AFP: Iran's leading moderate daily Shargh hit the news stands again on Sunday nearly three years after authorities banned it for publishing an interview with a poet accused of being a lesbian.
Iran moderate daily returns after three-year ban
Iran is world’s seventh largest cosmetic consumer: report
AFP: Iran has emerged as the world's seventh largest consumer of cosmetics, spending 2.1 billion dollars annually on various beauty products, state-run Engish language Iran Daily newspaper said on Sunday.
Iran to privatise all refineries, petchem units-Mehr
Reuters: Iran plans to privatise all its refineries and petrochemical units, Oil Minister Massoud Mirkazemi was quoted as saying on Saturday.
Attackers blast open Iran prison, two escape
AP: Iran's official news agency reports assailants blasted open a prison wall with rocket propelled grenades in western Iran, allowing two convicted murderers to escape.
Iran shipper evades U.S. blacklist
Wall Street Journal: Iran's state shipping company has changed the names and ownership of most of its vessels to evade U.S. sanctions, but the Treasury Department has yet to update the blacklist that U.S. companies use to verify they are in compliance, according to a new report.
Iran gives stakes in petchem, power units to army fund
Reuters: Iran has transferred shares in six petrochemical plants and power stations to a social welfare investment organisation of the Islamic Republic's armed forces, state-owned Press TV said on its website.
Obama says Iran sanctions offer no guarantees
Reuters: President Barack Obama said in an interview aired on Friday that there is no guarantee sanctions will change Iran's behavior but he believes steady international pressure could alter Tehran's nuclear calculations over time.
New START treaty will boost China support on Iran: Clinton
AFP: The new nuclear disarmament treaty between the United States and Russia should help boost China's support for sanctions against Iran over its nuclear program, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Friday.
Foreign Office voices ‘deep concerns’ over Iran centrifuges
AFP: The Foreign Office said it had "deep concerns" about Iran's nuclear programme after Tehran Friday unveiled new, faster centrifuges for enriching uranium.
Iran says its nuclear drive is “irreversible”
Reuters: President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, taunting the United States for trying to halt Iran's nuclear program, showcased an improved centrifuge Friday which officials said would enrich uranium faster than existing models.
