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TV blackout and boycott mar Ahmadinejad's swearing-in
Iranian President takes oath of office – but the cries of 'Death to the Dictator' can still be heard in Tehran
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New armoured trucks 'for use in autumn'
Wednesday, 5 August 2009
Heavily-armoured military trucks waiting to be shipped to Afghanistan were never intended to be used by British troops until the autumn, the Ministry of Defence said today.
Protesters beaten back from Ahmadinejad ceremony
Wednesday, 5 August 2009
Hundreds of protesters forced away by police today as Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was sworn in for a second term, two months after the disputed election.
Defiant Ahmadinejad sworn in
Wednesday, 5 August 2009
Ahmadinejad, sworn in for a second term as president of Iran, pledges to protect the constitution in an unusually soft-toned inauguration speech.
Americans held for 'illegal entry'
Wednesday, 5 August 2009
Iran said yesterday that three Americans who strayed across the border from Iraq are under arrest for illegal entry and claimed that the West was using the case for propaganda.
Iraq plans internet porn and violence crackdown
Wednesday, 5 August 2009
The Iraqi government has decided to crack down on internet service providers and ban sites that incite violence or carry pornography, officials said , a move that has been strongly criticised by freedom of speech advocates as a dangerous first step toward political censorship.
Make way, Fatah young guns tell Arafat generation
Tuesday, 4 August 2009
First convention in two decades aims to regain ground lost to Hamas.
Hamas goes to the movies
Tuesday, 4 August 2009
The audience in the Gaza Strip clapped and cheered as the actor delivered the movie's most memorable line – "To kill Israeli soldiers is to worship God".
Could Iran be plotting a Hizbollah offensive to take the heat off its leaders?
Tuesday, 4 August 2009
World Focus: Lebanon
As Ahmadinejad is anointed, his victims pay the price of dissent
Tuesday, 4 August 2009
Iranian regime accused of torturing leading cleric whose gaunt appearance at 'show trial' horrified supporters
Lieberman 'facing 31 years in jail' as corruption probe winds up
Monday, 3 August 2009
Israeli foreign minister Avigdor Lieberman could face up to 31 years in prison on a string of corruption charges Israeli police said yesterday, announcing the end of a long investigation into the far-right politician.
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