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Azerbaijani Scholar, Her Driver Released From Iran Custody
Lawmakers from northwestern Iran are pushing for a 19th-century treaty between empires that no longer exist -- tsarist Russia and Persia -- to be renegotiated.
Monday May 20 | Trend
Detained ANAS worker and her assistant released in Iran
Research Fellow of the Institute of Literature named after Nizami of Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences, orientalist Khalida Khalid and her assistant Shamkhal Huseynov detained in Iran have been released, member of Milli Majlis , a member of the delegation being in Iran with an official visit Eldar Ibragimov told Trend.
Top official: State agencies working on release of Azerbaijani scholar detained in Iran
Azerbaijan, Baku, May 13 / Trend E. Mehdiyev / The relevant state organizations continue working on the release of research fellow of the Institute of Literature of the Azerbaijani National Academy of Sciences, Khalida Khalid, Head of the Azerbaijani Presidential Administration's Social and Political Department Ali Hasanov told media today.
Iran to release treatment against multiple sclerosis on markets in October
Azerbaijan, Baku, May 13 /Trend S.Isayev, T. Jafarov/ A new treatment against MS will be released on Iranian markets in October of this year, Fars news agency reported.
Prebiotic inulin shows glycemic benefits for diabetic women
Data published in the PubMed listed Diabetes & Metabolism Journal indicate that a daily dose of 10 grams of inulin improved plasma glucose by 8.5% and glycosylated hemoglobin by 10.4%. In addition, levels of malondialdehyde, a marker of oxidative stress, decreased by 37%, report researchers from the Tabriz University of Medical Sciences in Iran.
Iran Lifts Reuters Ban, Will Allow News Agency To Resume Reporting For First Time Since 2012
An Iranian semi-official news agency says a court has lifted a ban on the Reuters news agency, allowing it to restart its operations in Iran.
Baku claims for innocence of detained citizens in Iran
The arrest of Azerbaijani citizens in Iran is an unpleasant incident, Deputy Foreign Minister Khalaf Khalafov told journalists on Friday.
Lebanon's First Social Media Awards Ceremony
Najib at Blog Baladi won the "Blog of the Year" award in Beirut's first Social Media Awards event.
Azerbaijan not received notice of citizens' arrest in Iran
Azerbaijan has not yet received an official notification on the arrest of two of its citizens in Iran, official representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan Elman Abdullayev told Trend on Monday.
Iran Tightens Grip on Internet Even More
Several reports indicate that the Iranian regime has taken another step to control the already heavily censored Internet.
Saudi Activist Refuses Trial: "I Will Not Tolerate Women Degradation"
This post is part of our Special Coverage: Reformists on Trial in Saudi Arabia The fifth session of the ongoing trial of Dr.
Azerbaijan Protests Arrest Of Citizens In Iran
Baku is demanding an explanation for the arrest of two Azerbaijani citizens in Iran.
Who's afraid of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad?
Six weeks ahead of presidential poll in Iran, the Iranian president appears to have resorted to menacing language to secure his chosen successor's candidacy in the upcoming vote Iran's president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad speaks during the World Conference of Ulama and Islamic Awakening in Tehran Photograph: Xinhua /Landov / Barcroft Media As the ... (more)
Shortlist for the 2013 Aga Khan Award for Architecture Announced
The shortlist of nominees for the 2013 Aga Khan Award for Architecture were just announced in Spain - and the list includes outstanding projects ranging form a school in Afghanistan to a cemetery in Australia.
ALMA to host author Alice Navasargian's latest book presentation
PanARMENIAN.Net - A reception at Armenian Library and Museum of America on Sunday, May 12 will present author Alice Navasargian and her latest book, "The Immortals : A Pictorial Anthology of Historiographic Works." Navasargian will describe the painstaking process by which she has woven together this richly illustrated "narrative in pictures" of ... (more)
Iranian investors swarm Ahmadinejad over losses
Outgoing Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was swarmed by a group of citizens protesting the loss of their savings in the Tabriz Nasr Secured Loans Fund.
Rohani has entered presidential race with Rafsanjani support: ex-minister
TABRIZ Former intelligence minister Ali Younesi said on Friday that Hassan Rohani has entered the presidential competition with a full support from Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani and somehow shows that Rafsanjani himself will not be a candidate in the June presidential election.
English settlers make their first landing in North America, John Wilkes Booth is shot and killed, an explosion rocks the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, and Lucille Ball passes away, all on this day.