Al-Arabia – It is expected that there will be celebrations, such as music concerts, to mark Eid El Fitr. These celebrations might even extend throughout the whole summer vacation in different places in Saudi Arabia, UAE and Bahrain.

Al-Arabia – A high-ranking Jordanian source told Al Arabiya.net on Friday that Jordan transferred its ambassador Abdullah Abu Rumman from Iran to the Jordanian Foreign Ministry headquarters in Amman based on a decision by the Jordanian cabinet.

Radiofarda – By arresting Iran’s top human rights lawyer, Nasrin Sotoudeh, powerful Iranian hard-liners are aiming to silence the most prominent voice for the voiceless in the Islamic republic.

Radiofarda – In an attempt to harness soaring prices, Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani has ordered his cabinet ministers to open warehouses and “put stockpiled commodities at the people’s disposal.”

Radiofarda – The United States says it is “deeply concerned” by reports that prominent Iranian human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh has been arrested in Tehran and calls for her immediate release. 

Al-Monitor – The money supply in the Iranian economy exceeds $355 billion at the official exchange rate, remarkably surpassing total economic output of $331 billion. Financial depth, a metric showing the ratio of liquidity to gross domestic product, is commonly indicative of the state of a given economy. But financial depth can be too high; the rapid growth of this …

Al-Monitor – Iranian state TV censorship of a popular series has once again created a controversy in the Iranian circles, starting a debate on rape, child molestation and sexuality on screen. The controversy follows the decision of the state TV’s censorship of an episode of “Don’t Leave Me,” a top-rated TV series that ran throughout Ramadan, the high season for …

Al-Monitor – In an interview with Iranian-funded, Arabic news channel Al-Alam, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad discussed a wide range of issues, including the Iranian presence in the southern part of his country and the possibility of visiting Tehran soon.

Radiofarda – The Islamic Republic’s parliament (Majles) has drafted a double emergency motion to declare general amnesty and judicial immunity for diaspora Iranians.

Radiofarda – Iran and Venezuela could lose around 30 percent of their oil production next year due to sanctions re-imposed by the United States, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA).