Iran Says Medvedev’s Nuke Remarks ‘Divorced from Reality’
13 July 2010 (RIA Novosti) Top Iranian officials on Tuesday angrily dismissed Russian President Dmitry Medvedev’s remarks that Tehran was on the verge of acquiring military nuclear capability, the Fars News Agency reported.
KRG Denies Alleged Oil Smuggling to Iran
12 Jul 2010 (Medya News) In response to a weekend news article claiming a rampant black market is sending raw and refined products from Iraqi [Read More…]
Dialogue and Collaboration Key for Democratic Movements in Iran
Unity expressed by Iranian civil society, nationalities and democracy movements in commitment to bring about change through dialogue and collaboration.
Israeli military publishes images of alleged Hezbollah arms cache
The Israeli military has published a series of images that it claims proves Lebanon’s Shiite militant group Hezbollah is stockpiling weapons in towns and villages along the border.
Uganda bombings kill 70, Islamists suspected
* Somalia’s al Shabaab lauds attacks
* Signs of a suicide bomb at one site
* No claim of responsibility for attacks
* Ethiopia says attack a ‘cowardly act’ by al Shabaab
(Increases death toll)
By Elias Biryabarema
KAMPALA, July 12 (Reuters) – Suspected Somali Islamists carried out two bomb attacks in the Ugandan capital that killed 70 people watching the World Cup final at a restaurant and a sports club, authorities said on Monday.
Mattis steps up as US commander of Iraq and Afghan wars
General James Mattis was named on Thursday as the new head of US Central Command (Centcom) which has overall responsibility for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Mattis will take over from General David Petraeus once his appointment is ratified by the Senate. In Afghanistan Nato admitted on Friday to killing six Afghan soldiers in a “friendly fire” incident.
Netanyahu says will meet Egypt’s Mubarak on Tuesday
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, back in Israel from talks in Washington on restarting direct peace negotiations with the Palestinians, said Sunday he would meet Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak this week.
Protests Simmer Among Iran’s Powerful Merchants
9 Jul 2010 (AP) – DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Tehran’s powerful merchants don’t need street protests to make their anger known — the sound of shops being locked up and metal grates clanging shut during a wave of anti-tax strikes this week was enough to unsettle Iranian authorities.
Smugglers in Iraq Blunt Sanctions Against Iran
By SAM DAGHER
Published: July 8, 2010
PENJWIN, Iraq — Even as the United States imposes new sanctions on Iran, one of the biggest gaps in the American strategy is on full display here in Iraq, where hundreds of millions of dollars in crude oil and refined products are smuggled over the scenic mountains of Iraqi Kurdistan every year
Damascus Teams up with Turkey to Fight Kurdish Aspirations
8 Jul 2010 (LA Times) – With economic and political ties cemented over the last 12 months, the Syria-Turkey alliance has now appeared to move on to the realm of security. Reports from Turkish state media say Syria has arrested around 400 Kurds with links to the Kurdistan Workers Party, known by the acronym PKK, a move by Damascus seen as ending a once troubled security relationship.
