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Joyous Iranians fill Tehran streets to celebrate Rowhani victory
TEHRAN -- Wild celebrations broke out on Tehran streets Saturday evening when the Iranian Interior Ministry confirmed centrist cleric Hassan Rowhani’s presidential election victory, throwing open the political order after relentless crackdowns...Tags: Iran, Elections, Tehran (Iran), Media Industry, Science and Technology
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ANALYSIS-Iran moderate's poll triumph is mandate for change
Reuters* Stunning victory reflects demand for more freedoms * Clean poll shores up Iran's prestige after 2009 unrest * Rohani expected to cooperate with Supreme Leader Khamenei By Marcus George DUBAI, June 15 (Reuters) - Iranian voters weary of years of...Tags: Iran, Elections, Minority Groups, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Tehran (Iran)
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Analysis: Iran moderate's poll triumph is mandate for change
ReutersDUBAI (Reuters) - Iranian voters weary of years of economic isolation and tightening political restrictions threw down a blunt demand for change on Saturday by handing a moderate cleric a landslide victory in a presidential election. Having waited...Tags: Elections, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Minority Groups, Religion and Belief, Islam
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The Week Ahead: North Korea conciliatory, Iran holds humdrum vote
North Korea: Baby steps back from the brink Wednesday, June 12 – After more than a month of ominous silence that followed threats to launch nuclear weapons, North Korea appears to be making modest motions toward easing tensions on the divided...
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U.N. chief raises human rights in Tehran, stuns hosts
World NowUnited Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon veered off Iran's preferred script Wednesday, questioning the nation's human rights record at a high-profile international gathering that Iran views as a validation of its global standing.... -
World Briefs: Middle East unrest, BP suit
Bahrain mourner killed in clash; more protests DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Security forces in Bahrain fired tear gas and bird shot Tuesday on mourners gathered for a funeral procession for a man killed in Egypt-inspired protests, killing...Tags: Trials, Alex Trebek, Long Island Rail Road, U.S. Navy, Mass Media
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IRAN: Hardliners push for family-law bill that activists say further erodes women's rights
Babylon & BeyondWomen's-rights activists and reformist politicians are alarmed over the push by some hardliners to reintroduce a family-law bill that not only moderates but also some staunch conservatives find discriminatory against women. Zahra Rahnavard, the Iranian... -
IRAN: Persian 'blogfather' Hossein Derakhshan faces death sentence
Babylon & BeyondHossein Derakhshan was revered as the "blogfather" of Iran even after he alienated much of the online community by renouncing his reformist ideals to become one of the government's staunchest defenders. But it seems his conversion came too late, as...... -
IRAN: Warships may still pass through Suez Canal
Babylon & BeyondIran is arranging with Egyptian officials to have two of its warships pass through the Suez Canal, Iran's state-run Press TV said Thursday. Press TV cited an unidentified naval official as saying Iranian officials were in contact with Egypt to...... -
IRAN: Heavy security presence as tensions run high [Update]
Babylon & BeyondReports of clashes between anti-government protesters and security forces in some Iranian cities surfaced on opposition news sites Sunday, which was supposed to be a day of nationwide demonstrations, but restrictions on independent media have made such... -
IRAN: Opposition lashes out on eve of planned protests [Video]
Babylon & BeyondIran is bristling with tension on the eve of more anti-government protests planned for Sunday. The opposition movement has gained new momentum following clashes between police and demonstrators on Monday that killed at least two people. Video of those... -
IRAN: Government-controlled media mute on deadly protests in Syria
Babylon & BeyondThe deadly mass demonstrations that have rocked Syria for the last 10 days and constitute the greatest challenge to President Bashar Assad since he took power 11 years ago have been a top news item on many media networks around......
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