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[09 April 2015] Bahraini security forces clash with protesters angered by arrest of activists - English

Iraqis angered by execution of Shia cleric Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr

A group of youth revolutionaries, lawyers and rights activist have rallied in the Yemeni capital Sana\'a condemning the purchase of Yemeni Liquefied Natural Gas by France way below the international price market. The protesters slammed the French company, TOTAL for depriving Yemen of full and fair compensation for its L-N-G sales. Yemeni protesters called for an immediate end to the L-N-G contract between their country and TOTAL. For the past 19 years the French giant has been purchasing L-N-G for 3 dollars per million BTU. Reports say that\'s 11 dollars less than the average international market price of L-N-G sales.

Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Tuesday that enemies of Iran have failed to divide Iranian authorities. Addressing a large crowd in this holy city, Ayatollah Khamenei said that riots of the last year\\\'s post presidential elections era have insured the Islamic Revolution as it added to the public insight. \\\'The presence of 40 million of Iranians in the last year\\\'s presidential elections has angered enemies of the country and defused their conspiracies,\\\' the Supreme Leader told his well-wishers. The Ayatollah arrived in Qom earlier on Tuesday amid warm and enthusiastic welcome of the local people. Ayatollah Khamenei stressed that enemies have failed to undermine people\\\'s religious sentiments through negative propaganda. \\\'Enemies are seeking an Islam without clerics and without politics as they know how clerics can play an effective role in people\\\'s daily lives and have significant effects on the society and public moves,\\\' said the Ayatollah. The Supreme Leader stressed that Iranians would continue their move towards a brighter future by making more progress and defusing enemies\\\' conspiracies. Enemies do not refer to strong points but they, instead, multiply weak points, if any, in order to disappoint the people, the young generation in particular, and try to portray a dark future for them in order to make them leave the scene\\\' of social and political life, Ayatollah Khamenei said. The Supreme Leader arrived in this holy city Tuesday morning amid the warm and enthusiastic welcome of the local people. Qom is considered as the religious capital of Iran. During the past 32 years, The Islamic Revolution has always enjoyed full support of the Iranian nation which was the key to the pepole\\\'s resistance against enemies\\\' conspiracies, the Ayatollah stressed. The Supreme Leader added, \\\'The strong presence of people is the backbone of the resistance of the Iranian authorities\\\' against pressures exerted by enemies of the Islamic Revolution. The Ayatollah added that currently, the Iranian revolution was recognized worldwide as a religious revolution \\\'since it could never survive the past crises if it lacked a religious nature.

After years of brutal occupation, Washington was finally forced to sign the Status of Forces Agreement with Baghdad, which stipulates that all US forces would be completely out of Iraq by the end of December 2011. According to the latest opinion polls, the majority of Iraqi people oppose the idea of US soldiers staying in their country beyond the December deadline, but the American regime wants to stay using the weakness of Iraqi army and security forces as pretext. Under the same pretext, US soldiers continue to carry out home raids and arrests.

[02 June 2012] Mubarak Verdict: Justice Served - News Analysis - English A 30-year dictatorial rule, undone by an 18-day revolution, reached its climax for the man who was once on top: Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak was given the life sentence for his role in the killing of protesters. His sons Gamal and Alaa, were cleared of corruption charges, and several senior security officials were found not guilty of murder. The verdict sparked anger amongst Egyptians. In this news analysis, we will look closer at the political ramifications in a country that will presidential elections in about 2 week's time.

[27 June 2012] Shrine incipient provokes protests in Kashmir - English After months of relative calm Kashmir valley once again is in the grip of tension during its peak tourism season. The incidental fire that destroyed Kashmir's famous 200-year old Sufi shrine on Monday has angered people. They blame government for slow services and poor facilities. Sheikh Abdul Qadir Jeelani shrine which is located in the heart of Srinagar city is considered as an important center for Islamic and spiritual teachings in Kashmir.

Egyptians accuse US of trying to destabilize country As the June 30th wave of protests took over Egypt, so did anti-American sentiments. The opponents of ousted President Mohamed Morsi, who took to the streets, saw the Muslim Brotherhood\'s ruling as one backed by the American Government. As the anti-Morsi protests grew bigger, and the army announced that it was removing the president from his position, the carefully-worded American statements regarding the situation in Egypt sounded very cautious. Washington\'s move angered Egyptian protesters from both the anti- and pro-Morsi camps even further. Each camp blamed the U-S of backing the other. Karim Gamal el-Deen, Press TV, Cairo

Press TV has conducted an interview with Mark Mason, activist and political commentator in San Francisco, about the issue of a court order that allows US President Barack Obama to continue with the contentious spy program, which has most Americans and many governments angered.

[24 Sept 2013] Netanyahu accuses Rouhani of hypocrisy - English

Iran has slammed anti-Iran remarks made by U-S undersecretary of state Wendy Sherman. Let\'s first see what the U-S official had said at a meeting with a group of US senators on October 3. Now Iran\'s Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Marzieh Afkham said Sherman has apparently no clear view of the Iranian people. Afkham said such remarks also contradict the principle of mutual respect. The Iranian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman said what is part of Iranians\' D-N-A is resistance against any form of bullying. Afkham\'s comments come as inside Iran many people including their M-Ps are angered by Sherman\'s insulting comments.

In Iraq\'s Kurdistan Region, a new oil dispute is on the horizon. Kurdish officials say they\'re going to build a second pipeline to export oil to global traders via Turkey. The move has angered Iraq\'s central government, which is firmly against Kurdistan\'s independent oil exports.

israeli Prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has issued tenders for the construction of more settler units in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem al-Quds. The move has angered Palestinians who are now calling on the Palestinian Authority to call off its upcoming talks with Israel.

Six months ago, American whistleblower Edward Snowden started leaking the US National Security Agency\\\'s surveillance documents. Now the former NSA contractor says his mission has been accomplished. In an interview with The Washington Post, Snowden has said he\\\'s happy because the public is now informed about the US massive sweep of Internet and phone records. This is Snowden\\\'s first in-person interview since his June arrival in Russia under temporary asylum, that will expire in August. US federal prosecutors have filed a criminal complaint against Snowden, charging him with espionage and felony theft of government property. But Snowden says he\\\'s working to improve the NSA, adding this is the only thing Washington does not realize. Snowden\\\'s revelations have outraged civil liberties advocates. Even US allies have been angered by reports that Washington has been monitoring their leaders\\\' cellphone calls and other virtual communications.

Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Khamenei narrates and explains a tradition stated by the Messenger of Allah, the holy Prophet Muhammad (S), where his eminence (S) speaks about the results of \"The Combination of Forbearance and Knowledge\". Yet, what is the most virtuous of combinations? What is the correct definition of forbearance? What is a practical example of forbearance? How should a person act when they are angered? And on the other hand, how should a person act when they are elated? What is an unintended consequence of knowledge? Finally, what is the result of the combination of forbearance with knowledge? Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Khamenei expounds upon the wise words of the Messenger of Allah, the holy Prophet Muhammad (S), explaining to us what happens when we combine forbearance with knowledge.