Iran in the World Press 17 Mar 2010

Article relevance   Page 11   Jailed Iranian filmmaker cut off from wifeTEHRAN // The wife of the Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi said yesterday she has been unable to meet her husband held in Tehran’s notorious Evin prison since his arrest earlier this month. Panahi was arrested for making a film about the post-election...– AFP The National - News  |  17 Mar 2010  |  UAE

Article relevance   Page 5   Iran announces ban on opposition partyPresident Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s government said Monday it has banned Iran’s largest pro-reform political party in a new strike against an opposition movement that has largely been swept from the streets since last year’s post-election... USA TODAY International Edition  |  17 Mar 2010  |  USA

Article relevance   Page 9   Iran’s nuclear plan ‘delayed’WASHINGTON The US Gen David Petraeus said yesterday Iranian efforts to develop a nuclear weapon appeared to have been delayed “a bit” and voiced confidence that it would not have a bomb this year. The comments by the head of the US Central Command,...– Reuters The National - News  |  17 Mar 2010  |  UAE

Article relevance   Page 10   Iran’s opposition leader lashes out at governmentTEhRAN A day after his apartment block was besieged by hardliners calling for his prosecution, the defiant Iranian opposition leader Mehdi Karrubi lashed out at the government, saying it was “plagued with despotism”, his website reported yesterday....Agence France-Presse The National - News  |  17 Mar 2010  |  UAE

Article relevance   Page 14   Iran deploys police across TehranTEHRAN // Iran deployed hundreds of policemen across Tehran yesterday to quell any possible opposition protests as the country began celebrating the annual fire festival. Iran’s supreme leader on sunday urged Iranians to shun the festival after... The National - News  |  17 Mar 2010  |  UAE

Article relevance   Page 15   No sign of Chinese support for new Iran sanctionsBEIJING // China showed no sign yesterday of throwing its support behind new sanctions against Iran over its nuclear programme after talks with Britain s foreign minister, who had hoped to persuade Beijing to join a growing international consensus for... The National - News  |  17 Mar 2010  |  UAE

Article relevance   Page 11   Iran praises Iraq election as Shiite ally Maliki leadsIran congratulated Iraqis on Tuesday over an election that is likely to keep a bloc led by its Shiite ally, Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, in power after a campaign in which Tehran’s influence was a divisive issue. Maliki’s main challenger, former... Today's Zaman  |  17 Mar 2010  |  Turkey

Article relevance   Page 14   SOME WESTERN PERCEPTIONS OF TURKEY Note: In the first part of this three-piece series, the author discussed post-Cold War developments in Turkey, including the flux in military-civilian relations and the potential for policy change on topics such as the Armenian and Kurdish issues....MORTON ABRAMOWİTZ* Today's Zaman  |  17 Mar 2010  |  Turkey

Article relevance   Page 11   Surprise support for Sadr in Iraq electionANTI-US cleric Muqtada al-Sadr appears to have upended the traditional hierarchy of Shia politics in Iraq with a stronger than expected showing in the March 7 parliamentary vote. With 60 per cent of the votes tallied for the 325-seat parliament,...CHARLES LEVINSON BAGHDAD The Australian  |  17 Mar 2010  |  Australia

Article relevance   Page 3   One last chance for cleric in ASIO’s sightsREVEREND Dave Smith recalls the first time he met Mansour Leghaei, the Iranian sheikh who ASIO has branded a national security risk. Father Dave, as he is known, was alarmed seven years ago when he heard a group of Muslims wanted to occupy a camp run... The Sydney Morning Herald  |  17 Mar 2010  |  Australia

Article relevance   Page 15   Where is Israel goıng?men who were on the Russian end of these bilateral relations. Even though Russia is not a solid supporter of Israel, Russian leaders are still pleased that the US faces difficulties on this issue. Anyway, Russia is aware that no matter how important...BERİL Today's Zaman  |  17 Mar 2010  |  Turkey

Article relevance   Page 8   Courtship diplomas to live happily ever after Iranian youths can attend courtship classes and earn a diploma before tying the knot as part of a newly launched government scheme to cut the divorce rate. The National Youth Organisation has unveiled an online course to educate the Islamic republic’s... Bangkok Post  |  17 Mar 2010  |  Thailand

Article relevance   Page 17   Stable oil prices likely With United States demand for oil lacklustre, even traditional Opec price hawks like Iran and Venezuela are happy with present prices near US$80 (NZ$113.90) a barrel as they head into this week’s meeting of the 12-nation organisation. These two... The Press  |  17 Mar 2010  |  New Zealand  Article relevance   Page 6   Sheik gets visa for one month IRANIAN sheik Mansour Leghaei has been given one more month to stay in the country as the federal government considers a review of his case. The Immigration Department yesterday granted Dr Leghaei a bridging visa, valid until April 19. The outcome of...NATASHA ROBINSON ETHNIC AFFAIRS REPORTER The Australian  |  17 Mar 2010  |  Australia Article relevance   Page 31   Opec uneasy about Iraq THE Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec) fears that its grip on the global supply of oil is being threatened by the rising output of Iraq’s oilfields and the prospect of billions of dollars of multinational investment in the world’s...Carl Mortished The Dominion Post  |  17 Mar 2010  |  New Zealand Article relevance   Page 7   Two charged in plot to kill Mohammed cartoon artist DUBLIN: Two Muslim men were charged in Ireland on Monday in connection with an alleged plot to kill a Swedish cartoonist who drew the Prophet Mohammed with the body of a dog. Ali Charaf Damache, a 44-year-old Algerian, appeared in court on charges of... Bangkok Post  |  17 Mar 2010  |  Thailand Article relevance   Page 1   Russia Today Seeks Viewers With Controversy Russia Today kicked off a billboard campaign in December that featured the faces of U. S. President Barack Obama and Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad superimposed over each other. “ Who poses the greater nuclear threat?” read the billboard, which...By Nikolaus von Twickel THE MOSCOW TIMES Moscow Times  |  17 Mar 2010  |  Russia

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