Combatants of Hamzeh Seyed al-Shohada headquarters of the IRGC Ground Force managed to destroy a team of Kurdish PJAK militant group killing its 5 members in Sardasht region, northwestern Iran, IRGC announced in a statement. The statement adds that IRGC has taken significant quantities of weapons, ammunition and documents from the terrorist group which they […]
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British company manager supports lifting of Western sanctions on Iran
Tehran, May 21, IRNA – A British company manager has said that while the US continues with the sanctions imposed on Iran, Europe has showed it is really willing to see lifting of sanctions on the country. Christoph Wunsch, a senior official at Global Logistics and Engineering Services (GLES Ltd), told IRNA that the grounds […]
Syrian army enters IS-held Palmyra, Mosul operation begins
From: washingtonpost.com Syrian government forces pushed into the ancient town of Palmyra, where Islamic State militants appeared on the verge of collapse Thursday, while in Iraq, a military spokesman announced the start of a long-awaited operation to recapture the IS-held northern city of Mosul. The extremist group has been losing ground […]
Palestinians in Ramallah urge boycott of Israeli goods
Hundreds of Palestinians, including lawmakers, held a demonstration in the occupied West Bank Saturday, calling for the boycott of Israeli products. Marching through the streets in Ramallah City, the demonstrators urged people worldwide to unite against the Tel Aviv regime and put an immediate embargo on Israeli goods. The demonstration was part of a campaign […]
Iran lifts currency controls with Russia
Iran said on Friday that it had lifted the currency controls with Russia in a bid which is expected to boost commerce between the two countries. The announcement was made by Masoud Karbasian, the head of Iran’s Customs Administration who said the policy is in line with the government’s push to promote trade ties with […]
Iran lifts currency controls with Russia
Iran said on Friday that it had lifted the currency controls with Russia in a bid which is expected to boost commerce between the two countries. The announcement was made by Masoud Karbasian, the head of Iran’s Customs Administration who said the policy is in line with the government’s push to promote trade ties with […]
Saudi military intervention in Syria amounts to war: Russian deputy
A Russian deputy has warned Saudi Arabia that any military ground operation in Syria without the Damascus government’s consent amounts to a declaration of war. “Syria has to give official consent, to invite, otherwise it will be a war. The same applies to international law,” Pavel Krasheninnikov, the head of the State Duma committee, told Interfax on […]
‘It’s practically impossible to integrate Muslims into Western Europe,’ says Czech president as he blames Islamic culture for Cologne sex attacks
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Israeli Mother Addresses European Parliament
This important address to the EU parliament was first published in November 2009 Dear Friends, Dr. Nurit Peled-Elhanan is the mother of Smadar Elhanan, 13 years old when killed by a suicide bomber in Jerusalem in September 1997. Below is Nurit’s speech made on International Women’s Day in Strasbourg earlier this month[November 2009]. Please listen to […]
Tehran Story Award honors writers
Tehran, Dec 26, IRNA – Tehran Story Award has known its winners during a ceremony in Tehran University’s Ferdowsi Hall. During the Thursday closing event, 8 works, mostly by young writers participated in 7 categories, earned the statue as well as the cash prize. Five other writers also received the citation award. Being held by […]
People Aren’t Smart Enough for Democracy to Work, Scientists Say
From: yahoo.com The democratic process relies on the assumption that citizens (the majority of them, at least) can recognize the best political candidate, or best policy idea, when they see it. But a growing body of research has revealed an unfortunate aspect of the human psyche that would seem to disprove this […]
Report: Iran poised to hit new oil reserves
Iran is poised to strike a new oil gusher in an offshore field which the country shares with the UAE in the Persian Gulf, an official says. New discovery drillings in the Salman field have led Iranian prospectors to a new hydrocarbon-bearing formation which most probably contains oil reserves, an official with the Iranian Offshore Oil […]