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For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Middle East Star.com http://www.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/10/id/1b76a2b4cf7810bd/ en-us Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:48:06 -0400 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:48:06 -0400 30 US President Barack Obama called on Iran Friday to release three Americans hikers who have been held for a year, saying their continued detention is 'unjust'. http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/1b76a2b4cf7810bd/id/666463/cs/1/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:20:07 -0400 IANS http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/1b76a2b4cf7810bd/id/666463/cs/1/ China has opposed the new sanctions imposed by the European Union (EU) on Iran over its uranium enrichment programme, a media report said. http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/1b76a2b4cf7810bd/id/666461/cs/1/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:20:05 -0400 IANS http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/1b76a2b4cf7810bd/id/666461/cs/1/ The US called on Iran Friday to release three Americans hikers who have been held for a year, saying their continued detention is 'unjustifiable'. http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/1b76a2b4cf7810bd/id/666457/cs/1/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:20:02 -0400 IANS http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/1b76a2b4cf7810bd/id/666457/cs/1/ Pink Floyd's song 'Another Brick in the Wall' is being used as an anthem for Iran's resistance movement. http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/1b76a2b4cf7810bd/id/666256/cs/1/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 07:00:30 -0400 ANI http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/1b76a2b4cf7810bd/id/666256/cs/1/ Iran Urged to Free US Hikers Before Anniversary U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton marked the first anniversary of Iran's detention of three American hikers with a call on Tehran to "do the right... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/1b76a2b4cf7810bd/id/37379548/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:25:03 -0400 VOA http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/1b76a2b4cf7810bd/id/37379548/ President Barack Obama called on Iran to "immediately release" three American hikers being held by the Islamic republic, saying they had never worked for the US government and committed "absolutely no... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/1b76a2b4cf7810bd/id/37379543/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:23:36 -0400 West Australian http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/1b76a2b4cf7810bd/id/37379543/ Saturday, July 31, 2010 TEHRAN: Iran will never give up its right to enrich uranium, a senior official said on Friday, but it could suspend higher-level work for several years if along-delayed fuel s... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/1b76a2b4cf7810bd/id/37379546/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:23:08 -0400 The News http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/1b76a2b4cf7810bd/id/37379546/ LONDON | An Iranian woman whose sentence of death by stoning was lifted earlier this month said she's grateful for the international support she's received, but remains heartbroken at the separation f... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/1b76a2b4cf7810bd/id/37379932/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:20:42 -0400 The Ledger http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/1b76a2b4cf7810bd/id/37379932/ Washington — Senior U.S. officials are traveling in August to East Asia, the Middle East and South America seeking compliance with obligations in the U.N. Security Council sanctions on Iran and Nort... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/1b76a2b4cf7810bd/id/37379088/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 20:47:12 -0400 U.S. State Department http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/1b76a2b4cf7810bd/id/37379088/ Iran's Air Force will engage its all bases for massive week-long drills, which kick off on Saturday. Mehrabad, Tabriz, Hamadan, Dezful, Bushehr, Bandar Abbas, Shiraz and Esfahan air bases will be amo... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/1b76a2b4cf7810bd/id/37379930/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 20:24:42 -0400 General Sources http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/1b76a2b4cf7810bd/id/37379930/ Laura Fattal (L), Cindy Hickey (C) and Nora Shourd (R), the mothers of Josh Fattal, Shane Bauer, and Sarah Shourd respectively, hold pictures of their children while protesting for their release with ... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/1b76a2b4cf7810bd/id/37379423/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 20:16:27 -0400 Reuters http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/1b76a2b4cf7810bd/id/37379423/ Laura Fattal (L), Cindy Hickey (C) and Nora Shourd (R), the mothers of Josh Fattal, Shane Bauer, and Sarah Shourd respectively, hold pictures of their children while protesting for their release with ... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/1b76a2b4cf7810bd/id/37379547/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 20:16:05 -0400 Reuters http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/1b76a2b4cf7810bd/id/37379547/ A year later, Hickey and the other mothers of three Americans detained in Iran since July 31, 2009, are still in that mode. They have put their own careers on hold and turned to what's become a full-t... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/1b76a2b4cf7810bd/id/37379541/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 19:25:34 -0400 Tampa Bay Online http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/1b76a2b4cf7810bd/id/37379541/ Iranians and Iranian-Americans crowded into the room to hear congressmen and lawyers congratulate them on an Iranian resistance group’s recent victory in a http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/1b76a2b4cf7810bd/id/37376242/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 19:07:14 -0400 Washington Times http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/1b76a2b4cf7810bd/id/37376242/ WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Friday called on Iran to immediately release three Americans who were detained a year ago after straying across the border while hiking in the mountain... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/1b76a2b4cf7810bd/id/37376370/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 19:06:10 -0400 West Australian http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/1b76a2b4cf7810bd/id/37376370/ Iran Friday to release three Americans hikers who have been held for a year, saying their continued detention is "unjustifiable.""We call on Iran to do the right thing and allow these three Americans ... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/1b76a2b4cf7810bd/id/37376360/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 18:36:46 -0400 Earth Times http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/1b76a2b4cf7810bd/id/37376360/ TEHRAN: Iran said on Friday it was ready for immediate talks with the United States, Russia and France over an exchange of nuclear fuel and added that it was also against stockpiling higher enriched u... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/1b76a2b4cf7810bd/id/37376297/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 18:35:57 -0400 The Daily Star http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/1b76a2b4cf7810bd/id/37376297/ US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton renewed an appeal to Iran on Friday to release three US hikers who have been detained without charge or trial for the past 12 months. http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/1b76a2b4cf7810bd/id/37376299/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 18:35:47 -0400 The Daily Star http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/1b76a2b4cf7810bd/id/37376299/ Iran lies on a series of seismic fault lines and has experienced devastating earthquakes -- most notably in December 2003, when a 6.6-magnitude quake devastated the ancient city of Bam in southeast Ir... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/1b76a2b4cf7810bd/id/37375514/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 18:16:56 -0400 CNN http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/1b76a2b4cf7810bd/id/37375514/ LONDON - An Iranian woman whose sentence of death by stoning was lifted earlier this month says she's grateful for the international support she's received, but remains heartbroken at the separation f... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/1b76a2b4cf7810bd/id/37376749/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 18:06:14 -0400 General Sources http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/1b76a2b4cf7810bd/id/37376749/ TORONTO — A 51-month sentence was imposed Thursday on a Toronto businessman who tried to ship goods to Iran that had the capability to be used in its nuclear program.Mahmoud Yadegari was sentenced T... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/1b76a2b4cf7810bd/id/37376021/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 17:43:16 -0400 Canada.com http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/1b76a2b4cf7810bd/id/37376021/ NEW YORK — The mothers of three Americans hikers jailed in Iran are holding a rally in New York City to mark the one-year anniversary of their children's detainment. The mothers were joined by ... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/1b76a2b4cf7810bd/id/37376367/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 17:31:07 -0400 Pioneer Press http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/1b76a2b4cf7810bd/id/37376367/ earthquake on Friday rattled the north-eastern Iranian province of Khorassan Razavi, injuring at least 100 people and damaging several residential buildings in rural areas.State media reported that th... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/1b76a2b4cf7810bd/id/37373201/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:15:50 -0400 Earth Times http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/1b76a2b4cf7810bd/id/37373201/ Numerous theories have surfaced for what damaged the Japanese oil tanker sailing between Oman and Iran on Thursday. Investigators say it may have been a sea mine, a pirate attack, or a collision with ... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/1b76a2b4cf7810bd/id/37372746/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:13:33 -0400 Christian Science Monitor http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/1b76a2b4cf7810bd/id/37372746/ TEHRAN: A 5.7-magnitude earthquake struck Iran's northeast on Friday, injuring at least 110 people, damaging villages and disrupting communications, media reports said citing officials. The quake... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/1b76a2b4cf7810bd/id/37372082/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:10:51 -0400 Channel News Asia http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/1b76a2b4cf7810bd/id/37372082/ NEW YORK — The families of three Americans jailed in Iran rallied in New York City on Friday to mark the anniversary of their detainment. The family members were joined by about 75 supporters o... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/1b76a2b4cf7810bd/id/37373200/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:09:23 -0400 The Seattle Times http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/1b76a2b4cf7810bd/id/37373200/ An Iranian official says cigarettes smuggled into Iran have been tainted with pig blood and nuclear material as part of a Western conspiracy. Mohammad Rez Madani from the Society for Fighting Smoki... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/1b76a2b4cf7810bd/id/37372753/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:02:20 -0400 Times of India http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/1b76a2b4cf7810bd/id/37372753/ TOKYO, July 30 (AP) - (Kyodo)—The government plans to compile its punitive measures against Iran over its nuclear ambitions early next month, following the adoption of a resolution by the U.N. ... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/1b76a2b4cf7810bd/id/37373131/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:48:18 -0400 Breitbart http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/1b76a2b4cf7810bd/id/37373131/ "We want them out," said Nora Shourd, whose daughter, Sarah Shourd, is among the captives. She said her daughter was being held in solitary confinement. "What the hell has my daughter done to be in so... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/1b76a2b4cf7810bd/id/37373206/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:40:02 -0400 Tampa Bay Online http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/1b76a2b4cf7810bd/id/37373206/ The Islamic Republic of Iran News Network quoted Farhad Parvaresh as saying that the domestic engineers managed to overhaul the aircraft at the cost of €800,000-1,000,000. "Taking the same acti... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/1b76a2b4cf7810bd/id/37370013/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 13:22:46 -0400 General Sources http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/1b76a2b4cf7810bd/id/37370013/ Iranian opposition leader, Mehdi Karroubi lashed out against accusations from hardliner, Ahmad Jannati for saying that Iranian opposition leaders were in receipt of financial support from the US. http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/1b76a2b4cf7810bd/id/37370014/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 13:22:46 -0400 General Sources http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/1b76a2b4cf7810bd/id/37370014/ . Every year, The Hill, a local media outlet specializing in news from inside the Beltway, chooses 50 individuals who work on Capitol Hill - be they Senators, Representatives or staffers - deemed g... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/1b76a2b4cf7810bd/id/37370012/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 13:22:45 -0400 General Sources http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/1b76a2b4cf7810bd/id/37370012/ LONDON - Supporters say an Iranian woman sitting on death row for adultery has sent a message from prison thanking her international backers for working to save her life. http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/1b76a2b4cf7810bd/id/37370011/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 13:22:44 -0400 General Sources http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/1b76a2b4cf7810bd/id/37370011/ ) -- Iran finished in third place at the International Paralympic Council (IPC) World Powerlifting Championships on Friday. Egypt won the championship with 72 points, China became runner-up scoring 6... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/1b76a2b4cf7810bd/id/37370010/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 13:22:00 -0400 General Sources http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/1b76a2b4cf7810bd/id/37370010/ Free The Hikers web site Protests were to be held in San Francisco and 18 other locations around the world over the next several days to mark the one-year anniversary of the detention in Iran of thr... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/1b76a2b4cf7810bd/id/37369617/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 12:49:19 -0400 CBS 5 http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/1b76a2b4cf7810bd/id/37369617/ TEHRAN, July 30 (MNA) -- Iranian painter and sculptor Bahman Mohasses died of pulmonary heart disease at his home in Rome, Italy on July 28. He was 79. http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/1b76a2b4cf7810bd/id/37366490/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 11:01:06 -0400 General Sources http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/1b76a2b4cf7810bd/id/37366490/ (CBS/AP) Updated 9:17 a.m. ET Cindy Hickey was sitting in her home office last summer, preparing a receipt for a client of her animal physical therapy business when the phone rang. She picked up, t... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/1b76a2b4cf7810bd/id/37365842/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 10:37:57 -0400 CBS News http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/1b76a2b4cf7810bd/id/37365842/ (CBS/AP) Updated 9:17 a.m. ET Cindy Hickey was sitting in her home office last summer, preparing a receipt for a client of her animal physical therapy business when the phone rang. She picked up, t... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/1b76a2b4cf7810bd/id/37366087/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 10:37:35 -0400 CBS News http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/1b76a2b4cf7810bd/id/37366087/ (CBS/AP) Updated 9:17 a.m. ET Cindy Hickey was sitting in her home office last summer, preparing a receipt for a client of her animal physical therapy business when the phone rang. She picked up, t... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/1b76a2b4cf7810bd/id/37364854/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 10:37:11 -0400 CBS News http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/1b76a2b4cf7810bd/id/37364854/ (AP) Cindy Hickey was sitting in her home office last summer, preparing a receipt for a client of her animal physical therapy business when the phone rang. She picked up, then nearly hung up, thinking... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/1b76a2b4cf7810bd/id/37362750/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:25:16 -0400 CBS News http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/1b76a2b4cf7810bd/id/37362750/ (AP) Cindy Hickey was sitting in her home office last summer, preparing a receipt for a client of her animal physical therapy business when the phone rang. She picked up, then nearly hung up, thinking... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/1b76a2b4cf7810bd/id/37361982/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:24:41 -0400 CBS News http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/1b76a2b4cf7810bd/id/37361982/ AP , CAIROFriday, Jul 30, 2010, Page 6 Amnesty International accused Iran of harassing the lawyer of a woman sentenced to death by stoning, saying on Wednesday that he has gone missing and two of ... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/1b76a2b4cf7810bd/id/37362923/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:20:09 -0400 Taipei Times http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/1b76a2b4cf7810bd/id/37362923/ The United States welcomes Turkey's efforts to bring Tehran "to a more reasonable position," according to a senior advisor with the U.S. State Department. "We believe the government of... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/1b76a2b4cf7810bd/id/37360262/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 07:10:15 -0400 Turkish Daily News http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/1b76a2b4cf7810bd/id/37360262/ Iran's atomic energy chief Thursday offered to suspend an ongoing uranium enrichment program for its Tehran research reactor if the country was assured of supply of the fuel from other sources.Atomic ... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/1b76a2b4cf7810bd/id/37360589/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 06:34:37 -0400 General Sources http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/1b76a2b4cf7810bd/id/37360589/ If Sarah Shourd, 31, could have, she would have set sail on the recent flotilla to Gaza. Same for her boyfriend Shane Bauer, 28 and their friend Josh Fattal, 28. And they would probably be out there r... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/1b76a2b4cf7810bd/id/37357641/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 05:00:34 -0400 Haaretz http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/1b76a2b4cf7810bd/id/37357641/ Iran Air plans to trade shares on the public market in order to energize and rejeuvenate its fleet, the head of the Iranian flag carrier has said.The state-owned airliner, founded in 1962, is to purch... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/1b76a2b4cf7810bd/id/37355158/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 02:19:22 -0400 General Sources http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/1b76a2b4cf7810bd/id/37355158/