Iran
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Fatimah Zahra (S): The Guiding Light of Unity for Muslim Ummah
DID Press: At the international “Shamim-e-Fatemi” conference, attended by poets from Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and India, Iran’s cultural attaché in Afghanistan emphasized that Fatimah Zahra (S) is a central figure of unity among Muslim countries. Respect for her by all…
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Surge in Foreign Students; Iran Khorasan Razavi Facing Urgent Need for 100 New Schools
DID Press: With growing number of foreign students in Khorasan Razavi and the inauguration of a new 12-classroom school in Mashhad, education officials have warned of a severe shortage of educational space and emphasized the urgent need to construct at…
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Iran’s “Khayyam” Satellite Captures Images of US Nuclear Facility
DID Press: Iran’s “Khayyam” satellite, launched in 2022 aboard a Russian Soyuz rocket with Iranian engineering participation, has captured imagery of the Vogtle nuclear power plant in the U.S. state of Georgia. This marks the first time images taken by…
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Afghan Futsal Rising Star Joins Iran’s Foolad Zarand
DID Press: Afghanistan’s emerging futsal talent, who recently scored a hat-trick against Tajikistan, has signed an official contract with Iran’s Foolad Zarand, marking the start of his professional career in the Iranian Futsal Premier League. Sayed Murtaza Hussaini, regarded as…
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Afghan Woman’s Organ Donation Saves Seven Lives
DID Press: Organs of a 30-year-old Afghan woman who was declared brain-dead after a severe accident have been donated with her family’s consent, saving the lives of seven patients awaiting transplants. The woman had suffered extensive injuries in a motorcycle…
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Iran Launches E-Passport, License Services for Afghans
DID Press: Iran’s Razavi Khorasan province has launched two new processes for Afghanistan nationals: converting handwritten passports into electronic ones and issuing driving licenses to Afghanistan nationals holding Amayesh cards, a senior provincial official said. Sayed Jafar Sayedabadi, head of…
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Chabahar Port Emerges as Key Transit Alternative for Afghanistan
DID Press: Afghanistan’s trade with Iran reached $1.6 billion over the past six months, surpassing trade with Pakistan by half a billion dollars during the same period, according to Abdulsalam Jawad Akhundzada, spokesperson for the Ministry of Commerce. The figures…
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Afghanistan Turns to Alternative Trade Corridors to Boost Leverage Over Pakistan
DID Press: The visit of Nooruddin Azizi, Taliban caretaker government’s Minister of Industry and Commerce, to Iran’s Sistan and Baluchestan province — and his focus on expanding transit through Chabahar — signals a coordinated strategy by Kabul to replace trade…
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Iran Introduces Placement Tests for Migrant Students without Records
DID Press: Officials from Iran’s Supreme Council of Education have announced that migrant students lacking valid academic records can take placement tests to continue their education at higher grade levels. Two months into the academic year, registration for migrant students…
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Taliban: Over 300 Migrants Detained Attempting Illegal Entry into Iran
DID Press: Taliban’s 207 Al-Farooq Corps says it has detained at least 315 people over the past week as they attempted to cross illegally into Iran—part of tightened border controls in western Afghanistan. Officials said the purpose of the arrests…
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