Page 1 Poll pullout a setback for Iraqi reconciliation
Dubai In a blow to reconciliation efforts in Iraq, a major Sunni bloc has pulled out of the upcoming elections, citing Iranian interference. The National Dialogue Front led by Saleh Al Mutlak, a prominent Sunni figure and an MP who was banned from the...By Duraid Al Baik Associate Editor
Gulf News | 21 Feb 2010 | UAE
Page 1 Syria dismisses call for more nuclear inspections
Damascus ( Reuters) Syria dismissed yesterday an International Atomic Energy Agency recommendation to allow its inspectors unrestrained access, days after the agency said a bombed Syrian complex could have been a nuclear site. “We are committed to the...
Gulf News | 21 Feb 2010 | UAE
Page 14 Riyadh advised against toeing US line on Iran
Riyadh In light of the US diplomatic drive to isolate Iran and impose stricter sanctions on the country, analysts have said Saudi Arabia needs to protect its own interests over that of the US. US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton visited Saudi Arabia...By Abdul Rahman Shaheen Correspondent
Gulf News | 21 Feb 2010 | UAE
Page 5 Supreme leader denies Iran wants atomic weapons
BY FARHAD POULADI AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE TEHRAN: Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Friday Iran is not seeking atomic weapons despite global condemnation after a UN report expressed concern it is trying to develop a nuclear warhead. As France...
Manila Times | 21 Feb 2010 | Philippines
Page 1 Syria to ease Iran-West tension
DAMASCUS | Syria is determined to help its ally Iran and the West engage in a “constructive” dialogue over Tehran’s contested nuclear programme, Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem said yesterday. “Sanctions are not a solution (to the problem)...
Times of Oman | 21 Feb 2010 | Oman
Page 9 Iran unveils locally-made car
Launch: TEHRAN | Iran’s state-owned car manufacturer Iran Khodro unveiled for the home market yesterday the Peugeot 207i, a locally built version of the French automobile firm’s 207 model. Peugeot 207i will hit the Peugeot 207i being unveiled in...
Times of Oman | 21 Feb 2010 | Oman
Page 9 Russia to honour Iran missile deal
MOSCOW | Russia will honour a contract to deliver advanced air defence missiles to Iran, Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Riabkov said. “There is a contract on the delivery of these systems to Iran and we will honour it,” the Interfax news agency quoted...Al Bayan.
Times of Oman | 21 Feb 2010 | Oman
Page 28 Iran field has 12.4trn cubic feet gas reserves
A recently discovered gas field in Iran has reserves of 12.4 trillion cubic feet, with an estimated 249 million barrels of condensate gas, an energy official said yesterday. Iran said earlier this month it had discovered the Soumar oil field and...TEHRAN
Emirates Business 24 for 7 | 21 Feb 2010 | UAE
Page 23 Upptrappning kan spela Iran i händerna
Redan tidigare har utvecklingen gått mot större motsättningar. I förra veckan förklarade USA:s utrikesminister Hillary Clinton att Iran är på väg att övergå från prästvälde till militärdiktatur. Och i söndags sade president Barack Obamas...ANALYS
Dagens Nyheter Weekend | 21 Feb 2010 | Sweden
Page 26 U.S. general says two Iraqi election chiefs linked to Iran
The Iraqi official in charge of a commission that blocked more than 300 politicians from running in next month’s elections is working closely with Iran’s Quds Force, prompting the top U.S. general in Iraq to voice concerns about Tehran’s meddling in...BY ELI LAKE
The Washington Times Weekly | 22 Feb 2010 | USA
Page 38 Nuclear Iran
Iran has emerged as a nuclear state, and there is nothing the United States can do about it.Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad announced two weeks ago that Tehran has the capability to produce weapons-grade uranium but has no intention of building...
The Washington Times Weekly | 22 Feb 2010 | USA
Page 1 Sunni group pulls out of Iraq elections Poor selling their votes for cash
BAGHDAD Iraq’s main Sunni party said yesterday it is dropping out of next month’s national elections, seizing on US concerns about Iran’s influence in the political process as proof that the vote will not be legitimate. A statement from the Iraqi... Baghdad The March 7 election may be a critical event in the contest to decide Iraq’s future, but for some of the nation’s poor, the right to vote does not mean having a say in who leads the country; it means having something to sell to make desperately...
The National - News | 21 Feb 2010 | UAE
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