December 21, 2005 The following is the abridged text of a speech made by the Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Khamenei, at a ceremony held at Imam Ali (greetings be upon him) Military Academy on December 21, 2005. The …

Baghdad, Feb 8 – Baghdad was under tight security Wednesday on the eve of the Shiite mourning ceremony of Ashura, with roads closed to cars and additional checkpoints set up throughout the Iraqi capital. Police announced they have closed bridges leading to the south of the country in effort to …

Berlin, Feb 7 – A top Hamas leader in the Gaza Strip said in a newspaper interview to be published on Tuesday that the European Union will agree to talk to the resistance movement within six months. After the movement’s victory in recent Palestinian elections the EU made continued funding …