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☆ Al-Balad: Where Saudi Arabia’s tourism industry began
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-18 | by ( Lilit Marcus | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

But the beating heart of this city, Al-Balad, is more than a thousand years old, and it has been immaculately preserved as a reminder of Saudi Arabia’s history – specifically, Jeddah’s role as a key point of entry for religious pilgrims. He devoted city resources to the remaining Al Balad buildings and prevented some from being torn down, Parry says. The Al-Balad area was inscribed to the UNESCO World Heritage list in 2014 as Historic Jeddah, the Gate to Mecca. This pale-blue color is one of the most popular for doors and windows in the old city. Over two nights, Al-Balad’s old buildings were lit up while acts like Busta Rhymes, Xzibit and Lupe Fiasco performed alongside some of the Arab world’s biggest musicians.

☆ U.S. Skeptical of Middle East Deal Brokered by Beijing
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-14 | by ( Vivian Salama | Laurence Norman | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

One aim of the latest deal is to reduce fighting in Yemen between the Saudi-backed government and Houthi rebels. U.S. officials expressed skepticism that Tehran would honor a Chinese-brokered entente between Iran and Saudi Arabia, and denied the deal illustrated Washington’s diminishing influence in the region. Under the agreement announced Friday, Riyadh and Tehran will reopen their respective embassies within two months, restoring diplomatic ties for the first time in seven years. Tehran agreed to stop encouraging cross-border attacks on Saudi Arabia by Houthi rebels in Yemen, and Riyadh agreed to tone down critical coverage of Iran by a Farsi-language news channel funded by Saudi business interests.

☆ Banned Iranian filmmaker portrays her version of Iran-Iraq war
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-17 | by ( James Imam | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

BERLIN Feb 17 (Reuters) - Iranian filmmaker Sepideh Farsi's debut animation aims to counter what she says is the traditional narrative of the Iran-Iraq War as her contribution to supporting protests at home. Farsi was determined to tell another story from what she said governments in Iran had done by glorifying the war with films honouring martyrs. Protests rocked Iran overnight after a seeming slowdown in recent weeks, with marchers calling for the overthrow of the Islamic Republic, online videos purported to show on Friday. Iranians from all walks of life have taken part, marking one of the boldest challenges to the Islamic Republic since the 1979 revolution. Making the film as an animation allowed Farsi to evoke the city of Abadan, which was razed during the war.

☆ DOJ charges 3 men in murder-for-hire plot against journalist critical of Iran
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-27 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Rebecca-Shabad-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | Rebecca Shabad | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

Soon after the charges were announced, Masih Alinejad revealed that she was the target of the assassination plot. “Fortunately, their plot failed because we didn’t,” FBI Director Christopher Wray said at a press conference announcing the indictment. Amirov, a citizen of Azerbaijan and Russia who was living in Iran during the plot, was taken into custody in New York on Thursday. Omarov then directed Mehdiyev to carry out the plot against Alinejad and Amirov and Omarov arranged to pay Mehdiyev $30,000 in cash. Before he could carry out the plot, however, Mehdiyev was arrested near Alinejad's home in July with the assault rifle in his possession.

☆ US-trained Afghan commandos are fighting in Ukraine. Some are there for the pay. Others are there for revenge.
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-04 | by ( Antonio Giustozzi | World Politics Review | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Afghan commandos who fled the Taliban are being recruited to fight alongside Russia in Ukraine. Former Afghan commandos in Iran that I spoke to largely confirm the rumors, though I found less evidence to support the claim of Wagner's role. After the Taliban takeover, only about 1,000 Afghan commandos were evacuated to the US, while a few others made it to Europe and Turkey. Afghan special forces in Kunduz City. A US Special Forces soldier patrols with Afghan Commandos.

☆ California woman admits to unwittingly funding foiled plot to kidnap Iran critic
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-16 | by ( The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

NEW YORK — A California woman pleaded guilty on Thursday in connection with her unwitting role in a foiled plot to kidnap a prominent Iranian opposition activist living in New York City and take her back to Tehran. But authorities said four Iranians who plotted to kidnap the activist and paid an American private investigator to watch her used Bahadorifar as a go-between. Bahadorifar pleaded guilty to a charge of conspiracy to violate U.S. economic sanctions on Iran by helping channel money to the investigator. Her lawyer, Jeffrey Lichtman, told The New York Times that Bahadorifar was herself a victim of a “cancerous” Iranian regime. An Iranian intelligence officer and others were charged in New York last year with attempting to kidnap Alinejad and take her back to Iran.

☆ Iran carries out second known execution over protests
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-12 | by ( Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

Iran on Monday executed a second known prisoner detained and convicted amid nationwide protests challenging the country’s theocracy, airing footage on state television it claimed shows him stabbing two security force members to death and running away. At least 488 people have been killed since the demonstrations began in mid-September, according to Human Rights Activists in Iran, a group that’s been monitoring the protests. Iran’s Interior Ministry said earlier this month that the death toll was 200, including security forces who were killed. A heavily edited state television report aired after Rahnavard’s execution showed clips of him in the courtroom. It executed the first known prisoner detained during demonstrations last Thursday.

☆ Iran executes second protester after rapid trial as EU plans more sanctions
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-12 | by ( Natasha Turak | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Iran executed a second detained protester on Monday, its state media reported, after a rapid trial as unrest and anger toward the government continue to boil over around the country. Cranes have been commonly used for public hangings since the early days of the Islamic Republic after its establishment in 1979. Iran has long held what activists and other governments say are sham trials in order to imprison or execute critics of the state. "No lawyer, no due process, tortured confession, sham trial. He was hanged for 'waging war against God.'

☆ Iran's World Cup winger says focus on playing, not political issues
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-17 | by ( Nick Mulvenney | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

"But since I was a kid, I have always dreamed of playing for the national team and Team Melli has always been a big dream for me. "What I learned has always been to been respect the jersey, to respect the Team Melli no matter what. Iran on Thursday accused Israel and Western intelligence services of plotting to start a civil war in the Islamic Republic. read moreSeveral Iranian athletes have recently refrained from singing the national anthem to convey support for the demonstrations. "It's easy to play the mental game, ask questions about what's going on here, there or whatever," Jahanbakhsh said.

☆ Iran plotted to kidnap or kill at least 10 people in the U.K., British domestic spy chief says
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-16 | by ( Dan De Luce | Dan De Luce Is A Reporter For The Nbc News Investigative Unit. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

Iran has plotted to kidnap or kill at least 10 British nationals or U.K.-based individuals perceived as enemies of the regime this year, Britain’s domestic spy chief said Wednesday. Iran’s “aggressive intelligence services” are prepared to take reckless action and pose a direct threat to Britain, McCallum said. “At its sharpest this includes ambitions to kidnap or even kill British or U.K.-based individuals perceived as enemies of the regime. The MI5 chief also outlined other threats to the U.K., citing Russia and China in particular. “The Chinese authorities use all the means at their disposal to monitor — and where they deem necessary intimidate — the Chinese diaspora.

☆ Sister of executed Iranian wrestler arrested and identified by state news as ‘agent’
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-10 | by ( Celine Alkhaldi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Iranian officials said they have identified the “Iran International agent” arrested Thursday as Elham Afkari, the sister of famous Iranian wrestler Navid Afkari, who was executed two years ago, according to state news agency IRNA. Wrestler Navid Afkari was executed by the Iranian government on September 12, 2020. “It should be noted that she [Elham Afkari] is the sister of Navid Afkari, the killer of martyr Torkman, an employee of the regional water company of Fars province,” IRNA reported. Saeed Afkari, Elham and Navid’s brother, confirmed his sister’s arrest on Twitter on Thursday, saying that Elham’s three-year-old daughter was also missing. Since Navid Afkari was executed, his family has faced many court cases over involvement in the demonstrations in 2018.

CNN —Two British-Iranian journalists working in the United Kingdom have been warned by police of a “credible” plot by Iran to kill them, according to their employer, London-based news channel Iran International. The Iranian government has labeled Iran International as a “terrorist organization,” Iran’s state-aligned news agency ISNA reported Tuesday, citing the country’s information ministry. CNN reached out to Iran International for comment. Iran International’s protest coverageFounded in 2017, Iran International has been at the forefront of covering the recent demonstrations with exclusive footage of events on the ground. The sanctioned entities included what Tehran referred to as “anti-Iranian TV channels” such as Iran International, Tasnim reported.

☆ Threat of Iran Attack Has Eased, U.S. and Persian Gulf Officials Say
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-03 | by ( Dion Nissenbaum | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Saudi officials had said Iran might stage an attack to deflect attention from a protest movement. The threat of an Iranian attack on Saudi Arabia or other Middle East neighbors has eased but not passed, Persian Gulf and U.S. officials said, days after Riyadh and Washington shared intelligence indicating an imminent strike. U.S., Saudi and other military forces had been on heightened alert for an attack from Iran, as tensions between Riyadh and Tehran reached their highest point in years. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps had threatened Saudi Arabia over the coverage of Iranian protests by a Saudi-backed Farsi-language television station, Iran International.

☆ Iranian climber Elnaz Rekabi returns to cheering crowds after competing without hijab
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-19 | by ( Hyder Abbasi | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +5 min

An Iranian rock climber who drew global headlines and concerns after competing abroad without the Islamic Republic's compulsory headscarf arrived home early Wednesday to cheering crowds. The Islamic headscarf has become a focus of weeks of social unrest that have engulfed Iran and developed into the most serious challenge to the government in more than a decade. Rekabi did not wear the hijab during Sunday’s final at the International Federation of Sport Climbing’s Asia Championship, in which she finished fourth. Rekabi is not the first female Iranian involved in competitions abroad to face issues after appearing in attire that violates the dress code. The International Federation of Sport Climbing said in a statement Tuesday that it has been in contact with Rekabi and the Iranian Climbing Federation.

☆ Iranian climber Elnaz Rekabi returns home after competing without hijab
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-18 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Yuliya-Talmazan-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | Yuliya Talmazan | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

Given Iranian female athletes always wear a hijab while competing abroad and Rekabi had previously done so herself, what appeared to be a daring political statement was widely noticed by Western media and Iranian observers. South Korea’s foreign ministry told NBC News that "it is understood that all members of the Iranian delegation including Elnaz Rekabi have already left (South) Korea" after attending the event. The International Federation of Sport Climbing said in a statement Tuesday that it has been in contact with Rekabi and the Iranian Climbing Federation. What Elnaz did contributes to breaking off the fear, and the authorities can’t tolerate it. The demonstrations that followed have developed into the most serious challenge to Iran’s government in more than a decade.

☆ Factbox: Iran's minority Kurds in focus after woman's death in custody
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-10 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

The demonstrations began in reaction to the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini and then spread to every one of Iran's 31 provinces. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterThe death of the ethnic Kurd raised tensions between the establishment and Iran's Kurdish minority, which human rights groups say have been long oppressed by Iran's leadership. Here are some facts about Iran's Kurds, part of a community that is spread across several Middle East countries and one of the world's largest people without a state. Iran's 1979 Islamic Revolution touched off bloodshed in its Kurdistan region with heavy clashes between the Shi'ite revolutionaries and the Kurdish Party of Iranian Kurdistan (KDPI) which fought for independence. Rights groups say Kurds, who form about 10 percent of the population, along with other religious and ethnic minorities face discrimination under Iran's Shi'ite clerical establishment.

☆ Why the current oil boom for Arab states may be their last
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-19 | by ( Nadeen Ebrahim | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

During previous oil booms, Gulf states were seen as squandering their wealth on wasteful and inefficient investments, building sprees and buying weapons, as well as handouts to citizens . Gulf states appear to be working on diversifying. Since the last oil boom that ended in 2014, four of the six Gulf states have introduced value-added tax and the UAE has gone further by starting a corporate income levy . None of the Gulf states have an income tax. Critics counter that it is in the oil exporters' interest to push that narrative, but oil states have pointed to the rise in crude demand that coincided with the removal of Covid-19 restrictions around the world.

☆ Rushdie's stabbing highlights divisions in Iranian society
▼ + stars: | 2022-08-14 | by ( Parisa Hafezi | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

But hardline state media outlets have celebrated it with headlines like "Satan has been blinded". "Through the fatwa, the Iranian regime is responsible for the attack on Salman Rushdie. Washington has charged an Iranian with plotting to murder Bolton, a national security adviser to Trump. Those comments echoed praise for the attacker in other hardline Iranian media on Saturday. read more"I hope you die," tweeted Iranian Mohammad, using the trending hashtag #SalmanRushdie in Farsi.

☆ Navid Afkari: Executed Iranian wrestling star’s voice is ‘everywhere now’
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-28 | by ( Don Riddell | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +20 min

Editor’s Note: Wrestler Navid Afkari was executed by the Iranian government on September 12, 2020. On that fateful morning, he learned that another Iranian wrestler, Navid Afkari, had been executed, hanged for a crime that his family and friends say he didn’t commit. The spirit of wrestling is deeply engrained in Iranian culture, where it has transcended the arena of sport. The executionAccording to the Afkari family, his final days were brutal, but there wasn’t necessarily any reason to think that the end was near. Iranians in Canada on Mel Lastman Square demonstrate against the execution of wrestler Navid Afkari by the Iranian regime, in Toronto, Ontario in September 2020.

Talibanii au preluat controlul asupra districtului Shenkai din sudul provinciei Zabul, după o săptămână de lupte grele şi un asediu asupra districtului, conform informaţiilor furnizate de consilierii locali Asadullah Kakar şi Abdul Rahman Hotak, potrivit dpa, citată de Agerpres. Militanţii talibani au reuşit să taie toate căile de aprovizionare înainte de a-l cuceri, au spus oficialii. De asemenea, districtul Gizab din sudul provinciei Uruzgan a intrat vineri sub controlul talibanilor după o luptă prelungită cu forţele de securitate, au spus membrii consiliului local din provincia învecinată Daikundi. Talibanii au capturat deja patru districte, inclusiv unul din apropierea capitalei Kabul, de la începutul lunii mai. Talibanii au intensificat atacurile asupra capitalelor provinciale, centrelor raionale şi a bazelor mai mari de securitate în urma retragerii forţelor internaţionale din Afganistan, proces început pe 1 mai.

Persons: Talibanii, Kakar, Abdul Rahman, Jan Mohammad, Ahmad Karokhi Organizations: Agerpres Locations: Shenkai, Zabul, Gizab, Uruzgan, Daikundi, Deh Yak, -, Farsi, Herat, ţării, Kabul, Afganistan

☆ Liderul suprem religios din Iran l-a amenințat pe Donald Trump pe Twitter
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-22 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +1 min

Pe contul de Twitter a liderului suprem religios din Iran, Ali Khamenei, a apărut un mesaj prin care acesta pare să ceară un atac asupra fostului președinte SUA, Donald Trump, drept răzbunare pentru uciderea comandantului său militar, generalul Qasem Soleimani, în 2020. Twitter a suspendat contul lui Trump la începutul lunii ianuarie, după ce fostul președinte a publicat mesaje care ar fi încurajat violențele asupra clădirii Capitoliului american. Generalul Qasem Soleimani a fost asasinat de o dronă americană în apropierea aeroportului din Bagdad, Irak, în 2020. Atunci, Donald Trump a spus că generalul iranian era "direct sau indirect responsabil de moartea a milioane de oameni". În ultima postare pe Twitter, scrisă în Farsi, cuvântul "răzbunare" este scris cu roșu și restul mesajului este: "Ucigașul lui Soleimani și cine ordonat crima va trebuie să platească".

Persons: Ali Khamenei, Donald Trump, Qasem, Trump, Qasem Soleimani, Soleimani, Twitter Organizations: Twitter Locations: Iran, SUA, american, americană, Bagdad, Irak, neverificat

Twitter a suspendat contul lui Trump la începutul lunii ianuarie, după ce fostul președinte a publicat mesaje care ar fi încurajat violențele asupra clădirii Capitoliului american, citează Digi24. Generalul Qasem Soleimani a fost asasinat de o dronă americană în apropierea aeroportului din Bagdad, Irak, în 2020. Atunci, Donald Trump a spus că generalul iranian era "direct sau indirect responsabil de moartea a milioane de oameni". Iranul a răspuns lansând mai multe rachete asupra unei baze militare irakiene care găzduia soldați americani și a avertizat cu noi atacuri, Ayatollah-ul Khamenei spunând că "o răzbunare dură îi așteaptă pe criminali". În ultima postare pe Twitter, scrisă în Farsi, cuvântul "răzbunare" este scris cu roșu și restul mesajului este: „Ucigașul lui Soleimani și cine ordonat crima va trebuie să platească".

Persons: Trump, Qasem Soleimani, Donald Trump, Soleimani, Twitter Organizations: Twitter Locations: american, americană, Bagdad, Irak, Iran, neverificat, SUA

☆ Centrul de Drept al Avocaților: Cerere de ofertă selectare companie pentru prestarea servicilor traducere scrisa
▼ + stars: | 2020-12-21 | by ( Alte Articole | ) www.civic.md time to read: +5 min

Centrul de Drept al Avocaților: Cerere de ofertă selectare companie pentru prestarea servicilor traducere scrisaCătre: Tuturor celor companiilor interesate De la: A.O. În vederea susținerii bunei implementări a activităților din proiect, CDA anunță concursul pentru selectarea unei companii pentru prestarea serviciilor traducere scrisă. Contractul pentru prestarea servicilor traducere scrisa va fi incheiat pentru o perioadă de 12 luni, cu posibilitatea prelungirii termenului. Companiile interesate sunt rugate să prezinte ofertele de prețuri care vor cuprinde următoarele date:Denumirea Companiei/Persoanei juridice, inclusiv datele de contact. Engleza – Româna; Româna -Engleza; Româna -Rusa; Rusa- Româna; Servicii de traducere a actelor de stare civilă, diplome, cereri ai beniciarilor de proiect (refugiați, beneficiari protecție umanitară, solicitanți de azil).

Persons: Svetlana, Vă Organizations: Lei Moldovenești Locations: Republica Moldova, Moldova, Lei, Rusa, Engleza, Franceza Ucraina, Româna, Ucraina Araba, Rusă, Engleză, Ucraina, Araba, 08.04.2010, 14.04.2010, Lei Moldoveneşti

☆ WATCH: Meet the last family practicing this 400-year-old Indian art form
▼ + stars: | 2020-12-02 | by ( Dylan Barth | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Today, the Khatri family says they are the only artisans left in the world practicing this traditional craft. "The perfect thread out of this color, which can run on cloth, is in the mind of the artist," Khatri told Business Insider. Khatri told Business Insider, "Now we are just waiting and watching to see what will happen next." "I remember at that time I promised him that I'll dedicate my whole life to this art," Khatri told Business Insider. Since then, the Khatri family has brought rogan art to the international level.

☆ 100 de site-uri de unde se pot descărca, legal și gratuit cărți
▼ + stars: | 2015-06-25 | by ( Onixmedia Srl | Olesea Este Redactor-Şef Al Site-Ului Și Face Parte Din Echipa Diez.Md Încă De La Lansarea Acestuia | Aprilie Vine În Presa Online Din Economie. Scrie Pe Domenii Precum Educație Și Social. | ) diez.md time to read: +3 min

Liber la literatură: de la cărţi pentru copii la romane clasice, de la ştiinţă, medicină, la filosofie şi religie, de la teatru la fantezie, de la istorie la poezie, artă şi chiar spectacol. Peste 100 de site-uri de unde se pot descărca gratuit fel de fel de cărţi sunt oferite de publicaţia True Activist , spre o utilizare cât mai largă. Cele mai multe sunt în limba engleză, dar există și câteva site-uri cu cărți în alte limbi, inclusiv limba română. Aşadar, iată care sunt cele peste 100 de locuri din care puteţi descărca gratuit literatură (dacă cunoaşteţi şi altele, lista este deschisă! Afghanistan Digital LibraryCELTProjekt Gutenberg-DEIstorie şi civilizaţieLibriVoxThe Perseus ProjectAccess GenealogyFree History BooksMost Popular History BooksCărţi rareQuestiaDivertisment, cinematografie, modă şi alteleBooks-On-LineChest of BooksFree e-Books2020okFree Art BooksFree Web design booksFree Music BooksFree Fashion BooksMistere, poliţisteMysteryNetTopMystery.comMystery BooksPoezieThe Literature NetworkPoetryPoem HunterFamous Poetry OnlineGoogle PoetryQuotesandPoem.comCompleteClassics.comPinkPoem.comDiverseBanned BooksWorld eBook LibraryDailyLitA Celebration of Women WritersFree Online NovelsManyBooks.netAuthoramaPrize-winning books online

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