid Danaeefar, a senior official at the Interior Ministry said on Sunday.
Iranian short film to go on screen at Cannes festival
The Iranian movie The Night the Earth Stopped will go on screen at the Short Film Corner of the 67th annual Cannes Film Festival, which will be held from May 14 to 25.
Deputy FM: Iran, World Powers to hold experts talks in US next month
Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for legal and international affairs Seyed Abbas Araqchi confirmed that Iran and the Group 5+1 (the five permanent UN Security Council members plus Germany) plan to hold an expert-level meeting in New York early in May.
Iran marks Mothers Day
Iranians celebrate Lady Fatima Zahras birth anniversary, designated by the Islamic Republic as Mothers Day in the country.
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