Archives for December, 2014

Customers use computers at an internet cafe in Tehran May 9, 2011. Websites like Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and countless others were banned shortly after the re-election of Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and the huge street protests that followed. Seen by the government as part of a "soft war" waged by the enemies of the Islamic Republic, social networking and picture sharing sites were a vital communication tool for the anti-Ahmadinejad opposition -- more than a year before they played a similar rol

لا مؤشرات بالعفو عن المدوّن الإيراني المحكوم بالإعدام

أعلن نائب رئيس السلطة القضائية في إيران أنه ليس هناك تحرّكٌ لإصدار عفو عن المدوِّن سهيل العربي المحكوم بالإعدام على خلفية تعليقاته عبر موقع "فايسبوك"، لكن ثمة طلب لإعادة النظر في قضيته.

A boat is pictured on the Nile River in the southern Egyptian town of Nagaa Hamady in Qena, some 700 km (435 miles) south of Cairo, January 10, 2010. REUTERS/Asmaa Waguih (EGYPT - Tags: SOCIETY TRAVEL) - RTR28QJH

قرية بندار الغربيّة... عصيّة على التّغيير

People work at the West Qurna oilfield in southern Basra October 13, 2014. Oil prices are hovering just above $90 per barrel, a level last seen in June 2012, putting a strong spotlight on OPEC producing countries. They face calls to cut output at, or before, a policy meeting in late November to prop prices up as some are already feeling the pinch of sub-$100 oil through increased budget pressure. Global oil prices are collectively reflecting the sweeping impact of a U.S. shale oil boom, with its production

العراق في حالة تقشّف جرّاء الحرب على تنظيم "الدولة الإسلاميّة"

يقف وراء حالة التقشّف التي بات العراق على أعتابها هبوط أسعار النفط الخام، والحرب المفتوحة المتعدّدة الجبهات مع تنظيم "الدولة الإسلاميّة" في محافظات عدّة شمال العاصمة بغداد وغربها.

Egypt's President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi arrives to speak during the 69th Session of the UN General Assembly at the United Nations in New York on September 24, 2014. AFP PHOTO/Jewel Samad (Photo credit should read JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images)

تطلّعات مصريّة واسعة للحصول على مقعد العضويّة غير الدّائمة في مجلس الأمن

Iraqi Army personnel take part during an intensive security deployment against Islamic State militants in Jurf al-Sakhar October 27, 2014. Picture taken October 27, 2014. REUTERS/Mahmoud Raouf Mahmoud (IRAQ - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS MILITARY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) - RTR4BVO5

الوزارات الأمنيّة تحدٍّ حقيقيّ يواجه حكومة العبادي

ان اعداد خريطة طريق واضحة من شأنها القضاء على الفساد الذي كان سبباً اساسياً في نخر المؤسسات الامنية والعسكرية العراقية، متاح اليوم، في ضوء جدية الحكومة العراقية برئاسة العبادي في المضي بخطوات الاصلاح.

Egyptian soldiers keep guard during a military operation in the Egyptian city of Rafah, near the border with the southern Gaza Strip October 30, 2014. Egypt began clearing residents from its border with the Gaza Strip on Wednesday to create a buffer zone following some of the worst anti-state violence since President Mohamed Mursi was overthrown last year. A day after being ordered by the army to move, many in the area had already packed their belongings and begun to leave when an announcement from Cairo ma

حماس ومصر..التوتر سيد الموقف

EDITORS' NOTE: Reuters and other foreign media are subject to Iranian restrictions on leaving the office to report, film or take pictures in Tehran.

Iranian lawmaker Ali Motahari speaks in the Iranian parliament in Tehran November 15, 2009. REUTERS/Morteza Nikoubazl (IRAN POLITICS) - RTXQRB3

نائب إيرانيّ ينتقد الهيئة التي تشرف على أداء المرشد الأعلى

انتقد عضو مجلس الشورى الإيرانيّ المحافظ، علي مطهري، مجلس خبراء القيادة واستمرار الإقامة الجبريّة التي فُرضت على زعماء الحركة الخضرا من دون محاكمة.

Residents and tourists watch as smoke raises near a state security building after a blast in South Sinai October 7, 2013. Medical sources said three were killed and 48 injured in the blast near the state security building in South Sinai. A witness said it was caused by a car bomb. REUTERS/Stringer (EGYPT - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST) - RTX142T0

العبوات والتّفخيخ وتفجير الغاز... استراتيجيّة "الدولة الإسلاميّة" للانتشار في مصر

Shi'ite volunteers, who have joined the Iraqi army to fight against militants of the Islamic State, formerly known as the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), carry a picture of Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani during a graduation ceremony after completing their field training in Najaf, August 16, 2014. School is out, but northern Baghdad's classrooms are packed - not with students, but with people who have travelled further than most to escape the Sunni militant onslaught splitting Iraq. REUTERS/Alaa Al

النّجف تدعو إلى حفظ التّوازن والاستقلاليّة في علاقات العراق مع الجوار

التوازن الذي تمثله مواقف السيستاني يتضمن أهمية كبيرة للعراق الذي يعاني من ثغرات سياسية واجتماعية في بناء الدول تفتح المجال للقوى الأجنبية بالتدخل في الشأن العراقي لمصالح بلادها السياسية او استغلال وضعه الداخلي لصالح مقاصدها الاقليمية.