Iran Focus: London, Apr. 28 The United States military announced on Friday that it had arrested four suspected terrorists with links to Iran during an operation in the Baghdad slum Sadr City.
U.S. says has nabbed four terrorists in Iraq with Iranian EFPs
U.S. says has nabbed four terrorists in Iraq with Iranian EFPs
Iran Focus: London, Apr. 28 The United States military announced on Friday that it had arrested four suspected terrorists with links to Iran during an operation in the Baghdad slum Sadr City.
Crackdown in Iran over dress codes
BBC: Thousands of Iranian women have been cautioned over their poor Islamic dress this week and several hundred arrested in the capital Tehran in the most fierce crackdown on what’s known as “bad hijab” for more than a decade.
Iran: Enemies ‘plotting’ against new dress code says Ahmadinejad
AKI: One week after police started enforcing strict new Islamic dress code rules, Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Friday that his opponents were manipulating the moralization campaign so as to create discontent.
Iran deporting 5,000 Afghans per day – report
Iran Focus: London, Apr. 27 – Iran is deporting some 5,000 Afghans every day, RFE/RL’s Radio Free Afghanistan reported on Friday.
Iran deporting 5,000 Afghans per day – report
Iran Focus: London, Apr. 27 – Iran is deporting some 5,000 Afghans every day, RFE/RL’s Radio Free Afghanistan reported on Friday.
Iran: ‘Unauthorized’ musicians arrested
AKI: Police in the Iranian capital Tehran are cracking down on underground musical groups in a ‘moralization’ campaign which kicked off over the weekend.
Iran: Two women’s rights activists sentenced to jail
AKI: A court in Tehran issued on Tuesday a suspended jail sentence for two women’s rights activists who had taken part in a rally last June in favour of legislation changes promoting equal opportunities for women.
Iran: 150,000 women detained for breaking dress code
AKI: Some 150,000 women have been detained in Iran for violating strict new Islamic dress code rules, the country’s top police officer has announced.
UN chief Ban to Egypt for Iraq reconstruction summit
AFP: UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon announced Thursday that he will co-chair the May 3-4 conference in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt on Iraq’s reconstruction along with Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri Al-Maliki.
