AFP: The lawyer for a woman sentenced to death by stoning in Iran for adultery has fled to Norway where he is considering seeking asylum, he said in Oslo Sunday.
Lawyer of woman facing stoning in Iran flees to Norway
Iran plans to transit gas through Iraq – official
Reuters: Iran has been authorised to export natural gas to political ally Syria and the Mediterranean area, transiting its neighbour Iraq, a senior Iranian oil ministry official said on Sunday.
Ahmadinejad to visit Lebanon after Ramadan: FM
AFP: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will visit Lebanon after the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, a top official said Sunday, as Tehran pledged its support to Beirut and Damascus in face of any “aggression” from Israel.
Anti-government protest erupts in Tehran
Iran Focus: Tehran, Aug. 08 – From the Grapevine… An anti-government protest erupted Saturday in Tehran’s Hor Square, with protestors chanting “Allah-o Akbar (God is the Greatest)” and “death to [Supreme Leader Ali] Khamenei”.
Dana Gas says contract between Crescent, Iran remains valid
Bloomberg: Dana Gas PJSC, a United Arab Emirates energy company, said a natural-gas contract between its largest shareholder Crescent Petroleum Co. and National Iranian Oil Co. remains binding.
Ahead of Ramadan Iraq violence kills 60
AFP: Weekend violence across Iraq killed 60 people, officials said on Sunday, just days ahead of the start of the holy Muslim fasting month of Ramadan when insurgents typically step up their attacks.
Iran must cut imports to defeat sanctions: chief banker
AFP: Iran has to cut imports to overcome the latest round of economic sanctions world powers slapped on the Islamic republic over its nuclear drive, the country’s central bank chief said on Sunday.
Iran navy equipped with four new submarines
AFP: Iran’s navy on Sunday took delivery of four new mini submarines of the home-produced Ghadir class, media reports said.
Iran upholds five-year jail term for website chief
AFP: An appeals court upheld a five-year jail term for Mohammad Davari, who heads Iranian opposition leader Mehdi Karroubi’s website Sahamnews.org, the site reported on Saturday.
U.S. seeks to offer a balm to Iran for sanctions’ sting
New York Times: President Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, arguing that an orchestrated series of global sanctions has brought more economic pain for Iran than its government anticipated, are making a renewed appeal to Iranian leaders to reopen negotiations on the country’s nuclear program that collapsed last year.
