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<title><![CDATA[Iran plans to issue US$1 billion in bonds for energy sector]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[IRAN. Iran has announced plans to issue US$1 billion in bonds to develop its natural resources, official sources said.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Munich Re to stop Iran business]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. Germany&#039;s Munich Re has &#039;decided to not renew existing business or write any new business with insurance companies&#039; in Iran, the company said in a statement on its website, citing the &#039;political situation&#039; in the country.

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<title><![CDATA[Internet data revenue to show strong growth]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[UAE. With the move to broadband internet in the Middle East, revenues from data services are expected to grow more strongly in coming years than from mobile voice services, according to leading industry observers.

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<title><![CDATA[Iran boosts uranium enrichment]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[IRAN. Iran has begun enriching uranium to a higher level over the objections of the US and its allies who fear the process could eventually be used to give the Islamic republic nuclear weapons.

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<title><![CDATA[Political uncertainties won&#039;t hamper Iran&#039;s telecom growth, finds Pyramid Research]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[IRAN. From a revenue point of view, Iran is one of the most attractive markets in the Middle East region given its size. By year-end 2009, it was the fourth-largest market in the region at US$9.2 billion and is expected to grow to US$12.9 billion by 2014 at a CAGR of 6.9%.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[International Autumn Trade Fair opens]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[UAE. Export of goods and services expanded 7.6%, says Ministry of Economy report.
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<title><![CDATA[Dubai TV reporter released in Iran]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[IRAN. The Islamic republic on Sunday released an Iran-based Syrian journalist working for Dubai TV who was arrested during opposition protests last month, the Tehran prosecutor and a colleague said.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Booz Allen Hamilton launches paid-subscriber-focused Website ]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=43190</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. Booz Allen Hamilton announced the launch of Persia-House.com, a paid-subscriber-focused Website providing expert analysis of trends and developments unfolding in Iran and throughout the Persian Gulf.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Iran denies secret deal to import Kazakh uranium]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[IRAN. Iran on Wednesday denied as &quot;baseless&quot; a report it was close to clinching a deal to import 1,350 tons (1,372 tonnes) of purified uranium ore from Kazakhstan to restock its depleted reserves.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Iran confirms Dubai TV reporter arrested]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[IRAN. The Tehran prosecutor confirmed on Tuesday the arrest of an Iran-based reporter working for Dubai TV, two days after he went missing, local media reported.

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<title><![CDATA[Dubai TV reporter still missing in Tehran]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[UAE. A Syrian reporter working for Dubai TV in Iran has reportedly gone missing during anti-government protests in Tehran.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[More than 15 die in Iran protests]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[IRAN. Iranian security forces have fired on stone-throwing protesters in the centre of the capital in one of the bloodiest confrontations in months, opposition websites and witnesses said.
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<title><![CDATA[Iran troops have left oil well, says Iraq official]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[IRAQ. Iranian troops who for three days controversially occupied a disputed border oil well left the facility during the night but remain on Iraq&#039;s soil, Iraqi officials said on Sunday.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Iran says oil well seized on Iraq border lies within its land]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[IRAN. Iran on Saturday acknowledged its takeover of an oil well on the Iraqi border but insisted the well lies on its land, playing down the fallout from the incident.

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<title><![CDATA[Iran test fires improved Sejjil-2 long-range missile]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[IRAN. State television showed video of the Sejjil-2 missile launch Wednesday, calling the test a success.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Rubber World Industries supplies US$1.23 million worth of rubber insulation products to Iran]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[IRAN. RWI revealed that it has supplied a total of 120 containers of rubber insulation products worth AED4.5 million (US$1.23 million) to customers based in Iran in 2009. 

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<title><![CDATA[Iran releases five British sailors]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[IRAN. Five British yachtsmen who were detained last week in southern Gulf waters by Iran&#039;s elite Revolutionary Guards have been released, a statement by the elite force said .]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Britons held in Iran after yacht seized in the Gulf en route from Bahrain to Dubai]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAl. Five Britons are being held in Iran after the Iranian navy seized their yacht, which may have strayed into Iranian waters in the Gulf en route from Bahrain to Dubai, the Foreign Office said Monday.

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<title><![CDATA[Iran vows to build 10 new enrichment plants]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[IRAN. The hardline stance came after the conservative-dominated parliament urged the government to reduce ties with the IAEA which on Friday condemned Iran for building its second uranium enrichment plant.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Iran begins war games to protect nuclear sites]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[IRAN. A commander of Iran&#039;s elite Revolutionary Guards said on Sunday that air defence forces would &quot;annihilate&quot; Israeli warplanes if they attacked the Islamic republic, as the forces began five days of war games]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Major powers regret Iran&#039;s stance on nuclear deal]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. Senior officials from six world powers expressed disappointment on Friday that Iran had not accepted proposals intended to delay its potential ability to make nuclear bombs and urged Tehran to reconsider.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Major powers to meet after Iran rejects nuclear deal]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. Major world powers are to meet in Brussels on Friday to discuss Iran&#039;s rejection of a nuclear fuel deal, a top EU official said, after US President Barack Obama warned of &quot;consequences&quot; for Tehran.

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<title><![CDATA[Iran central bank mints five million new gold coins in bid to control inflation ]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[IRAN.  Iran&#039;s central bank  injects five million newly-minted gold coins into the domestic market in order to bring down inflation and reduce liquidity in the economy.
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<title><![CDATA[UN inspectors to visit Iran uranium enrichment plant]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[IRAN. UN inspectors will visit Iran&#039;s controversial second uranium enrichment plant on Sunday, as US President Barack Obama garnered support for a separate deal with Tehran to end the crisis over its nuclear programme.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Bahrain, Iran set to resume South Pars gas talks]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[IRAN. Negotiations for imports of Iranian natural gas from the South Pars field to Bahrain are set to start again, said the Bahrain oil and gas minister.

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<title><![CDATA[Suicide bomber kills Commanders of Iran&#039;s Revolution Guards]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[IRAN. A suicide bomber blew himself up at a meeting of the elite Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps  in southeastern Iran Sunday, killing at least 30 people including top commanders and tribal leaders.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Middle East oil exporters&#039; foreign reserves to rise by US$100 billion ]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[UAE. Oil exporters in the Middle East and North Africa region are expected to increase their international reserve positions by over US$100 billion in 2010 as oil prices rebound, the IMF said on Sunday.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Iran says US behind Iranian researcher disappearance in Saudi Arabia  ]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[IRAN. Shahram Amiri, an Iranian scientist who is reported to have been involved in Tehran&#039;s controversial nuclear programme, disappeared in June in Saudi Arabia while on a pilgrimage.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Date set for UN inspection of Iran nuclear site   ]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[IRAN. The head of the UN nuclear watchdog says inspectors will visit an Iranian uranium enrichment plant revealed recently by Tehran, on 25 October.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Iran talks mark first face to face with US officials in 30 years]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. The talks fell short of a dramatic breakthrough but set a path of negotiations after months of public posturing. Obama cautioned Tehran must take concrete steps and that US patience was &#039;not unlimited&#039;.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[UN inspection of Iran&#039;s newly disclosed nuclear site to be scheduled soon  ]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[IRAN. Iran&#039;s nuclear chief said Tehran will soon tell the UN nuclear agency when it can inspect a newly disclosed uranium enrichment plant. 

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<title><![CDATA[Iran tests-fires Shahab-3 long range missile  ]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[IRAN. Iran has tested its long-range Shahab-3 missile, the country&#039;s state TV has reported on Monday.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Iran fires test missiles amid rising tensions  ]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[IRAN. Iran has tested two short-range missiles and announced plans for a controversial long-range missile test.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Iran to allow UN inspectors at its new nuclear site]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[IRAN. Iran&#039;s nuclear chief says his country will allow the UN nuclear agency to inspect its newly revealed, still unfinished uranium enrichment facility.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[US, UK and France demand Iran gives UN inspectors immediate access to &#039;concealed nuclear facility&#039; ]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. Iran has been accused of concealing a second uranium enrichment plant in defiance of international calls for transparency over its nuclear plans.

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<title><![CDATA[Iran admits to covert second uranium enrichment plant]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[IRAN. Iran has told the UN nuclear watchdog that it has a second uranium enrichment plant under construction, diplomats said Friday, a belated disclosure sure to heighten Western fears of an Iranian bid for atom bombs.

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<title><![CDATA[Iran&#039;s Ahmadinejad offers talks on nuclear program]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[IRAN. Iran&#039;s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad wants talks between Iranian and US experts to allay fears about his country&#039;s nuclear program as international pressure mounts on Tehran.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[General Electric signs UANI&#039;s Iran Business Declaration]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=40450</link>
<description><![CDATA[IRAN. GE has signed United Against Nuclear Iran&#039;s Iran Business Declaration, affirming that it does not and will not conduct business in or with Iran. 
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<title><![CDATA[Iran shifts to euro in calculating value of oil fund]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[IRAN. Iran has replaced the US dollar with the euro in calculating the value of its Oil Stabilisation Fund (OSF), Iranian media reported on Monday.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Iranians favour diplomatic relations with US but have little trust in Obama]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[IRAN.  A new  poll of Iranians finds that six in 10 favour restoring diplomatic relations with the United States, a stance at odds with the policy the Iranian government has held for three decades.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Iran battles new mass protests as Ahmadinejab gives keynote Quds Day speech]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[IRAN. Protesters defied dire warnings from top officials against demonstrating during the annual mass display of solidarity with the Palestinians that is one of the setpieces of the Islamic regime.

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<title><![CDATA[Netanyahu&#039;s secret trip to Russia may be linked to S-300 missiles sale to Iran]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. A top Israeli politician confirmed that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu secretly visited Russia last week, in a newspaper interview published on Thursday.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Datak Telecom and Samsung enter Iranian WiMAX market]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[IRAN. Datak Telecom has selected Samsung Electronicsas its sole WiMAX equipment vendor to bring the first WiMAX Wave2 service to Iran. 

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<title><![CDATA[Iran in agreement to export gas to the UAE]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[IRAN. The National Iranian Gas Export Company  has signed a contract with a foreign company to export gas to the UAE for 25 years.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Iran will not suspend uranium enrichment]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[IRAN. Iran&#039;s proposal to world powers is aimed at resolving the standoff over its atomic programme and initiate talks about global nuclear disarmament, a top Iranian official was quoted on Thursday as saying, while insisting there will be no suspension of uranium enrichment.

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<title><![CDATA[Iran set to present proposals to nuclear group]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[IRAN. Iran will present on Wednesday new proposals to the global powers charged with negotiating with Tehran over its controversial nuclear programme.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Saudi oil minister says market in very good shape, prices are good for everybody]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. Leading OPEC crude producers gave an upbeat view of the oil market on Tuesday as member countries gathering in Vienna looked set to hold the flow of crude steady amid cautious talk of economic recovery.

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<title><![CDATA[Iran &#039;ready&#039; for fresh nuclear talks, says top negotiator]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[IRAN. Iran&#039;s top nuclear negotiator said on Tuesday the Islamic republic is ready for fresh talks with world powers over its atomic programme and that is has updated its package of proposals.

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<title><![CDATA[Iran uranium enrichment &#039;slowed&#039;]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. In a confidential report obtained by the BBC, the IAEA, the UN nuclear watchdog, said Iran was continuing its sensitive uranium enrichment work, in defiance of the UN Security Council]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[UAE seizes ship allegedly carrying North Korean weapons to Iran  ]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. Diplomatic officials say the United Arab Emirates seized a ship earlier this month allegedly carrying North Korean weapons to Iran.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Iran&#039;s president says three women to join Cabinet]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[IRAN. President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad named Marzieh Vahid Dastgerdi as minister of health and Fatemeh Ajorlu as minister of welfare and social security.
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<title><![CDATA[Iran bans Mecca pilgrimages during Ramadan]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[IRAN. Iran imposed a ban on all pilgrimages to the Muslim holy places in Saudi Arabia during the fasting month of Ramadan in a bid to control swine flu, health authorities said.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Iranian President denies rift with Supreme Leader  ]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[IRAN. Iran President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is denying he has any rift with Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, days after their public dispute over the dismissal of the vice president.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Caspian Airlines plane crashes in Iran, all passengers believed dead ]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[IRAN. State television said Wednesday the Iranian airliner was heading from Tehran to the Armenian capital of Yerevan when it went down near the northern Iranian city of Qazvin.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Iran inflation dips to 22.5% in June]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[IRAN. Inflation in Iran, OPEC&#039;s second biggest oil exporter, has been witnessing a downward trend since September when it peaked at 29%.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Iran threatens lawsuit over detentions by US]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. Iran threatened the US yesterday with possible legal action for detaining five of its officials for up to 30 months in Iraq.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Iranian Kurd refugees relocated from no-man&#039;s land to camp]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=38789</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. UNHCR has shut down a makeshift camp, home to nearly 200 Iranian Kurds refugees, in the no-man&#039;s land on the Iraqi-Jordanian border, relocating them to another site on Iraq&#039;s border with Syria. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Mousavi releases critical report on Iran vote]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[IRAN. Defeated Iranian presidential candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi has released a new 25-page report detailing &quot;fraud and irregularities&quot; in the 12 June election]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Britain seeks clarification over Iran staff]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. Britain is still seeking clarification from Iran over the fate of detained British Embassy staff after one was said by his lawyer to be facing trial for &quot;acting against national security&quot;.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Iran says local British embassy staff will be tried]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[IRAN. A powerful Iranian cleric said on Friday that some local British embassy staff will be put on trial for allegedly stoking post-election violence.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Iran arrests will deter foreign investors, says EIU]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[IRAN. Iran&#039;s oil production and exploitation of huge gas reserves needs foreign investment but, high profile arrests in the months ahead will deter investors. 
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<title><![CDATA[Iran releases five local British embassy staff]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[IRAN. Five out of the nine detained Iranian staff at the British embassy in Tehran have been released, Iran&#039;s English-language satellite channel Press TV reported Monday morning. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Iran arrests eight British embassy staff ]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[IRAN. Iran has arrested eight local staff at the British embassy in Tehran on accusations of having a role in post-election riots, the Fars news agency reported on Sunday.

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<title><![CDATA[Iranian site inscribed on UNESCO&#039;s World Heritage List]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=38437</link>
<description><![CDATA[IRAN. Iran&#039;s Shushtar water system can be traced back to the 5th century BC and one of its canals, Gargar, is still in use, providing water to the city of Shushtar.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Ending Iran unrest important, says UAE Foreign Minister]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=38432</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. The UAE said that instability in Iran was not in the region&#039;s best interests.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Journalists detained as news restrictions tighten Iran]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=38429</link>
<description><![CDATA[IRAN. Around 20 of 25 employees of the newspaper Kalameh Sabz who were arrested at their office in Haft Tir Square on 22 June are still detained and their whereabouts remain unknown.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[UN chief discusses situation in Iran with Nobel Laureate Shirin Ebadi]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=38385</link>
<description><![CDATA[IRAN. On Monday, Ban Ki-moon urged an immediate end to the arrests, threats and use of force taking place in Iran amid the post-election violence that has claimed a number of lives. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Iranian footballers banned after post-election protest ]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=38379</link>
<description><![CDATA[IRAN. Authorities in Iran have banned four members of the country&#039;s national football team for wearing green wristbands in a show of solidarity with anti-government demonstrators.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Tensions rise between UK and Iran]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=38376</link>
<description><![CDATA[IRAN. Iran, which has singled out Britain for blame for the unrest on the streets of Tehran in the wake of the disputed presidential election, ordered two British diplomats to leave the country.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Iran overtakes Saudi as China&#039;s top crude supplier]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=38307</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. Iran overtook Saudi Arabia in May as China&#039;s top crude supplier, Chinese customs data showed on Monday, but traders said it was partly due to a supply cut from the Saudis.

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<title><![CDATA[Obama condemns Iran violence against protesters]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=38306</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. US President Barack Obama has condemned what he called &#039;unjust actions&#039; by the Iranian government against political demonstrators, and said there are &#039;big questions&#039; about the legitimacy of Iran&#039;s presidential election.

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<title><![CDATA[Iran election turmoil risks paralysis for oil sector]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=38292</link>
<description><![CDATA[IRAN. Political uncertainty and unrest in the wake of Iran&#039;s presidential elections are casting a deeper pall on the country&#039;s prospects of a near-term economic recovery, with the oil sector likely to witness a crisis it can ill afford amid faltering production and investments.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Iranians abroad get 250,000 free minutes to call home on Rebtel]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=38277</link>
<description><![CDATA[IRAN. 20 minutes each to check on wellbeing of family and friends free of charge.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Iran&#039;s Revolutionary Guards vow to end &#039;chaos&#039; as opponents shift tactics]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=38269</link>
<description><![CDATA[IRAN. Number of protesters down from the hundreds of thousands as security forces fired water cannons, shot tear gas and used clubs to disperse crowds over the past three days.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Mousavi urges more protests]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=38253</link>
<description><![CDATA[IRAN. Iranian opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi has been urging his supporters to continue their protests over a disputed presidential election, in a direct challenge to the leadership of the Islamic Republic.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Iran blasts West, acts against foreign media]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=38249</link>
<description><![CDATA[IRAN. Iran accused Britain and the US yesterday of meddling in its affairs and tightened the screws on foreign news coverage of the election protests and street clashes shaking the country. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Witnesses report clashes on Tehran streets]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=38162</link>
<description><![CDATA[IRAN. Witnesses said police fired tear gas and water cannons at thousands of protesters who rallied in Tehran Saturday in open defiance of Iran&#039;s clerical government.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Iran investigating nearly 700 poll protests]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=38145</link>
<description><![CDATA[IRAN. Iran&#039;s top legislative body says it is investigating 646 complaints from the three defeated presidential candidates over last week&#039;s election. The powerful Guardian Council said it had invited Mir Hossein Mousavi, Mehdi Karroubi and Mohsen Rezai to a meeting on Saturday to discuss the complaints. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Mousavi calls day of mourning]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=38096</link>
<description><![CDATA[IRAN. Tens of thousands of Iranians marched in quiet defiance yesterday in protest against moderate Mir Hossein Mousavi&#039;s election defeat, ahead of a day of mourning he has called for those killed in clashes. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Mousavi calls off Tehran rally to avert further bloodshed]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=38029</link>
<description><![CDATA[IRAN. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad&#039;s main political rival attempted to call off a mass protest in central Tehran in the face of government threats and a counter-demonstration that looked set to produce another day of violence.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Iranians go online to back Mousavi as protests mount]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=38011</link>
<description><![CDATA[IRAN. Supporters of defeated Iranian presidential candidate Mirhossein Mousavi posted defiant messages on Twitter on Tuesday, calling for a second banned pro-Mousavi rally to go ahead and offering security updates.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[UN chief comments on developments in post-election Iran]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=37976</link>
<description><![CDATA[IRAN. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said today he is keeping an eye on the situation in Iran, where Ahmadinejad&#039;s victory over opposition candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi in last week&#039;s election is being contested. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Iran reports seven deaths from mass protests]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=37972</link>
<description><![CDATA[IRAN. Iranian state radio reported that seven people were killed in clashes overnight, ramping up tensions after days of unprecedented demonstrations which have forced a formal review of election results.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Iran bans election protest rally]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=37912</link>
<description><![CDATA[IRAN. Iran&#039;s government has banned a rally by supporters of defeated candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi, amid growing unrest over last week&#039;s presidential poll.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Reza Pahlavi of Iran calls for a permanent end to political games in Iran ]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=37846</link>
<description><![CDATA[IRAN. Heir to the throne of Iran, in a statement from the US, today called for an end to the Islamic Republic.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Iranian police clash with protestors in Tehran]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=37817</link>
<description><![CDATA[IRAN. Iranian riot police have clashed with supporters of the main opposition candidate in disputed presidential elections.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Ahmadinejad wins Iranian presidential election]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=37807</link>
<description><![CDATA[IRAN. With nearly all of the votes counted in the election, Iranian authorities have announced that incumbent President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has taken 63% of the vote, compared to 34% for Mousavi.

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<title><![CDATA[Iranians vote in heavy turnout, tight presidential election]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=37787</link>
<description><![CDATA[IRAN. Iranians packed polling stations on Friday in what has become a tight presidential race between incumbent Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and the former prime minister, Mir Hossein Mousavi.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Ahmadinejad ahead in the polls, as public opinion survey shows Iranian public positive on nuclear weapons, trade and compromise]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=37609</link>
<description><![CDATA[IRAN. A close examination of survey results reveals that the election race may actually be closer than a first look at the numbers would indicate. More than 60% of Iranians who state they don&#039;t know who they will vote for in the presidential elections reflect individuals who favour political reform and change in the current system.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Persian antiquities at risk in US law suit]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=37490</link>
<description><![CDATA[IRAN. Artifacts dating back 2,500 years, to the earliest days of the Persian Empire, have been caught up in a US legal battle seeking compensation for a 1997 terrorist bombing.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Iran and China in giant gas deal]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=37419</link>
<description><![CDATA[IRAN. Iran reportedly signed a contract yesterday with China National Petroleum Corp (CNPC) for the development of phase 11 of the giant South Pars gas field in the Gulf, replacing France&#039;s Total.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Iran and Iraq extend cooperation on small businesses]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=37352</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. Iran&#039;s Cooperatives Minister Mohammad Abbasi was in Baghdad this week to discuss ways to expand relations with Iraq, particularly in the field of small scale industries. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Bomb found in toilet on Iran plane]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=37196</link>
<description><![CDATA[IRAN. A homemade bomb discovered on board a Kish Air plane has been defused, semi-official news agencies reported.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Israel moves to counter Iranian influence in Latin America]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=37205</link>
<description><![CDATA[IRAN. Israel&#039;s deputy foreign minister will attend the annual summit of the Organization of American States next week in a bid to counter Iran&#039;s growing ties in Latin America, an official said yesterday.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Reformers hope Iran&#039;s &#039;silent voters&#039; will be heard this time]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=37171</link>
<description><![CDATA[IRAN. Reformists in Iran are hoping that a high turnout in the 12 June presidential election would help prevent a second term for the hard-line incumbent, Mahmud Ahmadinejad.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Iranians allege US &#039;hands&#039; behind mosque bombing]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=37170</link>
<description><![CDATA[IRAN. A local official and an influential prayer leader in Iran&#039;s capital, Tehran, have each accused the United States of involvement in a deadly mosque bombing in southeast Iran. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Freed journalist Roxana Saberi tells of Iranian jail threats]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=37124</link>
<description><![CDATA[IRAN. The American journalist jailed in Iran for more than three months says she was under &#039;severe psychological and mental pressure&#039; and made a false confession hoping it would help her win freedom.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Campaigning ramps up in Iran]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=37092</link>
<description><![CDATA[IRAN. Officials believe a high turnout in Iran&#039;s 12 June presidential election would validate the nation&#039;s unique form of government.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Iran&#039;s middle class joins the drive to unseat Ahmadinejad]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=36980</link>
<description><![CDATA[IRAN. He may be a hit among the poor in the provinces but President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is unlikely to pass a popularity test with Iran&#039;s arty upper middle-class who have faced tightened censorship under his presidency. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Political prisoner Behrooz Javid-Tehrani facing death in Iranian jail]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=36954</link>
<description><![CDATA[IRAN. The Iranian government should immediately release ailing political prisoner Behrooz Javid-Tehrani, a human rights activist first arrested during 1999 nationwide student protests, and ensure he has access to adequate medical care, Human Rights Watch said today. ]]></description>
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