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Sat, 4 Jul 2009 12:42:00 GMT

Iran could bring unity to G8 divided over economy

Washington, July 4 (DPA) US President Barack Obama has been squabbling with West European leaders over how to handle issues such as the global economic crisis and climate change, and those differences appeared to hang over the upcoming G8 summit in
Sat, 4 Jul 2009 12:42:00 GMT

Hackers hijack Oregon University Web site to condemn U.S. position on Iran

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Sat, 4 Jul 2009 12:41:00 GMT

Iran hangs 20 drug traffickers: report

Twenty people convicted of drugs trafficking were hanged on Saturday in a prison near the Iranian capital, the semi-official Fars news agency reported. It said the execution took place in the city of Karaj west of Tehran and that the 20 had all been
Sat, 4 Jul 2009 12:39:00 GMT

UK embassy staff to face trial in Iran

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Sat, 4 Jul 2009 12:38:00 GMT

British embassy employee in Iran charged

TEHRAN: The lawyer for a detained Iranian employee of the British embassy in Tehran says his client has been charged with 'acting against national security.' Iranian worshippers perform Friday prayers, at the Tehran University campus, in Tehran, Iran,
Sat, 4 Jul 2009 12:37:00 GMT

Hardline Iran editor calls for Mousavi to face trial

TEHRAN (Reuters) - A newspaper editor seen as close to Iran's top authority said on Saturday defeated election candidate Mirhossein Mousavi and a former pro-reform president had committed 'terrible crimes' which should be tried in court. In a commentary
Sat, 4 Jul 2009 12:37:00 GMT

Iran Plans $70bn Gas Field Investment by 2015

AM - Moj News Agency (Iran) Seifollah Jashnsaz, managing director of the state National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC), said Iran would invest $40 billion to complete remaining projects in the South Pars field during the fifth five-year economic plan, which
Sat, 4 Jul 2009 12:37:00 GMT

Embassy employee in Iran charged

The lawyer of a detained Iranian employee of the British embassy in Tehran said his client had been charged with 'acting against national security'. Lawyer Abdolsamad Khorramshahi said his client was being held in Evin prison and would in all likelihood
Sat, 4 Jul 2009 12:35:00 GMT

Iran mulls trials as it steps up post-election crackdown

Print E-mail TEHRAN - Iran is considering pressing charges against a British embassy staffer, a Newsweek journalist and several reformist leaders, lawyers said on Saturday, as the regime intensifies its crackdown on protests over last month's
Sat, 4 Jul 2009 12:33:00 GMT

Minister Ben Eliezer: I'm worried by US policy on Iran, N. Korea

In a first Israeli reaction to North korea's belligerent test-launching of missiles over the weekend, Industry and Trade Minister Binyamin Ben Eliezer said Saturday he was 'very troubled by the American reaction to North Korea's actions,' adding he was
Sat, 4 Jul 2009 12:32:00 GMT

Murderers hanged in Iran

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Sat, 4 Jul 2009 12:31:00 GMT

Total, Iran gas talks 'at standstill'

Total's negotiations with Tehran on a multi-billion dollar contract to develop a major Iranian gas field are at a standstill, the head of the French oil major said. 'They (negotiations) have not been broken and they have not been resumed either. They are
Sat, 4 Jul 2009 12:29:00 GMT

Britain seeks clarification on trial threat to embassy staff in Iran

LONDON, July 3 (Xinhua) -- British Foreign Secretary David Miliband said on Friday that Britain is 'urgently seeking' clarification from the Iranian authorities after a top Iranian cleric had said earlier in the day that two detained local staff of the
Sat, 4 Jul 2009 12:27:00 GMT

Embassy employee in Iran charged

Britain fights Iran threat over embassy staff trial

Britain is attempting to build a united international front in opposition to Iran's declaration that it would put British embassy employees on trial for inciting demonstrations in Tehran. Protesters at the British Embassy in Tehran: Anglo-Iranian
Sat, 4 Jul 2009 12:24:00 GMT

Embassy employee in Iran charged - PA

Heroin smuggled in from Iran seized at Johannesburg airport

South African police have seized a large quantity of heroin which they say was smuggled into the country from Iran. The discovery was made when packages containing spare parts were found to be destined for a fake address. When the packages were opened
Sat, 4 Jul 2009 12:20:00 GMT

Embassy employee in Iran charged

Hardline Iran editor calls for Mousavi to face trial (Reuters)

9:37 pm Israeli sub sails Suez, signaling reach to Iran July 3, 2009, 8:55 pm EU summons Iranian envoys over detentions July 3, 2009, 10:32 pm EU considers Iran envoy summons and visa bans July 3, 2009, 8:04 pm African leaders wary of continental govt
Sat, 4 Jul 2009 12:17:00 GMT

Embassy employee in Iran charged

Tehran: Hardline Iran editor calls for Mousavi to face trial

A newspaper editor seen as close to Iran?s top authority said on Saturday defeated election candidate Mirhossein Mousavi and a former pro-reform president had committed 'terrible crimes' which should be tried in court. Mousavi is being accused of
Sat, 4 Jul 2009 12:09:00 GMT

Russia: Obama Trip to Moscow Offers Chance for Better US-Russian Cooperation on Iran

Iran has counted for a long time on Russian and Chinese support to block, or at least mitigate sanctions. Tehran has also looked to Moscow and Beijing for deals concerning hydrocarbon and nuclear energy, as well as arms sales. This support has helped
Sat, 4 Jul 2009 12:05:00 GMT

Iran 'brings charges against embassy official'

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Sat, 4 Jul 2009 12:05:00 GMT

How Should Europe Respond to Iran?

Europe used to be the good cop with Iran, engaging with the regime on tricky issues like its nuclear program while the bad cop, the U.S., rasped that Tehran was part of an 'axis of evil.' But the European Union's moderating stance has done it few favors
Sat, 4 Jul 2009 12:04:00 GMT

More worrying news from Iran

I'm just catching up with the latest New Yorker over brunch, and would recommend that CoffeeHousers read their eyewitness account of the Tehran protests: it captures the scale and sweep of the opposition to Ahmadinejad, as well as the brutality of the
Sat, 4 Jul 2009 12:04:00 GMT

Embassy employee in Iran charged

'US appeasement toward Iran is worrying'

In a first Israeli reaction to North korea's belligerent test-launching of missiles over the weekend, Industry and Trade Minister said Saturday he was 'very troubled by the American reaction to North Korea's actions,' adding he was 'not at all calm
Sat, 4 Jul 2009 12:01:00 GMT

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