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  • 61 killed in Iraq attacks

    A series of car bombings and shootings, mainly targeting Shia Muslim areas across Iraq, Monday killed at least 61 people, including Iranian pilgrims, and wounded around 200 others, officials said. The worst violence occurred in Baghdad, when eight car bombs and a roadside bomb ripped through bus stops, marketplaces and other crowded areas in Shia neighbourhoods in the capital city, killing 12 ...

  • Marine-1 drilling rig to start operations in phase 20 of South Pars soon

    Marine-1 drilling rig is set to start drilling 12 wells in phase 20 of the South Pars gas field after completing its operations in the oil layer of the field, Managing-Director of the International Drilling Company Pourya Pornouri ...

  • Iran approves agreement on Argentine bombing probe diplomat

    Eduardo Amadeo, a legislator from the opposition Peronist Front, left, speaks against an agreement between Argentina and Iran in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2013. The signs read in Spanish "Iran kills," left, and "Do not betray their memory, no to the agreement with the Iran regime." (AP Photo/Victor R. ...

  • Iran to host meeting on Syria on May 29

    Iran ian Foreign Ministry spokesman announced on Tuesday. Abbas Araqchi said "from the very beginning, we believe that there is no military solution to the Syrian crisis and that a national dialogue between the Syrian government and the opposition will lead to a rational solution" to the crisis. The slogan of the upcoming meeting in Iran's capital of Tehran is "Political ...

  • Iran’s MFA issues official statement on release of Azerbaijani citizens

    Abbas Araghchi: "Demonstrating goodwill we released the Azerbaijani citizens". "There are good relations between Azerbaijan and Iran," spokesman for Iran’s Foreign Ministry Seyed Abbas Araghchi said at the weekly ...

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Something's Gotta Give

Something's Gotta Give

The issue of age is one that is usually left out of romantic comedies entirely. If one were to believe the world of this staple cinematic genre, one would have to assume that virtually no one above the age of 35 ever falls in love or has any romantic entanglements of any kind. And, if there is a primary character over that age, it is invariably the male lead, and his romance with a significantly ... ...

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  • Iran disbands two terrorist groups

    Iran disbands two terrorist groups, Intelligence Ministry says. The Iranian Intelligence Ministry says it has identified and disbanded two terrorist groups that smuggled weapons into the country. In a statement released on Monday, the Ministry said, "The enemies of the nation have intensified their destructive activities and [are] making arrangements for different types of seditious ...

  • Diplomat Says Tehran Approves Deal To Probe 1994 Argentinian Bombing

    Argentinian and Iranian representatives had already inked a memorandum of understanding on the "truth commission" to investigate the 1994 bombing of a Jewish center in Buenos Aires that killed 85 ...

  • Indonesia nabs Iranian big fish Abdi over human smuggling

    (46 mins ago) Indonesian authorities have arrested an Iranian-born Australian resident who they suspect headed a people-smuggling network that spanned the country, a report said. Mohammad Abdi, 36, was detained at an apartment in Jakarta yesterday along with two other Iranians, The Australian newspaper said, citing Indonesian police. ';Right now we think he's a big ...

  • Cooperation in Irans interest to clarify peaceful nuclear intent - IAEA chief

    UN After last week's failure for the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and Iran to agree a deal on Tehran's nuclear program, the UN watchdog told RT that it must gain access to Iran's nuclear facilities. The urgency of which to reach an agreement appears to be increasing, as Washington and Tel-Aviv threaten a possible military response if diplomacy and sanctions fail to ...

  • Iran to list approved presidential candidates

    Iran's June 14 presidential election steps up a gear on Tuesday when the Guardians Council releases the approved list of candidates who have passed muster under the vetting process. The unelected council, controlled by religious conservatives appointed by supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, must ensure that all candidates meet certain conditions before being allowed to stand. These ...

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