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Iranian candidate vows to resist West
Tehran, Iran - Iran's top nuclear negotiator, a candidate in next month's presidential elections, vowed Friday he will pursue a policy of resistance against the West if ...
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Iran - Governments actions threaten prospect of free and fair elections in Iran
Serious electoral flaws and human rights abuses by the Iranian government undermine any meaningful prospect of free and fair elections on June 14, 2013, Human Rights Watch said today. Dozens of political activists and journalists detained during the violent government crackdown that followed the disputed 2009 presidential election remain in prison, two former presidential candidates are under ...
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Irans clerical leaders cut presidency down to size
"I think it is not possible to run the country worse than this," said the former President Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, right, after he became one of 700 candidates barred from standing in the election this week. He is normally reticent in criticising the Iranian authorities. There has frequently between tension between Iranian presidents and Iran's supreme spiritual leader ...
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Nuclear agencys Iran probe guided by US intelligence
VIENNA (AP) — The U.N. nuclear agency responsible for probing whether Iran has worked on a nuclear bomb depends on the United States and its allies for most of its intelligence, complicating the agency's efforts to produce findings that can be widely accepted by the international community.Much of the world looks at U.S. intelligence on weapons development with a suspicious eye, given ...
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Iran’s Rafsanjani should enter race...over 200 metres says ally
Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, 78, is not too old for politics, according to one of his supporters, who says the former president should challenge political rivals to a 200-metre sprint and a wrestling ...
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Why Iran May Pose A Greater Cybersecurity Risk Than China
report from the Wall Street Journal about Iranian infiltration of U.S. energy firms shows why their cyber-assaults could pose a greater immediate threat to U.S. national security. While China pursues ...
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Iran filmmaker gets standing ovation for secret film at Cannes
Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof poses during a photocall for the film ''Dast-Neveshtehaa Nemisoosand'' (Manuscripts Don't Burn) at the 66th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes May 24, ...
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IMF chief grilled for second day over French payout scandal
View Photo International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde arrives at the Court of Justice in Paris, on May 24, 2013. French prosecutors have begun questioning Lagarde for a second day to decide if she should be charged over a state payout to a disgraced tycoon during her time as finance ...
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Turkish FM Davutoglu receives Iranian Deputy FM Araqchi
Turkish Foreign Minister Davutoglu received Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister and Spokesperson for the Ministry Araqchi ANKARA - Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu on Thursday received Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister and Spokesperson for the Ministry Seyyed Abbas Araqchi and an accompanying delegation in Ankara.Davutoglu's meeting with the Iranian delegation took place at the Ministry ...
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Cars Schools Ablaze in Fifth Night of Stockholm Riots
More than a dozen cars were torched and schools, shops and a police station were set ablaze as riots swept through Stockholm's immigrant-dominated suburbs for the fifth straight night, police and firefighters said Friday. Police plan to call in reinforcements to help quell the riots, but parents and volunteer organizations who have patrolled the streets in recent nights have helped ...
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New Team Melli Squad Selected
Iran bounced back from their opening defeat to the Philippines with a 2-0 win over Bangladesh on Thursday that kept alive their hopes of reaching the 2014 AFC Women's Asian Cup finals. Iran made a disappointing start to their qualifying campaign when they were hammered 6-0 by the Philippines but picked up a vital win against Group B host Bangladesh, with Maryam Rahimi put the Iranians one ...
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Kazzazi’s Novel On Ferdowsi Available
Arts & Culture Desk Distinguished Iranian literary figure Mir-Jalaleddin Kazzazi has released a novel on the life of the renowned Persian poet Abolqasem Ferdowsi. Titled 'A Son of Iran', the book has been released by Moin Publications. "The book is composed in three parts. The first part introduces Ferdowsi based on what he has mentioned about himself in his epic ...
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‘Friends of Syria’ Meeting Welcomed
'Friends of Syria' Meeting Welcomed Iran's Permanent Mission to the UN said the international community welcomes the upcoming 'Friends of Syria' meeting due in the Iranian capital, Tehran, which demonstrates global willingness to peacefully resolve the crisis in Syria. "The interest shown by a considerable number of countries and international organizations to ...
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340 Tons of Gold Reserves Identified
Domestic Economy Desk Close to 340 tons of extractable gold reserves have been identified across the country, said the deputy director of Geology and Mineral Exploration Organization. Behrouz Borna also told IRIB that when the Zarshouran (West Azarbaijan province) and Sarigouni (Kurdestan province) mines become operational, gold production will reach 10 tons per year. "Exploration of ...
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Obama Defends Drone Attacks
The group led by Algerian Mokhtar Belmokhtar that claimed twin suicide car bombings in Niger which killed at least 20 people threatened on Friday to launch further attacks in the country. "We will launch further operations" in Niger, the group said in a statement posted on Islamist Internet forums that also threatened France and countries involved militarily in battling Islamist ...
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Palestinians Pessimistic About Mideast Peace Process
The chief of staff of the so-called Free Syrian Army has unveiled that Saudi Arabia has provided the foreign-backed militants in Syria with tons of weapons. General Salim Idriss told Washington Post newspaper that "his forces had just received a new shipment of 35 tons of weapons from Saudi Arabia." Speaking via telephone from Jordan, he said that "these weapons will help, but ...
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Woolwich Attack Renews Call for Global Anti-Terrorism Cooperation
The Iranian ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency reiterated the peaceful nature of the country's nuclear energy program, saying that Tehran is determined to continue its cooperation with the IAEA. "After 10 years of the most robust inspection in the history of the IAEA, no evidence of diversion of nuclear material or nuclear activities to prohibited purposes have been ...
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Iranian Invention Reduces Power Consumption
Iranian researchers have produced mulch from sugarcane waste, which changes an environmental threat to an opportunity. Sugarcane waste, which cannot be used for any other purpose, are dumped in the environment, ISNA reported. The waste pollutes the environment, inflicting losses worth $250 million on the environment annually. Oil mulch carrying heavy elements and petroleum hydrocarbons leads ...
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7000 Women Relief Workers Active
Translated by Atefeh Rezvan-Nia Edited by Mohammad Reza M. Karimi More than 7,000 Iranian women aid workers, who have been organized under "Tavana Aid Group", expressed their readiness to serve victims of accidents by taking part in rescue operations around the country. Announcing this, Farahnaz Rafe', the head of Red Crescent Society's Volunteers Organization, said ...
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Eurozone Recession To Persist
Eurozone Recession To Persist Compiled by Zahra A'rabi The eurozone is likely to remain in recession in the second quarter, a business survey showed on Thursday, with output in both France and Germany, the two biggest economies, still shrinking. The initial reading of the Markit Eurozone Purchasing Managers' Composite index for both the manufacturing and services sectors rose to ...
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Cooperation With IAEA Will Continue
The Iranian ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency reiterated the peaceful nature of the country's nuclear energy program, saying that Tehran is determined to continue its cooperation with the IAEA. "After 10 years of the most robust inspection in the history of the IAEA, no evidence of diversion of nuclear material or nuclear activities to prohibited purposes have been ...
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20 More Individuals Firms on Sanction List
The US Treasury put 20 more companies and individuals on its blacklist of sanctions for allegedly contributing to Tehran's nuclear energy program and helping the country bypass illegal sanctions. Among those targeted by the sanctions are transport and freight companies Aban Air, DFS Worldwide and Everex, and the officials of the three entities as well as the Malaysia-based Petro Green, ...
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Velayati to Focus on Urgent Economic Issues
The US Treasury put 20 more companies and individuals on its blacklist of sanctions for allegedly contributing to Tehran's nuclear energy program and helping the country bypass illegal sanctions. Among those targeted by the sanctions are transport and freight companies Aban Air, DFS Worldwide and Everex, and the officials of the three entities as well as the Malaysia-based Petro Green, ...
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Rezaei Will Continue Talks With P5+1
The Iranian ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency reiterated the peaceful nature of the country's nuclear energy program, saying that Tehran is determined to continue its cooperation with the IAEA. "After 10 years of the most robust inspection in the history of the IAEA, no evidence of diversion of nuclear material or nuclear activities to prohibited purposes have been ...
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Aref Favors Candidates List Down to 2-3
The US Treasury put 20 more companies and individuals on its blacklist of sanctions for allegedly contributing to Tehran's nuclear energy program and helping the country bypass illegal sanctions. Among those targeted by the sanctions are transport and freight companies Aban Air, DFS Worldwide and Everex, and the officials of the three entities as well as the Malaysia-based Petro Green, ...
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Iran will have men in space within ten years
Iran will have astronauts in space within the next ten years, according to government officials who recently revealed to Iran news media the Iranian Space Agency’s long-term space objectives.
Iran has pursued an ambitious space program in recent years, entering the so-called ‘Asian Space Race’ and launching the country’s first rocket in 2004, followed in 2009 by the launch of an entirely domestically-built satellite, thereby becoming the 9th country in the world to have achieved orbital-launch capability. Read more
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