28 Mar 2024
Thursday 19 September 2013 - 13:14
Story Code : 51223

Iran English language newspaper headlines on Thursday, 19-09-2013

Tehran Times
 
Iranian wrestlers are world champions
Plucky Iran won the title of the 2013 World Wrestling Championships at the Papp Laszlo Sports Arena in Budapest, Hungary on Wednesday.

 
UN keen to use Irans experience in disaster management: Valerie Amos
The United Nations humanitarian chief has said that the UN can use Irans experience to help neighboring countries and other countries to deal with natural disasters.

 
Train, bus collide in Canada's capital, six dead
A passengertrain and a double-decker city bus collided on the outskirts of Ottawa on Wednesday, killing six people on the bus and critically injuring 11 more, emergency o?cials said.

 
Russia calls UN report on Syria politically motivated
Russia on Wednesday denounced UN investigators ?ndings on a poison gas attack in Syria as preconceived and tainted by politics on Wednesday, stepping up its criticism of a report Western nations said proved President Bashar al-Assads forces were responsible.

 
Bahrain Shia groups quit reconciliation talks
Bahrain's main Shia Muslim groups have suspended participation in reconciliation talks with the government after the detention of an important opposition ?gure.

 
Qaradawi expelled from Kuwait
Controversial cleric Yusuf alQaradawi has left Kuwait after being asked to leave due to the divisive remarks he has made inciting violence and bloodshed.

 
New Tehran govt. scraps oil, gas concessions to India
The new government in Iran has withdrawn all crucial oil and gas concessions that had been promised to India by its predecessor.

 
Israeli general says Assad could remain in power for years
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad could cling to power for years despite having lost overall control of his country, according to Israel's top commander on the frontier with Syria, Reuters reported.

 
U.S. ready to interact with Iran based on mutual respect: of?cial
The United States is ready to deal with the administration of Iranian President Hassan Rouhani based on mutual respect to resolve the dispute over the countrys nuclear program, according to Alan Eyre, a Persian-language spokesman of the U.S. State Department.

 
Judge backs U.S. right to seize Manhattan building allegedly controlled by Iran
The United States is set to seize control of a midtown Manhattan skyscraper prosecutors claim is secretly owned by Iran, the U.S. justice department said, though the ruling is to be appealed, AFP reported.

 
Obama says there is a chance for diplomacy with Iran
President Barack Obama said on Tuesday that Irans new President Hassan Rouhani appears to want to open a dialogue with the United States and that he is willing to test whether this is the case, Reuters reported.

 
Azad University chancellor ?red
At a special session held on Wednesday, the board of trustees of Azad University dismissed Farhad Daneshju as the chancellor of the university.

 
Iran expects to see breakthrough in nuclear standoff: of?cial
The Iranian nuclear energy chief seems confident that there would be a breakthrough in the nuclear dispute between Iran and the West in the coming months.

 
Iranian warships dock in Port Sudan
The Iranian Navys 27th ?eet, comprised of the Khark helicopter carrier and the Sabalan destroyer, has docked in Port Sudan, the public relations department of the Iranian Navy announced on Wednesday.

 
IRGC to unveil new combat UAV
The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps will unveil a new domestically manufactured unmanned aerial vehicle during Irans Sacred Defense Week, which will begin on September 22, the commander of the IRGC Naval Force announced on Wednesday.

 
Some people arrested after 2009 election released
A number of people who had been arrested after the 2009 presidential election have been amnestied and allowed to go free, according to reports that came out late on Wednesday.

 
EU court ruling on shipping lines great victory for Iran: analyst
A prominent political analyst has called a great victory for Iran a European Union court ruling that called for the removal of the unilateral sanctions against the Islamic Republics shipping lines and seven other Iranian ?rms.

 
Iran Daily
 
Breakthrough Expected in Iran N-Issue
The Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) said there will be breakthroughs in efforts to settle the Wests dispute over Irans nuclear energy program in the coming months.

 
Washington Sees Chance for Dialog With Iran
US President Barack Obama says there seems to be an opportunity for dialog with Iran under the presidency of Hassan Rouhani, saying Washington is willing to test that chance.

 
US Poverty Up Last Year
The number of US residents living in poverty edged up to 46.5 million last year, the latest sign that an economic recovery marked by a stock market boom has not trickled down to ordinary Americans.

 
Greece Crippled by Fresh Strikes, Protests
Thousands of striking Greek public sector workers took to the streets on Wednesday, closing hospitals, schools and transport links, bringing many parts of the country to a standstill.

 
Ronaldo Hat-Trick As Real Hit Six
Gareth Bale came on to help Cristiano Ronaldo score one of his three goals as Real Madrid beat Galatasaray 6-1 in their Champions League Group B clash.

 
16 Iraqis Killed, 20 Injured In Bus Crash in Iran
Sixteen Iraqi pilgrims have been killed and twenty others wounded in a deadly bus crash in Irans western province of Lorestan.

 
European Auto Sales Drop
Car sales in Europe are still sagging despite the return of modest economic growth.

 
Call for Global Support Against Sanctions on Iran
A group of Iranian economists, lawyers and journalists, in a letter to their colleagues across the world, called for supporting the campaign against the sanctions imposed on the country over its peaceful nuclear program.

 
Rouhani: Iran For Broader Ties With Neighbors
President Hassan Rouhani says promotion of all-out ties with neighboring countries, particularly Muslim nations, is among the foreign policy priorities of the current Iranian administration.

 
Call for Academic Centers To Propose Remedies
Energy Minister Hamid Chitchian said a study has begun to determine whether it is feasible to transfer water from the Caspian Sea to Lake Orumieh in the northwest of the country with the aim of replenishing the endangered lake.

 
Iran Urges End to Arms Flow Into Syria
Deputy foreign minister has called for a halt to the influx of weapons to the foreign-backed militants in Syria, which has aggravated the humanitarian crisis in the country.
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