Soccer surge
Iran rose two slots on FIFA’s global computer rankings of national soccer teams this month. It now ranks 40th in ...
Month: April 2015
Slapping on sanctions
The European Union last week slapped sanctions back on 32 shipping firms and Bank Tejarat that had been removed earlier ...
No new record, but close
The anti-narcotics headquarters says Iran confiscated 553 tons of illicit drugs in the last Persian year, just a tad less ...
Clamps on Shiism
In yet another indicator of burgeoning anti-Shia sentiment in much of the Arab world, the Egyptian Ministry of Religious Endowments ...
War on Iran is easy
Sen. Tom Cotton, Republican of Arkansas, says Americans shouldn’t be afraid of war with Iran. He said it would only ...
Dervishes exiled internally
Four dervishes were ordered into internal exile last Sunday by Fars province. One was exiled to Bandar Abbas for life ...
Oil refinery sought
The Wall Street Journal reports that Iranian pension funds have registered a formal interest to buy an oil refinery in ...