Iran begins air-defense drills to protect nuclear sites

Categories: Most Viewed, Top Stories, World| Nov 22, 2009

Reporting from Beirut - Iran today launched what it described as its biggest air- defense drill ever with the aim of preparing to protect the country's nuclear sites from possible airstrikes as international talks to resolve the long stalemate over ...Read More

Ahmadinejad begins LatAm tour after Peres finishes

Categories: Top Stories, World| Nov 22, 2009

Ahmadinejad begins LatAm tour after Peres finishes Iran's President is scheduled to begin his tour to five countries in Africa and South America on Sunday days after the Israeli president ended a tour aimed at rallying support against Tehran. â??Iranian President (Mahmoud Ahmadinejad) will visit Brazil, Bolivia, Venezuela, ...Read More

Iran's Ahmadinejad urges Turkey to boost trade ties

Categories: World| Nov 20, 2009

Iran's Ahmadinejad urges Turkey to boost trade ties TEHRAN (AFP) – Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Friday urged Turkey's visiting Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu to increase trade ties between the two countries, the president's office said in a statement. "Iran and Turkey could become each other's number one trade ...Read More

Iran demands US free its assets after Obama warning

Categories: World| Nov 19, 2009

TEHRAN (AFP) – Iran's Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Thursday urged Washington to unblock Iranian assets, as US President Barack Obama warned of "consequences" after Tehran's dismissal of a UN-brokered nuclear fuel deal. "If our nation sees they have changed their behaviour, dropped ...Read More

Peres in Argentina: Ahmadinejad, Chavez will fall

Categories: World| Nov 17, 2009

President Shimon Peres predicted on Tuesday that the people of Venezuela and Iran will make their leaders disappear before too long. Speaking at a forum in Argentina, Peres said both Hugo Chavez and Mahmoud Ahmadinejad have gone crazy over oil, which ...Read More

Iran's Ahmadinejad seen backing nuclear deal

Categories: World| Nov 17, 2009

Iran's Ahmadinejad seen backing nuclear deal TEHRAN (Reuters) - Despite his hardline image, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad appears to favor a U.N.-drafted nuclear fuel proposal as a way to shore up his own power and legitimacy five months after his disputed re-election. But he faces stiff opposition ...Read More

UN summit on hunger to emphasize small farmers

Categories: World| Nov 16, 2009

UN summit on hunger to emphasize small farmers ROME -- Funding from an Islamic bank will help develop agriculture in poor countries, a United Nations food agency said Sunday before a summit to discuss the so-far-elusive goal of reducing the number of hungry people in the world. Iran's first ...Read More

Ahmadinejad: Iran ready for West cooperation

Categories: World| Nov 16, 2009

Ahmadinejad: Iran ready for West cooperation As the West continues to threaten Tehran with fresh sanctions, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad expresses readiness to enhance nuclear cooperation with Western countries. "The Islamic Republic of Iran is ready to have constructive cooperation with Western countries on nuclear technology," Iranian ...Read More

Ahmadinejad: Pressure on Nukes Empowers Iran

Categories: Politics, World| Nov 16, 2009

TEHRAN, Iran — An impasse in nuclear talks between world powers and Iran would only hurt the West by making Tehran push harder to advance its technology, according to the latest remarks by the Iranian president. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's comments can be ...Read More

Iran's first lady speaks up on eve of world-hunger summit in Rome

Categories: Politics, Top Stories| Nov 16, 2009

Iran's first lady speaks up on eve of world-hunger summit in Rome ROME - Iran's first lady made a rare public appearance and even more rare - a speech - at a Rome forum on the eve of a U.N. summit to fight hunger beginning today. The wife of Iranian Mahmoud Ahmadinejad hardly ...Read More