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Iranian presidential candidates Hassan Rouhani, Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf, Eshaq Jahangiri and Ebrahim Raisi attend a live debate on state TV in Tehran on April 28, 2017. (AFP)

Corruption Scandals Dominate Final Iranian Presidential Debate

by Adel al-Salmi | May 13, 2017 | World

London – A week before the presidential elections in Iran, the six candidates faced off in a final televised debate that was dominated by issues of economy and accusations of corruption. Outgoing President Hassan Touhani and his Vice President Eshaq Jahangiri...

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Iranian senior cleric Ebrahim Raisi gestures as he meets grand clerics in the holy city of Qom, Iran, in this handout photo believed to be taken in April 2016. Tasnim News Agency/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo

Iranian Academics Call on Khamenei to Implement Radical Changes

by Adel al-Salmi | Apr 27, 2017 | World

London – More than 100 university professors in Iran called on their country’s Supreme Leader to implement radical changes on various levels, including government-led institutions, to overcome living problems and achieve economic progress. Professors, who work at 40...

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An Iranian woman walks past election posters of President Hassan Rouhani in Tehran on April 23, 2017. (AFP)

‘Iran’s Unemployment’ Ignites Elections… Candidates Battle with Numbers

by Adel al-Salmi | Apr 25, 2017 | World

London – Unemployment in Iran weighed heavily on the fourth day of the presidential campaigns as candidates exchanged accusations and contested with numbers. While conservative candidate Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf vowed on Monday to provide five million jobs if he...