by Adel al-Salmi | Apr 21, 2017 | World
London- An Iranian election committee approved Thursday for six candidates, including current President Hassan Rouhani, to run for the country’s presidential elections next month, but rejected a request by former president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and his close ally Hamid...
by Abdulrahman Al-Rashed | Apr 20, 2017 | Opinion
It is not strange that Iran is the only country in the Middle East that blocks services which are considered essential now like Twitter, Facebook, and WhatsApp as part of its continuous blackout policy. Tehran even disturbs the signal of several broadcast channels...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 15, 2017 | World
London- On the eve of closing candidate registration for Iran’s upcoming May presidential elections, current President Hassan Rouhani and his chief conservative rival, Ebrahim Raisi, submitted their bids. Raisi, 56, is a hardline cleric known for his...
by Adel al-Salmi | Apr 3, 2017 | World
London- With presidential elections just around the corner, the political spat in Tehran is ever more escalating. In their recent confrontation, the ‘reformist’ administration led by President Hassan Rouhani-who seeks another term in office- and former president...
by Adel al-Salmi | Mar 7, 2017 | World
London – Iran’s Supreme leader Ali Khamenei addressed Monday the ongoing quarrel over the “state bankruptcy” currently taking part between President Hassan Rouhani and his opponents who criticize his economic policy. Khamenei advised high-ranking officials to...
