Marwa Ali El Sherbini Shames US MediaMarwa Ali El-Sherbini was an Egyptian pharmacist and handball player. She was killed in a courtroom in Dresden, Germany, by a neo-Nazi and racist against whom she had testified for previous xenophobic insults against her.Her death helped today to once again highlight the biased vision of Western Media. Israel plotted Ahmadinejad killing, claims TeheranJERUSALEM - Teheran’s Intelligence Chief Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Ejei has claimed that Israel had planned to assassinate Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad during the country’s elections last month. Iran’s ruling clerics praise Ahmadinejad; dismissals suggest political purge under wayEDITOR’S NOTE: Iranian authorities have barred journalists for international news organizations from reporting on the streets and ordered them to stay in their offices. This report is based on the accounts of witnesses reached in Iran and official statements carried on Iranian media. Obama inspires most confidence among all world leaders: PollWASHINGTON - US President Barack Obama inspires the most confidence as compared to any other contemporary political leader in the world, according to a new poll by an international public opinion network. Iran declares election fight over, vote valid, paving way for Ahmadinejad’s second termEDITOR’S NOTE: Iranian authorities have barred journalists for international news organizations from reporting on the streets and ordered them to stay in their offices. This report is based on the accounts of witnesses reached in Iran and official statements carried on Iranian media. Bon Jovi, Baez show support for Iranian protesters with lyrics in FarsiCAIRO — They wouldn’t be allowed to perform in Iran, but singers Joan Baez and Jon Bon Jovi are showing their support for protesters. Iran detains local staff at British Embassy; Britain angrily complains of ‘harassment’EDITOR’S NOTE: Iranian authorities have barred journalists for international news organizations from reporting on the streets and ordered them to stay in their offices. This report is based on the accounts of witnesses reached in Iran and official statements carried on Iranian media. Khamenei calls for an end to Iran’s election disputesTEHRAN - Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei called on all relevant parties Sunday to end disputes over the outcome of the June 12 presidential election. Iran detains local staff at British embassy; Britain complains of ‘harassment’EDITOR’S NOTE: Iranian authorities have barred journalists for international news organizations from reporting on the streets and ordered them to stay in their offices. This report is based on the accounts of witnesses reached in Iran and official statements carried on Iranian media. Iran’s supreme ruler calls for national unity after bitter election disputeIran’s supreme ruler has called for national unity and urged both sides in a bitter election dispute “not to stoke the emotions of the young.” Iranian opposition leader rejects partial recount, insists June 12 election be nullifiedEDITOR’S NOTE: Iranian authorities have barred journalists for international news organizations from reporting on the streets and ordered them to stay in their offices. This report is based on the accounts of witnesses reached in Iran and official statements carried on Iranian media. Iran’s Moussavi rejects partial vote recountTEHRAN - Iranian opposition leader Mir Hossein Moussavi Saturday refused to support a panel set up by the electoral watchdog Guardian Council to conduct a partial recount of votes in the disputed presidential election, a media report said. Iran’s Ahmadinejad vows ‘crushing’ response if Obama continues criticism of crackdownEDITOR’S NOTE: Iranian authorities have barred journalists for international news organizations from reporting on the streets and ordered them to stay in their offices. This report is based on the accounts of witnesses reached in Iran and official statements carried on Iranian media. ‘Hacktivists’ attack sites for Iranian government and media as clashes in streets quietEDITOR’S NOTE: Iranian authorities have barred journalists for international news organizations from reporting on the streets and ordered them to stay in their offices. This report is based on the accounts of witnesses reached in Iran and official statements carried on Iranian media. Ahmadinejad pledges ‘crushing’ response if Obama continues criticism of postelection crackdownEDITOR’S NOTE: Iranian authorities have barred journalists for international news organizations from reporting on the streets and ordered them to stay in their offices. This report is based on the accounts of witnesses reached in Iran and official statements carried on Iranian media. Away from protest crowds, quiet crackdown drains force from Iran’s dissident communityEDITOR’S NOTE: Iranian authorities have barred journalists for international news organizations from reporting on the streets and ordered them to stay in their offices. This report is based on the accounts of witnesses reached in Iran and official statements carried on Iranian media. Analysis: Iran’s twin pillars of rule _ the turban and the helmet _ tighten gripEDITOR’S NOTE: Iranian authorities have barred journalists for international news organizations from reporting on the streets and ordered them to stay in their offices. This report is based on the accounts of witnesses reached in Iran and official statements carried on Iranian media. Iran’s opposition leader says he won’t quit election fight; Ahmadinejad blasts ObamaEDITOR’S NOTE: Iranian authorities have barred journalists for international news organizations from reporting on the streets and ordered them to stay in their offices. This report is based on the accounts of witnesses reached in Iran and official statements carried on Iranian media. Iranian doctor says Tehran protester Neda Agha Soltan was gunned down by militiamanLONDON — An Iranian doctor who claims he tried to save Neda Agha Soltan as the young Iranian protester bled to death on the streets of Tehran said Thursday that she apparently was shot by a member of Iran’s pro-government Basij militia. Hamas chief Khaled Mashaal welcomes Obama’s Mideast approach but says wants actionDAMASCUS, Syria — The top Hamas leader on Thursday welcomed what he said is “new language” by President Barack Obama toward the Islamic militant group — part of Hamas’ cautious outreach to Washington in recent weeks. Moussavi complains of arrests, as Iran stalemate continuesTEHRAN/BERLIN - Defeated Iranian presidential candidate Mir-Hossein Moussavi claimed Thursday via his website that the Tehran authorities had arrested 70 academics he had met with, as the tense post-election standoff continued in the capital. Iran reform leader says he’s under pressure to withdraw his election challengeEDITOR’S NOTE: Iranian authorities have barred journalists for international news organizations from reporting on the streets and ordered them to stay in their offices. This report is based on the accounts of witnesses reached in Iran and official statements carried on Iranian media. Iran reform leader says on Web site that he’s under pressure to withdraw election challengeIran’s opposition leader pledged Thursday not to withdraw his election challenge despite what he said were attempts to isolate and discredit him, while the declared winner of the vote, hardline President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, accused President Barack Obama of meddling in Iran’s affairs. Iranian academics held after meeting with MoussaviTEHRAN - Iranian authorities arrested 70 academics after they met opposition leader Mir-Hossein Moussavi, the defeated presidential candidate’s website said Thursday. Ahmadinejad tells Obama not to interfere in IranTEHRAN - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Thursday called on his US counterpart Barack Obama not to interfere in Iran’s internal affairs following unrest over alleged election fraud, the state-run Fars news agency reported. Web site of Iran opposition leader Mousavi: 70 professors detained after meeting himEDITOR’S NOTE: Iranian authorities have barred journalists for international news organizations from reporting on the streets and ordered them to stay in their offices. This report is based on the accounts of witnesses reached in Iran and official statements carried on Iranian media. State Department says no Iranian diplomats had accepted overseas 4th of July invitationsWASHINGTON — The Obama administration has rescinded an offer for Iranian envoys to attend U.S. embassy Fourth of July parties as the violent crackdown in Tehran continues. Iran’s opposition candidate Rezaei withdraws poll complaintTEHRAN - Mohsen Rezaei, an opposition candidate in Iran’s June 12 presidential elections, has withdrawn his complaint to the Guardian Council regarding irregularities in the election process, Iranian media reported Wednesday. Obama toughens talk on Iran, says US, world ‘appalled and outraged’ by post-election violenceWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama on Tuesday declared the United States and the entire world “appalled and outraged” by Iran’s violent efforts to crush dissent and for the first time expressed significant doubt about the legitimacy of the national election at the root of the upheaval. Obama: World is ‘appalled and outraged’ by violence in IranWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama on Tuesday declared the United States and the entire world “appalled and outraged” by Iran’s violent efforts to crush dissent, a clear toughening of his rhetoric as Republican critics at home pound him for being too passive. |