SANAA (AFP) — A Yemeni court has jailed 12 intelligence officers for up to three years after convicting them of negligence in the February escape of 23 suspected Al Qaeda members, official media said Friday.
Read More »Iran leadership rejects freeze of nuke work
TEHRAN (AFP) — Iran’s leadership has rejected demands to freeze sensitive nuclear work contained in an international proposal aimed at resolving the crisis over Tehran’s nuclear drive, an official was quoted as saying Saturday.
Read More »Egyptian MPs Discuss Israeli-Palestinian Clashes and Demand Egypt Obtains Nuclear Weapons
Following are excerpts from an Egyptian parliamentary debate on the recent Israeli-Palestinian clashes, which aired on Channel 1, Egyptian TV, on July 4, 2006: MP Ibrahim Al-Gogari: It is not enough to demand the recalling of the Egyptian
Read More »Lebanese TV News Presenter May Chidiac Who Survived an Assassination Attempt: My Mind Is Still in Place
Following are excerpts from an interview with Lebanese TV news presenter May Chidiac, who was injured in an assassination attempt last year. This interview was aired on LBC TV on July 2, 2006.
Read More »Lebanese Civilian Deaths Rise, Arab Foreign Ministers Plan Emergency Meeting while European Stocks Fall
The Israeli army has warned Lebanon to evacuate all residents from a southern Beirut neighborhood where it believes Hizbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah lives, Israeli media reported on Thursday.
Read More »Captivity of Israeli Soldiers Result of Zionists’ Disrespect for Diplomacy
TERHAN (Fars News Agency)- A Hezbollah official said Israel’s disrespect for 6 years of diplomatic moves for the freedom of Lebanese prisoners underlay captivity of 2 Israeli soldiers by Hezbollah forces at the Lebanese-Palestinian border on Wednesday.
Read More »Counterintelligence Headquarters to be Formed in Border Provinces
TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- Head of the Judiciary informed of the formation of headquarters in Iran’s border provinces in a bid to encounter anti-security moves.
Read More »Arab League condemns Israeli aggression on Lebanon
DAMASCUS, (SANA) Director of the Bureau of the Arab League Secretary General Hisham Youssef on Thursday condemned the Israeli flagrant aggression on Lebanon.
Read More »Russia condemns Israeli offensive on Lebanon and Gaza
MOSCOW, (SANA)- Russia has condemned the Israeli aggression on the civilian infrastructures in Lebanon and Gaza Strip, asserting strong support to Lebanon’s sovereignty and integrity.
Read More »Hezbollah captures two Israeli soldiers
Hezbollah has said that it has captured two Israeli soldiers in attacks from Lebanon on enemy border posts. The Lebanese group said on Wednesday that it had captured the pair to secure the release of detainees held in Israeli prisons.
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