To mark the first anniversary of Adoption Day of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), the office of Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei released, on July 20 and 25, two collections, in English, of excerpts from his speeches in recent years about the U.S., its values, its attitude towards Iran, Islam, and humanity, and how to act with it. The collections, accompanied by graphics, included links to the full text of some of the speeches. Then, on August 1, Khamenei gave a virulent ...
Russia This Week is a weekly review by the MEMRI Russian Media Studies Project, covering the latest Russia-related news and analysis from media in Russia, the Caucasus, Central Asia, and Eastern Europe. Cartoon Of The Week Vk.com/13studiya, August 3, 2016. The dove of peace poops on U.S. President Barack Obama's shoulder, while Russian President Vladimir Putin laughs at him. Zakharova Dixit Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova is one of the most-quoted Russian officials. She is ...
The following report is now a complimentary offering from MEMRI's Jihad and Terrorism Threat Monitor (JTTM). For JTTM subscription information, click here . Introduction Over the last few months, two media outlets supporting the Islamic State (ISIS) posted a series of nasheeds (religious songs) praising the massive attacks carried out by the organization in Europe, mainly the March 2016 attack in Brussels and the November 2015 attack in Paris. (ISIS and its supporters have yet to release any ...
In recent months, U.S.-Bahrain relations have been increasingly strained over the issue of the ongoing conflict between the Bahraini regime and the Shi'ite opposition in the country, which is led by the Al-Wefaq Society, the largest Shi'ite opposition body. Bahrain accuses the U.S. of supporting the opposition in both statements and actions and thereby interfering in Bahrain's domestic affairs and working to destabilize its regime. Bahrain's Sunni regime describes the Shi'ite opposition ...
Russia-NATO Update is a new monthly review by the MEMRI Russian Media Studies Project, covering the latest news on Russia-NATO relations from the Russian and East European media . Cartoons Of the Month Vk.com/13studiya, July 21, 2016. Psychiatrist to NATO soldier: Stop, stop... Now tell me again: for an entire year you kept looking into a bear's den and screaming into its ear not to attack you? And what happened next? Twitter.com/sharzhipero, July 11, 2016 NATO military official: Citizens of ...
On July 1, 2016, the Iranian regime marked the 37th Qods (Jerusalem) Day, as it has since Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the founder of the Islamic Revolution in Iran, designated it on the last Friday in Ramadan. In addition to the regime's usual messages stressing the need for the annihilation of the State of Israel, this year antisemitic messages stood out in statements by senior Iranian officials, in newspapers such as the regime mouthpiece Kayhan, and on signs carried in regime-organized ...
On May 30, 2016, Saudi Arabia and Iran announced that they had failed to reach an understanding on arrangements for Iranians to attend this year's Hajj (pilgrimage to Mecca), and that consequently Iranians will not come to Saudi Arabia to participate in the rituals. The Iranians blamed the Saudis for the failure of the talks, claiming that they had made excessive demands. For example, they had banned flying Iranian flags at hostels accommodating Iranians or along the Iranian pilgrims' routes, ...
On July 1, 2016, some Iraqi cities marked Al-Quds (Jerusalem) Day, which involved protests against Israel and the U.S. This day is marked each year in Iran and in other Shi'ite communities in the Middle East on the last Friday of Ramadan, and usually includes anti-Israel and anti-American chants. In the majority Shi'ite city of Basra, Iraq, local police were photographed participating in an Al-Quds Day parade, and marching over Israeli and American flags. The Iraqi Al-Ghad Press news agency ...
Introduction Islamist preacher Br. Imran inculcates global Islamism among young Muslims, both in India and abroad. He is the president of the Islamic Research and Educational Foundation (IREF), an Islamist institution based in the southern Indian city of Hyderabad - a metropolis known in recent years for large-scale Islamization and recruitment of Muslim youth for the Islamic State (ISIS), for which dozens of local young people have been arrested. 1 Br. Imran, whose name is Mujtaba Hussain ...
On June 27, 2016, a Western delegation headed by U.S. Under Secretary of State Thomas Shannon, U.S. ambassador to Kuwait Douglas Silliman and British Special Envoy to Yemen Alan Duncan met with the Houthi delegation to the Yemen peace talks in Kuwait, headed by Houthi spokesman Muhammad 'Abd Al-Salam. Following the meeting, Yemeni and Arab media outlets that oppose the Houthis in Yemen published numerous reports claiming that the Houthi representatives had apologized to the Americans for the ...
