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Mashhad

Type: City

Name: Mashhad

Country: Iran

Latitude: 36.27

Longitude: 59.57

population: 2,307,254

First reported 3 hours ago - Updated 20 mins ago - 1 reports

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

Iranians face new Internet curbs before presidential election

* Obstacles accessing filtered, international websites* Web users see link to first presidential vote since '09* Final list of approved candidates to be known this weekBy Yeganeh TorbatiDUBAI, May 21 (Reuters) - Iranians are struggling with slower Internet ... [Published Reuters - 3 hours ago]

Entities: Iran, Elections, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Tehran

First reported 3 hours ago - Updated 3 hours ago - 1 reports

Iran to declare candidates list on May 22

Iran’s final list of candidates for the presidential election will be announced on May 22. World Bulletin/News Desk Irans Elections Headquarters says the final list of candidates for the 11th presidential election of the Islamic Republic will be announced ... [Published World Bulletin - 3 hours ago]

Entities: Iran, Elections, Headquarters, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

First reported 19 hours ago - Updated 19 hours ago - 1 reports

Historical Coins Exhibited

Historical coins of various countries have been exhibited in the Astan-e Qods Razavi Museum in Mashhad, Khorasan Razavi province. The exhibition wraps up today. ... [Published Iran Daily - 19 hours ago]

Entities: Mashhad

First reported May 19 2013 - Updated May 19 2013 - 1 reports

This Day in History (29-02-1392)

Today is Sunday; 29th of the Iranian month of Ordibehesht 1392 solar hijri; corresponding to 8th of the Islamic month of Rajab 1434 lunar hijri; and May 19, 2013, of the Christian Gregorian Calendar.401 lunar years ago, on this day in 1033 AH, the renowned ... [Published IRIB World Service - May 19 2013]

Entities: Malcolm X, Hadith, Mashhad, T. E. Lawrence

First reported May 18 2013 - Updated May 18 2013 - 1 reports

Iran Inaugurates Solar Charger Tree

Iran opened a tree-like solar charger station, the first one in the country, capable of charging cellphones using solar energy.“The plan is one of plans for generating clean energy that reminds the citizens to use natural energies,” said Ali Absalan, ... [Published Iran Daily - May 18 2013]

Entities: Iran, Mashhad, Cellphone

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Mohammad Khatami

Vote for Ahmadinejad's successor divides weary Iranians

After two elections and eight years in office, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad steps down this summer. What do inflation-battered locals make of the presidential candidates? "He is a man of God. He is a good Muslim. Imam Zaman [the Mahdi] supports him."In a rundown ... [Published Guardian.co.uk - May 17 2013]

Entities: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Mashhad, Elections, Iran, Mohammad Khatami

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

OUR STORY: Rich tapestry of history

Left out of tourism maps till recently, Iran has an interesting past that dates back 5,000 years, writes Mansor PutehIRAN is not really an out-of-the-way destination for it sits on the crossroads of civilisation with history that goes back more than 5,000 ... [Published New Straits Times - May 16 2013]

Entities: Iran, Mashhad, Genghis Khan

First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 1 reports

Iran Meets 92% of Electricity Equipment Needs

About 92 percent of electricity equipment are produced by Iranian experts and engineers, said managing director of Iran’s state-run Power Supply and Distribution Company (TAVANIR).Addressing the 21st Conference on Iran Electricity and Computer Engineering ... [Published Iran Daily - May 15 2013]

Entities: Iran, Mashhad, Iran Power Generation Transmission & Distributi...

First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 1 reports

92% Of Electricity Industry Equipment Domestically Produced

Mashhad, Khorasan Razavi prov, May 15, IRNA – Some 92 percent of electricity industry equipment is produced by the Iranian experts and engineers, said managing director of Tavanir Company. ... [Published Organization of Asia-Pacific News Agencies - May 15 2013]

Entities: Iran Power Generation Transmission & Distributi..., Mashhad, Iran

First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 1 reports

Son lives his father's chess dream

Mrinal Ghosh missed the inaugural edition of The Telegraph Schools Chess in 1988 because his father had just suffered a cardiac arrest. He didnt play another tournament until two decades later, when son Aronyak stumbled upon a dusty chessboard in the ... [Published Calcutta Telegraph - May 15 2013]

Entities: Chess, Viswanathan Anand, Garry Kasparov

First reported May 14 2013 - Updated May 14 2013 - 1 reports

Grand Shia source of emulation Ayatollah Seyyed Ezzeddin Hosseini-Zanjani passed away Tuesday morning.

The senior cleric had been suffering from an illness in the past few weeks, his eldest son told IQNA.He said the funeral of Ayatollah Seyyed Ezzeddin Hosseini-Zanjani will held in the holy city of Mashhad on Tuesday.He added that the body of the grand ... [Published IQNA - May 14 2013]

Entities: Emulation, Mashhad

First reported May 11 2013 - Updated May 12 2013 - 3 reports

Direct flight from Hyderabad to Mashhad to take off from June 30 this year

New Delhi, May 11, IRNA -- A direct flight from Hyderabad, capital city of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh to Iran’s Mashhad city is set to take off from June 30 this year, making it the first such service between South India and the Persian Gulf nation, ... [Published Islamic Republic News Agency - May 11 2013]

Entities: Hyderabad (Andhra Pradesh, India), Mashhad, Iran, Persian Gulf

Quotes

Mr. Javier Pava, the Director General of disaster risk activities in Bogota, Colombia - another Campaign champion city - deplored the fact that "it is the poorest segments of society living in these settlements that are most exposed to natural disasters. We must strengthen their resilience and eliminate this inequitable situation."

World: Disaster-prone cities call for inclusion [Published ReliefWeb - Latest Updates - 2 hours ago]

Iranian officials denied any link between the disruptions and the election. "Numerous parameters contribute to the speed of the Internet and the approach of elections will not have any role" Ali Hakim Javadi, head of Iran's Information Technology Organisation, told ISNA news agency

Iranians face new Internet curbs before presidential election [Published Reuters - 3 hours ago]

"Israel's leaders sometimes threaten Iran, but they know that if they do a damn thing, the Islamic Republic will raze Tel Aviv and Haifa to the ground" Ayatollah Khamenei stressed

DM: Iran to Give Crushing Response to Every Possible Enemy Move [Published Fars News Agency - May 20 2013]

Doyle noted that there are over 880,000 refugees from Afghanistan and Iraq residing in Iran, and said, "Iran has well fulfilled its humanitarian duties in this regard."

UNHCR Envoy Hails Iran's Support for Foreign Refugees [Published Fars News Agency - May 19 2013]

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World: Disaster-prone cities call for inclusion [Published ReliefWeb - Latest Updates - 2 hours ago]
Iran to declare candidates list on May 22 [Published World Bulletin - 3 hours ago]
Iranians face new Internet curbs before preside... [Published Reuters - 3 hours ago]
Historical Coins Exhibited [Published Iran Daily - 19 hours ago]
DM: Iran to Give Crushing Response to Every Pos... [Published Fars News Agency - May 20 2013]
UNHCR Envoy Hails Iran's Support for Foreign Re... [Published Fars News Agency - May 19 2013]
This Day in History (29-02-1392) [Published IRIB World Service - May 19 2013]
Iran Inaugurates Solar Charger Tree [Published Iran Daily - May 18 2013]
Iranian Negotiator Blast US Hypocrisy toward Iran [Published Fars News Agency - May 18 2013]
Vote for Ahmadinejad's successor divides weary ... [Published Guardian.co.uk - May 17 2013]
Esophageal Cancer is Probably a Carnivore [Published Daily Rx - May 17 2013]
IRP deputy head calls on Tajik authorities not ... [Published Asia Plus - May 17 2013]
The man who traveled for 30 years [Published Arab News - May 16 2013]
OUR STORY: Rich tapestry of history [Published New Straits Times - May 16 2013]
Iran Meets 92% of Electricity Equipment Needs [Published Iran Daily - May 15 2013]
Iran Manufacturing 99% of Electricity Equipment... [Published Fars News Agency - May 15 2013]
92% Of Electricity Industry Equipment Domestica... [Published Organization of Asia-Pacific News Agencies - May 15 2013]
Son lives his father's chess dream [Published Calcutta Telegraph - May 15 2013]
Tajik national air carrier intends to resume fl... [Published Asia Plus - May 14 2013]
Grand Shia source of emulation Ayatollah Seyyed... [Published IQNA - May 14 2013]
UN experts urge Iranian authorities to free jai... [Published Birmingham Star - May 14 2013]
Iranians Make Shoes With Weight Sensors [Published Iran Daily - May 13 2013]
UNITED NATIONS HUMAN RIGHTS EXPERTS URGE IRAN T... [Published United Nations Office at Geneva - May 13 2013]
Iran Getting Closer to Military Nuclear Capabil... [Published Cutting Edge News - May 12 2013]
International Congress of Ferdowsi opens in Mas... [Published Tehran Times - May 12 2013]
Iran Favored by Chinese Tourists [Published Iran Daily - May 12 2013]
Iran's nuclear negotiator now eyes the presidency [Published Al Ahram - May 11 2013]
India, Iran to push for trade to cross $25 b in... [Published Hindu Business Line - May 11 2013]
Direct flight from Hyderabad to Mashhad to take... [Published Islamic Republic News Agency - May 11 2013]
Iran's chief nuclear negotiator joins president... [Published Xinhua News Agency - May 11 2013]

Blogs

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Jottings 7: Two for the iconography of terror [Published CSC Center for Strategic Communication - May 07 2013] [ by Charles Cameron -- taking a break from my pressing writerly duties ] . I wouldn’t have noticed these two offerings quite so clearly if I hadn’t been pointed to each of them in the last couple of days. Both look to be of considerable interest: ...
Canadian terror plot linked to al Qaeda in Iran [Published The Long War Journal (Site-Wide) - Apr 23 2013] A screen shot of the header of Chiheb Esseghaier's Linkedin page, which includes an image of al Qaeda's banner. The image has since been removed. Source: Linkedin/The Long War Journal. Canadian police officials have linked the plotting of two Muslim ...
Canadian terror plot linked to al Qaeda in Iran [Published CSC Center for Strategic Communication - Apr 23 2013] A screen shot of the header of Chiheb Esseghaier's Linkedin page, which includes an image of al Qaeda's banner. The image has since been removed. Source: Linkedin/The Long War Journal. Canadian police officials have linked the plotting of two Muslim ...
Canadian terror plot linked to al Qaeda in Iran [Published The Long War Journal - Apr 23 2013] A screen shot of the header of Chiheb Esseghaier's Linkedin page, which includes an image of al Qaeda's banner. The image has since been removed. Source: Linkedin/The Long War Journal. Canadian police officials have linked the plotting of two Muslim ...
Paul Bracken: How Iran can beat Israel [Published National Post \| Full Comment » Full Comment - Mar 18 2013] The Lionel Gelber Prize is a literary award for the world’s best non-fiction book in English on foreign affairs. It was founded in 1989 in the memory of Canadian diplomat Lionel Gelber. A prize of $15,000 is presented annually by The Lionel Gelber Foundation, ...