Iran in the World Press 30 Mar 2010

Article relevance   Page 16   Coast guard frees fishermen from pirates Nairobi (AFP) A Seychelles Coast Guard vessel opened fire on Somali pirates holding six of its nationals and 21 Iranians during a daring high-seas raid in the Indian Ocean yesterday, a minister said. The six Seychellois fishermen were safe, said Joel... Gulf News  |  30 Mar 2010  |  UAE

Article relevance   Page 5   Iran bevrijdt in Pakistan diplomaat Teheran, 30 maart. Iraanse veiligheidsagenten hebben in een „complexe operatie” een Iraanse diplomaat bevrijd die in 2008 in Peshawar, in het noordwesten van Pakistan, was ontvoerd. Dat heeft de Iraanse staatstelevisie vandaag bekendgemaakt. De... NRC Handelsblad  |  30 Mar 2010  |  Netherlands Article relevance   Page 17   China en Iran voeren het vaakst doodstraf uit De internationale mensenrechtenorganisatie Amnesty International publiceert voor het eerst geen cijfers over China omdat het land geen informatie geeft over voltrokken doodstraffen. Amnesty veronderstelt dat er vorig jaar meer dan duizend executies in...BRUSSEL De Standaard  |  30 Mar 2010  |  Belgium Article relevance   Page 8   Merkel pressures Turkey on Iran German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Monday that in order to progress in European Union entry talks Turkey must open its ports to ships and planes from Cyprus and help press Iran to stop its controversial nuclear program. Ms. Merkel said Turkey’s... The Wall Street Journal Europe  |  30 Mar 2010  |  Belgium Article relevance   Page 1   Turkey makes case against Iran curbs ANKARA: Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday he did not favor imposing economic sanctions to pressure Iran into showing that it has no covert nuclear weapons program. Erdogan discussed different approaches with visiting German... SELCUK GOLOKUK Arab News  |  30 Mar 2010  |  Saudi Arabia Article relevance   Page 19   Sarkozy in US for talks on Afghanistan, Iran NewYork( AP) Nicolas Sarkozy was expected to take the podium at Columbia University yesterday determined to remind the United States that France is a crucial ally — sometimes a noisy one, but a friend nonetheless. President Barack Obama is likely to... Gulf News  |  30 Mar 2010  |  UAE   Article relevance   Page 11   Kiina ja Iran kuolemanrangaistuksen kärkimaat Ihmisoikeusjärjestö Amnesty International vaatii Kiinaa julkistamaan maassa toimeenpannut teloitukset ja kuolemantuomiot. Järjestö uskoo Kiinan teloittaneen tuhansia ihmisiä viime vuonna. Amnesty ei kuitenkaan aio julkistaa laskelmiaan Kiinan...STT Helsinki Satakunnan Kansa  |  30 Mar 2010  |  Finland  Article relevance   Page 15   G8 meeting eyes tougher Iran sanctions OTTAWA: Iran’s nuclear programme is of ‘‘critical concern’’ and will top the agenda when foreign ministers from the Group of Eight nations meet to discuss global security, Canada’s foreign minister said yesterday. Lawrence Cannon said he would press... Bangkok Post  |  30 Mar 2010  |  Thailand  Article relevance   Page 10   Tory issues Iran threat IRAN: Shadow defence secretary Liam Fox has warned of the threat of a nuclear Iran and called for stronger sanctions against the country. During a debate at Cha tham House in London with defence secretary Bob Ainsworth and Lib Dem defence spokesman... Evening Times  |  30 Mar 2010  |  UK  Article relevance   Page 6   Let’s turn up heat on Iran, says Cannon — Canada will press for stiffer sanctions against Iran in a bid to halt the rogue nation’s nuclear program as international foreign ministers gather in Gatineau, Que., next week to discuss global security. Calling it a “fast-evolving file,” Foreign...QMI AGENCY 24 Hours Toronto  |  30 Mar 2010  |  Canada Article relevance   Page 2   Iran issue at top of agenda at the G-8 Iran’s nuclear program is of “critical concern” and will top the agenda when foreign ministers from the Group of Eight nations meet Monday to discuss global security, Canada’s foreign minister said. Foreign Minister Lawrence Cannon said he’ll press...BY ROB GILLIES OTTAWA, AP The China Post  |  30 Mar 2010  |  Taiwan

Article relevance   Page 1   CIA says Iran able to make nukes CIA says Iran has capability to produce nuke weapons Iran is poised to begin producing nuclear weapons after its uranium program expansion in 2009, even though it has had problems with thousands of its centrifuges, according to a newly released CIA report. “Iran continues to develop a range of... BY BILL GERTZ The Washington Times Daily  |  30 Mar 2010  |  USA  Article relevance   Page 13   Arms treaty with Russia may go to Hill in April The Obama administration plans to send the new armscontrol treaty package with Russia to Congress by the end of April, hoping for ratification by year’s end, officials said Monday as they laid out details of the proposed agreement. Ellen Tauscher,...by Walter Pincus pincusw@washpost.com The Washington Post  |  30 Mar 2010  |  USA Article relevance   Page 2   Merkel tells Turkey EU entry negotiations ‘open-ended’ ANKARA (AFP) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel told Turkey yesterday that its membership talks with the European Union did not guarantee accession and urged it to grant trade privileges to EU member Cyprus. “The rules of the game have changed” since... Kathimerini English  |  30 Mar 2010  |  Greece  Article relevance   Page 18   National Paints to open plants in Abu Dhabi, Iran National Paints revealed yesterday that it plans to set up three plants this year, one of them in Abu Dhabi, according to its chairman. The other two will be located in Tehran and Ahvaz ( an industrial town at the Iran-Iraq border) and will jointly...DUBAI VM Sathish Emirates Business 24 for 7  |  30 Mar 2010  |  UAE  Article relevance   Page 3   23 condenados a prisión que no irán a la cárcel EN JULIO de 2006, decenas de trabajadores de Iberia en huelga salvaje invadieron las pistas del aeropuerto de El Prat, provocando el caos y violando las más elementales normas de seguridad. Cuando faltan pocos meses para que se cumplan cuatro años de... El Mundo  |  30 Mar 2010  |  Spain  Article relevance   Page 7   Binner, Ríos y Colombi irán el martes a Olivos Los gobernadores que no comulgan con el Gobierno y que ayer no fueron invitados al almuerzo en la quinta de Olivos renovaron sus reclamos de una mayor coparticipación para sus provincias y reclamaron el pago de deudas pendientes. Pero exhibieron... La Nacion  |  30 Mar 2010  |  Argentina  Article relevance   Page 3   23 condenados a prisión que no irán a la cárcel EN JULIO de 2006, decenas de trabajadores de Iberia en huelga salvaje invadieron las pistas del aeropuerto de El Prat, provocando el caos y violando las más elementales normas de seguridad. Cuando faltan pocos meses para que se cumplan cuatro años de... El Mundo Madrid Edition  |  30 Mar 2010  |  Spain Article relevance   Page 17   La menace est-elle la solution avec l’Iran ? « take it or leave it » est d’ailleurs souvent efficace en négociation. Or il n’est pas sûr que ce raisonnement soit sans faille. La négociation est d’abord une forme d’interaction réciproque entre les acteurs. Or l’efficacité d’une stratégie de... Les Echos  |  30 Mar 2010  |  France  Article relevance   Page 4   Der Iran richtet sogar Kinder hin In ihrem jüngsten Jahresbericht zur Todesstrafe listet die Hilfsorganisation Amnesty International für 2009 insgesamt 714 Todesurteile auf. Mangels zuverlässiger Zahlen fehlt in der Statistik China, das in jüngster Zeit stets das Land mit den meisten... Nuernberger Zeitung  |  30 Mar 2010  |  Germany Article relevance   Page 4   Der Iran richtet sogar Kinder hin In ihrem jüngsten Jahresbericht zur Todesstrafe listet die Hilfsorganisation Amnesty International für 2009 insgesamt 714 Todesurteile auf. Mangels zuverlässiger Zahlen fehlt in der Statistik China, das in jüngster Zeit stets das Land mit den meisten... Nordbayerische Zeitung Furth  |  30 Mar 2010  |  Germany

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Iran in the World Press 26 Mar 2010

Article relevance   Page 4   Iranian arrested DRUGS: Authorities say they have arrested an Iranian man on drug trafficking charges at Suvarnabhumi airport after finding four kilogrammes of methamphetamine in his luggage. The Customs Department said Javad Wasirpourmanigh, a 38-yearold from... Bangkok Post  |  26 Mar 2010  |  Thailand Article relevance   Page 11   The US softens approach to Iran VIENNA: The US has backed away from pursuing a number of tough measures against Iran in order to win support from Russia and China for a new UN Security Council resolution on sanctions, according to people familiar with the matter. Among provisions... The Australian  |  26 Mar 2010  |  Australia Article relevance   Page 9   Iran’s regional ambitions fuel concerns in the U.S. Afghanistan, site of many a surrealistic scene over the years, produced another one earlier this month. U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates visited the Afghan capital of Kabul, asserting along the way that Iran next door was trying to undermine the...BY GERALD F. SEIB The Wall Street Journal Europe  |  26 Mar 2010  |  Belgium Article relevance   Page 11   U.S. seeks easier Iran sanctions VIENNA—The U.S. has backed away from pursuing a number of tough sanctions against Iran in order to win support from Russia and China for a new United Nations Security Council resolution, according to people familiar with the matter. The U.S. sent a...By David Crawford in Vienna, Richard Boudreaux in Moscow and Joe Lauria at the United Nations The Wall Street Journal Europe  |  26 Mar 2010  |  Belgium Article relevance   Page 7   U.S. softens plan to sanction Iran VIENNA—The U.S. has backed away from pursuing a number of tough measures against Iran in order to win support from Russia and China for a new United Nations Security Council resolution on sanctions, according to people familiar with the matter.By The Wall Street Journal Asia  |  26 Mar 2010  |  China Article relevance   Page 21   Il gelo americano con Netanyahu rende forte l’Iran Ora è più forte. Grazie alle divisioni nel fronte che lo dovrebbe contrastare, con Stati Uniti e Israele lontani come non mai negli ultimi anni. Così il presidente dell’Iran, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, è tornato aminacciare il mondo, dicendo che gli sforzi... Libero  |  26 Mar 2010  |  Italy  |  Italian Article relevance   Page 31   China joins six-way conference call on Iran UNITED NATIONS—AFTER weeks of stalling, China on Wednesday joined five other major powers in a conference call to weigh proposed new UN sanctions against Iran over its suspect nuclear program, diplomats said. A senior Chinese official took part in the...AFP Philippines Daily Inquirer  |  26 Mar 2010  |  Philippines  |  English  | Released: 8h. 39min. ago  | Page: 31 Article relevance   Page 12   China urges talks on Iran nuclear issue Beijing China yesterday called for continued dialogue to resolve the international standoff over Iran’s nuclear programme, after it took part in six-way talks on possible new sanctions against Tehran. “China urges all sides to use diplomatic means to... Gulf News  |  26 Mar 2010  |  UAE  |  English  | Released: 0h. 33min. ago  | Page: 12

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