Search Result in All

In Iran, the spotlight is on the June 14 presidential election. The crucial vote will determine the path the country will be taking for the next four years. This has to great extent undermined the city and village council elections which are set to be held on the same day as the presidential election. Since the victory of the Islamic revolution Iranians have gone to the polls three times to vote for the city and village councils. A fourth round was to be held in June 2010 but was postponed for three years according to a decision made by the parliament. This year 352 thousand hopefuls have registered to compete for 207 thousand seats around the country. Unlike other elections held in Iran, the Guardian Council is not responsible for the vetting process. Instead a parliamentary committee has to decide which of the candidates are qualified to run. Since the 1979 Islamic revolution, on average one election has been held each year but the fourth round of city and village council elections is different in many ways. First and foremost it is going be the biggest election ever held in the history of Iran in terms of the number of candidates and the number of seats at stake. According to law any village with a population of over 100 should have its own council tasked with paving the way for the social, economic, and cultural development of the community that it represents. In this edition of the show we will be taking a closer look at the preparations made for this round of city and village council elections and the role these councils have played in the development of cities and villages and the services that they provide.

[01 Jan 2013] Israeli settlers attack Palestinian village - English

[23 Apr 2014] Israeli troops shower Bethlehem village with tear gas - English

Palestinians in a West Bank village are taking two Canadian companies to court for allegedly breaking international law. The companies are building a neighbourhood on property that Zinist regime seized after the 1967 war an action that is contrary to the Geneva Convention. The new construction apparently cuts local Palestinians off from nearly half the village.

[19 Nov 2012] Israeli settlers burn mosque in Palestinian village - English

[05 Jan 2013] Israel settlers attack Palestinian village in West Bank - English

[18 Jan 2013] Israel demolishes a Palestinian village - English

[28 Jan 2013] Israeli forces destroy protest village in Jenin - English

[04 Feb 2013] Israel demolishes palestinian village - English

[24 Feb 2013] Israeli settlers attack Palestinian village of Qusra - English

[14 April 2013] Iran starts registration of hopefuls for city & village council vote - English

[2 Sept 2013] israeli forces attack Palestinian village in the West Bank - English

[12 Sept 2013] Syrian army make more gains in the Christian village of Ma\'lula - English

[15 Sept 2013] israeli settlers attack Palestinian village in Occupied West Bank - English

[03 Oct 2013] Palestinian village destroyed for the fourth time by Israel - English

[13 Oct 2013] israeli settlers attacked Palestinians in a village south of Hebron - English

[14 Oct 2013] Residents of Bedouin village in Hebron Al-Khali handed eviction orders by Israel - English

The Israeli army has handed down a demolition order for a mosque in the village of Kherbat al-Taweel in the West of Nablus in the Occupied West Bank.

A 6 day siege of a Palestinian village in the occupied West Bank by the Israeli army has led to the death of a 65 year old man. Adel Muhammad Amarnah died after Israeli forces prevented him from leaving the town to receive urgent medical treatment at hospital.

[23 Apr 2014] Lebanese-Syrian border village bearing brunt of Syrian conflict - English

Kandovan Village in Iran is incredible art and interesting living style Its one of thousands attractive Irans Tourism scenes

The village of Heelgal in the eastern Afghan province of Kunar was once filled with joyful cheers of children, but now it is nothing more than a graveyard after being bombed by U.S. air raids.

Police attack protesters in Sanabis village near Manama, Bahrain - 23 Sept 2011 part2

[5 Sept 2013] Al-Qaeda-linked insurgents attack a Christian mountain village in Syria - English

[08 Sept 2013] Press TV\'s exclusive report from christian village besieged by takfiris - English

[08 Sept 2013] Insurgents have reportedly taken control of the ancient Christian village of Ma\\\'lula in Syria - English

Foreign-backed insurgents in Syria have reportedly massacred at least 30 civilians in Idlib province. The killings took place as members of an al-Qaeda-linked group-- known as the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant-- fired a series of mortar shells on Kafteen village. The insurgents in a separate incident also fired mortar shells on a town in Hasakah province. The attack primarily targeted a police station and led to the injury of a number of civilians. Locals say they\'ve seen some people vomiting after the shelling-- in what could be a sign of a chemical attack.

Bahrain is the scene of yet another anti-government rally. The protest west of Manama was joined by the leader of the main opposition bloc Al-Wefaq. Sheikh Ali Salman attended the rally in the village of Shakhora to condemn the jailing of photographers and activists by the Al Khalifa regime. The protest comes as Manama continues its brutal crackdown against opposition leaders and activists calling for democratic change in the Persian Gulf Kingdom. The Al Khalifa regime has detained hundreds of opposition activists since the revolution started in 20-11. Scores of protesters have died in the crackdown and many others have been given lengthy jail sentences for attending anti-regime protests.