Arab countries welcome new leader; Jewish state brands him ‘global threat’ TEHRAN (AP) — Iran’s newly elected president vowed Sunday to pursue a peaceful nuclear programme and says his country does not need the United States in order to make progress. Hardliner Mahmoud Ahmadinejad also downplayed Western and liberal concerns …

BAGHDAD (AFP) — Iraqi Airways officials said flights would resume early Monday from Baghdad International Airport following a two-day shutdown caused by a commercial dispute with a private security company. The first Iraqi Airways flight would leave at 9:30am (0530 GMT) for Amman and Damascus, a reservations official and company …

OCCUPIED JERUSALEM (AFP) — Israel has called off an arms deal with China, confiscating key parts of unmanned drone aircraft, in a bid to defuse US anger over the sale, the Haaretz daily reported Sunday, but the decision could strain newly-repaired relations with Beijing. The United States has imposed a …