Saudi King Abdullah invited Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad for an extraordinary summit of Muslim leaders to be held this month in the holy city of Mecca, state news agency SPA reported Sunday.
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Mousavi adviser calls on non-aligned movement to highlight plight of political prisoners in Iran
The release of Green Movement leaders Mir Hossein Mousavi and Mehdi Karroubi is the only way out of the country’s current crisis, said the spokesperson for the Coordination Council of the Green Path of Hope.
Iranian bank directors removed from EU blacklist
The European Union has removed five Iranian bank directors from its blacklist after these individuals filed a suit to challenge the EU decision to put them under sanctions.
More Iranian pilgrims kidnapped in Syria
The Iranian embassy in Syria has announced that 48 Iranian pilgrims were abducted in Damascus on Saturday August 4.
International Warnings about Aleppo Cultural Heritage
The International Council of Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) is concerned about the cultural heritage of Syria as armed conflicts in the country intensify.
Former student activist Mahdi Fakhrzadeh detained
Political activist Mahdi Fakhrzadeh has been detained, an opposition site has reported.
New Iran Sanctions Undermine Diplomacy and Human Rights
NIAC Policy Director Jamal Abdi issued the following statement opposing the Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Human Rights Accountability Act of 2012 (H.R.1905) that Congress passed and sent to the President this week:
Political prisoner Abolfazl Ghadyani hospitalised after deterioration in health
Veteran political activist Abolfazl Ghadyani has reportedly been hospitalised just days after he began a hunger strike in the notorious Evin Prison.
Leila Hatami awarded the Medal of the Order of Arts of French
The actress Leila Hatami was awarded Thursday, July 19, 2012 the Medal of the Order of Arts et Lettres by the Ambassador on behalf of the Minister of Culture and Communications.
Boxing association sanctions referees
German referee Frank Scharmach, who disqualified Iranian Olympic boxer Ali Mazaheri after three warnings, has been given a five-day suspension by the Amateur International Boxing Association (AIBA).