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US investor Elliott ends bid to buy UK retailer Currys | Currys
The US investment group Elliott has ended its bid to buy Currys after previous offers were rejected by the electrical goods retailer. Elliott, which owns Waterstones, told the markets on Monday that it had made multiple attempts to engage with the Currys board but all had been rebuffed. It said it did not have enough…
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Iran Has Sent Gaza Aid via Egypt: Spokesman – Politics news
Speaking to reporters at a weekly presser on Monday, Nasser Kanaani said the delivery of aid supplies for the Gaza Strip has been at the top of the agenda. Highlighting Iran’s efforts and its extensive consultations with Egypt, he said the consignments of Iranian aid for Palestinians have been shipped to Egyptian ports after coordination…
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Gaza death toll rises to 31K in the first day of Ramadan
Iran Press/ West Asia: According to the health ministry, in the past 24 hours, 67 Palestinians have been killed and 106 wounded in Israeli attacks. The ministry added that the death toll from malnutrition and dehydration rose to 25. UNRWA warned that “hunger is everywhere in Gaza” as the holy month of Ramadan begins and reiterated an…
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Opinion | Despite Hard-liners Winning Recent Elections, Iran Is Heading for a Big Change – The New York Times
Opinion | Despite Hard-liners Winning Recent Elections, Iran Is Heading for a Big Change The New York Times Continue Reading News Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/11/opinion/iran-election-theocracy.html
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Resistance groups inflict heavy losses on Israeli military in Gaza
Resistance groups have inflicted heavy losses on the Israeli military in the Gaza Strip amid the invading regime’s genocidal war on the Palestinian territory. On Monday, the al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, a coalition of Palestinian armed groups based in the occupied West Bank, said it had carried out 14 operations against Israeli forces. The brigades said it…
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Mehr News Agency – Growing Stock flowers in central Iran
TEHRAN, Mar. 11 (MNA) – As the Persian New Year (Nowruz) is approaching, flower and plant growers are sending stock flowers to the Nowruz market in Khomeyni Shahr, central Iran. Khomeyni Shahr has a 40-year history of growing flowers. With producing some 12 million stock flower pots annually, it is considered as the hub of growing…
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Iranian firms turn the page with $20 billion gas deals
Iranian companies have signed contracts worth $20 billion to boost gas pressure at the giant South Pars (SP) field in the Persian Gulf, in a plan which is expected to generate $900 billion in revenue. This is the most strategic project in the history of Iran’s oil and gas industry and its long-sought empowerment of…
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Iran To Deduct Money From Bank Accounts Of Women Defying Hijab
An Iranian newspaper said Monday that the parliament has approved a law allowing for the deduction of money from the accounts of women who do not adhere to mandatory hijab. The report by Farhikhtegan newspaper confirms recent remarks by lawmaker Amir-Hossein Bankipour, who said fines for women who do not comply with hijab laws will…
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Nekoulal Azad elected head of Iran’s Deaf Sports Federation
TEHRAN – Mostafa Nekoulal Azad was elected as head of Iran’s Deaf Sports Federation for a four-year term till 2028 on Monday. In the elections held at Iran’s Academy Olympic in Tehran, Nekouna’l Azad secured 35 of 50 votes cast. Nekoulal Azad replaced Mehran Tishehgaran in the post. Iran’s sports minister Kioumars Hashemi sacked the…
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UN Fact-Finding Mission on Iran reports on the threats faced by BBC News Persian journalists and their family members – Doughty Street Chambers
UN Fact-Finding Mission on Iran reports on the threats faced by BBC News Persian journalists and their family members Doughty Street Chambers Continue Reading News Source: https://www.doughtystreet.co.uk/news/un-fact-finding-mission-iran-reports-threats-faced-bbc-news-persian-journalists-and-their
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