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News4U-Hamas criticizes Saudi Arabia over Hajj - English
A Hamas senior official has lashed out at Saudi Arabia for not granting visas to Gazans who want to go on the Hajj pilgrimage.
In remarks posted on Hummaas's website, Atef Edwan said Riyadh had...
A Hamas senior official has lashed out at Saudi Arabia for not granting visas to Gazans who want to go on the Hajj pilgrimage.
In remarks posted on Hummaas's website, Atef Edwan said Riyadh had allowed thousands of people registered with the Palestinian Authority in the West Bank to have visas but not the 2,200 in Gaza who applied through Hummaas, AFP reported.
"By ignoring those Gaza pilgrims registered with the Waqf (department of religious affairs) Saudi Arabia is making a political mistake that will have negative consequences on the Saudi regime and the whole region," AFP quoted Edwan as saying.
Meanwhile media outlets quoted unnamed witnesses as saying that Hummaas police set up checkpoints across Gaza on Saturday, to prevent those who coordinated their pilgrimage with the movement's rival, the Palestinian Authority from traveling.
Since last month tensions between Hummaas and the Palestinian Authority has heightened as the Palestinian Authority Chief Mahmoud Abbas increased the detention of Hummaas' members.
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A Hamas senior official has lashed out at Saudi Arabia for not granting visas to Gazans who want to go on the Hajj pilgrimage.
In remarks posted on Hummaas's website, Atef Edwan said Riyadh had allowed thousands of people registered with the Palestinian Authority in the West Bank to have visas but not the 2,200 in Gaza who applied through Hummaas, AFP reported.
"By ignoring those Gaza pilgrims registered with the Waqf (department of religious affairs) Saudi Arabia is making a political mistake that will have negative consequences on the Saudi regime and the whole region," AFP quoted Edwan as saying.
Meanwhile media outlets quoted unnamed witnesses as saying that Hummaas police set up checkpoints across Gaza on Saturday, to prevent those who coordinated their pilgrimage with the movement's rival, the Palestinian Authority from traveling.
Since last month tensions between Hummaas and the Palestinian Authority has heightened as the Palestinian Authority Chief Mahmoud Abbas increased the detention of Hummaas' members.
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Israel bombs border tunnels between Egypt and Gaza - 28Dec08 - English
Israeli warplanes have bombed contraband tunnels on the Gaza-Egypt border. Meanwhile Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah urged Egyptians to pressurise their govt. to open the border with Gaza after...
Israeli warplanes have bombed contraband tunnels on the Gaza-Egypt border. Meanwhile Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah urged Egyptians to pressurise their govt. to open the border with Gaza after Gazans were prevented from entering Egypt.
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Israeli warplanes have bombed contraband tunnels on the Gaza-Egypt border. Meanwhile Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah urged Egyptians to pressurise their govt. to open the border with Gaza after Gazans were prevented from entering Egypt.
Nuclear - Depleted Uranium Against Gazans - English
Medics tell Press TV they have found traces of depleted uranium in some Gazan residents wounded in Israel's ground offensive into the strip.
Norwegian medics told Press TV correspondent Akram...
Medics tell Press TV they have found traces of depleted uranium in some Gazan residents wounded in Israel's ground offensive into the strip.
Norwegian medics told Press TV correspondent Akram al-Sattari that some of the victims who have been wounded since Israel began its attacks on the Gaza Strip on December 27 have traces of depleted uranium in their bodies.
The report comes after Israeli tanks and troops swept across the border into Gaza on Saturday night, opening a ground operation after eight days of intensive attacks by Israeli air and naval forces on the impoverished region.
Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak warned on Sunday that the wide-ranging ground offensive in the Gaza Strip would be "full of surprises."
A ground offensive in the densely-populated Gaza is expected to drastically increase the death toll of the civilian population.
The latest assaults bring the number of Palestinians killed to over 488 with 2790 others wounded. The UN says that about 25 percent of the casualties were civilian deaths - including at least 34 children.
According to Israeli army officials, at least 30 of its soldiers have been wounded since the start of the ground campaign.
Amid global condemnation of the ongoing violence in the region, the UN Security Council failed to agree on a united approach to resolve the crisis.
"Once again, the world is watching in dismay the dysfunctionality of the Security Council," UN General Assembly chief Miguel d'Escoto said Sunday.
According to diplomatic sources, the US blocked a Security Council resolution, with US Deputy Ambassador Alejandro Wolff arguing that an official statement that criticizes both Israel and Hamas would not be helpful.
The White House has so far declined to comment on whether an Israeli ground incursion into Gaza is a justified measure.
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Medics tell Press TV they have found traces of depleted uranium in some Gazan residents wounded in Israel's ground offensive into the strip.
Norwegian medics told Press TV correspondent Akram al-Sattari that some of the victims who have been wounded since Israel began its attacks on the Gaza Strip on December 27 have traces of depleted uranium in their bodies.
The report comes after Israeli tanks and troops swept across the border into Gaza on Saturday night, opening a ground operation after eight days of intensive attacks by Israeli air and naval forces on the impoverished region.
Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak warned on Sunday that the wide-ranging ground offensive in the Gaza Strip would be "full of surprises."
A ground offensive in the densely-populated Gaza is expected to drastically increase the death toll of the civilian population.
The latest assaults bring the number of Palestinians killed to over 488 with 2790 others wounded. The UN says that about 25 percent of the casualties were civilian deaths - including at least 34 children.
According to Israeli army officials, at least 30 of its soldiers have been wounded since the start of the ground campaign.
Amid global condemnation of the ongoing violence in the region, the UN Security Council failed to agree on a united approach to resolve the crisis.
"Once again, the world is watching in dismay the dysfunctionality of the Security Council," UN General Assembly chief Miguel d'Escoto said Sunday.
According to diplomatic sources, the US blocked a Security Council resolution, with US Deputy Ambassador Alejandro Wolff arguing that an official statement that criticizes both Israel and Hamas would not be helpful.
The White House has so far declined to comment on whether an Israeli ground incursion into Gaza is a justified measure.
Depleted uranium found in Gaza victims - English
Medics tell Press TV they have found traces of depleted uranium in some Gazan residents wounded in Israel's ground offensive into the strip.
Norwegian medics told Press TV correspondent Akram...
Medics tell Press TV they have found traces of depleted uranium in some Gazan residents wounded in Israel's ground offensive into the strip.
Norwegian medics told Press TV correspondent Akram al-Sattari that some of the victims who have been wounded since Israel began its attacks on the Gaza Strip on December 27 have traces of depleted uranium in their bodies.
The report comes after Israeli tanks and troops swept across the border into Gaza on Saturday night, opening a ground operation after eight days of intensive attacks by Israeli air and naval forces on the impoverished region.
Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak warned on Sunday that the wide-ranging ground offensive in the Gaza Strip would be "full of surprises."
A ground offensive in the densely-populated Gaza is expected to drastically increase the death toll of the civilian population.
The latest assaults bring the number of Palestinians killed to over 488 with 2790 others wounded. The UN says that about 25 percent of the casualties were civilian deaths - including at least 34 children.
According to Israeli army officials, at least 30 of its soldiers have been wounded since the start of the ground campaign.
Amid global condemnation of the ongoing violence in the region, the UN Security Council failed to agree on a united approach to resolve the crisis.
"Once again, the world is watching in dismay the dysfunctionality of the Security Council," UN General Assembly chief Miguel d'Escoto said Sunday.
According to diplomatic sources, the US blocked a Security Council resolution, with US Deputy Ambassador Alejandro Wolff arguing that an official statement that criticizes both Israel and Hamas would not be helpful.
The White House has so far declined to comment on whether an Israeli ground incursion into Gaza is a justified measure.
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Medics tell Press TV they have found traces of depleted uranium in some Gazan residents wounded in Israel's ground offensive into the strip.
Norwegian medics told Press TV correspondent Akram al-Sattari that some of the victims who have been wounded since Israel began its attacks on the Gaza Strip on December 27 have traces of depleted uranium in their bodies.
The report comes after Israeli tanks and troops swept across the border into Gaza on Saturday night, opening a ground operation after eight days of intensive attacks by Israeli air and naval forces on the impoverished region.
Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak warned on Sunday that the wide-ranging ground offensive in the Gaza Strip would be "full of surprises."
A ground offensive in the densely-populated Gaza is expected to drastically increase the death toll of the civilian population.
The latest assaults bring the number of Palestinians killed to over 488 with 2790 others wounded. The UN says that about 25 percent of the casualties were civilian deaths - including at least 34 children.
According to Israeli army officials, at least 30 of its soldiers have been wounded since the start of the ground campaign.
Amid global condemnation of the ongoing violence in the region, the UN Security Council failed to agree on a united approach to resolve the crisis.
"Once again, the world is watching in dismay the dysfunctionality of the Security Council," UN General Assembly chief Miguel d'Escoto said Sunday.
According to diplomatic sources, the US blocked a Security Council resolution, with US Deputy Ambassador Alejandro Wolff arguing that an official statement that criticizes both Israel and Hamas would not be helpful.
The White House has so far declined to comment on whether an Israeli ground incursion into Gaza is a justified measure.
Islamic Republic of Iran
Islamic Republic of Iran's growing power worries Arab countries - 3Feb09 - English. Iran's growing power and strong ties with countries and armed groups in the region, is a chief concern among Arab...
Islamic Republic of Iran's growing power worries Arab countries - 3Feb09 - English. Iran's growing power and strong ties with countries and armed groups in the region, is a chief concern among Arab countries.
This influence has revived fear of the creation of the so called ''Shia Crescent.'' (Majority Shia populations or strong Shia minority)
Al Jazeera's Zeina Khodr reports from Tehran.
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Islamic Republic of Iran's growing power worries Arab countries - 3Feb09 - English. Iran's growing power and strong ties with countries and armed groups in the region, is a chief concern among Arab countries.
This influence has revived fear of the creation of the so called ''Shia Crescent.'' (Majority Shia populations or strong Shia minority)
Al Jazeera's Zeina Khodr reports from Tehran.
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Marwa al-Sherbini sent shockwaves around the world - English
Amid world condemnation over the murder of a pregnant Egyptian woman in a Dresden courtroom, the German government says it should not be held responsible for the incident.
More than a week...
Amid world condemnation over the murder of a pregnant Egyptian woman in a Dresden courtroom, the German government says it should not be held responsible for the incident.
More than a week after the brutal murder of Marwa al-Sherbini sent shockwaves around the world, Iranian government advisor Zahra Sajjadi accused the German government of orchestrating the incident.
Sajjadi, in a recent interview with Fars News Agency, called for the formation of an international fact-finding committee to find the real reason behind the German court's failure to ensure Marwa's safety.
German government spokesman Thomas Steg rejected the accusation on Thursday, saying the claim was "absurd".
Christian Avenarius, a spokesman with Dresden prosecutor's office, has also argued that there was "absolutely no evidence" that el-Sherbini would have been in danger in the courtroom.
Marwa, who was about four months pregnant, was suing her neighbor for insulting her and calling her a terrorist for wearing an Islamic head scarf, when the defendant approached the witness stand and stabbed her 18 times in front of her 3-year-old son.
Her husband, who had attempted to shield his wife, was shot by security guards who had confused him with the assailant.
While the incident has shaken the Muslim world to its core, the German state and media have ever since been in a state of denial.
The Tehran government has called for legal action against the German court officials who stood by and watched Marwa get stabbed to death.
Iranian Judiciary Chief Ayatollah Mahmoud Shahroudi said Tuesday that the German judicial authorities who were present at the scene should be prosecuted for "sheer inaction".
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, meanwhile, has charged Germany with double standards on human rights and has asked the UN Security Council to take appropriate action over the incident.
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Amid world condemnation over the murder of a pregnant Egyptian woman in a Dresden courtroom, the German government says it should not be held responsible for the incident.
More than a week after the brutal murder of Marwa al-Sherbini sent shockwaves around the world, Iranian government advisor Zahra Sajjadi accused the German government of orchestrating the incident.
Sajjadi, in a recent interview with Fars News Agency, called for the formation of an international fact-finding committee to find the real reason behind the German court's failure to ensure Marwa's safety.
German government spokesman Thomas Steg rejected the accusation on Thursday, saying the claim was "absurd".
Christian Avenarius, a spokesman with Dresden prosecutor's office, has also argued that there was "absolutely no evidence" that el-Sherbini would have been in danger in the courtroom.
Marwa, who was about four months pregnant, was suing her neighbor for insulting her and calling her a terrorist for wearing an Islamic head scarf, when the defendant approached the witness stand and stabbed her 18 times in front of her 3-year-old son.
Her husband, who had attempted to shield his wife, was shot by security guards who had confused him with the assailant.
While the incident has shaken the Muslim world to its core, the German state and media have ever since been in a state of denial.
The Tehran government has called for legal action against the German court officials who stood by and watched Marwa get stabbed to death.
Iranian Judiciary Chief Ayatollah Mahmoud Shahroudi said Tuesday that the German judicial authorities who were present at the scene should be prosecuted for "sheer inaction".
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, meanwhile, has charged Germany with double standards on human rights and has asked the UN Security Council to take appropriate action over the incident.
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Ya Zahra S.A. - Arabic sub English
Ya Zahra - Bibi Fatema p.b.u.h - The chief of the women of the worlds.
Ya Zahra - Bibi Fatema p.b.u.h - The chief of the women of the worlds.
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Hezbollah rejected proposed cabinet of Hariri - 08Sep09 - English
Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah has rejected the cabinet line-up proposed by prime minister-designate Saad Hariri - saying that the inadequate coalition proposal would only complicate the...
Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah has rejected the cabinet line-up proposed by prime minister-designate Saad Hariri - saying that the inadequate coalition proposal would only complicate the political situation in the country.
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Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah has rejected the cabinet line-up proposed by prime minister-designate Saad Hariri - saying that the inadequate coalition proposal would only complicate the political situation in the country.
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Dubai Eleven - Death squad caught on CCTV hunting for Hamas leader - 16Feb10 - English
Dubai's chief of police says an 11-member hit squad carrying European passports was responsible for last month's murder of a prominent Hamas member.
Mahmud al-Mabhuh was found dead in his luxury...
Dubai's chief of police says an 11-member hit squad carrying European passports was responsible for last month's murder of a prominent Hamas member.
Mahmud al-Mabhuh was found dead in his luxury hotel room.
Police have said they will issue arrest warrants soon.
Two Palestinians suspected of providing logistical support have also been detained.
Al Jazeera's Ayman Mohyeldin reports from Gaza.
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Dubai's chief of police says an 11-member hit squad carrying European passports was responsible for last month's murder of a prominent Hamas member.
Mahmud al-Mabhuh was found dead in his luxury hotel room.
Police have said they will issue arrest warrants soon.
Two Palestinians suspected of providing logistical support have also been detained.
Al Jazeera's Ayman Mohyeldin reports from Gaza.
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UN envoy - Gaza is an open-air prison - 02Mar2010 - English
John Holmes, the United Nation's humanitarian chief, has revisited the Gaza Strip, a year after Israel's assault on the territory ended.
He told Al Jazeera that it was disappointing how little...
John Holmes, the United Nation's humanitarian chief, has revisited the Gaza Strip, a year after Israel's assault on the territory ended.
He told Al Jazeera that it was disappointing how little has changed since the war and that there has been no real possibility of reconstruction, mainly because of Israel's siege of the Strip.
He said the blockade resulted in misery for the Palestinians.
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John Holmes, the United Nation's humanitarian chief, has revisited the Gaza Strip, a year after Israel's assault on the territory ended.
He told Al Jazeera that it was disappointing how little has changed since the war and that there has been no real possibility of reconstruction, mainly because of Israel's siege of the Strip.
He said the blockade resulted in misery for the Palestinians.
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How Israeli Ambassador in Californian University Treated - English
Contributed by Herald. February 8th, 2010, 6:01 pm Eleven people were arrested Monday evening during a raucous lecture at UC Irvine where Israeli Ambassador Michael Oren came to talk about...
Contributed by Herald. February 8th, 2010, 6:01 pm Eleven people were arrested Monday evening during a raucous lecture at UC Irvine where Israeli Ambassador Michael Oren came to talk about U.S.-Israel relations. (UCI earlier said that 12 were arrested.) Oren was interrupted 10 times Monday while trying to give his speech before 500 people at the UCI Student Center, where there was heavy security. Oren took a 20 minute break after the fourth protest, asked for hospitality and resumed his speech, only to be interrupted again by young men yelling at him every few minutes. Many members of the audience also applauded Oren. After the 10th interruption, several dozens students who opposed Oren’s talk got up and walked out and staged a protest outside. It is not clear whether they were members of the UCI Muslim Student Union, which issued an email earlier in the day condemning Oren’s appearance on campus. Oren continued talking, completing his speech at 6:42 p.m. Originally, he planned to take question from the audience. But that was canceled after the repeated delays. The second person yelled about “Zionism.†The third yelled, “Israel.†The fourth could not be clearly heard. UCI Police Chief Paul Henisey said it is not clear whether any of the protesters are UCI students. Mark Petracca, a UCI political science professor, lost his temper and yelled, “This is embarrassing … Shame on all of you.†UCI Chancellor Michael Drake also told the audience that he was embarrassed by the outburst. Drake and Petracca were booed by many people, and applauded by others. Hours earlier, UCI’s Muslim Student Union said in an email today that its members “condemn and oppose the presence of Michael Oren, the ambassador of Israel to the United States, on our campus today. We resent that the Law School and the Political Science Department on our campus have agreed to cosponsor a public figure who represents a state that continues to break international and humanitarian law and is condemned by more UN Human Rights Council resolutions than all other countries in the world combined.†The Jewish Federation Orange County said earlier in the day that it had been informed that Oren’s speech at UC Irvine late today might be disrupted by protestors. Shalom C. Elcott, president of JFOC, said in a statement today that, “We have been informed that some students may attempt to disrupt the event. We want to assure the community that our goal is to create a positive environment — indeed, a sacred space – for open dialogue, intellectual debate and civil discourse that befits a university setting.†This was not the first time that there has been confrontation at a political lecture at UCI. In January 2007, Daniel Pipes of the Middle East Forum was interrupted by protesters at UCI while giving a speech titled, “The Threat to Israel’s Existence.†The protesters ended up getting into a brief shouting match with some members of the audience.
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Contributed by Herald. February 8th, 2010, 6:01 pm Eleven people were arrested Monday evening during a raucous lecture at UC Irvine where Israeli Ambassador Michael Oren came to talk about U.S.-Israel relations. (UCI earlier said that 12 were arrested.) Oren was interrupted 10 times Monday while trying to give his speech before 500 people at the UCI Student Center, where there was heavy security. Oren took a 20 minute break after the fourth protest, asked for hospitality and resumed his speech, only to be interrupted again by young men yelling at him every few minutes. Many members of the audience also applauded Oren. After the 10th interruption, several dozens students who opposed Oren’s talk got up and walked out and staged a protest outside. It is not clear whether they were members of the UCI Muslim Student Union, which issued an email earlier in the day condemning Oren’s appearance on campus. Oren continued talking, completing his speech at 6:42 p.m. Originally, he planned to take question from the audience. But that was canceled after the repeated delays. The second person yelled about “Zionism.†The third yelled, “Israel.†The fourth could not be clearly heard. UCI Police Chief Paul Henisey said it is not clear whether any of the protesters are UCI students. Mark Petracca, a UCI political science professor, lost his temper and yelled, “This is embarrassing … Shame on all of you.†UCI Chancellor Michael Drake also told the audience that he was embarrassed by the outburst. Drake and Petracca were booed by many people, and applauded by others. Hours earlier, UCI’s Muslim Student Union said in an email today that its members “condemn and oppose the presence of Michael Oren, the ambassador of Israel to the United States, on our campus today. We resent that the Law School and the Political Science Department on our campus have agreed to cosponsor a public figure who represents a state that continues to break international and humanitarian law and is condemned by more UN Human Rights Council resolutions than all other countries in the world combined.†The Jewish Federation Orange County said earlier in the day that it had been informed that Oren’s speech at UC Irvine late today might be disrupted by protestors. Shalom C. Elcott, president of JFOC, said in a statement today that, “We have been informed that some students may attempt to disrupt the event. We want to assure the community that our goal is to create a positive environment — indeed, a sacred space – for open dialogue, intellectual debate and civil discourse that befits a university setting.†This was not the first time that there has been confrontation at a political lecture at UCI. In January 2007, Daniel Pipes of the Middle East Forum was interrupted by protesters at UCI while giving a speech titled, “The Threat to Israel’s Existence.†The protesters ended up getting into a brief shouting match with some members of the audience.
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Emails show CIA detroyed interrogation tapes - 16 April 10 - English
Contributed by CurrentAffairs. More than one-hundred pages of newly released documents from the US's top intelligence branch are providing the clearest look yet at the CIA's decision to destroy...
Contributed by CurrentAffairs. More than one-hundred pages of newly released documents from the US's top intelligence branch are providing the clearest look yet at the CIA's decision to destroy videotapes of detainee interrogation. The new documents show that Porter Goss, the then CIA chief, agreed with the decision to destroy the tapes, though they show he did not know of the destruction until after it occurred. They also reveal that almost immediately after the destruction, CIA officials worried they had done something wrong, if not illegaloarding . Patty Culhane reports (16 April 2010).
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Contributed by CurrentAffairs. More than one-hundred pages of newly released documents from the US's top intelligence branch are providing the clearest look yet at the CIA's decision to destroy videotapes of detainee interrogation. The new documents show that Porter Goss, the then CIA chief, agreed with the decision to destroy the tapes, though they show he did not know of the destruction until after it occurred. They also reveal that almost immediately after the destruction, CIA officials worried they had done something wrong, if not illegaloarding . Patty Culhane reports (16 April 2010).
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HAMAS Says PA Talks With Zionists Is Tantamount To Capitulation - 13 SEP 2010 - English
PA to renew Israeli talks without freeze
Despite Israel's refusal to extend its settlement freeze, the Palestinian Authority (PA) will still resume the second round of direct talks with...
PA to renew Israeli talks without freeze
Despite Israel's refusal to extend its settlement freeze, the Palestinian Authority (PA) will still resume the second round of direct talks with Tel Aviv.
The upcoming meeting will be held at Egypt's Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh on Tuesday.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and acting PA Chief Mahmoud Abbas held the first round of negotiations in Washington on September 2.
Following the first meeting, Abbas warned that he would leave the negotiations should Israel resume its illegal settlement activities.
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and US Middle East Envoy George Mitchell will also travel to Egypt to attend the meeting.
The four officials will then move to al-Quds (Jerusalem) for a second day of talks on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, US President Barack Obama will meet with Abbas and Netanyahu in New York next week during the UN General Assembly meeting.
The second round of Israeli-PA talks comes after Israel on Monday approved the construction of more than 13,000 new settler units in the occupied West Bank.
In November, the Israeli premier announced a 10-month freeze on illegal settlement expansion projects in the occupied West Bank.
But Tel Aviv has repeatedly violated the freeze, which expires on September 26, by continuing to construct more settlement units.
Article Source: http://www.presstv.ir/detail/142352.html
Israeli tanks roll into Gaza Strip
Israeli tanks have attacked Palestinian refugee camp of al-Burage in their second invasion of the Gaza Strip in the past 24 hours.
The Israeli military claimed Monday that the attack was in retaliation for mortar attacks by Hamas fighters on southern Israel.
There have been no immediate reports of casualties, a Press TV correspondent reported.
The raid came after an Israeli tank on Sunday killed three people in the town of Beit Hanoun.
The Israeli violation of the coastal enclave comes after the Palestinian Authority engaged in direct talks with Tel Aviv.
The incursion is in violation of a Palestinian demand for Israel's complete withdrawal behind the borders of 1967, when it captured Gaza, the West Bank and East al-Quds (Jerusalem).
Gaza is still far from recovering from the Israeli war at the turn of 2009, which killed more than 1,400 Palestinians, most of them civilians.
Article Source: http://www.presstv.ir/detail/142340.html
Recorded September 13, 2010 at 1900bst
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PA to renew Israeli talks without freeze
Despite Israel's refusal to extend its settlement freeze, the Palestinian Authority (PA) will still resume the second round of direct talks with Tel Aviv.
The upcoming meeting will be held at Egypt's Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh on Tuesday.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and acting PA Chief Mahmoud Abbas held the first round of negotiations in Washington on September 2.
Following the first meeting, Abbas warned that he would leave the negotiations should Israel resume its illegal settlement activities.
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and US Middle East Envoy George Mitchell will also travel to Egypt to attend the meeting.
The four officials will then move to al-Quds (Jerusalem) for a second day of talks on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, US President Barack Obama will meet with Abbas and Netanyahu in New York next week during the UN General Assembly meeting.
The second round of Israeli-PA talks comes after Israel on Monday approved the construction of more than 13,000 new settler units in the occupied West Bank.
In November, the Israeli premier announced a 10-month freeze on illegal settlement expansion projects in the occupied West Bank.
But Tel Aviv has repeatedly violated the freeze, which expires on September 26, by continuing to construct more settlement units.
Article Source: http://www.presstv.ir/detail/142352.html
Israeli tanks roll into Gaza Strip
Israeli tanks have attacked Palestinian refugee camp of al-Burage in their second invasion of the Gaza Strip in the past 24 hours.
The Israeli military claimed Monday that the attack was in retaliation for mortar attacks by Hamas fighters on southern Israel.
There have been no immediate reports of casualties, a Press TV correspondent reported.
The raid came after an Israeli tank on Sunday killed three people in the town of Beit Hanoun.
The Israeli violation of the coastal enclave comes after the Palestinian Authority engaged in direct talks with Tel Aviv.
The incursion is in violation of a Palestinian demand for Israel's complete withdrawal behind the borders of 1967, when it captured Gaza, the West Bank and East al-Quds (Jerusalem).
Gaza is still far from recovering from the Israeli war at the turn of 2009, which killed more than 1,400 Palestinians, most of them civilians.
Article Source: http://www.presstv.ir/detail/142340.html
Recorded September 13, 2010 at 1900bst
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Indian Troops Kill Dozens In Occupied Kashmir As Kashmirs Protest Quran Burning - 13 SEP 2010 - English
Indian troops kill dozens in Kashmir
At least 18 people have been killed and over 100 injured in Indian-controlled Kashmir as soldiers open fire on pro-independence rallies in disputed...
Indian troops kill dozens in Kashmir
At least 18 people have been killed and over 100 injured in Indian-controlled Kashmir as soldiers open fire on pro-independence rallies in disputed Himalayan region.
Security forces opened fire on tens of thousands of protesters in the Budgam and Tangmarg areas.
An Indian soldier was also killed in the violence.
The protests were particularly intense following the news of the desecration of the Quran in the US.
On Sunday, India imposed a curfew in many areas of Kashmir.
However, people have been pouring out to the streets across Kashmir to protest against Indian rule despite the curfews.
The latest round of public outrage began after a government forces' teargas grenade killed a teenager back in June.
More than 80 protesters and by-standers have lost their lives during the unrest ever since.
Article Source: http://www.presstv.ir/detail/142336.html
Kashmiris protest Quran desecration
Hundreds of Muslims have defied curfews in Indian-administered Kashmir and hit the streets to voice their anger over desecration of Islam's holy book in the US.
Protests were held in the region's main city of Srinagar and its neighboring districts despite strict curfews, The Nation reported on Monday.
"Death to the US!" and "Death to Quran desecrators!" chanted the protesters, who described the act as despicable.
The protesters also called for punishment of those behind the desecration of the Quran.
"These are absolutely pro-Islam protests and we demand befitting punishment to those who have desecrated the holy Quran. No Muslim anywhere in the world will watch the desecration of the holy Quran as a mute spectator. This protest is beyond borders and nationalities," a 55-year-old Kashmiri said.
Although an American pastor cancelled earlier plans to burn copies of the Quran, other anti-Islam elements in the US desecrated the holy book in New York and in Washington on the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks.
The protest rallies in Srinagar erupted after local television showed a small group of protesters tearing apart and burning pages from the Muslim holy book outside the White House on Saturday.
Article Source: http://www.presstv.ir/detail/142324.html
India knocks Press TV off air in Kashmir
India has banned local cable operators in Indian-administered Kashmir from airing Iran's English-language Press TV in the disputed Himalayan region.
State Chief Secretary SS Kapur made the announcement in Kashmir's summer capital of Srinagar on Monday.
"We have decided to impose a ban on the airing of Press TV broadcasts by local cable operators," Kapur told reporters.
The ban comes as Press TV has become popular across the Muslim-majority region due to its enhanced coverage of the regional events over the past three months.
Media organizations have strongly condemned the move and demanded that the government put the channel back on air.
However, reports say more and more people in Kashmir continue to get their news from Press TV via internet services or direct broadcast satellites.
In a separate development, hundreds of Kashmiris have come out to the streets to voice their anger over the desecration of Islam's holy book in the US.
Protests were held in the Indian-administered region's main city of Srinagar, and its neighboring districts despite strict curfews in place.
The protesters, who were shouting anti-US slogans, described the act as despicable, calling for the punishment of those behind the desecration of the Quran.
The protests erupted after pages from the Muslim holy book were torn up and burned in Washington, as well as in other US cities.
The move has outraged Muslims all over the world.
Meanwhile, at least twelve people were killed in Indian-controlled Kashmir as soldiers opened fire on pro-independence rallies on Monday.
Unrest in Kashmir has claimed at least 83 lives over the past three months.
Kashmir has been rocked by a wave of protests over the death of a teenager back in June.
He was killed when Indian police fired teargas shells during demonstrations against India's rule over the mainly Muslim-populated Kashmir.
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Indian troops kill dozens in Kashmir
At least 18 people have been killed and over 100 injured in Indian-controlled Kashmir as soldiers open fire on pro-independence rallies in disputed Himalayan region.
Security forces opened fire on tens of thousands of protesters in the Budgam and Tangmarg areas.
An Indian soldier was also killed in the violence.
The protests were particularly intense following the news of the desecration of the Quran in the US.
On Sunday, India imposed a curfew in many areas of Kashmir.
However, people have been pouring out to the streets across Kashmir to protest against Indian rule despite the curfews.
The latest round of public outrage began after a government forces' teargas grenade killed a teenager back in June.
More than 80 protesters and by-standers have lost their lives during the unrest ever since.
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Kashmiris protest Quran desecration
Hundreds of Muslims have defied curfews in Indian-administered Kashmir and hit the streets to voice their anger over desecration of Islam's holy book in the US.
Protests were held in the region's main city of Srinagar and its neighboring districts despite strict curfews, The Nation reported on Monday.
"Death to the US!" and "Death to Quran desecrators!" chanted the protesters, who described the act as despicable.
The protesters also called for punishment of those behind the desecration of the Quran.
"These are absolutely pro-Islam protests and we demand befitting punishment to those who have desecrated the holy Quran. No Muslim anywhere in the world will watch the desecration of the holy Quran as a mute spectator. This protest is beyond borders and nationalities," a 55-year-old Kashmiri said.
Although an American pastor cancelled earlier plans to burn copies of the Quran, other anti-Islam elements in the US desecrated the holy book in New York and in Washington on the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks.
The protest rallies in Srinagar erupted after local television showed a small group of protesters tearing apart and burning pages from the Muslim holy book outside the White House on Saturday.
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India knocks Press TV off air in Kashmir
India has banned local cable operators in Indian-administered Kashmir from airing Iran's English-language Press TV in the disputed Himalayan region.
State Chief Secretary SS Kapur made the announcement in Kashmir's summer capital of Srinagar on Monday.
"We have decided to impose a ban on the airing of Press TV broadcasts by local cable operators," Kapur told reporters.
The ban comes as Press TV has become popular across the Muslim-majority region due to its enhanced coverage of the regional events over the past three months.
Media organizations have strongly condemned the move and demanded that the government put the channel back on air.
However, reports say more and more people in Kashmir continue to get their news from Press TV via internet services or direct broadcast satellites.
In a separate development, hundreds of Kashmiris have come out to the streets to voice their anger over the desecration of Islam's holy book in the US.
Protests were held in the Indian-administered region's main city of Srinagar, and its neighboring districts despite strict curfews in place.
The protesters, who were shouting anti-US slogans, described the act as despicable, calling for the punishment of those behind the desecration of the Quran.
The protests erupted after pages from the Muslim holy book were torn up and burned in Washington, as well as in other US cities.
The move has outraged Muslims all over the world.
Meanwhile, at least twelve people were killed in Indian-controlled Kashmir as soldiers opened fire on pro-independence rallies on Monday.
Unrest in Kashmir has claimed at least 83 lives over the past three months.
Kashmir has been rocked by a wave of protests over the death of a teenager back in June.
He was killed when Indian police fired teargas shells during demonstrations against India's rule over the mainly Muslim-populated Kashmir.
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IAEA Discusses Israels Nukes - Interview with Former US Sen. M. Gravel - 17 SEP 2010 - English
IAEA resolution looms large on Israel
Arab states remain adamant about bringing Israel to account for its nuclear activities by proposing a relevant draft resolution to UN's nuclear watchdog for...
IAEA resolution looms large on Israel
Arab states remain adamant about bringing Israel to account for its nuclear activities by proposing a relevant draft resolution to UN's nuclear watchdog for its upcoming annual conference.
As the 54th annual general conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is set to convene next week, there is great international anticipation for a major focus on Tel Aviv's nuclear activities, after so many years of ignoring the issue.
"The Arab Group urges to keep the item 'Israeli nuclear capabilities' on the agenda of the general conference and ... will submit a draft resolution," said the Sudanese envoy to the organization, Mahmound El-Amin on behalf of 22 Arab states, AFP reported.
"The Arab Group requests the IAEA member states to support the draft resolution and vote in favor of it," he added.
The Israeli regime is widely believed to have manufactured numerous nuclear warheads since 1958, a year after IAEA's inception.
The agency, however, has so far refused to ratify any resolutions on Israel's nuclear activities.
Former US President Jimmy Carter has attested to the existence of the Israeli nuclear arsenal, confirming that it includes between 200 to 300 warheads. Decades of recurrent reporting and aerial footage have also established the Israeli possession of atomic arms.
The IAEA Director General, Yukiya Amano recently reported to the agency's Board of Governors about the nuclear program, saying that Tel Aviv was restricting the agency from examining its nuclear potentials.
The report, however, merely calls on Tel Aviv to join the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) and "place all its nuclear facilities under comprehensive IAEA safeguards," with no enforcement or follow-up measures behind it.
El-Amin called the report "weak and disappointing" and said that the organization uses "double standards" when it comes to Israel.
Efforts by Arab states and other countries caused an NPT review conference in May to issue a statement, highlighting the importance of Tel Aviv's acceding to the treaty and its allowing the IAEA to fully inspect its nuclear sites.
The United States, Israel's strongest ally, has served its Arab allies with a warning against supporting the draft resolution on Israel's nuclear activities, arguing that it poses risks to the renewed direct talks between the Tel Aviv regime and the Palestinian Authority (PA).
Many Palestinian groups have already abandoned hope in the process, citing the White House's partiality in favor of the Israelis and arguing that the acting PA Chief, Mahmoud Abbas, does not represent most Palestinians.
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IAEA resolution looms large on Israel
Arab states remain adamant about bringing Israel to account for its nuclear activities by proposing a relevant draft resolution to UN's nuclear watchdog for its upcoming annual conference.
As the 54th annual general conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is set to convene next week, there is great international anticipation for a major focus on Tel Aviv's nuclear activities, after so many years of ignoring the issue.
"The Arab Group urges to keep the item 'Israeli nuclear capabilities' on the agenda of the general conference and ... will submit a draft resolution," said the Sudanese envoy to the organization, Mahmound El-Amin on behalf of 22 Arab states, AFP reported.
"The Arab Group requests the IAEA member states to support the draft resolution and vote in favor of it," he added.
The Israeli regime is widely believed to have manufactured numerous nuclear warheads since 1958, a year after IAEA's inception.
The agency, however, has so far refused to ratify any resolutions on Israel's nuclear activities.
Former US President Jimmy Carter has attested to the existence of the Israeli nuclear arsenal, confirming that it includes between 200 to 300 warheads. Decades of recurrent reporting and aerial footage have also established the Israeli possession of atomic arms.
The IAEA Director General, Yukiya Amano recently reported to the agency's Board of Governors about the nuclear program, saying that Tel Aviv was restricting the agency from examining its nuclear potentials.
The report, however, merely calls on Tel Aviv to join the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) and "place all its nuclear facilities under comprehensive IAEA safeguards," with no enforcement or follow-up measures behind it.
El-Amin called the report "weak and disappointing" and said that the organization uses "double standards" when it comes to Israel.
Efforts by Arab states and other countries caused an NPT review conference in May to issue a statement, highlighting the importance of Tel Aviv's acceding to the treaty and its allowing the IAEA to fully inspect its nuclear sites.
The United States, Israel's strongest ally, has served its Arab allies with a warning against supporting the draft resolution on Israel's nuclear activities, arguing that it poses risks to the renewed direct talks between the Tel Aviv regime and the Palestinian Authority (PA).
Many Palestinian groups have already abandoned hope in the process, citing the White House's partiality in favor of the Israelis and arguing that the acting PA Chief, Mahmoud Abbas, does not represent most Palestinians.
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UN Renews Call For israel To Extend Settlement Freeze Top israeli Says No - 17 SEP 2010 - English
Israeli PM rebuffs settlement freeze
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has once again rejected calls to extend a partial freeze on settlement activities in the occupied territories....
Israeli PM rebuffs settlement freeze
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has once again rejected calls to extend a partial freeze on settlement activities in the occupied territories.
"The prime minister has not changed his position on this issue, there is no question of extending the moratorium," an unnamed Israeli official told AFP on Friday.
Last week, US President Barack Obama said it would make sense for Tel Aviv to extend the 10-month moratorium during its direct talks with the Palestinian Authority.
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton urged Tel Aviv on Thursday to extend the deadline, which expires at the end of this month.
"Where we sit now it would be useful for some extension, it would be extremely useful," Clinton said.
Meanwhile, the European Union said that the settlements are "illegal under international law" and called for an "extension of the moratorium decided by Israel."
Acting Palestinian Authority Chief Mahmoud Abbas has threatened to leave the negotiations if Israel resumes its settlement activities in the occupied West Bank and East al-Quds (Jerusalem).
According to Palestinians, Israel's insistence of the continuation of settlement projects would be a major obstacle to the establishment of a viable Palestinian state.
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Israeli PM rebuffs settlement freeze
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has once again rejected calls to extend a partial freeze on settlement activities in the occupied territories.
"The prime minister has not changed his position on this issue, there is no question of extending the moratorium," an unnamed Israeli official told AFP on Friday.
Last week, US President Barack Obama said it would make sense for Tel Aviv to extend the 10-month moratorium during its direct talks with the Palestinian Authority.
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton urged Tel Aviv on Thursday to extend the deadline, which expires at the end of this month.
"Where we sit now it would be useful for some extension, it would be extremely useful," Clinton said.
Meanwhile, the European Union said that the settlements are "illegal under international law" and called for an "extension of the moratorium decided by Israel."
Acting Palestinian Authority Chief Mahmoud Abbas has threatened to leave the negotiations if Israel resumes its settlement activities in the occupied West Bank and East al-Quds (Jerusalem).
According to Palestinians, Israel's insistence of the continuation of settlement projects would be a major obstacle to the establishment of a viable Palestinian state.
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Israeli FM Calls For Expulsion of Palestinians And Rejects Settlement Freeze - 19 SEP 2010 - English
Israel's FM rejects freeze extension
Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman has rejected international calls for extending Tel Aviv's partial settlement freeze in the occupied Palestinian...
Israel's FM rejects freeze extension
Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman has rejected international calls for extending Tel Aviv's partial settlement freeze in the occupied Palestinian territories.
The Israeli official told his British counterpart William Hague on Saturday that Israel would not extend the moratorium in the West Bank.
"Israel has made numerous gestures over the past year, and now it's the Palestinians' turn. Israel will gladly continue negotiating without preconditions, including those related to the moratorium," Lieberman said.
His remarks came after the United Nations, the European Union, and the United States have all called on Israel to extend the freeze to help the continuation of talks between Tel Aviv and the Palestinian Authority (PA).
Last November, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced a 10-month freeze on illegal settlement expansion projects, which will expire late September.
Acting Palestinian Authority Chief Mahmoud Abbas has warned that he would leave the negotiations if Israel continues its settlement activities in the occupied territories.
The Israeli foreign minister claimed that the freeze was merely an "excuse" for the PA to thwart the talks.
"Those who look for excuses will find them even if the freeze is extended," Lieberman went on to say.
The latest round of direct talks between Abbas and Netanyahu held in Washington, Egypt, and al-Quds (Jerusalem) ended with no progress earlier this week.
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Israel's FM rejects freeze extension
Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman has rejected international calls for extending Tel Aviv's partial settlement freeze in the occupied Palestinian territories.
The Israeli official told his British counterpart William Hague on Saturday that Israel would not extend the moratorium in the West Bank.
"Israel has made numerous gestures over the past year, and now it's the Palestinians' turn. Israel will gladly continue negotiating without preconditions, including those related to the moratorium," Lieberman said.
His remarks came after the United Nations, the European Union, and the United States have all called on Israel to extend the freeze to help the continuation of talks between Tel Aviv and the Palestinian Authority (PA).
Last November, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced a 10-month freeze on illegal settlement expansion projects, which will expire late September.
Acting Palestinian Authority Chief Mahmoud Abbas has warned that he would leave the negotiations if Israel continues its settlement activities in the occupied territories.
The Israeli foreign minister claimed that the freeze was merely an "excuse" for the PA to thwart the talks.
"Those who look for excuses will find them even if the freeze is extended," Lieberman went on to say.
The latest round of direct talks between Abbas and Netanyahu held in Washington, Egypt, and al-Quds (Jerusalem) ended with no progress earlier this week.
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As Russia Reneges On S-300 Deal, Iran Announces It Will Develop Its Own S-300 - 22 SEP 2010 - English
Iran to build system similar to S-300
Iran says the construction of a missile defense system similar to the sophisticated Russian S-300 anti-aircraft system is still on the country's agenda....
Iran to build system similar to S-300
Iran says the construction of a missile defense system similar to the sophisticated Russian S-300 anti-aircraft system is still on the country's agenda.
Iranian Defense Minister Ahmad Vahidi told reporters on Wednesday that Iran still plans to construct the system.
His remarks come after Moscow decided to suspend a much-delayed deal to deliver the system to Iran.
"A decision has been taken not to supply the S-300 to Iran, they undoubtedly fall under sanctions," chief of the Russian General Staff, Gen. Nikolai Makarov said on Wednesday.
"The authorities decided to suspend the process of supplies," ITAR-TASS News Agency quoted Makarov as saying.
Under a contract signed in 2005, Russia was required to provide Iran with at least five S-300 air-defense systems. However, Moscow's continuous delays in delivering the defense system drew criticism from Tehran on several occasions.
Following the adoption of Resolution 1929 by UN Security Council (UNSC) against Iran, Russian authorities began making conflicting statements about how the new sanctions would affect the contract.
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said in June that Moscow would "freeze the delivery of the S-300 missiles" to Iran as it runs counter to the new round of UN Security Council sanctions on the country.
Putin's remarks came as Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov had earlier said UN sanctions would not affect the S-300 contract with Iran, as these missiles are "defensive weapons" and do not fall under the terms of the sanctions.
Iran has been trying to obtain the sophisticated defense system to improve its deterrence power in reaction to Israeli war rhetoric.
Experts believe the S-300 missile defense system can shield Iranian nuclear sites from any Israeli airstrike.
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Iran to build system similar to S-300
Iran says the construction of a missile defense system similar to the sophisticated Russian S-300 anti-aircraft system is still on the country's agenda.
Iranian Defense Minister Ahmad Vahidi told reporters on Wednesday that Iran still plans to construct the system.
His remarks come after Moscow decided to suspend a much-delayed deal to deliver the system to Iran.
"A decision has been taken not to supply the S-300 to Iran, they undoubtedly fall under sanctions," chief of the Russian General Staff, Gen. Nikolai Makarov said on Wednesday.
"The authorities decided to suspend the process of supplies," ITAR-TASS News Agency quoted Makarov as saying.
Under a contract signed in 2005, Russia was required to provide Iran with at least five S-300 air-defense systems. However, Moscow's continuous delays in delivering the defense system drew criticism from Tehran on several occasions.
Following the adoption of Resolution 1929 by UN Security Council (UNSC) against Iran, Russian authorities began making conflicting statements about how the new sanctions would affect the contract.
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said in June that Moscow would "freeze the delivery of the S-300 missiles" to Iran as it runs counter to the new round of UN Security Council sanctions on the country.
Putin's remarks came as Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov had earlier said UN sanctions would not affect the S-300 contract with Iran, as these missiles are "defensive weapons" and do not fall under the terms of the sanctions.
Iran has been trying to obtain the sophisticated defense system to improve its deterrence power in reaction to Israeli war rhetoric.
Experts believe the S-300 missile defense system can shield Iranian nuclear sites from any Israeli airstrike.
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Recent Cyber Attacks On Irans Infrastructure - US & israel likely Suspects - 25 SEP 2010 - English
US, Israel behind cyber-attack on Iran?
Experts say a computer worm that has targeted Iran's industrial sites may be part of a cyber-attack by the US or Israel against the Islamic Republic....
US, Israel behind cyber-attack on Iran?
Experts say a computer worm that has targeted Iran's industrial sites may be part of a cyber-attack by the US or Israel against the Islamic Republic.
The Stuxnet, a computer worm that is viewed as potentially the most dangerous piece of computer malware discovered, has targeted industrial computers in Iran.
The complex worm recognizes a specific facility's control network and then destroys it.
Experts say the worm, which has a very sophisticated design, may have been created by a state-sponsored organization in the US or Israel to target specific control software being used in the Iranian industrial sector, including the Bushehr plant -- Iran's first nuclear power plant.
"All the details so far to me scream that this was created by a nation-state," Bloomberg quoted Frank Rieger, technology chief for a maker of encrypted mobile phones, as saying.
Iran's nuclear facilities may have been the targets, said both Rieger and Richard Falkenrath of the Chertoff Group, a Washington-based security advisory firm.
"It is theoretically possible that the US government did this," Falkenrath said during an interview with Bloomberg Television on Saturday. "But in my judgment, that's a very remote possibility. It's more likely that Israel did it."
Meanwhile, a top US cyber-security official claims that the US does not know who is behind the cyber-attack and is still analyzing the worm.
"We've conducted analysis on the software itself," Sean McGurk, director of the National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center, told reporters on Friday.
"It's very difficult to say 'This is what it was targeted to do,'" he said, adding the center was not looking for those behind the attack but it rather sought to prevent the spread.
The US and Israel accuse Iran of developing a nuclear weapons program. Iran rejects the allegation, saying its nuclear program is solely for peaceful purposes.
The International Atomic Energy Agency, in its several reports, has confirmed that it continues to verify the country's non-diversion from its peaceful path.
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US, Israel behind cyber-attack on Iran?
Experts say a computer worm that has targeted Iran's industrial sites may be part of a cyber-attack by the US or Israel against the Islamic Republic.
The Stuxnet, a computer worm that is viewed as potentially the most dangerous piece of computer malware discovered, has targeted industrial computers in Iran.
The complex worm recognizes a specific facility's control network and then destroys it.
Experts say the worm, which has a very sophisticated design, may have been created by a state-sponsored organization in the US or Israel to target specific control software being used in the Iranian industrial sector, including the Bushehr plant -- Iran's first nuclear power plant.
"All the details so far to me scream that this was created by a nation-state," Bloomberg quoted Frank Rieger, technology chief for a maker of encrypted mobile phones, as saying.
Iran's nuclear facilities may have been the targets, said both Rieger and Richard Falkenrath of the Chertoff Group, a Washington-based security advisory firm.
"It is theoretically possible that the US government did this," Falkenrath said during an interview with Bloomberg Television on Saturday. "But in my judgment, that's a very remote possibility. It's more likely that Israel did it."
Meanwhile, a top US cyber-security official claims that the US does not know who is behind the cyber-attack and is still analyzing the worm.
"We've conducted analysis on the software itself," Sean McGurk, director of the National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center, told reporters on Friday.
"It's very difficult to say 'This is what it was targeted to do,'" he said, adding the center was not looking for those behind the attack but it rather sought to prevent the spread.
The US and Israel accuse Iran of developing a nuclear weapons program. Iran rejects the allegation, saying its nuclear program is solely for peaceful purposes.
The International Atomic Energy Agency, in its several reports, has confirmed that it continues to verify the country's non-diversion from its peaceful path.
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President Ahmadinejad (H.A) meeting Sayyed Hasan Nasrallah - 15 Oct 2010 - All Languages
Nasrallah´s gift to Ahmadinejad: A captured Rifle from israeli soldier. President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad met late Thursday with Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah in Lebanon who offered him a weapon...
Nasrallah´s gift to Ahmadinejad: A captured Rifle from israeli soldier. President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad met late Thursday with Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah in Lebanon who offered him a weapon that had been seized from an Israeli soldier, Hizballah said.
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Nasrallah´s gift to Ahmadinejad: A captured Rifle from israeli soldier. President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad met late Thursday with Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah in Lebanon who offered him a weapon that had been seized from an Israeli soldier, Hizballah said.
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Holy Quran - Surah al Fil, Surah No 105 - Arabic sub English sub Urdu
This is a ‘meccan’ surah.
This surah refers to an incident in the history of Makka, as an example of how ALLAH (swt) deals with those who oppose HIS will. About fifty days before the...
This is a ‘meccan’ surah.
This surah refers to an incident in the history of Makka, as an example of how ALLAH (swt) deals with those who oppose HIS will. About fifty days before the birth of the Holy Prophet, Abraha, the Abyssinia\'s viceroy of Yemen, Christian by religion, proceeded against Makka, as the head of a large army, with the object of destroying the Kaabah, because he wanted that there should be no place or structure more glorious than the church he was building at Sana. He had with him elephants. Therefore he and his army is known as ashab al fil, those who brought elephants. At the outskirts of Makka he captured a large number of camels belonging to the chief of Makka, Abd al Muttalib, the grandfather of the Holy Prophet. After receiving the information that Abraha was coming to destroy the holy Ka-bah, Abd al Muttalib went to see him and said:
\"I have come to collect my camels. The Ka-bah belongs to God. He will surely protect it from your evil design.\" Abraha gave the captured camels to Abd al Muttalib He returned to the city and asked the people to retire to the neighbouring hills, leaving the Lord of Ka-bah to protect it. When Abraha entered Makka, suddenly a large flock of birds, like swallows, came flying from the sea-coast and pelted the invading army with pebbles of baked clay. They all died. They were like a dead and useless field from which all the produce is eaten up and only straw with stubble is left. Abraha escaped and went directly to the king in Abyssinia. All the way a bird with a stone in her beak followed him. When the king asked Abraha as to what kind of birds they were, Abraha looked to the sky and the bird at once dropped stone in her beak and killed him on the spot.The lesson to be drawn is twofold. The pagans of Makka were forewarned that as the Holy Prophet was superior to the Kaabah, ALLAH, who protects whatever is HIS own, shall protect him from all their evil schemes. It is also a warning to men in all ages that \"if a man intoxicated with power comes out to defeat ALLAH\'s holy plan, he cannot prevail against ALLAH (swt), but his plan will fail and destroy him as well.“
It is narrated from Imam Ja’far as-Sadiq (as) that whoever recites this surah in his faraa’idh prayers, the mountains will bear witness on the Day of Judgement that he prayed and he will be taken to Jannah on the command of ALLAH (swt). The person who recites this surah is kept safe from his enemies and has his difficulties and problems solved quickly. Recitation of this surah is also helpful in remaining safe from evil tyrant rulers.
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This is a ‘meccan’ surah.
This surah refers to an incident in the history of Makka, as an example of how ALLAH (swt) deals with those who oppose HIS will. About fifty days before the birth of the Holy Prophet, Abraha, the Abyssinia\'s viceroy of Yemen, Christian by religion, proceeded against Makka, as the head of a large army, with the object of destroying the Kaabah, because he wanted that there should be no place or structure more glorious than the church he was building at Sana. He had with him elephants. Therefore he and his army is known as ashab al fil, those who brought elephants. At the outskirts of Makka he captured a large number of camels belonging to the chief of Makka, Abd al Muttalib, the grandfather of the Holy Prophet. After receiving the information that Abraha was coming to destroy the holy Ka-bah, Abd al Muttalib went to see him and said:
\"I have come to collect my camels. The Ka-bah belongs to God. He will surely protect it from your evil design.\" Abraha gave the captured camels to Abd al Muttalib He returned to the city and asked the people to retire to the neighbouring hills, leaving the Lord of Ka-bah to protect it. When Abraha entered Makka, suddenly a large flock of birds, like swallows, came flying from the sea-coast and pelted the invading army with pebbles of baked clay. They all died. They were like a dead and useless field from which all the produce is eaten up and only straw with stubble is left. Abraha escaped and went directly to the king in Abyssinia. All the way a bird with a stone in her beak followed him. When the king asked Abraha as to what kind of birds they were, Abraha looked to the sky and the bird at once dropped stone in her beak and killed him on the spot.The lesson to be drawn is twofold. The pagans of Makka were forewarned that as the Holy Prophet was superior to the Kaabah, ALLAH, who protects whatever is HIS own, shall protect him from all their evil schemes. It is also a warning to men in all ages that \"if a man intoxicated with power comes out to defeat ALLAH\'s holy plan, he cannot prevail against ALLAH (swt), but his plan will fail and destroy him as well.“
It is narrated from Imam Ja’far as-Sadiq (as) that whoever recites this surah in his faraa’idh prayers, the mountains will bear witness on the Day of Judgement that he prayed and he will be taken to Jannah on the command of ALLAH (swt). The person who recites this surah is kept safe from his enemies and has his difficulties and problems solved quickly. Recitation of this surah is also helpful in remaining safe from evil tyrant rulers.
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Ex-ISI Chief Hamid Gul: CIA Choreographing Osama Assassination Hoax - English
Was USAma already dead?
What difference does it make now?
Is this a boost for Obama's campaign?
Is it Pakistan's turn now, after Afghanistan and Iraq?
Drone attacks on innocents?
Was USAma already dead?
What difference does it make now?
Is this a boost for Obama's campaign?
Is it Pakistan's turn now, after Afghanistan and Iraq?
Drone attacks on innocents?
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President Ahmadinejad : These are Family Fights - May 2011- English
May 24 - 2011
Iranian Parliament (Majlis) Speaker Ali Larijani has stressed the importance of appointing a caretaker for the Oil Ministry “at the earliest” oppotunity.
“Now that the...
May 24 - 2011
Iranian Parliament (Majlis) Speaker Ali Larijani has stressed the importance of appointing a caretaker for the Oil Ministry “at the earliest” oppotunity.
“Now that the Guardian Council has clarified the issue, the caretaker for Iran's Oil Ministry should be introduced as soon as possible,” Larijani said in the Majlis open session on Tuesday.
“The council's views should be implemented,” he added, Mehr news agency reported.
Larijani's remarks came after the Guardian Council described Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's decision to temporarily run the country's Oil Ministry as “illegal,” saying it runs counter to the provisions of Article 135 of Iran's Constitution.
The council, which is charged with interpreting the Constitution, argues that according to the article, the Iranian chief executive is only allowed to appoint a caretaker minister in three months.
In a televised speech on May 15, President Ahmadinejad said he will run Iran's Oil Ministry temporarily following his decision to relieve three Iranian ministers of their duties as part of a plan to merge ministries.
The Iranian government announced plans on May 9 to merge the ministries of Roads and Transportation with Housing and Urban Development, Energy with Oil, Industries and Mines with Commerce, and Welfare and Social Security with Labor and Social Affairs.
President Ahmadinejad issued three separate decrees on May 14, dismissing Welfare Minister Sadeq Mahsouli, Minister of Mines and Industries Ali Akbar Mehrabian and Oil Minister Massoud Mirkazemi from their posts according to the 53rd article of the Fifth Five-Year Development Plan.
According to Iran's Fifth Five-Year Development Plan (2010-2015), the Iranian government is obliged to reduce its ministries form 21 to 17 to officially improve the efficiency of state administration.
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May 24 - 2011
Iranian Parliament (Majlis) Speaker Ali Larijani has stressed the importance of appointing a caretaker for the Oil Ministry “at the earliest” oppotunity.
“Now that the Guardian Council has clarified the issue, the caretaker for Iran's Oil Ministry should be introduced as soon as possible,” Larijani said in the Majlis open session on Tuesday.
“The council's views should be implemented,” he added, Mehr news agency reported.
Larijani's remarks came after the Guardian Council described Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's decision to temporarily run the country's Oil Ministry as “illegal,” saying it runs counter to the provisions of Article 135 of Iran's Constitution.
The council, which is charged with interpreting the Constitution, argues that according to the article, the Iranian chief executive is only allowed to appoint a caretaker minister in three months.
In a televised speech on May 15, President Ahmadinejad said he will run Iran's Oil Ministry temporarily following his decision to relieve three Iranian ministers of their duties as part of a plan to merge ministries.
The Iranian government announced plans on May 9 to merge the ministries of Roads and Transportation with Housing and Urban Development, Energy with Oil, Industries and Mines with Commerce, and Welfare and Social Security with Labor and Social Affairs.
President Ahmadinejad issued three separate decrees on May 14, dismissing Welfare Minister Sadeq Mahsouli, Minister of Mines and Industries Ali Akbar Mehrabian and Oil Minister Massoud Mirkazemi from their posts according to the 53rd article of the Fifth Five-Year Development Plan.
According to Iran's Fifth Five-Year Development Plan (2010-2015), the Iranian government is obliged to reduce its ministries form 21 to 17 to officially improve the efficiency of state administration.
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Iran has nothing to prove - Nuke envoy in RT live exclusive Jun 15, 2011 English
Iran is promising transparency and constructive interaction with the UN's nuclear watchdog. A few days ago, the EU's foreign policy chief, Baroness Ashton, called on Tehran to give evidence of its...
Iran is promising transparency and constructive interaction with the UN's nuclear watchdog. A few days ago, the EU's foreign policy chief, Baroness Ashton, called on Tehran to give evidence of its peaceful atomic intentions. In an exclusive interview for RT, Iran's envoy to the International Atomic Energy Agency insisted that Tehran has nothing to prove.
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Iran is promising transparency and constructive interaction with the UN's nuclear watchdog. A few days ago, the EU's foreign policy chief, Baroness Ashton, called on Tehran to give evidence of its peaceful atomic intentions. In an exclusive interview for RT, Iran's envoy to the International Atomic Energy Agency insisted that Tehran has nothing to prove.
Farsi مراسم مشترك دانش آموختگی دانشجویان دانشگاه افسری امام حسین ع
مراسم مشترك دانش آموختگی دانشجویان دانشگاه افسری امام حسین(ع)
MAY 31, 2011.
http://farsi.khamenei.ir/news-content?id=12569...
مراسم مشترك دانش آموختگی دانشجویان دانشگاه افسری امام حسین(ع)
MAY 31, 2011.
http://farsi.khamenei.ir/news-content?id=12569
حضرت آیتالله خامنهای رهبر معظم انقلاب اسلامی، صبح روز 10 خردادماه 1390 در مراسم مشترك دانشآموختگی دانشجویان دانشگاه افسری و تربیت پاسدار امام حسین(ع)، با اشاره به نیاز روزافزون كشور به نیروهای مؤمن، جهادگر، مبتكر، پرشور و بصیر افزودند: شكست سیاستهای شیطان بزرگ امریكا در منطقه بسیار حساس خاورمیانه، و احیای نویدبخش شعارهای اسلامی در میان ملتهای به خروش آمده منطقه، تحقق بخشی از وعدههای الهی به ملت ایران است كه ایستادگی و ثابت قدمی در این راه، تحقق كامل نصرت الهی را به همراه خواهد آورد.
فرمانده معظم كل قوا، با اشاره به درخشش سپاه پاسداران انقلاب اسلامی در میدانهای مختلف 32 سال اخیر، حضور فعال، موفق و مؤثر این نهاد در روند عمومی حركت انقلاب و نظام را ناشی از قاعده و زیربنای مستحكم سپاه دانستند و خاطرنشان كردند: این بنیاد و پایه مستحكم را مردان مؤمن، مجاهد، و لبریز از شور انقلابی در حوادث دشوار سالهای اول انقلاب بنا نهادند.
ایشان، ایمان و شور انقلابی شكلدهندگان سپاه را موجب جوشش روح ابتكار و دانایی روز افزون سپاه دانستند و افزودند: این نهاد مردمی، در پرتو رهنمودهای امام راحل عظیمالشأن، هم در دفاع مقدس و میدان رزم با دشمنان متجاوز خوش درخشید و هم در رزم جهادی و انقلابی، در میدانهای به شدت مغشوش و مبهم حوادث درون كشور، امتحان بسیار خوبی داد.
حضرت آیتالله خامنهای، پاسداران جوان امروز را، قاعده و پایه بنای مستحكم این نهاد در سالها و دهههای آینده برشمردند و افزودند: انقلاب اسلامی در مقایسه با 30 سال پیش در موقعیتی بسیار بالاتر قرار دارد و جوانان امروز سپاه نیز باید به همین نسبت، پیشروتر، مجاهدتر، بصیرتر، عالمتر و مهذبتر از نسل اول سپاه، خود را برای ادامه رسالت عظیم این نهاد، آماده كنند.
Supreme Leader Attends Graduation Ceremony at Imam Hussein Military Academy
http://english.khamenei.ir//index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id...
Ayatollah Khamenei the Commander-in-Chief of the Iranian Armed Forces attended the graduation ceremony of a group of cadets from Imam Hussein (a.s.) Military Academy. Speaking during the ceremony, Ayatollah Khamenei said that Iran needs people who are faithful, hardworking, innovative and insightful. He added: \"The failure of the policies of the Great Satan in the strategic Middle East region and the auspicious revival of Islamic slogans among the protesting nations of the region are the manifestations of what Allah the Exalted has promised for the Iranian nation. And resistance and steadfastness on this path will bring about full divine support.
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مراسم مشترك دانش آموختگی دانشجویان دانشگاه افسری امام حسین(ع)
MAY 31, 2011.
http://farsi.khamenei.ir/news-content?id=12569
حضرت آیتالله خامنهای رهبر معظم انقلاب اسلامی، صبح روز 10 خردادماه 1390 در مراسم مشترك دانشآموختگی دانشجویان دانشگاه افسری و تربیت پاسدار امام حسین(ع)، با اشاره به نیاز روزافزون كشور به نیروهای مؤمن، جهادگر، مبتكر، پرشور و بصیر افزودند: شكست سیاستهای شیطان بزرگ امریكا در منطقه بسیار حساس خاورمیانه، و احیای نویدبخش شعارهای اسلامی در میان ملتهای به خروش آمده منطقه، تحقق بخشی از وعدههای الهی به ملت ایران است كه ایستادگی و ثابت قدمی در این راه، تحقق كامل نصرت الهی را به همراه خواهد آورد.
فرمانده معظم كل قوا، با اشاره به درخشش سپاه پاسداران انقلاب اسلامی در میدانهای مختلف 32 سال اخیر، حضور فعال، موفق و مؤثر این نهاد در روند عمومی حركت انقلاب و نظام را ناشی از قاعده و زیربنای مستحكم سپاه دانستند و خاطرنشان كردند: این بنیاد و پایه مستحكم را مردان مؤمن، مجاهد، و لبریز از شور انقلابی در حوادث دشوار سالهای اول انقلاب بنا نهادند.
ایشان، ایمان و شور انقلابی شكلدهندگان سپاه را موجب جوشش روح ابتكار و دانایی روز افزون سپاه دانستند و افزودند: این نهاد مردمی، در پرتو رهنمودهای امام راحل عظیمالشأن، هم در دفاع مقدس و میدان رزم با دشمنان متجاوز خوش درخشید و هم در رزم جهادی و انقلابی، در میدانهای به شدت مغشوش و مبهم حوادث درون كشور، امتحان بسیار خوبی داد.
حضرت آیتالله خامنهای، پاسداران جوان امروز را، قاعده و پایه بنای مستحكم این نهاد در سالها و دهههای آینده برشمردند و افزودند: انقلاب اسلامی در مقایسه با 30 سال پیش در موقعیتی بسیار بالاتر قرار دارد و جوانان امروز سپاه نیز باید به همین نسبت، پیشروتر، مجاهدتر، بصیرتر، عالمتر و مهذبتر از نسل اول سپاه، خود را برای ادامه رسالت عظیم این نهاد، آماده كنند.
Supreme Leader Attends Graduation Ceremony at Imam Hussein Military Academy
http://english.khamenei.ir//index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id...
Ayatollah Khamenei the Commander-in-Chief of the Iranian Armed Forces attended the graduation ceremony of a group of cadets from Imam Hussein (a.s.) Military Academy. Speaking during the ceremony, Ayatollah Khamenei said that Iran needs people who are faithful, hardworking, innovative and insightful. He added: \"The failure of the policies of the Great Satan in the strategic Middle East region and the auspicious revival of Islamic slogans among the protesting nations of the region are the manifestations of what Allah the Exalted has promised for the Iranian nation. And resistance and steadfastness on this path will bring about full divine support.
[ENGLISH] Sayyed Nasrallah Speech on the STL Indictment - 02 July 2011
Hezbollah Secretary General Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah\\\\\\\'s Speech on July 2, 2011, in which he addressed the recent STL Indictment, which issued arrest warrants for four Hezbollah members. Sayed...
Hezbollah Secretary General Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah\\\\\\\'s Speech on July 2, 2011, in which he addressed the recent STL Indictment, which issued arrest warrants for four Hezbollah members. Sayed Nasrallah said that this indictment is not unexpected; in fact, according to Sayed Nasrallah, it was implied shortly after July 2006 in the French \\\\\\\"Le Figaro\\\\\\\", and later on in \\\\\\\"Der Spiegel\\\\\\\". Sayed Nasrallah discussed the fact that the STL did not even bother to question Israel or even put it on the suspects list despite the fact that much of the present evidence (circumstantial and other) clearly pointed to Israel, such as the surveillance footage showed by Hezbollah at an earlier date.
A \\\\\\\"leaked\\\\\\\" document was shown during the current speech showing that 97 Computer Monitors which where mysteriously transferred to Israel. Sayed Nasrallah then offered evidence linking the STL with the CIA/Israel, showing that many members of the STL where in fact very closely connected with the CIA. Video footage clearly shows STL deputy chief investigator Gerhard Lehmann accepting a bribe. To end the speech, Sayed Hassan addressed the people who cherish the Resistance and fear what is to come. He reassured people that the Indictment was only natural, and the Hezbollah and the Resistance movement are doing well before and after the Indictment. Sayed Nasrallah told his followers not to fear over the fate of the Resistance.
For a summary and a full script of this speech in English, please visit:
http://www.almanar.com.lb/english/adetails.php?eid=20576&cid=23&fromval=1&frid=23&seccatid=14&s1=1
For a summary in French, please visit:
http://almanar.com.lb/french/adetails.php?eid=21702&cid=18&fromval=1&frid=18&seccatid=23&s1=1
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Hezbollah Secretary General Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah\\\\\\\'s Speech on July 2, 2011, in which he addressed the recent STL Indictment, which issued arrest warrants for four Hezbollah members. Sayed Nasrallah said that this indictment is not unexpected; in fact, according to Sayed Nasrallah, it was implied shortly after July 2006 in the French \\\\\\\"Le Figaro\\\\\\\", and later on in \\\\\\\"Der Spiegel\\\\\\\". Sayed Nasrallah discussed the fact that the STL did not even bother to question Israel or even put it on the suspects list despite the fact that much of the present evidence (circumstantial and other) clearly pointed to Israel, such as the surveillance footage showed by Hezbollah at an earlier date.
A \\\\\\\"leaked\\\\\\\" document was shown during the current speech showing that 97 Computer Monitors which where mysteriously transferred to Israel. Sayed Nasrallah then offered evidence linking the STL with the CIA/Israel, showing that many members of the STL where in fact very closely connected with the CIA. Video footage clearly shows STL deputy chief investigator Gerhard Lehmann accepting a bribe. To end the speech, Sayed Hassan addressed the people who cherish the Resistance and fear what is to come. He reassured people that the Indictment was only natural, and the Hezbollah and the Resistance movement are doing well before and after the Indictment. Sayed Nasrallah told his followers not to fear over the fate of the Resistance.
For a summary and a full script of this speech in English, please visit:
http://www.almanar.com.lb/english/adetails.php?eid=20576&cid=23&fromval=1&frid=23&seccatid=14&s1=1
For a summary in French, please visit:
http://almanar.com.lb/french/adetails.php?eid=21702&cid=18&fromval=1&frid=18&seccatid=23&s1=1
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Leader Orders Tough Punishment of Bank Embezzlers - Oct 3-2011 Farsi
TEHRAN (FNA)- Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei stressed the necessity for a serious punishment of those guilty in the recent bank scam, and blamed the...
TEHRAN (FNA)- Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei stressed the necessity for a serious punishment of those guilty in the recent bank scam, and blamed the country\'s officials for their lack of diligence in preventing the case.
\"Although authorities welcomed confrontation against economic corruption, but if action had been taken on my advice, we would have never been afflicted with such incidents as the recent corruption in the banking system,\" the Leader said, addressing a meeting with cultural and executive staff and personnel of Hajj in Tehran on Monday.
Ten years ago, the Leader had made a series of recommendations for the country\'s officials requiring them to launch a tough combat on economic corruption.
The Leader further underlined the necessity of stopping all covert and overt economic activities of such corrupt individuals as the ones involved in the recent bank scam.
Ayatollah Khamenei further assured the Iranian people of the ruling system\'s resolve to confront and prevent similar economic corruption.
The $2.8 billion embezzlement scandal involving seven government-owned and private banks, which had used fraudulent Saderat Bank documents to secure multi-billion dollar credit and purchase state-owned companies, was recently uncovered.
Iran\'s Judiciary Chief Ayatollah Sadeq Amoli Larijani has appointed Prosecutor General Hojjatoleslam Gholam- Hossein Mohseni-Ejeii to investigate the case.
On September 27, Mohseni Ejeii announced that 22 people had been arrested in connection with the case and that the exact nature of the fraud is still under investigation.
According to the Prosecutor General, necessary measures have been taken to prevent the criminals from leaving the country or transferring money to offshore accounts.
مسوولان، در ماجرای سوء استفاده بانکی دستهای خائن و مفسد را بدون ترحم قطع کنند
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•تلاش دشمنان برای اختلاف افکنی و مقابله با بیداری اسلامی در مراسم حج
حضرت آیت الله خامنه ای رهبر انقلاب اسلامی صبح امروز (دوشنبه) در دیدار دست اندرکاران حج امسال، حج را فرصتی بسیار گرانبها و ارزشمند برای ارتباط با امت اسلامی و بهره مندی معنوی خواندند و با اشاره به تلاش دشمنان برای اختلاف افکنی و مقابله با موج بیداری اسلامی در مراسم حج ، تنها راه غلبه بر این توطئه را نزدیکتر شدن دلها و تقویت همدلی دانستند.
به گزارش واحد مرکزی خبر، ایشان همچنین در ادامه با اشاره به فساد بانکی اخیر در کشور، علت وقوع این سوء استفاده را عمل نکردن مسوولان به توصیه های مؤکد چند سال پیش رهبری در خصوص مقابله با فساد اقتصادی توصیف و تأکید کردند: مسوولان قضایی ضمن پیگیری قوی، دقیق و عاقلانه قضیه و اطلاع رسانی مناسب به مردم، باید دستهای خائن را قطع کنند.
حضرت آیت الله خامنه ای حج را یکی از رموز اساسی اسلام و میهمانی بزرگ الهی در مرکز عظمت و قدرت و جمال و کرَم توصیف کردند و افزودند: باید در بُعد عمومی و بین المللی حج، همدلی و تقویت پیوندهای اسلامی بدون در نظر گرفتن ملیت ها، قومیت ها و مذهب ها مورد توجه جدی قرار گیرد و از این فرصت برای نزدیک تر شدن دلها استفاده شود.
ایشان یکی از ویژگیهای بارز حج امسال را، بیداری اسلامی در منطقه بویژه مصر، تونس، یمن و بحرین دانستند و تأکید کردند: با توجه به این رویداد مهم، امسال توطئه ایجاد اختلاف و بدبینی و تحریک احساسات میان امت اسلامی، برجسته تر خواهد بود و تنها راه غلبه بر این توطئه نزدیکتر شدن دلها و تقویت همدلی است.
رهبر انقلاب اسلامی با تأکید بر اینکه مسلمانان یک تن واحد هستند، افزودند: حجاج ایرانی باید با چنین نگاه عمومی و جهانی در حج حضور یابند و تجربیات سی ساله خود در مبارزه با استکبار و معاندین را در اختیار ملتهای تازه انقلاب کرده، قرار دهند.
حضرت آیت الله خامنه ای، رفتار خوب و همراه با ادب و احترام را از دیگر نکات ضروری برای حجاج ایرانی برشمردند و خاطر نشان کردند: حج فرصتی گرانبها برای پاکیزه شدن از آلودگی های دنیا و مجموعه ای از فرائض است که باید ضمن قدر دانستن این مراسم عظیم و کم نظیر، در حفظ ذخایر معنوی بدست آمده آن هم همت کرد.
ایشان زائران بیت الله الحرام را به آماده سازی درونی خود، قبل از سفر حج و آماده شدن برای این میهمانی الهی توصیه کردند و افزودند: حاجی ایرانی باید با رفتار خود در حج، ملت، کشور و نظام جمهوری اسلامی ایران را در چشم دنیا سربلند کند.
رهبر انقلاب اسلامی حجاج را به پرهیز از رفتارهای سبک توصیه و خاطر نشان کردند: یکی از این رفتارهای سبک، عطش بازارگردی است که علاوه بر اینکه ارز کشور را برای خرید کالاهای بی کیفیت به هدر می دهد، فرصت ارزشمند عبادت و بهره مندی معنوی را نیز از بین می برد.
حضرت آیت الله خامنه ای با تأکید بر این که خرید سوغات باید در حد ضرورت باشد، خاطر نشان کردند: برخی افراد در اقدامی پسندیده سوغات خود را قبل از سفر حج، از بازار داخل و کالاهای خوب و با کیفیت ایرانی تهیه می کنند تا بتوانند در ایام حج بیشترین بهره مندی معنوی را از این فرصت کم نظیر داشته باشند.
ایشان در پایان این بحث افزودند: معارف دینی، قرآن، سنت و اهل بیت، سرمایه های معنوی ما هستند که اگر از آنها استفاده شود، زمینه پیشرفت و سعادت بوجود می آید و اگر انسان خود را از این سرمایه ها محروم کند، قطعاً ضرر خواهد کرد.
حضرت آیت الله خامنه ای در ادامه با اشاره به توصیه های مؤکد خود به مسوولان، در سالهای گذشته بویژه در فرمان ده سال قبل برای مبارزه با فساد اقتصادی خاطر نشان کردند: اگر چه مسوولان از مقابله با فساد اقتصادی استقبال کردند اما اگر به این توصیه ها عمل می شد، هیچگاه دچار چنین حوادثی همچون فساد بانکی اخیر نمی شدیم.
ایشان افزودند: وقوع چنین مسائلی، ذهن و دل مردم را مشغول، و دل بسیاری را نیز می شکند و آیا این سزاوار است که بخاطر عمل نکردن مسوولان، مردم به سبب این حوادث ناراحت شوند و حتی برخی امید خود را از دست بدهند.
رهبر انقلاب اسلامی خاطر نشان کردند: از همان سالهای قبل بارها گفته شد که نباید بگذاریم فساد ریشه دار شود زیرا با گذشت زمان، ریشه کنی ان بسیار مشکل می شود و سرمایه گذار پاکدامن و صادق را نیز مأیوس می کند، اما متأسفانه عمل نشد.
حضرت آیت الله خامنه ای با اطمینان بخشی به مردم در خصوص عزم سه قوه برای مقابله با این حادثه و پیشگیری از حوادث مشابه، افزودند: البته عده ای می خواهند از این ماجرا برای زیر سؤال بردن مسوولان استفاده کنند، در حالیکه مسوولان در دولت، مجلس و قوه قضائیه مشغول انجام وظیفه خود هستند.
ایشان با اشاره به اطلاع رسانی که در روز های گذشته در خصوص این حادثه انجام گرفته است، خاطر نشان کردند: رسانه ها بیش از این نباید به جنجال و هیاهو درباره این ماجرا ادامه دهند، بلکه باید به مسئولان اجازه دهند تا عاقلانه، مدبرانه، قوی و با دقت قضایا را پیگیری و بررسی کنند.
رهبر انقلاب اسلامی تأکید کردند: ادامه هیاهو و جنجال، بخصوص اگر عده ای بدنبال استفاده های دیگر از این مسائل باشند، به صلاح نیست و همه باید مراقب باشند.
حضرت آیت الله خامنه ای افزودند: مردم بدانند که مسوولان، این ماجرا را تا آخر پیگیری خواهند کرد و دستهای خائن قطع خواهد شد.
ایشان با توصیه مؤکد به قوه قضائیه برای اطلاع رسانی مناسب به مردم در خصوص پیگیری این پرونده تأکید کردند: دستگاه قضایی نباید به افراد بدکاره، خرابکار و مفسد ترحم کند.
در ابتدای این دیدار، حجت الاسلام و المسلمین قاضی عسگر نماینده ولی فقیه و سرپرست زائران ایرانی در گزارشی از فعالیتهای بعثه مقام معظّم رهبری برای برگزاری هر چه با شکوهتر حج، ارتقاء و تنوع بخشی برنامه های آموزشی حجاج، راه اندازی آموزش مجازی، انتشار فصل نامه های تخصصی حج، چاپ قرآن های نفیس همراه با ترجمه برای حجاج، استفاده از ظرفیت های صدا و سیما، برگزاری آزمون برای انتخاب روحانیون و معین های جدید کاروانها، تشکیل اتاق فکر، و استفاده بیش از پیش از دیپلماسی حج، از جمله اقدامات انجام گرفته است.
آقای لیالی رئیس سازمان حج و زیارت نیز در گزارشی از قدامات اجرایی حج گفت: امسال 97 هزار زائر در قالب 588 کاروان و با استفاده از دو شرکت هواپیمایی ایرانی، به مکه و مدینه انتقال خواهند یافت و محل اسکان زائران ایرانی در مکه نسبت به سالهای قبل، به مسجد الحرام نزدیک تر شده است.
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TEHRAN (FNA)- Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei stressed the necessity for a serious punishment of those guilty in the recent bank scam, and blamed the country\'s officials for their lack of diligence in preventing the case.
\"Although authorities welcomed confrontation against economic corruption, but if action had been taken on my advice, we would have never been afflicted with such incidents as the recent corruption in the banking system,\" the Leader said, addressing a meeting with cultural and executive staff and personnel of Hajj in Tehran on Monday.
Ten years ago, the Leader had made a series of recommendations for the country\'s officials requiring them to launch a tough combat on economic corruption.
The Leader further underlined the necessity of stopping all covert and overt economic activities of such corrupt individuals as the ones involved in the recent bank scam.
Ayatollah Khamenei further assured the Iranian people of the ruling system\'s resolve to confront and prevent similar economic corruption.
The $2.8 billion embezzlement scandal involving seven government-owned and private banks, which had used fraudulent Saderat Bank documents to secure multi-billion dollar credit and purchase state-owned companies, was recently uncovered.
Iran\'s Judiciary Chief Ayatollah Sadeq Amoli Larijani has appointed Prosecutor General Hojjatoleslam Gholam- Hossein Mohseni-Ejeii to investigate the case.
On September 27, Mohseni Ejeii announced that 22 people had been arrested in connection with the case and that the exact nature of the fraud is still under investigation.
According to the Prosecutor General, necessary measures have been taken to prevent the criminals from leaving the country or transferring money to offshore accounts.
مسوولان، در ماجرای سوء استفاده بانکی دستهای خائن و مفسد را بدون ترحم قطع کنند
ساعت خبر: 11:37 - تاريخ خبر: 11/07/1390
•تلاش دشمنان برای اختلاف افکنی و مقابله با بیداری اسلامی در مراسم حج
حضرت آیت الله خامنه ای رهبر انقلاب اسلامی صبح امروز (دوشنبه) در دیدار دست اندرکاران حج امسال، حج را فرصتی بسیار گرانبها و ارزشمند برای ارتباط با امت اسلامی و بهره مندی معنوی خواندند و با اشاره به تلاش دشمنان برای اختلاف افکنی و مقابله با موج بیداری اسلامی در مراسم حج ، تنها راه غلبه بر این توطئه را نزدیکتر شدن دلها و تقویت همدلی دانستند.
به گزارش واحد مرکزی خبر، ایشان همچنین در ادامه با اشاره به فساد بانکی اخیر در کشور، علت وقوع این سوء استفاده را عمل نکردن مسوولان به توصیه های مؤکد چند سال پیش رهبری در خصوص مقابله با فساد اقتصادی توصیف و تأکید کردند: مسوولان قضایی ضمن پیگیری قوی، دقیق و عاقلانه قضیه و اطلاع رسانی مناسب به مردم، باید دستهای خائن را قطع کنند.
حضرت آیت الله خامنه ای حج را یکی از رموز اساسی اسلام و میهمانی بزرگ الهی در مرکز عظمت و قدرت و جمال و کرَم توصیف کردند و افزودند: باید در بُعد عمومی و بین المللی حج، همدلی و تقویت پیوندهای اسلامی بدون در نظر گرفتن ملیت ها، قومیت ها و مذهب ها مورد توجه جدی قرار گیرد و از این فرصت برای نزدیک تر شدن دلها استفاده شود.
ایشان یکی از ویژگیهای بارز حج امسال را، بیداری اسلامی در منطقه بویژه مصر، تونس، یمن و بحرین دانستند و تأکید کردند: با توجه به این رویداد مهم، امسال توطئه ایجاد اختلاف و بدبینی و تحریک احساسات میان امت اسلامی، برجسته تر خواهد بود و تنها راه غلبه بر این توطئه نزدیکتر شدن دلها و تقویت همدلی است.
رهبر انقلاب اسلامی با تأکید بر اینکه مسلمانان یک تن واحد هستند، افزودند: حجاج ایرانی باید با چنین نگاه عمومی و جهانی در حج حضور یابند و تجربیات سی ساله خود در مبارزه با استکبار و معاندین را در اختیار ملتهای تازه انقلاب کرده، قرار دهند.
حضرت آیت الله خامنه ای، رفتار خوب و همراه با ادب و احترام را از دیگر نکات ضروری برای حجاج ایرانی برشمردند و خاطر نشان کردند: حج فرصتی گرانبها برای پاکیزه شدن از آلودگی های دنیا و مجموعه ای از فرائض است که باید ضمن قدر دانستن این مراسم عظیم و کم نظیر، در حفظ ذخایر معنوی بدست آمده آن هم همت کرد.
ایشان زائران بیت الله الحرام را به آماده سازی درونی خود، قبل از سفر حج و آماده شدن برای این میهمانی الهی توصیه کردند و افزودند: حاجی ایرانی باید با رفتار خود در حج، ملت، کشور و نظام جمهوری اسلامی ایران را در چشم دنیا سربلند کند.
رهبر انقلاب اسلامی حجاج را به پرهیز از رفتارهای سبک توصیه و خاطر نشان کردند: یکی از این رفتارهای سبک، عطش بازارگردی است که علاوه بر اینکه ارز کشور را برای خرید کالاهای بی کیفیت به هدر می دهد، فرصت ارزشمند عبادت و بهره مندی معنوی را نیز از بین می برد.
حضرت آیت الله خامنه ای با تأکید بر این که خرید سوغات باید در حد ضرورت باشد، خاطر نشان کردند: برخی افراد در اقدامی پسندیده سوغات خود را قبل از سفر حج، از بازار داخل و کالاهای خوب و با کیفیت ایرانی تهیه می کنند تا بتوانند در ایام حج بیشترین بهره مندی معنوی را از این فرصت کم نظیر داشته باشند.
ایشان در پایان این بحث افزودند: معارف دینی، قرآن، سنت و اهل بیت، سرمایه های معنوی ما هستند که اگر از آنها استفاده شود، زمینه پیشرفت و سعادت بوجود می آید و اگر انسان خود را از این سرمایه ها محروم کند، قطعاً ضرر خواهد کرد.
حضرت آیت الله خامنه ای در ادامه با اشاره به توصیه های مؤکد خود به مسوولان، در سالهای گذشته بویژه در فرمان ده سال قبل برای مبارزه با فساد اقتصادی خاطر نشان کردند: اگر چه مسوولان از مقابله با فساد اقتصادی استقبال کردند اما اگر به این توصیه ها عمل می شد، هیچگاه دچار چنین حوادثی همچون فساد بانکی اخیر نمی شدیم.
ایشان افزودند: وقوع چنین مسائلی، ذهن و دل مردم را مشغول، و دل بسیاری را نیز می شکند و آیا این سزاوار است که بخاطر عمل نکردن مسوولان، مردم به سبب این حوادث ناراحت شوند و حتی برخی امید خود را از دست بدهند.
رهبر انقلاب اسلامی خاطر نشان کردند: از همان سالهای قبل بارها گفته شد که نباید بگذاریم فساد ریشه دار شود زیرا با گذشت زمان، ریشه کنی ان بسیار مشکل می شود و سرمایه گذار پاکدامن و صادق را نیز مأیوس می کند، اما متأسفانه عمل نشد.
حضرت آیت الله خامنه ای با اطمینان بخشی به مردم در خصوص عزم سه قوه برای مقابله با این حادثه و پیشگیری از حوادث مشابه، افزودند: البته عده ای می خواهند از این ماجرا برای زیر سؤال بردن مسوولان استفاده کنند، در حالیکه مسوولان در دولت، مجلس و قوه قضائیه مشغول انجام وظیفه خود هستند.
ایشان با اشاره به اطلاع رسانی که در روز های گذشته در خصوص این حادثه انجام گرفته است، خاطر نشان کردند: رسانه ها بیش از این نباید به جنجال و هیاهو درباره این ماجرا ادامه دهند، بلکه باید به مسئولان اجازه دهند تا عاقلانه، مدبرانه، قوی و با دقت قضایا را پیگیری و بررسی کنند.
رهبر انقلاب اسلامی تأکید کردند: ادامه هیاهو و جنجال، بخصوص اگر عده ای بدنبال استفاده های دیگر از این مسائل باشند، به صلاح نیست و همه باید مراقب باشند.
حضرت آیت الله خامنه ای افزودند: مردم بدانند که مسوولان، این ماجرا را تا آخر پیگیری خواهند کرد و دستهای خائن قطع خواهد شد.
ایشان با توصیه مؤکد به قوه قضائیه برای اطلاع رسانی مناسب به مردم در خصوص پیگیری این پرونده تأکید کردند: دستگاه قضایی نباید به افراد بدکاره، خرابکار و مفسد ترحم کند.
در ابتدای این دیدار، حجت الاسلام و المسلمین قاضی عسگر نماینده ولی فقیه و سرپرست زائران ایرانی در گزارشی از فعالیتهای بعثه مقام معظّم رهبری برای برگزاری هر چه با شکوهتر حج، ارتقاء و تنوع بخشی برنامه های آموزشی حجاج، راه اندازی آموزش مجازی، انتشار فصل نامه های تخصصی حج، چاپ قرآن های نفیس همراه با ترجمه برای حجاج، استفاده از ظرفیت های صدا و سیما، برگزاری آزمون برای انتخاب روحانیون و معین های جدید کاروانها، تشکیل اتاق فکر، و استفاده بیش از پیش از دیپلماسی حج، از جمله اقدامات انجام گرفته است.
آقای لیالی رئیس سازمان حج و زیارت نیز در گزارشی از قدامات اجرایی حج گفت: امسال 97 هزار زائر در قالب 588 کاروان و با استفاده از دو شرکت هواپیمایی ایرانی، به مکه و مدینه انتقال خواهند یافت و محل اسکان زائران ایرانی در مکه نسبت به سالهای قبل، به مسجد الحرام نزدیک تر شده است.