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The first conference of the prosecutors of capitals of Islamic countries opened in Tehran Wednesday, according to I.R.I.B. News Department.
Judiciary Chief Ayatollah Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi is to address the inaugural ceremony of the conference which is hosted by Tehran public prosecutor's office.
Accused's rights in accordance with Islamic law, national law and international treaties and role of prosecutors in establishing sustainable economic, social and cultural security are among topics to be discussed by the participants in the two-day conference.
Besides prosecutors of 56 capitals of Islamic states, executive and judiciary officials, university professors and representatives of certain international bodies are attending the conference.
The conference is being held upon a proposal made by Shahroudi during his recent visits to Malaysia and Indonesia.

By Mohsen Ariamanesh Thu 7 Jun 2007 Time Category News | Post Link

EU sources said Tuesday EU Foreign Policy Chief Javier Solana is to meet IRI's top nuclear negotiator, Ali Larijani, in Madrid to discuss nuclear issue on Thursday, according to I.R.I.B. News Department.
Solana discussed IRI's nuclear issue with the Foreign Ministers of India and Pakistan, Pranab Mukherjee and Khurshid Kasuri respectively, at the sidelines of the ASEM meeting in Hamburg Tuesday.

By Mohsen Ariamanesh Thu 7 Jun 2007 Time Category News | Post Link

The country's biggest underground copper mine is located in Southern Khorasan province, according to I.R.I.B. News Department.
The Ghal'e Zari mine, 190 kilometers off southwestern Birjand, is a multi-metal quarry, 240 meters underground.
The mine hosts copper, gold, silver, lead and zink.
The four-kilometer mine has been excavated by the Iranian experts.
"The mine enjoys an estimated 10 million ton capacity and 100,000 tons of quarries are extracted per year to produce pure copper and gold in Sarcheshmeh industrial complex," Managing Director of the mine, Molabeigi said.

By Mohsen Ariamanesh Thu 7 Jun 2007 Time Category News | Post Link

The output of stock exchange from 1382 to 1385 has been 167 percent – annually 40 percent and monthly 3/3 percent, one of the members of the Board of Directors of the Stock Exchange and Securities Organization of Iran Seyyed Ali Hosseini said in an interview by Worldwide Jam-e-Jam Network.
Representing a definition of stock exchange, reiterating over the providing of the periodical reliable data to share holders and releasing accounted financial reports Seyyed Ali Hosseini added Stock Exchange and Securities Organization is reviewing the information clearness and the quicker and better accessibility of investors to information.

By Mohsen Ariamanesh Thu 7 Jun 2007 Time Category News | Post Link

Automotive clutch equipped with sensor has been manufactured for the first time in the country, according to the Jam-e-Jam Reporter of the Karaj town of Iran.
One of the designers of this project Amir Morseli said the automotive clutch equipped with sensor is an industrial product, adding the product has, in the wake of being examined by the first sample, been reiterated by PSA Company of France.
Morseli furthermore mentioned the system is suitable for the crippled in left foot, wrest and knee and makes the clutch move instead of human's foot.

By Mohsen Ariamanesh Thu 7 Jun 2007 Time Category News | Post Link

The Director General of the Coroner's Bureau of the Hamedan province of Iran Dr.Ali Ehsan Saleh said, at the side event of the 14 seasonal conference for the general directors of the coroner's of the country, the requisite investigations will be conducted for the establishment of the biggest DNA Laboratory of the west of the country in the Hamedan province of Iran, according to the Jam-e-Jam Reporter of the Hamedan province of Iran.
Dr.Ali Ehsan Saleh expressed with regard to the shining activity and performance of the Coroner's Bureau of the Hamedan province of Iran in the field of representing services to appliers as well as the announcement of need by the agreement of the central organization, the Hamedan province of Iran called for the establishment of the biggest DNA Laboratory of the west of the country.
Translator: Mandana Davar-Kia

By Mohsen Ariamanesh Thu 7 Jun 2007 Time Category News | Post Link

Wake

Given Up

Leave Out All The Rest

Bleed It Out

Shadow Of The Day

What I've Done

Hands Held High

No More Sorrow

Valentine's Day

In Between

In Pieces

The Little Things Give You Away

By Mohsen Ariamanesh Fri 25 May 2007 Time Category Music | Post Link

Et Sil Nen Restai Quune _Je Serais Celle-La

Immensite

A Cause

Je Cherche Lombre

Les Paradis

La Diva

Femme Comme Chacune

Si Jetais Quelquun

Je Ne Suis Pas Celle

Le Temps Qui Compte

Lettre De George Sand A Alfred De Musset

On Sest Aime A Cause

Berceuse

By Mohsen Ariamanesh Fri 25 May 2007 Time Category Music | Post Link

HOLLYWOOD - Dreamgirls star Eddie Murphy is in negotiations to revive cult TV series Fantasy Island--as a blockbuster.

The funnyman is attached to star in a big-screen adaptation of the TV show--in the role Ricardo Montalban made famous in the late 1970s and early 1980s, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

In the TV series, Montalban played the mysterious Mr. Roarke, who, with the help of a dwarf sidekick, helped to make dreams come true for visitors to his island.

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By Mohsen Ariamanesh Sat 12 May 2007 Time Category | Post Link

HOLLYWOOD - Angelina Jolie has ruled out plans to marry partner Brad Pitt, insisting their children are what 'binds them together.'

Jolie, 31, already has two failed marriages behind her: She wed Jonny Lee Miller in 1996 and divorced in 1999, while her union to Billy Bob Thornton ended in a 2003 divorce.

Pitt separated from his wife of five years, Friends actress Jennifer Aniston, in January 2005--shortly before he began a relationship with his Mr. and Mrs. Smith costar--and their divorce was finalized in October that year.

The superstar couple has three adopted children together--Maddox, 5, Pax Thien, 3, and Zahara, 2--as well as their biological daughter Shiloh, 11 months, and feel the bond they share as a family is enough for happiness.

She tells Reader's Digest magazine, "We've both been married before. Our focus when we got together was family, and we are legally bound to our children. That really seems to be the most important thing."

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By Mohsen Ariamanesh Sat 12 May 2007 Time Category Cinema | Post Link

HOLLYWOOD - California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has refused to be drawn into Paris Hilton's jail appeal, insisting he has more pressing matters to deal with.

The desperate socialite, who was sentenced to serve 45 days in jail earlier this month after violating terms of her 2006 drunk-driving arrest, has teamed up with a pal to pioneer an online petition begging the politician for a pardon.

The appeal, which is addressed to Schwarzenegger, claims, "The American public who support Paris are shocked, dismayed and appalled by how Paris has been the person to be used as an example that drunk driving is wrong."

Earlier this week Schwarzenegger's press secretary insisted it was premature to comment on the case, but his boss hinted yesterday her campaign was likely to end in disappointment.

Schwarzenegger said, "I've never got any request. But I have many more important things to think about."

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By Mohsen Ariamanesh Sat 12 May 2007 Time Category Cinema | Post Link

Boroujerdi made the remarks in a meeting with the head of the Arab Transitional Parliament and chairman of the Kuwaiti parliament's Foreign Policy Commission here in Tehran on Monday, where the two sides explored avenues for bolstering mutual ties and exchanged views about the most important political, regional and international issues.

Also during the meeting, the Iranian lawmaker mentioned that expansion and consolidation of relations with the neighboring countries sets a principle of Iran's foreign policy, and noting the statements made by the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei, he voiced Tehran's inclination and preparedness to further deepen and consolidate relations with the regional states, Kuwait in particular.

He reminded the significance of the Middle-East region for the world countries, and reiterated that development and exploitation of the resources existing in the region is totally dependent on the establishment of security, stressing that the Islamic Republic of Iran is conducting serious efforts to establish stability and security in the Middle-East region.

The legislator further described confidence as a major and vital pillar for interaction among regional states and as a pivotal axis for the expansion and consolidation of relations and for putting into effect the agreements concluded by the said countries.

Boroujerdi welcomed the idea for Arab-Iranian talks, and underlined that such dialogues could be designed, started and strengthened on the basis of the two sides' commonalities.

For his part, the head of the Arab Transitional Parliament and chairman of the Kuwaiti parliament's Foreign Policy Commission named Iran as a country with an ancient history and a several-thousand-year-old culture.

Noting Iran's significant standing and role in the strategic region of the Middle-East as well as the two countries' commonly shared interests, he said security could be established in the region in light of continued exchange of views among regional countries, specially Iran and Kuwait, and voiced his country's readiness to render closer cooperation and enhanced coordination with the Islamic Republic in the said ground.

The Kuwaiti legislative official further stressed Iran's legitimate right to make use of civilian nuclear technology for peaceful purposes, and described it as among Tehran's natural rights, underscoring that a developed and powerful Iran is useful for regional security and motivates investment.

By Mohsen Ariamanesh Mon 7 May 2007 Time Category News | Post Link

A report released by the Information and Media Department of the Islamic Consultative Assembly said that also during the meeting, Haddad Adel presented his analysis of regional conditions, specially in Iraq, Palestine, Lebanon and Afghanistan, and reminded that ever since World War I, the world of Islam has never witnessed so many massacres, bloodsheds and pressures resulting from the aliens' interventions.

Describing the present conditions in Iraq as a source of pain and agony for all Muslims, he said, "The scene of Iraq is a pictorial lesson for all Muslims, teaching them that if they allow aliens to dominate them, the same regrettable situation will be repeated for other Muslim states as well."

The chief legislative official further described Palestinian issue as a deep scar left by the West on the face of the world of Islam and Muslims, and stressed, "Islamic countries share a common responsibility regarding the current issues and problems existing in the world of Islam and they should cooperate with one another to solve these problems."

Elsewhere, he noted the two countries' extensive cooperation in the different political, security, economic and international spheres, and voiced pleasure in the growing trend of mutual relations between Iran and Oman.

Haddad Adel reminded that the background of the two countries' ties in the post revolution era contains no critical or ambiguous point.

Also pointing to the common views shared by the two countries about the different regional and world issues, he said Iran and Oman can launch valuable cooperation with each other to remove Muslims' current problems and establish unity in the world of Islam.

The speaker voiced the Iranian parliament's preparedness to support and facilitate promotion of the two countries' relations, particularly in economic areas, and assured of the parliament's political resolve to develop mutual ties and cooperation with Oman.

For his part, chairman of Iran-Oman parliamentary friendship group pointed to the frequent meetings and consultations between the two countries' senior officials, and said that the regular exchange of views by the two states illustrates the profound trust that the leaders of both countries have vested in each other and displays the depth of their friendship and brotherhood.

Referring to the two countries' close views about the different issues of the Muslim world and the region, he voiced Oman's support for Iran's stances at the different regional and international circles and bodies.

The Omani lawmaker further pointed to the two countries' joint economic commission meeting in Masqat and the agreements signed during the said meeting, and called on both sides to adopt measures to encourage traders and businessmen from the private sector to make investments in both countries.

To conclude his statements, he stressed the need for both sides to make an optimal use of all potentials and possibilities to enhance the two countries' mutual economic and trade exchanges.  

By Mohsen Ariamanesh Mon 7 May 2007 Time Category News | Post Link

According to a statement released by the Foreign Ministry's Information and Press Bureau, Mostafavi made the remarks in a meeting with the chairman of Iran-Oman parliamentary friendship group here in Tehran on Monday, where the two sides explored avenues for the expansion of mutual relations, and exchanged views about regional and international issues.

During the meeting, the Iranian official described exchange of views between the two countries' officials as a medium for the deepening of ties, increasing the knowledge of the potentials and possibilities of the other side and reinvigorating regional security in the Persian Gulf, and said parliamentary friendship groups contribute to the growth of nations' relations.

He further termed support for the Iraqi government as a religious duty, and expressed the hope that a way could be achieved through talks among Islamic countries for ending the hardships and pains of the Palestinian nation.

The deputy minister also reiterated that discords and strife among the different Muslim faiths and tribes are fomented by the enemies, reminding that consolidation of ties among Muslim states makes enemies' plots ineffectual.

To end his remarks, he called for the implementation of the agreements and understandings signed by the two sides, and said that the two countries' ties promise a promising and lustrous future.

For his part, the Omani chairman of Iran-Oman parliamentary friendship group viewed the incoming visit to Oman by the Iranian president as a milestone in the development of Tehran-Masqat ties, specially in the economic sector.

"Despite the two sides' desirable political ties, Iran and Oman have not yet utilized all their potentials for the development of mutual economic and trade relations," he said.

He further stated that the two countries' economic relations are expected to undergo increasing developments following removal of the barriers existing in the way of Iran-Oman economic cooperation.

To end his words, the Omani MP voiced his parliament's support for all innovations and efforts to consolidate mutual ties with Iran.

By Mohsen Ariamanesh Mon 7 May 2007 Time Category News | Post Link

According to a report released by the Foreign Ministry's Information and Press Bureau, Mottaki made the remarks in a meeting with industry owners at Sweden's International Council of Industries in Stockholm during the second leg of his tour of Scandinavia.

He pointed to economic and investment opportunities in Iran, and said that fresh economic developments, taking place in accordance with the prospects of the two countries' cooperation, have laid a proper ground and prepared appropriate potentials for investors, industry owners and traders of the two nations to participate in a variety of projects.

Mottaki further presented a series of statistical figures in relation to the varying advantages and potentials existing in the different sectors of energy, oil and gas, petrochemicals, industry, mining, banking, agriculture and post in Iran, and said that the advantages existing in relation to financing, guarantees offered by creditable banking institutions and tax exemptions have charmed different Swedish companies into participation in the Iranian projects in various spheres.

He also elaborated on the abundant banking facilities and particulars and briefed the audience about the convenient atmosphere existing in Iran for the establishment of private banks as well as the plans foreseen for activating tourism industry in Iran.

"Potentials, possibilities and convenient grounds existing for foreign investors and banking companies in this (tourism) sector have provided unique opportunities for foreign traders and investors in light of the facilities stipulated in Article 44 of the Constitution," Mottaki continued.

Explaining the particulars of Article 44 of Iran's Constitution and the different avenues existing for the expansion of economic and industrial cooperation, he said that more frequent exchanges between industry owners and investors, arrangement of working meetings for owners of industry and investment companies, paving the ground for holding the 7th meeting of the two countries' joint economic commission and establishment of specialized workshops can help improve identification, planning and organization of new grounds of cooperation.

The minister also elaborated on the new potentials and policies of the Iranian government, and stressed, "The qualitative and quantitative balancing of the country's exchanges with all European states, specially Nordics, sets Iran's new strategy."

Also during the meeting which was attended by a large number of reputable Swedish companies, including Scania, Atlas Copco, etc, representatives of banks, the Export Guarantee Council, the Trade Council and Stockholm Stock Exchange as well as other economic activists and industry owners, the chairman and members of Sweden's International Council of Industries appreciated hospitality of the Iranian side during the recent visit to Iran by the council members.

They further viewed Iran's standing in Sweden's economic exchanges as very significant, and assessed industries, mines, infrastructural projects, communications, petrochemical industries and technology as proper grounds for the two countries' cooperation.

They also expressed the hope that new grounds would be paved for the two sides' enhanced cooperation and relations through increased exchange of views and visits by Iranian and Swedish traders and industry owners.

By Mohsen Ariamanesh Mon 7 May 2007 Time Category News | Post Link