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Monday 21 April 2014 - 12:06
Story Code : 93319

Iran English language newspaper headlines on Monday, 21-04-2014

Iran Daily
 
Leader warns against division among Muslims
The Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei on Sunday warned against efforts to sow seeds of discord among Shia and Sunni Muslims.

 
Army, IRGC unveil latest defense achievements
The Army has unveiled five new domestically designed and produced pieces of military equipment in a ceremony attended by senior Iranian military officials.

 
IME witnesses 53% growth in trade
Iran Mercantile Exchange (IME) continued its progressive trend of trading this week experiencing an eye-catching increase of 53 percent till Friday, a report said.

 
Israeli forces attack Palestinians at Al-Aqsa Mosque
Israeli forces attacked Palestinian worshippers at Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Beit-ul-Moqaddas, arresting at least 16 Palestinians.

 
President lauds womens roles in society
President Hassan Rouhani praised the role of Iranian women in the society and said their presence in all social areas was a blessing.

 
Deputy FM: Yemen identifies abductors of Iranian diplomat
An Iranian Foreign Ministry official said Yemeni authorities have identified the kidnappers of an Iranian diplomat who was abducted in Yemen last July.

 
Iran, Azerbaijan discuss prisoner exchange deal
Iran and Azerbaijan have discussed ways to implement a mutual agreement on the extradition of prisoners.

 
Deputy FM: Yemen identifies abductors of Iranian diplomat
An Iranian Foreign Ministry official said Yemeni authorities have identified the kidnappers of an Iranian diplomat who was abducted in Yemen last July.

 

 
Tehran Times
 

 
Bandars departure sign of power struggle in House of Saud
Professor Nader Entessar is of the opinion that there is no direct correlation between the dismissal of Prince Bandar bin Sultan as Saudi Arabias spy chief and Washingtons regional foreign
policy but sees it as a sign of a power struggle in the royal family.

 
Truce broken in east Ukraine as five killed in gun attack
Five people were killed in a gunfight in Slavyansk, a city in eastern Ukraine held by anti-government protesters, shaking an already fragile international accord that was designedto avert a wider conflict.

 
Iranian Army unveils new defense achievements
New defense achievements of the Iranian Army were unveiled during a ceremony held in Tehran on Sunday.

 
Assad visits recaptured Christian town of Maaloula
President Bashar Assad on Sunday toured a historic Christian village his forces recently captured from rebels, state media said, as the country's Greek Orthodox Patriarch vowed that Christians in the warravaged country "will not submit and yield" to extremists.

 
Abdullah widens lead in Afghan election but short of majority
Former foreign minister Abdullah Abdullah leads the race to become Afghanistan's next president, according to the latest official tally of votes released on Sunday, but is short of an
outright majority, Reuters reported.

 
Progress impossible without contribution of women: Rouhani
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says the country will not achieve progress unless due attention is given to women, though he acknowledged that there are still many shortcomings in regard to the issue of womens rights.

 
Leader pardons, commutes sentences of some female prisoners
Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has pardoned and commuted the sentences of a number of female prisoners, reports said on Sunday.

Iranians soldiers are killed to prevent drug shipment to Europe: Judiciary chief
Judiciary chief Ayatollah Sadeq Larijani said on Sunday that Iranian soldiers die in the fight against drug traffickers in order to prevent the shipment of drugs to Europe.

 
Sanctions on Iran was a wrong policy: Swiss MP
Imposing sanctions against Iran was a wrong policy and contrary to Switzerlands moderate foreign policy, a member of the Swiss National Council Assembly said on Sunday.

 
Iran, Azerbaijan discuss prisoner exchange deal
Iran and Azerbaijan have discussed ways of implementing a mutual agreement on the extradition of prisoners.

 
FMs of Austria, Luxembourg plan to visit Iran soon
Austrian Foreign Minister Sebastian Kurz and his Luxembourg counterpart Jean Asselborn plan to pay official visits to Iran in the next two months to discuss opportunities for expanding ties with Iran.
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