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Archive for ‘October, 2009’

Iraqi MPs fail to agree on new election law

Iraq’s parliament failed Wednesday to reach agreement on a new electoral law, but the parliament speaker said it would not affect the date of the general election scheduled for January.

Israel, U.S. begin joint military exercises

Israel and the United States commenced what is believed to be their largest ever joint military exercises in missile defense Wednesday.

Iran draft uranium deal on the table

Three days of talks on Iran’s nuclear program wrapped up here Wednesday with a draft agreement on how to provide the Islamic republic nuclear fuel for civilian purposes.

Iranian-American sentenced to 12 years

An Iranian-American man has been sentenced to more than 12 years in an Iranian prison for his role in protests following the disputed presidential election in June, Iran’s state-run news agency reported Tuesday.

Clinton talks up Iraq investment opportunities

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Tuesday plugged Iraqi investment opportunities before U.S. businesspeople, saying the Mideast country’s potential is “palpable.”

Yemen ‘rebels’ given death penalty

Ten alleged rebels were sentenced to death in Yemen Tuesday, the Gulf nation’s official news agency reported.

Israel’s Peres rejects U.N. Gaza report

Israeli President Shimon Peres rejected a United Nations report on his country’s incursion into Gaza as “one-sided” and “unfair” in an interview with CNN.

Iran joins key talks on nuclear future

Key meetings on the future of Iran’s nuclear program begin Monday as officials from Tehran huddle with the United States, Russia and France at the U.N. nuclear watchdog agency in Vienna.

Iran mourns dozens killed in militant attack

Three days of mourning began in the Iranian province of Sistan-Baluchestan on Monday, after dozens of people were killed in a militant attack a day earlier, state media reported.

At least 29 dead in suicide attack in Iran

A man wearing an explosives-laden belt blew himself up during a conference between Shia and Sunni groups in southwestern Iran on Sunday, killing or wounding at least 60 people, local media said.