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  • Iranian spies die in dawn hanging Iranian spies die in dawn hanging

    Two spies have been hanged in Iran following a Revolutionary Court judgement. Press TV has reported the spies, who worked for the US Central Intelligence Agency and the Israeli spy agency, the Mossad, were hanged at dawn on Sunday. Sentenced to death by the Revolutionary Court, the men have been named as Mohammad Heidari, a Mossad agent and Kourosh Ahmadi, who was convicted of working for ...

  • Internet in Iran goes into coma ahead of presidential elections

    Iran has reportedly gone into 'internet coma' by tightening internet controls ahead of next month's presidential election, mindful of violent protests inspired last time around over claims of fraud. Authorities refuse to officially confirm the new restraints, but former officials and media reports have accused the Supreme Council of Cyberspace of ordering them, reports News.com.au. According ...

  • Iran executes two spies working for CIA Mossad

    Two Iranian spies, allegedly working for America's Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and Israel's Mossad were Sunday hanged in Iran, state-run IRIB TV reported. Mohammad Heidari, one of the executed men, had prepared information in a number of security issues and had given them to Mossad in several meetings outside the country, Xinhua cited the report as saying. Heidari received money in ...

  • Iran-Azerbaijan Republic ties excellent

    President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad called Iran and Azerbaijan Republic relations brotherly and excellent, the official website of the President of Iran reports. In a meeting with Head of Caucasus Muslim Bureau Sheikhol-islam Allahshokour Pashazadeh, President Ahmadinejad said that Tehran and Baku ties are upon brotherhood, religion and love, so our relations are different from those of other ...

  • Iran and Egypt Old Foes New Competitors

    Demonstrators storm the offices of the Muslim Brotherhood's political wing, the Freedom and Justice Party, in protest of President Morsi's expansion of powers in Alexandria, Egypt, on Nov. 23. (Photo: Mohamed Hanno, ...

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The Accused [DVD]

The story in The Accused centers around a rape. There is no question that the rape took place in the backroom of a seedy bar called The Mill, an isolated place located in the shadow of a highway overpass. There is no question who the three rapists were, and there is no doubt about the extent of their guilt. What is in question, and what turns out to be the film's hinge, is who else i ... ...

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  • Excerpts Iran hangs 2 suspected spies 19 May 2013

    Excerpts: Iran hangs 2 suspected spies 19 May 2013 +++SOURCE: Saudi Gazette 19 ...

  • Hezbollah MP Iran-Saudi Arabia behind vote law deadlock

    Hezbollah’s MP Kamel al-Rifai blamed the lack of Saudi-Iranian understanding for Lebanon's inability to form a government and for the current deadlock over reaching an agreement between the rival politicians on an electoral law for the upcoming elections, Kuwaiti newspaper Al-Anbaa reported on ...

  • Regulations Set for Iranian Electoral Campaign

    Tehran, May 20 (Prensa Latina) The campaign for the Iranian presidential elections in June will begin on May 22, one day after the Guardian Council announces the list of candidates, an official source announced today. At least 700 hopefuls have presented their candidacies, informed Deputy Minister of Interior, Solat Mortazavi, who acts as secretary of the Electoral Council. Meanwhile, the ...

  • Chairman of Caucasus Muslims Office meets Iran`s supreme religious leader

    As part of a visit to Iran, a delegation of Azerbaijan led by chairman of the Caucasus Muslims Office Allahshukur Pashazade met Sunday the country`s supreme religious leader Ayatollah Sayed Ali Khamenei. They discussed relations between the two countries and ...

  • Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai seeks Indian military aid amid Pakistan row

    Kabul: Afghan President Hamid Karzai will seek increased military aid from India during a three-day visit starting Monday and will discuss recent cross-border clashes with Pakistan, India's archrival, an aide said.The comments follow a weekend report that said Afghanistan's ambassador to India had said the country needs India's help with "equipment and weapons to fight." ...

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