Iran

Iran Declares Two-Day Nationwide Holiday Over Extreme Heat

In a bid to safeguard public health during the relentless heatwave, Iran has announced a two-day holiday for government workers and banks across the nation, as reported by state media on Tuesday. The decision came in response to the meteorological office’s alarming forecast of temperatures surpassing 40 degrees Celsius (104 Fahrenheit) in many cities, and... Read More

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November 21, 2022

Two goals from Bukayo Saka help England to a 6-2 victory over Iran in the World Cup Group B opener

Bukayo Saka scored twice as England thrashed Group B rivals Iran in Doha on Monday. First-half goals came from Saka, Jude Bellingham, and Raheem Sterling, and then the Arsenal rookie scored again in the second half. After Iran’s Porto forward Mehdi Taremi scored a great consolation goal, substitutes Marcus Rashford and Jack Grealish scored England’s... Read More

The Sports Blog

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September 22, 2022

What’s happening in Iran; Here’s all you need to know #MAHSAAMINI

The death of a young woman in police custody in Iran has generated widespread outrage and protest. Mahsa Amini was arrested by Iranian police for breaching the country’s rigorous dress code by wearing her hijab too loosely. Here’s what’s going on in Iran right now: The arrest, torture, and death of a young woman According... Read More

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Door oF

January 6, 2020

5 Things that Should Matter Today: IGP Adamu Mohammed places officers on red alert nationwide following killing of Qasem Soleimani

The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mohammed Adamu, has placed Police commands and formations nationwide on red alert following the death of Iranian military commander, General Qasem Soleimani, who was killed by a United States airstrike in Iraq on January 3rd. A statement released by Frank Mba, the spokesperson of the Nigeria Police Force, says the... Read More

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India

August 13, 2019

At long last, leader of IMN, El-Zakzaky leaves for India for treatment

It has taken nearly four years of negotiations, protests, false starts and blatant defiance of the rule of law, but finally Sheikh Ibraheem El-Zakzaky and his wife boarded an Emirates plane headed for India to begin his long delayed treatment. Last week we reported that the Kaduna state government had placed a ban on public... Read More

Counter Culture Blog

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Drama

#WorldCup Roundup: Drama in Group B as Spain and Portugal qualify

It was a dramatic end to the final games of Group B, and as Nordin Amrabat put it ‘VAR is BS’. I certainly won’t go ahead to discredit VAR but it certainly depends on how it is being used by the referee. Portugal were held by an impressive Iran to a 1-1 result, while Spain... Read More

The Sports Blog

Iran, Morocco, portugal, spain

November 17, 2017

Earthquake: Buhari commiserates with Iran, Iraq

President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday commiserated with President Hassan Rouhani and the people of the Islamic Republic of Iran over the devastating earthquake which struck recently. Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu said Buhari described the disaster and its fallout as “very unfortunate, sad and massive.” “Thoughts and hearts of Nigerians are with the... Read More

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October 16, 2017

Trump chides Democrats Chuck Schumer over Iran nuclear deal

Reeling from his announcement on Friday stating the administration’s decertification of the Iran nuclear deal, President Trump has slammed Senate minority leader, Chuck Schumer for his criticism of the new plan. The President recanted Schumer’s distaste for the deal during the Obama administration, saying the legislator’s change of mind is due to the incumbent occupant... Read More

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October 13, 2017

Trump sanctions Iran Islamic Revolutionary Guard

As part of the new plan in the decertified Iran nuclear deal, President Trump says the U.S. is imposing new sanctions on its Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. In a recent speech at the White House, outlining the new US’ stand on the nuclear pact, Trump accused the Corps of providing assistance to terrorist groups. He encouraged U.S.... Read More

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October 13, 2017

Trump announces decertification of Iran nuclear deal

Following through on his earlier promise, President Trump on Friday at the White House announced that the United States of America will not recertify the Iran nuclear deal, describing it as one of the “worst and one-sided” agreements America has ever entered in to. The deal implemented during the Obama administration with some key European... Read More

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August 15, 2017

Iran threatens to quit nuclear deal if US impose new sanctions

by Adedotun Michael Hassan Rouhani, the Iranian newly elected President has threatened to quit the 2015 nuclear deal in hours if the United States does not desist to impose new sanctions on the country. The Iranian President issued the warning while appearing on a televised speech to Iran’s parliament this morning in a bid to... Read More

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After years of shaming how other women dress, Azadeh Namdari, the Iranian presenter, gets a taste of her medicine

In every country where women are oppressed and seeking equality and emancipation from gender based discrimination, there are always women, often privileged, who choose instead to reinforce the oppression of other women. These women often gain much privilege from publicly being seen to support oppression and use their influence and visibility as a counter point... Read More

Counter Culture Blog

Chador, Inequality, Iran, Iranian dress code, morality police, Namdari Azadeh, The Sexuality Blog

The Thread: The Trump effect in Iran

The United States loves its role as the World’s police- well until Trump who touts MAGA any chance he can get. That did not stop him from tossing 59 missiles in Syria, did it. The US-Iran relations were warm until 1953 when the CIA organised a military coup that overthrew Mohammed Mossadeq. Since then, the... Read More

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UPDATE: Bomb attack, shooting spree targets the Ayatollah shrine

A separate bomb attack and shooting spree targeted the Ayatollah Khomeini shrine and has killed up to seven people. Iran’s state TV news website said Wednesday four “terrorists,” including a suicide bomber, are behind the attack on the shrine of the late Ayatollah in the capital, Tehran. Attacks like this are rare in Iran and... Read More

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Hostages held as suicide bomber attacks Iran Parliament

A Suicide bomber has attacked the Iran’s Parliament building, the state media reports. Then gunmen went on a shooting spree in the parliament, holding a number of hostages inside the highly-fortified parliament building, as Iranian officials scrambled to ascertain who was behind the attacks. Fars news agency reports that a woman has been arrested after... Read More

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U.S sanctions on missile work show ‘ill will’ – Iran

by Itunuoluwa Adebo Iran said on Thursday that the new U.S sanctions targeting it’s ballistic missile program show “ill will” and are likely to undermine the 2015 nuclear deal between Tehran and world powers. On Wednesday, the U.S. Treasury sanctioned two senior Iranian defense officials, Chinese man and three Chinese firms and an Iranian company,... Read More

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US talks tough on Iran, but will stick to present deal for now

by Itunuoluwa Adebo President Trump’s administration on Wednesday, declared the international deal to restrain Tehran’s nuclear program had failed and that Iran continues to be “the world’s leading sponsor of terrorism.” Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said from the department’s ornate Treaty Room that the nuclear deal forged by the Obama administration and allies “completely... Read More

Iran, Nuclear deal, Rex Tillerson, trump, united states

February 10, 2017

Opinion: What Trump’s ban says to Nigeria and the rest of us

by Chude Jideonwo “We live in a very unknown but somehow very scary world right now,” tweeted a friend from home barely 50 minutes after news of President Donald Trump’s latest executive order cut through the world – blocking nearly all people of seven countries from entering the United States and suspending the entire... Read More

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February 3, 2017

US slaps Iran with fresh sanctions after missile tests

The United States has hit Iran with fresh sanctions on Friday for recent ballistic missile tests and its support for Yemen’s Houthi rebels. Trump had earlier sanctioned companies and individuals in Iran and China identified by the United States as supporting Tehran’s ballistic missile program and the Revolutionary Guards military force. “Iran’s continued support for... Read More

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February 3, 2017

Tit-for-tat: Iran denies US wrestling team visas

Iran on Friday denied an American wrestling team visas after Donald Trump barred 7 predominantly Muslim countries for the US. “Considering the policies adopted by the new US administration, the foreign ministry was inevitably forced to refuse travel by the US wrestling team to Iran,” spokesman Bahram Ghasemi was quoted as saying by the official... Read More

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January 29, 2017

The Explainer: Why Nigerians shouldn’t rejoice over Trump’s Muslim ban

For the past couple of days, all hell has literally been let loose since the signing of an executive order by United States President Donald Trump that restricted entry to Muslims from seven countries for 90 days, revoking valid visas and even those with Green Cards, which makes them permanent residents, as well as indefinitely... Read More

Thinking Through

boko haram, donald trump, Iran, Iraq, libya, Muhammadu Buhari, nigeria, somalia, Sudan, syria, terrorism, united states, Yemen

January 28, 2017

We will ban Americans from our country – Iran

Iran has said it will ban Americans from entering the country after President Donald Trump signed an order restricting arrivals from Iran and six other Muslim states into the US. “The Islamic Republic of Iran… has decided to respond in kind after the insulting decision of the United States concerning Iranian nationals”, the ministry said... Read More

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January 28, 2017

Muslims barred from flights to US

Citizens of Iraq and Iran were on Saturday barred from boarding flights to America after President Donald Trump order the temporary ban of 7 Muslim countries. Trump had on Friday signed an order to suspend visas to citizens of 7 Islamic countries for 3 months. Travellers from the Middle East were stopped from boarding US-bound... Read More

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October 19, 2016

Opinion: In God’s court, Buhari will not be partially deaf

by Umar Sa’ad Hassan There are people very skilled in the art of escaping the truth and the only time they don’t deploy those skills is when the truth favours them.The most privileged of the lot are the partially deaf. Their condition avails them the special luxury of selecting what they want to hear even though... Read More

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October 12, 2016

Are we going to sit by as Shiite killings breed another terror group?

History is fairly decided now on how the Boko Haram uprising started. Mohammed Yusuf, whatever his woes, was murdered unjustly and extra-judicially by the Nigeria Police after he was abducted by security operatives from his in-law’s house. Whether he was shot while trying to escape or simply killed to serve as a deterrent, what cannot... Read More

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President Buhari's bodyguard allegedly linked to Boko Haram

‘We will diversify Nigeria’s economy’ – Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari, on Monday, said that Nigeria was learning how to diversify her economy and reduce its reliance on oil. The President stated this when he was paid a visit by a special envoy from the President of Islamic Republic of Iran, Mohammad Javad Zarif, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Buhari lauded the Iranian government... Read More

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THE YNAIJA TRACKLIST: 60,000 robots replace workers | Former Lagos governor dies | The Sharia bill explained | More

From the papers this morning – a tracklist. Edwin Clark refuses to go away. Punch Lagos loses a former governor. Vanguard Omisore wants N500million from EFCC for defamation, and he is not kidding. Punch The late Oba of Benin is set for a send-off. DailyPost We now know who to hold responsible if Buhari fails. Independent... Read More

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January 17, 2016

Historic Iran nuclear deal reached, international sanctions lifted

After the United Nations had established that Iran had significantly reduced its atomic programme, economic sanctions were lifted on the Islamic republic. The historic nuclear accord between Iran and major powers was set in motion on Saturday, January 16. Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani, described the agreement as a glorious victory for the patient nation of Iran. Rouhani said on his Twitter account:... Read More

Iran, Nuclear deal, sanctions

January 7, 2016

Saudi Arabia products banned in Iran

As the rift between the two countries deepens, Iran has banned the importation of all products from Saudi Arabia with immediate effect. A few days ago, Saudi Arabia took the first blow by cutting off diplomatic ties with Iran. According to an AFP report: “The cabinet has banned the entry of all Saudi products and... Read More

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