Iran develops auto industry robots

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JNN 14.08.10 Iranian researchers have, for the first time in the country, developed ten robots for the nation’s automotive industry using domestic knowhow.

The robots designed and developed by researchers at Tehran’s Sharif University of Technology cost a third of similar foreign-made robots, IRNA quoted a senior authority at the university as saying.

Mohammad Tabatabai added the robots are currently operational on the production line at giant Iranian auto maker Irankhodro.

The robots have different applications, he said.

For example, he added, they can be used in producing cylinders and cylinder heads as well as holding and moving parts.

Netanyahu to travel with Mossad agents

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JNN 14.08.10 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been forced to seek Mossad’s help on organizing his Greece visit as Israeli’s foreign ministry staff are currently on strike.

Foreign ministry employees in Israel are on strike in protest at the low pay and benefits they receive compared with the Mossad, Shin Bet and other government agencies with missions abroad. As a result, some 100 Israeli embassies throughout the world are refusing to go to work.

The unusual decision by the prime minister sparked anger among foreign ministry officials, who accuse Netanyahu of trying to break a legal strike by using another body.

Israeli diplomats have also vowed to cut off contact with all units of the Mossad, which is preparing Netanyahu’s Greece visit through its network of residents abroad who have close contacts with government officials and security agencies in the host country.

Meanwhile, the employees of Israel’s Athens embassy have boycotted Netanyahu’s trip.

“The ambassador will not meet the prime minister at the airport and nobody from the foreign ministry will lift a finger for this trip,” a foreign ministry workers’ committee source said.

“It is unacceptable that the prime minister would use another body, which is strictly in charge of security matters, to break a strike,” the source added.

According to Israeli media, the Athens visit is too important to be delayed as it is intended to strengthen ties with Greece after Israel failed to repair its once strong relations with former regional ally Turkey.

Netanyahu is due to travel to Greece on Monday for talks with Prime Minister George Papandreou and other leading officials.

US rabbi to hold anti-Israel rallies

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JNN 14.08.10 A rabbi has sharply criticized the Israeli regime for its crimes against Palestinians, saying Tel Aviv is not the representative of Jewish people.

In an interview with IRNA in New York, David Feldman, an anti-Zionist campaigner, also announced plans to organize protest rallies in several countries against Israeli violence on Palestinians.

The rabbi noted on Saturday that the protesters intend to raise public awareness that Israel is an anti-Semitic regime and it should lift its siege on the impoverished Gaza Strip.

Israel has imposed a crippling blockade on the coastal enclave since 2007. The 1.5 million population of Gaza have endured severe conditions, constantly suffering from lack of basic living supplies.

Feldman emphasized that rabbis have always been opposed to Zionism and Israel, adding that the demonstrators will be carrying posters at their rallies to express anger toward the regime.

He said that his organization had held several demonstrations in Canada and the United States so far.

The rabbi also said that the people around the world are not aware of Israeli crimes against the innocent people of Palestine and it is our responsibility to expose the crimes committed by Israel.

Hezbollah shares Hariri case evidence

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JNN 14.08.10 Hezbollah says it is ready to hand over evidence proving Israel’s involvement in the murder of former Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri to Lebanese authorities.

Hezbollah officials said on Friday that since the resistance movement does not trust the tribunal investigating Hariri’s assassination, they would pass the sensitive material to the Lebanese judiciary.

“What Lebanon’s jurisdiction asks for we will provide, and what they do with that is their responsibility,” State Minister for Administrative Development Mohammed Fneish told AFP.

“Our position has not changed, however. Our evidence is in the hands of the Lebanese government… but that does not alter our view of the tribunal, which is that it has no credibility,” the Hezbollah minister added.

Hezbollah lawmaker Nawaf Mousawi also said that it is up to Lebanese authorities to give the information to the UN tribunal.

Hezbollah’s Friday decision came after the UN tribunal probing the murder of former Lebanese premier called on the Shia group to submit all the information it has and assist the inquiry.

Some political analysts, however, believe Chief prosecutor Daniel Bellemare’s request was “merely an attempt to enhance the credibility of the tribunal.”

Hezbollah Secretary-General Seyyed Hassan Nasrallah on Monday presented new indications of Israeli involvement in the killing of Hariri in a massive car bomb explosion in 2005.

The evidence included footage from Israeli spy drones of routes used by Hariri and recorded confessions by Israeli spies substantiating that the assassination of Hariri was carried out on orders from Tel Aviv.

Imam Khamenei Commends Enthusiasm for Quran

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World Shia Leader recommended that people make an attempt to understand the concepts in the Quran and abide by them in addition to reciting the holy book.

Imam Khamenei further pointed out that mastery of Quran translation would lead to a better understanding and interpretation of the teachings of Islam’s holy book.

The Leader made the comments on August 12 during a ceremony on the first day of the holy month of Ramadan in Iran.

Muslims observing Ramadan fast between sunrise and sunset.