Iran
Ashura violence marks turning point for Iranian opposition
December 28, 2009By Golnaz Esfandiari As Iranians gathered to celebrate the Shi'ite holiday of Ashura on December 27, Tehran witnessed some of its worse violence since just after the disputed June 12 presidential contest that plunged the Islamic Republic into crisis...
Disturbing Iran images on Holy Day, at least eight killed
December 28, 2009By Golnaz Esfandiari At least eight people have been killed in some of the bloodiest confrontations in months between Iranian opposition supporters and security forces. Security forces are reported to have opened fire and used tear gas in crackdowns...
Iranian Plane Crashes, All 168 on Board Believed Dead
July 15, 2009Iranian state media say a passenger plane has crashed in northwestern Iran, killing all 168 people on board. State television said Wednesday the Iranian airliner was heading to the Armenian capital of Yerevan when it went down near the northern Iranian...
Roxana Saberi's Jail Sentence Suspended, Allowed To Leave Iran
May 11, 2009By Golnaz Esfandiari Iranian-American journalist Roxana Saberi has been freed from a Tehran prison. The move follows a decision by an Iranian appeals court to reduce her original eight-year prison term on spying charges to a two-year suspended sentence...
A carpet larger than a football pitch
July 31, 2007According to AFP(Agence France-Press) IRAN today unveiled what it said was the world's largest handwoven carpet, worth $US5.8 million ($6.76 million) and larger than a football pitch, to be laid out in a United Arab Emirates mosque. The carpet, measuring...
