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Effort to Rebrand Arab Spring Backfires in Iran It was meant to be a crowning moment in which Iran put its own Islamic stamp on the Arab Spring. More than a thousand young activists were flown here earlier this week (at government expense) for a conference on “the Islamic Awakening,” Tehran’s effort to rebrand the popular Arab uprisings of the past year. “We were given strict instructions not to say anything about Syria,” one smirking reporter for a state-run Iranian news agency said during a break.

Iranian Nuclear Expert Killed In Spooky Bombing The attack – which instantly killed the scientist and fatally wounded his driver on Wednesday – was at least the fourth targeted hit against a member of Iran's nuclear brain trust in two years. Tehran quickly blamed Israeli-linked agents backed by the U.S. and Britain

West has no evidence of Iran atomic bomb program, senior Turkish diplomat says Head of Organization of Islamic Cooperation tells Haaretz at Doha conference that Tehran has right to peaceful nuclear program, rejects military intervention.

Shoes thrown at Iran's president

Russia Seizes Iran-Bound Radioactive Metal

Iran hijacked US drone, says Iranian engineer

US Judge Rules Iran Responsible for 9/11

Iran Rejects Liability In September 11 Attacks

Iran ‘jamming Al-Jazeera broadcasts’

US Navy Is Depending on Dolphins to Keep the Strait of Hormuz Open

Iran, Israel and US plan Gulf exercises Hormuz spat set to intensify over weapon testing

Iran Reports Arrests in Nuclear Scientist Murder

Iranian lawmakers to take up bill banning oil sales to Europe in retaliation for embargo

Iran to 'block' Gulf oil if sanctions proceed Vice president threatens to cut off shipments at Strait of Hormuz if West sanctions Iran's vital oil exports.

U.S. Navy: We will not allow Iran to stop flow of oil U.S. Fifth Fleet's comments come day after Iran threatened to stop ships moving through the strategic Strait of Hormuz.

Iran’s ailing currency marks new record low under latest U.S. sanctions The rial, which economists say was artificially high, has lost about 35 percent of its value since Sept.

Syria

Government Said to Kill 200 in Attack in Syrian City

98 killed in Syria, group says; Arab League halts mission

Free Syrian Army shows video of alleged Iranian fighters abducted in Homs A group of Syria’s opposition “Free Army” has released a video showing what it was said were seven Iranians, including five members of the Revolutionary Guards, captured in the city of Homs.

26 Reported Killed in Syria as Assad Declares Amnesty

sy rian army and defectors 'battling in southArmy defectors reportedly clash with state forces in Busra al-Harir and Lujah, as opposition calls for national strikes.

Senior Red Crescent official killed in Syria Secretary general of Syrian Arab Red Crescent shot dead, as Russia continues to resist sanctions against Arab ally.

Twin suicide bombs shake Syrian capital, kill 44 Two car bombers blew themselves up Friday outside the heavily guarded compounds of Syria's intelligence agencies, killing at least 44 people and wounding dozens more in a brazen attack on the powerful security directorates, authorities said. State-run TV said the al-Qaida terrorist network was possibly to blame for the first suicide car bombings in the nine-month uprising against authoritarian President Bashar Assad.

Syria pulls tanks from Homs as Arab monitors visit

Protesters throng Syrian city as monitors visit

Saudi Arabia

Saudi woman beheaded for ‘witchcraft’ Amina bint Abdulhalim Nassar was executed in the northern province of Jawf for “practising witchcraft and sorcery,” the ministry said in a statement Monday.

Saudi Women Allowed To Vote Without Male Approval

Israeli hackers bring down Saudi, UAE stock exchange websites In fresh round of cyber warfare, Israel hackers, who go by the name IDF-TEAM, retaliate against Saudi attack on Tel Aviv Stock Exchange, El Al websites.

Lebanon

500 Syrian Army Defectors in Northern Lebanon