Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Sep. 03 – Iranian authorities have hanged a man in Arak, central Iran, state media reported on Tuesday.
Man hanged in central Iran
US says Libya is a model for Iran and North Korea
Reuters: The United States said on Wednesday improved relations with Libya, which Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice visits this week, showed how countries like Iran and North Korea could be rewarded for a change in behavior.
Man hanged in central Iran
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Sep. 03 – Iranian authorities have hanged a man in Arak, central Iran, state media reported on Tuesday.
Iran sentences women rights activists to jail
AFP: Iran has sentenced four women's rights activists to six months in jail over articles written on feminist websites, a newspaper reported on Wednesday.
Iran defends new offices on disputed island
AFP: Iran on Wednesday defended opening new offices on a disputed Gulf island and rejected Arab monarchies' condemnation of the move as "interference", the official IRNA news agency reported.
UAE denies mistreating Iranian travellers
AFP: The United Arab Emirates on Wednesday dismissed an Iranian complaint of ill-treatment of its nationals, amid a renewed war of words over disputed islands in the Gulf.
Gulf Arabs urge Iran close offices on disputed island
Reuters: Gulf Arab countries urged Iran at a meeting late on Tuesday to remove the offices it has installed on a disputed island in the strategic Gulf waterway and backed the United Arab Emirates' claim to the territories.
Iran calls for production cuts as oil price plummets
The Times: The price of crude oil tumbled yesterday in the futures markets as the destructive force of Hurricane Gustav dwindled.
Russian nuke experts in Iran
UPI: Russian nuclear experts are in Iran monitoring construction of the Middle East nation's first nuclear power plant.
Iran Air flight makes emergency landing in Mumbai: airport
AFP: An Iran Air flight heading to Tehran returned to the Indian city of Mumbai soon after take-off and made an emergency landing after one of its engines caught fire, an airport official said Wednesday.
