United Nations

  • Sep 17, 2009
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IRAN/US: Nuclear talks unlikely to bring concessions

Multilateral talks on Iran's nuclear programme are set to begin on October 1.

Iran
  • Sep 16, 2009
  • 2 min read

RUSSIA/IRAN: Moscow may approve watered-down sanctions

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said yesterday that he had not ruled out the possibility of...

Russia
  • Sep 3, 2009
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IRAN: Cabinet approval bolsters president's legitimacy

President Mahmoud Ahmadi-Nejad today secured Majlis approval for 18 out of 21 cabinet nominees,...

Iran
  • Aug 31, 2009
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IRAN/UN: Cabinet debated amid IAEA concern

A number of legislators yesterday in a heated debate criticised the lack of experience of some of...

Iran
  • Aug 21, 2009
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IRAN: Rhetoric and inertia in store under Ahmadi-Nejad

President Mahmoud Ahmadi-Nejad yesterday announced his new cabinet in a nationwide television...

Iran
  • Aug 21, 2009
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IRAN/UN: West pressures El Baradei over Iran report

Iran allowed IAEA inspectors access to the Arak heavy water reactor last week after blocking...

Iran
  • Aug 12, 2009
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INTERNATIONAL: BLIHR spawns new rights initiatives

The Business Leaders Initiative on Human Rights (BLIHR) concluded its activities in April.

International
  • Jul 27, 2009
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EUROPEAN UNION: Ministers meet for more climate talks

EU environment ministers held a two-day informal meeting ending on Friday, one of a series...