Press Coverage 2007

December 30th - - Sunday Times - That assassin’s strike killed the West’s foreign policy too "It appears that Russia has decided that there is no longer a political reason to hold up the provision of fuel," said Mark Fitzpatrick, nuclear expert at the International Institute for...
December 30th - - St Petersburg Times - Iraq's progress hard to define But even the police chief says Basra -- Iraq's main port and second-largest city -- is a lawless nightmare dominated by Shiite militias that are better armed than the security forces. Islamic...
December 30th - - Agence France Presse - Le terrorisme islamiste n'a pas désarmé en 2007 Dans son rapport annuel, le prestigieux International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) de Londres a estimé que "la menace du terrorisme islamiste reste plus importante que jamais et...
December 30th - - Hindustan Times - Snaring the N-Jihadi This thesis has been supported by a recent study of A.Q. Khan's nuclear black market operations by the International Institute for Strategic Studies and a book, The Nuclear Jihadist, by Douglas...
December 28th - - United News of Bangladesh - Climate change brings threats of war and terrorism In September, Britain's International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) predicted fears about stability are bound to rise to the top of the agenda. "The security dimension will come...
December 28th - - Asian Tribune - Commonwealth condemns Bhutto killing Five months ago Benazir Bhutto was in London and addressed the prestigious International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) on the "Future of Democracy in Pakistan" during which she...
December 27th - - Fox News - Security Barrier: Pakistan a More Dangerous Place Without Bhutto I had the privilege of being invited to a private briefing with Bhutto in London before her triumphant return to Pakistan in October. Having just heard Pakistan’s former army chief Gen....
December 26th - - Bahrain News Agency - Bahrain-Iran Cooperation Hailed Iran’s policy is based on development of its ties with regional countries, a strategy shared by both sides, he explained, pointing out to Iran intensive efforts to establish an FTA with the...
December 24th - - ANSA - Pena Morte: Studio USA Contro Vittoria Europea a ONU Agli Stati Uniti non piace l'offensiva italiana ad europea contro la pena di morte e per analizzare dinamiche e conseguenze della vittoria che ha portato l'Assemblea generale dell'Onu ad approvare la...
December 22nd - - Alsumaria Iraqi Satellite TV Network - Terrorism is not whitewashed yet London-based International Institute of Strategic Studies issued a report in which it stated that the dangers of extremism are getting more and more dangerous since Al Qaeda succeeded to resist and...
December 21st - - Bloomberg - Putin's Military Might Fails to Keep Pace With His Ambitions Aided by a 255 percent surge in oil prices during Putin's eight years in office, Russia's 2007 defense spending was about 821 billion rubles ($33.6 billion), about 15 percent of total government...
December 21st - - The Australian- Defence policy can't be left to doomsayers We need to be more careful about identifying parts of the world that will be most seriously affected by climate change in a security sense. According to the International Institute for Strategic...
December 21st - - American Forces Press Service - Defense Secretary Gates: Coalitions Critical in Afghanistan, Other Security Mi Visiting Bahrain earlier this month, he pressed countries throughout the Persian Gulf to expand multilateral cooperation so they can better protect the region against threats from Iran and other...
December 19th - - Economist - Russia, Iran and nuclear fuel: Dangerous Liaisons Russia's decision on fuel shipments was made before the NIE was published. Commercial concerns may have tipped Russia's hand, says Mark Fitzpatrick of the London-based International Institute for...
December 19th - - Indo-Asian News Service - India should wield smart power, says IISS expert India is in a unique position to wield 'smart power' as it emerges as a major global player with the potential to contribute to resolving a whole basket of international issues, including nuclear...
December 19th - - Gulf Daily News - Security talks urged He also stressed the importance of bilateral, regional and multilateral negotiations in building a viable security system free from weapons of mass destruction. He was speaking as he delivered a...
December 18th - - Mizzima News - Fighter planes crashing common in Burma : analyst According to the International Institute for Strategic Studies, the Burmese junta's military expenditure accounts for over 40 percent of the national budget while health and education allocation...
18th December - - Financial Times - US weighs post-surge troop levels Toby Dodge, an Iraq specialist at Queen Mary University London, said Gen Petraeus would face "a great deal of pressure" to withdraw troops as quickly as possible. But Michael O'Hanlon, a...
December 18th - - United News of Bangladesh - Iftekhar calls for national consensus on Dhaka's foreign policy; spells out 10-poi Jointly organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs with the U.K. based International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS), the opening session of the dialogue was also addressed by IISS...
December 17th - - BBC News - Russia ignores West's Iran fears "It appears that Russia has decided that there is no longer a political reason to hold up the provision of fuel," said Mark Fitzpatrick, nuclear expert at the International Institute for...
December 16th - - Washington Post - A Gates-Style Thaw Gates, however, would have none of this as he spoke by telephone this month from Bahrain, where he had just explained to Gulf Arab defense officials that Washington was not easing its campaign to...
December 16th - - Independent on Sunday - So, what did we achieve? After four years and 174 dead, Britain's lead role in Basra i Was any other outcome ever possible? Toby Dodge, an Iraq expert at London University and the International Institute of Strategic Studies (IISS), doubts whether foreign forces could ever have...
December 15th - - Khaleej Times - Two Bahraini ministers face grilling by MPs over hospital The government remains silent over rejection of application seeking licence for Milad hospital that was ready for operations eight months back. The hospital is a joint investment project...
December 14th - - Daily Times (Pakistan) - Indian secretary alleges ‘neighbour’ supports transnational terrorism Menon went on to say, “we in India have directly suffered the consequences of the linkages and relationships among terrorist organisations, support structures and funding mechanisms, centred...
December 14th - - Time - French Defense Execs Woo Gaddafi Europe itself is not a big arms customer. The real hunger lies in oil-rich and third-world countries eager to modernize their armies. Unlike the 1980s, when France nurtured military ties with African...
December 14th - - Islamic Republic News Agency - Major cleric: NIE report neither a big victory nor something without importanc He then termed as a "political victory" the failure of the US Defense Secretary Robert Gates in his recent Manama visit to lure support of Arabs in opposing Iran. "Gates had gone...
December 13th - - Al-Ahram - Absent Iran in focus Despite the continued standoff, Washington's policies towards Iran were challenged at a conference on regional security held in the Bahraini capital, Manama, Friday. While Iran refrained -- at the...
December 13th - - Al-Ahram Weekly - Manama's mixed messages Are Iran and the US moving towards mutual accommodation? This seemed to be the main question that participants in a Manama-hosted Gulf security conference took away with them after three days of...
December 13th - - Zee News - Collapse of state structures in West affected India: Menon In an apparent reference to Pakistan, Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon said any compromise with such forces only encourages those responsible for terrorism. International terrorism...
December 13th - - Gulf News - US should start a dialogue with Iran Secretary Gates did not realise that he was stepping into a minefield when he addressed a regional security conference there that included all members of the Gulf Cooperation Council, a six-member...
December 13th - - Middle East Times - 'No, I don't' Gates was in Bahrain last weekend where he delivered the keynote address at the opening session of a conference on security in the Gulf organized by the International Institute for Strategic Studies....
December 13th - - United Press International - Turkish worries over Iraq Turkey remains deeply concerned by ongoing developments in neighboring Iraq and opposes any division of the country, Turkish Defense Minister Vecdi Gonul told a security symposium gathered in the...
December 13th - - Associated Press - Gates Urges Gulf Region to Counter Iran Gates, ending a weeklong trip to the region, intended in his keynote speech at an international security conference in Manama to urge Gulf allies to cooperate more as part of a broader strategy for...
December 13th - - Radio Free Europe - Iraq: Sunnis, Sadrists Attack U.S. Security Pact Meanwhile, Accordance Front spokesman Salim al-Juburi told Al-Jazeera on December 2 that Sunni Arab Vice President Tariq al-Hashimi warned the U.S. Embassy of his reservations over the agreement's...
December 12th - - Kuwait News Agency - نائب رئيس الجمهورية العراقية..للعنف في العراق منابع متنوعة قال نائب الرئيس العراقي طارق...
December 12th - - Kuwait News Agency - الربيعي يدعو الى ايجاد ميثاق أمني بين دول الخليج دعا مستشار الامن القومي العراقي...
December 12th - - New York Times - White House Is Confident of Broad Support on Iran Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates, visiting Bahrain on Saturday, described the assessment as being “explicit that Iran is keeping its options open and could restart its nuclear weapons...
December 12th - - Press TV - 'Iraq will never support new war' Al-Hashemi noted that the absence of Iran at the global security conference recently held in Manama, Bahrain, was a loss for the meeting. He dismissed speculations regarding competition between Iran...
December 12th - - New York Times - Losing Weight in the Gulf I’ve been at a security conference in the tiny Gulf state of Bahrain, attended by defense officials and analysts from all over the world, and all the buzz has been about the latest U.S....
December 12th - - Middle East Times - India's spy agency blunders draw ire Chaturvedi has been at loggerheads with several members of the Congress-led coalition, including the National Security Adviser MK Narayanan. At a recent conference in Bahrain, Narayanan warned...
December 12th - - Guardian - Iraq progress feeds a new nationalism Mowaffak al-Rubaie, Iraq's national security adviser, typifies Baghdad's brash boosters. Speaking on the sidelines of a weekend security conference in Bahrain, he warned Saudi Arabia's princely...
December 12th - - Mehr News Agency - Rafsanjani urges amity among factions ahead of Majlis polls Rafsanjani expressed regret that Iran as a main regional player didn’t participate in the Manama Dialogue security conference in Bahrain last week. “When I noticed that Iran was not...
December 12th - - Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung - Verdrängte Fragen Wer sich einen Eindruck von der Stimmung am Persisch-Arabischen Golf verschaffen will, dem bietet die Sicherheitskonferenz "Manama Dialogue", die das Londoner Institut für Strategische...
December 12th - - Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung - Sidestepping the issues The Manama Dialogue, hosted every year in Bahrain by the London-based International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS), is a good opportunity to check the climate in the Gulf States. 2007 was the security conference’s fourth year. The situation in Iraq, the significance of Iran for the Gulf Cooperation Council States (Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates and Oman) and the role of America in the stability and security of the entire region are recurrent themes. The conference
December 11th - - Financial Times - The myth of a grand bargain with Tehran So what is going on? Fortuitously, I spent the weekend at a conference on security in the Gulf, organised by the International Institute for Strategic Studies. Soldiers, diplomats, spooks and...
December 11th - - BBC News - Homecoming parade for Iraq troops The parade comes after Gen Sir Richard Dannatt, the head of the Army, said in September he was concerned that the work carried out by troops was not being acknowledged.
December 11th - - Guardian - Both Tehran and Washington must swallow the rhetoric and seek a deal An intriguing article in the International Institute for Strategic Studies journal argues that the consequences of a swift US withdrawal from Iraq could prove much less cataclysmic than pessimists...
December 11th - - Inter Press Service - IRAQ: Iran Eases Support to Radical Group – For Now Washington has long accused Tehran of training, arming and funding Shia extremist groups in Iraq such as the Mehdi Army militia run by cleric Muqtada al Sadr. U.S. defence secretary Robert Gates...
December 11th - - Asia Times - Iran prepares to further its US 'interests' Even in the absence of such a brave initiative on Europe's part, Iran's European policy has now been much strengthened as a result of the NIE report. This has been seized on by the government to put...
December 11th - - Alsumaria - Iraq considers regional security pact National Security Advisor Mouaffak Al Rubaie stressed the necessity of reaching regional reconciliation rather than sectarian confrontation in the region. In a dialogue session during Gulf Security...
December 11th - - Turkish Daily News - Ahmadinejad seeks to improve Iran image with Ankara visit A NATO member and a candidate for accession to the European Union, Turkey must take care to adopt its policies toward Iran accordingly, Celalifer said. Despite the NIE's observations, European...
December 11th - Washington Times - Fantasies and realities At a global security conference in Bahrain, Defense Secretary Robert Gates appealed to Persian Gulf nations to demand that Iran "openly affirm that it does not intend to develop nuclear weapons...
December 11th - New York Times - Who Wears a Winter Coat in Djibouti?, and Other Tales From a Trip The big question ahead of this past weekend’s Persian Gulf regional security conference in Bahrain — the one behind all the speculation, the whispering, the laying even of odds —...
December 11th - New York Times - Israelis Brief Top U.S. Official on Iran Admiral Mullen, who has been chairman of the Joint Chiefs for only a few months, was making a 24-hour visit to Israel, rare despite close defense ties between the United States and Israel. He...
December 11th - - Washington Post - The Gulf in the Gulf Just listen to what Defense Secretary Robert Gates said to the government delegations assembled for a regional security conference in Bahrain this past weekend: "Everywhere you turn, it is the...
December 11th - - Jerusalem Post - Missing urgency Speaking on Saturday in Manama, Bahrain, Gates pointed out that the same NIE that Iran has joyfully embraced also described Iran's "continued research and development of medium-range ballistic...
December 11th - - Associated Press - Iraq's VP urges Iraqis to return home, citing improved security "Considering the improved security situation, we're doing our utmost to encourage Iraqis to return home," al-Hashemi told reporters following closed-door talks with Jordanian Prime Minister...
December 11th - - Arab News - Iran Is No Threat and That’s Official It looks as though the GCC countries have had enough of Washington crying wolf. During a regional security summit, held last weekend in Bahrain, they signaled their opposition to military strikes...
December 11th - - Fars News Agency - US Efforts to Sow Discord between Iran, Regional States Futile The General's comments followed earlier remarks by US Defense Secretary Robert Gates at a regional security meeting in Manama, where the Washington official alleged that Iran was seeking to cause...
December 11th - - Times of India - China buys oil field in Iran The timing of the oil deal is significant. It comes immediately before China-US Strategic Economic Dialogue is due to begin in Hebai province on Wednesday, The dialogue will see a tug-of-war with US...
December 11th - - Islamic Republic News Agency- President says NIE report contains baseless points about past Al-Jazeera report asked about US Defense Secretary Robert Gates lobbying with the Arab states of the Persian Gulf to establish a missile defense shield, and his attempts to disrupt Iranian ties with...
December 11th - - Hindustan Times - Trial and terror India's stark warning to Western and Gulf Arab countries to brace for a new wave of terrorist attacks on economic targets is not surprising. National Security Advisor (NSA) M.K. Narayanan...
December 11th - - Washington Post - New U.N. Iran Resolution Considered Although European officials and Middle East experts agree that the new NIE effectively takes military options off the table, tensions remain high between Washington and Tehran. Iran lashed out at the...
December 10th - - United Press International - Iran, Syria tighten borders "There is no doubt that Iraq needs a strong and honest partner today that has the ability and is ready to help Iraq," Vice President Tariq al-Hashemi said during an address at a regional...
December 10th - - United Press International - Analysis: Iran is still a threat for U.S. The Iranian government's rejoicing over the recent report by U.S. intelligence services that the Islamic republic had ceased being a nuclear threat was short-lived. Addressing a conference on Gulf...
December 10th - - Council on Foreign Relations - Alarm Subsiding in Israel on Intelligence Estimate on Iran Since the report came out, I think there has been re-thinking, with a number of people, including Defense Secretary Robert Gates, saying Iran was still a nuclear threat. Has this eased concerns in...
December 10th - - Kuwait Times - Manama Dialogue an Ideal platform: Kuwaiti envoy The Manama Dialogue forum offers an opportunity to exchange views on vital security issues, Kuwait's Ambassador to Bahrain Sheikh Azzam Mubarak Al-Sabah said yesterday. The ambassador said the forum...
December 10th - - Guardian - Iran remains potential threat, Gates warns Claiming Iran may secretly have resumed efforts to build a nuclear weapon, the US defence secretary, Robert Gates, called for intensified international pressure on Tehran and urged Saudi Arabia and...
December 10th - - Gulf Daily News - Bahrain 'is in the firing line' Around 30 people attended the My Right to Security event, at the Ritz-Carlton Bahrain Hotel and Spa yesterday, which was part of the forum. Dr Al Alawi, former US defence secretary William...
December 10th - - Gulf Daily News - Hague pledges to bolster ties Former Conservative Party leader and current UK Shadow Foreign Secretary William Hague said his party would do more to build ties with the Middle East if it wins the next British general...
December 10th - - Gulf Daily News - Stop proxy war urges Iraq IRAQ's national security adviser yesterday accused some neighbours of conducting a proxy war inside Iraq to serve their own interests. In a strongly worded address on the closing day of a major...
December 10th - - Gulf Daily News - Saudi's size 'hampering terror clamp' Deputy Chief of General Intelligence Prince Faisal bin Abdullah al Saud said tough measures were in place to control the movement of people at its boundaries, but said their sheer size meant it was...
December 10th - - Gulf Daily News - Look inward US official tells Tehran IRAN should spend more time improving the lives of its citizens than worrying about asserting its authority in the Gulf, according to a senior US Navy official. Commander of US Naval Forces...
December 10th - - Gulf Daily News - Gulf 'safe from sectarian violence' "There is a significant decline in sectarian violence inside the Iraqi border, I am happy to report," Mr Al Hashimi told a Press conference on the sidelines of the final day of the Manama...
December 10th - - Middle East Times - Go West, young (Iraqi) man "There is a conflict between Saudi Arabia and Iran being fought on the soil of Iraq," said Rubaaie; a conflict between Sunnis and Shiites. He made that comment at a symposium on security in...
December 10th - - Middle East Times - U.S. still views Iran as nuclear threat Despite last week's National Intelligence Estimate absolving Iran of its nuclear transgressions, U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates warned the Islamic republic that it is not yet off the hook....
December 10th - - Press TV (Iran) - PG officials: Israel threatens ME "Israel is a source of threats. Any country that can attack its neighbors is a source of threats. There has to be a feeling of security, and we do not use a language of confrontation and...
December 10th - - Bloomberg - China, Iran Sign $2 Billion Oil Production Agreemen Defense Secretary Robert Gates Dec. 8 called on U.S. allies to “intensify'' economic and diplomatic pressure on Iran to suspend non-nuclear weapons uranium enrichment and allow verification...
December 10th - - Press TV (Iran) - Iraq urges US to interact with Iran So long as the US refuses to seriously engage with Iran, the long-term security of the region will be in doubt. Iraq's National Security Advisor, Mowaffaq al-Rubaie, made the remark Sunday on the...
December 10th - - Tehran Times - Gates outburst triggered by Iran-PGCC convergence Gates argued forcefully at a Persian Gulf security conference Saturday that U.S. intelligence indicates Iran could restart its secret nuclear weapons program “at any time” and remains a...
December 10th - - Arab Times - Saudi, Iran settling scores in Iraq The Iraqi official said security in the region was “indivisable. You cannot stabilise Iraq and destablise Iran, for example.” Iraqi Vice-President Tariq al-Hashimi meanwhile agreed that...
December 10th - - Xinhua - Iran: US comments can not affect relations of Mideast countries Tehran says recent comments about Iran from Washington cannot affect relations between countries in the Mideast. Earlier, US Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Iran is seeking to cause chaos,...
December 10th - - Hindustan Times - Narayanan issues terror warning to West, Gulf states National Security Adviser MK Narayanan has asked Western and Gulf Arab states to prepare for a new wave of terrorist attacks on vulnerable economic targets and high-profile...
December 10th - - Press TV - India warns of wave of al-Qaeda attacks India's National Security Adviser M. K. Narayanan has warned Persian Gulf states to brace for a new wave of al-Qaeda terrorist attacks. Narayanan told a regional security conference in Bahrain on...
December 10th - - Arabian Business - Gulf warned of fresh terror threat India’s national security adviser has told Gulf Arab and Western states to prepare for a new wave of terrorist attacks on economic targets.Speaking from a security conference in Bahrain, MK...
December 10th - Associated Press - Mortars Hit Iraq Prison; 7 Inmates Dead On Sunday, Iraq's Sunni Arab vice president said he supported an agreement for a long-term U.S. presence, signaling a rift between the moderate mainstream of the once-dominant Sunni Arab community...
December 10th - Associated Press - Iraq says security hinges on U.S. relations with Iran Iraqi National Security Adviser Mouwaffak al-Rubaie warned Washington that a strategy of aligning its Sunni Gulf allies against Iran would further exacerbate regional tensions. "The United...
December 10th - - Agence France Presse - Climate change could lead to conflict, instability: UN report In September, Britain's International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) predicted fears about stability are bound to rise to the top of the agenda. "The security dimension will come...
December 10th - - Bahrain News Agency - Iraqi Vice President Talks about Security in Iraq before Manama Dialogue Forum He added in a statement at a session of Manama Dialogue Forum that the sharp disagreements on a number of files such as natural resources and the attempts of division might prolong the instability...
December 10th - - Gulf News - NATO-Model Security Alliance Sought For Gulf Region "According to intelligence reports, new schools that specialise in the training of an international brigade of terrorists have been established on the Pakistan-Afghanistan border. Recruits from...
December 10th - - Gulf News - Caution against economic targets at security summit The two-day security conference, 'Manama Dialogue', concluded here on Sunday with calls to collectively solve the problems that are threatening the peace and stability of the region and to form...
December 10th - - Les Echos - Washington : le danger iranien est toujours d'actualité « Ce rapport intervient à un mauvais moment, il a ennuyé un certain nombre de nos amis et embrouillé nombre de gens », a indiqué le responsable américain lors...
December 10th - - The Straits Times - Eng Hen ends Bahrain visit MINISTER for Manpower Ng Eng Hen concluded his visit to Bahrain where he attended the Manama Dialogue. This is a key security forum for the Gulf region and it brings together national security...
December 10th - - Christian Science Monitor - In Iran, Ahmadinejad's bold gambits boost presidential power Last week at a Gulf Arab summit - where leaders are wary of Iran's nuclear plans - Ahmadinejad won plaudits by offering a security pact and a 12-point cooperation plan. US Defense Secretary Robert...
December 10th - - Morning Star - World - Gulf States rap US line on Iran Gulf Arab states challenged US Defence Secretary Robert Gates on US policies towards Iran and Israel at the weekend, after he urged them to force Tehran to stop enriching uranium. Several...
December 10th - - Die Presse - Teheran klagt über US-Spionage Unterdessen erklärte US-Verteidigungsminister Robert Gates bei einer Sicherheitskonferenz in Bahrain, der jüngste US-Geheimdienstreport bedeute nicht, dass der Iran aufgehört habe,...
December 10th - - Turkish Daily News - Tehran answers Gates Iran's Foreign Ministry yesterday condemned remarks made by U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates, who over the weekend lashed out at Iran for seeking to cause chaos and demanded its neighbors push...
December 10th - - Gulf Daily News - Iran condemns Gates' demand "Basically, this expression is an intervention in the domestic affairs of the regional countries," a ministry spokesman said. But he said Gates' comments and other "activities by...
December 10th - - Financial Times - Iraqi security adviser tells US to engage with Iran and Syria Mowaffak al-Rubbaie, Iraq's national security adviser, also called on Washington to engage with both Damascus and Tehran, warning that security in the Gulf was interlinked and "you cannot...
December 10th - - Associated Press - Iraq plans crackdown in province northeast of Baghdad "There is no doubt that Iraq needs a strong and honest partner today that has the ability and is ready to help Iraq," Vice President Tariq al-Hashemi said during an address at a regional...
December 9th - - Jerusalem Post - Analysis: Israel faces hard sell in convincing US on Iran Either way, his visit as well as President George Bush's planned trip to Jerusalem next month, are clear attempts by the US to show Israel that it is not alone in the face of what Prime Minister Ehud...
December 9th - - Chicago Tribune - Gates: Gulf nations must help on Iran In a broad call to diplomatic arms, Gates exhorted leaders from the gulf to band together to force Iran to stop its uranium enrichment program and to help the fragile Iraqi government.
December 9th - - Le Matin - Les USA agitent la menace iranienne Le secrétaire américain à la Défense, Robert Gates, a agité hier avec force la menace iranienne pour convaincre les pays du Golfe de mettre la pression sur Téhéran...
December 9th - - Sunday Mail (Australia) - US urges air shield over Gulf Mr Gates, who is in Bahrain, off the Saudi Arabian coast, for a regional security conference, said the US enjoyed strong military relations with most Gulf states. He said they should...
December 9th - - Bahrain News Agency - Iraq-dialogue: Pending issues with Iran must be solved - Iraq Deputy PM At a press conference at the Manama Dialogue Security Conference today he said that solving the pending issues with Iran would make the country a source of stability in the region. He said despite an...
December 9th - - United Press International - India warns of new terror attacks Speaking at a security meeting in Bahrain, M.K. Narayanan warned of recruits from 14 countries training at new al-Qaida camps along the Afghan-Pakistan border, the BBC reported Sunday.The recruits...
December 9th - - New York Times - Bomber Kills 11 at Police Station in Northern Iraq Political in-fighting was renewed when Tariq al-Hashemi, a Sunni Arab who is vice president, said the country was led by a “weak government.” “We have to revise the political...
December 9th - - Qatar News Agency - Premier holds talks in Bahrain Bahraini Crown Prince and Commander in Chief of the Bahraini Defence Force Sheikh Salman bin Hamad al-Khalifah received Premier and Foreign Minister HE Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim bin Jabor al-Thani at...
December 9th - - Channel News Asia - Dr Ng Eng Hen attends key regional security forum in Bahrain Manpower Minister and Second Minister for Defence, Dr Ng Eng Hen, has attended a key regional security forum in the Gulf. The Manama Dialogue, which is held in Bahrain from 7 to 9 December, brings...
December 9th - - Associated Press - Iraq's Sunni vice president gives the nod to Iraqi-US cooperation deal "There is no doubt that Iraq needs a strong and honest partner today that has the ability and is ready to help Iraq," al-Hashemi said during an address at a regional security conference in...
December 9th - - Associated Press - Iraqis say US must engage with Iran for Mideast security Al-Rubaie said the U.S. needed to take bolder steps to elicit Iranian support over both its nuclear activities and role in Iraq. "The United States, until they seriously engage with Iran...
December 9th - - Washington Post - Iran aims to 'forment instability', Gates says Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates argued forcefully at a Persian Gulf security conference Saturday that U.S. intelligence indicates Iran could restart its secret nuclear weapons program "at any...
December 9th - - Dar Al Hayat - "Reassurance" in the Gulf following the US Report The US Minister of Defense Robert Gates tried to reassure his colleagues among the Ministers of Defense and security officials of the Gulf region during the convention organized by the "the...
December 9th - - China Daily - UN nuclear agency team arrives in Tehran Iran's Foreign Ministry criticised comments by US Defense Secretary Robert Gates, who said in Bahrain on Saturday that Iran posed a threat to the United States and the region despite the US...
December 9th - - VOA News - UN Nuclear Experts to Examine New Area of Iranian Activities In another development, Iran's Foreign Ministry is dismissing allegations by U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates that the Tehran government is trying to create chaos in the Middle East. Gates...
December 9th - - Associated Press - Iran condemns Gates' demand to push Tehran to stop nuclear program Iran's Foreign Ministry on Sunday condemned remarks made by U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates, who over the weekend lashed out at Iran for seeking to cause chaos and demanded its neighbors push...
December 9th - - The Peninsula - Gulf needs strong Iraq: PM Qatar’s Prime Minister and Foreign Minister H E Sheikh Hamad bin Jassem bin Jabor Al Thani yesterday said Iraq was not invited to the Gulf Cooperation Council summit because of the sectarian...
December 9th - - The Peninsula - Gulf single currency unlikely by ’10: PM Gulf states are unlikely to meet a 2010 deadline for monetary union, Qatar’s Prime Minister and Foreign Minister H E Sheikh Hamad bin Jassem bin Jabor Al Thani said here yesterday
December 9th - - Press TV (Iran) - Hosseini: US interferes in region Iran has said that Saturday's remarks by US Defense Secretary Robert Gates was interference in internal affairs of regional countries. "Such remarks, made by Gates at a global security...
December 9th - - Press TV (Iran) - US advised against seeking sanctions Regarding recent comments made by the US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates in a conference on the Middle East in Bahrain, Larijani said that Gates' remarks are apparently aime