AFP: Former Saudi intelligence chief Prince Turki al-Faisal accused Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki on Saturday of trying to “hijack” the results of the general election held in Iraq in March.Maliki ‘hijacking’ Iraq elections: top Saudi prince
AFP: Former Saudi intelligence chief Prince Turki al-Faisal accused Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki on Saturday of trying to “hijack” the results of the general election held in Iraq in March.Lawyer: Iran to let French academic leave
AP: A French academic arrested in Iran following last year’s disputed presidential elections will be allowed to leave the country after paying a $300,000 fine, her lawyer said Saturday.Quake measuring 5.1 hits south of Iran – agency
Reuters: A magnitude 5.1 earthquake hit southern Iran late on Friday, official news agency IRNA said.US condemns Iran for imprisoning Bahai
AFP: The United States denounced Iran on Friday over its detention of seven leaders of the Bahai religious minority who have been held for two years.Money well spent?
Iran Focus: Tehran, May 15 – Iran Focus has carried out an investigation into Iran’s annual budget and has learnt that huge sums of money are allocated to senior officials and top institutes that back hard-line President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Iran Focus will on Sunday publish a list of key entities receiving the funds.
Iran confirms death sentence for opposition activists
AFP: The death sentence for six opposition activists arrested in protests after last year’s disputed presidential election in Iran have been confirmed, Tehran prosecutor Abbas Jafari Dolatabadi said Saturday.Top General fears Iranian Kurdistan may be lost to the masses
Iran Focus: Tehran, May 15 – From the Grapevine… Brig. Gen. Nematollah Hakim is a veteran commander of the Revolutionary Guard. He is also in the inner circle of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad loyalists.No fraud in Baghdad recount: Iraq election commission
AFP: A recount of votes in Baghdad yielded no evidence of fraud, Iraq’s election commission said on Friday, more than two months after March elections from which no new government has yet emerged.No ‘serious response’ from Iran without sanctions: US
AFP: The United States does not expect Iran to provide any “serious response” to concerns about its nuclear program until the United Nations acts on sanctions, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Friday.Russia says Lula has poor chance of success in Iran
Reuters: Kremlin chief Dmitry Medvedev on Friday said the Brazilian president was unlikely to succeed in his last ditch attempt to prevent further sanctions against Iran by mediating with the Islamic Republic.