Bookmark This!Close Bookmark and Share This Page Save to Browser Favorites / BookmarksAskbackflipblinklistBlogBookmarkBloglinesBlogMarksBlogsvineBuddyMarksBUMPzee!CiteULikeConnoteadel.icio.usDiggdiigoDotNetKicksDropJackdzoneFacebookFarkFavesFriendsitefolkd.comFurlGoogleJamespotJeqqKaboodlekirtsylinkaGoGoLinkedInMa.gnoliaMister WongMixxMySpaceNetvouzNewsvineoneviewOnlyWirePlugIMPropellerRedditSegnaloShoutwireSimpySlashdotSurphaceSphinnSpurlSquidooStumbleUponTechnoratiThisNextTwitterWebrideWindows LiveYahoo!Email This to a Friend Link HTML: Permalink: If you like this then please subscribe to the RSS Feed or Email Feed.Powered by Bookmarkify™ More »U.N. special representative Ad Melkert is unhurt in the attack, which came after he met in Najaf with Shiite leader Grand [...]
Washington Seeks to Shore Up Support From Turkey, Azerbaijan By JAY SOLOMON And MARC CHAMPION Source: The Wall Street Journal October 19, 2010 WASHINGTON—The Obama administration dispatched its point man on Iran sanctions to Turkey and Azerbaijan, as the U.S. attempts to further constrict trade flows between Tehran and its closest neighbors. Treasury Under Secretary [...]
Iran has demonstrated its hold over the future of Iraqi politics, telling Nouri al-Maliki, the prime minister, to “get rid of America” as he arrived to ask Tehran’s blessing for a second term in office. By Richard Spencer, Middle East Correspondent Source: Telegraph 18 October 2010 Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, left, has an audience [...]
By Dieter Bednarz, Markus Brauck and Antje Windmann Source: Spiegel Online October 18, 2010 ozens of Iranian journalists are languishing in prison with scores more having recently fled the country. President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s regime has been aggressive in its pursuit of critics — and increasingly, foreign journalists are being rounded up as well. Mohammad Ghouchani, [...]
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Shane Bauer and Josh Fattal Have Been Held by Iran for 445 Days By Kirita Radia and Jim Sciutto Source: ABC News October 19, 2010 Two American hikers who have been detained in Iran for 445 days will stand trial on Nov. 6, the Swiss ambassador in Tehran told ABC News. Shane Bauer and Josh [...]
Thousands of Hezbollah sympathizers welcomed the Iranian president in Lebanon, but at home, even his supporters are questioning his economic policies. By Zvi Bar’el Source: Haaretz October 20, 2010 On his trip to the southern Lebanese town of Bint Jbail last week, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was greeted by thousands of Hezbollah sympathizers who held [...]
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Source: Agence France Presse (AFP) October 19, 2010 BEIJING – China insisted on Tuesday it was implementing UN sanctions against Iran after Washington said it had asked Beijing to look into whether some Chinese firms were evading the restrictions. “We maintain that all countries should implement Security Council resolutions on the Iranian nuclear issue in [...]
Shared CEOs with Trovicor has Access saying “pull the other one” Source: TechEYE.net October 18, 2010 As Nokia touts its N8 smartphone reaching the shores of Britain, Access Now’s “No to Nokia” campaign raises curious questions about “Nokia’s relationship with totalitarianism.” It suggests there is no excuse for Nokia to be doing business with Iran, [...]
By Reza Taghizadeh Source: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) October 19, 2010 Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is due to visit Tehran this week in the wake of visits to Russia, Belarus, and Ukraine. While Chavez unveiled a host of new deals while in Moscow, in Tehran the best that awaits him is reconfirmation of agreements [...]
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By Golnaz Esfandiari Source: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) October 19, 2010 Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has arrived in Iran’s holiest city for the first time in well over a year, leading some observers to consider the supreme leader’s trip to Qom as an image-restoring exercise. Amid the chaos that reigned following the 2009 presidential election, [...]
