New York Times: The bland job description is “route clearance,” but it is one of the most unglamorous and dangerous missions in Iraq.
Sadr City bomb squad: Looking for trouble before it explodes
Lebanese opposition ends west Beirut takeover
AFP: Lebanon's Hezbollah-led opposition on Saturday said it was ending its takeover of west Beirut after the army revoked government moves against the Shiite group that sparked days of deadly fighting.
Shell pulls out of Iran gas deal
Reuters: Oil major Royal Dutch Shell has pulled out of a planned gas project in Iran, after coming under pressure not to participate from U.S. lawmakers who were concerned about Iran's nuclear programme.
Victory for Iran’s dissidents in a British court
Sunday Telegraph: Last Wednesday three of Britain's most senior judges, led by the Lord Chief Justice, Lord Phillips, dealt the Government a blow so humiliating that it should have made headlines across the land.
As Bush term wanes, Mideast peace appears as elusive as ever
New York Times: The 2008 race for the White House is casting a long shadow over President Bush. So long, in fact, that it may extend all the way to the Middle East.
Iran offers West nuclear package
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, May 10 – Iran has presented a package of nuclear proposals to the West in a bid to counter a similar offer to be made by major world powers to Tehran to convince it to abandon its controversial nuclear activities.
Iran offers West nuclear package
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, May 10 – Iran has presented a package of nuclear proposals to the West in a bid to counter a similar offer to be made by major world powers to Tehran to convince it to abandon its controversial nuclear activities.
U.S. urges Iran and Syria to stop support for Hezbollah
Reuters: The White House said on Friday it was "very troubled" by Hezbollah's actions in Beirut and urged Iran and Syria to halt support for the militant group after its fighters in the Lebanese capital routed forces loyal to the government.
Iran: European leaders ‘a threat’, says website
AKI: Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi, German chancellor Angela Merkel and French president Nicolas Sarkozy were a dangerous triangle, according to an Iranian website close to the government.
Iran official says dollar causes record oil
Reuters: The weak U.S. dollar is the main reason behind oil prices rising to record levels, not demand or supply factors, an Iranian Oil Ministry official was quoted as saying on Saturday.
