Mrs. Maryam Rajavi, President-elect of the Iranian Resistance, strongly condemned the bombing of the holy shrine of Imam Askary in Samarra.
Read More »Iraqi MPS: Iranian Regime is behind Terrorist Attacks in Iraq
NCRI – In an interview with Al-Soumarieh TV on Monday, Iraqi MPs, Dr. Ahmad Soleiman Jamil and Ms. Maisoun Damlouji, noted that the Iranian regime is behind terrorist attacks in Iraq.
Read More »Israel to stay on sidelines as Palestinian civil war rages
OCCUPIED JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s defence minister vowed Thursday not to let Hamas’ near takeover of Gaza spill over into violence against the Jewish state. Some Israelis are calling on the military to invade the coastal strip, but for now, the government seems more inclined to stay out of the …
Read More »No change in Gaza’s status — Hamas
DAMASCUS (AP) — A senior Hamas official in Syria said Thursday there would be no change in Gaza’s status and no Islamic rule declared in the territory after a near takeover of the seaside strip by the group.
Read More »Hamas takeover in Gaza expected to short-circuit US plans
OCCUPIED JERUSALEM — A Hamas takeover of the Gaza Strip would deal a blow to a US peace push founded on the premise Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas would be capable of reining in fighters and Israel would embrace him as a partner.
Read More »Shrine bombing offers Sadr chance to show political pedigree
BAGHDAD — The second bombing at the Samarra shrine will test Moqtada Sadr’s political skills and clarify what control he has over his feared Mehdi Army militia.
Read More »UN Mideast line swayed by US, Israel — ex-envoy
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) — A former UN Middle East envoy quit his job last month making bitter allegations that UN policy in the region had failed because it was subservient to US and Israeli interests, according to a leaked document.
Read More »Sunni mosques, Green Zone attacked
BAGHDAD (Reuters) — Three Sunni mosques were torched and mortar bombs hit Baghdad’s heavily fortified Green Zone on Thursday, police said, despite curfews imposed after suspected Al Qaeda gunmen hit a revered Shiite shrine.
Read More »Mourners vent anger as Beirut holds funeral for slain legislator
BEIRUT (AP) — Angry mourners blamed Syria and vented anger at its ally Hizbollah Thursday as the crowd laid to rest Lebanese legislator Walid Eido, the latest victim of a wave of assassinations of anti-Syrian figures.
Read More »King urges dialogue to end bloodshed, state of chaos
AMMAN (Petra) — His Majesty King Abdullah on Thursday called for taking all possible measures to stop inter-Palestinian fighting and bring to an end bloodshed and the state of chaos prevailing in the Gaza Strip.
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