NAIROBI (Reuters) — Somali Islamist leader Sheikh Sharif Ahmed was under guard in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, on Monday after being taken into custody on the Somali border, Western diplomats and intelligence officials said.
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January, 2007
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22 January
Leader of Ukrainian Opposition to AIA: Our Security Services in Total Disorder
Since the famous Orange Revolution of the end of 2004 in Ukraine, this country is living through a permanent political crisis, which is deepened by deteriorating relations with Russia and
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22 January
Quake, Blast Rock Northeastern Iran
TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- An earthquake measuring 3.5 on the Richter scale and a strong explosion jolted Mashhad, northeastern Iran on Sunday.
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22 January
Belarus Ready to Promote Defense Ties with Iran
TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- Belarusian Defense Minister Leonid Maltsev voiced his country’s preparedness to promote mutual defense ties with the Islamic Republic, stressing Iran’s significant role and standing in regional and global equations.
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22 January
Iran to Disclose US Plans in Iraq
TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said here on Sunday that he would reveal the United States’ new plans and goals in Iraq in the near future.
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22 January
Iran Urges N. Enrichment
TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Seyed Mohammad Ali Hosseini underlined that Tehran has not altered its nuclear stances and is still pursuing the same goals.
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22 January
US Moves a Marathon of Psychological War
TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki here on Sunday described the recent moves by the United States as a marathon of psychological war against Iran.
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22 January
Qatar not to Take Part in any Operations against Iran
TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- Qatari Foreign Minister Hamad bin Jasim bin Jabir al-Thani stressed that Doha will not take part or support any operations which aim to pose a threat in the Persian Gulf.
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22 January
Ahmadinejad Terms Sanctions Inefficient Weapon
TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad here on Sunday stressed that imposing pressures and sanctions on his country would yield no fruit for the other party, describing such measures as inefficient weapons.
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22 January
3 Azeri Trucks Set Ablaze at Iranian Borders
TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- Three lorries belonging to the Republic of Azerbaijan burnt on fire in Astara at the joint border with the Islamic Republic of Iran Sunday morning.
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