Monday January 22, 2001 / Bahman 3, 1379, No. 1149
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Poem Translation of today's poem by Zara Houshmand: Last night I called your parting from me cruel, and cursed the age that makes its business loss. I saw myself coupled with your fantasy, And so I took my dream of you to sleep with me. * Also see more Rumi translations Rumi book
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Reformist charged in riots TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - An Iranian court charged a key ally of reformist President Mohammad Khatami with slander and incitement to riot Sunday for his alleged role in unrest last summer. Mostafa Tajzadeh, a deputy interior minister who is supervising the presidential election scheduled for June, said he was charged with ``slander and provoking people to disturb public security and order.'' >>> FULL TEXT Journalists warn "illegal" crackdown will be bad news for regime TEHRAN, Jan 22 (AFP) - The guild of journalists said Monday that the "illegal" crackdown on the press shows no signs of letting up and warned the end result could be bad news for the Islamic regime. In a statement carried by the state IRNA news agency, the guild said the conservative-led courts were refusing to give a straight answer to its complaints over the closure of newspapers and the arrests of reporters >>> FULL TEXT Reformists want convictions overturned in Berlin conference case TEHRAN, Jan 22 (AFP) - The leftwing reformist Participation Front called Monday for the convictions of 10 people sentenced to jail terms for taking part in a Berlin conference deemed "un-Islamic" to be overturned. "The courts must take the law into consideration, to win the confidence of public opinion and acquit the condemned participants," said a statement from the Front, which is led by the brother of President Mohammad Khatami, Mohammad-Reza >>> FULL TEXT Political plot against Khatami uncovered by Shiraz police TEHRAN, Jan 22 (AFP) - A "huge plot" aimed at politically discrediting President Mohammad Khatami was uncovered recently in the southern city of Shiraz, and "suspect elements" have been arrested, press reported Monday. "There was premeditated action on a large scale against the president," according to Hadi Pejuheh, a security official from Fars province quoted by the pres >>> FULL TEXT Conservatives blast vote overseer, want "fair" elections TEHRAN, Jan 22 (AFP) - A leading conservative group on Monday called for the June presidential elections to be "free and fair" after the reformist official overseeing the vote was hit by a variety of court charges. The Islamic Coalition Association (ICA) said in a statement carried by the press that voters would only turn out if there were "propitious conditions and a fair competition between the candidates >>> FULL TEXT MKO launch rocket attacks in capital TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iranian opposition rebels launched a mortar attack on judicial headquarters in the capital on Sunday but there was no immediate word on any casualties. The official IRNA news agency said ``four mortar shells rattled northeastern Tehran'' without giving further details. A statement from the Mujahideen Khalq Organization (MKO) faxed to Reuters in Dubai said the group's guerrillas had fired mortars at the headquarters of the chief prosecutor's headquarters and the city's Islamic Revolutionary Courts >>> FULL TEXT Iran, Cuba discuss cooperation CAIRO, Egypt (AP) - Iranian Foreign Minister Kamal Kharrazi and his Cuban counterpart met Monday and called for boosting cooperation between their countries, the Islamic Republic News Agency reported >>> FULL TEXT Parliament gives go-ahead for largest oilfield TEHRAN, Jan 21 (AFP) - The parliament Sunday gave the go-ahead for foreign investors to develop the country's richest oilfields in the Azadegan area of southwest Iran. The move, approved despite the opposition of several conservative deputies, authorises the oil ministry to sign "buy-back" contracts worth 2.8 billion dollars in foreign investment for the development of the Azadegan fields >>> FULL TEXT Fugitive gets pardon He wintered in St. Moritz and summered in Spain, but Aspen remained off limits, and that was a bummer. But Marc Rich, the fugitive financier, will suffer no longer, not after receiving a last-day-in-office pardon from President Clinton. All told, the government charged that he evaded more than $48 million in U.S. taxes. Rich was also accused of trading oil with Iran during the U.S. hostage crisis in 1980 >>> FULL TEXT Kuwait and Iran sign cooperation accord KUWAIT CITY, Jan 22 (AFP) - Kuwait and Iran signed a cooperation agreement here Monday on the transfer of workers, social affairs and vocational training, the KUNA news agency reported >>> FULL TEXT
"Suvashun" on stage Tehran (Aftab-e Yazd) -- Manijeh Hamedi has directed a play based on Simin Daneshvar's classic novel "Suvashun". The play was performed for two nights at the Fajr theater festival in Tehran >>> FULL PERSIAN TEXT Unorganized, as always Tehran (Aftab-e Yazd) -- The Fajr theater festival, like previous years, is chaotic and journalists are treated like... >>> FULL PERSIAN TEXT
Best books Tehran (Aftab-e Yazd) -- Nominees for the best books of the year in various categories have been announced >>> FULL PERSIAN TEXT
Persepolis edge by Fulad Ahvaz Tehran - January 22 (Iran Sports Press) -- With video: Persepolis edged by a determined Fulad Ahvaz 2-1 on Mondayin Week 14 of the Azadegan League. Infront of 15,000 spectators at Azadi Stadium, Amirhossin Aslanian gave Persepolis the lead in minute 8 when he drove from the mid field area towards the Fulad goal, single handedly scoring against Fulad keeper >>> FULL TEXT BBC History of Iranian performing arts A seven-part program produced by filmmaker Shahrokh Golestan. Here's PART EIGHT >>> LISTEN HERE
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