News Archive - 16 July 2011

PARIS, Jul 15 (Reuters) Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khameini backs offering 5.8 billion dollar in aid to Syria to bolster its economy, a French newspaper said today, citing a report by a Tehran think-tank linked to Iran's leadership.

> * Clinton says encouraged Syrian opposition forming (Recasts, adds Clinton comments throughout) By Andrew Quinn ISTANBUL, July 16 (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Saturday that Turkey could serve as a democratic model for the Middle East but warned about Ankara's efforts to limit...

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Alberto Nisman says Iran's pledge to help is just empty words unless it hands over the Iranian suspects sought in the bombing of a Jewish center...

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Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has called for more trade ties with China, saying there is no limit for expanding bilateral relations.

Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has conveyed his condolences to the people and government of Turkmenistan over the recent deadly blasts near the capital Ashgabat.

Iran over the weekend said that it was “ready to cooperate” with Argentina on the 1994 bombing of a Jewish Center in Buenos Aires that killed 85 people.

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MICHAEL WARREN Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina An Argentine prosecutor on Saturday criticized a statement from Iran expressing willingness to help solve Argentina's worst terrorist attack. Prosecutor Alberto Nisman said Iran's offer is just empty words unless it hands over the Iranian suspects sought by Argentina in the bombing of...

CAIRO, July 16 (UPI) -- Egypt's foreign minister has resigned, just before a wide-ranging reshuffle of the Cabinet, officials said.

MICHAEL WARREN Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina An Argentine prosecutor is criticizing a statement from Iran expressing willingness to help solve Argentina's worst terrorist attack. Alberto Nisman says Iran's pledge to help is just empty words unless it hands over the Iranian suspects sought in the bombing of a Jewish...

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - An Argentine prosecutor on Saturday criticized a statement from Iran expressing willingness to help solve Argentina's worst terrorist attack.

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BUENOS AIRES (AFP) - The prosecutor investigating the worst terror strike on Argentine soil, the 1994 bombing of a Jewish charities building that killed 85 people, has urged Iran to hand over any suspects in the case.

Iran's Foreign Ministry announced Saturday that it respects the choice for independence of the people in South Sudan, the official IRNA news agency reported.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Saturday called on the Syrian government to end all acts of violence against peaceful demonstrators immediately.

Head of National Security and Foreign Policy Commission of Iran's Majlis (parliament), Alaeddin Boroujerdi, said that Russia's "phased" approach toward Iran's nuclear standoff would be a "repetitious attempt" as Tehran has already addressed all the questions over its nuclear issue, local English language satellite Press TV reported on Saturday.

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He Guoqiang, a senior official of the Communist Party of China (CPC), visited the Islamic Republic of Iran from Thursday to Saturday, meeting with Iranian leaders and underlining bilateral cooperation.

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has expressed hope that the natural gas pipeline linking Iran to Pakistan will reach the border by 2013.

The leaders of Russia and Germany will hold a joint cabinet meeting this week amid growing German dependence on the gas-rich country due to Berlin's recent decision to scrap nuclear power.

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MANILA, Philippines - Smart Gilas Pilipinas will have Asi Taulava of Meralco and Dondon Hontiveros of Air21 back in time for the 2011 William Jones Cup slated Aug. 6-14 at the Sinjhuang Stadium in Chinese Taipei.

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An Iranian man has been detained at Suvarnabhumi airport after 50 snakes were allegedly found hidden in socks in his suitcase.

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TEHRAN: President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Saturday that Tehran was hopeful of completing its section of the Pakistan-Iran gas pipeline by the end of next year.

Officials in Iran say they will help Argentina investigate the 1994 bombing of a Jewish community centre, which Argentina has blamed on Iran.

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Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari was due in Tehran yestrday for talks with officials expected to include his Iranian counterpart President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and supreme leader Ali Khamenei.

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Spooked by the specter of Islamic radicalism and the challenges posed by increasingly influential religious leaders, the Tajik authorities have been working fervently to curb religious expression.

Follow Israel news on and . A video shows Syrians soldiers allowing protesters to board their tanks, but the army killed 40 more demonstrators the past two days and crushed an attempt in a Damascus suburb to from a shadow government. The video was taken in eastern Syria Saturday.

Opposition forces in Yemen and Syria on Saturday moved to establish shadow governments to step in if the regimes in their nations collapse.

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Despite objections from China, President Obama met privately with the Dalai Lama, the exiled spiritual leader of Tibet, at the White House on Saturday.

TEHRAN, Iran - Iran's central bank is asking citizens their opinions on new names for the country's currency. Visitors to the bank's website can choose from several names, including rial — the current name — toman, parsi and derik.

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TEHRAN: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and visiting Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari called on Saturday for a boost to bilateral relations, the official IRNA news agency reported.

Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has urged the implementation of widespread change in the management systems throughout the world.

TEHRAN: Iran’s state TV says the country’s supreme leader has told Pakistan’s president that the United States is Pakistan’s real enemy.

ISTANBUL - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, chiding a NATO ally whose support is critical to American...

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Iran's official news agency IRNA says President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has called for a quick increase in trade with China to $100 billion a year. The news agency says current trade between the two countries is worth about $30 billion.

Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari arrived in Tehran on Saturday for talks with officials, state television said, less than a month after the two countries agreed to cooperate with Afghanistan to fight against militants.

TEHRAN, July 16, 2011 (AFP) - Iran is ready to cooperate with Argentina over a 1994 bombing attack on a Jewish community centre in Buenos Aires that killed 85 people, the foreign ministry announced on Saturday.

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The Associated Press The Associated Press TEHRAN, Iran Iran's state TV says the country's supreme leader has told Pakistan's president that the United States is Pakistan's real enemy. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei spoke Saturday during a meeting with Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari. It was Zardari's second visit to Iran in...

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TEHRAN : President Asif Ali Zardari on Saturday proposed a currency swap agreement between Pakistan and Iran to further strengthen bilateral trade and economic ties between the two brotherly countries.

Tens of thousands of Cypriots gathered outside the Presidential Palace in capital Nicosia on Thursday night demanding the resignation of President Demetris Christofias, accusing him of responsibility for a massive blast at a naval base that killed 13 people.

A Pakistan military C-130 aircraft, carrying staff members of President Asif Ali Zardari to Iran, on Saturday escaped disaster and it returned to Islamabad safe, local media reported.

The Turkish Cypriot authorities will help their Greek Cypriot neighbors tackle massive electricity shortages caused by an emergency at the island's main power station which was knocked out in an arms blast on Monday, the Greek Cypriot government spokesman said.

Iran and China on Saturday signed a series of agreements worth $4 billion (2.8 billion euros) for infrastructure projects as part of a broader bid to boost trade volume between the two nations, Iranian state media reported.

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BAGHDAD — Two separate blasts killed five people and wounded nearly three dozen Saturday, Iraqi officials said, in the latest reminder of the violence and instability in the country as U.S. troops prepare to leave.

Armenian's eighth annual Golden Apricot international film festival opened this week and is proving a bigger draw than ever.

Making use of grassroots campaigning, a new generation of candidates carve their niche in Parliament.

KUALA TERENGGANU, July 16 (Bernama) -- The Yang di-Pertuan Agong TuankuMizan Zainal Abidin today presented prizes to winners of the 2011 FIM AsiaMotocross Championships at the racing track of Gong Badak Sports Complex here.The championship, with a prize money of RM30,000 which attracted 75participants from seven countries with Malaysia...

The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) of Belarus and the Institute for Nanoscience and nanomaterials Kashanskogo University (Iran) have signed a memorandum of understanding.

June 17 Government of Armenia has approved the submitted by the Police of Armenia law “On state registration of fingerprints.” This means that from now on all, without exception, passengers flying from airports in Armenia, to undergo a compulsory procedure of fingerprinting.

Two separate blasts killed five people and wounded nearly three dozen Saturday, Iraqi officials said, in the latest reminder of the violence and instability in the country as U.S. troops prepare to leave.

BAGHDAD - Two separate blasts killed five people and wounded nearly three dozen Saturday, Iraqi officials said, in the latest reminder of the violence and instability in the country as U.S. troops prepare to leave.

Iran "respects" South Sudan's choice of independence, the foreign ministry said on Sunday, less than two weeks after President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad criticised partition of Africa's largest nation.

Kazakhstan has sought the cultural cooperation of Iran to renovate Abu Nasr Farabi's tomb in Damascus and establish a Farabilogy center.

TEHRAN, Jul 16, 2011 (AFP) - Iran and China on Saturday signed a series of agreements worth $4 billion (2.8 billion euros) for infrastructure projects as part of a broader bid to boost trade volume between the two nations, Iranian state media reported.