Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, May 15 Irans chief nuclear negotiator Ali Larijani will meet EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana on May 31 to discuss the standoff over Tehrans controversial nuclear program, the official news agency IRNA reported on Tuesday.
Irans Larijani, EUs Solana to meet on May 31
British ‘hold talks with Sunni rebel leaders’
Daily Telegraph: British military officers have held secret talks with leaders of the Sunni insurgency in Iraq, according to the country’s president.
Iran invites Arab experts to inspect nuclear plant
Reuters: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Tuesday called on Gulf Arab neighbors to send experts to inspect his country’s nuclear power plant, in an apparent effort to ease fears over Tehran’s nuclear ambitions.
Iran holds U.S.-based academic for “security” crimes
Reuters: A Washington-based academic arrested in Tehran last week is being investigated by the Intelligence Ministry for “crimes against national security”, Iranian judiciary officials said on Tuesday.
Inspectors cite big gain by Iran on nuclear fuel
New York Times: Inspectors for the International Atomic Energy Agency have concluded that Iran appears to have solved most of its technological problems and is now beginning to enrich uranium on a far larger scale than before, according to the agencys top officials.
Turkey mounts search for missing Iran-bound private aircraft
AFP: Turkish rescue teams were Monday looking for traces of a private aircraft which went missing while flying from northeastern Turkey to neighbouring Iran, officials said.
Iran to slow down expulsion of Afghans
AFP: Iran has agreed to slow down a drive to expel illegal Afghan residents after its speed prompted Kabul to sack two Afghan cabinet ministers, Iranian state media reported on Monday.
In Brief: Two banned dailies resume publication in Iran
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, May 14 Iran has lifted a ban on two state-run dailies one of which had been shut down for the past seven years.
In Brief: Two banned dailies resume publication in Iran
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, May 14 Iran has lifted a ban on two state-run dailies one of which had been shut down for the past seven years.
In Brief: Iranian President arrives in Oman
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, May 14 – Iran’s radical president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad arrived in Muscat on Monday to meet and hold talks with senior Omani officials.
