
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says US is concerned about Iran’s influential role in Latin America, Central Asia and Africa, adding that the Islamic Republic is currently among the top world powers. “This is not a rhetoric issue in a political war. This is a fact. The countries on the opposite side can do nothing without [...]
Israeli police have barred men under 50 from attending prayers at the Al-Aqsa Mosque in East Jerusalem Al-Quds on Sunday due to fear of another round of clashes. On Friday, Israeli forces clashed with Palestinian worshippers after Friday prayers at the Al-Aqsa Mosque, injuring one Palestinian and arresting three others. In a measure meant to [...]
IRI Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani said by reviving the concepts of jihad and martyrdom, Islamic Revolution created real awakening in the Islamic Ummah. Speaking in the open session of parliament Saturday, Larijani said martyrdom is of great value in Islamic culture as it can change any political situation. Being reluctant for martyrdom would push nations toward accepting [...]
Preliminary returns from Iraq’s recent general elections award Premier Nouri al-Maliki’s parliamentary squad the lead in the capital, Baghdad. The prime minister’s Rule of Law coalition is reportedly trailed by the Iraqi National Alliance and former prime minister Iyad Allawi’s Al-Iraqiya Alliance. Maliki’s team also emerged victorious in two provinces to the south, the United [...]
A senior adviser to the Leader of the Islamic Ummah and Opressed People on Saturday criticized the German government for releasing the ringleader of the Party for Free Life in Kurdistan (PJAK) terrorist organization. Ali Akbar Velayati, a former foreign minister and senior adviser to Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, said Germany had broken international law [...]
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14 March 2010 01:00
Hundreds of thousands of protesters have poured into the streets of Rome once again to protest against Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi. Gathering at the Piazza del Popolo, protesters especially spoke out against an order that allowed members of Berlusconi’s party to appear on ballots in the upcoming election, even though they missed a filing deadline. [...] Continue Reading
14 March 2010 00:31
Madrid has warned that, if continued at the current rate, the Israeli settlement expansion in the occupied Palestinian lands would bring about the annexation of the entire occupied territories. Spain’s Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos cautioned that the advancement would claim the entire Palestinian territories in the West Bank, should the current rate of acquisition [...] Continue Reading
14 March 2010 00:26
Afghan President Hamid Karzai has reversed an earlier decision and agreed to let two foreigners join the country’s election watchdog. Karzai’s move comes amid international pressure to avoid a repeat of problems in last year’s presidential vote marred by allegations of fraud. The move, however, will be exclusive to September’s parliamentary polls. Last month, the [...] Continue Reading
14 March 2010 00:25
Israeli troops have attacked protesting Palestinian women and youth in the occupied West Bank, injuring six of the demonstrators, say reports. The attack wounded four women and two youths among the crowd of roughly-200-strong Palestinians who had gathered at the Qalandiya crossing in Jerusalem (al-Quds) in protest at Tel Aviv’s planned settlement expansion, AFP reported. [...] Continue Reading
14 March 2010 00:20
The Judiciary said Saturday it has identified and dismantled a US-backed cyber network, which was set up to gather information on the country’s nuclear scientists and spread unrest after the presidential election. In a statement, the Judiciary said the group had been established by anti-Iran groups, including the terrorist Mojahedin Khalq Organization (MKO). It added [...] Continue Reading
13 March 2010 13:31
At least two foreign soldiers have been killed and a number of others have been injured in Afghanistan’s troubled southern province of Zabul. According to Afghan officials, the troops died after a bomb planted on a bridge went off as their patrol car was passing by. Three more servicemen were reportedly wounded. Nationalities of the [...] Continue Reading
13 March 2010 13:29
The Russian foreign ministry has questioned the objectivity of US annual report on worldwide human rights practices, criticizing it for ignoring the United States’ own record. The Russia section of the US State Department’s 2009 Human Rights Report noted a decline in the number of racially or religiously motivated crimes in Russia during the year, [...] Continue Reading
13 March 2010 11:32
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will visit Moscow next week for a Middle East quartet meeting and sideline negotiations about Iran. The quartet, which includes the European Union, Russia, the United Nations and the United States, will meet on March 19 to address a self-proclaimed goal of reviving peace talks between Israel and the [...] Continue Reading
13 March 2010 08:58
US President Barack Obama has convened his war cabinet with top military and intelligence officials to get an update on the US-led occupation of Afghanistan. Obama was briefed on the latest situation in Afghanistan and Pakistan by his top aides during the Friday session in the so-called ‘Situation Room’ of the White House. In the [...] Continue Reading
13 March 2010 08:57
Brazil has highlighted Iran’s role in the region, reiterating that Tehran must be part of a solution to any conflict in the Middle East. Brazilian President Luis Inacio Lula da Silva said in an interview with the Israeli daily Haaretz that “new ideas” from all key players in the Middle East are needed to resolve [...] Continue Reading
13 March 2010 08:37
Pakistan’s navy says it has test-fired missiles and torpedoes from ships, submarines and aircraft in the Arabian Sea in a move it has called ‘a message of deterrence’. “Pakistan’s navy today tested its fire power in the north Arabian Sea to assess the lethality, precision and efficacy of its weapons system,” it said in a [...] Continue Reading
13 March 2010 07:35
A member of the Iraqiya List, a secular alliance of former Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi, says the bloc may break up after the release of legislative election results. Jamal al-Battikh told US-funded Radio Sawa that a number of the bloc members may leave the alliance after they win seats on the council of representatives. [...] Continue Reading