Iran

Spotlight on Iran – Elections 2013: president’s supporters step up their activity ahead of the elections, prepare for massive show of strength

As the political arena is gearing up for presidential elections slated for June 14, the president’s supporters are intensifying their activity and preparing to hold their first significant show of strength.
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Spotlight on Iran – Protesting for ice cream: launch event of world’s largest ice cream comes under intense social criticism

The launch event of the “largest ice cream in the world”, which took place in north Tehran on April 1, has become a subject of intense social criticism in the past several days.
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News of Terrorism and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict* (March 13 – 19, 2013)

While the border between Israel and the Gaza Strip remains quiet, terrorist attacks and acts of violence continue in Judea and Samaria. The Israel Security Agency revealed that since Operation Pillar of Defense Hamas has attempted to carry out terrorist attacks in Judea and Samaria.
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News of Terrorism and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict (March 6 – 12, 2013)

No rockets were fired into Israeli territory. This past week riots and violent confrontations continued in Judea and Samaria, although events in support of Palestinian prisoners were on the wane.
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Spotlight on Iran – Iranians preparing for New Year in an atmosphere of economic crisis

Two weeks ahead of the Iranian New Year, media in the country are reporting that for many the holiday mood is dampened by sharp increases in prices, an economic downturn, and the growing hardship faced by Iran’s workers.
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Spotlight on Iran – President Ahmadinejad comes under criticism for his reaction to Hugo Chavez’s death

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s eulogy for Venezuela’s President Hugo Chavez and his declaration of a national day of mourning in Iran following Chavez’s death drew strong criticism from the Iranian president’s political critics and from clerics.
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