Eurasia Press & News
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran’s Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani invited Turkish counterpart Koksal Toptan to take part in a parliamentary conference to be held soon in Tehran on support for Gaza’s resistance. In a phone conversation on Monday Larijani referred to the recent efforts to end Zionist regime’s attacks over Gaza and …
Read More »UN Chief Blasts Israel for Civilian Casualties in Gaza
TEHRAN (FNA)- The number of Palestinian people who have been killed in Israeli attacks on Gaza is not acceptable according to the standards, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said on Monday. “Steps should be taken towards Palestinian solidarity, guaranteed reconstruction of Gaza and preparation of the ground for creating comprehensive …
Read More »Ahmadinejad Urges Trial of Israeli Leaders
TEHRAN (FNA)- The Israeli leaders who committed war crimes in the 22-day onslaught against the oppressed Palestinian people should be tried, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said. Calling for the boycott of Israeli goods, Ahmadinejad said in a meeting with Hamas politburo chief Khalid Meshaal here in Tehran Sunday night that …
Read More »Supreme Leader Calls for Palestinians Vigilance
THERAN (FNA)- Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei urged the Palestinian people to be alert to any possibility. Praising Palestinians’ victory in the 22-day war against Israel, Ayatollah Khamenei said in a meeting with Hamas politburo chief Khalid Meshaal on Sunday that Iran is prepared to …
Read More »Cairo court says gas exports to Israel can continue
CAIRO – A Cairo court ruled on Monday that Egyptian gas exports to Israel can continue, pending a review of a November court verdict that the exports should stop. The government had ignored the November verdict anyway and the Israeli company which buys the gas has not complained of any …
Read More »Israeli air strike wounds 4 Palestinians in Gaza
GAZA – An Israeli air strike on a car in the southern Gaza Strip on Monday wounded four militants, Palestinian medical workers said. They had earlier said that one militant had been killed in the attack. The Israeli army said it targeted gunmen who had fired two mortar bombs that …
Read More »Iraq holds peaceful election, Obama, U.N. applaud
BAGHDAD – Iraqis held their most peaceful election since the fall of Saddam Hussein on Saturday, voting for provincial councils without a single major attack in a poll that demonstrated the country’s dramatic security gains. U.S. President Barack Obama hailed the poll as an important step toward Iraqis taking responsibility …
Read More »Early signs show Iraq’s Maliki sweeps south in poll
BASRA, Iraq – Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki’s candidates look set for sweeping victories in provincial polls, a result that could overturn the post-Saddam political order and strengthen the hand of a leader once seen as weak. Although official preliminary results will not be published for days, leaders of rival …
Read More »Iran Voices Support for Turkey
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian First Vice President Parviz Davoudi said Sunday that Tehran will not spare any efforts to help Turkey if West decides to press Ankara for the anti-Israeli stance adopted by the country’s premier in the Davos conference. “Turkey as a great country with deep roots, like Iran, will …
Read More »Senior MP: Erdogan Action Affected by Iran’s Anti-Zionist Strategy
TEHRAN (FNA)- Chairman of the Iranian parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Commission viewed Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s stance against the Zionist regime as affected by Iran’s Anti-Zionist Strategy. “The Turkish prime minister’s action shows this reality that there is a global hatred for the Zionist regime’s crimes …
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