Iran’s President is scheduled to begin his tour to five countries in Africa and South America on Sunday days after the Israeli president ended a tour aimed at rallying support against Tehran. “Iranian President (Mahmoud Ahmadinejad) will visit Brazil, Bolivia, Venezuela, Senegal and Gambia,” IRINN reported on Sunday. “Ahmadinejad is slated to visit Gambia in [...]

Brazil, which has stepped up its peacemaking role in the Middle East, is hosting Palestinian Authority’s Acting chief Mahmoud Abbas. President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Thursday welcomed Mahmoud Abbas, who is on a two-day visit to Brazil, in the historic city of Salvador. Brazilian Foreign Minister Celso Amorim anticipated that Lula might try [...]

Dozens of demonstrators voice strong disapproval of the Israeli President’s visit to Brazil and of Tel Aviv’s crimes against humanity during weeks-long military aggression on the Gaza Strip. “War criminal, go home” the protesters shouted at Peres as he arrived in Sao Paulo, where he was due to speak at a conference of local industrialists. [...]