Internet in ‘coma’ as Iran election looms

The Raw Story By Agence France-Presse Sunday, May 19, 2013 10:28 EDT Iran is tightening control of the Internet ahead of next month’s presidential election, mindful of violent street protests that social networkers inspired last time around over claims of fraud, users and experts say. The authorities deny such claims, but have not explained exactly [...]

Iran Hangs Two For Allegedly Spying For Israel, U.S.

May 19, 2013 RFE/RL Iranian authorities have hanged two men who were convicted of spying for Israel and the United States. ISNA news agency quoted a statement by the Tehran prosecutor’s office saying that the two, Mohammad Heydari and Kourosh Ahmadi, had gathered classified information and sold it to Israeli and U.S. intelligence agencies. The [...]

Iran’s Revolutionary Guard warns against possible post-election turmoil in June

Published May 19, 2013 Associated Press An Iranian worshipper prays at the start of Friday prayers at Tehran University in Tehran, Iran, Friday, May 17, 2013. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi) (The Associated Press) TEHRAN, Iran –  Several Iranian newspapers are citing a senior Revolutionary Guard commander as warning his forces will be on watch for possible unrest [...]

Syria ready to unleash missiles on Israel

thesundaytimes.co.uk Uzi Mahnaimi, Tel Aviv Published: 19 May 2013 SYRIA has put its most advanced missiles on standby with orders to hit Tel Aviv if Israel launches another raid on its territory. Reconnaissance satellites have been monitoring preparations by the Syrian army to deploy surface-to-surface Tishreen missiles. An Israeli official told The New York Times that [...]

Israel acts to deny Hezbollah of Syrian arms, says Netanyahu

Netanyahu said the Middle East was going through its most sensitive period for decades, with the conflict in Syria at the centre of the turmoil. (Reuters) AFP Israel is “acting” to prevent Syrian weapons reaching Lebanon’s Hezbollah and will continue to do so, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday. His remarks came two weeks [...]

Iran sanctions hurt Hezbollah and Assad, says U.S. official

Al Arabiya – Sunday, 19 May 2013 Sanctions imposed against Iran are hurting the Islamic Republic’s ability to support its regional allies Hezbollah and the Syrian government, U.S. Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence David Cohen told Al Arabiya this week. In an interview aired on Saturday, Cohen said pressure on Iran was growing. [...]

Prisoners recalled in advance of election

RadioZamaneh Sun, 05/19/2013 Evin Prison Iranian judiciary is recalling political prisoners on furlough back to person in the lead up to the presidential elections on June 14. Massoud Bastani and Hossein Ronaghi were called back to Evin Prison on Saturday according to Kaleme opposition website. Hossein Ronaghi was given leave for health complications involving his [...]

Powerful Blast Reported in Damascus

israelnationalnews.com Initial reports said that the blast was caused by a car bomb and three people were killed. By Gil Ronen First Publish: 5/18/2013, 10:34 PM View of the Syrian capital Damascus AFP/File Syrian state TV has reported a powerful explosion has hit the nation’s capital, causing an unknown number of casualties. State TV said [...]

Obama to speak on legality of drone program

Sunday, 19 May 2013 The Associated Press, Washington – This photo released by the US Navy shows an X-47B unmanned combat air system (UCAS) demonstrator preparing to execute a touch and go landing on May 17, 2013. (AFP) President Barack Obama will discuss the legality of his administration’s secret drone program and other counterterrorism practices [...]

Assessment of candidates by opposition leaders claimed false

RadioZamaneh Sun, 05/19/2013 Karroubi and Mousavi The families of Iranian opposition leaders under house arrest announced today that statements attributed to their parents in the media is false and that MirHosein Mousavi and Mehdi Karroubi have not made any assessments of the coming election. Mousavi and Karroubi, candidates in the 2009 presidential elections, have been [...]

At least 40 killed as Syrian troops enter heart of Qusayr

Sunday, 19 May 2013 Al Arabiya with Agencies – Free Syrian Army fighters run to avoid a sniper in Aleppo’s Salaheddine neighbourhood. (Reuters) Syrian troops entered the center of the rebel stronghold of Qusayr on Sunday, seizing the town’s main square and its municipality building, a military source said. “The Syrian army controls Qusayr’s main [...]

Head of Iran’s Parliament rejects municipal election criticism

RadioZamaneh Sat, 05/18/2013 Ali Larijani After Iran’s Guardian Council chief criticized the municipal elections process in his Friday sermon, the parliamentary speaker reacted today, saying the head of the council must be misinformed. The Khaneh Mellat website reports that Ali Larijani, the head of Parliament, said on Saturday May 18 that the city council elections [...]

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