by Adel al-Salmi | Apr 27, 2017 | World
London – More than 100 university professors in Iran called on their country’s Supreme Leader to implement radical changes on various levels, including government-led institutions, to overcome living problems and achieve economic progress. Professors, who work at 40...
by Ali M. Pedram | Aug 3, 2013 | Middle East
London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Today, Saturday, August 3, Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei endorsed Hassan Rouhani’s presidency in a ceremony attended by high-ranking officials in Tehran. In his endorsement decree, Ayatollah Khamenei praised the Iranian nation’s...
by Amir Taheri | Jul 26, 2013 | Opinion
By the time this appears in print, Iran’s president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, will be packing his belongings to leave the “Presidential Palace” after eight years. Well, the phrase “Presidential Palace” may be an exaggeration. Located on the leafy Pasteur...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 22, 2013 | Middle East
London, Asharq Al-Awsat—The Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Abbas Araqchi said on Sunday that foreign heads of state and officials would be invited to attend the upcoming inauguration ceremony of Iranian President-elect Hassan Rouhani. “Leaders and officials of all...
by Amir Taheri | Jul 19, 2013 | Opinion
In a public appeal earlier this month, former President Muhammad Khatami called on “the authorities” to end the house arrest of former presidential candidates Mir Hussein Mousavi and Mehdi Karorubi before President-elect Hassan Rouhani takes office in August. Even...
