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Turkey's 'standing man' to join ranks of icons?

Associated Press | Wednesday June 19, 2013

The image was stark: a silent, solitary figure standing in passive defiance to the Turkish prime minister's demand for protesters to clear Taksim Square in central Istanbul.

Iran nuclear programme advances despite sanctions: IAEA chief

Reuters | Monday June 17, 2013

Iran is making "steady progress" in expanding its nuclear programme despite international sanctions that do not seem to be slowing it down, the UN nuclear agency chief told Reuters on Monday.

President-elect Hassan Rohani hopes all countries will use chance of friendly ties

Reuters | Monday June 17, 2013

President-elect Hassan Rohani said on Monday he hoped the world would grasp a new opportunity for "constructive interaction" with Iran and pledged to be more transparent about the Islamic Republic's nuclear programme in order to see sanctions lifted.

Iran's media hail president-elect Hassan Rowhani as 'Sheikh of hope'

Agence France-Presse | Sunday June 16, 2013

The election of moderate cleric Hassan Rowhani as Iran president signals a return of hope and reforms and that the people desire a policy of moderation over extremism, newspapers said on Sunday.

Mohamed Morsi cuts Egypt's ties with Syria, backs no-fly zone

Reuters | Sunday June 16, 2013

Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi said he had cut all diplomatic ties with Damascus on Saturday and backed a no-fly zone over Syria, pitching the most populous Arab state more firmly against President Bashar al-Assad.

World powers cautiously welcome new Iran leader Hassan Rowhani

Agence France-Presse | Sunday June 16, 2013

World powers offered cautious welcome to moderate cleric Hassan Rowhani after he was declared Iran's new president, amid persistent concerns over Tehran's nuclear program.

Hassan Rowhani, Iran's new president, is a moderate pledged to engage with world

Agence France-Presse | Sunday June 16, 2013

Hassan Rowhani, the cleric who won Iran's presidential election on Saturday, is a moderate who has pledged to engage more with world powers in hopes of easing crippling economic sanctions.

Iran moderate's poll triumph is mandate for change

Reuters | Sunday June 16, 2013

Iranian voters weary of years of economic isolation and tightening political restrictions threw down a blunt demand for change on Saturday by handing a moderate cleric a landslide victory in a presidential election.

Iran elections: Moderate cleric Hassan Rohani wins presidential election in landslide

Reuters | Saturday June 15, 2013

Moderate cleric Hassan Rohani won Iran's presidential election on Saturday, the interior ministry said, scoring a surprising landslide victory over conservative hardliners without the need of a second round run-off.

Two killed in mortar attack on Iranian dissident camp in Iraq

Reuters | Saturday June 15, 2013

Two people were killed in a mortar attack on an Iranian dissident camp in the Iraqi capital on Saturday, police sources said.

Iran elections: Moderate cleric Hassan Rohani on way to outright victory

Reuters | Saturday June 15, 2013

Moderate cleric Hassan Rohani soared to a huge lead over conservative rivals in preliminary vote counting on Saturday, suggesting he may be able to pull off a surprise outright victory in Iran's presidential election.

Iran polls close except in capital: ministry

Agence France-Presse | Friday June 14, 2013

Polls closed in most of Iran in the race to succeed President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Friday but electoral officials in the capital extended voting for a fifth hour until 11 pm (1830 GMT).

Iran to extend voting hours in presidential election

Agence France-Presse | Friday June 14, 2013

The 10-hour voting period in Iran's presidential election on Friday is to be extended because of a "rush of voters", Interior Minister Mostafa Moammad Najar said.

Iran votes out of duty, hope and obligation

Agence France-Presse | Friday June 14, 2013

Iranians queued today to vote for a successor to President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, many feeling a sense of national duty, others hoping for a better future and some because they thought they had to.

Reformists hopeful as Iran votes for new president

Agence France-Presse | Friday June 14, 2013

Iranians are voting today to choose a new president in an election the reformists hope their sole candidate will win in the face of divided conservative ranks, four years after the disputed re-election of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.