The Rouhani administration's spokesman Ali Rabiei says the administration has revised the regulations for the privatization of government companies, official news agency IRNA reported on Tuesday October 22.
Iran's Central Bank and its major automakers have accused each other of inefficiency, as sanctions and inflation have wrecked havoc on the government-controlled economy.
Facebook claims to have dismantled three networks of Pages and Groups on Facebook and Instagram that originated in Iran. These networks were targeting U.S. and Latin America.
Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif has criticized the international watchdog Financial Action Task Force (FATF) for calling upon members to require an increased supervisory examination of Iran-based branches and subsidiaries of financial institutions, calling the move "a political decision."
Close allies of Iranian President Hassan Rouhani denied on October 20 that intelligence agents had detained several suspects connected to his administration for leaking state secrets to a dissident website outside Iran.
Hezbollah is bent on saving the current Lebanese government, under attack by protesters demanding change. The reason is the Shiite group has finally succeeded in dominating the government in the sectarian political system.
Massive protests swelled across Lebanon on Sunday in an unprecedented show of dissent against its ruling elite as hundreds of thousands converged to demand the overthrow of a system they see as riddled with corruption and cronyism.
As mediation efforts are under way to reduce tensions between Iran and Saudi Arabia after an escalation caused by the attacks on Aramco oil facilities, there are indications that the United Arab Emirates has started to improve its ties with Iran.
Political prisoner Atefeh Rangriz, who has been behind bars since attending the last International Labor Day (May 1) in Tehran, says she has gone on hunger strike.
A serious and historic slowdown has gripped Iran’s real estate market, with nationwide sales down 55 percent this month compared with the same period last year.
The Iranian government is continuing to cut off cash subsidies as the economic crunch resulting from U.S. sanctions become increasingly daunting.
Hossein Fereidoun, the younger brother and confidant of President Hassan Rouhani was jailed on Wednesday October 16 after the Court of Appeal in Tehran sentenced him to five years in jail on the first of October.
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