AFP: Iraqi President Ghazi al-Yawar accused Iran of orchestrating attacks in his country and declared his
opposition to a threatened assault on the rebel hotbed of Fallujah, in an interview published Monday.
“Iran is playing a negative role in Iraq. It is behind the assassination of more than 18 Iraqi intelligence officers. It is also playing a negative role in southern Iraq,” Yawar told Kuwait’s Al-Qabas newspaper.
Iraqi president opposes Fallujah assault, accuses Iran
Iran Votes to Resume Nuclear Work
New York Times: The hard-line Iranian Parliament unanimously approved a bill on Sunday supporting the resumption of uranium enrichment. The vote comes as talks with European countries over Iran’s nuclear activities have so far failed to produce an agreement.
The measure was supported by all 247 lawmakers who were present
in the 290-member body, with some chanting “Death to America” and “God is great.” The session was carried live on the national radio.
Iran votes to resume nuclear programme
The Independent: The Iranian parliament, which is dominated by hardliners, passed a bill yesterday obliging the government to press ahead with efforts to develop a nuclear energy programme. Amid cries of “Death to America” and “God is Greatest”, parliament did not specifically order the government to resume uranium enrichment immediately or …
Iran FM backs parliament’s decision to resume uranium enrichment
AFP: Iranian Foreign Minister Kamal Kharazi on Sunday welcomed the decision of his country’s parliament to back the resumption of uranium enrichment. “This is a decision that testifies to Iranian honour. Iran must not be deprived of this legal and legitimate right,” Kharazi told journalists at the end of a visit to Qatar before returning to Tehran.
Border forces capture 94 infiltrators crossing from Iran
AP: A military commander says Iraq’s border forces have arrested 94 infiltrators who illegally crossed into the country from Iran.
The Iraqi Brigadier General in charge of the southern borders says the infiltrators, all Afghans and Iranians, were arrested yesterday crossing into southern Basra and Amarah.
Sixth online journalist thrown in prison as authorities reportedly prepare “adultery” charges
Reporters Without Borders: Reporters Without Borders today deplored the arrest of Iranian journalist Fershteh Ghazi, of the daily Etemad (“Confidence”), for working with reformist Internet news websites and expressed alarm at reports that the intelligence services were preparing to accuse her and five other imprisoned journalists of “adultery” in a bid to hide the political nature of their detention.
Iran MPs Pass Bill Backing Nuclear Energy Drive
Reuters: To cries of “Death to America” and “God is Greatest” Iran’s hardline-dominated parliament passed a bill on Sunday obliging the government to continue efforts to develop a civilian nuclear energy program.
The proposal, backed by 247 of parliament’s 290 lawmakers …
Gender equality is tyranny against men, says Iranian woman MP
AFP: An Iranian woman lawmaker is backing the removal of
the concept of gender equality from a state development plan
in order to prevent the “bullying” of men, the state news
agency IRNA reported on Saturday.
“Bringing up the issue of gender justice is a case of bullying men,” the female deputy, Eshrat Shayeghi told the agency.
13 year old schoolgirl facing death by stoning flogged 55 times
Iran Focus: Tehran, Oct. 30 – Zhila Izadyar, the 13-year-old schoolgirl from the Iranian town of Marivan (north-western Iran) who is sentenced to be stoned to death is reported to be in poor health after she was lashed 55 times in prison.
Azad Zamani of the Society for the Protection of Childrens Rights has said that Zhilas health has been rapidly deteriorating. Zamani has managed to visit Zhila although under close supervision of the Iranian regimes agents.
13 year old schoolgirl facing death by stoning flogged 55 times
Iran Focus: Tehran, Oct. 30 – Zhila Izadyar, the 13-year-old schoolgirl from the Iranian town of Marivan (north-western Iran) who is sentenced to be stoned to death is reported to be in poor health after she was lashed 55 times in prison.
Azad Zamani of the Society for the Protection of Childrens Rights has said that Zhilas health has been rapidly deteriorating. Zamani has managed to visit Zhila although under close supervision of the Iranian regimes agents.
