Stop Fundamentalism – Smaller Iranian airline companies may be going bankrupt soon due to a recent threefold jump in airplane fuel prices and the ongoing fall in the number of travelers.
Iran’s Currency Rial Loses More Value Against Dollar
Stop Fundamentalism – For third day in a row, Dollar continues to rise in value in Iran’s money exchange market.
Iran Bans Sale of Ice Cream on Cone to Women
Stop Fundamentalism – Iranian women are now officially banned from having ice cream on a cone in some public and recreational areas in Tehran, says INA news agency.
Iran’s Quiet Bazaar, Economic Crisis, and Rise of Dollar Value
Stop Fundamentalism – “The bazaar is quiet in a very strange way,” told a merchant in Kuwaity bazaar located at the heart of the greater Tehran Bazaar to INA News reporter, Monday.
Iran – Earthquake in Kerman Measures 5.5
Stop Fundamentalism – A 5.5 magnitude earthquake shock Sirch city in the Iranian Kerman province last night at 23:18 local time, reported Iran’s Tehran University Geophysics Institute.
SRSG Martin Kobler’s Remarks Stir Discontent Among Iraqis
Stop Fundamentalism – Growing number of Iraqis are becoming wary and dissatisfied by the role the United Nations Secretary General’s representative, Martin Kobler is playing in Iraq, calling it partial and suspicious.
Travel to Mars and Never Come Back: Colonizing the Red Planet
SF News – Mars colonists are registering with a Netherlands-based not-for-profit organization called Mars One to be among the first traveling to the red planet, Mars, in 2023. The travelers will be populating the first manned station on the planet called also ‘Mars One.’
Iranian IRGC Official Predicts More Unrest in Upcoming Months
Stop Fundamentalism – Severe living conditions and increasing economic problems in Iran as a result of international sanctions could lead to more unrest in the country in the upcoming months, said Revolutionary Guards’ Brigadier General Naser Shabani to Iranian Farsi language Ghanoon newspaper yesterday.
Another Iranian Student Activist Killed Under Torture
Stop Fundamentalism – Another Iranian young activist has been killed under torture while in prison for political charges, say the Iranian opposition.
Iran – Gas Pipeline Explosion Scares Ahwaz Residents
Stop Fundamentalism – The sound of an explosion rocked Ahwaz city this morning at 11:47 Am local time causing worried residents to pour in to the street to find out about the reason. The explosion was heard all over the city but it was particularly felt by the residents living in the west side of the city, say Iranian state-run Mehrnews website.
