Saturday 4th July, 2009
Iran could bring unity to G8 divided over economy
The Iran News.NetUs President Barack Obama has been squabbling with West European leaders over how to handle issues such as the global economic crisis and climate change, and those differences appeared to hang over the upcoming G8 summit in Italy.
Iran frees three more British embassy staff
The Iran News.NetIran has freed three more staff members of the British embassy who were detained on charges of stoking the post-election unrest, a media report said Friday.
New IAEA chief sees no proof Iran developing nuclear weapons
The Iran News.NetThe incoming head of the International Atomic Energy Agency says he knows of no hard evidence that Iran is trying to gain the ability to develop nuclear weapons.
Iran 'lifts block on SMS texting'
The Iran News.Net... presidential elections.
UNESCO backs G8 on condemnation of Iran crackdowns
The Iran News.NetThe head of the United Nations agency tasked with upholding freedom of expression and press freedom on Friday voiced his strong support for the recent call issued by the foreign ministers of the Group of Eight (G8) nations on Iran to respect fundamental human rights.
Iran's UK embassy action enrages EU
ABC AustraliaEuropean countries have reacted angrily to reports that Iran is planning to prosecute local staff from the British embassy in Tehran. All 27 EU member states have summoned the Iranian ambassadors in...
Iran to invest $70bn in gas
AME InfoIran to invest $70bn in gas IPIC completes $5.0bn fund raising International Petroleum to borrow $5bn Taqa cuts Standard and Poor's link Financing arranged for Bahrain Al Dur...
UK seeks Iran trial clarification
BBCBritish diplomats are trying to establish whether Iran intends to act on its threats to prosecute staff from the UK's embassy in Tehran.On Friday, a top cleric said some staff members would be tried...
Iranian cleric says UK embassy staff may face trial
The China PostA senior Iranian cleric suggested on Friday that detained local staff from the British embassy in Tehran would be put on trial in the Islamic Republic for their alleged role in...
Ex-Iranian president seeks to free detainees
CNNIranians worried about their loved ones detained in the protests that followed the presidential election got the ear of a former president, who wants the detainees released, an Iranian...
Israeli submarine sails Suez, sending message to Iran
The PeninsulaAn Israeli submarine sailed the Suez Canal to the Red Sea as part of a naval drill last month, defence sources said yesterday, describing the unusual manoeuvre as a show of strategic reach...
EU resolve hardens as British workers face Iran show trial
Times OnlineIranian employees of the British Embassy in Tehran face the prospect of a show trial after the regime said that they had admitted conspiring against the Islamic Republic. The announcement...
West struggles to solve latest puzzle of how to engage Iran
Irish TimesMerkel turning into a bit of a character Divisions in Ahmadinejad’s ranks add uncertainty to a lack of consensus, writes JEFFREY FLEISHMAN and BORZOU DARAGAHI in Cairo and Beirut...
Syria mends US, Arab ties as ally Iran in turmoil
Find LawSyria's leader sent a message full of praise to President Barack Obama on Friday and invited him to visit Syria - the latest signs Damascus is hedging its bets in Mideast...
€˜No hard proof of Iran developing nuke arms€™
Times of OmanVienna — The incoming head of the UN nuclear watchdog yesterday said he did not see any hard evidence Iran was trying to gain the ability to develop nuclear arms.“I don’t see any evidence in...
Iran demands EU apology before any nuclear talks
Times of OmanTehran — Iran, stung by European Union criticism of its handling of post-election unrest, yesterday accused the 27-nation bloc of meddling and demanded an apology before any more talks on...
EU Ready for Diplomatic Actions against Iran
NoviniteThe European Union is "ready to take action" if Iran does not free the remaining UK embassy staff held in Tehran, This warning was made Thursday by the Swedish EU presidency. European nations have...
Europe lashes out at Iran plan to try UK Embassy staff
The Daily StarA powerful Iranian cleric said Friday British Embassy local staff arrested for allegedly stoking unrest after the June election will be put on trial, a move that prompted coordinated protests...
Hardline sermons in Iran stiffen EU resolve over embassy staff
Times OnlineCall it pulpit diplomacy. While Western politicians agonise over how to rebuke Iran without undermining talks on its nuclear aspirations, hardline mullahs use their Friday sermons to bullhorn their...
Iran leader cancels visit to AU summit on 'African govt'
Kuwait TimesPublished Date: 2009 SIRTE: Iran's hardline president yesterday cancelled his first foreign trip since his re-election was confirmed, leaving African leaders to turn their focus to Somalia...
Families wait at Iran's Evin prison for release of loved ones
The Daily Star... some with blankets spread out in the parking lot on the street below, making time for dinner. The improvised...
Iran shows tensions between ultras, reformers
The Daily StarThe political unrest in Iran over President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's re-election marks a key point in the ideological struggle between ultra-conservatives and reformers, according to analysts....
Top Shiite clerics in Iraq silent on Iran unrest
The Daily StarThere is no place outside Iran that has closer links to Tehran's ruling establishment than Iraq's holy Shiite city of Najaf, where the silence during Iran's post-election crisis says much...
European leaders warn Iran regime over British arrests
Times OnlineEuropean leaders finally began to throw their weight behind Britain today after Iran announced that British embassy staff would be forced to stand trial in Tehran. In a co-ordinated diplomatic...
Iranian convicted of dealing drugs and sex offences avoids deportation
CBC NewsA convicted sex offender and drug dealer who was supposed to be deported from Canada after leaving Manitoba's Stony Mountain Penitentiary this week is free on bail and remains in the country. Farid...
EXCLUSIVE - No sign Iran seeks nuclear arms - new IAEA head
The StarThe incoming head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog said on Friday he did not see any hard evidence Iran was trying to gain the ability to develop nuclear arms.
Why Iran's hard-liners are inviting isolation
Christian Science MonitorIn a sermon Friday, Iranian cleric Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati (l.), head of the powerful Guardian Council, said the mass protests following Iran's contested election resulted from premeditated...
UNESCO chief backs G8 call on Iran to respect human rights
UN News CentreThe head of the United Nations agency tasked with upholding freedom of expression and press freedom today voiced his strong support for the recent call issued by the foreign ministers of the Group of...
With eye on ally Iran's turmoil, Syria looks for better ties with US and moderate Arabs
Sun-SentinelPresident Barack Obama on Friday and invited him to visit Syria — the latest signs Damascus is hedging its bets in Mideast politics, warming up to its...
Britain seeks clarification on trial threat to embassy staff in Iran
SINABritish Foreign Secretary David Miliband said on Friday that Britain is "urgently seeking" clarification from the Iranian authorities after a top Iranian cleric had said...
'No proof' Iran seeks nuclear arms
Al JazeeraThe incoming head of the UN's nuclear watchdog has said that he has not seen any hard evidence that Iran is trying to develop atomic weapons."I don't see any evidence in IAEA [International Atomic...
EU summons Iran ambassadors in joint protest
HaaretzThe European Union on Friday summoned Iranian ambassadors across the 27-nation bloc in a joint protest against the detentions of staff at the British Embassy in Tehran.A top Iranian cleric had said...
EU nations seek to push Iran, but not too far
Daily StarEu nations sought ways Friday to pressure Iran to free British embassy staff held in Tehran and end post-election repression, without jeopardising attempts to curb its nuclear programme.The most...
No sign Iran seeks nuclear arms
HaaretzThe incoming head of the United Nation's nuclear watchdog said on Friday he did not see any hard evidence that Iran was trying to gain the ability to develop nuclear weapons."I don't see any evidence...
Iran obliged to heed Security Council, next IAEA chief says - Summary
Earth TimesVienna - Yukiya Amano, the designated new head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, said Friday Iran was obliged to comply with Security Council resolutions calling on it to halt its...
EU States Summon Iranian Ambassadors Over Detention Of British Embassy Staff
Quote.comIn a strong and collective response from the European Union to ensure the release of the British embassy staff detained in Tehran, foreign ministries of its 27 member- states...
Iran, Algeria Eye Russian Subs
Middle East NewslineAt least two Middle East navies have been examining theprospect of procuring submarines from Russia. Russian industry sources said Algeria and Iran were examiningRussian-origin...
After Iran's election, what happens to Obama's engagement policy
Christian Science MonitorSome are criticizing the president's determination to engage Iran on its nuclear program amid a brutal government crackdown in the aftermath of what many say is massive election fraud.
Putting UK embassy staff in Iran on trial is 'not acceptable'
Gulf NewsThe European Union says Iran's decision to put detained British Embassy staff on trial is "not acceptable." The 27-nation bloc is considering a British request to recall EU...
Iran is a 'naked dictatorship'
CNNZakaria says most likely that Iran regime will reassert order, for now But, he says, Iran has lost facade of Islamic and democratic political ideals Best strategy on Iran's nuclear program could be...
EU summons Iranian diplomats, Sarkozy meets Swedish prime minister
Earth TimesStockholm/brussels - European Union foreign ministries summoned Iranian ambassadors in their respective capitals Friday in a concerted diplomatic protest over the detention of British embassy staff...
U.S. Professor Jailed For Relaying Info To Iran
Middle East NewslineAn American professor has been sent to four years inprison for relaying data on an unmanned aerial vehicle project to Iran. J. Reece Roth, a retired professor at the University...
The Crackdown In Iran, As Seen From Europe
NPR2009 · Journalist Christopher Dickey provides a European perspective on the continuing crackdown on protesters in Iran following the recent election.Based in France, Dickey...
Canada won’t send sex offender to Iran
National PostA convicted sex offender from Iran will be allowed to stay in Canada because of fears he would be killed if deported to his homeland.During a hearing Thursday in Winnipeg, Michael...
EU calls in Iranian envoys to protest detentions
Khaleej TimesEu countries summoned Iranian ambassadors on Friday to protest against the detention of Iranian staff of the British embassy in Tehran, an EU official said.
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