Iran now paying twice as much for rice as in 2011
RICE. . . growing in paddy Iran has to pay almost twice as much for each grain of Indian basmati ...
Month: August 2013
The Oil Patch
HIGH — The daily price of an OPEC barrel continues to edge up slowly but seemingly inexorably. The fear of ...
Mounties find drugs well hidden by husband & wife
Police in Canada have arrested an Iranian-Canadian husband and wife returning from a trip to Iran with opium hidden very ...
Banquet seeks help to free Amir Hekmati
SIBLINGS — Amir Hekmati and his sister, Sarah, are seen in happier days before his arrest in Iran. Roughly 100 ...
Iranian elected Aussie senator
DASTYARI. . . moves up ladder An Iranian who has been active in Labor Party politics in Australia has just ...
Rangers waste Yu pitching
DARVISH. . . more strikeouts The Texas Rangers wasted another great pitching day by Yu Darvish Saturday, as they lost ...
Opposition (lots of it) crushed
Gen. Mohammad Pakpur (photo), the commander of the Pasdar ground forces, said his troops have “destroyed” more than 12 groups ...
Youth loves temporary marriage
Eighty-five percent of young Iranians living in cities are in favor of allowing temporary (sigheh) marriage, according to a new ...