Iran in the World Press 13 May 2010

 

Article relevance   Page 17   Ahmadinejad UN resolutions ‘not worth penny’ UN resolutions aimed at increasing sanctions against Iran over its nuclear programme “are not worth a penny” and Tehran will give no ground to pressure, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Wednesday. He was addressing six world powers that are...  Today's Zaman  |  13 May 2010  |  Turkey Article relevance   Page 15   Ahmadinejad denounces UN sanctions on Iran as ‘not worth a penny’ TEHRAN // UN resolutions aimed at increasing sanctions against Iran over its nuclear programme “are not worth a penny”, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said yesterday. He was addressing six world powers that are discussing imposing more far-reaching...– Reuters The National - News  |  13 May 2010  |  UAE Article relevance   Page 10   Attacked Pak ambassador leaves Tehran hospital TEHRAN: Pakistan’s ambassador to Iran left a Tehran hospital in good health yesterday, a day after he was injured by an Afghan assailant, news agencies reported. “Mohammed Bakhsh Abbasi, Pakistan ambassador to Tehran who sustained a minor injury ......  Times of Oman  |  13 May 2010  |  Oman Article relevance   Page 17   Turkey playing positive role in Iranian nuke crisis, Kuwaiti expert says A Kuwaiti international relations analyst and security strategist has expressed admiration for Turkish diplomacy and its neutral stance in favor of establishing peace in the Middle East, saying the political role Turkey has played in both the Iranian...MİNHAC ÇELİK İSTANBUL Today's Zaman  |  13 May 2010  |  Turkey Article relevance   Page 17   A global campaign for Iranian rights Shortly after Iran announced that it had executed five Kurdish political activists on Sunday, I received an e-mail from a human rights campaigner in Tehran who knew one of them, asking me to spread the word about the hangings. “ We are truly...by Roxana Saberi The writer was detained for 100 days in 2009 in Iran. Her book, “ Between Two Worlds: My Life and Captivity in Iran,” published by HarperCollins, chronicles her experiences and the stories of her fellow political prisoners in Evin prison. The Washington Post  |  13 May 2010  |  USA Article relevance   Page 29   ‘Disseram que vão me calar’ Ela foi a primeira mulher a se tornar juíza no Irã, em 1974. Durou pouco. Em 1979, expulsa dos tribunais depois que os aiatolás instauraram a República Islâmica, Shirin Ebadi não desistiu: transformou-se na mais temida O GLOBO: O presidente Lula chega...Shirin Ebadi Deborah Berlinck Safin Hamed/AFP O Globo  |  13 May 2010  |  Brazil Article relevance   Page 57   Francia desafía a Irán exigiendo la libertad de Pahani Ridley Scott no pudo recorrer anoche el vuelo de la alfombra roja. Una lesión en la rodilla le impidió apadrinar Robin Hood, pero sí acudieron los protagonistas del filme: Russell Crowe y Cate Blanchet necesitaron las gafas de sol para defenderse de...RUBÉN AMÓN / Cannes Enviado especial El Mundo  |  13 May 2010  |  Spain

 

 

Article relevance   Page 48   Iran, Afghanistan on British foreign secretary’s agenda LONDON — British Foreign Secretary William Hague is expected to hold talks with U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in Washington on Friday, his first trip since the new government took power, officials said on Wednesday. Hague was named foreign...— Reuters Edmonton Sun  |  13 May 2010  |  Canada Article relevance   Page 4   Lavrov Rebuffs U.S. Warning on Iran  Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Wednesday rebuffed a warning from the United States over a plan to sell surface-to-air missiles to Iran, saying Moscow needed no advice from Washington on its weapons sales. The United States said Tuesday that it had...REUTERS Moscow Times  |  13 May 2010  |  Russia Article relevance   Page 14   GCC sends clear message to Iran for first time Riyadh A number of Saudi political analysts say that Tuesday’s GCC consultative summit was the first time the GCC states sent a clear message to Iran, speaking clearly of a red line which it must not cross. “ We are deeply hopeful that this would...By Abdul Rahman Shaheen Correspondent Gulf News  |  13 May 2010  |  UAE  Article relevance   Page 4   Iran is said to refuse burials for hanged Kurdish activists The authorities in Iran have refused to allow the families of five Kurdish activists hanged Sunday to bury them and have arrested the sister and mother of the only woman among the executed, one of the activists’ lawyers said. The sister and mother of...  International Herald Tribune  |  13 May 2010  |  Austria Article relevance   Page 1   Lieberman: North Korea forging new ‘axis of evil’ with Syria, Iran Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman accused North Korea on Wednesday of plotting to run arms to Hamas and Hizbullah, and said Pyongyang was part of a new “axis of evil” along with Syria and Iran. Speaking to reporters during a visit to Tokyo, Lieberman...• By BEN HARTMAN Jerusalem Post  |  13 May 2010  |  Israel Article relevance   Page 11   India seeks Iran help for stabilizing Afghanistan | New Delhi: Days before foreign minister S M Krishna’s visit to Iran for the G-15 meet, India has conveyed to Tehran that it had a major role in stabilizing the situation in Afghanistan and that India would cherish its support in handling the...Sachin Parashar Times of India New Delhi Edition  |  13 May 2010  |  India

Article relevance   Page 10   Iran urged to drop death sentences BRUSSELS / European Union foreign affairs chief Catherine Ashton on Wednesday pleaded with Iran to drop death sentences imposed on two people awaiting execution for being “enemies of God.” The call came after five militants were hanged for similar...  Edmonton Journal  |  13 May 2010  |  Canada Article relevance   Page 4   IRAN NAVY-MILITARY DRILL In a picture obtained from Iran’s ISNA news agency, the Iranian navy test-fires a local Noor (Light) ground-to-sea missile during military exercises near the port of Bandar Jask. Iran’s navy is conducting manoeuvres in the strategic waters of the Gulf...— AFP Times of Oman  |  13 May 2010  |  Oman Article relevance   Page 32   UN sanctions ‘not worth a cent’ says Iran’s president IRANIAN president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has dismissed the threat of new international sanctions, saying any UNresolution punishing Iran for its refusal to stop uranium enrichment “ won’t be worth a cent”. The United States says it and its allies plan to...MARGARET NEIGHBOUR The Scotsman  |  13 May 2010  |  UK Article relevance   Page 8   Brazil key to curbing Iran’s influence Iran is a pariah regime. Claiming only peaceful purposes for its nuclear program, Tehran is processing uranium in quantities that say otherwise. In 2006, the UN Security Council first imposed sanctions while offering incentives for the regime to come...MARIFELI PEREZ- STABLE Marifeli Perez- Stable ( marifeliperezstable.com) is senior non- resident fellow at the In- ter- American Dialogue in Washington, a professor at Florida International University and a columnist for the Miami Herald. The Windsor Star  |  13 May 2010  |  Canada

 

 

Article relevance   Page 10   Iran family secret comes out in wa$h A Village man charged with violating the US trade embargo with Iran is airing his family’s dirty laundry in a bid to prove he’s no money launderer. In opening statements in Manhattan federal court, Mahmoud Reza Banki’s lawyer said his client wasn’t...By DAREH GREGORIAN New York Post  |  13 May 2010  |  USA  Article relevance   Page 13   SCRIBE SENTENCED IN ABSENTIA IN IRAN A reporter for the US magazine has been sentenced in absentia to 13 years in jail in Iran, after covering opposition protests. IranianCanadian journalist Maziar Bahari was jailed in Iran for four months last year, but later freed on bail and allowed to...Newsweek DNA (Daily News & Analysis)  |  13 May 2010  |  India Article relevance   Page 1   Turkey, Russia find common ground on Iran, Hamas role Turkey and Russia yesterday concurred on opposing nuclear weapons in the Middle East and calling for a peaceful solution to an international row over Iran's nuclear program. The leaders of the two countries, having talks during a visit by Russian... contınued from page “We never accept nuclear weapons in our region and have been telling this to Iran repeatedly,” Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who also had talks with Medvedev, told a joint news conference later in the day. The United States... Today's Zaman  |  13 May 2010  |  Turkey Article relevance   Page 38   U. S. filmmakers Crowe and Scott call for release of Iranian director CANNES, France — It isn’t often that a director is a no-show for the opening-night film at the Cannes Film Festival — in fact, no one could remember it happening before — but Ridley Scott failed to appear at the news conference following the first...BY CHRIS KNIGHT The Vancouver Sun  |  13 May 2010  |  Canada Article relevance   Page 28   Limpieza a full La mala campaña de Tiro Federal dejó desilusionados a sus directivos. Por eso pasaron la escoba antes del final del torneo, y fueron licenciados nueve futbolistas que no jugarán frente a Instituto. Y pese a que aún se debe reunir con el presi Carlos... Ole  |  13 May 2010  |  Argentina  Article relevance   Page 25   Kiarostami attaqué, Panahi soutenu Aquelques jours de la projection cannoise de Copie Conforme, le film d’Abbas Kiarostami en sélection officielle, les relations qu’entretiendrait le cinéaste avec le régime iranien sont la cible de violentes attaques. Juliette Binoche, qui tient le rôle... Liberation  |  13 May 2010  |  France Article relevance   Page 23   Jafar Panahi, le grand absent Ils devaient être dix, assis face aux journalistes du monde entier, lors de la conférence de presse présentant les membres du jury de la 63e édition du Festival de Cannes. Lors de la conférence de presse, il y avait une chaise vide, à côté de...OLIVIER DELCROIX ENVOYÉ SPÉCIAL À CANNES Le Figaro  |  13 May 2010  |  France

 

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