Iran in the World Press 16 Mar 2010

Article relevance   Page 5   Swedish exile for Iranian scribe ■ STOCKHOLM: Iranian activist Parvin Ardalan, who has been sentenced to several jail terms for her activities in her native land, is to live in exile in Sweden for up to two years, authorities said Monday. “She has accepted our offer and should be here... Arab News  |  16 Mar 2010  |  Saudi Arabia Article relevance   Page 16   IRANIAN SHIP DETAINED Yemen’s security forces have detained an Iranian ship in Yemeni coastal waters off the island of Socotra because of suspicions about its cargo, and the crew are under investigation, state media said yesterday. The ship, which state media said had... Gulf News  |  16 Mar 2010  |  UAE Article relevance   Page 10   $ 368bn Iranian budget okayed Iran” s parliament yesterday gave its final approval to a $ 368 billion ( Dh1.35 trillion) budget for the year to March 2011, a week after it cut the outlay by $ 20bn, state media reported. The final budget outlay for the year ahead is what was...TEHRAN Emirates Business 24 for 7  |  16 Mar 2010  |  UAE Article relevance   Page 51   A call to release Iranian filmmakers The Toronto Film Critics Association has joined a growing body of international voices urging the release of Iranian filmmakers Jafar Panahi and Mahmoud Rasoulof, who have now spent two weeks in solitary confinement in an Iranian prison without...BY LIAM LACEY The Globe and Mail Metro (Ontario Edition)  |  16 Mar 2010  |  Canada Article relevance   Page 10   Yemen detains Iranian ship Yemen’s security forces have detained an Iranian ship in Yemeni coastal waters off the island of Socotra because of suspicions about its cargo, state media said yesterday. The ship, which the defence ministry’s 26sep.net news website said had entered... The National - News  |  16 Mar 2010  |  UAE Article relevance   Page 3   US sanctions on Iranian oil work slowly, if at all We are approaching the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Soviet Union, a totalitarian state brought down by its own internal weaknesses, hastened by falling oil prices. Now, the US seeks to use economic pressure against Iran, but is this likely to... Business  |  16 Mar 2010  |  UAE

Article relevance   Page 14   OPEC happy with oil prices VIENNA — With U.S. demand for oil lackluster, even traditional OPEC price hawks like Iran and Venezuela are happy with present prices near $80 a barrel as they head into today’s meeting of the 12-nation organization. These two countries traditionally...By GEORGE JAHN Houston Chronicle  |  16 Mar 2010  |  USA Article relevance   Page 11   Iranin osuus Suomen viennistä on vain prosentin kymmenyksiä Viime vuonna Suomen viennin arvo oli kokonaisuudessaan 44,9 miljardia euroa. Iranin osuus tästä oli 75,9 miljoonaa eli vajaat 0,17 prosenttia. Viime vuonna ulkoasiainministeriö eväsi vientiluvan Iraniin kolmelta suomalaisyritykseltä: Vacon Oy:ltä,...MIKKO PULLIAINEN Aamulehti  |  16 Mar 2010  |  Finland Article relevance   Page 7   Los imputados madrileños en el ‘caso Gürtel’ no irán en las listas Alberto López Viejo, Benjamín Martín Vasco y Alfonso Bosch, los tres imputados en el caso Gürtel que son parlamentarios autonómicos en Madrid, no irán en las listas del PP a las elecciones autonómicas del año 2011. Lo anunció ayer la presidenta del PP...L. Á. S. / Madrid El Mundo  |  16 Mar 2010  |  Spain Article relevance   Page 2   China e Irán, socios ESTOCOLMO (AP).– Más allá de la carrera armamentista cada vez más abierta en América latina, el informe del Instituto Internacional de Estudios para la Paz (Sipri) incluye otros datos reveladores, como la estrecha relación militar entre Irán y China,... La Nacion  |  16 Mar 2010  |  Argentina Article relevance   Page 13   UN DIPLÔME POUR BIEN SE MARIER EN IRAN On se marie de moins en moins en Iran et, à l’inverse, on divorce de plus en plus (+ 15%). Bien sûr, les autorités s’en inquiètent. D’où l’initiative de l’Organisation de la jeunesse, qui vient de lancer un programme de cours sur Internet pour... Liberation  |  16 Mar 2010  |  France Article relevance   Page 3   Iranin osuus Suomen viennistä on vain prosentin kymmenyksiä Jos vientiä Iraniin kiristetään, se ei lyö Suomen talouteen suurta lovea. Viime vuonna Suomen viennin arvo oli kokonaisuudessaan 44,9 miljardia euroa. Iranin osuus tästä oli 75,9 miljoonaa eli vajaat 0,17 prosenttia. Viime vuonna ulkoasiainministeriö...MIKKO PULLIAINEN Kainuun Sanomat  |  16 Mar 2010  |  Finland Article relevance   Page 23   Iran: Regieassistent freigelassen, Regisseure weiter in Haft Auch zwei Wochen nach seiner Verhaftung sitzt der international preisgekrönte iranische Regisseur Jafar Panahi weiter in Haft, in der vom Geheimdienst installierten „politischen“ Abteilung des berüchtigten Evin-Gefängnisses von Teheran, ebenso... Der Tagesspiegel  |  16 Mar 2010  |  Germany Article relevance   Page 5   Partij hervormers in Iran verboden TEHERAN De grootste hervormingsgezinde partij van Iran is door de rechter verboden. Dat heeft de regering maandag bekendgemaakt. De partij is nauw verbonden met de hervormingsgezinde oud-president Mohammad Khatami. Volgens onderminister van... De Volkskrant  |  16 Mar 2010  |  Netherlands Article relevance   Page 10   Iran bans photos of Rafsanjani Editors at the government news agency IRNA have been ordered not to publish photos of the influential moderate cleric and politician Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani. The directive is not binding on other Iranian news agencies or publications, but is important...Maryam Sinaiee Foreign Correspondent The National - News  |  16 Mar 2010  |  UAE Article relevance   Page 11   Britain says Iran will face pressure BEIJING – British Foreign Secretary David Miliband said on a visit to China Monday that the veto-wielding members of the UN security council were on the same page on how to tackle Iran. Miliband’s comments came ahead of talks in Beijing with Chinese... The Phnom Penh Post  |  16 Mar 2010  |  Cambodia

Article relevance   Page 11   German leader calls for stricter sanctions to curb Iran s nuclear ambitions BERLIN // The German Chancellor Angela Merkel said yesterday new sanctions are needed against Iran to pressure the country into settling the dispute over its nuclear programme. Speaking after talks with the Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri, Mrs...– AP The National - News  |  16 Mar 2010  |  UAE Article relevance   Page 18   Sanctions on Iran aren't a substitute for policy Diplomacy with Iran has hit a wall. Whether it is because the regime in Tehran is too rigid, dysfunctional or distrustful or because the West pursued a mendacious and unfair approach, the talk is now about sanctions and the delicate western diplomatic...analysis Emile Hokayem, Political Editor The National - News  |  16 Mar 2010  |  UAE Article relevance   Page 7   Iran sends stern signal ahead of key celebration The Iranian authorities announced Monday that six people arrested during protests in December had been sentenced to death, in what appeared to be a strong warning to the opposition before a traditional annual celebration. The Feast of Fire goes backs...BY NAZILA FATHI International Herald Tribune  |  16 Mar 2010  |  Austria Article relevance   Page 17   Osama’s son seeks release of relatives in Iran: One of Osama bin Laden’s sons, Khalid, has called on Tehran to release a number of his relatives said to be detained under house arrest in Iran, according to a letter. Times of India New Delhi Edition  |  16 Mar 2010  |  India Article relevance   Page 4   Bin Laden’s son seeks kin in Iran CAIRO, Egypt — One of Osama bin Laden’s sons has called on Iran’s supreme leader to release members of his family believed to be under house arrest there since they fled Afghanistan in 2001, according to a letter posted yesterday on the... The Philadelphia Inquirer  |  16 Mar 2010  |  USA Article relevance   Page 2   Bin Laden’s son calls on Iran to release detained relatives CAIRO, EGYPT— One of Osama bin Laden’s sons has called on Iran’s leader to release members of his family believed to be under house arrest there since fleeing Afghanistan in 2001, according to a letter posted Monday on the Internet. Khalid bin Laden... Toronto Star  |  16 Mar 2010  |  Canada Article relevance   Page 32   Iran pours water on ‘Bonfire Night’ IRAN'S Supreme Leader is seeking to ban the Iranian equivalent of Bonfire Night in case the opposition turns it into another protest against his regime. “Charshanbeh Suri has no Sharia basis and causes much harm and corruption and should be avoided... Irish Independent  |  16 Mar 2010  |  Ireland Article relevance   Page 5   Bin Laden son calls on Iran to free siblings CAIRO: One of Osama Bin Laden’s sons has called on Iran’s supreme leader to release members of his family believed to be under house arrest there since they fled Afghanistan in 2001, according to a letter posted Monday on the Internet. Khalid Bin...SARAH EL DEEB | AP Arab News  |  16 Mar 2010  |  Saudi Arabia

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