Prez on way to new record for late budget submisison
Under Majlis rules, the government must submit its annual budget draft to the legislature by December 6 so the Majlis ...
Month: January 2011
Swiss are 34th to adopt tougher-than-UN sancs
Switzerland has become the 34th country to impose sanctions on Iran that are tougher than the UN sanctions approved last ...
Iran initials agreement for gas pipeline to Syria
Iran last Wednesday signed an initial agreement for building a natural-gas pipeline to export the fuel to Syria through Iraq, the Syrian ...
Jon Stewart likes being copied in Farsi
by Grace Nasri The creators of the Persian-language television program Parazit, dubbed “the Iranian Daily Show,” were guests on Jon ...
Druggies may be stripping door knockers in Shiraz
Knockers from a number of historical houses in Shiraz have recently been stolen during the night, the Mehr News Agency ...
TEAHOUSE PAINTING
The Culture Ministry has unveiled what it calls the largest teahouse painting in the world, measuring 32 meters (105 feet) ...
Fast-food man said fast with tax money
An Iranian-American immigrant who built an empire of fast food restaurants and office buildings was charged in northern California last ...
Shahi gets better reviews than her show
The USA Network’s new TV show “Fairly Legal,” staring Iranian-American Sarah Shahi, received mixed reviews after its January 20 premiere, ...