Caught Between Bombing Iran and an Iranian Bomb
ohn McCain framed the dilemma during the 2008 US presidential election campaign. The only thing worse than war with Iran, the senator postulated, would be a nuclear-armed 
Iran says country “stronger” after sanctions
WASHINGTON (Agencies)
Tehran blasts World Bank for refusing loans
Iran is stronger after a host of international sanctions, the country’s finance minister Shamseddin
UN envoys press Sudan on security after kidnap
Al-Fasher, SUDAN (AFP)
Hungarian peacekeeper kidnapped in Darfur
United Nations ambassadors pressed the Sudanese authorities to do more to ensure the safety of
US Hits Another Iranian Energy Firm with Sanctions
7 Oct 2010 (AP) The Obama administration is
Iraq’s Next Government: What Do the Kurds Want?
“I think the view of the new generation might be different, but to my generation being Kurdish means standing up to genocide, ethnic cleansing and the denial of identity. You 
Iranian Explosives Seized in Afghanistan
6 Oct 2010 (Newsroom America) Afghan police have seized 22 tons of Iranian explosives in boxes that were marked “food, toys and kitchenware,” reports said Wednesday.
US warns Lebanon over Ahmadinejad visit
WASHINGTON/BEIRUT (Agencies)
Says Ahmadinejad trip to Lebanon not a good idea
CHP Report Signals Change in Approach to Kurdish Issue
5 Oct 2010 (Today’s Zaman) A draft report on Turkey’s Kurdish issue still being worked on by the Republican People’s Party (CHP) is a sign of change inside the main opposition 
Rafik Hariri inquiry: Syria issues 33 arrest warrants
Maj Gen Jamil al-Sayyed in Beirut, Lebanon, April 2009 Major General Jamil Sayyed wants alleged “false witnesses” to face trial
No shift in Pakistan & Afghan strategy: Obama
WASHINGTON (AFP)
United States President Barack Obama told lawmakers that no current changes are needed to his Afghanistan and Pakistan strategy, as U.S. forces escalate operations against the Taliban and al-Qaeda.
