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Thursday 20 February 2014 - 11:27
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Iran English language newspaper headlines on Thursday , 20-02-2014

Iran Daily
 
Leader unveils economy of resistance
Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei called on the government Wednesday to create an economy of resistance to counter sanctions imposed over Irans nuclear energy program.

 
Mann: Iran-P5+1 talks substantive, useful
Representatives of Iran and six major world powers held a fresh round of negotiations as part of efforts to reach a lasting agreement on Tehrans nuclear energy program on the second day.

 
5 killed, several injured in Beirut twin bombings
At least five people have been killed and several others injured in two bomb attacks south of the Lebanese capital Beirut.

 
26 killed in Ukraine protests
Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich accused pro-European opposition leaders on Wednesday of trying to seize power by force after at least 26 people died in the worst violence since the former Soviet republic gained independence.

 
PUIC conference wraps up
The 9th session of the Parliamentary Union of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (PUIC) conference ended in Tehran on Wednesday.

 
Bahrain sentences protester to death
A Bahrain court on Wednesday sentenced a Shia protester to death and jailed six others for life after they were convicted of killing a policeman a year ago, a judicial source said.

 
President: Free elections in Syria will remove concerns
President Hassan Rouhani said Wednesday that Iran supports restoration of security and stability in Syria as well as free elections in that country.

 
Iran stresses ownership of its Persian Gulf islands
Iran has once again stressed its sovereignty over the three islands of Greater Tunb, Lesser Tunb, and Abu Mousa in the Persian Gulf.

 
Pakistan again urged to improve security
President Hassan Rouhani has called on Pakistan to counter terrorism and extremism in the country to improve security alongside its border with Iran.

 
Tehran Times
 
Suicide car bombs hit Iraniancultural center in south Beirut
Twin suicide car bombings targetingthe Iranian Cultural Center ina busy Beirut suburb Wednesdaykilled at least seven people andwounded 128 others, a securitysource said, local media reported.

 
Leaderoutlinesprinciples ofresistanceeconomy
SupremeLeaderof the Islamic Revolution AyatollahSeyyed Ali Khamenei has outlinedthe general policies of the programto promote the economy of resistance,which can lead the Iraniannation to victory in the imposedeconomic war with the West.

Russia says UN resolution on Syria aid possible in days
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov saidon Wednesday a UN resolution on humanitarianaid access in Syria could be agreed indays if Security Council members do not tryto politicize the issue, the Interfax newsagency reported, according to Reuters.

 
Iran nucleartalks going well:diplomat
Iranand the majorpowers held a second day of talks onWednesday in Vienna in pursuit of a finaldeal on Tehrans nuclear program.

 
Israeli soldiers breachLebanese border to retrievecrashed spy plane
Israeli troops crossed the barrierseparating Lebanon froOccupied Palestine on Tuesday,searching for parts of acrashed surveillance plane,the Lebanese National NewsAgency reported.

 
Britain reachesEurofighter pricedeal with Saudi Arabia: BAE
Britain has reached an agreementover the rising cost ofproviding Saudi Arabia withTyphoon Eurofighter jets, Britishdefense company BAE Systemssaid on Wednesday.

 
OIC parliamentary conferencecloses with resolutions adopted
Theninth session ofthe Parliamentary Union of the Organizationof Islamic Cooperation(PUIC), attended by representativesfrom 47 OIC member states,closed on Tuesday, with variousresolutions adopted by representativesof OIC member states parliaments.

 
Iranian hacking of U.S. Navycomputers more extensivethan first thought: WSJ
Irans alleged infiltration ofa U.S. Navy computer network was farmore extensive than previously thought, according to officials,and the officer who led the response will likely face questionsabout it from senators weighing his nomination as the nexthead of the embattled National Security Agency, the WallStreet Journal reported on Tuesday.

 
Iran supports peace effortsin Syria: Rouhani
IranianPresident HassanRouhani has reiterated that theIslamic Republic will support effortsmeant to establish peace and stabilityin Syria and hold a free election inthe crisis-hit Arab country.

 
Iran protests to Australiaover citizens death
TheIranian ForeignMinistry has summoned AustralianAmbassador Paul Foley to protestthe death of an Iranian citizen in anAustralian-run immigration detentioncenter on Monday.

 
Parliamentary speakers from OIC states meet Ali Larijani
Parliamentaryspeakers from Islamic statesmeet separately with Iranian Majlis speaker AliLarijani on the sidelines of the Parliamentary Unionof the Organization of Islamic Cooperation(PUIC) meeting in Tehran.

 
Iran rejects U.S. call for inclusion of missile program in nuclear talks
Talks ona permanent Irannuclear accord opened in Vienna onTuesday with the U.S. pressing Tehranto agree that the deal should encompasscaps on its ballistic missile capabilities,the Wall Street Journal reported.
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