Payvand Iran NewsNews about Iran and Iranians delivered by payvand.comQatar calls for expansion of defense ties with Iran- (Found September 17, 2008 ) The Qatari crown prince in a meeting with Iranian defense minister in Doha on Tuesday called for an expansion of defense ties with Iran. -Tehran Timeshttp://www.payvand.com/news/08/sep/1200.html Iran denies talks with Russia over OPEC membership- (Found September 17, 2008 ) An Iranian official in oil ministry dismissed reports that Tehran has held talks with Moscow over Russia's joining to the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC). -ISNAhttp://www.payvand.com/news/08/sep/1201.html Timeline Revealed for Iran Gas Field Development- September 17, 2008 Iran and Oman plan to complete the development of the Kish gas field in the Persian Gulf by 2012. -Farshttp://www.payvand.com/news/08/sep/1198.html Iran Stages War Games to Test Air Defenses- (Found September 17, 2008 ) Iran staged air defense exercises on Monday and said anyone attacking the Islamic Republic would regret it. -Farshttp://www.payvand.com/news/08/sep/1197.html Amnesty International expresses concern about condition of Ayatollah Boroujerdi- (Found September 17, 2008 ) Ayatollah Hossein Kazemeyni Boroujerdi continues to be held in Evin Prison in Tehran, where his medical condition has gravely deteriorated.http://www.payvand.com/news/08/sep/1194.html Russian Military Alliance With Iran Improbable Due To Diverging Interests- September 17, 2008 The Georgia crisis and the U.S. deal with Poland to locate part of its missile-defense system on Polish soil have revived a Cold War mentality among some observers in both Russia and the West. -RFEhttp://www.payvand.com/news/08/sep/1189.html Photos: First Graders Begin School Year In Tehran- September 17, 2008 The first grade elementary students started their school year in Iran on September 16, 2008.http://www.payvand.com/news/08/sep/1196.html Interview with Elnaz Ansari, Iranian Woman Activist- September 17, 2008 I am 26 years old. I am a journalist and write mostly on social issues. I began my journalistic activities in the year 2000 in a local publication in Zanjan, and from the start I focused on social issues, but especially issues related to women and children.http://www.payvand.com/news/08/sep/1193.html Kalhor Sets Rumi-Related Music in Hollywood Bowl- September 17, 2008 The Silk Road Ensemble featuring the kamancheh player Kayhan Kalhor and vocalist Hamidreza Nurbakhsh will perform a concert centered on the port Rumi September 27 at the famed Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles.http://www.payvand.com/news/08/sep/1190.html Iranian Foreign Minister visits Georgia- (Found September 17, 2008 ) Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said on Wednesday that Tehran was closely following up ongoing events in the Caucasus and wants stability and security restored to the region. -IRNAhttp://www.payvand.com/news/08/sep/1203.html |