Middle East News

Iran's leader makes inroads in Latin America

AP - 50 minutes ago

CARACAS, Venezuela - Iranian leader Mahmoud Ahmadinejad won support for his country's nuclear ambitions and expanded his reach in Latin America in a three-country goodwill tour that took him to close ally Venezuela for his final stop. More »

  • Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (L) walks with Venezuelan Foreign Minister Nicolas Maduro upon arrival at Simon Bolivar International Airport in Caracas. Ahmadinejad is on the third and final stop of his whirlwind tour of friendly Latin American nations who support Iran's controversial nuclear program

    Iran's Ahmadinejad in Venezuela on official visit

    AFP - 1 hour 55 minutes ago

    CARACAS (AFP) - - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad arrived in Caracas for a meeting with President Hugo Chavez, just hours after the Iranian leader stopped in La Paz for a meeting with the Bolivian leader.

  • Obama vows to 'finish the job' in Afghanistan

    AFP - Wednesday, November 25

    WASHINGTON (AFP) - - President Barack Obama, vowing to "finish the job" in Afghanistan, promised he would soon announce his decision on sending tens of thousands more US troops to battle Al-Qaeda and the Taliban.

  • Diplomats: Big powers prepare Iran resolution

    AP - Wednesday, November 25

    VIENNA - Six world powers have readied a resolution critical of Iran's nuclear program, diplomats said Tuesday, as Tehran suggested it was still ready to discuss a U.N.-backed plan meant to delay the Islamic Republic's ability to make a nuclear weapon.

  • Iran says needs guarantees to send uranium abroad

    Reuters - Wednesday, November 25

    By Parisa Hafezi

  • Report: Iran lifts ban on popular newspaper

    AP - Wednesday, November 25

    TEHRAN, Iran - An Iranian news agency reports that the judiciary has after just a day lifted its ban on a popular newspaper which ran a photo of a Baha'i temple.

  • Prisoner swap could win release of popular leader

    AP - Wednesday, November 25

    RAMALLAH, West Bank - At the top of the list of Palestinian prisoners likely to be freed in a possible swap for an Israeli soldier is a firebrand politician many Palestinians believe is a likely future president who can pull them out of their current political deadlock.

  • The first full-scale inquiry into Britain's role in the Iraq war opened Tuesday with testimony suggesting Washington was gearing up for possible conflict two years before Tony Blair led London to war.

    British probe reveals lead-up to Iraq war

    AFP - Wednesday, November 25

    LONDON (AFP) - - The first full-scale inquiry into Britain's role in the Iraq war opened Tuesday with testimony suggesting Washington was gearing up for possible conflict two years before Tony Blair led London to war.

  • Bolivian President Evo Morales (R) and Iran's Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (L) meet at Palacio Quemado presidential palace in La Paz. Ahmadinejad arrived in Bolivia for a short visit on Tuesday, the second leg of a Latin America tour of three leftist nations sympathetic to his administration.

    Iranian leader greeted with military honors in Bolivia

    AFP - Wednesday, November 25

    LA PAZ (AFP) - - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad arrived in Bolivia for a short visit on Tuesday, the second leg of a Latin America tour of three leftist nations sympathetic to his administration.

  • Netanyahu says Hamas prisoner deal may not happen

    Reuters - Wednesday, November 25

    By Dan Williams

  • Iraq elections face delay

    AP - Wednesday, November 25

    BAGHDAD - A senior official said Tuesday that Iraq must delay a national vote scheduled for January because of a political dispute, and the vice president who triggered the crisis indicated he would veto a key election law for a second time.

  • Shalit prisoner swap 'very close:' Israeli minister

    AFP - Wednesday, November 25

    JERUSALEM (AFP) - - An Israeli minister said on Tuesday that an agreement with Hamas to swap a Gaza-held soldier for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners was "very close," despite earlier efforts to rein in speculation.

  • Iraq national vote unlikely in Jan - official

    Reuters - Wednesday, November 25

    By Waleed Ibrahim

  • Iran frees activist on bail in mass trial

    AP - Wednesday, November 25

    TEHRAN, Iran - Iran's official news agency reports a political activist and former head of the Tehran municipal council has been released on bail in the mass trial of opposition figures accused of fomenting the post-election unrest.

  • Obama Afghan strategy decision 'within days'

    Obama Afghan strategy decision 'within days'

    AFP - Wednesday, November 25

    WASHINGTON (AFP) - - The White House on Tuesday signaled the end of months of deliberations on US strategy toward Afghanistan, announcing that President Barack Obama would reveal his decision within days.

  • Google documents Iraqi museum treasures

    AP - Wednesday, November 25

    BAGHDAD - Google is documenting Iraq's national museum and will post photographs of its ancient treasures on the Internet early next year, Google chief Eric Schmidt announced Tuesday.

  • Yemen conflict inflaming Saudi-Iranian rivalry

    AP - Wednesday, November 25

    RIYADH, Saudi Arabia - For years just an obscure fight raging in remote desert mountains, Yemen's war with Shiite rebels has been dragged up to a new level, inflaming the rivalry between the Middle East's two powerhouses Saudi Arabia and Iran.

  • Israeli aircraft strike arms operations in Gaza

    AP - Tuesday, November 24

    JERUSALEM - Israel's military says it has carried out three airstrikes in the Gaza Strip, targeting a weapons-manufacturing facility and weapons smuggling tunnels.

  • Belgian pleads guilty in U.S. jet parts sale to Iran

    Reuters - Tuesday, November 24

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Belgian man pleaded guilty on Monday to charges of conspiring to illegally export F-5 fighter jet engines and parts from the United States to Iran, the Justice Department said.

  • Afghan governor warns Dutch over pullout: report

    Afghan governor warns Dutch over pullout: report

    AFP - Tuesday, November 24

    LONDON (AFP) - - The governor of an Afghan province pleaded Tuesday with the Netherlands not to withdraw troops from the region next year, warning its job is "only half finished," a report said.

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