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Iran 40 years after victory of the Islamic Revolution (10)
Jan 28, 2019 09:12We discussed some highlights of the speech of Leader of the Islamic at Imam Reza's shrine in Mashhad on the occasion of the Iranian New Year on March 21, 2018. Today we will touch upon some other highlights of his comprehensive speech.
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Bahrain court upholds life sentence against three opposition leaders
Jan 28, 2019 08:45Bahrain's highest court has upheld life sentences against three opposition leaders, including top cleric Sheikh Ali Salman, on charges of spying for Qatar, a judicial source said Monday.
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5,000 prisoners of conscience in Bahraini regime’s detention, says rights group
Jan 20, 2019 03:45An independent human rights group says it has documented the arrest of more than 5,000 prisoners of conscience in addition to 200 victims of excessive use of force, murder and torture in the tiny Persian Gulf kingdom, as the ruling Ale Khalifah regime presses ahead with its heavy clampdown on political dissidents and pro-democracy activists.
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Bahraini court gives prison sentences to three more anti-regime activists, revokes their citizenship
Jan 18, 2019 14:43A court in Bahrain has handed down prison sentences to three anti-regime protesters and stripped them of their citizenship as the ruling Aal-e Khalifah regime does not shy away from its heavy clampdown on political dissidents and pro-democracy activists in the tiny Persian Gulf island State.
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PGCC is ineffectual, needs new principles of management: Qatar
Jan 14, 2019 03:35Qatari Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Ale Thani says the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council (PGCC) has no executive power left, calling for change to the structure of the six-member regional intergovernmental political and economic union.
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Australian FM travels to Thailand over Saudi teen’s case
Jan 10, 2019 05:23Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne has traveled to Thailand to review the asylum case of an 18-year-old Saudi girl who has been stopped in the Asian country on her way to Australia fleeing purported abuse by her family.
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Aal-e Khalifa regime axing own feet through human rights violations
Jan 08, 2019 13:26The situation in Bahrain is alarming and sooner or later bound to explode, says Iran’s English language daily ‘Kayhan International’ in its viewpoint column.
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UN rights office urges Bahrain to release Nabeel Rajab
Jan 04, 2019 14:03The United Nations human rights office has condemned the latest verdict on Nabeel Rajab as "continued suppression of government critics," urging Bahrain to release the prominent human rights activist.
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Syria key player in Middle East region, Bahraini foreign minister says
Dec 31, 2018 04:02Bahrain's Foreign Minister Sheikh Khalid bin Ahmed Ale Khalifah has described Syria as a key player in Middle East politics, stating that the Manama regime stands by Syria in protecting its sovereignty and territorial integrity against any act of aggression.
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Bahrain has revoked over 800 nationals of citizenship since 2012: Report
Dec 30, 2018 02:28The Ale Khalifah regime in Bahrain has stripped more than 800 nationals of their citizenship during the past six years, a human rights group says.