29 Mar 2024
Wednesday 2 October 2013 - 13:51
Story Code : 54577

Iran English language newspaper headlines on Wednesday, 02-10-2013

Iran Daily
 
Lawmakers back Rouhanis stance
Two hundred and thirty Iranian lawmakers have expressed support for the stances adopted by President Hassan Rouhani during his visit to New York, where he delivered a speech to the 68th Session of the UN General Assembly.

 
EU urges best atmosphere for talks
The European Unions foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton said the United States needs to create the best possible atmosphere for the next round of talks between Iran and the six major world powers in Geneva.

 
US begins shutdown
What does shutdown mean for two million federal employees, agencies and tourist destinations?

 
Esteqlal, Kashiwa up against history
Irans Esteqlal and Japans Kashiwa Reysol will have to make history in Wednesdays second-leg games of the Asian Champions League semifinals if they are to prevent Chinese and Korean titans Guangzhou Evergrande and FC Seoul reaching the final.

 
UN: One in eight around world go Hungry
One in eight people around the world is chronically undernourished, the United Nations food agencies said on Tuesday, warning world leaders that some regions would fail in halving the number of hungry by 2015.

 
Iran-US diplomatic efforts positive for Mideast
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei said the latest developments in relations between Iran and the United States will be positive for promoting peace in the Middle East.

Tehran Times
 
Obamas ?ip-?op destroys trust: Zarif
The Iranian foreign minister has said that U.S. President Barack Obamas ?ip-?op threatens e?orts to build trust.

 
U.S. govt. shuts down for 1st time in 17 years as budget talks fail
The U.S. federal government is partially shutting down after the Congress failed to fund its work amid a Republican drive to defund the Obamacare healthcare program.

 
Russia doubts mid-November date for Syria peace talks
Russia expressed doubt on Tuesday that Western nations can persuade Syrian opposition representatives to take part in an international peace conference in time for it to take place in mid November.

 
Chemical weapons inspectors enter Syria
A chemical weapons disarmament team crossed into Syria from Lebanon on Tuesday to begin evaluating the country's arsenal of the banned weapons, an AFP correspondent said.

 
New wave of attacks on Muslims in Myanmar
Security forces raced to contain deadly violence in Myanmar's Rakhine state on Tuesday, police said, after mobs torched Muslim homes in a third day of unrest in a region plagued by intractable sectarian tensions.

 
Russia nominates Putin for Nobel Peace Prize
A group of Russian activists and political scientists have indicated that they are officially proposing President Vladimir Putins nomination to get the Nobel Peace Prize for his moves to resolve the Syrian crisis.

 
Shell chief: Tapping Irans oil and gas vital for demand
Iran, which holds the worlds fourth largest proven reserves of crude oil and the second biggest deposits of natural gas, has been o? limits for a decade to international oil companies since the imposition of tough international sanctions and strict investment policies imposed by the Islamic Republic.

 
Claim of arrest of Iranian spy shows Israels desperation: of?cial
Israels recent announcement that it had arrested a spy who is allegedly connected to Iran was a desperate e?ort to get out of isolation, an Iranian Foreign Ministry o?cial said on Tuesday.

 
Ashton says she wants best possible atmosphere for Iran nuclear talks
A top EU o?cial, asked if new sanctions should be imposed on Iran as talks about its nuclear program unfold, said she wanted to go to the October 15-16 talks with Iran in Geneva with the best possible atmosphere, Reuters reported on Monday.

 
Iraq, Afghanistan would welcome Iran-U.S. rapprochement: Crocker
Normalization of relations between Iran and the United States would be warmly welcomed by Iraq and Afghanistan and would have a positive impact on the situation in these two countries, according to Ryan Crocker, who formerly served as Washingtons ambassador to Lebanon, Kuwait, Syria, Pakistan, Iraq, and Afghanistan.
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