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TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Seyed Mohammad Ali Hosseini here on Thursday condemned the new strategy of the US President George W. Bush for Iraq, describing it as a further effort by the US to continue occupation of that country.
Read More »US Efforts to Impair Iran-Iraq Ties Doomed to Failure
TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- We do not allow Americans to impair our relations with Iraq, Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Seyed Mohammad Ali Hosseini stressed here on Thursday after US troops invaded Iran’s consulate general in the Iraqi northern city of Erbil.
Read More »Bush team grilled by hostile Democrats over Iraq plan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — Democrats and some moderate Republicans on Thursday hammered President George W. Bush’s plan to send more US troops to Iraq, leaving the White House increasingly isolated in its decision to deepen American involvement in the unpopular war.
Read More »Arabs see little hope
CAIRO (Reuters) — US President George W. Bush’s plan to send 21,500 more troops will fail to bring peace to Iraq and could aggravate a conflict in which tens of thousands of people have already died, Arab analysts said on Thursday.
Read More »Fateh rally show of strength in power struggle with Hamas
RAMALLAH (AP) — At a rally meant as a show of strength of his Fateh movement, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Thursday called on rival forces to halt their armed clashes and replace bloodshed with respect.
Read More »Spain calls for new Mideast conference
MADRID (AFP) — Arab League Secretary General Amr Musa on Thursday threw his weight behind Spanish and European calls for an international conference on the Middle East.
Read More »Somalia strike misses top Al Qaeda suspects
NAIROBI (Reuters) — A US air strike in Somalia missed its main target of three top Al Qaeda suspects but killed up to 10 of their allies, a senior American official said on Thursday.
Read More »US arrests 5 in Iran consulate raid in Iraq
ERBIL (AFP) — US troops raided an Iranian consulate in Iraq on Thursday and arrested five employees, officials said, as Washington vowed to act against Iranian meddling in the war-torn country.
Read More »Brotherhood security threat — Mubarak
CAIRO (Reuters) — President Hosni Mubarak said the Muslim Brotherhood poses a threat to Egypt’s security and the country would face isolation in the world if the Islamist movement became more powerful.
Read More »Main points of US plan
WASHINGTON (AFP) — President George W. Bush laid out the details Wednesday of a new US plan for Iraq in a major televised address.
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