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GUANTANAMO BAY U.S. NAVAL BASE, Cuba (Reuters) – Australian David Hicks has grown his hair to chest-length so he can use it to cover his eyes from the lights that shine in his Guantanamo prison cell all night, one of his lawyers said.Hicks believes he will be convicted at his …
Read More »Tribes ‘will not hide militants’
Tribesmen in Pakistan’s tribal region bordering Afghanistan have promised not to shelter foreign militants.The assurance came as part of a deal signed by the government and local tribes in Bajaur agency. Unlike other controversial deals in the troubled Waziristan region nearby, this deal was with tribesmen not militants. The government …
Read More »Palestinian government must meet international demands: Ban
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon Sunday called on the new Palestinian government to meet international demands regarding Israel, and said he shared hopes for a comprehensive peace in the Middle East.
Read More »Rice defends US Mideast policy, seeks more Arab efforts
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice Sunday defended US policy in the Mideast, also urging Arab leaders to get more involved in reviving the peace process.
Read More »Three Sunni Mosques Attacked in Iraq; One Burned
Three Sunni mosques in Haswa were attacked Sunday, a day after a suicide bombing of a Shiite shrine in that city.A Sunni mosque was bombed Sunday morning and then burned, according to Capt. Muthana Ahmed, a spokesman for the Babil province police. Two people were injured.
Read More »UAE PM Shaikh Mohammed bin Rashid al Maktoum arrives in India
United Arab Emirates (UAE) Prime Minister and Vice President Shaikh Mohammed bin Rashid al Maktoum today arrived here to sign several bilateral economic and cultural pacts with India.
Read More »King Receives Iraqi Vice President
His Majesty King Abdullah II expressed hope that the Arab Summit which will kick off in Riyadh, next Wednesday, would come up with decisions that contribute to supporting Iraq get out of the ongoing whirl of violence and enhancing national reconciliation that aims at fostering Iraq’s unity in face of …
Read More »SC Resolution Against Iran a Violation of UN Charter
Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman in reaction to the UN Security Council Resolution 1747 against Iran said that the decision by the UN Security Council is a blatant violation of the UN Charter which deprives the Iranian people of the right of development and education.
Read More »UAE Prepared to Cooperate with Iran in All Fields
Deputy Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates described Iran as a large neighbor of his country and stated that the UAE is prepared to cooperate with Iran in all fields.
Read More »World Has Changed, No One Gives In to Literature of Force
Western Politicians should know that the world has changed and that no one gives in to the literature of force any more.
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