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Radiofarda – Saudi Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Adel al-Ahmad al-Jubeir has said in an interview with French newspaper Liberation on Thursday October 24 that “Those in the Iranian administration who talk about negotiations between Iran and Saudi Arabia have no power.” “Members of the Iranian administration talk about negotiations but they do not have any power. On the other hand, …

Al-Arabia – Iran’s today is stronger than its “enemies,” who have power but are unable to use it, claimed the commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Hossein Salami on Friday, according to the semi-official Mehr news agency. “Being powerful is not just about having power, but also to be able to exercise your power,” said Salami, addressing a …

VOA – Iraqi police fired live rounds into the air and dozens of tear gas canisters Friday to disperse thousands of protesters on the streets of Baghdad, sending young demonstrators running for cover and covering the capital’s bridge with thick white smoke. More than 30 people were taken to hospitals with breathing difficulties, security officials said. The confrontations began early …

Amnesty – Responding to the Iranian authorities’ announcement yesterday that they had amputated the hand of a man imprisoned for theft in a prison in Sari in the northern province of Mazandaran, Amnesty International’s Deputy Middle East and North Africa Director, Saleh Higazi said:By carrying out this unspeakably cruel punishment, the Iranian authorities have committed torture which is a crime …

CHRI – Following additional restrictions imposed on political prisoners in Tehran’s Evin Prison by its newly appointed Director Gholamreza Ziaei, Maryam Akbari-Monfared’s visits with her family members have been canceled, the Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI) has learned. Akbari-Monfared’s husband Hassan Jafari told CHRI on October 20, 2019, that the denial of her visitation rights was particularly painful since they had fought …