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Monday 16 February 2015 - 11:28
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Iran English language newspaper headlines on Monday, 16-02-2015

NewspaperIran Daily
 
Houthis refuse to cave in to threats
Yemeni Houthis said on Sunday they will not cave in to threats after the countrys Persian Gulf Arab neighbors urged the United Nations to act forcefully against its takeover.

 
Iran, China underline strategic ties
President Hassan Rouhani hailed bilateral ties with China, calling for strategic cooperation in all areas.

 
Pakistan urged to fulfill commitments
The implementation of the IP gas pipeline project, which will conduit Iranian gas to Pakistan, has been delayed due to political pressures, said the spokesman of Majlis Energy Commission.

 
Female bomber kills 16 in Nigeria
A female bomber blew herself up at a crowded bus station in the northeast Nigerian city of Damaturu on Sunday, killing 16 people and wounding 30, police said, in a region that is frequently attacked by the Boko Haram terrorists.

 
Report: Lebanese drone enters Israeli airspace
An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) crossed from Lebanon into the Israeli airspace, the second instance of its kind in the past few weeks, an Israeli website reported on Sunday.

 
Iran welcomes Ukraine cease-fire
Irans Foreign Ministry welcomed the cease-fire reached between the warring sides in Ukraine, expressing hope that the implementation of the peace deal could provide a step forward in the settlement of the current dispute in east Ukraine.

 
President deplores murder of Muslim American students
President Hassan Rouhani deplored the killing of three Muslim American students in Chapel Hill and called on US officials to make efforts to protect the rights of all citizens, including Muslims.

 
Veep due in Iraq today
First Vice President Eshaq Jahangiri leaves Tehran for Baghdad today for a three-day official visit at the invitation of Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi.

 
General: New radar to closely watch enemies
A senior Iranian commander said the country is installing a radar that would be able to keep tabs on enemy bases as far as 3,000 kilometers.

 
Tehran Times
 
Ties with Iran is a priority: Chinese FM
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has said that increasing relations with Iran is one of his coun- trys foreign policy priorities.

 
Copenhagen under lockdown after shootings leave 3 dead
Two attacks shook Denmarks cap- ital Copenhagen, with a gunman spraying bullets into a cafe where a Swedish cartoonist who had carica- tured Islams Prophet Muhammad was speaking, followed hours lat- er by a shooting outside the citys main synagogue early on Sunday morning.

 
Foreign investment in Irans Arvand FTZ up 14-fold: of?cial
Foreign invest- ment in Irans Arvand Free Trade Zone, located in the southwest- ern province of Khuzestan, has in- creased 14-fold in the current Irani- an calendar year, which began on March 21, 2014, compared to the same period in the previous year.

 
Egypt ends U.S. arms monopoly with French jet ?ghter deal
Egypts decision to buy 24 Rafale jet ?ghters from France underscores its determination to diversify its sources of weapons and reduce its dependence on the United States, experts said.

 
Bahrain opposition ?gure Kadhim returns to prison
Bahraini opposition ?gure Jameel Kadhim, who had been released from jail for two weeks on bail, has returned to prison.

 
Both sides claim violations after Ukraine cease-fire starts
A cease-?re was declared in eastern Ukraine at a minute after midnight on Sunday, kin- dling slender hopes of a reprieve from a con- ?ict that has claimed more than 5,300 lives.

 
Rouhani condemns assassination of 3 Muslim students in U.S.
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Saturday reprimanded the assassination of three Muslim students in the U.S. It is expected that the o?cials make any e?orts to protect all citizens rights, speci?cally the Muslims rights, he stated.

 
U.S. discourse on Iranian nuclear case has altered: diplomat
The U.S. approach to Irans nuclear case has changed, as- serted Iranian nuclear negotiator Amir Hossein Zamani Nia on Sunday, adding however, There are threats to the matter quite apart from the existing disagreements.

 
Irans radars to monitor enemies 3000 km away: general
T he commander of Khatam al-Anbiya Air Defense Base has lauded the achievements made by Iran in manufacturing highly so- phisticated radars, announcing that the country is installing a radar that will be able to monitor enemy bases as far as 3,000 kilometers away.

 
Rafsanjani hosts Tehran Times, Mehr news agency for exclusive interview
Expediency Council Chairman Ayatollah Akbar Hashe- mi Rafsanjani on Sunday hosted the Tehran Times and the Mehr news agency for an exclusive inter- view on the latest local, regional, and international developments.

Irans first VP due in Iraq on Monday
Iranian First Vice-President Eshaq Jahangiri will leave Tehran for Baghdad on Monday morning for a three- day o?cial visit at the invitation of Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi, the Tas- nim news agency reported on Sunday.

Majlis approves general terms of annual budget bill
Iranian legislators on Sun- day voted in favor of the general terms of the budget bill proposed by the government for the next Iranian calendar year (starting March 21, 2015).

Iran launches domestic Yooz.ir search engine
Iran on Sunday o?cially inau- gurated its domestically designed search engine, dubbed yooz, which o?cials say can surf and search through a billion Per- sian web pages.
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