Tuesday, June 30, 2009

New clashes in Iran as standoff worsens with West

UK fury as staff arrested in Iran

Thousands of Iranians ignore threats, march in rally
Thousands of Iranians disputing the reelection of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad marched at an unauthorized rally Sunday, defying truncheon-wielding security forces and dire threats by Iranian leaders.

Iran declares election valid
Well, duh.

In pursuing Iran talks, US downplays Ahmadinejad role
Yeah. We're going to recognize this %*)(&# regime and the *(%$#^ face of it, liberty and rights be damned.

June 29: Latest Updates on Iran’s Post-Election Turmoil

Persian Station in Britain Rattles Officials in Iran
The BBC’s Persian-language channel has been singled out as the main threat among foreign news broadcasters for what the Iranian government calls biased coverage.

Iran Revolutionary Guards Amass Power While Backing Ahmadinejad

Iran's president says enemies' 'soft overthrow' failed

Six Mousavi supporters reportedly hanged in Mashhad

Nokia Siemens defends Iran deal

U.S. puts sanctions on Iran-based company linked to N. Korea

Malaysia, China to develop Iran’s Resalat oilfield

Iraq, Iran Clash Over Oil Field




22 Iraqis reported dead in Baghdad bomb blast

Major oil companies take an unusual gamble in Iraq

US loosens security rules for diplomats in Saudi

Unease Mounts as U.S. Troops Leave Iraq's Cities

Lebanon's new PM pledges unity

Saudi king meets with Mubarak as rival Palestinian factions resume Cairo talks

Tension Grows Over Plans to Close Iraq's Camp Ashraf
Iraq's Camp Ashraf is the last place belonging to the MEK Iranian opposition group, and concerns are growing over potential violence if Iraq moves forcefully to shut it down.

2 Die in Lebanon in Post-Election Clash
Sunni supporters of Lebanon's prime minister-designate and Shiite rivals from the parliament speaker's political faction traded gunfire in a Beirut neighborhood Sunday.

Turkey's Tusas says to modernise Pakistan's F-16s

All-Arab Red Sea anti-piracy force proposed in Riyadh

Jordan was not informed of Red-Dead Canal, Hashemite officials say

Top designers try a revamp of Islamic abaya
Stylish! /Gah.

Yemeni plane with 153 crashes off Comoros Islands
A Yemeni jetliner carrying 153 people crashed in the Indian Ocean as it came in for a landing during howling winds on the island nation of Comoros. Yemeni officials said a teenage girl survived.

Metka to build power plant in Syria

Saudis warn elderly, pregnant women from hajj
Swine flu threat. Oink oink!




Israeli President's Azerbaijan Trip Breaks New Ground

Peres wraps-up visit to Azerbaijan, heads to Kazakhstan

Iran recalls Azerbaijan envoy following Peres visit

Israel and Kazakhstan sign space technology deal

Israeli detained in Kazakhstan tells court he was weapons envoy

Three die in Kazakhstan coal mine collapse

Kyrgyzstan kills suspected Islamist militants

Siemensistan, Turkmenistan: The beginning of a beautiful friendship
I'm afraid that when I first saw the headline, I thought of a blue dress...

Provincial police chief killed in Afghanistan

Pakistan now facing 2-front war in Waziristan
The taliban rejected the peace agreement. Aren't you shocked?

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Should India now look forward to unique ID cards?

Nigerian, 3 others held for Net fraud
Nigeria? 'Net fraud? Surely you jest!

Guns Can Never Resolve Problems: Kashmir CM
Mostly true. Guns and tanks and aircraft and bombs, on the other hand...

Curfew, strike in Indian Kashmir after deaths: officials

Monsoon Covers Central India
I guess the frog marriage worked? *sigh*




Mauritania appoints transition government

Exxon to begin drilling off Libyan coast

Libya Calls for Establishment of Africa Defense Council

3 Moroccan newspapers fined for insulting Libya's Gadhafi

Hundreds flee Gaza through Egypt border

US finally agrees to sell 24 new F-16s to Egypt

Egypt arrests seven Muslim Brotherhood members

Repercussions of power cuts in Ethiopia

Somali pirates free Belgian ship seized in April

Somalia's Shebab turn wrath on food traders

All-Arab Red Sea anti-piracy force proposed in Riyadh

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Zimbabwe PM defends Mugabe deal after Western criticism

MP's arrest halts exposure of Zimbabwe blood diamonds massacre

Nigerian Militant Nicknamed Osama bin Laden Surrenders Weapons

Attacks cut Shell Nigeria onshore oil output by half

Nigeria: Baido Alleges Assassination Attempt




Syria threatens to take back Golan by force

Editorial: A better pipeline

Politics bars Dead Sea from World Wonders contest

IDF Navy intercepts ship sailing to Gaza

Defending Zionist Farmers: The 'Jewish Guards' Rise Again

PA, Jordan Demand Total Settlement Freeze

Likud's Danon calls for boycott of July 4 celebration
I know the feeling. :( I think I'm gonna find a tea party that day.

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