11.   A conservative Iranian newspaper editor called Saturday for Khatami to define what the press can publish, the official news agency reported.

12.   A French envoy will visit Tehran later this month following a recent improvement in relations, an Iranian newspaper reported Monday.

13.   A new Iranian newspaper has stopped publication after authorities charged it with frequently violating press ethics, other newspapers reported Wednesday.

14.   A leading Iranian newspaper Tuesday accused Britain of sabotaging efforts to improve ties between Iran and the European Union, the official Islamic Republic News Agency reported.

15.   A senior Iraqi army officer has defected to Iran and sought political asylum, an Iranian newspaper reported Saturday.

16.   A political columnist for Tous, a banned Iranian newspaper, was arrested Saturday, colleagues said, in the third detention involving the liberal daily this week.

17.   All Iranian newspapers ignored the anniversary of the edict in their Tuesday editions except the hard-line daily Jomhuri Islami.

18.   An Iranian newspaper on Tuesday denied reports that Iran had purchased nuclear weapons from Russia.

19.   An Iraqi Kurdish group denied Tuesday an Iranian newspaper report that some of its activists have spied for Turkey and Israel.

20.   An Iraqi Kurdish group on Tuesday denied an Iranian newspaper report alleging some of its activists have spied for Turkey and Israel.