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Iran is building warships more advanced than Jamaran destroyerPolitical Desk - Saturday, 26 May 2012 TEHRAN – The Navy commander says Iran has started producing warships which are technologically much more advanced than the Jamaran destroyer. “The... | Long-term plans, diplomatic efforts needed to deal with dust storms: EbtekarPolitical Desk - Saturday, 26 May 2012 TEHRAN - Tehran City Councilor Masoumeh Ebtekar says the problem of dust storms can only be resolved through long-term plans and diplomatic efforts. ... |
Iran to construct two new nuclear power plantsPolitical Desk - Saturday, 26 May 2012.jpg) TEHRAN - Atomic Energy Organization of Iran Director Fereydoun Abbasi announced on Saturday that the country plans to construct two nuclear plants,... | Iran should not engage in further talks with 5+1 group: analystPolitical Desk - Saturday, 26 May 2012.jpg) TEHRAN - Hossein Shariatmadari, the chief editor of the Kayhan newspaper, says it would be better if Iran does not engage in further talks with the... |
Ahmadinejad to meet Putin in BeijingPolitical Desk - Saturday, 26 May 2012 Tehran – Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is scheduled to pay a visit to china and participate the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO)... | Israel’s warmongering rhetoric against Iran threatens world peace: envoyPolitical Desk - Saturday, 26 May 2012 TEHRAN – In a letter to the UN Security Council, the Iranian ambassador to the UN has said that the belligerent remarks made by Israeli officials... |
Persian Press Headlines - May 26Political Desk - Saturday, 26 May 2012 JAVAN: President issues special order to help save Lake Urmia TAFAHOM: Iran signs new oil contracts with Armenia, Pakistan HEMAYAT: Moscow, the... | Principlist factions choose nominees for post of Majlis speakerPolitical Desk - Saturday, 26 May 2012.jpg) TEHRAN - The principlist faction of the Followers of Velayat held a meeting on Saturday and elected Ali Larijani, the outgoing Majlis speaker, as... |
Iran plans to invest $25b to turn Chabahar into energy hubEconomic Desk - Saturday, 26 May 2012 TEHRAN -The National Petrochemical Company (NPC) of Iran plans to invest up to $25 billion in the southeastern Chabahar Port to turn it into an energy hub, like... | Japan bank reverses Iran account freezeEconomic Desk - Saturday, 26 May 2012 TOKYO (AFP) -- A Japanese bank reversed a halt on transactions by the Iranian government after a U.S. court overturned an order for a $2.6 billion asset freeze. The... |
Intl. experts to reread Bisotun inscriptionsCulture Desk - Saturday, 26 May 2012 TEHRAN -- The Bisotun inscriptions of Darius the Great engraved on a rock near the city of Kermanshah are scheduled to be reread by four experts from foreign academic... | Iranian books entertaining Danish childrenCulture Desk - Saturday, 26 May 2012 TEHRAN -- Two Iranian children’s books have recently been published in Danish by Alfa Publishers in Copenhagen. “The Boy Who Learned to Count” written by Kambiz... |
Iran volleyball team heads to JapanSports Desk - Saturday, 26 May 2012.jpg) Iran left Tehran on Saturday to take part in the AVC Olympic Games Qualification Tournament, which will be held in Tokyo, Japan, from June 1 to June 10. Julio... | Iran crushes S. Korea in 2012 AFC Futsal ChampionshipSports Desk - Saturday, 26 May 2012.jpg) Iran got a great start on Friday in the 2012 AFC Futsal Championship as it secured an emphatic 14-1 victory over South Korea. The 10-time continental champions... |
Saudi plot to prevent Islamist victory in Egypt exposedMiddle East Desk - Saturday, 26 May 2012 TEHRAN - A top secret document, obtained by Iran’s Arabic language news network Al-Alam, reveals that Saudi Arabian Foreign... | Bahraini forces attack pro-democracy protestersMiddle East Desk - Saturday, 26 May 2012.jpg) Bahraini regime forces have attacked anti-government protesters holding a demonstration in the northwestern village of Saar. ... |
S&P downgrades rating of 5 Spanish banksStaff & Agencies - Saturday, 26 May 2012 Standard & Poor's has downgraded the credit ratings of five Spanish banks, nearly one month after reducing the Spanish... | Germany's Grass blasts treatment of GreeceStaff & Agencies - Saturday, 26 May 2012 German Nobel literature laureate Guenter Grass has criticized Greece's treatment by its fellow European nations in the debt... |
Slow progress since Earth summit 20 years agoMariette le Rouge - Saturday, 26 May 2012 Twenty years after the Earth Summit in Rio pledged to save the environment for future generations, observers and policy... | Dragon makes history with space station dockingScience Desk - Saturday, 26 May 2012 CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) -- The private company SpaceX made history Friday with the docking of its Dragon capsule to the... |