Iran
Islamist activist: Egypt uprising inspired by Iranian revolution
Egypt
April 18, 2011
Islamist activist: Egypt uprising inspired by Iranian revolution
An Egyptian opposition activist said during a visit to Tehran that Egypt’s revolution had been inspired by Iran’s 1979 revolution.…
Iran officer: US, Israel behind Stuxnet virus
World
April 16, 2011
Iran officer: US, Israel behind Stuxnet virus
Tehran -- The United States and Israel are behind the computer worm Stuxnet designed to hurt Iran's controversial nuclear programme, state news…
WikiLeaks: Israel criticizes Tantawi’s efforts to curb Gaza smuggling, Bahrain sidles up to Israel, US
World
April 8, 2011
WikiLeaks: Israel criticizes Tantawi’s efforts to curb Gaza smuggling, Bahrain sidles up to Israel, US
In the latest trove of released WikiLeaks cables, Israeli influential daily Haaretz on Friday unearthed November 2009 complaints issued by…
FM: Cairo aiming for normalization with Tehran, reconciliation in Palestine
Egypt
April 5, 2011
FM: Cairo aiming for normalization with Tehran, reconciliation in Palestine
Egyptian Foreign Minister Nabil al-Arabi, at a press conference on Tuesday, announced his intentions of improving relations between Egypt and…
Iran presses rival Saudi Arabia over Gulf’s unrest
World
April 4, 2011
Iran presses rival Saudi Arabia over Gulf’s unrest
Tehran -- Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad called on regional rival Saudi Arabia to pull its troops out of Bahrain, where…
Iranian foreign minister invites Egyptian counterpart to Tehran
Egypt
April 4, 2011
Iranian foreign minister invites Egyptian counterpart to Tehran
Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi has invited his Egyptian counterpart, Nabil al-Arabi, to visit Tehran to improve relations between…
Iranian official says Iran must establish ties with Egypt
Egypt
April 1, 2011
Iranian official says Iran must establish ties with Egypt
Chairman of Iran's parliamentary Committee on National Security and Foreign Policy Alaeddin Boroujerdi described establishing relations with Egypt as “an…
Iranian documentaries: Propaganda, revolution, and stereotypes
Cinema/TV
March 29, 2011
Iranian documentaries: Propaganda, revolution, and stereotypes
The 2011 Cairo Documentary Festival, Egypt Rising, concluded its program on Saturday evening at the American University in Cairo’s Tahrir…
The regional implications of Egypt’s power transition
Egypt
March 14, 2011
The regional implications of Egypt’s power transition
The 25 January uprising called for the fall of the regime while rejecting its dire legacy. For some, rejecting that…
Egypt’s Tantawi expresses hopes of ending Syrian-Egyptian estrangement
Egypt
March 11, 2011
Egypt’s Tantawi expresses hopes of ending Syrian-Egyptian estrangement
A Syrian news agency reported that Field Marshal Mohamed Hussein Tantawi, chairman of Egypt's Supreme Council of the Armed Forces--which…