New York Times: A draft report on strategies for Iraq, which will be debated here by a bipartisan commission beginning Monday, urges an aggressive regional diplomatic initiative that includes direct talks with Iran and Syria but sets no timetables for a military withdrawal, according to officials who have seen all or parts of the document.
Panel to weigh overture by U.S. to Iran and Syria
Iraq’s neighbours to meet in Cairo Dec. 5
Reuters: Foreign ministers of countries neighbouring Iraq will meet at the Arab League in Cairo on Dec. 5 to talk about ways to stop the violence, the Egyptian Foreign Ministry said on Sunday.
Talabani to visit Iran on Monday report
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Nov. 26 Iraqi President Jalal Talabani will travel to Tehran on Monday to meet Iranian officials including hard-line President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad over the security situation in Iraq.
Talabani to visit Iran on Monday report
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Nov. 26 Iraqi President Jalal Talabani will travel to Tehran on Monday to meet Iranian officials including hard-line President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad over the security situation in Iraq.
US attempt to pull Iraq back from the brink
The Observer: As Iraq stood on the brink of all-out civil war yesterday, diplomats from the US and the Middle East began a round of shuttle diplomacy aimed at preventing the beleaguered country’s collapse.
Iran’s Ahmadinejad sends message to Saudi King Abdullah
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Nov. 26 – Iran’s hard-line President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad sent a message to Saudi Arabian King Abdullah bin Abd al-Aziz al-Saud on Sunday, the state-run news agency ISNA reported.
Iran’s Ahmadinejad sends message to Saudi King Abdullah
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Nov. 26 – Iran’s hard-line President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad sent a message to Saudi Arabian King Abdullah bin Abd al-Aziz al-Saud on Sunday, the state-run news agency ISNA reported.
Tehran to protest to UAE over ‘anti-Iran activities’
AFP: Iran said Sunday it will lodge a protest in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) over what it called anti-Tehran activities linked to Washington in the neighbouring state.
Hanging caught on video reveals Iran’s crackdown on dissidents
The Observer: With a smile the young man emerges from a car and swaggers towards the camera, but his balance is off kilter because his hands are tied behind his back and he slips a bit on the grass.
Iran hangs man for adultery
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Nov. 26 Iranian authorities hanged a man in public in south-eastern Iran for adultery, a state-run news agency reported on Sunday.
