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Monday 5 January 2015 - 11:01
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Iran English language newspaper headlines on Monday, 05-01-2015

Iran Daily
 
Rouhani calls for referendum on significant topics
President Hassan Rouhani highlighted an article of the Irans Constitution which proposes public referendum for setting up regulations on certain important issues.

 
Zanganeh: Iran will not lower production quota
Although Irans oil export has declined by 1.5 million barrels per day, the country has not changed its stance in the international market, said the oil minister.

 
Bahrain forces fire tear gas at protesters
Bahrainis continue peaceful protests against the detention of prominent opposition leader, Sheikh Ali Salman who was recently arrested by the regimes forces.

 
Palestinians accuse Israel of piracy for freezing taxes
The Palestinian government accused Israel of piracy for freezing the transfer of taxes collected on its behalf in response to their bid to join the International Criminal Court.

 
Cameron: Sooner the better for referendum on Britains EU membership
UK Prime Minister David Cameron said Sunday the sooner he can hold a referendum on Britains EU membership the better, should he remain in office after the May general election.

 
SNSC secretary, Hakim discuss regional developments
Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council Ali Shamkhani and Head of the Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq Ammar al-Hakim in a meeting in Tehran on Sunday discussed bilateral and regional developments.

 
RT, IRNA sign cooperation agreement
Russian satellite news channel Russia Today and the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) signed a cooperation agreement in Tehran on Sunday.

 
17 satellite channel offices closed down
The Islamic Republic has closed down the offices of 17 foreign-based satellite channels for attempting to create division in the country, said a senior Iranian intelligence official.

 
Tehran Times
 
Govt. seeks sustainable, lasting economic growth
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says the na- tional economic growth should be sustainable and lasting. Economic growth has already begun. However, continuing the trend of progress is of importance, Rouhani said on Sunday in an address to a conference on sustainable growth and job creation.

 
Tourists consider Iran a safe country: of?cial
Masoud Soltanifar, di- rector of Irans Cultural Heritage Tour- ism and Handicrafts Organization, said on Sunday that foreign tourists consider Iran as a safe country.

 
Opposition leader raps West silence on Bahrain rights violations
Bahrains Al-Wefaq National Islamic Soci- ety opposition leader Sheikh Ali Salman said Western states have adopted a double-standard approach toward the Manama regimes human rights violations to protect their interests in the Persian Gulf region.

 
U.S.-led coalition plane drops arms in ISIL-held areas
A U.S.-led coalition aircraft has once again dropped weapons in the are- as controlled by the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) terrorists in Iraq, security sources say.

Israeli settlers attack Palestinians in West Bank, injure 3
At least three Palestinians have been wounded during an attack by Israeli settlers on a village north of the occupied West Bank.

 
West under pressure to lift Iran sanctions: Austrian analyst
Chairman of Austrian Institute for International A?airs (OIIP) Heinz Gartner says he believes that Western politicians are under mounting pressure by trade companies to lift sanctions against Iran.

 
ISIL on the verge of demise: Velayati
Ali Akbar Velayati, the director of the Strategic Research Center at the Expediency Council, has said that the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) is on the verge of demise and defeat.

Iran wont trade principles for nuclear deal: Rouhani
President Hassan Rouhani has reiterated Tehrans position that the country will not trade its principles for reaching a nuclear agreement with the world powers.

 
Iran condemns killing of Sunni clerics in Iraq
On Sunday Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Marzieh Afkham strongly condemned the killing of three Sunni scholars in the southern Iraqi city of Basra.
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