26 Apr 2024
Thursday 21 August 2014 - 14:53
Story Code : 112653

Iran English language newspaper headlines on Thursday, 21-08-2014

Iran Daily

Landslides hit Hiroshima, killing at least 36
At least 36 people, including several children, were killed in Japan on Wednesday, when landslides triggered by torrential rain slammed into the outskirts of the western city of Hiroshima, and the toll could rise further, police said.

Iranian woman gets COMEST membership
Professor Azam Irajizad has become a member of the World Commission on Ethics of Scientific Knowledge and Technology (COMEST).

 
Documentary reviews lives of Latin American Muslims
The Jahanshahriha (Transnational Muslims) is a documentary series directed by Iranian filmmaker Shahab Esfandiari.

 
Kurdish ministers rejoin Iraqi government
Kurdish ministers who suspended their participation in the government of outgoing Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki rejoined the administration, Iraqs outgoing foreign minister said on Wednesday.

 
Philippines ambassador summoned over citizens death
Irans Foreign Ministry summoned the Philippines Ambassador in Tehran Eduardo Martin Menez to protest the death of an Iranian national in that countrys prison.

Iran gas output rises 30%
Irans gas production has increased considerably during March 21-July 22, compared with the corresponding figure of last year.

Rouhani pledges prosperity, fall in inflation
President Hassan Rouhani said the inflation rate will drop to below 20 percent by mid-March.

Police arrest more in Ferguson protests
The top US law enforcement official was to visit on Wednesday the Missouri town where at least 47 people were arrested on Tuesday following the violent protests over killing of a black teen by police.

Science minister ousted by 145 votes, appointed advisor to president
Minister of Science, Research and Technology Reza Faraji-Dana failed to obtain a vote of confidence from lawmakers in an impeachment vote.

ISIL beheads US journalist
The US, UK and France expressed abhorrence at the apparent beheading of American journalist James Foley by a terrorist form the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).

 
Diplomat slams Egypt for disallowing Gaza aid
Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian criticized Egypt for its long delay in allowing planeloads of Iranian humanitarian aid to reach Gaza Strip, saying it is not justified.

FM: Defense prowess foils enemies aggression
Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said the Islamic Republic will not allow enemies to launch an act of aggression against the countrys territory.

Tehran-Riyadh ties on normal course
Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Marzieh Afkham said relations between Iran and Saudi Arabia are on a natural course, expressing hope for promotion of ties between the two Middle East powers.

Iranians shine in mathematic, statistics and chemistry Olympiads
Iran ranked first in mathematics and statistics Olympiads and was second in chemistry Olympiad held in Shiraz, southern Iran, during August 17-18, 2014.

 

 
Tehran Times
 
ISIL posts video of beheading of U.S. journalist
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) militants posted a video on Tuesday that purported to show the beheading of American journal- ist James Foley in revenge for U.S. air strikes against the insurgents in Iraq.

Austria detains 9 suspected of seeking to join Syrian terrorists
Nine people suspected of intending to join terrorists ?ghting the government in Syria have been arrested in Austria, Vienna prosecutors said Wednesday.

Parliament votes to dismiss science minister
The Iranian parliament voted to dis- miss Science, Research and Technology Minister Reza Faraji-Dana during an open session on Wednesday.

Police kill another Black man in St. Louis area
Police shot and killed another young African-American man in St. Louis, in the U.S. state of Missouri Tuesday after authorities say he brandished a knife.

19 killed in latest Israeli assault on Gaza
An Israeli airstrike in Gaza killed the wife and infant son of Hamas military leader, Mohammad Deif, the group said, calling it an attempt to assassinate him after a cease?re collapsed.

 
Four beheaded corpses found in Sinai, Egyptian govt. blames Islamists
Four beheaded corpses were found by residents of a town in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula on Wednesday, security sources said, blaming militants waging an insurgency against Cairo.

 
Iran defends peoples rights in interaction with outside world: Rouhani
President Hassan Rouhani has said that his administration will defend the rights of the Iranian people in its relations and interactions with other countries.

Tehran welcomes cooperation with S. Arabia to solve regional crises
The Iranian Foreign Ministry has said Iran, along with other regional countries, is ready to cooperate with Saudi Arabia to resolve crises in the region.

Iran says sees no need to cooperate with UK, U.S. in fight against terrorists in Iraq
Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, the deputy foreign minister for Arab and African a?airs, has said that Iran sees no need to cooperate with the U.S. and Britain in ?ght against terrorists in Iraq.

 
Allying with Iran is Putins ace in the hole: Moscow Times
In an article published on the website of the Moscow Times, the writer says that forging a closer alliance with Iran could be an option for Russia to deal with Western sanctions against it over the Ukraine crisis.

 
Irans advancements in military technology deter enemy threats: Zarif
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and other Foreign Ministry officials visited some of the countrys military industrial sites on Wednesday.
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