March, 2007

• 31 March

  Security Measures Increase around British Embassy in Tehran

  Following increased tensions between Tehran and London over the detention of 15 British marines who entered Iranian waters illegally and likely gatherings by protestors in front of the embassy compound, the police increased security measures and arrangements around the embassy here in Tehran on Friday.

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• 31 March

  British Marine Apologizes to Iranians

  I do apologize to the Iranian people for entering Iranian waters illegally and without any permission, Thomas Summers, one of the 15 British marines who were arrested after trespassing Iran’s territorial waters said here on Friday.

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• 31 March

  President Calls on Britain to Apologize to Iran

  Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, in a phone conversation with Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday, stressed that Britain should apologize to Iran for having trespassed the territorial waters of Iran.

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• 30 March

  Brown praises ‘courage’ of troops

  Chancellor Gordon Brown has told UK troops in Afghanistan they are fighting on one of the “frontlines against international terrorism”.Mr Brown is visiting Camp Bastion, Helmand in the south of the country to meet military commanders and local political leaders. During the surprise visit, he praised troops for their “great …

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• 30 March

  سپنتا از تبادله خبرنگار ايتالوي با پنج طالب اظهار تاسف كرد

  داکتر رنگین دادفر سپنتا وزیر خارجه افغانستان از تبادله یک خبرنگار ایتالوی با پنج تن از سران طالبان توسط دولت ابراز تاسف کرد Ùˆ گفت كه وزارت خارجه در این کار دخالتی نداشته است. آقای سپنتا این سخنان را روز پنج شنبه در همایش رسانه ها Ùˆ جامعه مدنی ابراز …

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• 30 March

  British Officials Accept Estimates of 600,000 Iraqi Deaths

  As sectarian violence in Iraq continues to flare up despite a massive Bush-ordered military escalation, The Independent is reporting that British government officials have described as “sound” the methods used to estimate that more than 600,000 Iraqis have been killed since the invasion.

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• 30 March

  Bush seeks GOP support on Iraq war

  President Bush sought to shore up the GOP minority in Congress for a showdown with Democrats over Iraq, surrounding himself with Republican allies at the White House on Thursday to bolster his veto threat on anti-war legislation.

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• 30 March

  Home from an Iraqi prison

  Looking more like a rock star than an accused terrorist, Ahmed Jamal arrived home in Australia yesterday morning, his Iraqi ordeal finally over.

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• 30 March

  Gates: Iraq debate ‘helpful’

  U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates told a House committee Thursday the fractious debate about Iraq has had at least one positive effect in Iraq.

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• 30 March

  Jordan unions blast senator over Israel

  Jordan’s powerful professional unions are demanding the resignation of a lawmaker for inviting the Israeli ambassador to Parliament earlier this week.

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