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The ISCC will host a formal dinner and donor tribute to help raise funds for children with cancer at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in May. The event will be hosted by a notable radio personality and movie actor, as well as provide live entertainment for guests in attendance. Irvine, CA (PRWEB) April 28, 2013 To benefit children with cancer, The International Society for Children with Cancer will host a gala event that pays tribute to its top donors, called “The Angels of MAHAK” at the...
Did a White House Official Violate Iran Sanctions? WASHINGTON, Aug. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A report published by the Washington Post on August 5, 2012, by Tom Hamburger and Peter Wallsten, reveals that David Plouffe, a senior White House advisor who was President Obama's 2008 campaign manager, received $100,000 speaking fee from an affiliate of a company doing business with Iran's government, which has provided technology that has helped the regime to track down and...
WASHINGTON, June 14, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- On behalf of thousands of Iranian-Americans whose loved ones are in camps Ashraf and Liberty in Iraq, the US Committee for Camp Ashraf Residents (USCCAR) strongly condemns the mounting pressure exerted on the 3,200 Iranian dissidents in Iraq by UN Secretary-General's Special Representative, Martin Kobler. His actions and words have only served the murderous regime in Iran and the Nuri al-Maliki government in Iraq, which has been...
Internationally-renowned pioneer of Iranian Information Technology, Dr Ali Akbar Jalali, has announced the Second Internet Marketing Conference in Iran. The conference, which is hoped to increase awareness of online business opportunities in the country, takes place in Tehran in February. England (PRWEB) January 28, 2012 Internationally-renowned pioneer of Iranian Information Technology Dr Ali Akbar Jalali has announced the Second Internet Marketing Conference in Iran. The conference,...
Mostafa Ahmadi-Roshan, one of Iran’s leading nuclear scientists and a beloved university lecturer, was killed Wednesday in a bomb-attack while riding in a car in the nation’s capital city. Witnesses say that the precision explosion, which killed both Dr. Ahmadi-Roshan and his driver, took place after motorcyclists attached what appears to have been a bomb on the side of the car. Ahmadi-Roshan, who taught in Tehran and also provided expertise for the much-discussed Natanz uranium...
A Siberian Tiger offered to Iran last year in a swap deal with Russia has died from an illness which, according to one official, it contracted before it came to Tehran, reports said on Monday. The tiger was housed at Tehran's Eram Zoo since April after Russia gave it to Iran along with a Siberian tigress in exchange for two Persian leopards. The tiger had been infected with Feline Immunodeficiency Virus (FIV), Hooshang Ziaee, an advisor to Iran's Environmental Protection Organization, told...
NEW YORK, Dec. 1, 2010 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Jewish Committee strongly condemned the execution of Shahla Jahed, an Iranian woman accused of murder, in Tehran this morning. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100816/AJCLOGO) Jahed denied that she had murdered the wife of a soccer star with whom she was allegedly having an affair, saying that the confession had been forced upon her. "A few hours ago, AJC joined with other human rights organizations around the world...
NEW YORK, Nov. 3, 2010 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- AJC has urged UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova to relocate events for World Philosophy Day scheduled for the Iranian capital, Tehran, on November 21-23. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100816/AJCLOGO) (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20100816/AJCLOGO) "The cruel and sadistic methods employed by the government to quell dissent demand that this regime be ostracized by the international community. To hold the World...
WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following is being released by Iran Policy Committee: WHEN: 10:00a, Thursday, 9 September 2010 WHERE: Holeman Lounge, National Press Club, 529 14th St. NW, Washington DC WHAT: The Iran Policy Committee is hosting a press conference where intelligence about Iran's new major secret nuclear site will be presented. The information will include precise information on the location and details, progress-to-date, as well as...
Three Years in the Making, Landmark Television Event Presents the Behind-the-Scenes Story of Decades-Old Misunderstandings and Mistrust -- As Told by Key Officials on Both Sides Iran and The West Premieres Monday, June 22, 2009, at 9 p.m. ET/PT WASHINGTON, June 17 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- For decades, the Western world has watched as Iran generated alarming headlines -- the advent of the first Islamic Republic; the seizure of U.S. diplomats in Tehran; the support of terrorist groups; the...
