Prominent Imprisoned Activist Who Voted for Rouhani: My Vote Was For Iran’s Civil Society
CHRI - Narges Mohammadi, a prominent human rights activist serving a 16-year prison sentence for her peaceful advocacy efforts, is…
Month: June 2017
Islamic Feminist Scholar: No Better Time For Rouhani to Nominate Women to His Cabinet
CHRI - President Hassan Rouhani should honor his campaign pledges to women and nominate them to serve in his second-term…
Saudi-led Qatar blockade brings Iran, Turkey together
Al-monitor - The power constellations in the Middle East are growing ever more complex. On June 5, Saudi Arabia along…
Iranian Scientist Amirhosein Mosavi Receives 2017 Young Scientists Award
PayvandNews - The International Coordinating Council of the UNESCO's Man and the Biosphere (MAB) Programme has named Amirhosein Mosavi as one recipient of the 2017…
Iran to hold international conference on combating sand storms
PayvandNews - Iran is organizing a three-day international conference on combating sand and dust storms in July, with participation of representatives from…
Is Iran plunging the Middle East into another war?
Al-Arabia - The days of ISIS are numbered and voices are heard about the entire region being forced into a…
Iran draws line in the sand in Syrian desert
Al-monitor - Ali Hashem writes, “The war for the Syrian Desert is in fact a war for the heart of the Middle…
Iran’s drug problem: Addicts ‘more than double’ in six years
BBC - The number of people suffering from drug addiction in Iran has more than doubled in the last six…
Tillerson Says Qatar Is Reviewing Demands By Neighbors
RFL/RE - U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson says Qatar is reviewing demands by neighboring nations to end a diplomatic…
CIA chief Mike Pompeo: Iran is the world’s largest supporter of terrorism
Al-Arabia - The director of the United States’ Central Intelligence Agency has said that Iran is the world’s largest supporter…