AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC STATEMENT
Reports have emerged that around 49 members of the Ahwazi Arab minority have been arrested
Iran: Arrest Sweeps Target Arab Minority [1]
Dozens Held; 2 Have Died in Custody
(New York) – Iranian security forces arrested more than 65 Arab residents during security sweeps in Iran’s
Israel says Iran has material for 4 nuke bombs; says Iran seeking U.S.-range missile
with Agencies
Iran has enough radioactive material to produce four nuclear bombs, Israel’s chief of military intelligence, General 
Russia says it will not stop arms sales to Syria
BEIRUT (AP) — Russia’s deputy defense minister says Moscow will not stop arms sales to Syria.
South Sudan demands border deal before restarting oil; Khartoum frees held tankers
Agencies
South Sudan has totally shut down oil output in a row with Sudan over export transit fees and will only restart after
Gulf Arabs have plans against possible Hormuz closure by Iran
Al Arabiya with Agencies
Coastguards and naval forces of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) group of Arab countries have contingency
Syrian opposition council accuses Iran of role in bloody crackdown
Agencies
The opposition Syrian National Council on Saturday accused Iran of “participation” in the bloody crackdown on
Arab observers resume work for the first time in a week amid Syria violence
Al Arabiya with agencies
Arab League observers in Syria, depleted by a pullout of their Gulf Arab colleagues, resumed work on Thursday for 
Obama says ‘tyranny no match for liberty,’ sees possible peaceful outcome on Iran
President Barack Obama hailed the demise of Libya’s Muammar Qaddafi and warned Syria’s Bashar al-Assad that 
Iran arrests prominent Ahwazi Arab singer and his brother
Mousa Sharififarid, Al Arabiya
Iranian authorities have arrested prominent Arab singer, Ghalib Manabi, and his brother, Hassan, from the 
