Iran

Refugee Life No Holiday in Azerbaijan

Years after Karabakh war, Azeri government creates housing for priority groups of refugees, but others will have to wait.

29 Oct 10

Close enough to have some things in common, Armenia is rapidly becoming a popular destination for holidaymakers from Iran.

29 Oct 10

Ayatollah Dastgheib says Supreme Leader’s powers temporal, not God-given.

29 Oct 10

Female restaurant-owner breaks mould in a business dominated by men.

20 Oct 10

United States bar on Persian carpets will hit Iranian weavers and traders hard.

18 Oct 10

Green Movement down but definitely not out.

15 Oct 10

Some candidates claim Iranians backed election hopefuls who would support Tehran’s interests.

14 Oct 10

Hossein Derakhshan had hoped to return Iran safely, but hardliners arrested him and made him centrepiece of “coup plot” case.

13 Oct 10

President Ahmadinejad appears determined to ride roughshod over conservative politicians and clerics who should be his allies, but aren’t.

8 Oct 10

Although Iran says it can make its own hi-tech weapons, experts are not convinced.

8 Oct 10

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