Eurasia Press & News
CAIROÂ – Egypt said on Monday it wanted the Palestinian Authority of President Mahmoud Abbas to control the border crossing with the Gaza Strip, excluding Hamas Islamists who have run the territory since June.
Read More »Hezbollah demands inquiry into Beirut killings
BEIRUT – Hezbollah, Lebanon’s most powerful faction, on Monday demanded to know who was behind shooting that killed eight opposition supporters in some of Beirut’s worst street violence since the 1975-90 civil war.
Read More »Hamas leader Meshaal in Saudi
RIYADH – Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal met Saudi officials in Riyadh on Monday as part of a Saudi bid to mediate the return of Gaza, under Israeli blockade, to Palestinian Authority control, Saudi and Palestinian officials said.
Read More »FACTBOX: Key players in Lebanon’s political crisis
Lebanon has been going through the worst political crisis since the 1975-90 civil war. The country has been without a president since November as leaders of its rival factions are unable to agree on a national unity government.
Read More »Gazans head home as Egypt chokes off supplies
RAFAH, Egypt – Thousands of Palestinians streamed home through the breaches in Gaza’s border with Egypt on Sunday after Egyptian authorities choked off supplies to the area and moved to restore control.
Read More »Iran Warns of Serious Reaction to Fresh UN Resolution
TEHRAN (FNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki warned of serious consequences if the UN Security Council adopts fresh sanctions against Iran for its refusal to halt uranium enrichment.
Read More »Russian Uranium Shipment to Iran Completed
TEHRAN (FNA) – Iran received the eighth and last consignment of nuclear fuel from Russia on Monday for the Islamic Republic’s first atomic power plant in the southern port city of Bushehr.
Read More »Iraqi President Invites Iranian Counterpart to Visit Baghdad
TEHRAN (FNA) – Iraqi President Jalal Talabani has extended an invitation of visit to his Iranian counterpart Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, an Iraqi official said on Wednesday.
Read More »Iran Asked to Defend Sri Lanka’s GSP Plus Status
TEHRAN (FNA) – Sri Lanka’s Minister of Enterprise Development and Investment Promotion Sarath Amunugama appealed to Iran to help defend the country’s Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) plus status when it comes under review by the European Union later this year.
Read More »Iran Summons Norway’s Ambassador
TEHRAN (FNA) – Iranian Foreign Ministry summoned on Sunday Norway’s top envoy to Tehran over Oslo’s recent allegations and “meddling stance” on human rights conditions in Iran.
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