Source: The Huffington Post President Hassan Rouhani of Iran surprised Tehran’s only Jewish hospital with a generous donation on Thursday, reports the New York Times. His brother personally delivered $400,00 […]
Group is made up of 12 global leaders who try ‘to promote peace, justice and human rights’ AFP Published: 18:28 January 26, 2014 Gulf News Tehran: Former UN chief Kofi […]
Source: Asia Times: By Pepe Escobar Iranian President Hassan Rouhani is at the moment the hardest-working man in (geopolitical) show business. He has just stepped into the lion’s den – or goldfish bowl; the World Economic Forum at Davos. And he charmed them all just with his “prudent moderation” strategy, […]
The bloody civil war in Syria and Iran’s efforts to come in from the diplomatic cold will drive the agenda this week as world leaders, business chiefs and celebrities gather […]
A political analyst has warned against the global Zionism’s agenda to fragment Muslim countries into small segments in an attempt to boost the US and Israel’s supremacy. “Part of the agenda is to reduce Muslim states to small ethnic or sectarian-based states, divided, powerless, so they cannot challenge the supremacy […]
global post: by Noga Tarnopolsky — JERUSALEM — Israel and Saudi Arabia aren’t used to finding themselves on the same side of an argument. But the interim deal curtailing Iranian nuclear development, beginning its implementation today, seems to have achieved the impossible. The agreement, signed last November, in which Iran’s nuclear […]
The UN has withdrawn an invitation for Iran to the January 22 Geneva 2 peace conference after Syria’s main western-backed opposition group threatened to pull out of talks if the Islamic Republic attends. Earlier on Monday, the Syrian National Coalition gave the UN until 1900 GMT to withdraw the invite […]
The second day of the 27th International Islamic Unity Conference is underway in the Iranian capital, Tehran, bringing together hundreds of religious thinkers and scholars from around the world, Press TV reports. More than 300 prominent Muslim scholars and thinkers from 58 countries are taking part in the three-day event […]
DUBAI — The ruler of Dubai, a Gulf trade and investment hub with strong links to Iran, said in remarks broadcast on Monday that the international community should ease sanctions […]
“In the greater sphere of global relations, Saudi Arabia faces a critical and uncertain future with the limitations of an oil economy, the U.S. disengaging from Iraq, and the controversy over a nuclear Iran.” — Giulio Gallarotti and Isam Yahia Al Filali BY Yuram Abdullah Weiler TEHERAN TIMES The Saudis, […]
STORY SUMMARY Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Thursday that nuclear talks with world powers had revealed U.S. enmity toward the Islamic state. Khamenei was speaking hours before talks […]
Epigraph And hold fast, all together, by the rope of Allah and be not divided; and remember the favor of Allah which He bestowed upon you when you were enemies […]
theguardian: Iran and Saudi Arabia are both bent on unrealistic plans for dominance in the Middle East or, at the very least, on denying the dominance of the other The Middle East is in the grip of a war neither side can win. The conflict in the region between Sunnis […]
By Robert Fisk, The Independent And so, for the first time in recent history, it seems that the “war against terror” – and specifically against al-Qa’ida – is being fought by Middle East regimes rather than their foreign investors. Sure, American drones still smash into al-Qa’ida operatives, wedding parties and […]
December 31, 2013 12:29 AM By Hassan Rouhani The Daily Star STORY SUMMARY When I campaigned to become president of Iran, I promised to balance realism and the pursuit of the Islamic Republic’s ideals – and won Iranian voters’ support by a large margin. That commitment led directly to the […]
December 18, 2013 12:23 AM By David Ignatius The Daily Star STORY SUMMARY Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said that despite hitting a “snag” in nuclear negotiations last week, Iran was committed “100 percent” to reaching a comprehensive final agreement. Iranian concern was eased, Zarif said, after his contacts […]
AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE Published — Thursday 19 December 2013 WASHINGTON: Saudi Arabia is prepared to act on its own to safeguard security in the region, the Saudi ambassador to Britain has said in a commentary published in the New York Times. Prince Mohammed bin Nawaf termed the West’s policies on […]
FARS NEWS AGENCY TEHRAN (FNA)- Head of Iran-Iraq Parliamentary Friendship Group Nasser Soudani underlined that the Zionist regime of Israel is the common enemy of all Muslims, including Shiites and […]
WASHINGTON: The Obama administration is targeting several companies and individuals for evading international sanctions against Iran and for providing support for Iran’s nuclear program. The Treasury and State departments announced Thursday they are freezing assets and banning transactions of entities they say are involved in the proliferation of material used […]
TEHRAN (FNA)- A senior Iranian parliamentarian called on the Muslim nations to keep vigilant against the plots hatched by the enemies to create a rift among them. Rapporteur of the Iranian Parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Commission Seyed Hossein Naqavi Hosseini underlined that the bullying powers are seeking to […]