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Iran's constitution watchdog says Ahmadinejad can't lead oil ministry - Xinhua Sun, 22 May 2011 00:21:27 GMT+00:00

USA Today

Iran's constitution watchdog says Ahmadinejad can't lead oil ministry Xinhua TEHRAN, May 20 (Xinhua) -- Iran's Guardian Council of the Constitution said President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's move to temporarily run the country's oil ministry is "illegal," the semi- official Fars news agency reported on Friday. ... Iran claims to break CIA spy ring, arrests 30Los Angeles Times Iran says it dismantles US spy network; 24 heldCNN Iran claims 30 arrests in alleged U.S. spy ringUSA Today Aljazeera.net -Tehran Times -AFP all 392 news articles »

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Iran lets Karoubi hunt new house for house arrest - Reuters Sat, 21 May 2011 20:13:07 GMT+00:00

Reuters

Iran lets Karoubi hunt new house for house arrest Reuters The government denied any vote rigging and said the protests were stirred up by Iran's foreign enemies who aimed to overthrow the country's Islamic form of government. Both Karoubi and Mousavi have been held incommunicado since they called their ... and more »

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Detained journalist reunites with family in Canada - BusinessWeek Sat, 21 May 2011 11:47:26 GMT+00:00

CBC.ca

Detained journalist reunites with family in Canada BusinessWeek Dorothy Parvaz, the Al-Jazeera journalist detained in Syria and later Iran, was reunited with her family in Canada Thursday, two days after her released. Parvaz was greeted with warm hugs from relatives as she arrived at Vancouver ... Journalist Parvaz feared beating in Syrian detentionCBC.ca Freed North Vancouver journalist arrives homeVancouver Sun Dorothy Parvaz - three days in a Syrian jail listening to people being torturedThe Guardian DigitalJournal.com -The Spy Report -North Shore News all 43 news articles »

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U.S. knocks down report of Iran, Venezuela missile base - CNN International Sat, 21 May 2011 20:05:15 GMT+00:00

U.S. knocks down report of Iran, Venezuela missile base CNN International By the CNN Wire Staff (CNN) -- The United States and Venezuela don't agree on many foreign policy issues, but both countries say a newspaper report claiming that Iran is building a missile base in the South American nation is not credible. ... and more »

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Iran acid victim says may spare attacker from blinding - Pakistan Daily Times Sat, 21 May 2011 21:51:53 GMT+00:00

Iran acid victim says may spare attacker from blinding Pakistan Daily Times The case made headlines around the world, with Amnesty International urging Iran not to go through with inflicting the retributive form of justice allowed under its Islamic law. In an interview with Sharq daily, Bahrami said she was not responsible for ... and more »

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US lawsuit alleges Iran was accessory in 9/11 attacks - International Business Times Sat, 21 May 2011 23:30:57 GMT+00:00

Daily Mail

US lawsuit alleges Iran was accessory in 9/11 attacks International Business Times The US District Court in Manhattan received documents from families of the September 11, 2001 victims accusing Iran and Hezbollah in helping al Qaeda carry out the attack. According to the documents, Iran and Hezbollah did have prior knowledge of the ... Iran should pay damages, 9/11 family members sayBoston Globe Lawyers ask judge to link Iran, 9/11NewsOK.com Iran had prior info about 9/11 strikes, defectors tell courtTimes of India FOX43.com -Sydney Morning Herald all 269 news articles »

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Jafar Panahi not in Cannes for This Is Not a Film premiere - The Guardian Sat, 21 May 2011 11:46:11 GMT+00:00

New York Times (blog)

Jafar Panahi not in Cannes for This Is Not a Film premiere The Guardian Jafar Panahi's new film, This Is Not a Film, was smuggled into the country on a USB stick buried inside a cake posted from Iran to Paris. Panahi, the virtuoso neo-realist who won a prize at Cannes for his debut, The White Balloon, in 1995, and, at 50, ... Cannes' Look Into Iran Via 2 Clandestine FilmsABC News Absent Iranian wins Cannes directing prizeAFP all 134 news articles »

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Iran says finds light oil in offshore gas field - Reuters Sat, 21 May 2011 11:01:45 GMT+00:00

ArabianBusiness.com

Iran says finds light oil in offshore gas field Reuters TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran has discovered a deposit of light oil offshore of an estimated in-place reserve of 756 million barrels valued at $13.6 billion, the state TV website reported on Saturday quoting a senior oil official. The oil reserve was found ... Khayyam Oilfield Reserves at 758m BarrelsZawya 5 new gas and oil fields discovered in IranSteelGuru Iran Finds 758 Million Barrels Oil LayerBernama IranOilGas.com (subscription) -Trend News Agency (subscription) all 18 news articles »

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US court orders Iran to compensate terror victims - Jerusalem Post Sat, 21 May 2011 14:16:26 GMT+00:00

US court orders Iran to compensate terror victims Jerusalem Post Court awards $600m. to family of man killed in 2003 J'lem bombing, family injured in 1995 Gaza bombing, both carried out by Iran-backed terror groups. NEW YORK – A Washington, DC federal court judge – in ... and more »

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U.S. revises visa policy in gesture to Iranians - Reuters Fri, 20 May 2011 23:40:19 GMT+00:00

Trend News Agency

U.S. revises visa policy in gesture to Iranians Reuters Students from Iran, which the United States accuses of seeking nuclear weapons, sponsoring terrorism and brutally repressing its people, previously were eligible only for three-month, single-entry visas. The new guidelines apply to Iranians and their ... US eases Iranian student visa rulesAFP Obama Fixes Visa Policy for Iranian StudentsPRLog.Org (press release) all 132 news articles »