On Wednesday, Almalaf website reported: Iraqi political sources believe that those who planned the destruction of the minarets of the Holy Shrine in Samarra are the ones who plan to undermine the newly formed political establishment and continue in crisis mode to remain in power.

NCRI- Italian Parliament called on the Government to support the full implementation of the verdict of the European Court regarding the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI).

EUOBSERVER / BRUSSELS – The EU is exploring ways to increase the accountability of an obscure “working group” called “Clearing House,” which sees EU member state secret service agents meet regularly in Brussels to share counter-terrorism intelligence.

On June 8, The Chechen Committee of the National Salvation (CCNS), a Chechen human rights organization, reported that, according to their information, people in Chechnya are anticipating a serious increase in the number of rebel attacks in the near future.

NATO spokesman says the alliance wants U.S. missile-defense plans to be transparent to Russia. James Appathurai, speaking after the opening of the annual NATO defense ministers’ meeting in Brussels on June 14, said all NATO ministers wanted to avoid tensions and do everything possible to allay Russian concerns.

In a closed-door meeting with his cabinet ministers Thursday, Somalia’s puppet prime minister Ali Mohammed Gedi said there were no casualties in the Ethiopian and Somalia troops after unknown gunmen attacked their military bases in at least three neighborhoods of the Somali capital overnight.

The deposed Palestinian prime minister from Hamas has defied Mahmoud Abbas, the president from rival faction Fatah, calling his sacking and declaration of an emergency “hasty” and pledging that his government will continue to function.

An uneasy calm has returned to the Gaza Strip where Hamas is in full control following a series of attacks on key strongholds of its rival, Fatah.

Foreign Minister Ahmed Abul Gheit on Thursday said that the idea of deploying international troops in the Gaza Strip was worth of discussion.

El Arish – Ninety-nine Palestinian police officers loyal to the Fatah movement fled to Egypt on Thursday as the rival Hamas group took control of most of the Gaza Strip, an Egyptian security official said.