AFP: Al-Jazeera journalist Dorothy Parvez, missing since she arrived in Syria late in April is being held in Tehran, the Doha-based television channel said on Wednesday.
Al-Jazeera says missing journalist held in Iran
EU says nuclear talks with Iran again in limbo
AFP: The European Union cast doubt Wednesday on hopes of a quick resumption of stalled nuclear talks with Iran, saying a message from Tehran to kickstart the negotiations offered nothing new.
Ahmadinejad says Syria needs no foreign intervention
AFP: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has said that the government of Syria can solve its “problem” without foreign intervention, state television reported on Tuesday.
Iran tells EU’s Ashton next atom talks must be “just”
Reuters: Iran’s top nuclear negotiator replied on Tuesday to a letter from the EU foreign policy chief on a resumption of talks over Tehran’s atomic programme, saying they must be held without pressure, state television said.
Iran Bushehr nuke plant reloaded, power in July: report
AFP: Iran has finished reloading fuel into its first nuclear power plant in the southern city of Bushehr, with expectations it will start producing electricity in July, local media reported on Tuesday.
Iran oil minister to leave amid ministries merger, Arman reports
Bloomberg: Iran’s Oil Minister Masoud Mir-Kazemi and other officials will probably step down following planned mergers by a number of ministries, Arman reported.
Fate of Camp Ashraf residents unresolved
CBS: A month after more than 30 Iranian dissidents were killed and several hundred wounded when Iraqi army forces entered Camp Ashraf, the fate of the 3,400 camp residents is still uncertain.
Iran’s parliament signs off on $508 billion budget based on oil price at $81.5 a barrel
AP: Iran’s parliament has signed off on a $508 billion budget bill that is about 40 percent bigger than that approved the previous calendar year, state media reported on Monday.
Families call on Iran to release hikers ahead of espionage trial
CNN: The families of two American hikers set to stand trial this week on charges of spying called on Tehran on Monday to release the men.
Iran’s unemployed rise by 1.6 million each year, Shargh reports
Bloomberg: Iran’s unemployed population increases by about 1.6 million each year, Shargh reported, citing parliamentary member Jalal Mahmoudzadeh.
