BBC News — Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has urged equal opportunities and rights for men and women, and condemned sexual discrimination. In a speech marking Women’s Day, Mr Rouhani criticised “those who consider women’s presence society as a threat” and said Iran still had “a long way to go” to […]
TORY SUMMARY by David Ignatius As the Iran nuclear talks reach roughly the halfway point in the six-month timetable for negotiating a comprehensive agreement, both sides report slow, steady progress in closing gaps – but no deal yet. Second, Iran continues to mix its pragmatic stance in the negotiations with […]
TEHRAN: More than one in five marriages in Iran ended in divorce last year — despite the government’s push for more couples to wed and have children to reverse slowing population growth. The annual figures published Tuesday also showed fewer people were getting married and the statistics coincide with rising […]
April 23, 2014 – 19:31 Six Swiss People’s Party politicians are making headlines after their controversial visit to Iran over Easter. The group of rightwing politicians included two who helped […]
STORY SUMMARY US prosecutors unveiled plans Thursday to sell an Iran-owned Manhattan skyscraper in the largest terror-related seizure ever, and distribute proceeds to families affected by attacks linked to Tehran. Among the creditors are families and estates of victims of the 1983 bombings of US Marine barracks in Beirut that […]
TEHRAN — An Iranian mother spared the life of her son’s convicted murderer with an emotional slap in the face as he awaited execution with the noose around his neck, a newspaper reported Thursday. The dramatic climax followed a rare public campaign to save the life of Balal, who at 19 […]
Source: BBC By Jane Ciabattari The ecstatic poems of Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Rumi, a Persian poet and Sufi master born 807 years ago in 1207, have sold millions of copies […]
A group of international peace activists has arrived in Tehran to start a movement aimed at providing humanitarian aid to Syrians and the establishment of peace in Syria, Press TV reports. The convoy, dubbed “Pilgrims of Peace,” includes activists from countries such as Britain, Canada, Germany, Lebanon, Australia, Pakistan, India […]
(by Rodolfo Calò) (ANSAmed) – TEHRAN – The presentation of what has been dubbed the ‘Islamic Nobel Prize’ for science and technology was held on Monday in the Iranian capital’s Pardis Technological Park. The Mustafa Science and Technology Prize, in honor of one of the 201 names (”the chosen one”) […]
Iran promoting ‘Islamic Nobel Prize’ for science and technology To reward Muslim scientists in the world and the Med region 10 March, 19:05 The banner for the presentation of the ‘Islamic Noble Prize’ (by Rodolfo Calò) (ANSAmed) – TEHRAN – The presentation of what has been dubbed the ‘Islamic […]
haft-sin churshama kulla Nowrūz (Persian: نوروز, IPA: [nouˈɾuːz], meaning “[The] New Day”) is the name of the Iranian New Year in the Solar Hijri calendar.[16][17] Nowruz is also referred to as the Persian New Year.[18][19][20][21] Nowruz marks the first day of spring and the beginning of the year in the […]
Huff Post: by Yasmine Hafiz — From the outside, the Nasir al-Mulk Mosque in Shiraz, Iran, seems like a fairly traditional house of worship — but it’s hiding a gorgeously colorful secret. The multitude of stained glass windows turn the inside of the mosque into a riotous wonderland of color […]
Iranian president makes first Arab trip to Oman DUBAI: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani is visiting nearby Oman on his first trip to an Arab country since taking office last year.Iran´s state TV says Rouhani, who has vowed to improve Tehran´s relations with neighbors, landed in Muscat on Wednesday. A […]
AP / Chris Brummitt and Minh V. Tranh (KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia) — A man traveling with a stolen passport on a missing Malaysia Airlines jetliner was an Iranian teenager trying to migrate to Germany, and is not believed to have any terrorist links, police said Tuesday. The announcement is likely […]
by Rainn Wilson, HUFFINGTON POST It’s 5 a.m. and my alarm goes off. There’s not a hint of daylight in the sky. I blearily plod downstairs to the kitchen and fumble around for a carton of eggs, some frozen veggie sausages, spinach and corn tortillas. As I prepare […]
TEHRAN (FNA)- Chairman of Iran’s Expediency Council (EC) Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani deplored the spread of terrorism in the world, and called for practical measures by all Muslim countries to eradicate terrorist and extremist groups. “Terrorists must be prevented from establishing bases in Muslim countries,” Rafsanjani said in a meeting with […]
As well as Muslim women, Sikh men, who are also required to cover their hair, will also benefit from the new rule change. World Bulletin / News Desk Muslim women footballers will not be able to sport the headscarf during games, after FIFA decided to lift a ban on head […]
(Wam) / 19 February 2014 FNC Speaker Al Murr and delegation visits Iranian Shura Council, invites Ali Larijani to visit UAE. Mohammed Al Murr meets Iranian President Dr Hassan Rohani during the Conference of Islamic Inter-Parliamentary Union of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation. — Wam Federal National Council (FNC) Speaker […]
The Diplomat: by Bobby Woods — As Iran’s newly elected president, Hassan Rouhani, undertakes a major charm offensive that seeks to woo U.S. President Barack Obama, many Americans are left to wonder whether Iranian promises of greater cooperation are valid or simply a stall and ruse. Obama has repeatedly said […]
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani in a meeting with his Omani counterpart Sheikh Khaled Bin Hilal Al-Maouli called on Muslim religious and political leaders to increase contacts to find solutions the problems of the Muslim world. “What is happening today in the Muslim world, specially in Syria, is […]