Tehran TimesIran calls new U.S. sanctionswrong move at the wrong time
Iransaid on Thursday that the approval of a bill totighten sanctions on the countryby the U.S. House of Representatives would only complicate thedispute between Iran and the Westover Tehrans nuclear program.
Russiagrantsasylum toSnowden
Russia rejected U.S. pleas andgranted American fugitive EdwardSnowden a year's asylum on Thursday, letting the former spy agencycontractor slip out of a Moscowairport after more than five weeksin limbo while angering the United States and putting in doubt aplanned summit between the twonations' presidents.
Syria willdefeatmilitants,Assad says
Syrian President Bashar al-Assadsaid on Thursday he was confidentof victory against foreign-sponsoredmilitants in a 28-month-old conflictthat has killed more than 100,000people and sent nearly two millionfleeing abroad.
Germany nixes surveillance pact with U.S., Britain
Germanycanceled a Cold War-era surveillance pact with the UnitedStates and Britain on Friday inresponse to revelations by National Security Agency leaker
Edward Snowden about thosecountries' alleged electroniceavesdropping operations.
Berlusconiconvictionleaves Italiangovernmenthanging
Italy's fragile coalition government, already struggling to contain deep divisions overtax and economic policy, woke up toa whole set of new problems on Friday after Silvio Berlusconi's conviction for tax fraud was upheld by thesupreme court.
UN selects unarmed surveillance drone for Congo
TheUnited Nations announcedThursday that it has selectedits first unarmed surveillancedrone, an Italian-made planethat will be tried out by peacekeepers in eastern Congo, which has been engulfed in conflict fornearly two decades.
Britain says open to better relations with Iran
BritainsForeign Secretary William Hague said on Wednesday he waswilling to meet Tehrans foreign ministerto discuss the two countries frosty relationship, following the election of a newpresident in Iran, Reuters reported.
Russia says new Iran sanctionswill not end nuclear dispute
Russiasaid on Thursdaya vote by the U.S. House of Representatives to tighten sanctionsagainst Iran would not help resolvethe dispute over Tehrans nuclear
program, Reuters reported.
China reiterates oppositionto U.S. sanctions on Iran
China,Irans largesttrading partner and top oil customer, repeated its opposition onFriday to tougher U.S. sanctionson Iran after the House of Representatives approved a bill aimed athalting Irans oil exports, accordingto Reuters.
Russias Putin to meet new Iranian president in September
Russian leader VladimirPutin will meet Irans newly elected president for the first time in Kyrgyzstan in September, the Islamic Republics ambassador to Moscow said on Wednesday, Reuters reported.
Damascus hails Irans support for Syria
Iranian ambassadorto Damascus Mohammad Reza Sheibani held a meetingwith Syrian parliament speaker Mohammed Jihad al-Laham and discussedthe latest development in Syria, reports said on Friday.
Occupation of Palestine is a woundon body of Islamic world: Rohani
IranianPresident-elect Hassan Rohani said on Friday that in ourregion, under the shadow of the occupation of the Palestinian territoriesand beloved al-Qods (Jerusalem), awound has formed on the body of theIslamic world.
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Millions call for liberation of Palestine
Massive rallies have been held across Iran and the world on International Quds Day in support of the Palestinian resistance against the Israeli regime.
Ahmadinejad: Intl Quds Day isolates devil front
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad underlined the importance of participating in International Quds Day rallies, and said the devil front was isolated in the global Quds demonstrations.
UK open to improving Iran ties
British Foreign Secretary William Hague called his Iranian counterpart Ali Akbar Salehi to say that the UK is open to improving London-Tehran ties on a step-by-step basis.
Turkey wont cut Iran oil imports
Turkeys Energy Minister Taner Yildiz said the country has no plans to cut its crude oil imports from Iran.
CIA running arms smuggling team in Benghazi
The CIA has been subjecting operatives to monthly polygraph tests in an attempt to suppress details of a US arms smuggling operation in Benghazi that was ongoing when its ambassador was killed by a mob in the city last year, according to reports.
Inequity in development aid
Despite global efforts to provide development aid, the worlds poorest are getting poorer, said a new report by the Catholic Agency for Overseas Development (CAFOD).
Aid group for Syria militants collapses
The main Western support group for the Syrian opposition is in disarray, has failed to channel any substantial aid to militants on the ground and is struggling to keep the lights on, The Telegraph has learnt.
US bans only complicate matters
Iran says fresh US sanctions against the Islamic Republic will further deepen the differences between the two sides, including the standoff over Irans nuclear energy program.
No talks with Russia on replacing S-300
Irans ambassador to Russia said there are no negotiations between Tehran and Moscow about substituting the S-300 anti-aircraft system--which Russia is mandated to deliver to Iran under a contract--with the Antei-2500 system.
Advisor: Rohani to overcome problems
Irans president-elect Hassan Rohani has enough human resources to overcome international and economic problems of Iran, the new presidents economic advisor Mohammad Nahavandian said.
UNWTO hails Irans tourism
Taleb Rifai, secretary general of the UN World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), praised the activities of Vice President and Head of Irans Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts, and Tourism Organization Mohammad-Sharif Malekzadeh.
