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KERBALA, Iraq – Thousands of Shi’ites gathered in Kerbala on Wednesday for the biggest religious ceremony in the Iraqi holy city since gunbattles between rival factions forced a mass exodus of pilgrims last August.
Read More »No prisoner swap after Israeli attacks: Meshaal
DAMASCUSÂ – Hamas said on Wednesday that Israeli attacks that killed more than 20 Palestinians in the last two days have dashed prospects for a prisoners’ exchange deal involving an Israeli soldier held by the group.
Read More »U.N. says Iraq lacks spirit of reconciliation
PARISÂ – Iraq lacks any true spirit of reconciliation despite parliament’s decision to let former members of Saddam Hussein’s Baath Party return to government jobs, the United Nations’ Baghdad envoy said on Wednesday.
Read More »FACTBOX: Security developments in Iraq
IRAQÂ – Following are security developments in Iraq at 8:00 a.m. EST on Wednesday. * denotes new or updated item.
Read More »Palestinians on strike over Israel’s killing of 18
RAMALLAH, West Bank – Palestinians in the occupied West Bank and in the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip observed a general strike on Wednesday, in a rare show of unity after Israel killed 18 people in fighting a day earlier.
Read More »Israeli troops kill W.Bank militant leader: hospital
JENIN, West Bank – Israeli troops shot dead a leader of the Islamic Jihad militant group in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday, Palestinian hospital officials and witnesses said.
Read More »Bush to Be Impeached by US Republicans Upon Return
TEHRAN (FNA) Tehran said US President George Bush could be prosecuted for his belligerent and unreal statements against Iran, adding that the US president would be impeached for his irrational wording by his own party upon return to Washington from a tour of the Middle-East.
Read More »Iranian FM: Israel’s Increased Atrocities Outcome of Bush’s Visit
TEHRAN (FNA) The results of the visit to the region by US President George Bush manifested themselves in no time, Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said during a phone conversation with a Hamas official in the wake of a massacre of Palestinians by the Israeli regime in Gaza.
Read More »Iran’s Investment Top Priority for Afghanistan
TEHRAN (FNA) A visiting Afghan official Tuesday night described Iran’s investments in his country as vital.
Read More »Iran-PGCC Ties Enter New Era
TEHRAN (FNA) Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Muhammad al-Sabah al-Salim al-Sabah said relations between Iran and the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council (PGCC) states have entered a new era following presence by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad at the recent PGCC summit in Doha, Qatar.
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