Chairman of Caucasus Muslims Office meets Iran`s supreme religious leader

News.Az - Monday 20th May, 2013

As part of a visit to Iran, a delegation of Azerbaijan led by chairman of the Caucasus Muslims Office Allahshukur Pashazade met Sunday the country`s supreme religious leader Ayatollah Sayed Ali Khamenei. They discussed relations between the two countries and ...

Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai seeks Indian military aid amid Pakistan row

NDTV - Sunday 19th May, 2013

Kabul: Afghan President Hamid Karzai will seek increased military aid from India during a three-day visit starting Monday and will discuss recent cross-border clashes with Pakistan, India's archrival, an aide said.The comments follow a weekend report that said Afghanistan's ambassador to India had said the country needs India's help with "equipment and weapons to fight." ...

Intertwined fates The Lebanon-Syria-Iran axis

Jerusalem Post - Sunday 19th May, 2013

The instability rocking Syria has caused three critical security arenas - Lebanon, Syria and Iran - to become more closely intertwined than ever before.As has been widely reported, Hezbollah, acting on Iranian orders, has mobilized a significant portion of its fighting force to Syria to help secure a turnaround for the regime of President Bashar ...

Iranian Internet in ‘coma’ as presidential election looms

General Sources - Sunday 19th May, 2013

Iran is tightening control of the Internet ahead of next month’s presidential election, mindful of violent street protests that social networkers inspired last time around over claims of fraud, say users and experts. The authorities deny such claims, but have not explained exactly why service has become slower. Businesses, banks and even state organizations have not been spared by the ...

Rafa Nadal beats an out of form Federer 6-1 6-3 in the final of the Masters 1000 in Rome

Typically Spanish - Sunday 19th May, 2013

The Swiss committed many unforced errors and was generally out of the match.At 6-1 and 3-0 Federer saw the game lost; Nadal had won 9 games on the ...

Iran hangs two men claimed to have acted as spies for Mossad and CIA

The Telegraph - Sunday 19th May, 2013

The report says Mohammad Heidari, who was accused of providing Mossad with classified information in return for money, and Kourosh Ahmadi, who allegedly gave the CIA intelligence on Iran, were hanged at ...

USD16b to be invested in Irans South Pars field

MENAFN - Sunday 19th May, 2013

(MENAFN) Pars Oil and Gas Company Managing Director Mohammad-Reza Zohairi said that USD16 billion will be invested in Iran's South Pars gas field during this Iranian calendar year, which started on March 21st, reported Tehran Times.He also said that a major part of this investment will come from domestic sources.The South Pars field is producing 300 million cubic meters of gas per ...

Two airlines to open this fiscal year in Iran

MENAFN - Sunday 19th May, 2013

(MENAFN) Iranian Civil Aviation Organization head Hamidreza Pahlavani declared that two new Iranian airlines should begin their services during this Iranian fiscal year, reported Tehran Times.With 19 planes added in the last fiscal year, Hamidreza said that a new number of planes will be added to the national fleet.He also said that the country has added two Airbus 340 planes, three Fokker 100 ...

Rafsanjani bid for Irans presidency elicits hope

MENAFN - Sunday 19th May, 2013

(MENAFN - Arab News) Persians are known for their patience, a quality that has rigorously been cultivated through the centuries-old art of rug making. Not only does rug making demand patience but also unconsciously teaches the importance of mediation. Hashemi Rafsanjani, an influential Iranian politician, writer, and the fourth president of Iran (1989-1997), supports a free market economy and ...

Irans Guard warns against polls unrest

China Daily - Sunday 19th May, 2013

/enpproperty--> A senior commander in Iran's Revolutionary Guard has warned that his forces will be on watch for possible unrest after next month's presidential election, calling the outcome "unpredictable" and sending the strongest message yet against any attempts to revive street protests, media reported on Sunday. The entry of former president Akbar Hashemi ...

GCC rails at Iranian threats to Bahrain

Arab News - Sunday 19th May, 2013

The Gulf Cooperation Council yesterday condemned Iranian threats to Bahrain as un-Islamic and asked Tehran to reconsider its approach to Arabian Gulf ...

Iranian Candidate Hopes To Take International Viewpoint Home

NPR - Sunday 19th May, 2013

Copyright © 2013 NPR. For personal, noncommercial use only. See Terms of Use. For other uses, prior permission required. RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: This is WEEKEND EDITION from NPR News. I'm Rachel Martin. We begin this hour in the Middle East, first Iran. This week, the religiously based Guardian Council is expected to announce the final roster of candidates in that country's ...

Mystery as Iranian wrestlers quit US to fly home

Inside the Games - Sunday 19th May, 2013

May 19 - Iran have cut short a trip to the United States which was supposed to help showcase wrestling's campaign to stay in the Olympics and flown home abruptly. The Iranians had competed at an event agains the US and Russia in New York's Grand Central Terminal last Wednesday (May 15) in match dubbed "The Rumble on the Rails".The Iranians had come out on top 6-1 against ...

Iranian road accident kills smuggled Afghans

General Sources - Sunday 19th May, 2013

TEHRAN: A car packed with Afghans smuggled into Iran collided with another vehicle and burst into flames yesterday, killing nine Afghans and five Iranians, media reported. The official IRNA news agency said the crash occurred shortly after midnight in the southeastern province of Sistan Baluchistan, on a route Afghans use to illegally cross the border in the hope of finding work in the Islamic ...

Turks Slam Gov’t Support for Insurgents in Syria

Iran Daily - Sunday 19th May, 2013

From Page 1 The Qusayr area is considered of strategic importance because it lies between the capital and the Mediterranean coast, and is close to the Lebanese border. The United States and Russia are working to organize a peace conference next month, in a bid to find a political solution to the conflict. Washington has backed the unrest in Syria, while Moscow is one of his staunchest ...

Israelis Against Tel Aviv Economic Policies

Iran Daily - Sunday 19th May, 2013

Middle East Desk Thousands of Israelis once again took to streets to protest against the austerity measures imposed by the regime. The demonstrations were held in Tel Aviv, East Beit-ul-Moqaddas, and Be'er Sheva in southern Israel on Saturday evening. Similar protests were also held in front of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's house in Caesarea where the demonstrators ...

UAE Foreign Minister Criticises Iranian Foreign Ministrys Statements Regarding Bahrain

Bahrain News Agency - Sunday 19th May, 2013

Abu Dhabi, May 19 (BNA)-- UAE Foreign Minister Shaikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan strongly criticised the statements issued by the Iranian Foreign Ministry regarding Bahrain yesterday. He said the Iranian neighbours have got a real problem which is understanding how to deal with their neighbours. He added it is understood that Iran has local elections but still continues to throw its internal ...

Iran tycoon may have to dump Mercedes for presidency

The National - Sunday 19th May, 2013

One of Iran's wealthiest men might have to wave a wistful goodbye to his armour-plated Mercedes if he wants to become president. Hardline media critical of Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani have spliced images of him ensconced in a gleaming Mercedes with shots of another heavyweight candidate, Saeed Jalili, driving a locally assembled Kia Pride with, well, pride. The unspoken message: Mr Jalili, ...

Iranian ambassador to Azerbaijan Khalida Khalid and her driver released

News.Az - Sunday 19th May, 2013

Azerbaijani citizens arrested in Iran have been released. The employee of the National Academy of Science of Azerbaijan, researcher and publicist Khalida Khalid and her driver Shamkhal Huseynov have been released. The statement came from Iranian ambassador to Azerbaijan Mohsun Pak Ayin. He said both citizens of Azerbaijan were released on 19 May ...

Abdullah bin Zayed strongly denounces Irans statement on Bahrain

WAM - Sunday 19th May, 2013

WAM Abu Dhabi, 19th May 2013 (WAM) -- The UAE Foreign Minister, H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, today strongly criticised a statement issued yesterday by Iran's foreign ministry on sisterly Bahrain. ''Our Iranian neighbours have a real problem in understanding and identifying the way in which they deal with their neighbours,'' Sheikh Abdullah told a press ...

Lawmaker Fires Back In Car Wars Ahead Of Iranian Presidential Vote

Radio Free Europe - Sunday 19th May, 2013

Iran's car saga continues. Conservative lawmaker Ali Motahari has criticized recent comments by hard-line cleric Ahmad Jannati suggesting what kind of car Iran's next president should -- or shouldn't -- drive. Motahari described the remarks by Jannati, who chairs the powerful Guardians Council that's charged with vetting candidate applications -- as illogical, adding ...

Lavrov Discussed Iranian Role in Syria Peace Talks

RIA Novosti - Sunday 19th May, 2013

MOSCOW, May 19 (RIA Novosti) - Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov revealed on Sunday that he had discussed Iran's possible involvement in a conference to resolve the war in Syria, when he met his US counterpart John Kerry early in May.The Russians and Americans agreed during Kerry's visit to Moscow to set up a conference of international players to end the war in Syria. ...