AFP: At least seven people were killed on Sunday when protests over power cuts exploded into violence in the mainly Shiite southern suburbs of the Lebanese capital Beirut.
At least seven killed in Beirut riots
Making up with the mullahs
New York Post – Editorial: Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has made her most generous offer yet to the mad mullahs of Iran: Suspend your enrichment of uranium, halting a critical step in the development of nuclear weapons, and Washington is prepared to develop “a more normal relationship.”
Iran summons Norways ambassador
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jan. 27 Irans Foreign Ministry summoned on Sunday Norways top envoy to Tehran over Oslos recent meddling stance regarding the violations of human rights in Iran, state media reported.
Iran summons Norways ambassador
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jan. 27 Irans Foreign Ministry summoned on Sunday Norways top envoy to Tehran over Oslos recent meddling stance regarding the violations of human rights in Iran, state media reported.
Iran resumes gas exports to Turkey
Reuters: Iran resumed exports of natural gas to Turkey on Sunday after an interval of around three weeks, a senior official at Botas, Turkey’s state pipeline company, told Reuters.
Another Iran resolution
Washington Post – Editorial: After U.S. intelligence agencies reported last month that Iran had suspended a covert nuclear weapons program, it seemed possible that the principal impact would be to kill the Bush administration’s diplomatic campaign to stop Tehran’s accelerating — and only nominally civilian — work on uranium enrichment.
Iran’s FM questions UN resolution
BBC: Manouchehr Mottaki has urged major world powers to exercise restraint over a new UN resolution aimed at tightening sanctions against Iran.
Iran says it could attack US bases
AP: Iran’s top military commander said Saturday that his forces would retaliate against American military bases in the Persian Gulf if they are involved in any possible future attack on Iran.
Anger in Iran after law student dies in custody
Daily Telegraph: The death of a student in the custody of Iranian intelligence officers has provoked outrage among opponents of the regime, who claim it is part of a concerted crackdown on dissent in the run-up to parliamentary elections.
Draft of new Iran sanctions restricts cargo and travel
New York Times: A new Security Council resolution on Irans nuclear program will propose restrictions on cargo to and from Iran, travel bans and asset freezes for people involved in the program and monitoring of Iranian financial institutions, according to a draft text circulated Friday.
