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Iran billionaire executed over $2.6B bank fraud - USA TODAY Sat, 24 May 2014 17:01:22 GMT

BBC News

Iran billionaire executed over $2.6B bank fraud USA TODAY TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — A billionaire businessman at the heart of a $2.6 billion state bank scam in Iran, the largest fraud case since the country's 1979 Islamic Revolution, was executed Saturday, state television reported. Authorities put Mahafarid Amir ... Iran Billionaire Hanged for FraudNew York Times Iran hangs key figure in banking scandalWashington Post Iranian businessman hanged over biggest bank fraudBBC News Sky News -Voice of America all 337 news articles »

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Iran's Hatami apologises for Cannes kiss - Aljazeera.com Fri, 23 May 2014 22:10:22 GMT

Aljazeera.com

Iran's Hatami apologises for Cannes kiss Aljazeera.com Iranian actress Leila Hatami has apologised for kissing the Cannes film festival's president on the cheek, an act which angered authorities in Iran, state news agency the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) reported. "I am so sorry for hurting the ... Iranian students: Cannes kiss star should be lashedAl-Arabiya Flogged for a Kiss on the CheekDaily Beast Iranian actress Leila Hatami facing public flogging for kissing Cannes boss on ...Daily Mail Telegraph.co.uk -Mashable -BBC News all 120 news articles »

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IAEA assessment plan presents new hurdle in Iran nuclear talks - Los Angeles Times Sat, 24 May 2014 00:47:00 GMT

Press TV

IAEA assessment plan presents new hurdle in Iran nuclear talks Los Angeles Times The United Nations is unlikely to complete its assessment of whether Iran has conducted research on nuclear weapons before the deadline set by six world powers for a deal to curb the country's nuclear activities, a new complication in the international ... US May Use 'Secret' Team to Cinch Iran Nuclear DealWall Street Journal (blog) Iran cuts nuclear stockpile, engages with bomb probe: IAEAReuters 'IAEA report confirms Iran's nuclear activities are under supervision'Tehran Times Press TV -Haaretz (blog) -The National Interest Online all 229 news articles »

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Mahafarid Amir Khosravi, billionaire at heart of Iran bank scam, is executed ... - Fox News Sat, 24 May 2014 06:43:39 GMT

Mahafarid Amir Khosravi, billionaire at heart of Iran bank scam, is executed ... Fox News TEHRAN, Iran – A billionaire businessman at the heart of a $2.6 billion state bank scam, the largest fraud case since the country's 1979 Islamic Revolution, was executed Saturday, state television reported. Authorities put Mahafarid Amir Khosravi, also ...

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'Happy' video dancers, but not director, freed in Iran, group says - CNN Fri, 23 May 2014 11:00:57 GMT

New Yorker (blog)

'Happy' video dancers, but not director, freed in Iran, group says CNN (CNN) -- Six people who were arrested in Iran for dancing in a YouTube video to Pharrell Williams' song "Happy" have been freed, the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran said Wednesday, citing a source close to the families. The director of ... Javad Zarif on Iran's Nuclear NegotiationsNew Yorker (blog) Arrests over the Happy dance video in Iran reflect hardliners' frustrationThe Guardian Arrest of young Iranians in 'Happy' video reflects Iran's complicated power ...Washington Post (blog) New York Times -ABC News all 1,303 news articles »

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Iran's war on women - Jerusalem Post Sun, 25 May 2014 00:59:16 GMT

FrontPage Magazine

Iran's war on women Jerusalem Post The outrage over Iranian actress Leila Hatami pecking on the cheek Gilles Jacob, 83, president of the Cannes film festival, last week sent Iran's clerical establishment and a radical student group into a frenzy. The Iranian student group Hezbollah ... “Martyrs Breeding Nation of Iran” Demands Flogging for Actress Kissing Strange ...FrontPage Magazine Iran actress Hatami apologises for Cannes kissThe Malay Mail Online Iran's Hatami apologises for Cannes kiss - Middle East | Al Jazeera EnglishIranian all 47 news articles »

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Make Iran nuclear talks deadline stick - Chicago Tribune Sat, 24 May 2014 21:33:06 GMT

Press TV

Make Iran nuclear talks deadline stick Chicago Tribune One key snag: Iran's "breakout" capability. That's a measure of how fast Iran could build a nuclear weapon without tipping off international nuclear inspectors. The more centrifuges Iran spins, the more enriched uranium it produces, the faster the ... Iran nuclear deal proves elusiveNew Straits Times Opinion: Dealing with IranAsharq Alawsat English US may use secret team to cinch Iran nuclear deal: WSJTehran Times Press TV -Fars News Agency -Ahram Online all 114 news articles »

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Report: Iran Court Orders Instagram Blocked - ABC News Fri, 23 May 2014 09:22:23 GMT

Report: Iran Court Orders Instagram Blocked ABC News The agency said a court order, stemming from a private lawsuit, had been given to Iran's Ministry of Telecommunications to ban the site. However, users in the capital, Tehran, still could access the application around noon Friday. Some previous reports ...

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Iran's Fight to Keep Its Beaches Unsexy - Daily Beast Sat, 24 May 2014 19:22:15 GMT

Iran's Fight to Keep Its Beaches Unsexy Daily Beast TEHRAN — Altogether, Iran's coastlines stretch for 2,700 kilometers ( almost 1,700 miles) in the north on the Caspian Sea and in the South on the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman. For Iranian women, however, these vast beaches are a reminder of ... and more »

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How Gold Helped Iran Withstand US Financial Fury - Forbes Fri, 23 May 2014 18:56:11 GMT

How Gold Helped Iran Withstand US Financial Fury Forbes In March 2012, the United States and European Union beefed up their economic sanctions on Iran, shutting Iran out of the global payments network called SWIFT. Also in March 2012, Turkey's gold exports to Iran doubled from the month before and exploded ... How Gold Helped Iran Withstand US Financial Fury | ForbesIranian all 5 news articles »