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LEBANON: Nation braces for Hezbollah reaction to indictments
Babylon & BeyondLebanon is bristling with nervous tension as it awaits the announcement that could spark a new round of civil strife or even another war with Israel, but disaster may not be as imminent as many fear. It has been nearly...... -
IRAN: Opposition leader Mousavi supports Egypt, Arab uprisings, condemns Tehran hard-liners
Babylon & BeyondIranian opposition leader Mir-Hossein Mousavi issued a strong statement of support Saturday for the Tunisian revolution that ousted longtime strongman Zine el Abidine ben Ali and the ongoing uprising against Egyptian ruler Hosni Mubarak, linking the... -
IRAN: Government says only regime supporters can march for Egypt
Babylon & BeyondIranian authorities and the opposition continue to battle over the legacy of Tahrir Square, with both sides claiming an affinity with the popular protest movements in Egypt and around the region. The Iranian judiciary on Wednesday rejected a request by...... -
Iran's Supreme Leader Declares: The Vote Stands
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterIran's supreme leader vowed today he would neither reconsider vote results nor bow to public pressure over the disputed reelection of his ally President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as state-controlled broadcasting intensified a media blitz against the West....Tags: Elections, Satellite and Cable Service, Crime, Law and Justice, Entertainment, Politics
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World Mourns "Neda," Iranian Woman Who Died On Video
Staff reporterThe first word came from abroad. An aunt in the United States called her Saturday in a panic. "Don't go out into the streets, Golshad," she told her. "They're killing people." The relative proceeded to describe a video, airing on exile television...Tags: Murder, Elections, Hemorrhaging, Tour Operations Industry, Trips and Vacations
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Iran Election Result Makes A U.S. Overture More Difficult
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterThe reelection of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad delivered a stinging setback to the Obama administration's hopes of cultivating a better relationship with the Islamic Republic. U.S. officials insisted Saturday that they intended to press...Tags: Washington, DC, Elections, Foreign Aid, Lebanon, Politics
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Tehran clashes grow more violent
Staff reporterUsing batons, tear gas and water cannons, security forces and pro-government militias imposed a tense, tentative calm on Tehran late Saturday after a chaotic day of clashes with stone-throwing protesters who defied warnings to stay off the streets. Rocks...Tags: Elections, Referenda, Injuries and Wounds, Witnesses, Entertainment
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Candlelight Vigil At UW Shows Unity With Iran
Staff reporterAs demonstrations in Iran over last week's election results continue, a peaceful protest at the University of Washington drew hundreds Friday night. Organized by Iranians Fighting For Justice In Iran, it was intended not as a political endorsement of...Tags: Elections, Government, Parties and Movements, Washington (U.S. state), Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
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Ayatollah summoned to referee match
The Swampby Mark Silva If you like American political campaigns and debates, you'll love the slugfest they're having in Tehran, where a former president has called on the Ayatollah Ali Khamenei to referee the match. The already-turbulent Iranian election...Tags: Mohammad Khatami, Hashemi Rafsanjani, Corporate Crime, Government, Crimes
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IRAN: Ayatollah calls government a 'military regime,' calls for clerical revolt [Updated]
Babylon & BeyondAn influential and high-ranking Iranian cleric has issued a scathing denunciation of the Islamic Republic's current leadership, calling on senior Shiite Muslim clergy in the Iranian holy cities of Qom and Mashhad as well as the Iraqi shrine city of...... -
IRAN: Khatami says protesters won't back down
Babylon & BeyondFormer Iranian President Mohammad Khatami has posted a strong declaration on his website that the protest movement in Iran will not die despite violent crackdowns by the military and police. ???Be sure that people will never back down,??? said Khatami,...... -
IRAN: Concern over fate of star student who spoke out to Khamenei [Updated]
Babylon & BeyondIt was near the end of a meeting Wednesday between Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and a group of university students when the man who is Iran's highest political and spiritual authority asked if there were any other questions. He spotted......
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