To Calm Israel, U.S. Offers Ways to Restrain Iran
With Israel openly debating whether to strike at Iran’s nuclear facilities in the coming months, the Obama administration is moving ahead with a range of steps short of war that it hopes will […]
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Concludes Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Summit
Source: China Daily TEHRAN – The 16th Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Summit concluded in the Iranian capital of Tehran on Friday after the adoption of the outcome documents. Iranian President Mahmoud […]
Ahmadinejad ends Non-Aligned Movement Summit with call for world peace
Source: Haaretz, Israel In his closing speech as new NAM chairman, Iran’s president says “all NAM member states approved the need for a new world management upon the basis of […]
Tehran NAM Summit: When US, Israel Get Embarrassed
TEHRAN (FNA)- While the media wing of the major world powers, spearheaded by the United States, UK and Israel is sparing no effort to further isolate Iran over its nuclear […]
An Ever-Busier Bazaar for Islamic Art .
By JUDITH H. DOBRZYNSKI For Nasser D. Khalili, an Iranian-born businessman and philanthropist, the Islamic art market is suddenly feeling crowded. Over the past 40 years, he has amassed a […]
An autumn abyss becomes more likely
August 31, 2012 01:00 AM By Joschka Fischer The Daily Star In the coming months, several serious regional economic and political crises could combine into one mega-watershed, fueling an intense global upheaval. In the course of the summer, the prospect of a perilous fall has become only more likely. The […]
Iran starts NAM summit under sharper UN nuclear scrutiny
Credit: TOI TEHRAN: Iran on Thursday lifted the curtain on a summit of non-aligned states it presented as a diplomatic triumph, but the event was held under the cloud of intensified UN scrutiny of the Islamic republic’s nuclear programme. UN chief Ban Ki-moon, in Tehran, spent the eve of the […]
‘Obama puting off Iran invasion until November’
President Obama has managed to avoid war with Iran, but his wars still could come back to haunt him, Andrew Levine, a scholar at a Washington think tank told RT, exposing the pitfalls of the US electoral system and Obama’s term in the White House. RT: You contributed to a book […]
The Endless War: Saudi Arabia Goes on the Offensive against Iran
by Felix Imonti, Oilprice Saudi Arabia has gone on the offensive against Iran to protect its interests. Their involvement in Syria is the first battle in what is going to be a long bloody conflict that will know no frontiers or limits. Ongoing Disorders in the island kingdom of Bahrain […]
Prince Hassan to head Jordan’s delegation at NAM summit
by Jordan Times | Aug 26, 2012 | AMMAN — Deputising for His Majesty King Abdullah, HRH Prince Hassan will head Jordan’s delegation to the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) summit in Tehran, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported. Iran welcomed a group of 120 developing nations on Sunday to the NAM […]
For Israel to go to war with Iran would be the height of folly
Daily Telegraph: Judging by the rhetorical fusillades exchanged between Israel and Iran, the threat of war between the two adversaries becomes greater day by day. Meanwhile, the chances of formal […]
The South gathers in Tehran
Credit: Asia Times: Usually ignored by the West as irrelevant, the Non-Aligned Movement has raised eyebrows by scheduling its next summit in the Iranian capital. By doing so, it has underscored recent developments in the Middle East centering on Iran, Syria, India, and the NAM’s ongoing struggle against US geopolitical […]
Future of Religious Minorities in the Muslim World
Source: Huffington Post By Imam Mohamed Magid President, Islamic Society of North America As an imam and as the president of the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA), I know all too well the many challenges that American Muslims experience on a daily basis. We struggle for inclusion, for acceptance, […]
Iran, Egypt move to restore diplomatic ties — Salehi
AFP | Aug 21, 2012 JORDAN TIMES CAIRO — Iran and Egypt are moving towards restoring diplomatic relations which were severed more than three decades ago, Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi said in an interview published on Tuesday. Salehi said in comments reported in Egypt’s state-run Al Ahram newspaper […]
Islamic summit questioned: Can they make Amends?
Eight Islamic Sects Meet in Saudi, But Can They Make Amends? Leaders of Islamic countries pose during the official photo taking session of the Organisation of Islamic Conference (OIC) summit in Mecca August 14, 2012. Leaders of Muslim countries are expected to suspend Syria’s membership of the OIC at a […]
Iran bans women from over 70 university courses: Report
Credit: ET Iran has the highest ratio of female to male undergraduates in the world. PHOTO: REUTERS Female students in Iran have been barred from more than 70 university degree courses, popular British daily The Telegraph reported on Monday. The new policy introduced by the Islamic Republic of Iran, resulted in […]
Mursi likely to visit Iran
South Asian News Agency (SANA) ⋅ August 19, 2012 ⋅ Share/Save CAIRO, (SANA): Egypt’s Islamist President Mohamed Mursi will visit Iran to attend the Non-Aligned Movement meetings on Aug 30, […]
Iraq helping Iran skirt sanctions: report
AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE ARABNEWS Sunday 19 August 2012 WASHINGTON: Iraq is helping its neighbor Iran skirt international sanctions by smuggling oil and letting Tehran secretly move large amounts of cash through bank auctions, The New York Times reported Sunday. Last month, US President Barack Obama singled out the Elaf Islamic […]
Iran Summit – Egyptian President to attend
Egypt President To Visit Iran, A First In Decades by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS text size A A A CAIRO August 18, 2012, 05:18 pm ET CAIRO (AP) — Egypt’s President Mohammed Morsi will attend a summit in Iran later this month, a presidential official said on Saturday, the first such trip for an Egyptian leader […]