Month: July 2017

Iran foreign minister: ‘shameful’ travel ban targets ‘Iranian grandmothers’

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Iranian officials and Iranian Americans criticize ‘discriminatory’ measure that will keep families apart and delay resettlement of already vetted refugees to US  A man caries a welcome sign to refugees near arriving international travelers on the first day of the partial reinstatement of the Trump travel ban. Photograph: David McNew/Getty ImageFriday 30 June 2017 16.19 BSTLast modified on Friday 30 June 2017 16.25 BSTThe modified version of Donald Trump’s travel ban, which went into effect Thursday night, is a “shameful” act targeting “Iranian grandmothers”, Iran’s foreign minister has said.Travel ban goes into effect despite courts…

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Trump travel ban comes into effect for six countries

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People from six mainly Muslim countries and all refugees now face tougher US entry due to President Donald Trump’s controversial travel ban. It means people without “close” family or business relationships in the US could be denied visas and barred entry. Lawyers took up positions at US airports, offering free advice. But there was no sign of the chaos that affected travellers when the first version of the ban was brought in at a few hours’ notice in January. That is because the executive order does not affect people who…

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Iran’s drug problem: Addicts ‘more than double’ in six years

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The number of people suffering from drug addiction in Iran has more than doubled in the last six years, local media report. A survey carried out by a drug control group has found that about 2.8 million people are regularly consuming drugs in the country. Opium, the main ingredient in heroin, is the country’s most popular narcotic, making up 67% of consumption. Production of the drug in neighbouring Afghanistan has risen in recent years. A spokesman for the Drug Control Organisation, Parviz Afshar, said that marijuana and its derivatives accounted…

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