On 21 August 2006, Klawrojna is taking charge of a massive and collective protest to be held in front of the Federal Iraqi Embassy in the heart of Washington D.C.

Recently, the president of the Kurdistan Development Corporation and the representative of the symbolically united government of Southern Kurdistan appeared on NBC-Canada, advertising the “friendly” environment of Kurdistan for investments.

A Sudanese court has sentenced Slovenian president’s special envoy Tomo Kriznar to two years in jail for spying and entering the country illegally, news agencies are reporting. He was involved in the peace process   between Sudan’s government and rebels in the troubled Darfur region.

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said Tuesday that the Middle East peace process had failed, in a speech about the conflict in Lebanon on Tuesday.

Lebanon’s army is preparing to move into south Lebanon as the United Nations plans to send an initial force of 3,500 troops to the region to enforce the truce between Israel and Hezbollah.

Syrian President Bashar Assad said Tuesday that the U.S. plan for a “new Middle East” has collapsed following Hizbullah’s victory against Israel.

Taliban fighters shot down a NATO aircraft in Karam Khail area of Nowbahar district in Zabul province on afternoon, August 14. The  NATO aircraft was shot down with a rocket, killing all the troops onboard.

White House denies as ‘flat wrong’ a US role in Hizbullah conflict, with an eye toward Iran. A special report in The New Yorker says the Bush administration was closely involved in the planning of

BEIRUT, Aug 14 (Reuters) – Guerrillas fire rockets and Israeli soldiers weep. Hizbollah’s television station tries to convince viewers that the Middle East’s strongest army is far from invincible.

TERHAN (Fars News Agency)- Iranian Deputy Oil Minister for International Affairs Hadi Nezhad Hoseinian said that during the first day of his talks with Turkish officials, the two sides have decided to form 4 working groups to study issues related to the two countries’ energy cooperation.