Egypt
Unsettled Neighbors Leave Israel With Difficult Policy Choices
Unsettled Neighbors Leave Israel With Difficult Policy Choices
Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood Leader Wants Reforms Across The Arab World
Iran and Hezbollah hail rebels
Iran has begun to transfer uranium enrichment centrifuges from the facility in Natanz to an installation in Fordow, near Qom. The IAEA said the move was a “further deviation” from UN Security Council sanctions.
Foreign funds for Hamas hit by Syria unrest: diplomats
Two US hikers who were arrested by Iranian forces and imprisoned in 2009 are said to have been sentenced to eight years in jail for allegedly entering the country illegally and spying. A third US hiker was released on bail last year.
9/11: al-Qaeda didn’t act alone
11,604 terrorist attacks in 72 countries in 2010
US troops may stay in Afghanistan until 2024
Venezuela rejects US criticism of terrorism effort
The US State Department released its annual Country Reports on Terrorism yesterday. The report mentions Iran’s support of the Taliban and refusal to bring senior al Qaeda terrorists to justice.
Iran is the biggest threat to Iraq’s security, says Pentagon official
The Indian Navy seized a ship that recently left Iran and is carrying weapons thought to be destined for al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula fighters in Yemen. Iran denied that one of its vessels was seized. Iran urged the international community not to interfere with Syria’s “internal affairs.”
Efforts on to legalise Afghan refugees’ stay in Iran
US pro-democracy effort rubs many in Egypt the wrong way
Balochistan caught in spiral of violence
Iranian group’s big-money push to get off US terrorist list
In Iraq’s oil-rich south, concerns about the neighbors
Picking Up The Pieces In Kandahar
Report shows rise in restrictions on religion
A member of parliament said that Iran is again delaying the launch of the Bushehr nuclear power plant. Iran’s ambassador to Baghdad rejected recent reports that the fate of two Americans on trial in Iran for spying will soon be decided.
Body Bags In Baluchistan
Mushahid for cooperation with China on war against terrorism
Exclusive: Sanctions trap billions of Iran petrodollars in Korea
Somalia heads terrorism risk, South Sudan in top 5: survey
Why Is Argentina Appeasing Iran?
A jihadist who shares the same name as Ayman al Zawahiri’s deputy and Osama bin Laden’s son-in-law is said to have been killed. As the martyrdom announcement was not released through official al Qaeda channels, the report is unconfirmed.
US Sees Iranian, al Qaeda Alliance
The US Treasury Department designated six al Qaeda members who work for a terror network based in Iran. One of the six leaders designated today was identified as al Qaeda’s “operations chief” earlier this month; he was also reported to be involved in plotting an attack set to coincide with the tenth anniversary of 9/11.
Russia’s envoy to NATO said that the US may use the European missile defense shield as “a pretext for preparing an attack on Iran.” Iran said it would continue to attack PJAK bases until Iraq deploys forces to the border.