Ahmadinejad says Iran ready to help Iraq develop (Deepika)
TEHRAN, Feb 27 (Reuters) Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said today the Islamic state wanted to help neighbouring Iraq to accelerate its development, state television reported.
Obama adds time to troop drawdown
Barack Obama said US forces had “succeeded beyond any expectation” in Iraq as the president yesterday announced plans to end combat operations by August next year. But…
Dubai takes another dive into pearls
The city-state is trying to revive what used to be its primary industry by seeking to become a leading trading centre in the gems
Amman reshapes itself for business
The Abdali development project is one of a number designed to enable Jordan’s capital to compete with its Middle East rivals in attracting inward investment
American in Egypt attacked near bomb site (AP via Yahoo! News)
Egyptian media report that police have arrested an Egyptian who attacked an American teacher in the same Cairo tourist site where a bomb killed a French teenager a week earlier.
Jordan tells US two states key to Mideast peace (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Jordan’s King Abdallah II told US envoy George Mitchell on Saturday that Middle East peace can only be achieved on the basis of two states, Palestinian and Israeli, supported by all involved.
Egyptian Arrested in Attack on American Teacher (Fox News)
Police have arrested an Egyptian in connection with an attack on an American teacher in the same Cairo tourist site where a bomb killed a French teenager a week earlier, Egyptian media reported Saturday.
No limit for expanding Iran-Iraq ties, says Ahmadinejad – Summary (EARTHtimes.org)
Tehran – Iran sees no limits in expanding its ties with neighbouring Iraq, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad told his Iraqi counterpart Jalal Talabani at the Iran-Iraq summit in Tehran on Friday. We will grant Iraq all our experiences in all rel…
Iran, Iraq pledge to strengthen bilateral ties (Nasdaq)
(RTTNews) – Iraqi President Jalal Talabani, on a three-day visit to Iran, held first round of bilateral security talks with his Iranian counterpart, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Friday.
Dubai says loan sufficient for next year
Dubai’s $10bn bail-out loan from the central bank of the United Arab Emirates is sufficient to refinance debt and meet operational costs at government-related companies for the next year, says an official
Iraq eases terms for oil projects
Companies such as BP, Royal Dutch Shell, Chevron and Total will now receive stakes of 75 per cent rather than 49 per cent if their development bids win
Obama takes command in Iraq
The US president will not get out easily but his pledge on Friday to end the ‘combat mission’ in 19 months’ time is the right way forward
Iran warns Iraq over prolonged presence of US forces (EARTHtimes.org)
Tehran – Iran’s supreme leader on Saturday warned Iraq over the prolonged presence of US forces in that country, the Iranian media reported. The occupiers are preparing grounds for a long and enduring presence in Iraq and this is a big danger of whi…
