Alitalia's chairman Luca Cordero Di Montezemolo, in this April 6, 2014 file photo, taken when he was Ferrari president, walks in the paddock at the Bahrain International Circuit in Sakhir, Bahrain. Former Ferrari president Luca Cordero Di Montezemolo is gaining support to become the chief of Rome's bid to host the 2024 Summer Olympics, likely providing the candidacy with a high-profile leader. "It's not my job to (choose) but I have to say he's perfect, because of his experience Read more [...]

A senior Iranian cleric says the Bahraini government’s continued detention and planned trial of opposition leader, Sheikh Ali Salman, will accelerate the fall of the Al Khalifa regime.“I am warning the Bahraini government that such moves will speed up that government’s overthrow,” said Kazem Seddiqi in a sermon to worshipers during weekly Friday Prayers in Tehran.He added that the imprisonment of the al-Wefaq Read more [...]

Addressing a large and fervent congregation of the people on Tehran University campus on Friday, Hojjatoleslam Seddiqi said, "I warn the Bahraini government that such behavior will expedite the fall of that regime." He lambasted the silence of the international human rights bodies about the brutalities of the Bahraini regime against the defenseless people of that country. Many world states and bodies have warned Manama to release the opposition leader. Last month and following Salman's detention, Read more [...]