Syria counts on $1 billion Iran fund to support pound
Bloomberg: Syria’s central bank said a $1 billion credit line from Iran will help to prop up the pound, which weakened after the U.S. decided last week to arm rebels fighting President Bashar al-Assad. Read more...
Analysis: Saudi role in Syria driven by fear of Shi'ite 'full moon'
Reuters: Saudi Arabia's former intelligence chief, Prince Muqrin, once told American diplomats the Middle East's so-called Shi'ite Crescent where the Muslim sect holds sway was "becoming a full moon" as Iranian influence spread.
UNESCO takes Iran's Bam citadel off danger list
AFP: Iran's ancient citadel of Bam, almost completely destroyed by a major earthquake in 2003, has been removed from the UNESCO list of "World Heritage in Danger", a spokesman said.
The window of opportunity that cannot be missed
If the US and her allies miss the valuable potentials these sensitive moments offer, future developments will not be as generous. READ MORE
Exclusive Reports
What now?
The West must drop the dangerous pretence that talking to a regime not interested in listening constitutes the winning strategy. READ MORE
An Act of Cowardice
The terrorist attack against Iranian exiles at Camp Liberty, Iraq, is another sign of Iranian regime's weakness. READ MORE
Silence is not the answer
Iran: Bloody crackdown targeting dissidents aims at terrorizing the people into submission. READ MORE
Iran’s Murder Machine
The wheels of Iran's Murder Machine turn in tandem with its nuclear machine. READ MORE
Much atalk about nothing
In Istanbul they merely agreed to talk about talking later in May in Baghdad, of all places. READ MORE
An unholy alliance
The brutal state-imposed bloodbath in Syria deserves uncompromising reproach. READ MORE
Iran cries for freedom
The clerical regime in Iran has predictably unleashed another wave of terror against the citizenry since the outburst of the latest string of mass protests beginning on 14 February. READ MORE
A new Iran policy
The latest round of nuclear talks had an all-too-familiar result: more time for Tehran and less time for the international community to prevent a nuclear-armed theocracy. READ MORE
Murder overlooked
What would the rest of us do if a mad gunman was in our midst, systematically murdering our fellow human beings in front of our eyes? The responsible amongst us would not look the other way, because that would serve as a source of encouragement for the murderers to carry on with their heinous acts unchecked. READ MORE
Standing up to Iran's executioners
The Iranian regime's malicious noose has yet again taken an innocent life. Political prisoner Ali Saremi, 63, was hanged in Tehran's infamous Evin prison after a lifetime of peacefully espousing human rights and democracy. READ MORE
Nuclear time-wasting
Another round of negotiations with Iran over its precarious nuclear program took place on December 6-7 in Geneva without any results except an agreement on a date for more talks in January. READ MORE
An uncanny fatwa
The U.S. State Department issued an advisory earlier this month telling Americans to be vigilant about possible terrorist attacks when travelling to Europe. READ MORE