January, 2007

• 5 January

  FM Spokesman Welcomes Egypt’s Efforts

  TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- In reaction to the Egyptian Foreign Minister’s inclination for the normalization of relations between the Islamic Republic of Iran and Egypt, spokesman of the Iranian foreign ministry said

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• 5 January

  8 Palestinians killed in clashes with Israel, infighting

  RAMALLAH (AP) — Israeli undercover troops burst into a West Bank vegetable market Thursday afternoon, seized four men and exchanged heavy fire with Palestinian fighers in the first major raid since the Israeli and Palestinian leaders agreed to try to ease tensions between the sides.

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• 5 January

  Mubarak meets with Olmert, slams raid

  SHARM EL SHEIKH (AP) — Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak firmly condemned Israel’s raid into the West Bank on Thursday as he met with Israeli Premier Ehud Olmert in a summit aimed reviving the long-stalled peace process.

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• 5 January

  Iraq postpones execution of Saddam aides

  BAGHDAD (AFP) — Iraq postponed executing two of Saddam Hussein’s henchmen Thursday amid international pressure following the ousted leader’s bungled and much criticised hanging.

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• 5 January

  1st female House leader basks in historic day

  Speaker of the House-elect Nancy Pelosi blows a kiss Thursday while receiving applause after being nominated for the post  at a swearing in ceremony for the 110th Congress in the House Chamber of the US Capitol in Washington, DC

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• 5 January

  Somali attack revives fears of chaos

  MOGADISHU (Reuters) — Somali gunmen attacked an oil tanker truck near Mogadishu on Thursday, wounding three people and raising fears of a return to the clan violence that had largely stopped during six months of Islamist rule.

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• 5 January

  Olmert widely unpopular

  OCCUPIED JERUSALEM — A year after Ariel Sharon’s stroke abruptly propelled him into the prime minister’s seat, Ehud Olmert finds himself badly out of favour and under a darkening cloud of scandal.

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• 5 January

  Saddam death raises tribal, religious ire in Saudi Arabia

  RIYADH — Saddam Hussein’s unruly execution on the feast of Eid Al Adha by masked Shiite hangmen taunting him on the gallows has revived Sunni Arab fears that the Iraqi government is run by vengeful sectarian Shiites backed by Iran.

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• 5 January

  Iran women chip away at male political supremacy

  QAZVIN — Banned from becoming president and with just a dozen MPs, women have started making inroads in the male-dominated world of Iranian politics by boosting their numbers on local councils.

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• 5 January

  0UN rights expert says Iraq must reform justice system

  GENEVA (AP) — The trial and execution of Saddam Hussein showed that Iraq has failed to move on from the era of injustice it endured under the former dictator, a UN human rights expert said Thursday.

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