January, 2007

• 18 January

  Iran, Tunisia Ink Agreement on Trade Cooperation

  TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- Iran and Tunisia expanded cooperation in economic areas after the two countries’ commerce ministers signed an agreement for enhancing mutual trade cooperation on Tuesday.

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• 18 January

  Iran, Ghana Expand Economic Cooperation

  TEHRAN (Fars news Agency)- Iran’s Minister of cooperation Mohammad Abbasi and Ghana’s Food and Agriculture Minister Ernest Debrah discussed development of relations and boosting of cooperation between the two countries.

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• 18 January

  Iran to Play Constructive Role in Latin America

  TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- Iran is decisive to play a constructive role in Latin America amid West’s industrious efforts to push Tehran recluse.

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• 18 January

  US Push to Strip Iran of IAEA Aid Resisted by EU

  TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- A US push to greatly reduce UN nuclear aid to Iran as part of Security Council sanctions is facing opposition from traditional US allies in the European Union as well as from developing nations, diplomats said.

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• 18 January

  Israeli government under pressure after military chief resigns

  RAMALLAH — The Israeli government is reeling after Tuesday’s resignation of Israeli army chief Dan Halutz with calls growing for Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Defence Minister Amir Peretz also to step down.

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• 18 January

  US, Germany relaunch Quartet

  BERLIN (AFP) — US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and current EU President Germany said Wednesday the international Quartet for Middle East peace would meet next month, calling the time ripe for a fresh initiative.

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• 18 January

  More bombs as Iraq works on security, politics

  BAGHDAD (AP) — A suicide car bomber targeted a market in Sadr City — the main Shiite enclave in Baghdad — killing 17 people one day after Sunni insurgent bombers killed scores of university students just two miles away.

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• 18 January

  Saddam hanging like ‘revenge killing’ — Bush

  WASHINGTON (AP) — President George W. Bush said Tuesday the unruly execution of Saddam Hussein “looked like it was kind of a revenge killing” and will make it harder for him to convince a sceptical US public that Iraq’s government will keep promises central to Bush’s plan for an American …

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• 18 January

  Somali parliament votes out speaker

  MOGADISHU (AP) — The Somali parliament stripped the speaker position from a top lawmaker closely associated with the recently ousted Islamist movement, a move the European Union said was disappointing and could hurt reconciliation efforts in the restive country.

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• 18 January

  UN agencies warn Darfur situation ‘unacceptable’

  KHARTOUM (AP) — Fifteen UN agencies in Sudan warned Wednesday that their relief operations in Darfur would collapse unless the government and the rebels took immediate steps to end the violence there.

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