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Iran tests nuclear sites defences

Al Jazeera. | Al Jazeera | Posted 11.22.2009 | Home


War exercises prepare Iran's nuclear sites for possible future attacks....

World powers tame Iran's uranium enrichment program

WorldFocus.org | WorldFocus.org | Posted 11.20.2009 | Home


The former U.S. embassy in Tehran. Photo: Flickr user John In the international chess game over Iran’s nuclear program, it was six wor...

Abbas prods Brazil to help end Iran support for Hamas

Haaretz. | Haaretz | Posted 11.20.2009 | Home


Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas wants Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva to convince Iran to put an end to its support for th...

Today: Obama in Korea and a World Cup controversy

WorldFocus.org | WorldFocus.org | Posted 11.19.2009 | Home


Stories compiled by Gizem Yarbil, Connie Kargbo, Channtal Fleischfresser, Christine Kiernan, Ivette Feliciano, and Mohammad al-Kassim, and edited by ...

Saudi Arabia and Iran fighting proxy war in northern Yemen

WorldFocus.org | WorldFocus.org | Posted 11.18.2009 | Home


A Yemeni government tank used against Houthi rebels in the north. Photo: Al Jazeera video For the past 15 years, Dwight Bashir has worked on ...

Petition Seeks Release Of 3 Hikers Held In Iran

CBS4Denver | CBS 4 Denver | Posted 11.18.2009 | Home


The families of three American hikers detained in Iran have filed a petition with the Iranian mission to the United Nations. The petition has 2...

Today: Somalia's corruption and a lost Nabakov novel

WorldFocus.org | WorldFocus.org | Posted 11.17.2009 | Home


Stories compiled by Gizem Yarbil, Connie Kargbo, Channtal Fleischfresser, Christine Kiernan, Ivette Feliciano, and Mohammad al-Kassim, and edited by ...

U.S.: IAEA report shows Iran still refusing to meet nuke obligations

Haaretz. | Haaretz | Posted 11.16.2009 | Home


A United Nations nuclear watchdog report proves that Iran is still not meeting its obligations to the international community over its nuclear program...

Yemen conflict raises Gulf tensions

Al Jazeera. | Al Jazeera | Posted 11.15.2009 | Home


Saudi conflict with Yemeni rebels sparks outrage from Iran....

Iran: Obama no better than Bush

Haaretz. | Haaretz | Posted 11.15.2009 | Home


U.S. steps to renew sanctions and seize a New York skyscraper linked to Iran show that President Barack Obama is no better than his predecessor George...

The U.S. Jew whose Iran views rile Israel intelligence officials

Haaretz. | Haaretz | Posted 11.13.2009 | Home


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650 Fifth Causing International Incident: Federal prosecutors are seeking control of...

Curbed | Curbed | Posted 11.13.2009 | Home


Federal prosecutors are seeking control of 650 Fifth Avenue and other properties in NYC and around the country, alleging that the majority owner, th...

Alavi Foundation Cited In Feds' Iran-Based Probe

wsj.com | Posted 11.12.2009 | New York


Federal prosecutors filed an amended complaint Thursday seeking the Alavi Foundation's majority stake in New York's Piaget building, alleging the foun...

Piaget Building Examined By Feds: Links Between Iran, Skyscraper Suspected

Posted 11.16.2009 | New York


UPDATE: Despite being known to some as the Piaget Building, luxury Swiss jeweler Piaget wrote in a statement that "the company does not own the buildi...

Yemen rejects Iran security offer

Al Jazeera. | Al Jazeera | Posted 11.11.2009 | Home


Yemen tells Iran it does not need help to end its conflict with Houthi rebels....

Ahmadinejad: Capitalism Is Dead

csmonitor.com | Scott Peterson | Posted 11.10.2009 | World


Istanbul, Turkey - Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad sought to bolster the Islamic Republic's regional standing at an economic summit for Muslim le...

Gulf Al-Qaida chief: Shi'ites, like Iran, more dangerous than Jews

Haaretz. | Haaretz | Posted 11.10.2009 | Home


The leader of Al-Qaida in the Arabian Penninsula warned Tuesday that Shi'ite Muslims, particularly Iran, posed more danger to the world than either Je...

Obama reaffirms 'strong commitment' to Israel's security

Haaretz. | Haaretz | Posted 11.09.2009 | Home


Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S. President Barack Obama hled a private meeting on Monday night, during which the two discussed the Iran's nu...

Obama reaffirms strong commitment to Israel's security

Haaretz. | Haaretz | Posted 11.09.2009 | Home


Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with U.S. President Barack Obama at on Monday night, during which the two discussed the Iran's nuclear ambitions...

20 Years After the Fall of the Iron Curtain

FORA.tv | FORA.tv | Posted 11.09.2009 | Home


20 Years After the Fall of the Iron Curtain Twenty years have passed since the collapse of communism and the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989. The epo...

Two dozen attend local vigil for hiker Shane Bauer, 2 other hikers detained in Iran

Daily Camera. | Daily Camera | Posted 11.09.2009 | Home


Boulder's Shannon Bauer, the sister of one of three American hikers detained in Iran for more than three months, fought back tears Sunday evening as s...

Two dozen attend Boulder vigil for Shane Bauer, 2 other hikers detained in Iran

Daily Camera. | Daily Camera | Posted 11.08.2009 | Home


Boulder's Shannon Bauer, the sister of one of three American hikers detained in Iran for more than three months, fought back tears Sunday evening as s...

Iran rejects nuclear deal, MP says

Al Jazeera. | Al Jazeera | Posted 11.07.2009 | Home


Politician's remarks are not Tehran's official response to uranium swap, official says....

ANALYSIS / How Israel's war with Iran will be fought

Haaretz. | Haaretz | Posted 11.06.2009 | Home


It is precisely from the events of the passing week, which culminated in an impressive show of force reminiscent of the good old Israel Defense...

Tehran: Embassy Occupation Anniversary May See Fresh Protests

TIME | Robin Wright | Posted 11.02.2009 | World


A new showdown looms in Iran this week, as the regime and its intrepid opposition gear up for what may be their biggest street confrontation since the...