Catherine Ashton and Saeed Jalili each gave a press conference at the end of the meeting between Iran and the G5+1 in Istanbul on Saturday, both announcing that the next round of talks will take place in Baghdad on May 24.
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Internet censorship high on Iran’s agenda
The Iranian judiciary has announced the establishment of a centre to process cyber offences and warned that websites that violate the law will be blocked.
Iran officials arrive in Istanbul for nuclear talks
ISTANBUL, April 13 (Reuters) – Iran’s chief nuclear negotiator arrived in Istanbul on Friday for his first talks with the world powers in more than a year aimed at easing mounting international tension over the Islamic state’s atomic activities.
12 Christians in Iran await verdicts after Easter Sunday apostasy trial
Twelve Christians stood trial Easter Sunday in Iran, where they were called “apostates” in a courtroom and tried on multiple charges, according to sources close to Iran’s Christian community.
Iran poised to start big feed grain imports
Iran’s government is expected to start buying hundreds of thousands of tonnes of feed grains as western sanctions are causing enormous disruption to the financing of Iran’s imports, traders said on Thursday.
Annan wants Iran to help solve Syrian crisis
Kofi Annan, the UN-Arab League envoy to Syria, told a press conference in Tehran today that he hopes Iran will be a part of any solution to the crisis in Syria, even as Iran’s Foreign Minister emphasized that changes in Syria must be achieved under the government of Beshar Assad.
Iran threatens to totally cut Web access
TEHRAN, April 10 (UPI) — Iran may completely cut millions of Internet users in the country off from the Web, and from social networks and e-mail services, analysts said.
Workers protest in southwestern Iran
About 2,000 Iranian workers at the Karoon Sugar Cane Industry in Shooshtar have begun demonstrating against their lack of benefits and wage increase.
Oil Prices Down As Iran Agrees To Resume Talks Over Nuclear Programme
Oil prices fell more than $1 on Monday after Iran agreed to resume talks over its nuclear programme, easing fears of a supply disruption in the Middle East.
Spain says imports less Iran crude, more Nigerian
MADRID, April 9 (Reuters) – Spain’s crude imports from Iran dropped in January, while its supplies from Nigeria and Iraq rose sharply, just as the European Union imposed sanctions on the Islamic Republic, official data showed on Monday.