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  • Iranian spies die in dawn hanging Iranian spies die in dawn hanging

    Two spies have been hanged in Iran following a Revolutionary Court judgement. Press TV has reported the spies, who worked for the US Central Intelligence Agency and the Israeli spy agency, the Mossad, were hanged at dawn on Sunday. Sentenced to death by the Revolutionary Court, the men have been named as Mohammad Heidari, a Mossad agent and Kourosh Ahmadi, who was convicted of working for ...

  • Internet in Iran goes into coma ahead of presidential elections

    Iran has reportedly gone into 'internet coma' by tightening internet controls ahead of next month's presidential election, mindful of violent protests inspired last time around over claims of fraud. Authorities refuse to officially confirm the new restraints, but former officials and media reports have accused the Supreme Council of Cyberspace of ordering them, reports News.com.au. According ...

  • Iran executes two spies working for CIA Mossad

    Two Iranian spies, allegedly working for America's Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and Israel's Mossad were Sunday hanged in Iran, state-run IRIB TV reported. Mohammad Heidari, one of the executed men, had prepared information in a number of security issues and had given them to Mossad in several meetings outside the country, Xinhua cited the report as saying. Heidari received money in ...

  • Intertwined fates The Lebanon-Syria-Iran axis

    The instability rocking Syria has caused three critical security arenas - Lebanon, Syria and Iran - to become more closely intertwined than ever before.As has been widely reported, Hezbollah, acting on Iranian orders, has mobilized a significant portion of its fighting force to Syria to help secure a turnaround for the regime of President Bashar ...

  • Iranian Internet in ‘coma’ as presidential election looms

    Iran is tightening control of the Internet ahead of next month’s presidential election, mindful of violent street protests that social networkers inspired last time around over claims of fraud, say users and experts. The authorities deny such claims, but have not explained exactly why service has become slower. Businesses, banks and even state organizations have not been spared by the ...

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The Accused [DVD]

The story in The Accused centers around a rape. There is no question that the rape took place in the backroom of a seedy bar called The Mill, an isolated place located in the shadow of a highway overpass. There is no question who the three rapists were, and there is no doubt about the extent of their guilt. What is in question, and what turns out to be the film's hinge, is who else i ... ...

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  • USD16b to be invested in Irans South Pars field

    (MENAFN) Pars Oil and Gas Company Managing Director Mohammad-Reza Zohairi said that USD16 billion will be invested in Iran's South Pars gas field during this Iranian calendar year, which started on March 21st, reported Tehran Times.He also said that a major part of this investment will come from domestic sources.The South Pars field is producing 300 million cubic meters of gas per ...

  • Two airlines to open this fiscal year in Iran

    (MENAFN) Iranian Civil Aviation Organization head Hamidreza Pahlavani declared that two new Iranian airlines should begin their services during this Iranian fiscal year, reported Tehran Times.With 19 planes added in the last fiscal year, Hamidreza said that a new number of planes will be added to the national fleet.He also said that the country has added two Airbus 340 planes, three Fokker 100 ...

  • Rafsanjani bid for Irans presidency elicits hope

    (MENAFN - Arab News) Persians are known for their patience, a quality that has rigorously been cultivated through the centuries-old art of rug making. Not only does rug making demand patience but also unconsciously teaches the importance of mediation. Hashemi Rafsanjani, an influential Iranian politician, writer, and the fourth president of Iran (1989-1997), supports a free market economy and ...

  • Irans Guard warns against polls unrest

    /enpproperty--> A senior commander in Iran's Revolutionary Guard has warned that his forces will be on watch for possible unrest after next month's presidential election, calling the outcome "unpredictable" and sending the strongest message yet against any attempts to revive street protests, media reported on Sunday. The entry of former president Akbar Hashemi ...

  • Iranian Candidate Hopes To Take International Viewpoint Home

    Copyright © 2013 NPR. For personal, noncommercial use only. See Terms of Use. For other uses, prior permission required. RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: This is WEEKEND EDITION from NPR News. I'm Rachel Martin. We begin this hour in the Middle East, first Iran. This week, the religiously based Guardian Council is expected to announce the final roster of candidates in that country's ...

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