August 3, 2007 Middle Orient, Middle Orient News, Shia, Shia News
Iraq’s parliament went into summer recess for a month on Monday after political leaders failed to agree on a series of laws that Washington sees as crucial to stabilizing the country.
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August 3, 2007 Iran, Iran News, Islamic World News, Islamic-World, Middle Orient, Middle Orient News, Palestina, Palestina News
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has warned that Iran poses the biggest threat to US Middle East interests, as she begins a major regional tour.
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August 3, 2007 Iran, Iran News, Middle Orient, Middle Orient News
Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki faces a revolt within his party by factions that want him out as Iraqi leader, according to officials in his office and the political party he leads.
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August 3, 2007 Islamic World News, Islamic-World
France and Egypt announced they will foster their economic ties with new agreements on a variety of business sectors.
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August 3, 2007 Iran, Iran News, Islamic World News, Islamic-World, Middle Orient, Middle Orient News, Palestina, Palestina News
WITH America determined to thwart Iran’s possibly nuclear-tipped ambitions, and the Islamic Republic set on blocking the superpower’s regional sway, some are calling the contest between Iran and the United States a new cold war.
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August 2, 2007 Afghanistan, Afghanistan News
GHAZNI, Afghanistan (AFP) – An Afghan governor said the Taliban had agreed to meet South Korean diplomats to discuss the fate of 21 hostages but a delegation member said no confirmation had yet been received.
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August 2, 2007 Afghanistan, Afghanistan News
MANILA (AFP) – Asia’s annual security summit opened in sombre mood Thursday, overshadowed by the plight of 21 South Korean hostages threatened with execution by their Taliban captors in Afghanistan.
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August 2, 2007 Afghanistan, Afghanistan News
South Korea and the United States agreed not to use force to free 21 Korean hostages in Afghanistan on Tuesday, but Afghan troops warned villagers of a possible offensive in the area where the captives are.
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August 1, 2007 Islamic World News, Islamic-World
One of Egypt’s most prominent secular opposition parties received two serious blows on Tuesday when a court declined to free its ailing leader Ayman Nur on health grounds and handed his job to a rival.
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August 1, 2007 Islamic World News, Islamic-World, Middle Orient, Middle Orient News
Egypt has increased security at its international airport in response to threats of an Al Qaida strike.
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