AFP: An Iranian journalist has been arrested on charges of giving interviews to foreign radios, a newspaper reported Thursday. Arash Sigarchi, chief editor of Gilan-e-Emrooz (Today’s Gilan) in the northern province of Gilan, gave interviews to the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) and the US-funded Radio Farda, Shargh said.
Iranian journalist held after giving interviews to foreign radios: paper
Cheney Says Iran Tops List of Trouble Spots
Reuters: Vice President Dick Cheney said on Thursday that Iran was at the top of the administration’s list of world trouble spots and expressed concern that Israel “might well decide to act first” to eliminate any nuclear threat from Tehran. “You look around the world at potential trouble spots, Iran is right at the top of the list,” Cheney said in an interview aired on MSNBC …
Iran seeks to rig Iraq elections: Iraqi Minister
Iran Focus: Baghdad, Jan. 20 Iraq’s Minister for Provincial Affairs accused Iran of spreading its “sphere of influence” throughout Iraq, in preparation for the January 30th elections. “Many Iranians are producing fake Iraqi identity cards to be
able to take part in the elections”, Wa’el Abdol-Latif said, speaking to the London-based Al-Sharq Al-Awsat (Middle East) daily yesterday.
Iran seeks to rig Iraq elections: Iraqi Minister
Iran Focus: Baghdad, Jan. 20 Iraq’s Minister for Provincial Affairs accused Iran of spreading its “sphere of influence” throughout Iraq, in preparation for the January 30th elections. “Many Iranians are producing fake Iraqi identity cards to be
able to take part in the elections”, Wa’el Abdol-Latif said, speaking to the London-based Al-Sharq Al-Awsat (Middle East) daily yesterday.
Over 200,000 suffer from deadly Hepatitis C in Iran
Iran Focus: Tehran, Jan. 20 There are currently “200,000 sufferers of the Hepatitis C virus in Iran”, according to the head of the Iranian Medical Association. Speaking to a state-run news agency, Dr. Iraj Khosronia warned, “One of the most dangerous viruses affecting human society is Hepatitis C
but people’s awareness about this disease is very limited”.
Over 200,000 suffer from deadly Hepatitis C in Iran
Iran Focus: Tehran, Jan. 20 There are currently “200,000 sufferers of the Hepatitis C virus in Iran”, according to the head of the Iranian Medical Association. Speaking to a state-run news agency, Dr. Iraj Khosronia warned, “One of the most dangerous viruses affecting human society is Hepatitis C
but people’s awareness about this disease is very limited”.
Iranian teenage offender hanged in Iran capital
Iran Focus: Tehran, Jan. 20 – A young man who was accused of killing a member of Irans security forces when he was a minor was hanged in the notorious Evin prison in Tehran.
Iman Farrokhi who was 17 at the time of the offence was on death row in the Tehran Centre for Reform and Education (Juvenile Prison).
Iranian teenage offender hanged in Iran capital
Iran Focus: Tehran, Jan. 20 – A young man who was accused of killing a member of Irans security forces when he was a minor was hanged in the notorious Evin prison in Tehran.
Iman Farrokhi who was 17 at the time of the offence was on death row in the Tehran Centre for Reform and Education (Juvenile Prison).
Rushdie fatwa reaffirmed by Iranian leader in message to Mecca pilgrims
The Independent: The spiritual leader of Iran has reaffirmed
the fatwa against the writer Salman Rushdie in a message to Muslim pilgrims.
Ayatollah Khamenei, the supreme leader of Iran, declared that Rushdie was an “apostate” whose killing would be permitted
by Islam. He made the comment to crowds of pilgrims on their way to Mecca.
Homes raided in northeast Iran for illegal satellites dishes
Iran Focus: Tehran, Jan. 20 Homes in the city of Mashad (northeast Iran) were raided over the past few days by State Security Forces for “illegal satellite dishes”. The SSF Public Relations Office announced that two individuals were arrested, on charges of installing satellite dishes, during the raids. Some 45 satellite dishes and receivers were confiscated thus far.
