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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 ...

  • Irans presidential election not to affect nuclear position

    Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Abbas Araqchi said Tuesday that Iran's nuclear position will not be affected by the result of the upcoming presidential election."If the P5+1 group prefer to continue the talks after the election, it is their own issue. However, our principled position will not change either before or after the election," said Araqchi in his weekly press ...

  • India leads Asian cuts in Iran oil imports ahead of waiver review

    Tue May 21, 2013 6:12am EDT * India cuts Iranian crude imports 17 pct Dec-April vs previous 6 months * China may reduce Iranian imports 5-10 percent in 2013 * U.S. due to review Asia's waiver extensions on Iran sanctions 3rd time By Nidhi Verma and Meeyoung Cho NEW DELHI/SEOUL, May 21 (Reuters) - India has slashed Iranian oil imports by almost a fifth since December, the sharpest cut among ...

  • Iran wants to take part in Syria peace conference

    TEHRAN - Iran said Tuesday it is willing to attend an upcoming peace conference on Syria, arguing all influential parties must be included in the process for it to be a ...

  • Iran has funds to develop South Pars

    Iran will invest $16 billion in development of the offshore South Pars gas complex over the next 10 months, a natural gas company director said. Managing Director of the Pars Oil and Gas ...

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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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  • 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 ...

  • 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 ...

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