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Wed, 10/20/2010 - 12:51 by Neelam Goswami
Pregnant women is often encouraged to take fish oil supplements in order to boost baby’s cognitive development. But a new study has found evidence that taking fish oil capsules during pregnancy neither helps reduce woman’s risk of post-natal depression, nor does it assist baby's cognitive development.
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Fri, 09/03/2010 - 10:20 by Rakhi
Tehran -- A Kurdish version of Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet" could be staged in Tehran, Iranian stage director Amir Dejakam said.
While preserving the main concept of Shakespeare's play, Dejakam said, the story would be presented in a contemporary style and setting and adapted to the Persian culture, the Tehran Times reported Thursday.
"We are trying to perform this play using multimedia and minimalistic styles at the same time," he said. "Although they seem paradoxical at first glance, we will try to achieve a balance between them during the performance."
He said the possibility of staging "Romeo and Juliet" was being discussed.
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Thu, 03/04/2010 - 11:12 by Rakhi
Tehran -- Celebrated film director Jafar Panahi, a vocal critic of the Iranian government, has been arrested in Iran on unspecified charges, the Los Angeles Times said.
Panahi is a supporter of a peaceful protest movement that has attracted many Iranian artists, journalists and students in the wake of the controversial re-election of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad last June, the newspaper said.
The filmmaker was arrested at his home Monday night with his wife, 20-year-old daughter and 15 guests, the Times said Wednesday. No official reason has been given for their detention.
Panahi's movies include "The Circle," "Crimson Gold" and "Offside."
Copyright 2010 United Press International, Inc. (UPI).
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Wed, 02/03/2010 - 20:05 by Samia Sehgal
Tehran, Iran, February 3 -- Iran has fired a new satellite-rocket carrying several live animals and various other technologies into space, it said on Wednesday.
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Mon, 06/29/2009 - 22:03 by surajdogra
Tehran, June 29:Iran's top legislative body, the Guardian Council, Monday approved the result of the country's disputed June 12 election, confirming incumbent Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as president.
State television station IRIB quoted the council's spokesman, Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati, as saying that no major irregularities had been found, and that the council considered the results as official.
The dispute election result unleashed waves of street protests and violent crackdowns beginning June 13, after opposition candidate Mir-Hossein Moussavi said the poll was rigged and called for an annulment.
Massive police deployments were observed in Tehran Monday evening, in expectation of possible further demonstrations.
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Mon, 06/29/2009 - 16:08 by preet_20
Tehran, June 29: Iran started a partial recount of the June 12 presidential election votes Monday, Iran's state-owned satellite TV al-Alam News reported.
Iran's Guardian Council, the top legislative body, had agreed to recount a random 10 percent of the votes after the disputed election caused large scale demonstrations in the country.
The recount result will be declared within 24 hours, the Arabic-language al-Alam television said.
The two defeated candidates - Mir-Hossein Mousavi and Mehdi Karroubi - have filed complaints over alleged irregularities and demanded an annulment of the election.
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Sat, 06/27/2009 - 14:44 by preet_20
Tehran, June 27: Iran's Guardian Council has offered opposition leader Mir-Hossein Moussavi a deal to settle the dispute over alleged fraud in the June 12 presidential election.
Council spokesman Abbas-Ali Kadkhodaei said a special committee would be formed to review the disputed election results that gave President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad a controversial victory.
The council also called on Moussavi and fellow defeated presidential candidate Mehdi Karroubi to send representatives within 24 hours to join the committee.
Moussavi demanded an independent committee to evaluate the election results, but Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei rejected it, saying prevailing laws and the constitution gave the Guardian Council sole authority regarding election results.
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Thu, 06/25/2009 - 15:12 by preet_20
Tehran, June 25: Iranian authorities arrested 70 academics after they met opposition leader Mir-Hossein Moussavi, the defeated presidential candidate's website said Thursday.
The report did not clarify where the university professors, who are all members of the Islamic Associations of their universities, were brought after Wednesday's arrests.
Hundreds of opposition supporters, who protested against alleged manipulation in the June 12 presidential polls, which led to the re-election of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, are believed to have been arrested.
According to state media, 17 people were killed in the violence.
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Thu, 06/25/2009 - 15:02 by preet_20
Tehran, June 25: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Thursday called on his US counterpart Barack Obama not to interfere in Iran's internal affairs following unrest over alleged election fraud, the state-run Fars news agency reported.
The news agency quoted Ahmadinejad as saying that Obama should stop interfering and indirectly demanded an apology from the US president for meddling. Obama should show he regretted "what he has said so that also the Iranian people become aware of it," Ahmadinejad said.
He also called on Obama not to repeat the policies of his predecessor George W Bush towards Iran.
-IANS
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Thu, 06/25/2009 - 13:12 by preet_20
Tehran/Hamburg, June 25: Mehdi Karroubi, who came third in Iran's disputed presidential elections, cancelled a ceremony planned for Thursday to mourn the deaths of those killed during the protests against alleged election fraud, his website said.
The moderate former speaker of parliament plans to hold the ceremony next week instead. Karroubi's camp said the government refused to provide a location for the ceremony, as the interior ministry has banned all protest gatherings.
The government has clamped down hard on protests, insisting it would not budge over the disputed elections.
Karroubi earlier assailed the regime, saying he would not accept the election results and therefore also regarded the new government as not legitimate.
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Wed, 06/24/2009 - 14:28 by preet_20
Tehran, June 24: The best way to settle the dilemma over the controversial results of Iran's presidential elections would be formation of an independent committee, a statement released on opposition leader Mir-Hossein Moussavi's website suggested Wednesday.
Moussavi, and millions of Iranians, accuse the government of fraud in the June 12 election that gave President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad an overwhelming victory.
The election review and final decision on the result is constitutionally in the hands of the Guardian Council, but the impartiality of council is disputed by Moussavi and other opposition groups due to its strong support for Ahmadinejad.
The council consists of six clerics and six lawyers.
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Tue, 06/23/2009 - 13:34 by preet_20
Tehran, June 23: Iranian opposition leader Mir-Hossein Moussavi has met senior clergy and discussed the latest developments in the country, including the deaths of protestors during street demonstrations in Tehran, his website said Tuesday.
In the meeting which was held Monday, Moussavi discussed the alleged fraud in the June 12 presidential election, people's right to follow up the issue, mass arrests and attacks on protestors which have led to the killings of "innocent people", the website said.
No further details were given.
Security has been tightened in Tehran since Monday, with several police and security forces as well as the voluntary Basij militia deployed throughout the Iranian capital.
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