Latest in Tag: iran Highlight
Latest in Tag: iran

Iran can defeat ‘barbaric’ sanctions, vows Khamenei
The Iranian Rial lost 40% of its value as a result to the economic sanctions

Time to change course in Middle East says Romney
Romney would keep Iran in check, chase terrorists in Libya, put conditions on US aid to Egypt and help arm Syrian rebels

No Longer Forgotten
Amid a crackdown on houses of worship, incidents of persecution, accusations of contempt of religion and the rejection of their political party, Egyptian Shiâas are no longer a forgotten community in Egypt. After the 25 January Revolution, Egyptian Shiâas sought to have more freedom in the new era. Hence, they were brought under scrutiny. Daily News Egypt investigates the Egyptian Shiâas file; their quest for more freedom, their attempts to enter the political arena, their demands for the new constitution, and Al-Azharâs response to their activities

Morsy traveling to Turkey
Scheduled to discuss economic and political ties

Iran nuclear tensions sharpen
Netanyahu and Obama stress their “shared goal” to stop Iran getting a nuclear bomb

Israeli PM to set ‘red line’ on Iran at UN
Israeli PM to set ‘red line’ on Iran at UN

Iran’s economy sags under sanctions
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei ordered Iran to adopt an “economy of resistance”

Morsy at the UN
Egyptian president meets heads of state and addresses the UN General Assembly
Iran TV reporter killed, another wounded in Syria
Iranian reporter shot dead in Syria, another wounded

Israel imposes 48 hour border closure for Yom Kippur
Gaza and West Bank borders closed for Yom Kippur but humanitarian and medical emergency services will be allowed through.

Iranian President dismisses Israeli threat after meeting with Ban Ki-Moon
Iranian leaders speak out on war with Israel ahead of UN General Assembly meeting

Iran blocks access to Gmail
First step towards creating a national internet network, separated from the worldwide internet

US decides MEK no longer terrorists
Mujahedeen Khalq is to be removed from the United States terrorist organisations list

Iranian female ex-parliamentarian sentenced over “anti-state propaganda”
Faezeh Rafsanjani sentenced to six months in prison

Strike on Iran would trigger ‘World War III’: Guards
Iran could launch a pre-emptive strike if Israel prepares to attack it

400 protest near French embassy in Iran
No violence was reported

Womenâs revolution in the Middle East could be sooner than expected
Saudi women allowed to travel within Gulf without guardiansâ approval, while Iranian woman beats Muslim cleric for criticising her outfit

Ashton to consult UN partners on Iran
EU’s foreign policy chief meets with Iran’s nuclear negotiator

Reward offered for capturing Al-Assad
Meanwhile Syrian army reported to have tested chemical weapons

Egypt, Iran, and Turkey in high level talks over Syria
Saudi Arabia did not send its foreign minister

Romney: peace in Middle East “unthinkable”
Republican presidential candidate caught on camera

Members of Iranian Special Forces present in Syria and Lebanon are only âcounsellorsâ
Iran confirms the presence on Iranian forces in Syria

Israel and Iran usual War Dance
Multinational armada in the Arab Gulf while Iran tests its defences

US waivers 11 nations complying with Sanctions placed on Iran
Nations complying with Iranian sanctions are granted waivers to aid them in diminishing imports from Iran

Reactions to Innocence of the Muslims
Egypt, US, and UN call for calm, while Iran and Al-Qaeda threaten

Obama and Netanyahu apparently still friends
Obamaâs refusal to meet Netanyahu denied after media circulated split over Iran
Review: usual flak for Morsy and Constitutent Assembly, US and salafist sheikh take a dose too
In today’s column review Morsy comes in for his usual dose of criticism from the pundits, as does Salafist Sheikh Wagdy Ghoneim. In terms of domestic politics, proportional electoral lists and the draft constitution are considered, while on the international front US funding of Egypt is examined. Amr Al-Shobaki The catastrophe of the proportional …

Israel claims 70,000 Hezbollah rockets aimed at it
Israel claims the Lebanese militant group has multiplied its stockpiles since 2006 invasion of Lebanon

Morsyâs Syria quartet in Cairo
Iran and new UN special envoy to Syria both attending Morsy’s initiative to resolve Syria crisis

Al-Qaeda-linked militant threatens Syria
Abu Sayyaf vows to fight against Al-Assad