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Month: April 2019

German Government: Anti-Israel, Pro-Iran

gatestoneinstitute.org - Supporting one-sided resolutions against Israel is not Germany's only unfriendly act against the Jewish state. Chancellor Angela Merkel…

Iran’s Parliament Votes to Allow Blind Candidates to Run for Seats

CHRI - After years of advocacy efforts by defenders of the rights of people with disabilities in Iran, the country’s…

Hijab Protester Vida Movahedi Remains Detained Despite Eligibility for Release

CHRI - Vida Movahedi, the woman whose public display of peaceful protest against Iran’s compulsory hijab law was captured in…

Hit movie pulled from Iran’s theaters

Al-Monitor - A supervisory body affiliated with Iran's Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance has imposed a sudden ban on…

Why Iranian authorities failed to minimize flood damage

Al-Monitor - Poor crisis management in the aftermath of the recent floods in Iran has highlighted the weaknesses of management…

Debate emerges as Iraqi forces enter Iran to aid flood relief

Al-Monitor - Iran’s ambassador to Iraq confirmed on April 12 that hundreds of members of the Iraqi Popular Mobilization Units…

Shushtar Historical Hydraulic System, A World Heritage Site, Unaffected By Flooding

PayvandN\ews - Shushtar Historical Hydraulic System, a UNESCO-registered ensemble in southwest Iran which is known as a 'masterpiece of creative…

Star Streets: Tehran to name places after contemporary artists

IRNA - Tehran City Council wants to name the Iranian capital's streets after the contemporary artists who have won the…

Structures Built By Army And Police Intensified Deadly Flash Floods

Radiofarda - An barrier by the army as well as a leisure and entertainment complex recently built by police in…

Italy’s UniCredit To Pay $1.3 Bln To Settle U.S. Sanctions Probe

Reuters - Italy's top bank UniCredit SpA and two subsidiaries have agreed to pay $1.3 billion to U.S. authorities to…