TEHRAN — One day after Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei warned of bloodshed if street protests continued over the nation’s disputed elections, witnesses, quoted by news services, said that thousands of demonstrators had attempted to gather for a scheduled opposition protest on Saturday, but that riot police, using tear gas and water cannons, had dispersed them.
Witnesses reported
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Iranian Police Clash With Protesters - NYTimes.com
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Kuwaiti women achieved another historical milestone by winning their first ever seats in the oil-rich Gulf state parliament, according to official results released on Sunday.
US-educated liberal Aseel Al Awadhi and Rula Dashti were declared among the first 10 winners in the third district.
Awadi came in second position while Dashti was in seventh place.
The 10 leading candidates from ea
US-educated liberal Aseel Al Awadhi and Rula Dashti were declared among the first 10 winners in the third district.
Awadi came in second position while Dashti was in seventh place.
The 10 leading candidates from ea
Israel will not pull out from Golan
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RAMALLAH: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that Israel will never withdraw from the Golan Heights, a report said yesterday.
The daily Haaretz quoted Netanyahu as telling reporters on Thursday that “remaining on the Golan will ensure Israel has a strategic advantage in cases of military conflict with Syria.”
A week-and-a-half out from Netanyahu’s scheduled visit to Washington,
The daily Haaretz quoted Netanyahu as telling reporters on Thursday that “remaining on the Golan will ensure Israel has a strategic advantage in cases of military conflict with Syria.”
A week-and-a-half out from Netanyahu’s scheduled visit to Washington,
Hezbollah spy thriller grips Arab world | guardian.co.uk
Posted by alahli 314 days ago (http://www.guardian.co.uk)
Ian Black |guardian.co.uk: It's the first rule of espionage not to get caught – and of counter-intelligence work to ensure enemy operations are monitored and foiled. Occasional exposure can provide fascinating insights into a world that is supposed to remain secret.
So it has been in recent days on the Middle East's hottest frontline, where the Lebanese authorities have been rolling up an Isra
So it has been in recent days on the Middle East's hottest frontline, where the Lebanese authorities have been rolling up an Isra
The proverbial Arab street is mostly optimistic about U.S. President Barack Obama, despite some skepticism and a desire for more concrete action on the Arab-Israeli conflict.
President Obama speaking at news conference, 29 Apr 2009
President Obama, 29 Apr 2009
Optimism, tinged with a pinch of skepticism, prevails on the streets of the Arab world as U.S. President Barack Obama marks his first
President Obama speaking at news conference, 29 Apr 2009
President Obama, 29 Apr 2009
Optimism, tinged with a pinch of skepticism, prevails on the streets of the Arab world as U.S. President Barack Obama marks his first
Hariri court orders generals' release - The Associated Press
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LEIDSCHENDAM, Netherlands (AP) — A judge at the U.N.-backed tribunal set up to prosecute former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri's assassins ordered the immediate release of four pro-Syrian generals being held in Beirut as suspects.
Fireworks have erupted across Beirut after the decision was made public Wednesday at a brief hearing in the Netherlands.
Judge Daniel Fransen ordered the Le
Fireworks have erupted across Beirut after the decision was made public Wednesday at a brief hearing in the Netherlands.
Judge Daniel Fransen ordered the Le
Judging Obama in first 100 days
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Barbara Ferguson | WASHINGTON: Today marks the first 100 days in office for US President Barack Obama.
In just 100 days, the incoming president has banned torture, begun diplomatic talks with Iran, started to address climate change and confronted the economic crisis. He even got the first family a dog.
Obama has also set the tone and laid the groundwork for his presidency, which seems to be
In just 100 days, the incoming president has banned torture, begun diplomatic talks with Iran, started to address climate change and confronted the economic crisis. He even got the first family a dog.
Obama has also set the tone and laid the groundwork for his presidency, which seems to be
Dubai denies laundering Somali pirates’ money | Arab News
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Shadiah Abdullah | DUBAI: The deputy commander in chief of Dubai police has denied allegations published in a UK-based newspaper that the emirate has been laundering money belonging to Somali pirates. The Independent ran a story on Tuesday claiming that huge amounts of money taken in ransom from vessels hijacked off the Horn of Africa were being laundered in Dubai and other Gulf countries.
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