Middle East News

Jerusalem, Nov 6 (IANS) Tel Aviv Friday deplored a UN resolution backing the Goldstone report that investigated human rights violations during the brief war between Israeli forces and Islamic militants in the Gaza Strip early this year.

London, Nov 6(ANI): The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has said that it has found evidence about Iran testing its advanced nuclear warhead design.

Abu Dhabi, Nov 5 (IANS) The UN has lauded the efforts of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for improving the conditions of its migrant workers engaged in various sectors, WAM news agency reported Thursday.

Kabul, Nov 5 (DPA) The UN plans to relocate 12 percent of its workers in Afghanistan, including one third of its international staff, in the face of mounting Taliban attacks, officials said Thursday.

Kabul, Nov 5 (DPA) The UN plans to relocate hundreds of its international staff in Afghanistan in the face of mounting Taliban attacks, officials said Thursday.

Tel Aviv, Nov 5 (DPA) Israeli naval commandoes Wednesday seized a cargo ship smuggling weapons from Iran to the Hezbollah guerrilla group in Lebanon, the military said.

Istanbul, Nov 4 (DPA) Israel's ambassador to Turkey was forced to cancel a university visit in the country's Black Sea region Wednesday after a group of students pelted his car with eggs.

Washington, Nov. 4 (ANI): A non-binding resolution condemning the Goldstone Report, which accuses Israel of committing war crimes in Gaza, was passed in the US House of Representatives with an overwhelming majority.

Tehran, Nov 4 (DPA) An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.9 on the Richter scale shook the southern Iranian port town of Bandar Abbas Wednesday and left injured at least 700 people, state media reported.

Tehran, Nov 4 (DPA) An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.9 on the Richter scale shook the southern Iranian port of Bandar Abbas Wednesday and injured at least 270 people, state media reported.

Gunmen who infiltrated into Saudi Arabia from Yemen have killed a Saudi security officer and wounded 11 others, the official Saudi Press Agency said on Wednesday.

Tehran, Nov 4 (DPA) Iran hanged a member of a Sunni rebel group blamed for deadly attacks in the predominantly Shia Muslim state, the semi-official Fars news agency reported Tuesday.

Iran has executed a convicted member of the Jundollah Sunni rebel group, the semi-official Fars news agency reported on Tuesday.

Iranian police warned the opposition on Tuesday to avoid using the 30th anniversary of the U.S. embassy takeover in Tehran to revive protests against the clerical establishment, the official IRNA news agency reported.

Election observers expressed concern on Tuesday over the harassment of political parties and funding delays as voters began to register for Sudan's first multi-party elections in 24 years.

Kabul, Nov 3 (DPA) Afghan President Hamid Karzai promised Tuesday to assemble a government of 'national unity', a day after the presidential runoff was cancelled and he was declared the winner.

Iranian police said on Tuesday any illegal rallies on Nov. 4 would be "strongly confronted" and only anti-U.S. protests were considered legal, the official IRNA news agency quoted a police statement as saying.

Iranian police said on Tuesday any "illegal" rallies on Nov. 4 would be strongly confronted and only anti-U.S. protests were considered legal, the official IRNA news agency quoted a police statement as saying.

Tehran, Nov 2 (DPA) Iran Monday banned publication of a pro-reform business daily critical of the government's economic policies.

Kabul, Nov 2 (DPA) The Afghan Independent Election Commission Monday declared incumbent Hamid Karzai the winner of the presidential election after his challenger pulled out of the coming weekend's runoff.