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Iran’s health ministry starts Radon detection in homes

Araz News: Iran’s health ministry has started a plan to detect Radon gas in homes, which is the most common cause of lung cancer, said Ali Gourani, an official with Iran’s health ministry. The plan is tentatively implemented in Alborz Province...

Baku to host Formula 1 European Grand Prix in 2016

Araz News: Formula 1 European Grand Prix will be held in Baku on July 17, 2016, a statement posted on the Formula 1 official website said. The project of urban highway, which will stretch in the center of Baku, has been...

Explosion at steel plant in Iran kills several workers

Araz News: Several workers were killed and injured in an explosion and subsequent fire at a steel factory in the central Iranian province of Esfahan. The incident took place at the second converter unit of the Esfahan Steel Company, early July...

Iranian police kill 3 drug smugglers

Araz News:  Iranian police killed three drug smugglers during an armed encounter in the country’s southeastern province of Kerman near the city of Qaleh Ganj on July 8, the city’s police commander, Ali Parang said. Police seized over 1016 kilograms...

Iranian regime launches arrest campaign against Sunni Ahwazi rights activists

Araz News: Iranian regime security personnel have reportedly been carrying out mass arrests of Sunni and human rights activists in the town of Mohammareh, southwest of the regional capital of Ahwaz during Ramadan. According to eyewitnesses, the regime forces stormed the...

Thai expulsion of Uighurs draws Turkish condemnation, protests

Araz News:  Thailand sent back more than 100 Uighur refugees to China on Thursday, drawing harsh criticism from the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and human rights groups, over concerns that the ethnic minority members face persecution from the...

Technical problem forces plane’s urgent landing in Iran

Araz News: An Iranian airplane traveling to the country’s capital city of Tehran from southwestern city of Ahwaz flew back after experiencing technical problems. The airplane made an urgent landing in Ahwaz airport minutes after taking off, Iran ‘s YJC news...

European Azerbaijan Society holding protest action in front of Chatham House building

Araz News: The representatives of the European Azerbaijan Society (TEAS) are holding a protest action in front of the Chatham House (UK Royal Institute of International Affairs), TEAS told Trend July 8. The protest action is against the participation of Bako...

Unemployment in Iran forces grads, postgrads work as sweepers

Araz News: Some 23 people with graduate and postgraduate university degrees were employed as sweepers by the Municipality of Khorammabad city, Luristan province last month, Yahya Eidi Beiranvand, Mayor of the city said. These people started their job last week, Eidi...

Turkish scientists unveil unmanned off-road vehicle

Araz News: Turkish scientists on July 6 unveiled an unmanned off-road vehicle developed for tasks such as border patrols and bomb disposal. Developed by a team at Ankara’s Middle East Technical University under Buğra Koku, the tractor-like vehicle can map its...

Iran-UK officials’ ‘not so public’ business meeting irk activists in London

Araz News:  Dina al-Shibeeb, Al Arabiya News – Activists in London protested Friday against a meeting which included British MPs and Iranian oil officials to show solidarity to Iran’s Arab population, who are concentrated in the oil-rich province of Ahwaz –...

Iran nuclear talks enter most ‘difficult phase’ as deadline extended again

Araz News: America claims “substantial progress” but the Vienna talks are prolonged until Friday as the parties fail to reach agreement by Tuesday’s deadline. America claimed “substantial progress in every area” of its negotiations over Iran’s nuclear ambitions on Tuesday, but...

Yerevan activists go extreme, refuse to end protests

Araz News: Around 30 participants of the unauthorized protest against the increase of electricity tariffs in Armenia, stayed overnight in the center of Yerevan, on the Freedom Square, RIA Novosti reported. Reportedly, one of the protestors has sewed up his mouth. He...

Iranian police seize one ton of narcotics

Araz News: Iran’s police seized over one ton of various drugs from smugglers in the country’s southeastern province of Yazd‫‫. Police forces seized 647 kilograms of opium, 210 kilograms of heroin and 160 kilograms of hashish from a truck last night,...

Azerbaijan destroys another Armenian drone (VIDEO,PHOTO)

Araz News: Azerbaijani armed forces have destroyed another Armenian drone, the ministry of defense said July 7. “DJI Inspire1 (Quadcopter) drone of the Armenian armed forces, which has attempted to carry out a flight over the positions of Azerbaijani armed forces...