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Wednesday 9 April 2014 - 15:13
Story Code : 91836

Iran English language newspaper headlines on Wednesday, 09-04-2014

Iran Daily
 
Iran, P5+1 working to narrow differences
Michael Mann, the European Union foreign policy chiefs spokesman, said on Tuesday Iran and the P5+1 group were working verythoroughly to narrow differences to move the process forward.

 
Iran, Pakistan launch naval drill
The naval forces of Iran and Pakistan on Tuesday kicked off a joint maneuver in the Persian Gulf.

 
Call for dismantling Israeli atomic arsenal
Irans Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN Gholam-Hossein Dehqani called on all members of the United Nations to take serious steps for the annihilation of Israels nuclear weapons.

 
Palestinians in Beit-ul-Moqaddas face water shortage
Tens of thousands of Palestinians living in East Beit-ul-Moqaddas have been without running water for more than a month, victims of a decrepit and overwhelmed infrastructure and the Israeli policies.

 
Ukraine lawmakers fight in parliament
A fistfight broke out in Ukraines parliament on Tuesday as tempers rose between opposing factions provoked by the events in the east of the country, where separatist activists seized a number of government buildings amid large pro-Russian demonstrations.

 
Azerbaijani president to visit Tehran
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev will visit Iran today to discuss expansion of Tehran-Baku ties.

 
Iran ready to help clearmine-infested areas
President Hassan Rouhani on Tuesday voiced Irans readiness to join any movement to clear sites which are infested with mines and armaments.

 
MPs: EP resolution to hurt Iran-EU ties
Iranian lawmakers, in a statement on Tuesday, warned against the negative impacts of European Parliaments anti-Iran resolution.

 
Lebanon vows to pursue blasts at Iran missions
Lebanese Justice Minister Ashraf al-Rifi said his country will spare no effort in prosecuting those responsible for the bomb attacks on the Iranian embassy and an Iranian cultural center in Beirut.

 
Irans UN envoy fit for post
Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Marzieh Afkham said the countrys appointee for the post of ambassador to the United Nations, Hamid Aboutalebi, is qualified for the position.

Naval flotilla docks at Djibouti
The 29th Fleet of the Iranian Navy has docked at the Port of Djibouti in line with the Islamic Republics strategy of expanding its naval presence in international waters.

 
Discount for foreign publishers at TIBF
Iran Air offered a 70-percent discount for foreign publishers to facilitate their participation in the 27th Tehran International Book Fair (TIBF).

 

 

Tehran Times

 

 
Iran, powers gear up for final nuclear deal
Iran and the six world powers began a new round of talks on Tuesday which is aimed at finding a comprehensive solution to the decade-old disputeover Tehrans nuclear program.

 
Syrian presidential election will not be delayed: minister
The Syrian government made clear on Tuesday it had no intention of delaying an election that is likely to give President Bashar Assad a third term, regardless of war or politics.

Standoff continues in Ukraine as eastern cities demand independence
Standoff continued between protesters and police in eastern cities of Ukraine on Tuesday as the government in Kiev accuses Russia of orchestrating the events in its Russian-speaking regions.

Iraq general says 25 ISIL terrorists killed in ambush
Security forces in Iraq said they killed 25 militants near Baghdad amid worries insurgents are encroaching on the capital weeks ahead of elections.

 
German forces raid offices of Hezbollah affiliated charity
German authorities on Tuesday raided the offices of a charity organization that allegedly has ties to Lebanons Hezbollah movement, accusing it of raising money for the
group.

 
Iran, Pakistan hold joint naval drill in Hormuz Strait
Iran and Pakistan staged a joint naval exercise in the eastern part of the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday, according to the public relations department of the Iranian Navy.

 

 
Iran defends its new UN envoy appointee
The Iranian Foreign Ministry says Tehran has chosen Hamid Aboutalebi as its envoy to the United Nations and believes that he is a competent one.

 
Iranian parliamentary delegation cancels trip to Europe
An Iranian parliamentary delegations trip to Europe has been called off in protest to a resolution issued by the European Parliament against Iran, an Iranian parliamentarian announced in a statement on Tuesday.

 
U.S. senators call for action over reported Iran-Russia deal
Two U.S. senators who led a push for more sanctions on Iran during negotiations over its nuclear program called on President Barack Obama on Monday to impose more
restrictions if Tehran pursues an energy barter agreement with Russia, according to Reuters.

 
Iranian official signals progress on Arak reactor in nuclear talks
Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Majid Takht-Ravanchi signaled potential progress in the countrys nuclear talks with the six major powers on one of the thorniest issues the future of the countrys heavy water reactor in Arak.

 
Azerbaijan president due in Tehran
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev will arrive in Tehran on Wednesday at the invitation of Iranian President Hassan Rouhani.

 
Iran views China ties as strategic: official
A senior Iranian official has hailed the relations between Iran and China, saying that Tehran views its ties with Beijing as strategic and long-term.
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