Reuters: A state-owned Iranian engineering company has signed a 1 billion euro ($1.44 billion) deal with a German firm to help improve Iran's gas distribution grid, a semi-official news agency reported on Tuesday.
Iran signs 1 bln eur deal with German firm-report
Sunni Iraqis fear disenfranchisement after hundreds of candidates banned
Washington Post: By barring hundreds of candidates from an upcoming parliamentary election, a controversial commission whose members have close ties to Iran is threatening to disenfranchise members of Iraq's Sunni minority and weaken its fledgling democracy.
Iran ‘reviewing’ relations with Britain
Daily Telegraph: Iran is reviewing all areas of co-operation with Britain in the wake of calls by its MPs to cut diplomatic relations, its foreign minister has said.
Chinas move to block new sanctions against Iran could have opposite effect
The Times: What now? Does China’s decision to block more sanctions against Iran mean the end of pressure on Tehran over its nuclear programme? No — it simplifies the task of organising that pressure.
Iran opposition urges protests on Revolution Day
AP: Iranian opposition groups flooded the Web on Monday with calls for a massive show of force during next month's anniversary of the Islamic Revolution, openly taunting authorities who have warned of a punishing response to any disruptions of the most hallowed day in the Iranian political calendar.
Iran bans reformist daily for publishing opposition statement
Reuters: Iran banned a pro-reform newspaper on Monday, the media reported, and a semi-official news agency said it was for publishing a statement by opposition leader Mirhossein Mousavi.
Iran vows revenge over assassination of nuclear scientist
Iran Focus: Tehran, Jan. 18 – Iran's Interior Minister vowed on Monday that Tehran would take revenge on Israel and the United States for the killing of a nuclear scientist last week.
Iran vows revenge over assassination of nuclear scientist
Iran Focus: Tehran, Jan. 18 – Iran's Interior Minister vowed on Monday that Tehran would take revenge on Israel and the United States for the killing of a nuclear scientist last week.
Iran city prosecutor assassinated: report
Reuters: The prosecutor of a northwestern Iranian city was assassinated on Monday night, Iranian media reported.
Euronews plans Persian, Turkish broadcasts
AFP: The pan-European television news channel Euronews said on Monday it planned to start broadcasting rolling news in Persian and in Turkish this year.
