Monday, 22 November 2010

#Iran World Press #News 19-21 Nov 2010

Khamenei remark: India hits back, abstains at UN vote

DAYS after Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei spoke of Kashmir in the same breath as Pakistan and Afghanistan and asked the Islamic community to assist in the " struggle" against " aggressions" of the " Zionist regime", India on Friday took...SHUBHAJIT ROY

The Indian Express  |  20 Nov 2010  |  India  |  English

Tehran frees two female lawyers

TEHRAN: Iran has freed two female lawyers who were detained last weekend on security charges along with three other attorneys, an opposition website reported yesterday. Kaleme. com, the website of opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi, identified the...

Times of Oman  |  20 Nov 2010  |  Oman  |  English

Foreign programs irk Tehran Iranian culture war spills over to the Web

The campaign to sabotage a Farsilanguage satellite television look a more menacing turn this week as hackers posted a sinister warning. In little more than a year, the Farsi-language satellite television channel beamed into Iran by News Corp. and a prominent Afghan family has rapidly become one of the most popular stations in the country. The station, Farsi 1, broadcasts only... BY DEXTER FILKINS

International Herald Tribune  |  20 Nov 2010  |  Austria  |  English

Iranians braced for end to fuel subsidies

TEHRAN // For nearly three years, Iran's president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, has made repeated promises that "the great surgery of the Iranian economy" will not hurt much. But anxiety is high among millions who want to know how their lives, jobs and...Maryam Sinaiee Foreign Correspondent msinaiee@thenational.ae

The National - News  |  19 Nov 2010  |  UAE  |  English

Iranians warned against Canadian ‘Islamophobia'

OTTAWA — Iran is warning its citizens not to come to Canada out of fear of widespread Islamophobia sweeping the country. A story posted on the website of the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting news agency states the foreign ministry in Iran issued...BriaN LiLLEy

Edmonton Sun  |  19 Nov 2010  |  Canada  |  English

Iran is on standby for a defensive war

"Although Iranian politicians rule out the scenario of pre-emptive strikes against Iran's nuclear facilities or conventional forces, the military elites oftens warn of an armed conflict with foreign powers," wrote Mazen Hammad in an opinion piece for...

The National - News  |  21 Nov 2010  |  UAE  |  English

Nato wants Russia under its shield

LISBON // Nato planned yesterday to deliver a historic invitation for Russia to join a missile shield protecting Europe against Iranian attack, a milestone for an alliance that was built to defend against Soviet forces. The Nato secretary general,...Robert Burns and Alan Clendenning

The National - News  |  21 Nov 2010  |  UAE  |  English

Dietro-front dell'Iran: «Se arriva l'ordine, Sakineh sarà lapidata»

«Sakineh potrebbe ancora essere lapidata». Il giorno dopo l'apertura del responsabile per i diritti umani del sistema giudiziario iraniano, Mohammad Javad Larijani, che si era detto possibilista da New York sulla grazia per Sakineh Mohammadi-Ashtiani,...di SIAVUSH RANDJBAR-DAEMI

Il Messaggero  |  21 Nov 2010  |  Italy  |  Italian

Sarkozy esplicito: «La minaccia è l'Iran»

Il documento Nato sul nuovo sistema anti-missili non lo dice, ma il presidente francese Nicolas Sarkozy ieri è stato esplicito: «La minaccia è l'Iran». I leader alleati sono riusciti a raggiungere un compromesso, per dare il via allo scudi missilistico...

Il Giornale  |  21 Nov 2010  |  Italy  |  Italian 

Iran holdes i skak Mogens Lykketoft, tidl. udenrigsminister for Socialdemokraterne.

Hvilken sikkerhedsmæssig betydning får et missilskjold for NATO-landene? »I det omfang, der er lagt op til for missilskjoldet, rummer det ikke ligesom under George W. Bush samme risiko for et våbenkapløb mellem Rusland, Kina og andre. Man kan ikke...

Berlingske Tidende  |  21 Nov 2010  |  Denmark  |  Danish

« La menace des missiles, c'est l'Iran »

Face à Mahmoud Ahmadinejad et aux velléités de la République islamique iranienne de se doter de l'arme nucléaire et de missiles balistiques pouvant atteindre l'Europe comme Israël, la France entend bien rester en pointe. « Nous ne sommes pas obsédés...NICOLAS SARKOZY LISBONNE hier à Lisbonne B.F.

Aujourd'hui en France  |  21 Nov 2010  |  France  |  French

Sarkozy: "Irán es la amenaza"

El presidente francés, Nicolas Sarkozy, hizo ayer gala de su gusto por hablar alto y claro. "Francia –aseguró– llama a las cosas por su nombre: la amenaza con misiles proviene, hoy en día, de Irán". Pese a que los socios de la OTAN accedieron a no...

La Vanguardia  |  21 Nov 2010  |  Spain  |  Spanish 

Nuclear stalemate, medical crisis

TEHRAN, Iran — The human impact from the wrangling between Iran and the West over its nuclear program could fall first in nuclear medicine clinics around the country, where hundreds of cancer patients a week get treatment with radioactive...By ALI AKBAR DAREINI

Houston Chronicle Sunday  |  21 Nov 2010  |  USA  |  English

Iran soldiers on after Nigeria calls off friendly

More difficulties in Nigeria last week to add to Fifa's ban for executive Amos Adamu. That action was preceded by the less well-publicised news that the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) may have to pay a £188,000 penalty for calling off a friendly...

Sport  |  21 Nov 2010  |  UK  |  English

US Navy helps stranded Iranian sailors

Manama ( AP) A US naval ship came to the aid of two stranded Iranian sailors in the early hours of Thursday morning in the Arabian Gulf, providing food and water until the arrival of the Iranian coast guard. The US Navy was notified by a merchant...

Gulf News  |  20 Nov 2010  |  UAE  |  English

La OTAN sale de Afganistán y señala a Irán

Decidida a protagonizar un acontecimiento planetario ajustado a su cargo ministerial, Trinidad Jiménez no sólo buscó ayer la foto con Hillary Clinton en la cumbre de la OTAN, sino el amparo norteamericano para quitarse de en medio el incómodo conflicto...

ABC  |  21 Nov 2010  |  Spain  |  Spanish

10 things most people don't know about Iran

BY DANTE "KLINK" ANG 2ND EXECUTIVE EDITOR A MUSLIM former journalist conceded that he had to allay his mother's concerns when he told her that he was going to be working in Tehran, the capital of Iran. He recalled that he did not really know what to...

Manila Times  |  21 Nov 2010  |  Philippines  |  English

Nama echoes across the ages in Iranian epic

The great Iranian epic Shahnama (the Book of Kings) is the subject of a marvellous exhibition which opened this week in the Chester Beatty Library. The poem is 1,000 years old this year. Written by the Persian poet Ferdowsi, it was meant as a “mirror...

The Irish Times  |  20 Nov 2010  |  Ireland  |  English

Insights, Mountains of books await handful of censors in Iran

Omid Nikfarjam: With 7,000 publishing firms, there is no shortage of work for book censors in Iran. Pity the poor book censors in Iran. Unloved by writers, publishers, and readers, they confront a backlog of books they must read and approve before they can be distributed to the general public. The piles of books awaiting their review are so great... Omid Nikfarjam is an Iranian journalist and translator based in Prague, Czech Republic, who writes for the Institute for War and Peace Reporting Contact Omid Nikfarjam via www.iwpr.net.

The Philadelphia Inquirer  |  21 Nov 2010  |  USA  |  English

Iran tests cruise missile defense systems, wraps up week of war games

The Islamic Republic tested its missile defense system on Saturday, the Iranian Fars news agency reported. Iran has "the needed systems and equipment for identifying, tracing and intercepting cruise [missile] attacks. And these systems have been...• Jerusalem Post staff

Jerusalem Post  |  21 Nov 2010  |  Israel  |  English

Nigeria seizes $9.9M worth of heroin in shipment from Iran

LAGOS — Nigeria seized $ 9.9 million worth of heroin concealed in auto parts shipped from Iran, its anti-drugs agency said on Friday, days after the West African country reported Tehran to the UN over an illegal arms seizure. The National Drug Law...

The Recorder & Times (Brockville)  |  20 Nov 2010  |  Canada  |  English 

‘Support for Hamas, Iran drops among Gazans'

WASHINGTON – Most Palestinians in Gaza don't like Hamas or Iran, as support for the two entities has continued to drop over the last year, according to a new poll. At the same time, Fatah gets high approval ratings, with its leaders likely to win an...• By HILARY LEILA KRIEGER Jerusalem Post correspondent

Jerusalem Post  |  21 Nov 2010  |  Israel  |  English  | Released: 1d. 11h. ago  | Page: 3

Islamic Barbie: Iran unveils Fatima

Times of India New Delhi Edition  |  21 Nov 2010  |  India  |  English

The man who would be shah ‘What happened was Michael Jackson died'

INSIDE There was a long moment during the street protests that followed last year's Iranian presidential elections when the country appeared to be on the cusp of revolution. The crowds demonstrated in open defiance of their Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali... Sonia Verma is a writer with The Globe and Mail.

The Globe and Mail Metro (Ontario Edition)  |  20 Nov 2010  |  Canada  |  English

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