Middle Orient

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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 Although official preliminary results will not be published for days, leaders of rival …

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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 …

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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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EC Secretary Terms Erdogan’s Protest “Burst of Muslim Anger”

TEHRAN (FNA)- Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s protest against the Israeli regime at the Davos meeting was a burst of Muslims’ anger, Secretary of Iran’s Expediency Council Mohsen Rezaei said here on Sunday. “Turkish prime minister’s recent action was a burst of a swallowed anger of the Islamic world …

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Palestinian PM Praises Iran’s Role in Doha Summit

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran Played an active role in the Doha summit which created a new beam of hope among the people of Gaza, Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh said in a letter to Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei. Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad put forward 7 …

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Hamas Leader to Brief Iranian MPs Tuesday

TEHRAN (FNA)- Hamas politburo chief Khalid Meshaal is due to participate in a Tuesday session of the Iranian parliament, Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani announced on Sunday. Meshaal will brief the Iranian lawmakers about the latest developments in the region and Gaza Strip, Larijani added speaking to an open session of …

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Iran, Lebanon Stress Implementation of Mutual Agreements

TEHRAN (FNA)- Tehran and Beirut are keen to expand ties and implement mutual agreements, Iranian envoy to Lebanon said on Friday. Speaking in a meeting with Lebanese Minister of Industry Ghazi Zoayter, Mohammad Reza Sheybani added that the agreements had already been signed by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and his …

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