Reuters: Iran’s parliament on Wednesday approved President Mahmoud Ahamdinejad’s nominees to run the ministries of education, cooperatives and social welfare, Parliament Speaker Gholamali Haddadadel said.
Iranian lawmakers approve 3 ministerial nominees
Chalabi faces protests as he resurfaces in Washington
AFP: Wily Iraqi politician Ahmed Chalabi meets US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Wednesday, but will have to stare down protestors seething over his role in a row over Iraq war intelligence.
Canada pushes for adoption of UN resolution on human rights in Iran
Canadian Press: Canada has introduced a UN resolution expressing concerns over the violation of human rights in Iran, Foreign Affairs Minister Pierre Pettigrew said Tuesday.
Iran takes France to task over treatment of Muslims
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Nov. 08 State-run Iranian dailies accused on Tuesday the French government of oppressing its people as Paris and other cities went through another night of fiery protests.
Iran takes France to task over treatment of Muslims
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Nov. 08 State-run Iranian dailies accused on Tuesday the French government of oppressing its people as Paris and other cities went through another night of fiery protests.
Iran rejects EU call for new nuclear fuel work freeze
AFP: Iran rejected Tuesday a call by European ministers for it to heed a resolution of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) calling for a renewed freeze on all activities related to uranium enrichment.
Tattoos out for basketball players in Iran
AFP: The Iranian basketball federation has banned its players from having tattoos like many of their foreign counterparts, the student-run news agency ISNA reported Tuesday.
Iran publicly hangs young man in north of country
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Nov. 08 A young man was publicly hanged in the northern Iranian town of Sari, a semi-official daily reported on Tuesday.
Iran publicly hangs young man in north of country
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Nov. 08 A young man was publicly hanged in the northern Iranian town of Sari, a semi-official daily reported on Tuesday.
Thousands rally in support of Iran opposition group
Iran Focus: Brussels, Nov. 08 Thousands of banner-waving Iranians rallied outside the European Union headquarters in Brussels on Monday calling for Tehrans nuclear dossier to be hauled before the United Nations Security Council for possible trade sanctions and the removal of the name of Irans principal opposition Mojahedin-e Khalq (MeK) from the EUs list of terrorist organisations.
