TOP 100 ARABIAN SITES
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| Straying tourists vanish near border THREE foreign nationals, believed to be US citizens, have disappeared close to northern Iraq's border with Iran. news.com.au |
The Lede: Iranian Blogger Said to Be in Solitary Confinement An Iranian blogger who had been working as a journalist for a reformist newspaper, Fariba Pajouh, has been in solitary confinement in Tehran’s Evin Prison for three weeks. feeds.nytimes.com |
Iran Is Said to Arrest Wives of Many Prominent Detainees The authorities raided a prayer ceremony in Tehran, reformist Web sites reported, and a witness said 60 people were taken into custody. nytimes.com |
Top Leaders Fail to Attend Meeting in Iran’s Parliament In a sign of a growing divide among Iranian leaders, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and former President Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani skipped a meeting aimed at creating political “unity.” nytimes.com |
World Briefing | Middle East: Iran: New Law Allows President to Cut Subsidies The Guardian Council, the constitutional watchdog body in Iran, approved a controversial law that gives the green light to President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to cut government subsidies on energy and food, the IRNA news agency reported Wednesday. Analysts and opponents in Parliament had warned that the measure would lead to a sharp increase in prices. feeds.nytimes.com |