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All rights reserved.Sun, 08 Nov 2009 07:23:00 GMT5014476http://www.zawya.com/countries/irhttp://www.zawya.com/images/newsletter_zawya_logo.gifhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091108072357More than half of the region's employers, 52%, are planning to recruit over the next few months, as the region picks up following the global economic downturn- 26% definitely hiring and 26% probably hiring, according to the new Jobs Index study conducted by Bayt.com, in conjunction with YouGov Siraj.Sun, 08 Nov 2009 09:35:18 GMTPress Release ZAWYA20091108072357Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091108042002Iran and Cuba inked a memorandum of understanding at the end of their 14th Joint Economic Commission in Havana on Friday to expand bilateral economic cooperation.Sun, 08 Nov 2009 06:12:11 GMTTehran Times ZAWYA20091108042002Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091108042123Iran and Iraq signed $200 million worth of contracts during the Iraqi delegation's visit to Tehran, the head of Tehran Province Commercial Organization said.Sun, 08 Nov 2009 06:09:31 GMTTehran Times ZAWYA20091108042123Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091108042402The Bank, Insurance and Public Firms deputy of the Iranian Ministry of Economy and Finance said that the reason behind the sanction of the Malaysian branch bank were baseless.Sun, 08 Nov 2009 06:08:55 GMTTehran Times ZAWYA20091108042402Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091108042538Iran's aluminum output in the seven-month period ended October 22, hit 165,593 tons, up 21 percent compared to the corresponding period last year.Sun, 08 Nov 2009 06:05:23 GMTTehran Times ZAWYA20091108042538Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091108042804Iran plans to connect its national power grid with Russia and the Gulf states, energy ministry caretaker said.Sun, 08 Nov 2009 06:02:05 GMTTehran Times ZAWYA20091108042804Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091108051447Iran needs an additional $3.8 billion to pay for gasoline imports until March 2010 and experts have proposed cutting the subsidized quota of the fuel this winter, a senior official said.Sun, 08 Nov 2009 05:36:32 GMTIran Daily ZAWYA20091108051447Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091108051613Leading Automaker Iran Khodro Company (IKCO) exported over 16,000 cars during March 22-October 22. Deputy head of Iran Khodro for Export and International Affairs said the cars have been exported to 40 countries.Sun, 08 Nov 2009 05:35:52 GMTIran Daily ZAWYA20091108051613Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091108051550Vice chairman of Majlis Agriculture Commission said some 95 percent of the world's saffron is produced in Iran so it should turn into final exporter of the crop in the world.Sun, 08 Nov 2009 05:31:25 GMTIran Daily ZAWYA20091108051550Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20091107T110855ZKLO47The Danish government said Saturday it was trying to make contact with a Danish journalism student arrested three days ago in Tehran.Sat, 07 Nov 2009 11:42:17 GMTAFP ANA20091107T110855ZKLO47Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20091107T104026ZKLM58Iran's former crown prince backed a campaign of "civil disobedience and non-violence" Saturday to oust the government in Tehran and urged Western support, but warned against any armed intervention.Sat, 07 Nov 2009 11:05:29 GMTAFP ANA20091107T104026ZKLM58Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20091107T094444ZKLJ70 Police arrested 109 people during opposition protests on the sidelines of an official demonstration marking three decades since the seizure of the US embassy, Tehran's police chief said on Saturday.Sat, 07 Nov 2009 09:56:42 GMTAFP ANA20091107T094444ZKLJ70Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20091107T093020ZKLI97 Iran has decided to turn down proposals from the major powers for the supply of nuclear fuel, a leading member of parliament said on Saturday, in a serious setback for UN-brokered efforts to allay Western concerns about its ambitions.Sat, 07 Nov 2009 09:35:39 GMTAFP ANA20091107T093020ZKLI97Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091107052615 Four thousand and five hundred billion rials (about $450 million) has been allocated to the renovation of cities across the country, the deputy minister of housing and urban development stated.Sat, 07 Nov 2009 08:25:12 GMTTehran Times ZAWYA20091107052615Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091107052720The French partner of the Tehran-Shomal (north) Freeway project has withdrawn from financing the project, the Mehr News Agency reported on FridaySat, 07 Nov 2009 08:23:47 GMTTehran Times ZAWYA20091107052720Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091107052652The first gem cutting and polishing plant of Iran was put into operation in the city of Shahroud, Semnan Province, on Thursday. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 08:18:12 GMTTehran Times ZAWYA20091107052652Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091107053005Iran's first car equipped with nano technology built by Iran Khodro Industrial Group (IKCO) was showcased at nano festival from November 4 to 8. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 08:16:46 GMTTehran Times ZAWYA20091107053005Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091107053653For most of 2009, a pipeline deal involving Iran, Pakistan and India has been stalled. However, recent indicators suggest a new version of the pipeline could get moving again. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 08:15:21 GMTIran Daily ZAWYA20091107053653Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091107053810Iran will reach self-sufficiency in gasoline production by expanding the capacity of refineries and launching new ones. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 08:14:25 GMTIran Daily ZAWYA20091107053810Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20091107T061842ZKLC89 Iran is refusing to send its low-enriched uranium abroad for further processing, ISNA news agency quoted the influential head of parliament's national security committee as saying on Saturday.Sat, 07 Nov 2009 07:01:30 GMTAFP ANA20091107T061842ZKLC89Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20091106T201221ZKKK38 The Iranian authorities have released two German nationals and a Canadian arrested on the sidelines of rallies in Tehran this week, state-run IRNA news agency reported Friday.Sat, 07 Nov 2009 06:58:25 GMTAFP ANA20091106T201221ZKKK38Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20091106T144245ZKIS04 Shiite party Hezbollah slammed on Friday two Arab satellite providers for dropping a television channel from predominantly Shiite Iran as a "violation of freedom of speech and opinion."Sat, 07 Nov 2009 06:54:00 GMTAFP ANA20091106T144245ZKIS04Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20091106T113945ZKHW46A Danish journalism student has been arrested in Iran after reporting on rallies in Tehran earlier this week, the Danish union of journalists said Friday.Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:14:46 GMTAFP ANA20091106T113945ZKHW46Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20091106T113815ZKHW32The deputy head of Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards charged on Friday that Pakistan arrested and then released the leader of Jundallah a few days before a suicide bombing claimed by the Sunni rebel group.Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:14:19 GMTAFP ANA20091106T113815ZKHW32Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20091106T111058ZKHS72 Six Iranian reformists arrested during protests against the disputed re-election of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will come up for trial in the next few days, the chief prosecutor said on Friday.Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:09:34 GMTAFP ANA20091106T111058ZKHS72Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20091106T101858ZKHM34Iran is preparing to give the International Atomic Energy Agency more details of its response to proposals from the major powers for the supply of nuclear fuel, Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said on Friday.Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:31:43 GMTAFP ANA20091106T101858ZKHM34Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091106101014The world view of Iran and its influence on economic interests in the Middle East is not shared by CEOs in the region according to survey results released by Oliver Wyman.Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:28:54 GMTPress Release ZAWYA20091106101014Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20091106T091930ZKHG38A Japanese and two Canadian journalists, and an Iranian working for "satellite channels," have been arrested because they were reporting without permission on rallies in Tehran earlier this week, the Fars news agency said on Friday.Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:46:30 GMTAFP ANA20091106T091930ZKHG38Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20091106T082052ZKHB45The Tehran prosecutor said on Friday that his office was investigating the arrest of AFP reporter Farhad Pouladi while he was covering an anti-American rally in the Iranian capital earlier this week.Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:50:52 GMTAFP ANA20091106T082052ZKHB45Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20091106T083331ZKHC61The UN nuclear watchdog has asked Iran to explain evidence that it has experimented with highly advanced nuclear warhead designs, a British newspaper reported Friday.Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:49:27 GMTAFP ANA20091106T083331ZKHC61Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091106063320Tehran's prime Arabic language television network Al-Alam has been taken off the air by two Arab satellite operators based in Saudi Arabia and Egypt, including the Arab Satellite Communications Organization (Arabsat).Fri, 06 Nov 2009 07:56:32 GMTArab News ZAWYA20091106063320Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20091105T234143ZKGH58 US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Thursday urged Iran to accept unchanged a UN-drafted deal with global powers on its nuclear program.Fri, 06 Nov 2009 07:17:53 GMTAFP ANA20091105T234143ZKGH58Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091105053740Iranian Engineers will launch the first phase of Tishreen power plant in Syria. Over 77 percent of the power plant's working operations have been completed and its first phase is set to be launched by the Iranian engineers within the next two months.Thu, 05 Nov 2009 07:44:38 GMTIran Daily ZAWYA20091105053740Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091105054011Emirates National Oil Company (ENOC), the majority owner of Dragon Oil, has made a £1.1 billion offer for the 48 percent of the equity it does not own, in a deal that would make the former chief executive of both companies £23million.Thu, 05 Nov 2009 07:43:55 GMTIran Daily ZAWYA20091105054011Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091105064008The spokesman of the Ministry of Commerce stated that the second Iranian bank named "Eftekhar" (honor) will be inaugurated in Belarus in November.Thu, 05 Nov 2009 07:37:14 GMTTehran Times ZAWYA20091105064008Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sid20091104_12728_262Iranian security forces clashed with thousands of opposition supporters on Wednesday after they tried to turn a state-organised rally on the anniversary of the US embassy siege into an anti-government protest.Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:59:22 GMTFinancial Times 20091104_12728_262Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20091104T145231ZJYR30The Israeli military said on Wednesday that a ship seized at sea was carrying "hundreds of kilograms (many hundreds of pounds) of arms bound for Hezbollah from Iran."Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:58:06 GMTAFP ANA20091104T145231ZJYR30Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091104061841TEHRAN - In the next general assembly meeting of the World Trade Organization on December 17, Iran's workgroup will officially be admitted in the organization and the process for accession to WTO will formally start.Islamic Republic of Iran...Wed, 04 Nov 2009 07:43:53 GMTTehran Times ZAWYA20091104061841Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091104062153TEHRAN -- Mohammed Reza Mir Tajedini, MP from Tabriz, is due to be appointed as President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's representative in the parliament (Majlis) next week.Tajedini has to resign from his post as MP before he can assume his post as vice...Wed, 04 Nov 2009 07:43:43 GMTTehran Times ZAWYA20091104062153Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091104061918TEHRAN - Chairman of the Defense Committee of the Austrian Parliament voiced his country's readiness to invest in Iran.Peter Fichtenbauer met with Behrouz Alishiri, Deputy Minister of Economy and Financial Affairs and Director of the Organization...Wed, 04 Nov 2009 07:43:31 GMTTehran Times ZAWYA20091104061918Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091104062055TEHRAN -- Oil discovery excavation operations in Dayyer block, the first block among 17 discovered blocks belonging to Iran in the Persian Gulf, will be carried out by Italian Edison Company by the end of this Iranian calendar year (ends March...Wed, 04 Nov 2009 07:43:27 GMTTehran Times ZAWYA20091104062055Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091104045828Iran plans to provide domestic vessel manufacturers with low-interest facilities.Wed, 04 Nov 2009 06:45:30 GMTIran Daily ZAWYA20091104045828Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091104050133Trade Promotion Organization of Iran (TPOI) exchanges trade know-how with 150 nations to become familiar with export potentials, said the organization's deputy head.Wed, 04 Nov 2009 06:44:45 GMTIran Daily ZAWYA20091104050133Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20091104T013622ZJWG55Iran marks on Wednesday the 30th anniversary of the seizure of the US embassy with a traditional anti-American demonstration, with security forces bracing for possible street protests against President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.Wed, 04 Nov 2009 05:07:32 GMTAFP ANA20091104T013622ZJWG55Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20091104T045411ZJWL66Iran "must choose" whether to open the door to opportunity and prosperity, President Barack Obama said Wednesday in a statement marking 30 years since the storming of the US embassy in Tehran.Wed, 04 Nov 2009 05:01:46 GMTAFP ANA20091104T045411ZJWL66Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20091103T143916ZJTU37Iran has hanged a convicted member of the Sunni rebel group Jundallah (Soldiers of God), which claimed responsibility for a deadly suicide bombing in the southeast last month, the Fars news agency reported on Tuesday.Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:40:44 GMTAFP ANA20091103T143916ZJTU37Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091103035212Iran has produced over 28.7 million tons of cement in the seven-month period beginning March 21, 2009.Tue, 03 Nov 2009 08:26:03 GMTTehran Times ZAWYA20091103035212Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091103035258Iran?s Petroleum Engineering and Development Company (PEDCO) and Russia?s Gazprom signed a memorandum of understanding for development of Azar oilfield, west of Iran.Tue, 03 Nov 2009 08:25:35 GMTTehran Times ZAWYA20091103035258Open