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Iran Tough Nuclear Stance Masks Struggles

in International - Wed May 16, 2012

(TEHRAN, Iran) The negotiating stance from Iranian officials never varies: The Islamic Republic will not give up its capabilities to make nuclear fuel. But embedded in the

Iran urges West to correct its manner ahead of talks

in International - Tue May 15, 2012

 

EHRAN (May 14, 2012): President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Monday urged the West to "correct its manners" if it wants to win the respect of I

Saudi and Bahrain expected to seek union minister

in International - Mon May 14, 2012

(Reuters) - Saudi Arabia and Bahrain are expected to announce closer political union at a meeting of Gulf Arab leaders on Monday, a Bahraini minister said, a move dismiss

GCC to discuss UAE islands issue

in International - Mon April 16, 2012

The foreign ministers of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) will hold a special meeting here on Tuesday to discuss the issue of three UAE islands occupied by Iran, an off

Doubts surround Syria regime as peace deadline passes

in International - Thu April 12, 2012

DAMASCUS A UN-backed deadline for an end to 13 months of bloodshed in Syria that has killed thousands passed Thursday amid doubts about the regime\'s compliance with the ce

Guenter Grass\' buried hatred comes to light

in International - Thu April 12, 2012

In a baffling and bizarre poem that has provoked worldwide anger and disappointment, except in Iran, the German Nobel Prize-winning novelist Guenter Grass has obviously chos

Iran unwelcome in this hemisphere

in International - Mon April 09, 2012

President Barack Obama went to Seoul recently to mobilize the international community to counter nuclear weapons proliferation. He met with the Russians and Chinese on th

Should poets speak out on world issues?

in International - Mon April 09, 2012

Posterity will have to decide whether it\'s the greatest poem or not but "Was gesagt verden muss" (German for "What must be said") is certainly one of

Behind the bonhomie

in International - Mon April 02, 2012

MORE than the rhetorical support for Iran on its nuclear programme, what must have pleased Recep Tayyip Erdogan"s hosts was his disapproval of military threats. In Te

Iran\'s Ahmadinejad pressured by parliament critics

in International - Thu March 15, 2012

Tehran --

It was literally a command performance in Iranian political theater: President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was dragged before parliament Wednesday to face

Iranian leader praises Barack Obama\'s for avoiding war

in International - Fri March 09, 2012

Iran\'s supreme leader took the unusual step of praising President Barack Obama for eschewing the language of war yesterday (Thursday), raising hopes that he may genu

Voter turnout key in Iran\'s parliament elections

in International - Sat March 03, 2012

Tehran --

Iranians voted Friday in parliamentary elections, the country\'s first major ballot since the re-election of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in 2009 led

Obama warns against premature Iran strike

in International - Sat March 03, 2012

WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama warned on Friday against a premature attack on Iran, while Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu insisted his country had the righ

Voting begins in Iran\'s election

in International - Fri March 02, 2012

TEHRAN (Reuters) - Polls opened on Friday for a parliamentary election in Iran that will test the popularity of the clerical establishment at a time of a standoff wit

Putin"s accusation

in International - Mon February 27, 2012

NOWITHSTANDING Russia"s economic interests in countries currently the focus of world attention, Vladimir Putin"s statement that America is attempting a regime change in I

Hague warns of Middle East arms race

in International - Tue February 21, 2012

Allowing Iran to build a nuclear bomb would spark a Middle East arms race, Foreign Secretary William Hague has warned MPs.

Mr Hague told the Commons on 20 Febru

Pak Army not backing extremism: Zardari

in National - Sat February 18, 2012

ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari Friday strongly dispelled the notion that Pakistan\'s armed forces were directly or indirectly involved in supporting the extremist or

US missiles kill 13 in N. Waziristan

in International - Fri February 17, 2012

MIRANSHAH: Two US drone strikes struck Islamist militants in Pakistan\'s tribal badlands on Thursday, killing at least

13 fighters in North Waziristan near the

Afghan, Iranian leaders in Pakistan for summit

in International - Fri February 17, 2012

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Thursday welcomed the leaders of Afghanistan and Iran for a regional summit at a key juncture in peace efforts with the Taliban and amid rising tensio

Iran tension could eclipse Pakistan Security summit

in International - Fri February 17, 2012

ISLAMABAD: Afghan President Hamid Karzai sought Pakistan\'s support on Thursday for advancing the reconciliation process in Afghanistan ahead of a trilateral summit on regio

Iran has new centrifuges, nuclear fuel plates: state TV

in International - Thu February 16, 2012

TEHRAN: State television reported on Wednesday that Iran has made advances in its nuclear programme, building new uranium enrichment centrifuges and producing its own

Son of US film director converts to Islam in Iran

in International - Thu February 16, 2012

TEHRAN: Sean Stone, the son of Oscar-winning director Oliver Stone son and a defender of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, converted to Islam on Tuesday while fi

Pak-Afghan-Iran summit in Islamabad today

in National - Thu February 16, 2012

ISLAMABAD: The presidents of Pakistan, Afghanistan and Iran will meet here today (Thursday) at third trilateral summit, committed to promoting regional cooperation and stren

Iran TV shows domestic \'nuclear fuel\' inserted in reacto

in International - Thu February 16, 2012

TEHRAN: President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad led a ceremony Wednesday inserting Iran\'s first domestically produced, 20-percent enriched nuclear fuel into Tehran\'s research reacto

Afghan Leader in Pakistan for Talks

in International - Thu February 16, 2012

Posted Thursday, February 16th, 2012 at 4:45 am

Afghan President Hamid Karzai is in Pakistan Thursday for talks focussing on efforts to facilitate peace with th