Malian President Amadou Toumani Toure followed his annual formal New Year,s greeting to the diplomatic corps with a lengthy private discourse on the problems he is facing in the north of Mali… Continue reading
Malian newspaper l’Independant carried a front page news story stating that Mali’s Government released four AQIM detainees… Continue reading
Cheibani has been accused of various kidnappings and terrorist killings… Continue reading
Egyptian and foreign observers alike marveled at a level of nationalist fervor and mass mobilization rarely seen before… Continue reading
The Press Syndicate issued a warning to a NDP member for violating its ban on contact with Israelis by meeting September 14 with the Israeli Ambassador in her office… Continue reading
Was Rigi captured by the Iranians in Afghanistan with crucial direct or indirect U.S. help… Continue reading
The following provides an overview of February 11/22 Bahman opposition protests and official activities in several provincial Iranian cities… Continue reading
Ardebili reportedly scolded Khameini for being out of touch with the people… Continue reading
Most Baku Iran watcher contacts predict massive demonstrations in Tehran, and significant protests in Tabriz, Mashad, Isfahan, and some smaller cities… Continue reading
According to an Iranian opposition journalist and former political prisoner… Continue reading
Baku Iran Watcher met with a two Iranian NGO leaders who focus on children’s rights and drug addiction problems in poor areas on Tehran and other cities… Continue reading
WikiLeaks: Iranian Exporter Discusses Regime Pressures, Smuggling Routes, and Iran Narcotics Problem
Iranian manufacturer and exporter said that he and other export/importers utilizing the Russia-Azerbaijan-Iran route and reverse are occasionally approached by known regime insiders or representatives of Iranian security for “help” in bringing in mis-labeled shipments into and out of Iran… Continue reading
Israel sees Iran as the primary threat to its security and sees the enrichment cycle as the “point of no return” for Tehran’s nuclear weapons program… Continue reading
China opposes expanded sanctions against Iran over its nuclear program according to leaked wikileaks cables… Continue reading
The right of return for Palestinians is one of the issues at the heart of the debate… Continue reading
Syrian Vice FM Miqdad flatly denying any Syrian role in the supply of weapons to Hizballah… Continue reading
The Islamists in Seidnaya responsible for the riots were part of a cadre of inmates sent to Iraq sometime after 2003 to fight with the insurgency… Continue reading
Syrian FM Muallim separately briefed Arab and European ambassadors on… Continue reading
The US embassy in Cairo continues to actively support and promote democracy and human rights… Continue reading
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