Middle Orient

KABUL, Afghanistan – NATO-led troops launched an offensive against Taliban militants in a southern Afghan province where hundreds of militant fighters have massed in recent months. One NATO soldier was killed yesterday in combat in the south.      The operation, which will eventually involve 4,500 NATO troops and 1,000 Afghan …

KABUL, Afghanistan – Afghan and U.S.-led coalition forces arrested a suspected bomb expert and five other terror suspects Wednesday in eastern Afghanistan, as NATO forces in the south fought Taliban militants in the second day of the alliance’s largest-ever offensive in Afghanistan.       The U.S.-led coalition had information indicating ”a …

By Matt Dupee  NATO officials announced the beginning of a joint security operation with Afghan army units in northern Helmand province. Dubbed Operation Achilles, nearly 4,500 NATO and 1,000 ANA troops will be eventually used to subdue the violence ridden areas of northern Helmand.

 Iran’s First Vice-President Parviz Dawoodi is due to leave for Syria on Thursday.

We are still in need of Iran’s aids and support for the Palestinian nation and government, specially in removing the political and economic embargo imposed on Palestine, Director of the Political Office of the Palestinian Hamas Movement Khaled Mashal said here in Tehran on Tuesday.

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in a meeting with Director of the Political Office of Palestine’s Hamas Group Khaled Mashal here in Tehran on Tuesday, stressed that the Zionist regime of Israel is in its worst conditions ever and about to face its imminent demise.

Iran’s internationally admired film director Rasoul Mola-Gholipour, who has made masterpiece movies which won him many awards home and overseas, died Monday night when shooting a scene.

Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization (IAEO) here in Tehran on Tuesday dismissed the recent claims made by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) director General Mohammed ElBaradei about suspension of Iran’s uranium enrichment activities.

In clear reference to the statements made by the IAEA Director General Mohammed ElBaradei about the likely halt of Iran’s nuclear activities, Islamic Republic’s Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki stressed that Iran’s legal nuclear activities have not changed.

Iran’s Interior Minister Mostafa Pour-Mohammadi said that his country’s western borders enjoy an acceptable level of security.