Islamic World News

TEHRAN (FNA) – Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad stressed Iran’s firm nuclear stance and continued move towards progress during his address to millions of ralliers who congregated at Tehran’s Azadi Square to stage strong support for the Islamic Republic and commemorate 1979 Islamic Revolution.

An undersea cable carrying Internet traffic was cut off the Persian Gulf emirate of Dubai, officials said Friday, the third loss of a line carrying Internet and telephone traffic in three days.

Women in Saudi Arabia can now stay in a hotel or a furnished apartment without a male guardian, according to a government decision that comes as the country faces increasing criticism for its severe restrictions on women.

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia – A senior Saudi official urged French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Monday to respect Saudi Arabia’s conservative Islamic culture by visiting the country without his girlfriend, former supermodel Carla Bruni. 

Annapolis Summit, hosted by the Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice brings Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas together in U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis.

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said on a visit to Tehran on Monday that the “empire of the dollar is crashing,” one day after his country and anti-US ally

French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner warned Lebanon’s deadlocked political factions that they must either agree on a consensus president before

Eight Turkish troops taken hostage by Kurdish rebels after a deadly ambush have been charged with neglecting their duty during the clash, a defense attorney said Sunday.

About 50,000 Iraqi refugees face an uncertain future in Lebanon which have no right of asylum, a UN commissioner for

Pakistan will hold elections in February and lift the state of emergency imposed by President Pervez Musharraf very soon, say officials.