Iran Syria Iraq to sign major gas deal on Monday

People's Daily - Monday 20th May, 2013

Iran, Syria and Iraq will sign a major gas deal here on Monday to transfer Iran's South Pars natural gas to Europe, the semi-official ISNA news agency reported on Sunday.Iran's caretaker oil minister Mohammad Aliabadi as well as oil ministers of Iraq and Syria will join the ceremony and choose a name for the pipeline to transfer Iran's gas to Europe, Iranian Deputy Oil Minister ...

Iran calls on Iraq to deploy forces in borderlines to keep Kurdish rebels away

People's Daily - Monday 20th May, 2013

A senior commander of Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) said Wednesday that the guard's forces would continue destructive and invasive operations against the Party for a Free Life in Kurdistan (PJAK) group until the deployment of Iraqi forces in the borders, the semi-official ISNA news agency reported.The unnamed military official said that, "Iraqi government should deploy police ...

In Tehran all eyes are on North Korea

Asia Times - Monday 20th May, 2013

By Giorgio Cafiero and Shawn VL North Korea's nuclear weapons and Iran's purported nuclear ambitions are the subject of constant speculation by Western pundits. However, the connection between the two is often overlooked. Although Northeast Asia and the Middle East are home to different geopolitical realities, the resolution of tensions on the Korean peninsula will almost certainly ...

Azerbaijani Scholar Her Driver Released From Iran Custody

Radio Free Europe - Monday 20th May, 2013

Lawmakers from northwestern Iran are pushing for a 19th-century treaty between empires that no longer exist -- tsarist Russia and Persia -- to be renegotiated. In Baku, one Azerbaijani lawmaker is welcoming the idea -- saying Tehran would have to hand over territory in northwestern Iran if the treaty is ...

Enemies not to create trouble in Azerbaijan-Iran ties

News.Az - Monday 20th May, 2013

Chairman of the Caucasus Muslims Board Allahshukur Pashazade is on a visit to Iran. Members of the Azerbaijan-Iran Inter-parliamentary Friendship Group are also part of the ...

Iran releases two Azeri nationals

General Sources - Monday 20th May, 2013

Iran's Ambassador to Azerbaijan Mohsen Pak-Ayeen says two Azeri nationals, arrested in the Islamic Republic over illegal activities, have been released. Pak-Ayeen said that the two Azeri nationals were released Sunday morning in the northwestern city of Tabriz. The two individuals, identified as Khalida Khalid, a researcher at the Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences (ANAS), and her ...

Somalia Iranians Convicted of Illegal Fishing in Puntland State Waters

All Africa - Monday 20th May, 2013

Bossaso - A Bossaso court convicted on Sunday, 78 Iranians who were caught in April illegally fishing in Puntland state waters, Garowe Online reports. On Sunday, Judge Sheikh Adan Ahmed handed out fines of 100,000 US dollars to the owners of the five illegal fishing boats and up to 5,000 US dollars to the captains of the illegal fishing boats apprehended near Bossaso. The 73 other Iranian ...

Iran-Azerbaijan Republic ties excellent

News.Az - Monday 20th May, 2013

President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad called Iran and Azerbaijan Republic relations brotherly and excellent, the official website of the President of Iran reports. In a meeting with Head of Caucasus Muslim Bureau Sheikhol-islam Allahshokour Pashazadeh, President Ahmadinejad said that Tehran and Baku ties are upon brotherhood, religion and love, so our relations are different from those of other ...

Iran and Egypt Old Foes New Competitors

World Press Review - Monday 20th May, 2013

Demonstrators storm the offices of the Muslim Brotherhood's political wing, the Freedom and Justice Party, in protest of President Morsi's expansion of powers in Alexandria, Egypt, on Nov. 23. (Photo: Mohamed Hanno, ...

Excerpts Iran hangs 2 suspected spies 19 May 2013

IMRA - Monday 20th May, 2013

Excerpts: Iran hangs 2 suspected spies 19 May 2013 +++SOURCE: Saudi Gazette 19 ...

Hezbollah MP Iran-Saudi Arabia behind vote law deadlock

Ya Libnan - Monday 20th May, 2013

Hezbollah’s MP Kamel al-Rifai blamed the lack of Saudi-Iranian understanding for Lebanon's inability to form a government and for the current deadlock over reaching an agreement between the rival politicians on an electoral law for the upcoming elections, Kuwaiti newspaper Al-Anbaa reported on ...

Regulations Set for Iranian Electoral Campaign

Prensa Latina - Monday 20th May, 2013

Tehran, May 20 (Prensa Latina) The campaign for the Iranian presidential elections in June will begin on May 22, one day after the Guardian Council announces the list of candidates, an official source announced today. At least 700 hopefuls have presented their candidacies, informed Deputy Minister of Interior, Solat Mortazavi, who acts as secretary of the Electoral Council. Meanwhile, the ...

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 ...