Persian Realm

KINGDOM OF HAPPINESS : Bhutan King Marries Commoner Bride in Elaborate Ceremony

Bhutan's King has married his commoner bride in a lavish ceremony at a monastic fortress in the Himalayan nation>>>

FERESTADEH: Tom Selleck Cast as Manssor Arbabsiar in Upcoming Hollywood Film ;0)

An upcoming Hollywood production is in the making based on the assassination attempt by IRI agent against a Saudi Ambassador>>>

DISCRIMINATION: Vendetta Against Anglican Bishop in Iran (1980)

Bishop Daghani Tafti an Iranian Anglican Bishop whose son was assassinated in Iran speaks about the arrest of secretary Jean Waddell>>>

Shabnam Rezaei interview by Forbes Magazine on Big Bad Boo Studios

Big Bad Boo Studios co-founder Shabnam Rezaei integrates cultural diversity into children's télévision. She was interviewed by Forbes Magazine's TV network>>>

Crown Prince Reza's Tribute to Mehrdad Mashayekhi (1953-2011)

Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi pays tribute to the late Political Analyst Dr. Mehrdad Mashayekhi who recently lost his last battle against Pancreatic Cancer>>>

VOA’s OFOGH: The Inception and history of SAVAK debated

Part of a series of debates hosted by Siamak Dehghanpour on the Security apparatus in Iran’s contemporary history ranging from shah’s SAVAK to IRI’s VEVAK>>>

American CBS TV network airs Fake Tapes on Shah's Speech (1979)

In January 1979 fake tapes circulated in Iran allegedly corresponding to the Shah's speech to army officers ordering them to kill the demonstrators. CBS aired them as authentic>>>

In Memoriam: Mehrdad Mashayekhi (1953-2011)

FART ALERT: Nobel Peace Prize Committee Struggles to Choose 2011 Laureate

Nobel Institute's peace prize will be announced on Friday October 7th>>>

Fiennes VS «300»’s Butler in Shakespeare War-Zone Version of "Coriolanus"

A banished hero of Rome allies with a sworn enemy to takehis revenge on the city. Shakespeare’s play transposed to Belgrad amidst the Serbo-Croatian War>>>

Libya’s Crown Prince and Senussi’s Royal Dynasty intrigue Turkish Media

In an interview with Turkey’s Daily « Today’s Zaman, » Crown Prince Mohammed El Sensussi also talked about special ties between Turkey and Libya>>>

OSCAR BOUND: Di Caprio in Clint Eastwood’s Bio Epic on J Edgar Hoover

FBI’s J. Edgar Hoover was feared and admired, reviled and revered>>>

IRON LADY: First look at Meryl Streep's new role as Maggie Thatcher

A look at the life of Margaret Thatcher (Meryl Streep), the former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, with a focus on the price she paid for power>>>

Can Sarkozy's 'Mediterranean Union' Boost Middle East & North African Democracies?

French President Nicholas Sarkozy is in Morocco. Is this a first concrete step towards the inception of the Mediterranean Union?>>>

Constitutionalist Student on '79 Revolutionaries Infatuation with Arabs

Interesting yet debatable on ’79 Revolutionaries infatuation with Arab culture>>>