Saturday, May 18, 2013

News and Features from the Middle East

Cleric Ayatollah Mohammad Yazdi, a member of the Guardian Council, said Iranian law prohibits women from being president.

U.S. Quiet On Iran's Presidential Gender Ban

The Guardian Council approves all candidates for Iran’s presidency and parliament.
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U.S. Lifts Sanctions On Iraqi Bank

The United States says it has allowed an Iraqi bank to again conduct business with the U.S. financial system “following the bank’s significant and demonstrated change in behavior."
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Asghar Farhadi

Farhadi Premieres Latest Film In Cannes

Oscar-winning Iranian director Asghar Farhadi has premiered his latest movie at the world's biggest film festival in the French Riviera.
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People gather at the site of the bomb attacks in Baquba.

Bombings Target Iraqi Sunnis

More than 75 people are reported to have been killed in Iraq in a series of bomb attacks apparently targeting minority Sunni Muslims.
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Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf waves after registering his candidacy for the June presidential election.

Iranian Candidate Appears To Offer Starkly Contrasting Accounts Of Crackdown

Two starkly different accounts by one of Iran’s leading presidential hopefuls of his role in state crackdowns have emerged online. So is Tehran Mayor Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf a hard-liner or a moderate?
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Wilburn Russell, 73, displays a portrait of his son, John M. Russell, the Army sergeant who was convicted of killing five fellow soldiers.

U.S. Soldier Gets Life Over Iraq Killings

An American soldier convicted of killing five of his colleagues in Iraq in May 2009 has been sentenced to life in prison.
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Iranian Exiles Moved From Iraq To Albania

A group of exiles from an Iranian opposition group has been relocated from Iraq to Albania.
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Iran

Iran: Nuclear Talks To Continue

Iran's chief negotiator in nuclear talks with major world powers says both sides have decided the talks will continue.
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A woman walks near the site of a car-bomb attack in Baghdad

19 Dead In Spate Of Iraq Attacks

A series of attacks across Iraq have left at least 19 people dead and dozens more injured.
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The International Olympic Committee’s executive board has recommended that wrestling be dropped as a core Olympic sport. (file photo)

NYC Bouts For U.S., Iranian, Russian Wrestlers

Wrestlers from Iran, Russia, and the United States have faced off in a New York charity event, with Iran defeating the United States 6-1 in the matches.
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