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PRESS DIGEST - Iran - Nov 8
08 Nov 2009 07:13:31 GMT
Source: Reuters
TEHRAN, Nov 8 (Reuters) - These are some of the leading stories in Iranian newspapers on Sunday. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.

IRAN - Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei reinstated Ezzatollah Zarghami as the head of Iran's state broadcaster IRIB for another five-year term.

VATAN-E EMROUZ

- "We are still examining different solutions for provision of nuclear fuel for Tehran's research reactor," the prominent lawmaker Alaeddin Boroujerdi said.

ETEMAD

- Former president Mohammad Khatami said the national unity would be realised in the country only if the top authorities accept the fact that there is a crisis in the country.

- Health Ministry said the latest number of people diagnosed with H1N1 virus in Iran had reached 2,153 and the number of people who had died was 33.

KAYHAN

- "We would rather buy nuclear fuel for Tehran reactor instead of sending our uranium abroad," President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said in an interview with Turkish television network TRT.

AFTAB-E YAZD

- Tehran police said 109 people were detained during a demonstration in Tehran, adding that 47 were released and the rest were sent to jail.
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