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Wednesday 21 August 2013 - 12:39
Story Code : 45904

Iran English language newspaper headlines on Wednesday, 21-08-2013

Tehran Times
 

 
Musharraf charged with murder of Benazir Bhutto
A court in Pakistan charged former military ruler Pervez Musharraf on Tuesday with the 2007 murder of Benazir Bhutto in an unprecedented move likely to anger the army.

 
Major powers can reach a nuclear deal with Iran: Velayati
A top adviser to Irans Supreme Leader says the election of centrist Hassan Rohani as the countrys president gives an opportunity to the major powers to reach
a deal with Iran over its nuclear program but Tehran will never again suspend uranium enrichment

 
Egypt arrests Muslim Brotherhood leader
Egypts army-appointed government arrested Muslim Brotherhood supreme leader Mohamed Badie on Tuesday after a bloody crackdown on his supporters, underscoring its intention to crush the Islamic movement that had propelled the countrys ?rst freely elected president, Mohamed Morsi, to power.

 
UN chief calls for investigation into Egypt prisoner deaths
United Nations Secretary General Ban Kimoon has called for a full investigation into the deaths of 37 prisoners in police custody in Egypt.

 
Over 100 rescued after boat sinks off Australia
At least 106 people have been rescued after a boat carrying suspected asylum seekers sank o? Australia, rescuers have said.

 
Britain rejects Spanish request for Gibraltar talks
Britain rejected a Spanish proposal to hold one-onone talks over the sovereignty of the contested British overseas territory of Gibraltar on Tuesday after Spain issued an appeal for such negotiations to be held as soon as possible.

 
U.S. judge approves force-feeding of California inmates
A federal judge approved a request from California and federal o?cials to force-feed inmates if necessary as a statewide prison hunger strike entered its seventh week.

 
Stop the violence, stop the arrests, Iran tells Egypt
Iran on Tuesday expressed concern about the escalation of violence in Egypt and called for arrests to be stopped in the Arab country.

 
Double standards are applied in dealing with armed con?icts, Iran tells UN
In a statement read out before the United Nations Security Council on Monday, Iran criticized the fact that double standards are applied in dealing with armed con?icts.

 
Iran continuing to convert enriched uranium into reactor fuel: diplomats
Iran appears to be holding back growth of its stock of medium-enriched uranium gas by continuing to convert some of it into reactor fuel, Reuters quoted diplomats as saying on Monday.

 
Iranian warships operating in hegemons backyard: admiral
The deputy commander of the Navy has said that Iranian naval forces are currently operating in the bodies of waters which are considered the backyard of the hegemonistic powers.

 

 
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Veep urges academics to help govt
First vice president has called on experts and academics to help the government to tackle the problems facing the country.

 
Velayati: Iran ready for nuclear deal
A top adviser to the Leader of Islamic Revolution says the election of Hassan Rouhani as Irans president gives an opportunity to world powers to reach a deal with Iran over its nuclear program--but that Tehran will never again suspend its nuclear activities.

 
Egypt Arrests Brotherhoods spiritual leader
Egypt on Tuesday announced the arrest of the supreme leader of the Muslim Brotherhood, dealing a serious blow to the Islamist group at a time when it is struggling to keep up its street protests against the ouster President Mohammed Morsi in the face of a harsh crackdown by authorities.

 
US Files on 1953 coup nothing new
Foreign Ministry said the newly-released documents on US involvement in a 1953 coup against a popular Iranian government reveal no previously-unknown information and do nothing to diminish Washingtons crimes.

 
Guardian chief: UK had newspaper disks destroyed
British agents oversaw the destruction of an unspecified number of the Guardian newspapers hard drives after the paper began publishing revelations from Edward Snowdens leaks, the papers editor said Monday.

 
Queiroz wants to take Iran to next level
Carlos Queiroz has already earned his place in the history books as the first Portuguese coach to have secured consecutive FIFA World Cup qualifications. At South Africa 2010 he led Portugal to the Round of 16, and it is now time for Iran to return to the biggest stage in world football.

 
African border trade vital and tricky
Experts agree that the key to unlocking the economic potential of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) lies in easing cross-border flows of people, goods, capital and services.

 
Brahimi calls on Iran to attend Geneva meeting
UN special peace envoy for Syria Lakhdar Brahimi called on Iran to take part in the international conference on Syria to be held in Geneva, Switzerland.

 
Minorities prepared for more active role in development
An Iranian Armenian lawmaker said Tuesday that members of the religious minorities residing in Iran are ready to play more active role in development and progress of the Islamic Republic.

 
Border security at its best
Police Chief Brigadier General Esmaeil Ahmadi Moqaddam said Tuesday that the Iranian borders today enjoy best ever security condition.

 
YouTube bans Press TVs page
YouTube disabled Press TVs new account under pressure from the Israeli-American Anti-Defamation League (ADL) that ordered the video-sharing site to end the Iranian channels live broadcast.
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