March, 2007

• 1 March

  Egyptian court freezes assets of 29 Brotherhood members

  An Egyptian court on Wednesday upheld a decision by the state prosecutor and ordered a freeze on the assets of 29 Muslim Brotherhood members known to be the financiers of the country’s most powerful opposition movement.

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• 1 March

  Israel Denies Seeking Air Corridor to Bomb Iran

  Israel has denied seeking permission from the United States to fly warplanes over Iraq as part of its preparations to bomb Iran’s nuclear facilities. In a statement to Israel Radio on Sunday, Deputy Defense Minister Ephraim Sneh denied such arrangements existed and accused “international authorities who prefer to avoid dealing …

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• 1 March

  Israel kills activists in West Bank raid

  Israeli troops disguised as Palestinians killed an Islamic Jihad commander and two activists in Jenin on Wednesday in a new crackdown in the north of the occupied West Bank.

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• 1 March

  US may embrace diplomacy critics long demanded

  By opening the door to a high-level dialogue with Iran and Syria, the US appears to be embracing a diplomatic strategy that its critics have long said was essential to stabilise Iraq.

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• 1 March

  Iraqi premier calls regional meeting for March 10

  Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Maliki invited neighbouring countries and world powers on Wednesday to a March 10 meeting in Baghdad, saying he hoped it would help bring reconciliation and support for his government.

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• 1 March

  Iran, Sudan close ranks in face of pressure

  Leaders of two nations faced with strong international pressure — Iran for its nuclear programme and Sudan because of the conflict in Darfur — closed ranks on Wednesday as Sudan’s Omar Bashir and visiting Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of Iran gushed in support of one another.

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• 1 March

  King warns time running out to make peace progress

   King Abdullah on Wednesday called on the international community to intensify efforts “at this stage” to revive the Middle East peace process.

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• 1 March

  Saudi Arabia, America’s Undemocratic Ally

  Most Westerners know comparatively little about Saudi Arabia and its House of Saud rulers. Yet Western powers — first Britain, then the United States — have been instrumental in elevating the House of Saud to the position it currently occupies and in maintaining its rule against all odds.

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February, 2007

• 28 February

  World powers to work on new UN resolution on Iran

  LONDON  —  World powers agreed on Monday to work on a new UN Security Council resolution to put pressure on Iran over its nuclear programme but remained committed to seeking a negotiated solution, British officials said.

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• 28 February

  Barzani says ready for dialogue with Turkey

  ANKARA (AFP) — The president of Iraqi Kurdistan called on Turkey for face-to-face talks to end high-running tensions over Turkish Kurd rebels based in his autonomous region in northern Iraq, in a television interview broadcast here Monday. His appeal coincides with remarks by Turkish officials that they are ready to …

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