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August 23, 2000
The Iranian
At 06:15 of November 30, 1971, the Iranian marine commandos, the takavaran,
stormed the beachhead at the Great Tonb and put an end to sixty-eight years
of Anglo-Qassimi usurpation of this island at the entrance to the Persian
Gulf. As the gunship IIS Bayandor watched over the operation, the
IIS Artemis was busy landing troops on Abu Musa. All the while, the
Iranian jets flew overhead. On Tonb, the landing party used a blow horn
to say that they had come not to wage war, but to reclaim their land. "We
will respect your rights, protect you, and assume responsibility for your
progress and development," the announcement said >>>
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Iran
By Sadaf Kiani Abbassian
August 23, 2000
The Iranian >>>
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Outlook
Iran Opens to Foreign Investment
BBC Persian Service
In a closed door session, the Iranian parliament voted in favour of
a new bill aimed at attracting and protecting direct foreign investment
in the country's ailing economy. In an interview with Bahman Arman an economist
in Tehran, Behrouz Parsa asked what were the hindered foreign investment
in Iran >>>
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Suggested Reforms For Radio and Television
BBC Persian Service
The Cultural committee of the reformist dominated Iranian parliament
is to discuss introducing reforms in the way Iran's state run radio and
television, a major bastion for the conservatives, is run. Omid Nayebolsadri,
an Iranian journalist tells Behrouz Parsa what these changes may mean >>> LISTEN
HERE
Saving the faith
The Economist
August 19, 2000
INSIDE a massive warehouse in central Tehran a team of artists keeps
the soul of the Islamic revolution alive. They paint the oil-on-canvas
billboards -- women in chadors, Iranian soldiers at the war front, portraits
of the late Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini -- that are then plastered along
Tehran's highways, main squares and boulevards. Abbas Ganji, a master painter
and former member of the Islamic militia, points to his favourite design:
a tombstone symbolising the fallen Soviet Union, with the inscription,
1917-1990. This in turn symbolises the conservatives' battle cry: Iran
will not end up like the Soviet Union, and President Muhammad Khatami is
to be no Mikhail Gorbachev >>>
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New hobby for Haj Aqa
Roger Reppond writes to
The Iranian:
I am an expert hunter looking for a place to teach hunting to leaders
of countries.
More Letters
* Smiles at the CIA
Parkhash writes: I
came across the article by Mr. Ashraf ["Conspiracy
theories"] while going through The Iranian. Although this
might be a late contribution to this topic, I felt it might be of some
help to Mr. Ashraf's research intersts.
First things first. I noted how carefully Mr. Ashraf has avoided the
use of the word Iran and replaced it with Persia. It is beyond the scope
of this note to enter into this debate. However, I wished Mr. Ashraf were
equally mindful of the use of the word "theory".
I suggest he should look up the word and then compare it with that of
the word "hypothesis". To make it easier for him, might I suggest
that "theory" is used when a "hypotheis" is established
by proof. I found it a little ironical that our great scholar chose to
ignor this subtle difference while religiously adhered to the use of the
word Persia for Iran!
Secondly, Mr. Ashraf's simplistic account of the word conspiracy and
its ramifications (adopted from a psychology text book) should bring some
smile on the faces of those working in the offices in Langley-Virginia,
Vauxhall Bridge-London, and Red Square-Moscow. After all, the idea of their
corresponding governments spending billions of dollars on a bunch of people
to delude other people, thousands of miles elsewhere, sounds ludicrous!
* Fond memories of Abadan
James Alden
writes: As a 19-year-old in 1977, sent out from England to help in
the language lab department of Abadab Institute of Technology (AIT), I
recognise many of the photographs here ["Abadan"].
I have several hundred similar!
I have many fond memories of the people, and the places I visited during
the six months I was there and would welcome any contacts with anyone who
was at AIT at the same time.
Aid: Helping drought victims in Iran
Iranian Health Foroum e-News (www.iranianhealthforum.org)
-- To help the victims of Iran's worst drought in 30 years, the UN Office
for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) is prepared to serve
as a channel for unearmarked contributions >>>
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Translation of today's poem by Zara
Houshmand:
I set my heart in the path of calamity,
Where you walk: I let it open wide.
Today the wind carried your scent to me;
Thankfully, I gave the wind my heart.
-- Rumi
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TEHRAN,
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that would for the first time authorise and protect direct foreign investments
in Iran. The bill marks a success for the reform movement of President Mohammad
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Clinton to push OPEC to lower oil prices
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oil prices were too high and that they needed to drop to sustain economic
growth, adding that he would discuss OPEC output with members of the oil
cartel. Speaking to reporters, Clinton said he would bring up the issue
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London branch to run the KALA upstream oil procurement arm, industry sources
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Iran to create "tourist police"
to protect foreign visitors
TEHRAN,
Aug 23 (AFP) - Iran's tourist organisation will set up a special security
force in cooperation with the country's police aimed at protecting foreigners
visiting the country, the Khorassan daily reported Wednesday. According
to the report, the new "tourist police" will be charged with protecting
tourists "across the country's main tourist attraction centers and
cities as well as airports and transportation terminals," said Rasoul
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Turkey says better ties with Iran depend
on anti-terrorist help
ANKARA,
Aug 23 (AFP) - Turkey has told Iran that any improvement in bilateral ties
must be linked to Iranian support for its struggle against separatist Kurdish
rebels and radical Muslim militants, the Turkish foreign ministry said Wednesday.
Turkey's uncompromising message was conveyed Tuesday by President Ahmet
Necdet Sezer to Iran's deputy foreign minister Mohsen Aminzadeh who is in
Turkey for political consultations, a ministry statement said >>>
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Feature: Iranian cinema's centennial
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aspects of Iranian cinema in the past 100 years >>> FULL PERSIAN
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Resurgence of visual arts
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Digital techinology at National Library
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National team selection
Tehran
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will be those who are playing for foreign teams including >>> FULL
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Thursday night's key match against Qatar's Al-Wakreh >>> FULL PERSIAN
TEXT
Iran No 2 in Asian fencing
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in the Asian championship finals to South Korea. But their second-place
finish was well-deserved >>> FULL PERSIAN TEXT
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Suggested Reforms For Radio and Television
The Cultural committee of the reformist dominated
Iranian parliament is to discuss introducing reforms in the way Iran's state
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Omid Nayebolsadri, an Iranian journalist tells Behrouz Parsa what these
changes may mean >>>
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