Iran vows ‘collapse of bloodthirsty regime’ after Bahrain strips top Shia cleric of nationalityFootball icon David Beckham backs Remain with isolation warning – zakaria.virk@gmail.com – Gmail By Vasudevan Sridharan, June 21, 2016 04:52 BST Iran has promised Bahrain will “pay the price” after the Sunni monarchy stripped a top Shia cleric […]
Source: BBC The authorities in Iran have thwarted a plot by Sunni militants to bomb targets in the capital Tehran and other cities, the intelligence ministry says. The ministry said […]
Many of Europe’s largest banks won’t do business with Iran for fear of breaching other US sanctions, which have nothing to do with the nuclear agreement – but a lot […]
Iranian diplomat Ghadanfar Rokonabadi disappeared after being caught up in the mass panic on last year’s Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca Robert Fisk @indyvoices He was smart, occasionally humorous and detailed in his replies to my questions. Officially, he was an attaché at Iran’s high-walled, black-painted embassy in Beirut, but back in 1996 I […]
Source: Tehran Times TEHRAN – The 24th International Holy Quran Exhibition, promoting the motto “Toward Understanding the Holy Quran”, will open at Tehran’s Imam Khomeini Mosalla today, the first day […]
June 6, 2016 TEHRAN – On Monday, President Hassan Rouhani of Iran declared implementation of the legislation that would provide the Foreign Ministry for demanding compensation from the U.S. for inflicting “spiritual and material damage” on Iran in years before and after the 1979 Revolution. The law comes after […]
Source:Arabnews.Com JEDDAH: Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdul Aziz Al-Asheikh has slammed Iran for what he described as attempts to create mischief at Haj and divide Muslims. Speaking on the Makkah radio show “Fatwa Fountains,” and reported by a local publication here, he said that “any policy to derail the holy Haj […]
By Reuters – May 30,2016 -JORDAN TIMES DUBAI — Iran said on Sunday its pilgrims would not attend the annual Hajj, blaming regional rival Saudi Arabia for “sabotage” and failing to guarantee the safety of pilgrims. Saudi Arabia, which oversees the greater pilgrimage to Mecca by more than 2 […]
SAUDI ARABIA Talks ‘positive’: Iran set to sign Haj pact ARAB NEWS | Published — Thursday 26 May 2016 The Kingdom “welcomes pilgrims from all around the world”. (SPA) JEDDAH: Saudi Arabia said talks on Wednesday with visiting Iranian delegates on arrangements for Iranian Haj pilgrims have been “positive.” Hussein […]
Source. Times of Israel Khamenei has repeatedly threatened to annihilate the Jewish state, and in September 2015 suggested Israel would not be around in 25 years. In a quote posted to Twitter by Khamenei’s official account on September 9, 2015, Khamenei addressed Israel, saying, “You will not see next 25 […]
https://www.clarionproject.org/analysis/57-muslim-states-block-lgbt-groups-aids-conferenceIn Iran, gay people are routinely hanged from cranes. (Photo: © Reuters) Groups advocating for gay and transgender rights have been banned from an upcoming meeting at the UN following the intervention of acoalition of Muslim states. The conference will take place from June 8 to June 10 and aims […]
Source: CNN By Steve Almasy and Bijan Hosseini, CNN The outgoing Iranian Parliament is demanding unspecified compensation from the United States for its involvement in “spiritual and material damage” for the past 63 years, Iranian state news reported Tuesday. During its Tuesday morning session, the Parliament cited examples such as […]
The Islamic Republic of Iran arrested eight of Iran’s top models for posting ‘immodest’ pictures on Instragram in a crackdown on the site. Tue, May 17, 2016 One of of Iran’s top models, Elnaz Gorokh. (Photo: © Instagram) Related Stories The Iranian regime arrested eight people working in online modelling for posts […]
May 17, 2016 In an article in the Washington Post published on May 13 former U.S. military commander and CIA director David Petraeus has said that prejudice against Muslim will help terrorists “who wish to kill us all”. In his article headlined “Anti-Muslim bigotry aids Islamist terrorists”, Petraeus says those politicians who […]
ARAB NEWS | Published — Tuesday 17 May 2016 JEDDAH: The Council of Ministers said Iran is attempting to politicize the Haj by refusing to sign an agreement mandatory for all countries seeking to send pilgrims on the holy journey. The Cabinet meeting, chaired by Custodian of the Two Holy […]
Source: BBC Iran has arrested eight people working for online modelling agencies deemed to be “un-Islamic”, the prosecutor of Tehran’s cybercrimes court has said. The arrests are part of […]
The escalating rivalries and animosities between Iran and Saudi Arabia have nothing to do with the Sunni-Shia divide. Visitors relax on the grounds of the Museum of Islamic Art in Doha, Qatar [Getty] by Hamid Dabashi @HamidDabashi Hamid Dabashi is the Hagop Kevorkian Professor of Iranian Studies and Comparative Literature […]
May 15, 2016 TEHRAN — Three Iranian projects were shortlisted with 16 other works from around the world for the Aga Khan Award for Architecture worth $1 million. The projects are the Manouchehri House in the central Iranian city of Kashan, the Tabiat Pedestrian Bridge and the 40 Knots […]
WEATHER, AMMAN Today, May 13, 2016 By Reuters – May 12,2016 -JORDAN TIMES ANKARA — Iranian Muslims will miss the annual Hajj (the greater Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca) in September, media reported on Thursday, as Tehran and Riyadh traded blame over a failure to agree organisational details. The […]
Source: ET Iranian President Hassan Rowhani. PHOTO: AFP The run-off elections in Iran have served a sotto-voce notice on the hardliners in and out of parliament that their day whilst not yet over, is not indefinite. The moderates and reformists have gained a working majority in the Iranian parliament for […]