686 presidential candidates seeking to succeed Ahmadinejad in Iran
Posted by: rana1985
Tehrān :: Iran | updated 2013-05-24 06:46:23 -0700 | political-news
Hundreds of candidates vying to be the new president of Iran, including allies and enemegios the current president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad . A total of 686 contestants have registered for the June elections, reported the state-run Press TV. Ahmadinejad can not...
News of the day From Across the Globe, May 13
Source: SF Gate
Tehrān :: Iran | updated 2013-05-24 06:46:39 -0700 | political-news
Spanish police snuck up on a British fugitive as he sunbathed, capturing him after he jumped onto the roof of a nearby outhouse to try to get away, an Interior Ministry statement said Sunday. The arrest of Andrew Terence Moran...
Cyberattacks on Rise Against U.S. Corporations
Source: The New York Times
Tehrān :: Iran | updated 2013-05-24 06:50:15 -0700 | political-news
A new wave of cyberattacks is striking American corporations, prompting warnings from federal officials, including a vague one issued last week by the Department of Homeland Security . This time, officials say, the attackers' aim is not espionage but sabotage,...
Joint PIFS-SPC Regional Dialogue: Conflict, Peace & Security
Source: Scoop
Sīs :: Iran | updated 2013-05-12 17:12:37 -0700 | political-news
Pacific region which are linked to conflict, peace and security. This CSO Dialogue was attended by civil society representatives from Cook Islands, Fiji, Federated States of Micronesia, Kiribati, Nauru, Niue, Papua New Guinea, Republic of Marshall Islands, Samoa, Solomon Islands,...
Hoenlein: We cannot take Americans for granted
Source: Jerusalem Post
Tehrān :: Iran | updated 2013-05-12 14:23:48 -0700 | political-news
Hoenlein cited an unreleased study of American attitudes toward Israel and the Jewish community conducted by the Conference of Presidents, saying that while it will take 10 years to analyze all of the data collected, preliminary indications show that we...
Two Last-Minute Presidential Candidates in Iran Draw Strong Reactions
Source: Newyork Times
Tehrān :: Iran | updated 2013-05-12 13:21:22 -0700 | political-news
A day after two game-changing politicians signed up at the last minute as candidates for Iran's presidential elections in June, the country's governing establishment reacted angrily, predicting that they would not be allowed to participate or that they would definitely...
PM: We Must Never Put Our Fate in the Hands of Others
Source: Israel National News
Tehrān :: Iran | updated 2013-05-24 06:57:07 -0700 | political-news
Reported News Brief 5/12/2013, Sivan 3, 5773 PM: We Must Never Put Our Fate in the Hands of Others Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu said, Sunday, "W e must never hand over our fate to the hands of others." Speaking...
Sen. McCain calls Benghazi a ‘cover-up'
Source: The Hill
Tehrān :: Iran | updated 2013-05-24 06:59:28 -0700 | political-news
Three current and former State officials testified before Congress last week, and said they knew the attack was terrorism even as the administration was describing it as a spontaneous protest. ABC News reported this week that talking points about the...
Iran's FM spokesman resigns amid presidential bid
Source: The Jakarta Post
Tehrān :: Iran | updated 2013-05-24 07:02:35 -0700 | political-news
A report by the semiofficial Mehr news agency says Ramin Mehmanparast resigned from the post. It gave no reason, but the report late Saturday came just hours after the deadline to register for the June 14 election to succeed President...
Official says missing laborers may be in Iran
Source: Taiwan News
Tehrān :: Iran | updated 2013-05-24 07:05:51 -0700 | political-news
An Afghan official says the government is investigating reports that Iran is holding as many as 21 Afghan migrant workers who tried to cross illegally into the country looking for work. Abdul Rahman Zhawandai, a spokesman for the governor of...
MK Barlev: Security Budget Cuts OK
Source: Israel National News
Tehrān :: Iran | updated 2013-05-12 00:50:27 -0700 | political-news
K MK Col Omer Barlev (Labor) posted a facebook status by which he calls to the government to not hesitate to make security budget cuts, "Wars are won by tank gunners, not just by tanks. Benefit the IDF personnel by trimming...
686 candidates run for president in Iran
Source: CNN
Tehrān :: Iran | updated 2013-05-11 23:39:01 -0700 | political-news
A total of 686 candidates have registered for the June election, Iran's state-run Press TV reported. Ahmadinejad is term-limited and cannot run for a third straight term. But other big names are in the mix, including Ahmadinejad's top aide Esfandiar...
HUD Grants Lewiston Fire Victims Flexibility to Obtain Housing Quickly
Source: Magic City Morning Star
Hūd :: Iran | updated 2013-05-11 22:33:56 -0700 | political-news
Search State Representative Mike Michaud has informed by U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Assistant Secretary Peter Kovar that the agency has approved a measure to help many of the Lewiston fire victims obtain alternative housing more quickly. Many...
Egypt, Greece and Iran condemn blasts in Reyhanli
Source: Turkish Press
Tehrān :: Iran | updated 2013-05-11 15:38:42 -0700 | political-news
Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu received condolences of his Egyptian, Greek and Iranian counterparts. Egyptian Foreign Minister Mohamed Kamil Amr, Greek Foreign Minister Dimitris Avramopulos and Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salihi condemned the blasts in Reyhanli and conveyed...
2 divisive figures enter Iran's presidential race
Source: Boston.com
Tehrān :: Iran | updated 2013-05-24 04:28:46 -0700 | political-news
Iran (AP) A pair of powerful and divisive figures registered Saturday to run in Iran's presidential election, jolting the political landscape ahead of next month's vote to pick a successor to President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, a former president...
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