Ito wins fourth stage of Tour d'Indonesia Nov 27, 2008
However, the yellow jersey stayed tightly in the grip of third-stage winner Hossain Jahanbanian from the Tabriz Petrochemical team of Iran, who sits atop the overall standings with a 22-second lead over both Ito and Iranian compatriot Amir Zargari. Jahanbanian became the first rider in the contest to win back-to-back yellow jerseys following his superb showing in the Cirebon-Purwokerto stage Tuesday. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Sports)
Iran begins military exercise Oct 17, 2008
The exercise in the northwestern town of Tabriz also included the new domestically manufactured jet fighter called the Saegheh, or Lightning. advertisement. (MSNBC -- International)
Petition seeks impeachment of Iranian interior minister Oct 16, 2008
It was also unclear if bazaars in Isfahan and Tabriz remained closed. To date, Iran's supreme religious leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who has the final word on state matters, has backed the embattled president publicly. (International Herald Tribune)
Iranian Air Force to launch large-scale wargame Oct 16, 2008
The wargame will start from Tabriz, capital city of north-western province of East Azerbaijan, the report quoted the Public Relations of Iran's Army Air Force as saying ... The fighter jets of F4, F5, F7, F14, Thunderbolt (domestic Saegeh), Sukhoi and the fuel carrier of Boeing 707 will comprise the fighter fleet of this war drill, the report said, adding that the air fleet from aviation bases of Tehran, Tabriz, Hamadan, Dezfool and Isfahan would participate in this war exercise. (Xinhuanet, China)
Iranian merchants strike over new tax, oversight Oct 13, 2008
Merchants in the traditional marketplaces or bazaars of Tehran and Tabriz shuttered their businesses Sunday even though the government agreed to delay imposition of the tax on many retail and wholesale transactions for two months. Witnesses in downtown Tehran's massive and labyrinthine Grand Bazaar described whole sections closed down Sunday, the second day of the Iranian workweek. (Houston Chronicle)
Iran suspends tax after strike Oct 10, 2008
Shopkeepers in Isfahan, Mashhad, Tabriz and Tehran staged strikes to protest a new sales tax. (BEHROUZ MEHRI/AFP/Getty Images) By Nasser Karimi Associated Press / October 10, 2008. (Boston Globe)
Newsweek: How Russia's moves could affect Iran Aug 22, 2008
Imperial Russia kept pushing decade after decade until its troops occupied even the Iranian city of Tabriz. In the 20th century, the Soviets repeatedly tried to establish variations on the theme of a Persian Socialist Republic. (MSNBC -- International)
My first Persian rug Aug 16, 2008
You d think my first mortgage payment would ve given me such a grown-up sense of pride, but no it was this rosey-red, brown, turquoise, cream and dark brown hand-knotted rug made some time ago in Tabriz, Iran. It s somewhat worn, but I like its aged look and have more than once thought it will be with me for decades to come. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Church news (27) Jul 6, 2008
He was executed by firing squad on July 9, 1850, in Tabriz, Iran, while thousands looked on. More than 20,000 believers in Iran had already been killed for their faith. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
Aide: Plot to kill Iran leader thwarted Jun 25, 2008
"Therefore they are thinking about his dismissal or assassination," Zabihi said in the northwestern city of Tabriz. A plan to kidnap Ahmadinejad in Baghdad in March and a plot to assassinate him at this month's three-day summit in Rome were part of this, he said, without giving details, adding: "Both of those were aborted with God's help.". (MSNBC -- International)
46 comments May 20, 2008
Israel, conversely, has more than 10 Iranian cities on its hit list including Tehran, Tabriz, Isfahan, Qazvin, Shiraz, Yazd, Kerman, Qom, Ahvaz, and Kermanshah. Cordseman also noted that Iran would have lower fission yields, and less accurate force into cluster targeting on Israels two largest urban complexes, and that the Iranian side would also most likely be thwarted by Israels missile defense systems. (Human Events Online)
Alireza Jafarzadeh: Mission of Iran's New Majlis Mar 28, 2008
" The situation was even worse elsewhere. In Iran's second most populated city, Mashhad, the leading candidate Mohammad Reza Faker won a seat with 211,624 votes, out of the 1.8 million eligible voters; that is only 12 percent. In the northwestern city of Tabriz, Massoud Pezeshkzad got 105,000 votes, less than nine percent of eligible voters in that city, according to the state-run media. Ridiculing the government s 60 percent figure, the BBC reported that There was certainly no evidence of such... (Fox News)
Iran hard-liners winning vote Mar 15, 2008
In Tabriz in the northwest, Shiraz in the south and Sabzavar in the northeast, residents said the turnout appeared around the same or less than in 2004 elections, when hard-liners captured the parliament. But in the afternoon, state television said turnout among the estimated 44 million eligible voters was higher than that the 51 percent officially reported in 2004. (MSNBC -- International)
Stance on dress code stains Ahmadinejad Jan 17, 2008
"Twenty-nine years from the time of the revolution people still resist the dress code imposed on them or there would no longer be need for the police to interfere so often to correct their behavior," a university student from Tabriz told Inter Press Service (IPS). "The number of women wearing the black veil or men with beards is clearly very small, except in places like Qom, a religious capital, where tradition reigns hard. Ahmadinejad is a very clever man and he realized this fact, so in his... (Asia Times Online)
The Eastern world at its epic best Jan 5, 2008
In the summer of 2002, as Pentagon strategists were planning the invasion of Iraq, a short distance away, on the National Mall in Washington, the Smithsonian's Arthur M. Sackler Gallery was showing one of the most interesting exhibitions of Islamic art seen in the United States for years. The show illustrated a story largely set in the Iraqi cities that would shortly become the targets of the Pentagon's munitions. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Sneak peek at a desert Armageddon Jan 3, 2008
Even under a limited counterforce scenario where not more than 10 Iranian cities are attacked (Tabriz, Qazvin, Tehran, Esfahan, Shiraz, Yazd, Kerman. Qom, Ahwaz, Kermanshah), though Israel has the ability to attack all major Iranian cities, the casualties range from 16 to 28 million. (Asia Times Online)
Hour-by-hour forecast Jan 3, 2008
Melbourne, FL 32935 Last Updated: 01/03/08 07:15:48 EDT. C) Relative Humidity: 55% Visability: 10 miles (16 km). (Florida Today)
Report: Iran Would Suffer Up to 20 Million Casualties in Nuclear War With Israel Dec 25, 2007
It lists possible targets for an Iranian strike as Tel Aviv and Haifa, while the list of probable targets in Iran includes Tehran and Tabriz. The report also points to Israel's Arrow missile defense system as an obstacle facing any Iranian strike. (Fox News -- Politics)
An avalanche kills at least 16 people Dec 23, 2007
In comments published yesterday, Khatami was quoted as telling residents in the northwestern town of Tabriz that arbitrarily banning candidates was against Iran's constitution and Islam. The hard-liners include his successor, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. (Boston Globe)
Former Iranian President Khatami rebukes hardline clerics in sign of possible comeback Dec 23, 2007
In comments published Saturday, Mohammad Khatami, the president until 2005, was quoted as telling residents in the northwestern town of Tabriz that arbitrarily banning candidates was against Iran's constitution and Islam. The remarks were the latest in a wave of criticism of the hardline bloc, which includes Khatami's successor, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. (WSVN-TV Miami, FL)
Tremor Hits Iran City, Cutting Some Power Agency Dec 3, 2007
6 hit an area around the northwest Iranian city of Tabriz on Saturday frightening residents when some power and telephone lines were cut in the city, the official IRNA news agency said ... The northwest city of Tabriz is not close to major oil producing areas, which are mainly in the southwest and south of Iran, near the Gulf. (Planet Ark, United States)
Iran Chemical, Bio Weapons Threat Is Real Nov 8, 2007
The center cites credible-but-unverified reports suggesting Iran may be stockpiling anthrax and botulinum toxin near Tabriz. With regard to mustard gas and nerve gas, the CSIS report concludes that Iran possesses the technology to mass-produce those chemicals and deliver them to targets in artillery shells and bombs. (Newsmax)
Rumi remembered Oct 29, 2007
Iran has celebrated the 800th birthday of Jalal ad-din Muhammad Rumi, the poet and spiritual leader famous across much of central and western Asia, with a week-long conference in the cities of Tehran, Khoy and Tabriz. But scholars say that political pressures and the increasing commercialisation of Sufism, the mystical strand of Islam Rumi so heavily influenced, threaten to overshadow the poet's message of universal love and tolerance. (Aljazeera.Net)
Britons join Kurdish rebels to fight Turks Oct 29, 2007
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WEATHER: Thunderstorms possible Aug 28, 2007
Weather - 7-day Forecast Summaries. Melbourne, FL 32935 Last Updated: 08/28/07 09:30:35 EDT. (Florida Today)
IRAN BLACKS OUT DAY OF PROTEST Aug 14, 2007
Several other major cities saw similar demonstrations, including Ahvaz, Arak, Sanandaj, Shiraz and Tabriz. Everywhere, the protesters took care to keep their actions within the law. (New York Post -- Opinions)
Epidemiology of childhood Guillain-Barre syndrome in the Northwest of Iran Aug 6, 2007
The setting of the study was Tabriz Children Medical Centre, the major University-Hospital located in Tabriz city of the East Azarbaijan province covering whole region. Data collected included age, gender, chronological information, preceding events, functional grade of motor deficit. (BioMed Central)
Iran: Radio Farda -- Two Years Into Term, Ahmadinejad Grapples With Economy Aug 5, 2007
"The prices of meat, beans, rice, and fruit went up," Peyman Pakmehr a journalist based in Tabriz, told Radi Farda less than 24 hours after the new rationing kicked in. "When people ask shopkeepers why, they say it was because of the rise in gasoline prices.". (EurasiaNet.org)
Innkeeper grants guests a happy fate in Bath, Maine Jul 29, 2007
The room's curtains were made from embroidered Iranian cloth; a Persian rug from Tabriz lay at the foot of my bed. The bathroom had been specially designed to hold a deep tub where Towfighi could perform a traditional Iranian rite, known as full body exfoliation, or Kiseh Keshee. (Boston Globe)
Christians keep ancient rituals in heart of Iran Jul 28, 2007
They filled the church - Iran's most important Christian monument, which dates back to early decades of the faith - for the climax of the weekend, a church service attended by the patriarchs of Tehran and Tabriz. "The most important thing is that in a Muslim nation we have preserved this church," said Ani, 32, a female computer scientist and chorister. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Many would endorse 'Velvet Revolution'or even foreign military intervention Jul 21, 2007
The results came from a random sampling of 600 responders from Tehran, Isfahan, Tabriz, Shiraz and Mahabad, with the male-female ratio split 320-280. The respondents were equally divided among the following age groups: 20-30, 30-50, and over 50. (WorldNetDaily)
Body Awareness Training Curbs Ankle Re-Sprains Jun 26, 2007
Male soccer players who used the rehab technique, known as proprioceptive training, cut their risk of ankle reinjury nearly 90 percent compared to no rehab training at all, Farshid Mohammadi of Tabriz University of Medical Sciences in Tehran found. On the other hand, study participants who used strength training or special shoe inserts were no less likely to reinjure their ankles than the "control" group who underwent no rehabilitation training. (MEDLINEplus)
Iran: Spy rings found May 28, 2007
Fierce clashes broke out last May between Iranian police and Azeris in the northwestern city of Tabriz, after a cartoon in a state-run newspaper suggested the Turkic Azeris -- Iran's largest minority, making up about a quarter of Iran's 70 million people -- were stupid. A series of bomb attacks in the past two years in Khuzestan, the center of Iran's Arab minority, killed several people. (CNN -- International)
Iranian Minority Caught In Iran-U.S. Bind May 23, 2007
Revolutionary activity in Iran in the early 1900s was centered in Tabriz, a majority ethnic Azeri city. After a failed attempt at autonomy in 1944, an ethnic Azeri group threw its weight behind the Islamic Revolution in the 1970s in the hopes of regaining their cultural rights but those, too, were dashed. (CBS News -- World)
The thin blue line May 2, 2007
We want Tabriz to be the capital of south Azerbaijan, and we want a parliament and a government. But we are a part of Iran. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Reformists to take on Ahmadinejad Apr 30, 2007
"Akbar Alami, an independent, pro-reform MP from Tabriz and veteran of the Iran-Iraq war, is only too aware of the many, potent obstacles blocking the path to change. But determined not to repeat the mistakes of the past, when reformists neglected bread-and-butter issues, he is developing a platform on which the mooted coalition can run."First of all, we say the relationship between the people and the government should be defined by the law," Mr Alami said, an apparently commonplace statement... (Guardian Unlimited)
Iran fires back at the West Mar 8, 2007
Last May, a cartoon allegedly insulting to Azeri speakers that appeared in the official government gazette sparked demonstrations and riots in Tabriz, East Azarbaijan province, that quickly spread to other cities and towns and left several dead. Khuzestan in southwestern Iran is another problem zone. (Asia Times Online)
U.S. warns Arab executives to steer clear of trade with Iran Mar 8, 2007
"Relations between Iran and Saudi Arabia are as strong as the carpets woven in Tabriz.". In Riyadh last week, King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia and the Iranian president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, discussed Saudi-Iranian cooperation on several issues, including Iraq, Lebanon and the standoff with Washington. (International Herald Tribune -- Money Report)
Fathi: Iranian Scholars & Holocaust Mar 3, 2007
Akbar Alami, the parliamentary representative from the northwestern city of Tabriz, had asked Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki to appear in Parliament to explain the ministry's plans for decreasing tension with the West in January and accused Mr. Ahmadinejad of conducting a reckless foreign policy. Why did we have to bring up the issue of the Holocaust, which belongs to 60 years ago. (Zmag.org)
Armenian Media: Plans for New Russian Investments Raise Hopes and Spark Skepticism Feb 14, 2007
7 billion to build, plus require another $1 billion for a pipeline and railroad to connect Meghri with the Iranian city of Tabriz. Russian companies have also expressed interest in atomic energy development in Armenia, according to the newspaper. (EurasiaNet.org)
Fancied Iranians sweep podium places in first hill stage Jan 10, 2007
Hossein Ashkari of Giant Asia won the stage in 3 25:55, ahead of compatriots Mehdi Sohrabi of Tabriz Petrochemichal Cycling and another Giant Asia rider Ghader Mizbani, who had the same times ... Mehdi Sohrabi (Tabriz Petrochemical) same time; 3 ... Hossain Jahanbanian (Tabriz Petrochemical) 11'44:58; 5. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)
Manan outsprints foreigners to take green jersey Jan 7, 2007
Mehdi Sohrabi of Tabriz Petrochemical Cycling team of Iran was third on 4'30:11 while Thomas Just of Denmark's Team Farso Cycling came in fourth on 4'30:18. Anuar said he employed the right strategy to break away from the group at 40th km to win the second sprint zone in Maran and collect the five important points. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)
