Months after first bath in over 50 years, 'World's dirtiest man' dies in Iran
World | Oct 25, 2022, 10:42 PM IST94-year-old Amou Haji was believed to skip bath times for more than half a century died on Sunday, local media reported.
94-year-old Amou Haji was believed to skip bath times for more than half a century died on Sunday, local media reported.
The decision by Elnaz Rekabi, a multiple medalist in competitions, to forgo the headscarf, or hijab, came as protests sparked by the Sept. 16 death in custody of a 22-year-old woman have entered the fifth week.
Iran protests: The protests, which enter their fourth week on Saturday, were sparked by the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini in the custody of the morality police.
Iran on Thursday said that the death of Iranian-Kurdish woman Mahsa Amini has been linked to illness and not beatings, according to her medical reports, AFP reported.
Khamenei described the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini in the custody of Iran's morality police, which set off the nationwide protests, as “a sad incident” that “left us heartbroken."
Iranian drone attack: The strikes took place as demonstrations continued to engulf the Islamic Republic after the death of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old Iranian Kurdish woman who was detained by the Iranian morality police.
A woman in Canada was seen chopping off her hair and cutting her Iranian ID card as she stood in solidarity with those protesting Mahsa Amini's custodial death.
Iran protest: A young Kurdish woman's death in police custody has sparked sharp condemnation from Western countries and the United Nations and touched a national nerve.
The demonstrations in Iran began as an emotional outpouring over the death of Mahsa Amini, a young woman held by the country's morality police for allegedly violating its strictly enforced dress code.
Iran protests: Some visuals showed Iranian security officials directly shooting at protestors, but Governor Kousha of the northwestern Kurdistan province denied any such claims.
Iranian woman dies: Iranian woman Mahsa Amini was on a visit to Tehran with her family when she was detained by the specialist police unit.
Last week's attack on author Salman Rushdie and the indictment of an Iranian national for plotting to murder former national security adviser John Bolton have given the Biden administration new headaches as it attempts to negotiate a return to the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran.
Salman Rushdie stabbed: The former Chancellor told ‘The Daily Telegraph’ that attempts to revive the Iran nuclear deal, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), may be futile and therefore it was important to assess action against Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).
The floods have caused an estimated $28.12 million in damages in 18 counties in Isfahan, affecting 4,000 hectares of farmlands, 50 hectares of gardens, 30 animal husbandry units, and 10 fish farming units, a provincial disaster management officer said.
Hamid Ansari said falsehood is being unleashed that while "as ambassador to Iran, I had betrayed the national interest in a matter for which allegations have made by a former official of a government agency."
The earthquake was felt in many neighboring countries, a report said.
After Twitter in India withheld these official accounts, the Pakistani Ministry of Foreign Affairs urged Twitter to restore these accounts with immediate access.
The largely symbolic ruling underscores the escalating tensions between Iran and the West over Tehran's rapidly advancing nuclear program, with negotiations to restore the tattered atomic accord at a standstill.
It wasn’t clear when the launch would take place, though erecting a rocket typically means a launch is imminent.
The Iranian Foreign Minister also held talks with National Security Advisor Ajit Doval and the discussions centered around enhancing connectivity through the Chabahar port, boosting trade and investment ties and expansion of cooperation in education and research.
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