Iran in the World Press 23 May 2010

 

Article relevance   Page 10   IRANIAN PRESIDENT Some students go to university to find direction in their lives, while others use it as a stepping stone to achieve greatness. It can be said that it is up to every student to make full use of the opportunities presented to them during their time at...By Rania Moussly Staff Reporter  Page 15   IRANIANS FREED Two Iranian men who were detained by the US military in Iraq have been freed, an Iranian diplomat at Tehran’s embassy in Baghdad said on Friday. “Two Iranians have been freed by the Americans after cooperation with the office of the prime minister...  Gulf News  |  23 May 2010  |  UAE  Article relevance   Page 15   Al Maliki has Iranian support Baghdad (AP) Iran is throwing its weight behind Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Al Maliki’s bid for a second term, political insiders say, an endorsement that could seal his hold on power. Tehran wields considerable influence over Iraq’s two largest Shiite...  Gulf News  |  23 May 2010  |  UAE  Article relevance   Page 3   Israeli rep: Taiwan nixes Iranian office TAIPEI (AP) – Taiwan is deciding whether to accept an Iranian request to open a diplomatic mission on the island, a Taiwanese official said, but the head of Israel’s representative office said on Friday he was told Taiwan already had turned Iran...• By PETER ENAV Jerusalem Post  |  23 May 2010  |  Israel Article relevance   Page 116   Why the new poster girl of France is torn between two nations with other parents. ‘I had a lot of trouble to train this girl: lack of money, lack of courts,’ he said. ‘There were neighbours who bothered us. They accused me, saying this man was killing this child. But today, she is not dead. She is happy.’ Rezai...  The Mail on Sunday  |  23 May 2010  |  UK  Article relevance   Page 9   For an Iranian designer, identity is refashioned in bold fabric of culture NEDA Mirzadeh, 35, is still trying to get used to the colourful palette of Australian clothes. In her home country of Iran, she wore dark colours every day — pants, a loose-fitting dress with long sleeves and a head covering — and never bright colours...MARIS BECK The Sunday Age  |  23 May 2010  |  Australia Article relevance   Page 11   Iranian opposition criticises judiciary TEHRAN // a senior opposition figure said Iran’s judiciary and conservative lawmakers are instruments in the intimidation of reformists and the trampling of constitutional rights. Mahdi Karroubi also said the president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s rule is...  Page 13   Iranian MP says fuel swap to go ahead despite sanctions TEHRAN // Iran intends to go ahead with a deal reached with Turkey and Brazil for a nuclear fuel swap despite a new sanctions resolution against Tehran pending at the United Nations, an Iranian parliamentarian said yesterday. “ Iran is committed to the...Ramin Mostafavi and Hashem Kalantari Iran filmmakers want colleague freed TEHRAN // Iranian filmmakers called in an open letter for the release of internationally known director Jafar Panahi who is on hunger strike in a Tehran prison, the semi-official news agency ILNA said yesterday. “In view of the existing conditions for...  Page 19   US policy on Iran benefits the radicals “Had the US taken a firm stance – I do not mean military action – with the Iranian nuclear programme instead of such diplomatic fluidity, the situation would not have reached such level to see president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad using this issue for personal... The National - News  |  23 May 2010  |  UAE  Article relevance   Page 4   Iran to build Georgia plant TBILISI // Iran plans to build a hydropower plant in Georgia and seeks to import electricity from the republic, the Iranian ambassador said. “We’re getting a good response from the Georgian government on improving ties in our region and we’re ready to... Business  |  23 May 2010  |  UAE

Article relevance   Page 10   Iran threatens to drop nuclear fuel deal Iran could abandon a nuclear-fuel deal, which it says recognizes Tehran’s right to enrich uranium, if world powers do not accept it in full, parliament speaker Ali Larijani said on Saturday. “Parliament backs the Tehran Declaration (on a fuel swap... Edmonton Journal  |  23 May 2010  |  Canada

Article relevance   Page 11   Pressure grows on Iran to end detention of film director Tehran’s prosecutor general has asked the Islamic revolutionary court to reconsider the continued detention of the celebrated Iranian film-maker, Jafar Panahi, raising hopes that he may quickly be freed. A high-profile international campaign calling...by Peter Beaumont and Vanessa Thorpe The Observer  |  23 May 2010  |  UK  11

Article relevance   Page 22   Iran threatens to drop nuclear fuel deal Iran could abandon a nuclear fuel deal, which it says recognises Tehran’s right to enrich uranium, if world powers do not accept it in full, parliament speaker Ali Larijani said yesterday. “Parliament backs the Tehran Declaration (on a fuel swap deal)... The Sunday Times, Malta  |  23 May 2010  |  Malta

Article relevance   Page 34   The Iran challenge Iran’s pursuit of a nuclear weapon continues to pose the greatest diplomatic challenge to the Obama administration and developments this past week were both significant and mixed. The U.S. announced Tuesday that it had reached a deal with Russia and... The Day  |  23 May 2010  |  USA

 

 

Article relevance   Page 9   “Irán presos” La titular de la Coalición Cívica, Elisa Carrió, dijo ayer que está “segura” de que funcionarios de la gestión kirchnerista, como Ricardo Echegaray o Ricardo Jaime, “irán presos”.  Page 22   Brasil revela que siguió pautas de Obama para acordar con Irán Una carta del presidente Barack Obama, que llegó a Brasilia a principios de mayo pero se conoció ayer, revela que la acción diplomática de Lula da Silva en Teherán contó con la señal verde de la Casa Blanca. Muestra que el gobierno brasileño ajustó el...Eleonora Gosman  Page 31   El éxito diplomático de Brasil en Irán revela la nueva matriz del poder cisiones estratégicas con un grupo de países emergentes (China, India y Brasil). Irán percibe que EE. UU. no es ya una “amenaza existencial” para la República Islámica; no sólo porque sus condiciones internas le impiden una nueva intervención militar... Clarin  |  23 May 2010  |  Argentina  Article relevance   Page 9   L’Iran menace l’accord L’Iran pourrait revenir sur l’ accord conclu avec le Brésil et la Turquie en vue d’un échange d’uranium si les grandes puissances ne l’acceptent pas dans sa totalité. C’est ce qu’déclaré le président du Parlement Ali Larijani. Plusieurs c a p i t a l e... La Meuse  |  23 May 2010  |  Belgium Article relevance   Page 32   L’Iran menace de renoncer à l’accord sur l’échange d’uranium 1 TEHERAN | (AFP) L’Iran pourrait revenir sur l’accord conclu avec le Brésil et la Turquie en vue d’un échange d’uranium si les grandes puissances ne l’acceptent pas dans sa totalité, a déclaré hier le président du Parlement Ali Larijani. « Le Parlement... Le Journal de Quebec  |  23 May 2010  |  Canada Article relevance   Page 2   Iran will im Atomstreit einlenken Die Regierung Irans will am Montag der Internationalen Atomenergiebehörde einen Brief mit dem Vorschlag übergeben, Uran ausserhalb des Landes anzureichern. Die ständigen Vertreter im Uno-Sicherheitsrat sind misstrauisch. Iran will offenbar im...Silke Mertins, Jerusalem NZZ am Sonntag  |  23 May 2010  |  Switzerland Article relevance   Page 5   Angriff auf den „bloggenden Mullah“ Kaum hatte der frühere iranische Vizepräsident die Moschee im Süden Teherans verlassen und war in seinen Wagen gestiegen, als bestellte Schläger über ihn herfielen. Bewaffnet mit Messern und Stromkabeln, zertrümmerten sie die Scheiben des Autos,...Von Martin Gehlen, Kairo Der Tagesspiegel  |  23 May 2010  |  Germany Article relevance   Page 9   Brasiliens tidligere præsident: Lulas flirt med Iran kan ende som et historisk selvmål Mandag udråbte mange Brasiliens præsident til en ny verdenspolitisk stjerne, som kunne tale fornuft ind i problembarnet Iran. Blot halvandet døgn senere var festen imidlertid forbi, og nu får den populære præsident tunge tæsk for at sætte Brasiliens...PER THIEMANN, SÃO PAULO Politiken  |  23 May 2010  |  Denmark Article relevance   Page 1   Erdoğan’dan, 26 lidere ‘uranyum’ mektubu - İran’la geçtiğimiz hafta yapılan uranyum takası anlaşmasının dünya kamuoyunda yeterince anlaşılamaması üzerine Başbakan Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, başlattığı telefon trafiğine mektup diplomasisiyle devam ediyor. Erdoğan, bu amaçla 26 ülkenin liderine... Erda l Şen Zaman  |  23 May 2010  |  Turkey

 

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