The Daily Star | Hikers' lawyer appeals Iran spying sentences msnbc.com TEHRAN — The lawyer for two Americans convicted of spying in Iran said on Sunday he had lodged an appeal against their eight-year sentences and still hoped they might be pardoned. AP Masoud Shafiee has not been able to see Shane Bauer and Josh Fattal ... Lawyers files appeal for U.S. hikers sentenced to 8 years in Iran Lawyer for 2 American men jailed in Iran appeals their 8-year sentences Lawyers files appeal for Americans incarcerated in Iran |
Los Angeles Times | Iran pardons some activists in 2009 election protests Los Angeles Times Iran's pardon of activists involved in protests of the 2009 presidential election did not include former candidate Mir-Hossein Mousavi, shown here at a 2009 rally. He remains under house arrest. (AFP/Getty Images / August 29, 2011) By Ramin Mostaghim, ... Iran: Opposition Leader Under Pressure To Make "Confession" Opposition Leader's Safety in Danger as Karroubi Spends 42 Days in Complete ... |
Al-Arabiya | Iran calls on Syrian President to consider protesters' demands The Independent The Syrian government received an unexpected warning from its staunchest ally yesterday when Iran urged President Bashar al-Assad to heed the "legitimate demands" of civilians protesting against his family's 40-year rule. ... Syria would be a quagmire for NATO, Iran says Syria must heed its people, says Iran Iran warns against "change in Syria's government": FM |
msnbc.com | Iran sentences nuclear scientist's assassin to death Xinhua 28 (Xinhua) -- Iran's Judiciary on Sunday sentenced Ali Jamali-Fashi, who assassinated nuclear physicist Massoud Ali-Mohammadi in 2010, to death, the semi-official Mehr news agency reported. Judiciary spokesman Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Ejei made the ... Iran condemns 'Israeli spy' to death Iran: Man sentenced to death for killing nuclear scientist Iranian gets death sentence for scientist's murder |
Ha'aretz | Iran releases hundred prisoners South Asian News Agency TEHRAN,(SANA): Hundred prisoners have been released on the direction of Iran's supreme leader Ali Khamenei on Sunday; those were arrested during presidential elections in June 2009. Tehran's prosecutor General Abbas Jafari Dolatabadi said Iran's ... Iran Says 100 Prisoners Were Pardoned Leader: sanctions cannot last long Prosecutor: Iran's leader pardons 100 prisoners |
Telegraph.co.uk | John McAleese Telegraph.co.uk The embassy, at 16 Princes Gate, Knightsbridge, had been taken over on April 30 1980 by six separatists from the oil-rich region in west Iran known as Arabistan. For six days, armed with machine guns, pistols and grenades, they held 26 people hostage ... SAS embassy raid commander dies Tributes paid to Scots SAS hero John McAleese Tributes to SAS man who helped end embassy siege |
CTV.ca | Iran warns of power vacuum in Syria Detroit Free Press AP BEIRUT -- Syria's closest ally, Iran, warned Saturday that a power vacuum in Damascus could spark a crisis in the region -- but also urged President Bashar Assad to listen to some of his people's "legitimate demands. ... Iran Calls on Syria to Recognize Citizens' Demands Iran reiterates support for Assad while urging him to answer to his people Iran: Syria Should Heed Citizens' Demands |
Payvand | Sanctions made Iran's economy stronger: analyst Tehran Times TEHRAN -- “The reduction of fuel subsidies in Iran is a clear example that sanctions can actually make a country stronger economically”, said oil industry analyst Olivier Jakob in an interview with Tehran Times. Jakob is the managing director of ... 'Iran plays effective role in OPEC' Iran playing active role in OPEC- Iran envoy |
Man gets death in killing of Iran physicist Ynetnews IRNA quoted the country's prosecutor-general, Gholam Hossein Mohseni Ejehei, as saying that Majid Jamali Fashi had been sentenced to death for the crimes of "defiance of God," or using arms against Iran's Islamic government, and spreading "corruption ... |
Press TV | India pays $4.2b of oil debts to Iran Tehran Times TEHRAN – Indian buyers have paid more than $4.2 billion of their oil debts to Iran by august 26, the National Iranian Oil Company's director for international affairs announced here on Sunday. IRNA quoted Seyyed Mohsen Qamsari as saying that, ... Iran says India would settle oil debt by end August Iran to privatize 7 oil refineries |