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Iran snubbed US protest because it did not use the term Persian Gulf
We know the sensitivity of Iranians to have the Persian Gulf be reffered to with its correct name. Still this news item caught my attention on how the Iranian government refused to respond to what US had filled with the Swiss embassy in Iran, because the recent naval incident was reffered to as Gulf and not Persian Gulf, full story at the end of the post. More... Submitted by Anahita |
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Womans badminton tournoment from last year
 Pictures from a tournoments played last year for national championships in Saghez. This was the first national sports event of its kind ever to take place in this small city.
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Bin Laden son moving to UK
 Omar Osama bin Ladens son who is 26 years old does not renounce his father, al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden, but in an interview with The Associated Press, he said there is better way to defend Islam than militancy: Omar wants to be an ambassador for peace between Muslims and the West. He is one of bin Ladens 19 children, last year he married a 52-year-old British woman
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France and UAE sign nuclear cooperation deal
Everyone is so worried about how Irans nuclear power plant ambitions is not a good idea as it might lead to nuke weapons (which none of us wants) then consider how Pakistan and Inida not only have the plants but also the bombs. Well guess what now US is selling $20 Billion worth of weapons in the area plus France signs a nuclear coorperation agreement with UAE. How this is going to make the region safe I have no idea. I hope its not all about money... browse through the news items below for the latest.More... Submitted by Anahita |
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Dutch university rejects Iranian students
Two interesting stories from this past week, Universities of Holland have stopped accepting Iranian students claiming due to nuclear technology concerns.Secondly a story on how the US treasury has blacklisted a top ranking person from the revolutionary guard called Ahmad Foruzandeh. More... Submitted by Anahita |
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Tata Motors Unveils Cheap 2500 dollar Car
 Indias well known vehicel maker that is in the market to buy Jaguar & Land Rover from Ford Motors, on Thursday unveiled Nano its low-cost small car. The car is a hatchback with a 624cc engine, its price at 2,500 dollars is half that of the current cheapest car in the market.
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The Harbin Ice Festival in China
 The Harbin Ice & snow Festival, established in 1985, is held annualy early January and lasts for over one month. Harbin is the capital city of Heilongjiang Province, attracting hundreds of thousands of local people and visitors from all over the world. This years park features ice and snow sculptures based on the Olympic Games. Blocks of ice are carved into sculptures and buildings and lit from within to provide glittering lights of ice. Photo gallery at the end of the post
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French Actress Juliette Binoche in Kashan
 French Actress Juliette Binoche visited Kashan with Abbas Kiarostami. She is to star in one of his films shortly, view the photo essay below.
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Nicolas Sarkozy vacations with girlfriend Carla Bruni
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Worlds smallest single family home
 With all the news about housing market and all, we thought to share these unique photos with you of perhaps the smallest single family home in the world. Everything is mini from the kitchen to the bedroom.Sorry no parties here!
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Leila Forouhar in Kermanshah
 While surfing the web we where suprised finding the photo of a street vendor selling Leila Forouhars posters on the streets of Saghez in Kermanshah.
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Sensors photoshop football players tie!
 Ali Daeis tie was touched up from a news photo recently. During recent Asian federation event the national team old timer was part of the ceremonies for picking world cup qualifier groups. Qods newspaper ended up touching up his photo before having it published. Ties are said to show western influence and are not approved by religious conservatives. (photos at the end of the post)
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Isabel Preysler (mother of Enrique Iglesias) secrets of againg
 Can you believe she is 56 years old. She must know the secrets of youth/not aging. Born in Manila, Philippines she is the mother of international pop superstar Enrique Iglesias. At 18, she was sent to live in Madrid with her uncle and aunt to study at Mary Ward College, an Irish Catholic university in Spain, where she studied Accounting. It was at a party in 1970 that she was introduced to a family friend by the name of Julio Iglesias, who at the time was not yet a famous singer. The couple had their wedding just seven months later and were married for seven years, during which time they had three children, Chabeli, Julio Jr. and Enrique.
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Nathan Sawaya, Lego Art Sculptures
 Nathan Sawaya didnt think twice as he gave up his attorney job to become a master Lego sculpture. He claims to have over 1.5 million colored bricks in his New York studio. See the photo gallery at the end of this post. You can get more info by visiting: brickartist.com
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United Announces New lie-flat Seats
(video demo. and more photos at the end of the post) Gourment meals, personal video screen and video player, choice of 14 on demand movies, personal phone and fax plus internet access and power source for your laptop. More... Submitted by Anahita |
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