News Archive - 5 August 2011

The 28-year-old artist was afraid of the consequences, but this is her portrayal of Iranian women placing men's sexual needs above their own and eventually surrendering into a relationship of toleration.

> The U.S. dollar fell 0.46 percent against a basket of currencies .DXY, encouraging some investors to buy back oil futures. In London, ICE Brent for September delivery LCOU1 was up $1.06 at $108.31 a barrel by 12:17 p.m. EDT (1617 GMT), after trading between...

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — An explosion struck an oil pipeline in Iran's oil-rich southwestern province of Khuzestan early Friday, triggering a blaze that took firefighters hours to put out, news agencies reported.

>NEW YORK Aug 5 (Reuters) - U.S. crude oil futures rose slightly on Friday to end a five-day losing streak on a positive jobs report and a pipeline fire in Iran. But for the week, crude futures suffered a loss of more than 9 percent, as deeper anxieties about...

>LONDON (Reuters) - Brent crude oil rose toward $108 a barrel on Friday, erasing an earlier decline, as reports of an explosion on an oil pipeline in Iran helped counter concern about weakening economic growth and oil demand. The pipeline that exploded in Iran was of "very average" size, an...

Firefighters on Friday managed to extinguish a fire on an oil pipeline in southwestern Iran after 10 hours, state-run media reported. The Fars News Agency reported that the explosion occurred in the oil-rich province of Khuzestan at a major oil pipeline, which transports crude oil from Qale Naar town to...

A new Persian translation of the Holy Qur'an by Iranian scholar Gholam-Ali Haddad Adel has been unveiled during a ceremony in the Iranian capital of Tehran.

China has increased crude oil imports from the Islamic Republic of Iran by 40 percent in spite of the United States sanctions on Iran's energy sector.

TEHRAN, Aug 6 (Bernama) -- The South Pars gas Development project, shared by Iran and Qatar, with an output of 84 million cubic meters of sour gas on daily basis, will be operational in October 2012.

TRENTON - The AFL-CIO took revenge on New Jersey legislators who supported a pension and health-benefits overhaul by voting Thursday not to endorse any lawmaker who supported the deal, including fellow union members and the Legislature's most powerful Democrat.

MOSCOW -- In an interview Friday that was timed to the third anniversary of Russia's war with Georgia, President Dmitri A. Medvedev said top United States officials played a key role in events that touched off the war, and offered a withering assessment of a recent Senate resolution on Georgia's...

Being dropped into a former Soviet country with minimal knowledge of the language, culture and what might lie in wait would be a scary prospect for many.

Many of latest attacks identified by McAfee began with 'spear phising' emails tailored to appear from trustworthy sources 'I will tell you what stands out to me from all these attacks," says Rik Ferguson, a consultant at the security company Trend Micro, who has with long experience of countermanding hacking...

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MELBOURNE, Australia, Aug. 6 -- 2011 Melbourne Conference on China on Saturday kicked off in Australia's University of Melbourne.

Iran and Russia have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to increase the level of cooperation in transportation between the two countries.

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Iran's OPEC Governor Mohammad Ali Khatibi has announced that OPEC ministers will hold an extraordinary meeting if global crude prices continue to fall.

CAZENOVIA — In keeping with the Cazenovia Public Library’s summer theme of people around the world, the film series entitled “Travel the World” moves to Iran on Wednesday, Aug. 17 with “Children of Heaven.” And as part of the Summer Reading Program entitled “One World, Many Stories,” storyteller Cynthia...

Iran's youth volleyball team has lost to the United States in the second round of the 2011 FIVB Men's Junior World Championship in Brazil.

Tehran, August 4 (KCNA) -- The Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Tuesday accused the West of taking a wrong attitude towards the terrorism issue. Speaking to reporters, he exposed the West's sheltering terrorist organizations, and said Western nations should not protect terrorists but punish them.

After receiving consent to Abu Mazen for the new “French initiative”, but without waiting for a response from Mr. Netanyahu, the French president, Nicolas Sarkozy made a direct blackmail Israel, he threatened to support recognition of independence of an Arab state in Judea and Samaria, and if Abbas would declare...

Daniel Miller The "Breaking Bad" star would have a small but notable role in the film. read more

I want to thank Ezra Levant and Sun Media for taking the time and thousands of pages of newsprint to inform us of the Ethical Oil campaign. On Tuesday, the column "Putting a new face on the oilsands" ran in newspapers across Canada.[...]

, Adviser to the Prime Minister of Israel, relations with Russian media, in conversation with a reporter NEWSru.co.il noted that the Prime Minister was going to be sent to the airport yesterday, when there was the first reported bombing in Jerusalem.

London, Aug 6 (IANS) Actor Ben Affleck got a first-class tour of Istanbul city in Turkey after the mayor volunteered to show him the sights.

A young man, his face masked by a red cloth so that only his eyes are visible, strides at the head of a crowd of protesters down the street in the Shia village of Nuwaidrat in Bahrain.The people behind him look as if they expect...

The United States is quietly looking for another country, on the west coast of the Persian Gulf, to host an American naval base. This is because months of political unrest in Bahrain has put the American base there in danger.

NEW YORK: Oil settled higher Friday after a tug-of-war session in which investors initially shrugged off U.S. job gains focusing instead on lingering concerns about the global economy.

In a part of the country often forgotten by the central government, southern Iraq has had its share of challenges following years of conflict that began with the Iran-Iraq war of the 1980s.

This month, our Afghan dead will be honoured for the last time in the Wiltshire town indelibly identified with their sacrifice.

US officials and their counterparts in Bahrain, which crushed month-long protests in mid-March, have renewed a defense pact, officials said Friday.

Arab condemnation of Syrian authorities’ crackdown on the five month uprising intensified Friday with leaders in Kuwait, Turkey and Syria’s leading literary figure speaking out Friday.

Five years since the last war between the two belligerents, tensions between Lebanon and Israel are rising once again.

DATES are known as a complete food, which are rich in vitamins, minerals and the important carbohydrates for quick energy and to ease hunger.

Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta bluntly warned Friday that spending cuts already targeted for the military if Congress fails to reach agreement during a second stage of debt reduction would "seriously weaken the national defense of this country."

THE fasting month of Ramadan. signals brisk business and a handsome income for Zam Zam Trading Sdn Bhd managing director Bashir Ahmad Ibrahim.

Iraq 's debate over whether U.S. troops should stay is rising to the level of farce. Of course we're going to stay. We almost always do. President Jalal Talabani and Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki have authorized the government, meaning themselves, to negotiate the terms of keeping U.S. troops...

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Jonathan Pollard is a first class traitor to the United States -- someone whose betrayal is worse because he worked for an ally. That's a worse breach of trust than if Pollard had been working for Cuba or China or Iran.

Blessed with lavish scenery and luscious wines, the Napa Valley is the kind of place you could spend days exploring. But it’s compact enough that even if you only have an afternoon, you can still get a taste of wine country.

A man looks at artwork while visiting the International Qur’an Exhibition at the Imam Khomeini grand mosque in Tehran on Thursday. The exhibition is an annual event during Ramadan in the Iranian capital.

If true, his death is a much bigger blow to the Gaddafi regime than that of his youngest brother, Saif al-Arab, who was killed by a NATO airstrike in May. Khamis, is the commander of the Khamis Brigade, one of the country's most feared fighting forces. read more

Having failed thrice to acquire the controversial Bantony Castle, a prime property on The Ridge area of Shimla, the Himachal Pradesh government this time is better placed to get possession of the property, except for the fact that paying Rs 45 crore - the market price - may still prove...

Festive Iran: A free lecture and presentation about Iranian celebrations, origins and practises with social anthropologist Massoume Price, Wednesday, March 9, 10-11 a.m. at Silver Harbour Centre, 144 East 22nd St., North Vancouver. The lecture will be in Farsi and English. Info: 604-980-2474.

The same fears that forced a sell-off on Wall Street also brought down the price of oil, so the usual drop-off in gas prices in late summer is likely to be even bigger this year

Financial crisis satire Spent is among the Canadian offerings taking the stage at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, the world's largest such event and a prominent testing ground for theatre.

Global oil prices fell sharply but then recovered Friday as economic worries in Europe and the United States cast more clouds over the market.

NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Crude oil prices rebounded Friday after yesterday's bloodbath as supply disruptions in the U.S. and Iran and much brighter-than-expected domestic jobs news injected life into the futures market and attracted bargain hunters. Brent crude oil for September delivery rose $2.12 to settle at $109.

Photo of soldiers in Afghanistan by Getty Images. In the theater that is Washington, the new version of an old debate about defense spending may seem like phony drama, but there are also real issues behind the arguments. First the play-acting part. Congress and the Obama administration have now agreed...

India’s Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Ltd will get at least two August cargoes from Iran, sources familiar with the issue said yesterday, after it restarted payments through a Turkish bank following a seven-month gap.

NEW YORK -- This week's scary stock market plunge has a silver lining: Gasoline is about to get cheaper. That's because the same fears that forced a sell-off on Wall Street also brought down the price of oil. Gas prices usually fall in late summer as families take fewer road...

Electronic Arts better known as EA, announced the launch of two editions of its highly anticipated Battlefield 3 and some unique pre-order items at participating retailers in North America.

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinajad is facing political isolation amid a brutal struggle for power in Iran. His prospects for a second term in office are uncertain as the country is crippled by international sanctions, accused of relentless human rights abuses and threatened by the regime’s nuclear ambitions.

As U.S. sanctions make the steady flow of Iranian oil less certain, the Saudis, eager to stem Iran’s influence, have been more than happy to step in

The stripped down systems that control many manufacturing, utility and industrial processes have enormous security issues, researchers find. read more

Posted: Aug 05, 2011 01:47 pm EDT (Correne Coetzer) From “The Missing Link” to “The Road of Bones”, that is Dimitri Keiffer’s next stage in his human powered circumnavigation. He is now leaving the snow and his sled behind and will be travelling by bicycle.

Eventually people die of their kidney failure however much dialysis you do. So again, we'd also like to replace dialysis with transplants....

Clark County's 4-year-old film festival will open Wednesday bigger than ever, featuring 350 films made in 23countries and shown in 11 venues around the Vancouver area. The films at the Columbia Gorge International Film Festival range from less than a minute to just over two hours, she said. All showings...

Crude oil futures rise in U.S. afternoon trade

# 911 TPM watched Mike Huckabee's new children's educational video about 9/11 so you don't have to. What's inside? A lot of talk about how "most Muslims" aren't terrorists, a reference or two to The Kite Runner , more than a couple scenes extolling America's commitment to Israel — and...

On August 2, French oil giant Total SA announced that French prosecutors had called its CEO in for questioning in relation to an ongoing investigation into corruption relating to the controversial Iraqi Oil for Food program.  A week earlier Diageo Plc, the British spirits maker, which produces Johnnie Walker...

Dr Kamiar Alaei is beautifully groomed and with impeccable manners. A man of charisma, he talks quietly and courteously. In conversation, you get the feeling you are the most important part of his day.But his brown eyes hint at...

The Air Force has asserted that it expanded weapons and personnel capabilities over the last five years. Officials said the Air Force has introduced new platforms to overcome an Iranian-led coalition that would include Hamas, Hizbullah and Syria.

Two progressive, creative, laid-back, quirky, relatively moneyed people get engaged. The idea of a pre-packaged banquet wedding makes them sick. They want their love bash to be uniquely them , and they want to buck some of the traditions that don't fit with their values. A virginal white dress, schmaltzy...

A lot has been written recently about whether President Obama is losing support in the Jewish community. Besides polls, perhaps the best indication of Obama’s standing were the repeated reminders AIPAC sent out implicitly imploring its conference delegates not to boo him.

Editor’s Note: Scientific American‘s George Musser has been chronicling his experiences installing solar panels in Solar at Home (formerly 60-Second Solar). Read his introduction here and see all posts here. One of the hardest thing about installing solar panels is getting good information, so I’m happy to report that a...

The Toronto International Film Festival is still weeks away from completing its lineup announcements, but for one of its most-anticipated elements--the documentaries--there's enough for TIFF documentary programmer Thom Powers to give indieWIRE a heads up on what he sees as some of the most outstanding titles. "I think there is...

CPO FUTURES CRUDE palm oil futures on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives closed lower yesterday as players sold off their stocks amid global economic uncertainties, dealers said. August 2011 and September lost RM42 each to close at RM3,128 and RM3,079, respectively. October lost RM50 to RM3,051 and November slipped by RM47 to...

Until very recently, even Rupert Murdoch’s sharpest critics might have admitted to envying the 80-year-old arch-conservative News Corporation CEO, who built a far-reaching media empire almost from scratch and made himself outstandingly rich even among billionaires. Now, though, amidst a phone hacking and corruption scandal that threatens to permanently damage...

Former US Ambassador to the UN John Bolton in an interview with Fox News said that the recent actions of Russia and Putin personally to the US clearly indicate that the policy of "reset" by Obama has completely failed.

How low will it go? That's the question on the mind of many New Yorkers one day after the stock market suffered its ninth-steepest decline ever.

> In London, ICE Brent crude for September delivery LCOU1 was down 10 cents at $107.15 a barrel by 11:53 a.m. EDT (1153 GMT), trading between $104.30 and $110.26. (Reporting by Gene Ramos; Editing by John Picinich)...

Security forces opened fire on protesters, killing at least 10, as tens of thousands poured into streets across Syria on Friday, chanting for the fall of President Bashar Assad and defying a fierce military siege of Hama, where tanks shelled residential districts around dawn.

In Beirut cafes, middle-aged men debate politics. They blame the Sykes Picot Agreement and the Balfour Declaration for all the Arab ills. They rant against...

Syrian opposition activists reported that soldiers opened fire on protesters as tens of thousands poured into the streets nationwide today, chanting for the fall of President Bashar Assad.

Amir Sheibanizadeh, a Mashad student who was banned from continuing his university education, talked to the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran about his trial session, held on Monday, 1 August.

LONDON (Reuters) - Mired in a slow-moving ground war, Libya's warring parties are turning to propaganda to try to splinter each other's support base and gain leverage in talks on a political settlement.

His first name is Farnood. He looks about 5 years old. No one knows his last name. But no matter, as he's now being referred to as "Farnood the Truthful" -- and he has turned into an online phenomenon. During a children's show recently aired live on Iran's state television,...

Large-scale water fight is being organized after last week's resulted in the arrests of several students Explosion Strikes Iranian Oil Pipeline

Iranian youth Greco-Roman wrestlers finished at the second place in the 2011 Asian Wrestling Championship. The Iranian team won three gold medals, four silvers and two bronzes and scored 86 points. Kyrgyzstan claimed the tile with 87 points.

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "2011 Worldwide Commercial Photography Industry Report" report to their offering.

In an interview with euronews network, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad described the Iranian judiciary as an independent organ free of political interference, adding that opposition leaders Mir Hossein Mousavi and Mehdi Karroubi have their issues with the judiciary.

share: digg facebook twitter Investors are still rattled by the stock market's plunge on Thursday, when the Dow Jones industrial average fell 513 points, or more than 4 percent, to its worse decline since the 2008 financial crisis. Retail gasoline prices slipped overnight to $3.70 per gallon, according to...

Sam Raimi's 'Oz the Great and Powerful' will feature an appearance by Bruce Campbell. Meanwhile, Scoot McNairy (Monsters) joins the cast of Ben Affleck's 'Argo'. After reading this article, people also read: Evil Dead Remake: New Characters, New Story, & Bruce Campbell Cameo Ben Foster Joins ‘Gotti: In the Shadow...

Government leaders don't understand the gravity of the threat of cyber attacks or the implications, ex-CIA official tells Black Hat attendees.

Managing director of the National Iranian Petrochemical Organization (NIPO) says Iran has turned into the second exporter of methanol to Europe.

> * Tehran says nuclear energy for peaceful purposes By Jonathan Saul LONDON, Aug 5 (Reuters) - Several shipping companies have launched a legal challenge against the European Union after the bloc imposed sanctions on them over their suspected involvement in Iran's nuclear programme and arms trafficking, a court application...

By ARNAUD DE BORCHGRAVE UPI Editor at Large WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 (UPI) -- Budgetary profligacy and political dysfunction plague both sides of the Atlantic as Black Swans swarm the Middle East.

Experts and activists offer views on the prospects for the Syrian regime’s survival in the wake of unrelenting anti-government protests

A senior Iranian cleric says the Islamic Republic faces enemies in three fronts but expresses optimism about the future of the country, saying all enemy plots will fail.

It’s been a good month for the much-maligned, often misunderstood principle of church-state separation.

The Meaford International Film Festival promises another lineup of award-winning films for 2011. "You know you are looking at the best of the best.[...]

Intelligence experts suspect that the Israeli intelligence agency Mossad is responsible for the assassination of several Iranian scientists in an effort to disrupt the Islamic Republic's nuclear weapons program.

MiddleEastPostBox.com is offering organisations based outside of Middle East an opportunity to reach out to potential high net worth individuals in the oil rich economies of the Gulf States. According to Sharad Agarwal, CEO of Cyber Gear, the company that owns MiddleEastPostBox.com, "We are helping organisations expand their...

Jay Bhagwan won his opening bout in the 2011 Asian Confederation Boxing Championships, beating Zorigtbaatar Enkhzorig of Mongolia, in the 60 kg category, 19:12 on points.

TEHRAN, Aug. 5 (MNA) -- The Iraqi judiciary has ruled that the members of the terrorist Mojahedin Khalq Organization (MKO) based in Iraq should return the 5000 acres of land they have occupied to their true owners, the Iraqi website alfayhaa.tv has recently reported.

September crude oil prices fell to their lowest level since September 2010 in overnight trade, pressured by global slowdown fears, an unfolding Euro zone debt crisis and aggressive

TEHRAN, Aug. 5 (MNA) – Ayatollah Mohammad Reza Mahdavi Kani and Ayatollah Mohammad Yazdi have highlighted the need for making efforts to maintain unity among principlists.

IN THE 40-degree heat of an Iranian summer, what better way to have fun and stay cool than a water fight with friends? In the Islamic republic, however, things are more complicated.