The Washington Post reported that Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Wednesday urged the U.N. Security Council to take action over the rioting in Britain, arguing it was hypocritical in its reaction to such events. Ahmadinejad, whose government is under international sanction for its controversial nuclear program and has been condemned by the Western countries such as Britain for its handling of protests and dissent, also called on British officials to listen to the demands of their people. In comments directed at Britain’s leadership, including Prime Minister David Cameron, Ahmadinejad said the officials should “stand by their own people.”
The same agency reported that Tehran’s municipal council has named a street after an American activist who was crushed to death by an Israeli military bulldozer in the Gaza Strip in 2003, local newspaper reported on Thursday. he report in Hamshahri, a daily affiliated with Tehran municipality, said the council decided to name the street Rachel Aliene Corrie. It said the street would be in central Tehran, but did not specify when the sign bearing the new name would be hung. Corrie, a pro-Palestinian activist from Washington state, was trying to prevent what she and other activists believed was an Israeli military push to demolish nearby Palestinian homes. She was 23 at the time of her death. Iran does not recognize Israel and supports the Palestinians.
“Russia youths seek 'social lift' at Kremlin political camp” is an article published by the Los Angeles Times. It says that The state spends more than $7 million to accommodate about 20,000 18- to 25-year-olds at the camp, known as Seliger Forum-2011. They come in groups of 7,000 for nine days in July, most of them from Kremlin-nurtured youth organizations such as Nashi (Ours), Mestnyie (Locals) and Stal (Steel). Political youth camps are a fixture of summer the world over. Some activists and journalists, however, have expressed concern about the role of the Kremlin-backed youth groups in harassing liberal politicians and journalists and countering opposition rallies in a country that has seen civil liberties threatened and the rule of law founder.
The Turkish information agency Hurriyet published the article headlined “Third cargo plane of Turkish aid takes off for Somalia.” It says that A third Turkish Airlines cargo plane took off for Somalia on Thursday as part of Turkey's aid campaign to drought-stricken country. The plane is carrying 40 tons of food and medical supplies. The aid includes baby formula and milk powder as well as medication to cure most common diseases in Somalia. It will be distributed by Red Crescent representatives in Mogadishu. First two planes carrying aid to Somalia had departed Monday with 50 tons of food and medical supplies on board.
The Iranian information agency Press TV reported that Iran has invited Kuwait's National Assembly Speaker Jassem al-Kharafi to attend a conference on Palestine in the Iranian capital, Tehran. The invitation by Iranian Majlis (parliament) Speaker Ali Larijani was handed to Kharafi by senior Iranian lawmaker Alaeddin Boroujerdi. Boroujerdi described the Fifth Conference in Support of the Palestinian Intifada, scheduled for October 1-2, as a significant international event considering the recent developments in the region. The Kuwaiti and Iranian parliamentarians further discussed the recent developments in North Africa and the Middle East.
