November, 2007

• 7 November

  Bombing kills Afghan lawmakers

  KABUL, Afghanistan – A bomb attack struck a group of lawmakers Tuesday as they were being greeted by children on a visit to a sugar factory in Afghanistan’s normally peaceful north. At least 28 people were killed, including five parliament members, and dozens of children were wounded. U.S.-backed President Hamid …

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• 7 November

  Hope grows for Mideast peace

  Israel’s foreign minister said Tuesday that an upcoming peace conference in the United States offers a crucial opportunity for progress, amid growing optimism that this time — just maybe — momentum for peace is real and sustainable.

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• 7 November

  Turkish troops poised on Iraq border

  Tens of thousands of Turkish troops were poised Tuesday on the border with Iraq awaiting the order to attack Kurdish fighters, and President Abdullah Gul said the country will do “what it believes to be right” to tame the rebels.

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• 7 November

  Iran Seeks to Develop All-Out Ties with Friendly Countries

  Expansion of all-out relations with all the neighboring and friendly countries sets the main policy of the Islamic Republic, Iranian Defense Minister Mostafa Mohammad Najjar said.

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• 7 November

  Cyprus Envoy Meets FM

  The new ambassador of Cyprus met with Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki here on Tuesday.

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• 7 November

  MP Dismisses Plan for outside Enrichment

  A prominent Iranian lawmaker here on Tuesday dismissed all proposals offering establishment of a nuclear consortium outside Iran to enrich uranium for the Islamic Republic.

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• 7 November

  Parliament Speaker Due to Visit Baku

  Iranian Parliament Speaker Gholam Ali Haddad Adel is scheduled to leave Tehran for the republic of Azerbaijan on Thursday.

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• 7 November

  Defense Minister Leaves for Armenia

  Iran’s Defense Minister Brigadier General Mostafa Mohammad Najjar, heading a high-ranking delegation, left Tehran for Armenia on Tuesday.

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• 7 November

  2007 now the deadliest year for U.S. troops in Iraq

  Six U.S. troops were killed in Iraq on Monday, making 2007 the deadliest for the American military in the Iraq war.   

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• 7 November

  Iran Outlines Iraq Security Plan

  Iran said it had drawn up a plan to restore stability to Iraq, including suggestions for the expulsion of private security firms and the integration of militias into the security forces.

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