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Limited internet returns in Iran after protest blackout
AFP, Published on 19/01/2026
» PARIS (FRANCE) - Limited internet access has returned in Iran, a monitor said Sunday, 10 days after authorities imposed a communications blackout that rights groups have said was aimed at masking a violent protest crackdown that killed thousands.
Iran arrests 20 alleged spies of Israel
Reuters, Published on 09/08/2025
» TEHRAN — Iran has arrested 20 people it alleges are operatives of Israel's Mossad spy agency in recent months, the judiciary said on Saturday, warning that they will face no leniency and will be made an example of.
Iran's judiciary says 71 killed in Israeli strike on prison
Reuters, Published on 29/06/2025
» DUBAI - Israel's attack on Evin Prison in Iran's capital Tehran on June 23 killed 71 people, Iranian judiciary spokesperson Asghar Jahangir said on Sunday.
Two Supreme Court judges shot dead in Iran
Reuters, Published on 18/01/2025
» Two senior Iranian Supreme Court judges involved in handling espionage and terrorism cases were shot dead in the capital Tehran on Saturday, Iran’s judiciary said.
Reformist candidate wins Iran’s presidential election
New York Times, Published on 06/07/2024
» TEHRAN - In an election upset in Iran, the reformist candidate, Masoud Pezeshkian, who advocated for moderate policies at home and improved relations with the West, won the presidential runoff election, beating his hard-line rival, the Ministry of Interior said on Saturday morning.
Helicopters, ziplining commandos rescue 8 from Pakistan cable car
AFP, Published on 23/08/2023
» PASHTO, Pakistan - Military helicopters and ziplining commandos rescued eight people, including six schoolboys, who were trapped for hours on Tuesday in a stricken cable car high above a remote Pakistani valley.
First children rescued from cable car over Pakistan ravine
AFP, Published on 22/08/2023
» PESHAWAR, Pakistan: A helicopter on Tuesday evening helped rescue the first two children from a cable car that had been dangling all day over a deep ravine in Pakistan, rescue officials said.
Rush to save trapped animals in Turkish city after tremor
AFP, Published on 19/02/2023
» ANTAKYA (TURKEY) - With helmets and flashlights, the rescuers enter a collapsed house in the earthquake-hit Turkish city of Antakya. Their objective: to rescue Asghar and Nouma, two bulls trapped under rubble.
Iran urged to free top actor who backed protests
AFP, Published on 18/12/2022
» PARIS, France: Iran on Sunday faced calls from celebrities and rights groups to free the actor Taraneh Alidoosti, one of the most prominent figures yet arrested in its crackdown on the three-month protest movement.
Iranian woman's death galvanises critics of 'morality police'
AFP, Published on 19/09/2022
» TEHRAN - As Iran reels from a woman's death after her arrest by its "morality police", the Sunday front page of financial newspaper Asia declared: "Dear Mahsa, your name will become a symbol."