WASHINGTON (AFP) — President George W. Bush on Saturday named a delegation of corporate leaders to visit Lebanon and explore ways of helping the country rebuild following the devastating monthlong war between Israel and Hizbollah.
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Kuwait steps up monitoring of charities during Ramadan
KUWAIT CITY (AFP) — Kuwaiti authorities have decided to step up measures to monitor fund-raising by Islamic charities during the Holy Month of Ramadan, to prevent funds from being illegally diverted to some groups.
Read More »AU says plans to increase troop strength in Darfur
KHARTOUM (Reuters) — The African Union plans to send more troops into Sudan to reinforce its extended Darfur peacekeeping mission, an AU spokesman said on Sunday.
Read More »US sanctions push to shadow new round of Iran talks
NEW YORK (AFP) — Reinvigorated negotiations in Europe this week about Iran’s suspected nuclear weapons programme will be shadowed in parallel by a determined US drive to ready a list of sanctions to impose on Tehran if diplomacy fails.
Read More »Iran-West Nuclear Talks to Start without US
TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- France, Britain and Germany would soon start their preliminary talks with Iran to solve the nuclear issue, while Washington is said to be either unwilling or excluded from the negotiations.
Read More »World Awakened by Hezbollah
TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- An Iranian MP said that the victories of the Lebanese Hezbollah rang the bell of Islamic vigilance in the world, the Islamic world in particular.
Read More »Cleric Calls on Pope to Repent
TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- An Iranian cleric called on the world Catholic Church Leader Pope Benedict XVI to repent of his words if he wishes to be pardoned by God and if he desires divine salvation.
Read More »South Africa Stresses Negotiation as Best Solution to Iran’s Nuclear Issue
TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- South Africa’s President Thabo Mvuyelwa Mbeki stressed the need for continued negotiations as the best way to resolve Iran’s nuclear issue.
Read More »Ahmadinejad: World in Desperate Need of Justice, Morality
TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad underscored that the world today is in need of justice, morality and respect for humanity.
Read More »Ahmadinejad Stresses Importance of Muslim Progress
TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad stressed that his country attaches special significance to the progress of the Islamic states, voicing Tehran’s preparedness to transfer its experiences to Comoros in all the various grounds.
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