Ayatollah Ali-Mohammad Dastgheib, a top cleric affiliated with the reformist bloc, has recently published on his official website a religious ruling challenging the regime’s interpretation of the concept of “rule of the religious jurisprudent”, which has been in place since… Continue reading
Early Friday, Oct. 8, senior US diplomat Frederic Hof landed in Damascus with a strong ultimatum from US President Barack Obama warning Syrian President Bashar Assad that he would be held personally responsible for military action Hizballah may pursue in Beirut or any other part of Lebanon… Continue reading
The Arab League announced on Friday that it supports Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas’s decision to stop peace talks with Israel following Israel’s refusal to halt building in West Bank settlements… Continue reading
Diplomats at Arab League meeting in Libya say some countries suggesting return to indirect talks to avoid total breakdown of negotiations; Moussa blames Israeli negativity for impasse in peace process… Continue reading
According to reports, Turkish participation in the convoy has been reduced to ten vehicles. In Istanbul the convoy was received by IHH activists, and at a ceremony held in its honor, IHH leader Bülent Yildirim called on Egypt to allow it to pass… Continue reading
The Turkish-based IHH group that sent terror activists on a flotilla ship in May to clash with IDF soldiers, hoping to break Israel’s blockade of Gaza, now plans to launch a second attempt to coincide with the anniversary of the Cast Lead counter-terrorism war… Continue reading
One of the Russian nuclear staffers, questioned in Moscow Sunday, Oct. 3 by Western sources, confirmed that many of his Russian colleagues had decided to leave with their families after team members were detained for questioning at the beginning of last week. He refused to give… Continue reading
Speaking at the start of the weekly cabinet meeting Netanyahu said “we are in the midst of sensitive diplomatic contacts with the US administration in order to find a solution that will allow the continuation of the talks. Now is…” Continue reading
Mehr News Agency reported this week that the Telecommunications and Industry ministries are on high alert for a worm virus discovered in control and monitoring systems of Iran’s industrial complexes. In recent days, Western media have reported that the worm, nicknamed “Stuxnet”, targets… Continue reading
Russia’s announcement last week that it does not intend to supply S-300 anti-aircraft missiles to Iran and the decree signed by Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, banning the sale of tanks, missile and cannon systems, fighter aircraft, military helicopters, and vessels to Iran, have triggered an outcry of criticism of Russia in Iranian press… Continue reading
This week, Iranian media and top officials commended President Ahmadinejad for the speech given to the UN General Assembly last Thursday (September 23). In his address, the president claimed that the majority of the American people as well as other… Continue reading
On thursday, Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said that the relationship between Turkey and Israel might be a permanent problem, because Turkish civilians were killed during Israel’s raid on the Mavi Marmara… Continue reading
“Whoever offered the idea to freeze settlements as a main goal and priority didn’t see the real goal of the negotiations, which is to define borders,” Ahmed Aboul Gheit told the London-based Arab newspaper al-Hayat in an interview… Continue reading
Tehran is bent on military action to settle scores with Israel and the United States whom it suspects of planting the malignant Stuxnet cyber worm in the computer systems of its nuclear, military and strategic infrastructure. Iran secretly appealed to a number of computer security experts in West and East Europe with… Continue reading
Iran admitted Monday, Sept. 27 it was under full-scale cyber terror attack. The official IRNA news agency quoted Hamid Alipour, deputy head of Iran’s government Information Technology Company, as saying that the Stuxnet computer worm “is mutating and wreaking further havoc on computerized industrial equipment… Continue reading
The United Arab Emirates believes that achievement of peace in the Middle East and resolution of the Arab-Israeli conflict are central and vital to the
achievement of peace and security in the entire region. And this cannot be realized without ending the Israeli occupation of the Occupied Palestinian and other Arab Territories and its withdrawal to the line of 4 June 1967, including East Jerusalem, the Syrian Golan Heights and the remaining occupied territories in Southern Lebanon, in order to… Continue reading
We have the will to make реаcе and we аrе the masters of оur decision, which is unwavering. The Occupied Syrian Golan is not negotiable nor is it а bargaining chip. Recognition of the fact that it must bе returned fully is the basis оn which реаcе making arrangements should bе made… Continue reading
Tijdens zijn toespraak voor de 65ste vergadering van de Verenigde Naties heeft Minister-President Abbas El Fassi van Marokko gezegd dat Jeruzalem de hoofdstad moet worden van een onafhankelijke Palestijnse staat. Hij beschuldigde Israël ervan Jeruzalem te judaïseren… Continue reading
I have spoken of the desire and right of the people of Afghanistan tor peace and stability. We are. however, acutely aware that for over half a century our brothers and sisters in Palestine have been denied their right to an independent state, living in peaceful coexistence with its neighbors. We are… Continue reading
Karoubi called on Rafsanjani to exercise the constitutional powers of the assembly and take all measures necessary to prevent the principle of “rule of the religious jurisprudent” from being eroded by the Supreme Leader’s negligence in performing his duties and abuse of his powers… Continue reading
It is true that the passage of the referendum in Turkey with 58 percent of the vote can be seen as a victory for the AKP regime. But that point shouldn’t be exaggerated. The bad feature of the reforms–in terms of consolidating the Islamist government’s power–is to strengthen the regime’s control over the courts and to… Continue reading
Conspicuous among the passengers and organizations aboard the Mavi Marmara were Turkish and Arab Islamic extremists led by IHH. They were joined by extremist European left activists and volunteers who answered the call to help the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip and were not partners in IHH’s violent plans… Continue reading
Israel’s failure to freeze the settlement construction in the Occupied Palestinian Territory would cause the current direct negotiations to collapse. Such a freeze would be a major factor in determining Israel’s intention and level of commitment. Egypt also supported direct negotiations on the Syrian and Lebanese tracks… Continue reading
We seek to establish better relations with Arab and Islamic countries, and are committed to the resolutions of the Arab League and the Organization of the Islamic Conference. In this spirit, we support the Palestinian people’s struggle for the adoption of their Inalienable Rights, including the establishment of a Palestinian State on the land of Palestine… Continue reading
An aid convoy organized by Viva Palestina left for the Gaza Strip. It is currently in France and from expects go to Italy, Turkey, Greece and Syria. From the Syrian port of Latakia it expects to sail to the port of El Arish. It expects to be joined by convoys from Middle East countries. The convoy will… Continue reading
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