Middle East

Security officials have forced the family of Green Movement leader Mir Hossein Mousavi to call off a memorial service which was to be held on ……Read More

Fakhrossadat Mohtashamipour, wife of veteran reformist politician Mostafa Tajzadeh, has been hospitalised days after going on hunger strike and losing consciousness in Evin prison. According ……Read More

Security forces reportedly arrested at least seven people including a female mourner, during funeral proceedings held for Mir Esmail Mousavi on Thursday. Reports indicate a ……Read More

The leader of the banned opposition group, the Iran Democratic Front has been sentenced to eight years in prison, according to reports. According to the ……Read More

In a statement released on Monday, the Iranian parliament’s Committee on National Security and Foreign Policy denounced the UN Human Rights Council, calling it a ……Read More

Given the instability fostered by the various reform movements in the Middle East over the last few months, the (outgoing) Secretary General of the Gulf ……Read More