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Sunday 12 October 2014 - 14:25
Story Code : 120912

Iran English language newspaper headlines on Sunday, 12-10-2014

Iran Daily
 
IMF hails Irans economic achievements
Deputy Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Naoyuki Shinohara hailed Irans economic development since President Hassan Rouhani took office in June 2013.

Professor Samii awarded as top world neurosurgeon
World renowned Iranian scientist in neurological surgery, Professor Majid Samii has garnered the 2014 Golden Neuron Award.

Kurds protest against ISIL in Germany 20,000
More than 20,000 Kurdish immigrants protested in Germany against the terrorist Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant group.

Bahrain opposition to boycott November election
Bahrains opposition on Saturday announced a boycott of parliamentary elections planned for November, saying the vote would cement totalitarian Sunni rule in the kingdom.

Speaker urges regional countries to help Kobani
Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani on Saturday urged regional states to act responsibly to prevent a possible massacre by the terrorists of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) in the Syrian town of Kobani.

Official killed in Iranshahr
Another Iranian official was killed in an attack by two unknown gunmen in the southeastern city of Iranshahr in Sistan-Baluchestan province on Saturday.

Leader pardons, commutes prisoners
Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has pardoned or commuted the sentences of a number of Iranian prisoners on the occasion of two important Muslim feasts.

 

Tehran Times

 
Syrian Kurds repel ISIL attacks on Kobani
Kurdish militants continue defending the northern Syrian city of Kobani (Ayn al-Arab), thwarting seven over- night attacks by the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) terrorists aimed at capturing the city.

 
Suicide bomber attacks Afghan provincial police HQ, killing one
A suicide attacker wearing a police uniform attacked a provincial police headquarters in southern Afghanistan on Saturday, killing one o?cer and wounding four other people, an o?cial said.

Iran to invest $220m in 30 tourism projects
Irans Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts Organization will invest 7 trillion rials (about $220 million) to implement 30 projects to promote tourism in the country.

Professor Majid Samii named worlds top neurosurgeon
The world renowned Iranian scientist in neurological surgery Professor Majid Samii has garnered the 2014 Golden Neuron Award.

Turkey becoming a regional problem rather than a solution: Turkish scholar
A Turkish scholar is of the opinion that Turkey is now becoming part of the problem rather than a solution to the crises in Iraq and Syria as it has frosty relations with Baghdad and it is even in animosity with the Syrian government.

Hezbollah deputy chief: Militants driven out of Qalamoun region
Militants have been driven out of Syrias strategic Qalamoun region near the undemarcated border with Lebanon, Hezbollahs deputy leader Sheikh Naim Qassem said on Friday.

Irans economic achievements signi?cant: IMF deputy chief
Central Bank of Iran Governor Valiollah Seif met International Monetary Fund Deputy Managing Director Naoyuki Shinohara in Washington on Friday on the sidelines of the annual meeting of the IMF and the World Bank, which runs from October 10 to 12.

 
Thousands in London monitored by security services
Britains security services are monitoring thousands of people in London, the citys mayor Boris Johnson said in an interview on Saturday, amid heightened fears of attack by homegrown terrorists.

Iran urges responsible behavior regarding Kobani crisis
Iranian Majlis speaker Ali Larijani has expressed profound regret over the human tragedy in the Syrian town of Kobani, calling on regional states to behave more responsibly in this regard.

Leader grants clemency to 1,256 inmates
Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei has pardoned or commuted the sentences of a number of prisoners on the occasion of two important Muslim festivities.

 
Iran criticizes Pakistan over inability to secure border
Iranian National Prosecutor General Ebrahim Raisi has criticized Pakistan, saying it has become a safe haven for terrorists.

 
Iran urges UN to admit Palestine as full member
The United Nations should admit Palestine as a full member state, the Iranian deputy ambassador to the UN has suggested.

 
Iranian general says selective air raids have helped ISIL advance in Kobani
The chief of staff of the Iranian Armed Forces says the Kobani crisis is a conspiracy aimed at preparing the ground for the presence of the so-called anti-ISIL coalition in Syria.
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