February, 2007

• 15 February

  Bush: Iran Is Source of Deadly Weapons

  Challenged on the accuracy of U.S. intelligence, President Bush said Wednesday there is no doubt the Iranian government is providing armor-piercing weapons to kill American soldiers in Iraq. But he backed away from claims the top echelon of Iran’s government was responsible.

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• 15 February

  BUSH FINGERS IRAN POINTS TO EXPLOSIVE EVIDENCE

  President Bush said yesterday he’s certain the Iranian government is supplying deadly weapons used by fighters in Iraq against U.S. troops, even if he can’t prove the orders came from top leaders in Tehran.

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• 15 February

  BA lowers prices to Middle East routes

  British Airways has lowered the cost of tickets on all Middle East routes and as Paul Starrs British Airways’ Commercial Manager, Middle East mentions

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• 15 February

  Dubai reveals Middle East`s MICE potential to Frankfurt

  A delegation from Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC) of the United Arab Emirates has met with a group of leading business and civic dignitaries in Frankfurt, Dubai’s twin city in Germany.

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• 15 February

  Car Bombs Kill 7 Amid Iraq Crackdown

  BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) — U.S. and Iraqi troops moved into a Sunni neighborhood in southern Baghdad on Thursday, while insurgents struck back with car bombs that killed seven people. In southern Iraq, British troops sealed off the border with Iran to prevent weapons smuggling.

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• 15 February

  Muslim Brotherhood Members Held in Egypt

  Police arrested 73 members of the Muslim Brotherhood on Thursday, in what appeared to be a pre-emptive strike against the country’s largest Islamic group ahead of elections and a key parliamentary debate, officials said.

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• 15 February

  UK troops help to seal off Basra

  British troops have assisted an operation to surround the Iraqi city of Basra and close the border with Iran.

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• 14 February

  Palestinian PM “to resign in two days” to form govt

  GAZA (Reuters) – Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh and his Hamas-led cabinet will resign in the next two days to make way for a unity government with the rival Fatah faction, a government official said on Tuesday.

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• 14 February

  UN says Israel, Lebanon armies violated ceasefire

  UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Israeli forces crossed into Lebanon last week in an effort to clear mines and the Lebanese army opened fire while Israeli forces were still in their own territory, a U.N. investigation reported.

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• 14 February

  Rice says Iran should see North Korea as example

  WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on Tuesday that a deal with North Korea over its nuclear program should serve as a message to Iran that international diplomacy could achieve results.

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