by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 10, 2014 | Lifestyle & Culture
London, Asharq Al-Awsat—President Hassan Rouhani has promised to promote artistic freedom in Iran during a meeting with a group of prominent Iranian artists in Tehran on Wednesday. During the meeting, Rouhani said that unlike previous Iranian administrations, his...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Dec 19, 2013 | Uncategorized
London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Former Iranian president Seyed Mohammad Khatami spoke out against the widespread surveillance on prominent figures in Iranian public life on Tuesday, accusing Iran’s intelligence service of fabricating incriminating evidence against him, using...
by Ali M. Pedram | Jul 28, 2013 | Middle East
London, Asharq Al-Awsat—The outgoing Iranian president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, has received a license from the Supreme Council of the Cultural Revolution (SCRC) to establish a private technical university in the capital, Tehran. According to the conservative Tasnim news...
