Middle East News – Syria And Iraq Revive Business Ties (NPR)
Syria And Iraq Revive Business Ties (NPR)
Syria’s border with Iraq has long been a line of tension. The U.S. and the Iraqi government have accused Syria of allowing foreign fighters to cross into Iraq. But these days, the border is a potential business asset, as Syria looks to Iraq to help improve its economy.
Iran s Top Leader Dashes Hopes for a Compromise
Iran s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, raised the prospect of violence if the vast, defiant protests of opposition supporters continued.
Senate Widely Approves Emergency Funds for Wars
The $106 billion spending bill also includes measures for foreign aid, swine flu preparation and I.M.F. loan guarantees.
Clerics Silent on a Turbulent Election
Najaf s Shiite religious figures despite being kith and kin to Iran s clergy have been quiet partly out of religious philosophy and partly out of political calculation.
Canada and Newsweek Seek Release of Reporter Detained in Iran
Maziar Bahari, who holds Canadian and Iranian citizenship, was arrested Sunday in Tehran while on assignment for the magazine.
As Confrontation Deepens, Iran’s Path Is Unclear
As another day of defiance, concessions and ominous threats transfixed Tehran, the situation had all the hallmarks of a standoff.
US to return ambassador to Syria
President Barack Obama has decided to return a US ambassador to Syria after a four-year hiatus as talks between the two nations intensify, US media reported
An Insider Turned Agitator Is the Face of Iran s Opposition
Mir Hussein Moussavi is in some ways an accidental leader, a moderate anointed to represent a popular upwelling.
Bomb Kills at Least 60 in Baghdad Market
The blast in the Sadr City neighborhood occurred six days before U.S. forces officially withdraw from Iraqi cities.
Iran s Latest Protests Are Seen as the Toughest to Stop
This time, analysts say, the Iranian government will have trouble ending the demonstrations over the contested presidential election results.
On the White House: In a Staff Shuffle, Signs of Obama s Direction on Mideast
What might be behind President Obama s decision to move Dennis B. Ross from an Iran policy role to a post in the White House?
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