Employee of President’s administration arrested in IranMay 2, 2011 - 17:05 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Executive Secretary of Tehran's Vo'az (preachers) Community Abbas Amirifar was arrested for his assistance to creation of a film about Imam Mehdi, mashreghnews.ir and tabnak.ir portals close to the ruling conservatives' camp reported. In the film, Iranian spiritual leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was presented as the incarnation of Sayyid Khurasani, while President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as the incarnation of Shuaib bin Saleh. Shiites believe that these two individuals will help Imam Mahdi to save the world from oppression and violence. Many influential religious figures in Iran, including Ayatollah Makarem Shirazi, have expressed strong protest against the film and its demonstration. Former head of the Iranian President’s administration Esfandiar Rahim Mashaei appointed Amirifar as member of the Cultural Council at the Presidential Administration in May 2010, MEHR news agency reported. Many media outlets close to the ruling conservatives' camp of Iran say that a film about Imam Mahdi was funded by Mashaei. Top stories Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". Partner news | Armenia border residents dissatisfied with delimitation Residents Kirants are dissatisfied with the results of the delimitation of the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan. “Great success”: Pashinyan pleased with new border protocol Pashinyan has described the signing by Armenia and Azerbaijan of a protocol on delimitation in Tavush as “a great success”. Armenia, Azerbaijan sign protocol on demarcation coordinates Armenia’s government took on May 15 another step towards handing over four border areas to Azerbaijan. Power of One Dram sums up two-year program with Teach for Armenia Idram Junior also joined the companies during the visit, bringing with it a fascinating intellectual game for children |