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The UN atomic agency reports inspectors have located radioactive traces at an Iranian bunker, which suggests the country could closer to reaching the uranium threshold needed to arm nuclear missiles.Fiat Halts Sales to Iran Amid International PressureVIDEO: Suspicion Grows After New UN Report on Iran

Iran's military, purported haters of the west and all things American, revealed designs for new helicopters which will be "100% Made In Iran." But for all their grandstanding, there's one detail that shouldn't be overlooked: it's based on 50-year-old American technology. More »

Talk of the "Grand Bargain" is once again finding its way to theories on the relationship between the United States and Iran, in light of...

IAEA inspectors say they discovered particles of highly enriched uranium, which bring Iran closer to weapons-grade capacity

Quarterly report released by UN nuclear watchdog says Iran has installed hundreds of enrichment machines at underground site; claims traces of uranium particles enriched up to 27%.

VIENNA  - The UN atomic watchdog said Friday that it found traces of higher-grade uranium at a site in Iran, but that Tehran had said it may be down to a technical error, a day after crunch talks in Baghdad. The agency's latest report, seen by AFP, also said that satellite imagery showed "extensive activity" at the Parchin military site, which it said could hamper efforts to probe claims of ...

<img style="float:left; margin-right:5px" src="http://images.zeit.de/news/../publishedPictures/042_36727606_onlineBild.jpg-148x84.jpg"/>Washington/Moskau/Wien (dpa) - Auch ohne konkrete Fortschritte sind die Atomgespräche mit dem Iran in Washington und Moskau positiv bewertet worden. Schon die Vereinbarung, die Verhandlungen im komme...

El escritor Günter Grass, nobel de literatura, denuncia el sufrimiento exigido al país y el olvido del pasado

Traces of nuclear material could indicate drive to produce weapons, as diplomats give details of report to be released.

Inspectors found uranium in Iran enriched up to 27%, a level that's higher than previous ones, a U.N. nuclear watchdog agency report said Friday.

Encouragés par des taux en baisse mais toujours inquiets pour l’avenir de la Grèce, les marchés restaient prudemment positifs à la veille du week-end. Le BEL 20 regagnai...lire la suitehistoires liées17:39 Traces d’uranium enrichi à plus de 20% découvertes par l’AIEA en Iran17:30 Une adolescente tue son ex-petit ami à Gembloux en l’étranglant17:28 Pierre-Yves Ngawa (Standard) prêté un an de plu...

Nach dem umstrittenen Gedicht zum Verhältnis von Israel und Iran hat Nobelpreisträger Günter Grass sich zu einem aktuellen Thema geäußert. „Europas Schande“ heißt das Werk, in dem er Griechenland Beistand leistet.

The U.N.atomic agency has found traces of uranium enriched at an Iranian site to a level that is slightly closer to the threshold needed to arm nuclear missiles.

VIENNA (Reuters) - U.N. nuclear inspectors have found uranium traces in an Iranian underground site refined to a somewhat higher level than the enrichment work normally done there, but still well below the weapons-grade threshold, diplomatic sources said on Friday.

A diplomat in Vienna said that nuclear inspectors had found trace amounts of uranium enriched beyond previously reported levels but cautioned that the spike could be accidental.

It's been half a year since I did a bloggingheads, so Heather Hurlburt and I donned our headsets to gab away on Mitt Romney's foreign policy travails, the negotiations with Iran, and Egypt's elections.  It's the perfect way to while away your Friday morning.  The bonus comes when I utter the words "Bolton-curious":    Enjoy!

Edward Djerejian war für die USA Botschafter in Syrien und Israel. Im Gespräch mit der FTD erklärt der Leiter des James Baker III. Institute for Public Policy, wie ein Kompromiss mit dem Iran aussehen könnte - und warum der Westen den Atomstreit mit Teheran beilegen muss.

VIENNA -- The U.N. atomic agency has found evidence at an underground bunker in Iran that could mean the country has moved closer to producing the uranium threshold needed to arm nuclear missiles, diplomats said Friday.The International Atomic Energy Agency has found traces of uranium enriched up to 27 percent at Iran's Fordo enrichment plant, the diplomats told The Associated Press.Read More.....

There are discrepancies between the U.S., the UK, France, Germany, Russia and China, members of the Group 5 +1 (G5 +1) - to respond to the proposal made by Iran in talks that have started Wednesday morning in Baghdad, the Iraqi capital

Since the end of eight grim years of war with Iraq, the sprawling Iranian capital has transformed itself from a dark and fearful place into a colourful and booming metropolis. Yet some things haven’t changed

JERUSALEM (AP) -- The United States' top negotiator in Iran nuclear talks is visiting Israel to consult on regional issues, the U.S. State Department said Friday....

Die Gespräche über das umstrittene iranische Atomprogramm werden am 18. und 19. Juni in Moskau fortgesetzt. Bei den zweitägigen Gesprächen in Bagdad wurde ein drohender Rückschlag abgewendet. "Es ist klar, dass beide Seiten Fortschritte wollen und dass es Gemeinsamkeiten gibt. Jedoch bleiben bedeutende Meinungsverschiedenheiten", sagte die EU-Außenbeauftragte Catherine Ashton zum Abschluss des ...

Nearly a third of war-ravaged nation’s outlets backed by Iran either financially or through providing content

Iran’s eagerness to shower money on Lebanon is the latest indication of just how worried Tehran is at the prospect that Syria’s leader could fall.

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iran and world powers agreed to meet again in Moscow next month for more talks to try to end the long-running dispute over Tehran's nuclear programme, but there was scant progress to resolve the main sticking points between the two sides.

Talks on Iran's nuclear programme seem to show wide divisions

Iran stellt sich in den Nukleargesprächen quer: Beim Treffen mit den fünf Vetomächten des Uno-Sicherheitsrats und Deutschland wies Teheran zentrale Forderungen zurück. Trotzdem sollen die Verhandlungen fortgesetzt werden.

Iran has the “absolute right” to uranium enrichment, Tehran’s chief negotiator at talks in Baghdad with world powers, Saeed Jalili, said on Thursday.

The book, thought to be an authentic version of the Gospel of Barnabas, was confiscated during an anti-smuggling operation in Turkey's Mediterranean region in 2000

Bagdad (dpa) - Die Gespräche über das umstrittene iranische Atomprogramm sollen am 18. Juni in Moskau fortgesetzt werden. Beide Seiten wollten Fortschritte, sagte die EU-Außenbeauftragte Catherine As...

Im Streit um das iranische Atomprogramm kommen sich Iran und die Staatengemeinschaft nicht näher. Immerhin: Die Zeichen stehen weiter auf Diplomatie.

Iran accused world powers today of creating "a difficult atmosphere" that had hindered talks on its atomic energy program, signalling a snag in diplomatic efforts to defuse fears of a covert Iranian effort to develop nuclear bombs bomb.

Iran and world powers agreed on Thursday to hold a new round of nuclear talks, a diplomat involved in discussions in Baghdad said, with EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton to give details shortly.

With most foreign combat troops set to withdraw from Afghanistan by 2014, Iran is using the media in the war-ravaged nation to gain influence.

IRAN'S navy says it has saved an American-flagged cargo ship that was being attacked by pirates in the Gulf of Oman.

Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe says SA is looking to Nigeria for oil, suggesting Pretoria cut crude imports from Iran to avoid looming sanctions.

Iranian diplomat involved in discussions says package offered by Western nations falls far short of a compromise

In the face of a public outcry in India over rising oil prices due to Iran oil sanctions, the US said it was trying to help New Delhi find alternative sources of supply.

Talks between Iran and world powers to defuse a dispute about Iran's nuclear goals go into a second day today with Washington cautiously hopeful of progress towards an agreed framework for addressing concerns that Tehran wants to build an atom bomb.

THE US and other world powers yesterday pressed Iran to accept a series of immediate restrictions on its nuclear programme, hoping that concessions by Tehran would help defuse western fears that it aims to build an atomic bomb.

Los enviados de Irán y del Grupo del 5+1 (Estados Unidos, Reino Unido, Francia, Rusia, China y Alemania) tienen una segunda oportunidad para intentar desbloquear el contencioso nuclear en el encuentro de Bagdad. Tras una reunión de apenas tres horas solo trascendió que ambas partes presentaron sus respectivos planes y que, una vez más, no parece que haya entendimiento.

Iran's nuclear negotiators have spent much of the day sat around a table in Baghdad with six western powers, but British Prime Minister David Cameron has already held talks on the possibility of conflict in the Middle East.

Iran traded proposals with six world powers, including the United States, Wednesday in a new round of talks aimed at persuading Tehran to curb its nuclear program and ease concerns it wants to make atomic weapons

Oil prices fell below $90 a barrel for the first time in seven months Wednesday as tumult in the eurozone, excess supply and positive news out of Iran weighed on prices.

Divisions over sanctions complicated the discussions in Baghdad.

Aussagen über Israel und Verharmlosung des Iran sind laut dem Direktor Shimon Samuels "moderner Antisemitismus"

Oil fell to a seven-month low below $91 a barrel Wednesday after Iran agreed to allow the U.N. nuclear agency to restart an investigation into the country's nuclear program....

Blaugranas y rojiblancos irán a por la gloria en la capital española, territorio testigo de la despedida de Pep Guardiola como entrenador azulgrana.

The talks between six world powers and Iran on its nuclear program mark the latest efforts by the international community to build on the recent momentum that has led to hopes of a peaceful solution to the long-standing issue.

An interim nuclear deal could buy time, which is the essential point.It is a bad outcome — but it is the least bad of the available options.

Oil fell to a seven-month low near $91 a barrel Wednesday in Asia after Iran agreed to allow the U.N. nuclear agency to restart an investigation into the country’s nuclear program.

Vorsichtiger Optimismus vor der nächsten Verhandlungsrunde im Dauerstreit um das iranische Atomprogramm. Unmittelbar vor den Gesprächen in Bagdad hat der Iran Zugeständnisse signalisiert.Mehr zum ThemaNeue Verhandlungsrunde - Atomprogramm – Iran signalisiert ZugeständnisseAtomprogramm - Iran signalisiert Zugeständnisse bei neuen Verhandlungen in Bagdad

Vorsichtiger Optimismus vor der nächsten Verhandlungsrunde im Dauerstreit um das iranische Atomprogramm. Unmittelbar vor den Gesprächen in Bagdad hat der Iran Zugeständnisse signalisiert.

Officials from Obama administration stress intention to maintain a tough stance during Iran talks.

The United States gave a cool reception on Tuesday to a mooted deal between the IAEA and Iran, saying the agreement marked a "step forward" but stating that Tehran would be judged on its actions.

The UN's nuclear agency chief says Iran has agreed to restart the IAEA's probe into suspicions it has secretly worked on developing nuclear arms.

A Chinese Disneyland-style amusement park, the Fantawild Theme Park, will be completed and open for business in Esfahan, Iran, by the end of this year.

The US Senate has approved new sanctions against Iran aimed at convincing the Islamic Republic to suspend its uranium enrichment.

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama's preferred path to end the Iranian nuclear standoff faces a stern test this week when world powers sit down with Iran in another bid to press it to meet international demands to prove it is not trying to develop nuclear weapons. Failure will strengthen calls for military action....

Vice President Biden met today at the White House with representatives of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations. The Vice President addressed the Obama Administration’s unprecedented support for Israel’s security; our steadfast opposition to any attempts to delegitimize Israel; and our commitment to a lasting, secure peace that is in the interest of Israelis, Pal...

@Ponder: zu Jürgen Elsässer.Der Mann ist ein Beweis dafür, daß verknöcherte Jungkommunisten sich doch recht gut entwickeln können und die Weltlage so wie diese nun mal ist, recht ordentlich und differenziert zu beschreiben vermögen. Sein gerade erfolgter Besuch im IRAN hat mich allerdings auch an den Besuch Lionel Feuchtwangers in den 30er Jahren in die Sovjetunion erinnert.Der hat damals nur ...

China reiterated dialogue as the only correct way to solve Iran's disputed nuclear issue.

Die Iranerin Neda Soltani wurde im Internet mit der ermordeten Studentin Neda Agha-Soltan verwechselt. Porträt einer, die ihre Identität verlor.

Die Welt hat viele gute Gründe, den Iran am Bau von Atomwaffen hindern zu wollen. Was oft in Vergessenheit gerät: Auch für den Iran selbst ist der Besitz einer Atombombe nicht sinnvoll und sogar schä...

Das ist G-8. Das Familientreffen der sieben wichtigsten Industrienationen der Welt plus Russland. Es wird offen geredet: Freitag geht es um den Iran, Samstag um Wachstum.Foto: dapdMehr zum ThemaNur Sohn gerettet - Auto explodiert! Familie stirbt in Flammen-InfernoKreuzfahrtschiff - So soll die „Costa Concordia“ geborgen werdenVanessa erstochen - Masken-Mörder jammert: Lasst mich frei!Drei tier...

If a second round of talks is to make any progress, Iran needs to make credible gestures toward ending its nuclear program and the major powers need to stay unified.

US President Obama hosts an opening dinner for G8 leaders, discussing North Korea, Syria and Iran, with the eurozone crisis likely to top Saturday's agenda.

Der Iran hat sich einen neuen Gegner erkoren - dabei hat der alles versucht, um Schwierigkeiten aus dem Weg zu gehen: Internetriese Google hatte bei seinem Kartendienst Maps den Namen "Persischer Golf" fallen gelassen, da die anliegenden Länder verschiedene Bezeichnungen verwenden. Das will der Iran aber nicht auf sich sitzen lassen, er droht mit einer Klage.

En fin de contrat avec le FC Séville, Frédéric Kanouté va jouer la...

In his conversation with Manmohan Singh, Ahmadinejad insisted that bilateral cooperation between India and Iran would lead to considerable achievements for both nations.

JERUSALEM  - US plans for a possible military strike on Iran are ready and the option is “fully available”, the US ambassador to Israel said, days before Tehran resumes talks with world powers which suspect it of seeking to develop nuclear arms. Like Israel, the US has said it considers military force a last resort to prevent Iran using its uranium enrichment to make a ...

JERUSALEM  - US plans for a possible military strike on Iran are ready and the option is “fully available”, the US ambassador to Israel said, days before Tehran resumes talks with world powers which suspect it of seeking to develop nuclear arms. Like Israel, the US has said it considers military force a last resort to prevent Iran using its uranium enrichment to make a ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Republicans blocked new economic sanctions on Iran's oil sector on Thursday, saying they needed more time to study revisions, a surprise move that drew anger from Senate Democrats who had expected unanimous approval ahead of Iran talks on May 23.

While Iran said Google would face 'serious damages' if it did not 'restore' the Persian Gulf title on Google Maps, the search engine said the label had never been there in the first place.

Les exportations iraniennes de produits petrochimiques ont chuté de près de 90% au cours des deux dernières semaines à mesure que les sociétés de…

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- Iran says it will sue Google over dropping the name of the Persian Gulf on Google Maps....

BBC poll measures public opinion on 22 countries, places Israel in company of North Korea, ahead of only Iran, Pakistan.

India seems to have survived the onslaught over crude oil imports from Iran with mollified US lawmakers showing recently-found understanding of New Delhi's position.

A RAPPER from Iran has been forced into hiding after being issued with a death sentence over his controversial lyrics

En Iran, cet homme, accusé d'être un espion au service d'Israël, a été exécuté par pendaison. L'annonce en a été faite ce mardi. Majid Jamali Fashi…

Irán, Arabia Saudí, y Yemen, en Asia; Mauritania, Sudán, y las regiones del norte de Nigeria y el sur de Somalia, en África penalizan la homosexualidad con la pena de muerte

Majid Jamali Fashi executed after allegedly confessing to murder of nuclear scientist in 2010.

India said on Tuesday it would cut purchases of Iranian oil by 11% following pressure from the United States to join a drive to isolate the Islamic republic over its disputed nuclear programme.

Kamal Shalorus used to race goats when he was a child in northern Iran. Little did the recent transplant to Vienna realize how that unconventional training would benefit him many years later in mixed martial arts, where speed has become among his most trusted assets. Read full article >>

Iran will launch next week an experimental observation satellite, on the day of talks with world powers over its controversial nuclear programme, the official IRNA news agency reported on Monday.

Au nom de l’UMP, Jean-François Copé, son secrétaire-général, a condamné le voyage en Iran – fut-il à « titre personnel » - de l’ancien Premier ministre socialiste Michel Rocard, révélé vendredi par Le Figaro. C’est de bonne guerre. Rocard (en photo ici...

Le déplacement, révélé par Le Figaro, de l'ancien premier ministre Michel Rocard en Iran vendredi, est la marque selon Jean-François Copé d'un mnque d'autorité du nouveau président ou bien d'une diplomatie parallèle.Articles en rapportHénin-Beaumont : un pari risqué pour Jean-Luc MélenchonQuel ministre de l'Environnement souhaiteriez-vous ?«Hollande et Merkel pourraient s'entendre»Les 3 défis d...

PURE power with no guilt does not bode well.

THE FORMATION by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of a new coalition comprising a parliamentary supermajority prompted hawks to conclude that he was laying the groundwork for a military strike against Iran. Doves speculated that the new cabinet was well positioned to reopen peace talks with Palestinians. Read full article >>

Selon l'entrourage de François Hollande, le déplacement de Michel Rocard en Iran est une « initiative personnelle ».Articles en rapportEvaluation des élèves en primaire : ce que le prochain gouvernement veut faireGérard Grunberg  : « S'il n'obtient rien d'Angela Merkel, le nouveau chef de l'Etat sera en difficulté dès cet été »Depuis Mitterrand, aucun président n'a connu de réel état de grâceMé...

Iran is raising pressure on Kabul to scuttle a newly signed security accord with the U.S., threatening to deport Afghan refugees and migrant workers.

A U.N. nuclear inspector from South Korea was killed Tuesday and a colleague was injured in a car crash near a reactor site in central Iran.

Meeting the group that looks to Iran for inspiration

Lower oil prices failed to halt rising energy costs in the Republic last month, the latest figures show. Oil prices slipped 2 per cent in April on the back of International Energy Agency figures showing an increase in supply and some easing in tensions between the west and Iran.

Das Gewässer zwischen der arabischen Halbinsel und Iran trägt auf Googles Landkarten keinen Namen. Das erregt den Unmut der iranischen Regierung.

Iran is harshly criticizing Google for what it feels is a disrespectful omission in Google Maps. The country’s government is angry becaus…

Shane Bauer and Sarah Shourd will wed Saturday in California, says her lawyer

Tweet Widget Facebook Like Iranian authorities should immediately free dozens of university students currently behind bars solely for peacefully expressing political opinions, and end harassment of student activists on university campuses throughout the country. Human Rights Watch issued the call as part of a joint campaign initiated by Iranian and interna...

While all eyes remain on the Arab Spring, a new report has drawn attention to the ongoing human rights abuses in Iran, including the delay and denial of medical care to political prisoners.

Headline Title:  Iran must quash human rights lawyer’s conviction 04 May 2012 A nine-year jail term for a prominent human rights lawyer is another nail in the coffin for freedom of expression and association in Iran and should be quashed immediately, Amnesty International war...

TUNIS (Reuters) - A Tunisian court on Thursday fined a television boss 2,400 dinars ($1,550) for showing the award winning film "Persepolis" after a trial that deepened a growing divide between Islamists and secularists. The court found Nabil Karoui, head of the Nessma private television station, guilty of disturbing public order and attacking moral values by broadcasting the animated film. The...

El ministro de Educación y Cultura, José Ignacio Wert, quitó importancia a la irritación suscitada por la subida de las tasas universitarias que prepara el Gobierno. Cree que las movilizaciones estudiantiles que se han anunciado irán perdiendo fuerza, como, según dijo ayer a la agencia Efe,sucedió en el Reino Unido cuando el Ejecutivo de Cameron elevó el importe de las tasas a 9.000 libras (10....

With less than a month to the much-anticipated meeting in Baghdad between Iran and the “P5+1” nations, indications are that the two sides are seriously contemplating successful talks that could yield a mutually acceptable breakthrough and pave the way to a gradual resolution of the Iran nuclear crisis. The “P5+1”, also known as the “Iran Six” - the permanent ...

La cuestión ya no es si Occidente puede prevenir que Teherán se haga con la bomba, sino si el régimen se desplomará antes

The Spanish police said Tuesday that they had arrested 22 people and broken up a ring accused of smuggling people from Iran to Britain.

Middle Easter power hopes to use capture U.S. stealth drone to further its own UAV ambitions

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama unveiled sanctions on Monday against those who help Syria and Iran track dissidents through cell phones and computers and said he would keep adding pressure on both governments to prevent mass atrocities.

Iran has disconnected its oil ministry and its main crude export terminal from the internet to avoid being attacked by computer malware, a semiofficial news agency reported on Monday.

Utl.: Am 22. April um 22.00 Uhr in ORF 2 = Wien (OTS) - Der Höhenflug beim Benzinpreis scheint keine Obergrenzen zu kennen: Noch nie war Tanken so teuer wie jetzt, und die politischen Turbulenzen zwischen Israel und dem Iran lassen noch Schlimmeres befürchten. Experten sehen jedenfalls kein …

To admit they want something from Canada, Iran would have to admit the spy charges against Canadian Hamid Ghassemi-Shall are false

no comment : Parade du Jour des armées en Iran

Google-Mitbegründer Sergey Brin sieht die Freiheit im Netz bedroht. Daran sind seiner Ansicht nach nicht nur Politik der Unterhaltungsindustrie und Länder wie China und Iran schuld - sondern auch die Konkurrenz von Facebook und Apple.

One day in late November an unmanned aerial vehicle lifted off from Shindand Air Base in western Afghanistan heading 75 miles toward the border with Iran The drone's mission to spy on Tehran's nuclear program as well as any insurgent activities the Iranians might be supporting in Afghanistan With an...

Im Streit um das iranische Atomprogramm gibt es Hoffnung: Die Verhandlungen zwischen den fünf Vetomächten des Weltsicherheitsrats und Deutschland mit Iran sollen fortgesetzt werden. Nun geht es um einen Kompromiss.

Berlin (ots) - Man kann nur hoffen, dass die Verhandlungsführer der UN-Vetomächte und Deutschlands mit den iranischen Diplomaten übereingekommen sind, diese sechs Wochen für viel diskretere und viel effizientere Gespräche zu nutzen. Denn weder Iran noch Israel haben die Uhr angehalten: …

Iran resumed discussions over its controversial nuclear programme in Turkey today after a break more than a year - and an EU spokesman has described early talks as 'positive'.

Several of the Americans who were held by Iran between 1979 and 1981 reflect on tensions between that country and the United States and how their ordeal affects today’s crisis.

A surprising boost in global oil inventories is blunting the possibility that sanctions against Iran will drive up oil prices on the eve of nuclear talks with the West.

Der Iran hat aufgrund der jüngsten Berichte nun eine klare Aussage gemacht und dementiert, dass sich das Land gänzlich vom Internet verabschieden will. Ganz im Gegenteil! Denn der Iran erstellt zurzeit eine eigene geschlossene Version des Internets. Und dieses soll ganz anders sein. mehr...

An earthquake triggered a tsunami warning in Indonesia, which is said to have covered "Indonesia, India, Sri Lanka, Australia, Myanmar, Thailand, the Maldives and other Indian Ocean islands, Malaysia, Pakistan, Somalia, Oman, Iran, Bangladesh, Kenya, South Africa and Singapore," but the wave that rolled ashore was insignificant. However, a subsequent, strong aftershock then triggered another ...

Iran could certainly cut off its global Internet connections. But whether it ever would is a question of politics and economics. Will Iran shutting down global Internet connections by August--as has been widely reported in recent days--and create a “clean Internet” that only dishes up government-controlled content and government-run email?   

Compensation system for victims of tanker pollution will be ‘undermined’ when EU sanctions bar insurers from honouring claims

Israel stimmt seine Verbündeten in Washington und Berlin auf einen Angriff gegen Iran ein: Gezielte Luftangriffe könnten das Kernwaffenprogramm um drei bis vier Jahre zurückwerfen.

Iran claims that the people of the Arab world seek to install regimes which follow an Islamic legal system.

Israeli officials have long expressed deep skepticism about the impact of international sanctions alone in compelling Iran's leadership to abandon what it sees as its pursuit of nuclear weapons. Israel's U.N. ambassador, Ron Prosor, told a group of reporters on Friday at the Israeli mission to the United Nations, that he believes Tehran is as committed as ever to a nuclear weapon. Bu...

In its new “Enemies of the Internet” report, the international watchdog group Reporters Without Borders depicts an Internet under unprecedented pressure from the world’s autocratic regimes. The study lists twelve such “enemies,” including Iran, North Korea, China and Saudi Arabia, and observes that an increasing number of governments are not content merely to take domestic steps to control onli...

220 salariés de l'usine, qui produisent notamment des pièces détachées destinées à l'Iran, seront concernés en avril. Cette mesure résulte des sanctions internationales imposées à Téhéran.

The U.S., UK and France may release oil reserves to boost supply and take upward pressure off prices. Prices have been elevated by reports that production from Iran had fallen away in the face of sanctions

If you had a bad day yesterday, imagine what it would have been like to be on JetBlue Airways Flight 191 — or a company executive dealing with its aftermath on the ground. One of the airline’s pilots began behaving erratically in the cockpit, and then, after being locked out of the cockpit by the airline’s co-pilot, ran through the cabin yelling about Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan and al-Qaida. Pass...

* Iran is leading crude supplier to Africa's biggest economy

Il a longtemps été reproché aux chercheurs travaillant sur le Proche-Orient une posture exagérément empirique les condamnant à ne participer que de manière marginale aux grands débats académiques en sciences sociales. La tendance s'est néanmoins inversée ces dernières années, ce que devrait accélérer le (...) / Arabie saoudite, Golfe, Iran, Liban, Proche-Orient, Femmes, Islam, Religion, Fondam...

Barack Obama a dénoncé mardi le « rideau de fer électronique » imposé par le régime de Téhéran aux Iraniens. Le président des Etats-Unis fait notamment référence aux restrictions d'accès à la Toile et aux réseaux de téléphonie mobile. « Le régime surveille les ordinateurs et les téléphones...

Joanna Lumley will defy Foreign Office advice and travel to Iran to film a documentary about Noah's ark.

Ottmar Hitzfelds langjähriger Assistent Michael Henke hat mit seinem neuen Klub Esteghlal Teheran den ersten Titel geholt.Foto: Privat

A top Democrat has asked the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to see if rogue actors including Iran manipulated oil prices with rumors this month. U.S. crude prices are down 51 cents, or 0.51%, to $106.17 per barrel. Some of the big integrated oil names were down about 1%, including ExxonMobil (XOM)  BP (BP) and Total [...]

No se realizó una celebración en honor al director de La separación por falta de permisos

Vergangene Woche endete die dritte Runde der WM-Qualifikation in Asien. Am Freitag wurde in Kuala Lumpur die letzte Phase auf dem Weg nach Brasilien 2014 gelost. Holger Osieck bekommt es mit Australien dabei unter anderem mit Japan zu tun. In der anderen Gruppe gehen Südkorea und der Iran favorisiert ins Rennen.

Vergangene Woche endete die dritte Runde der WM-Qualifikation in Asien. Am Freitag wurde in Kuala Lumpur die letzte Phase auf dem Weg nach Brasilien 2014 gelost. Holger Osieck bekommt es mit Australien dabei unter anderem mit Japan zu tun. In der anderen Gruppe gehen Südkorea und der Iran favorisiert ins Rennen.

The political risk around Iran is the most likely reason for this latest price surge, rather than any nastier structural issue

Le résultat net de La Poste a reculé l'an dernier en raison de provisions de sa filiale La Banque postale sur son portefeuille d'obligations souveraines grecques, écrit mercredi Le Figaro. La Banque postale a dû provisionner à hauteur de 72% son portefeuille d'obligations grecques, ce qui...Articles en rapportEn pleine forme, Crédit Mutuel Arkéa affirme son autonomieLes banques actives en Iran...

American officials think Robert Levinson, who disappeared in Iran in 2007, is still alive and captive, but Iranian officials say they know nothing about him.

Brent crude oil slipped towards $123 today, reversing earlier gains as investors began a sell-off on worries about demand from slowing economies in China and Europe, though losses were capped by risks to supply from Iran.

La Bourse de Paris était en baisse mardi dans les premiers échanges, surveillant de près la restructuration de la dette grecque et les tensions entre Iran et Israël, qui entraînent à la hausse les cours du pétrole et menacent de gripper encore davantage la croissance.histoires liéesAllemagne: RWE accuse le coup de l´arrêt de centrales nucléaires en 2011Automobile: l´indien Tata Motors candidat ...

Plus de trente millions d’Iraniens -sur 48 millions d’électeurs- ont participé aux législatives, les premières élections générales depuis les troubl...lire la suite

India wins the first women's Kabaddi World Cup championship, beating Iran 25-19 in a thrilling game played in Patna, in the state of Bihar.

[[371306]] TEHERAN (AFP) : Le nouveau Parlement iranien devrait demeurer dominé par les conservateurs critiques à l'égard du président Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, selon les premiers résultats disponibles dimanche qui montrent également un très important renouvellement des députés. Le "Front uni des...

The popular TV news show revisits the subject of cyberwar with a profile of the worm that is said to have damaged Iran's nuclear program.

Die FIFA untersucht einen 10:0-Sieg des Bahrains gegen Indonesien in der Asien-Qualifikation für die WM. Dank eines 2:2 gegen den Iran kam jedoch trotz der 10 Tore Katar weiter.

Iranian officials are giving journalists working for international media their first look inside a control centre for the Islamic Republic's ambitious space program.

Eva Fidjeland joined Luke Gilliam's groupLet Iran SpeakA group to raise awareness for prisoner Leyla Farzadi of IranSee More

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- Iran hailed the country's first Oscar-winning film as a triumph over arch-foe Israel on Monday after an Academy Award race with its own subplots: Iranian officials giving a grudging nod to cinema and Israeli audiences flocking to see a made-in-Tehran drama....

Iran's state TV has described the country's foreign film Oscar win as a victory over Israel.

(Reuters) - The average U.S. price of gasoline jumped 18 cents a gallon in the past two weeks due to rising costs of crude oil and related concerns about tensions in the Middle East, although supplies of fuel remained plentiful in most of the country, according to the nationwide Lundberg Survey.

Utl.: Schlusspräsentation des Redewettbewerbes "SAG'S MULTI!" im Wiener Rathaus, 23. Februar 2012 = Wien (OTS) - "Freiheit hat für mich und meine Familie eine sehr große Bedeutung, da meine Verwandten im Iran nicht diese Freiheit leben können, wie wir sie hier in Österreich ...

Der Ölpreis hat am Montagmorgen ein Neun-Monatshoch erklommen. Die Märkte sind in Aufruhr, weil kein Öl mehr aus dem Iran nach Großbritannien und Frankreich fließt. Wie bedrohlich ist die Lage für Deutschland?

LAST WEEK, Iran unveiled another accomplishment in its nuclear programme. Both Israel and the United States are speaking openly of possible military confrontation.

Der Iran hat am Mittwoch staatlichen Medienberichten zufolge einen Forschungsreaktor mit den ersten selbst produzierten Brennstäben bestückt. Präsident Mahmoud Ahmadinejad nutzte die Zeremonie in dem Reaktor in Teheran, die live vom Staatsfernsehen übertragen wurde, um die jüngsten Fortschritte im Atomprogramm zu verkünden. Unklarheit herrscht indessen darüber, ob der Iran die Öllieferungen an ...

Der Ölpreis steigt weiter. Zum einen fürchtet der Markt Lieferschwierigkeiten aufgrund der brisanten Lage in Iran und Syrien. Gleichzeitig setzen Händler auf die Rettung Griechenlands und hoffen auf ein robustes Wirtschaftswachstum. Auch der Benzinpreis klettern bereits.

Der Iran hat es Medienberichten zufolge geschafft, Uran auf fast 20 Prozent anzureichern. In der Konzentration ist es zwar noch nicht waffenfähig, aber eine wichtige Hürde ist genommen. Von FOCUS-Online-Redakteurin Christina Steinlein

With the launch of a “national”—more censored—version of the Internet only a few weeks away in Iran, users are already reporting increasingly limited access to certain Web sites and Web security features. A number of Internet users in Iran have for the past few days reported difficulty connecting to Web sites housed on servers outside [...]

Tough times for toys in Iran! Last month, we heard the unfortunate news that Iranian "morality police" have been trying to ban the sale of Barbie dolls in their country. Now, we've learned that Iran has placed a ban on the sale of Simpsons toys as well! Here's what Iranian official Mohammad Hossein Farjoo had to say [...]

TEHRAN (Reuters) - The Simpsons are corroding the morals of Iranian youth, an official said on Monday, as dolls based on Bart, Homer and the rest of the American cartoon family joined the shapely Barbie among Western toys targeted by a new crackdown in Tehran.

The NYPD recommended spying on several mosques in the New York City area as tensions flared between the U.S. and Iran in 2006, according to a secret document obtained by the Associated Press and released Thursday.

Iran's President has said on state television that Tehran is ready for talks with world powers about its nuclear drive. 

Crude-oil prices rise as U.S. monetary policy drowns out the latest overtures from Iran’s Ahmadinejad.

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) -- The Hamas prime minister's office says the Gaza premier will be visiting Iran as part of his tour of Muslim countries next week....

Weil Golshifteh Farahani mit Stars wie Leonardo DiCaprio dreht, ist sie in ihrer Heimat Iran unerwünscht. Jetzt wurde sie wegen eines provokanten Fotos endgültig ins Exil verbannt

Mariano Rajoy deslizó ayer en Lisboa un anunció revelador de por dónde irán las próximas medidas de ajuste de su Gobierno. El ajuste en España será «algo parecido» al que se puso en práctica en Portugal después de que el país luso tuviera que ser rescatado en mayo pasado por la Unión Europea y el Fondo Monetario.

Iranian filmmaker looks at women’s rugby team during President Mahmoud Amadinejad’s regime

Police have closed down dozens of toy shops for selling Barbie dolls in Iran, the semiofficial Mehr news agency reports.

IRAN'S government has hailed the weekend win by Iranian movie A Separation at the Golden Globes awards.

Iran threat illustrates ‘how critical it is that supply for the United States be North American’

Will Jennifer Lopez hit the brakes on her Fiat endorsing? Well, that's certainly the hope of one group, which would prefer that the American Idol judge stop representing a company...

Die weltweiten Bestände an Atommaterial sind laut einer US-Studie nicht ausreichend gesichert und könnten in die Hände von Terroristen fallen. Am prekärsten ist die Lage demnach in Nordkorea, Pakistan und dem Iran.

Diplomacy and finance can make awkward bedfellows. Take the proposed European Union embargo on Iranian oil imports, which is causing anxiety in several countries.

The clock now shows five minutes to midnight, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists said today in Washington. The clock, which last moved in 2010, is an indicator of the world's vulnerability to catastrophe from nuclear weapons and climate change.

Das Regime in Teheran ist hässlich, doch darf die Konfrontation mit ihm nicht zum Krieg führen. Die Diplomatie des Westens muss flexibler werden, kommentiert U. Ladurner.

Ein EU-Embargo auf iranisches Öl würde vor allem die Krisen-Staaten Griechenland, Italien und Spanien treffen. Europa würde sich deshalb selbst schaden. Von S. Bukold

An already frail economy will come under more pressure when the EU ban comes into effect.

Gäbe es keinen internationalen Konflikt mit Iran, könnte der Ölpreis auch deutlich niedriger sein. Eskaliert der Diplomatenstreit, befürchten Rohstoffexperten das Schlimmste

Après que Téhéran a affirmé être capable d'interrompre le trafic maritime dans le détroit d'Ormuz, un passage stratégique pour le trafic maritime pétrolier, les cours de l'or noir et des valeurs refuges grimpent.

Volvo Race organisers say they are taking advice on developments in the Strait of Hormuz after Iran test fired missile.

Sophisticated and universal yet deeply intimate, this drama out of contemporary Iran hits close to home.

The Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film belongs right here With rare subtlety and transforming art the remarkable writer-director Asghar Farhadi takes us into the emotional heart of modern Iran Nader (Peyman Moaadi) and Simin (Leila Hatami) are a middle-class couple seeking a divorce She wants to move abroad...

Allot equipment that reached Iran does not necessarily mean that the company is involved in trade with an enemy.

Macht der Iran die wichtige Straße von Hormus dicht - und unterbricht damit die Öltanker-Route in den Persischen Golf? Das jedenfalls hat die Regierung in Teheran für den Fall angekündigt, dass der Westen neue Sanktionen wegen des Atomprogramms beschließt. Dieser gab sich jedoch unbeeindruckt.

Amir Mirza Hekmati est-il vraiment un espion envoyé par les États-Unis en Iran ? Washington réclame en tout cas sa libération immédiate. Cet homme…

A leading tropical medicine researcher has proposed that the United States extend a friendly hand to Iran over vaccines.

LAHORE - Notwithstanding the US threats, Pakistan has not only conveyed its willingness to Iran, it has also stepped up the pace of work on Pak-Iran Gas Pipeline Project.Highly-placed diplomatic sources told TheNation that the project, which was likely to be completed in 2014, may be completed at least a year in advance and the gas flow would start between June and December 2013.Sources said up...

The Iranian announcement reflects increased concern in Iran that its nuclear program may be at risk of an attack.

U.S.-based United Against Nuclear Iran has applauded China's Huawei for ending its bid to seek new business in Iran. Ambassador Mark D. Wallace, president of United Against Nuclear Iran, stated, "We applaud Huawei for taking an important first step in pulling back from its business in Iran, and we thank Huawei for its cooperation and [...]

Is Iran hiding nuclear weapons facilities under mosques?Newt Gingrich says yes – but experts say there is no evidence to back up the assertion.Gingrich made the claim at a debate with Jon Huntsman in New Hampshire on Monday.  Here, via Michael Crowley, is the key moment:"They have huge underground facilities. Some of the underground facilities are under mosques," Gingrich said. "Some of them ar...

OUR STAFF REPORTEROKARA - Pakistan should develop relations with Iran and China on permanent basis, former information minister and MNA Syed Sumsam Bukhari urged the government and linked resolution of problems to preservation of national dignity. “Developing warm relations with Iran and China is need of the hour,” he told party workers and media persons. “President Zardari went to Dubai for me...

The maker of telephone equipment said it would not seek new customers in Iran and would limit business activities with existing customers because of the situation there.

Your assertion that the most recent International Atomic Energy Agency's report on Iran's nuclear programme uses “old intelligence” to provide “the sharpest picture yet of the weapon that Iran hopes to develop” (Nature479, 282; 201110.1038/479282a) warrants some contextual explanation.

A Swedish rocket launch, a glowing spiral galaxy, and a meteor streak over Iran feature among the week's best space pictures.

The Chinese men's volleyball team managed to snap their futile record of seven at the world cup tournament after trouncing Iran 3-0 (25-19, 25-19, 25-17) to save themselves from bottom of the score table on Tuesday.

The public sector strikes, unemployment and tax credits were on the agenda at today's PMQs

Rebellion takes various forms for the characters in this Iran-set film.Young adults are caught between Old World tradition and personal fulfillment in "Dog Sweat," a multistrand feature set in Tehran and shot there surreptitiously. Whatever personal risks first-time director Hossein Keshavarz took to make the film, there's little sense of danger in the finished product, which offers snapshots o...

A report released last week by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on Iran's alleged research into nuclear weapons assembles old intelligence into the sharpest picture yet of the weapon that Iran hopes to develop... from Nature News

Two people were seriously wounded Monday night in a drive-by shooting in Winnetka, police said.

Nebenan, bei zoon politikon, diskutiert Ali Arbia die Möglichkeiten und Wahrscheinlichkeiten eines israelischen Militärschlags gegen das iranische Nuklearprogramm, das einem neuen Bericht der Internationalen Atomenergie-Organisation IAEA nun doch nicht so friedlich ist, wie der Iran hartnäckig behauptet und wie die USA seit 2003 auch glauben wollten. Dem will ich noch eine weitere Variante hinz...

Trotz neuer Beweise für ein Atombombenprogramm will der Iran „kein Jota“ zurückweichen. Die Angst vor einem Militärschlag wächst, wahrscheinlicher sind aber härtere Sanktionen: Dabei wäre vor allem Europa gefragt.

Iran announced Wednesday it has successfully launched a research rocket carrying a mouse, two turtles and worms into space -- a feat President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said showed Iran could defeat the West in the battle of technology.

Tis the season to be jolly - unless you are victimized by one of several domain hijackers currently operating in the shadows of the Internet. One apparently based in the Ukraine temporarily took down the world's largest online bill paying service and another operating out of Iran stole hundreds of premium domains.