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PARIS, May 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Danielle Mitterrand-France Libertes Foundation welcomed on Wednesday, May 22, Mrs. Maryam Rajavi and a delegation of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) who offered the Foundation a bust of Danielle Mitterrand in gratitude to a long friendship of 30 years with the Iranian people and its resistance for democracy and fundamental freedoms. Paying tribute to "a protective sister" always present alongside members and...
WASHINGTON, May 7, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ), which defends human rights and religious freedom, said today more than 50,000 people have sent letters to American Pastor Saeed Abedini, a U.S. citizen, imprisoned in Iran because of his Christian faith. The letters of prayer, support, and encouragement come as Pastor Saeed spends his 33(rd) birthday today in solitary confinement in Evin Prison, one of Iran's most brutal and deadly...
WASHINGTON, April 29, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ), which focuses on constitutional and human rights law, today confirmed that a Christian pastor, imprisoned in Iran because of his religious beliefs, is now in solitary confinement as his health condition worsens brought about by continued beatings and torture. Pastor Saeed Abedini, a U.S. citizen, is suffering from internal bleeding and now kidney problems at the hands of his captors...
Tony Mendez - CIA Agent Portrayed by Ben Affleck - and Two Diplomat Hostages Mark and Cora Lijek Give Their Firsthand Accounts of the Audacious Rescue During the Iran Hostage Crisis WASHINGTON, April 29, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- This year's "Best Picture" Academy Award(®) winner, "Argo," was Hollywood's thrilling version of the life-or-death covert operation to rescue six Americans that unfolded behind the scenes of the Iran hostage crisis in 1979. Now, in a special...
BRUSSELS, April 26, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The AJC Transatlantic Institute welcomes the news that the planned trip of a European Parliament delegation to Iran next week will no longer take place. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100816/AJCLOGO) According to a statement from Tarja Cronberg (Greens/EFA, Finland), Chair of the European Parliament's Delegation for Relations with Iran, "it has proved impossible for the Majlis to receive the delegation from the...
"United 4 Wrestling" to Feature Top Powers in International Wrestling LOS ANGELES, April 26, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- USA Wrestling and Beat the Streets-Los Angeles, Inc. has announced that the United States and Iran will come together in a friendly international wrestling competition Sunday, May 19 at 2 p.m. at Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena. The event will also be a major opportunity for the Keep Olympic Wrestling movement and the 2020 Vision: Wrestling, Keep the Dream Alive...
Lawrence LeBlond for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online A powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck southeastern Iran, near the Pakistan border this morning at about 10:45 GMT (3:15 p.m. local time). Iran’s state-operated Press TV cited reports that at least 40 people are feared dead. However, the latest report from The Guardian said that number could be in the hundreds. The Iranian Seismological Center initially put the magnitude at 7.5, but an updated measurement of 7.8 was...
The Rumble on the Rails will be a historic competition featuring top powers in international wrestling NEW YORK, April 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- USA Wrestling and Beat the Streets Wrestling, Inc. has announced that three of the world's wrestling superpowers, the United States, Russia and Iran, will come together in solidarity to compete in a unique wrestling event in Vanderbilt Hall in Grand Central Terminal in New York City on Wednesday, May 15. Billed "The Rumble On The Rails,"...
PARIS, April 3, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- On Tuesday April 2, a celebration on the occasion of Iranian New Year, Nowrouz, was held in the French National Assembly's Questure Hall. Members of Parliament representing various parliamentary groups participated in this celebration initiated by the French Parliamentary Committee for a Democratic Iran (CPID). Mrs Maryam Rajavi, the President-elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran, was the special guest of this event...
WASHINGTON, March 12, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ), which defends human rights and religious freedom, will testify Friday before a Congressional committee examining religious persecution and focusing on the plight of American Pastor Saeed Abedini, a U.S. citizen imprisoned in Iran because of his Christian faith. ACLJ Chief Counsel Jay Sekulow, ACLJ Executive Director Jordan Sekulow, and Pastor Saeed's wife, Naghmeh, will testify March...
Latest Iran Reference Libraries
The Persian Gulf is located in the western part of Asia between Iran and the Arabian Peninsula. It’s an addition to the Indian Ocean. The Gulf was the focal point of the 1980-1988 Iran-Iraq War, which each side assaulted the other’s oil tankers. In the year 1991, the Persian Gulf again was the background for what was known as the “Persian Gulf War” or otherwise known as the “Gulf War”, despite the fact that this disagreement was mainly a land conflict, when Iraq raided Kuwait...
The Persian leopard (Panthera pardus ciscaucasica), also known as the Caucasian leopard, is a subspecies of the leopard that can be found in the Caucasus mountains, eastern Turkey southern Turkmenistan, northern Iran, and some western areas of Afghanistan. Its range in the Caucuses is now fragmented, but once encompassed all areas except those within steppe habitats. It prefers to live in many habitats, but in the Greater Caucuses, it prefers subalpine meadows, rocky ravines, and broadleaved...
The Onager (Equus hemionus), is a large mammal belonging to the horse family. It is native to the deserts of Syria, Iran, Pakistan, India, Israel, and Tibet. It is sometimes referred to as the half ass or Asian Wild Ass. There are six subspecies recognized, of which one is extinct and two endangered. Their range has contracted greatly under pressures of hunting and habitat loss. Onagers are a little larger than donkeys at about 640 pounds and 6.8 feet lengthwise. They are short-legged...
The sand Cat (Felis margarita) is a small wild cat 19.69 inches (50 cm) long, plus an 11.81 in (30 cm) tail. It is distributed over African and Asian deserts. The name "Desert Cat" is reserved for a subspecies of the true Wild Cat, but it would go better with this species. It lives in those dry areas that are even too hot and dry for the Desert Cat. These areas are the Sahara, the Arabian Desert, and the deserts of Iran and Pakistan. The head is conspicuously broad and the ears are large...
