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EU team on surprise Iraq visit
Publish Date : 6/10/2005 8:08:00 AM Source : Middle East News ExpressNewsline.com
A European Union (EU) delegation arrived here Thursday on a surprise visit for discussions on a forthcoming conference on the reconstruction effort in post-war Iraq, reports Xinhua.
The delegation headed by EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana also included British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw, EU External Relations Commissioner Benita Ferrero-Waldner and Luxembourg Foreign Minister Jean Asselborn.
The delegation held talks with Iraqi President Jalal al-Talabani over the arrangements for the forthcoming US-backed conference to be held in Brussels June 22-23.
"President Talabani confirmed that Iraq would send a 40-member delegation to the conference including senior government ministers," a spokeswoman in the president's office said.
The meet will bring together representatives from Iraq, the US, Russia, the EU and Japan to discuss reconstruction and developments in post-war Iraq.
Israel denies unilateral move to attack Iran
Publish Date : 2/26/2007 9:01:00 AM
Israel has denied that it is negotiating with the US over a unilateral strike on Iran's nuclear facilities.
79 killed, 190 wounded in Baghdad blasts
Publish Date : 1/17/2007 9:03:00 AM
At least 79 Iraqis were killed and 190 wounded in four separate blasts in Baghdad Tuesday, Iraqi police said.
North Iraq suicide attack kills 18`
Publish Date : 6/15/2005 6:39:00 AM
A suicide bomber blew himself up outside a bank in the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk Tuesday, killing 18 people and wounding 53, reports Xinhua.
India, Iran sign heads of agreement on gas pipeline
Publish Date : 6/15/2005 5:29:00 AM
Iran and India have signed a "heads of agreement" for their ambitious pipeline project designed to transport...
After Everest, Iranian heroine eyes poles
Publish Date : 6/15/2005 4:38:00 AM
On May 30, Iranian Farkhondeh Sadegh along with compatriot Laleh Keshavarz added a new chapter to the history of mountaineering and of Islamic culture ....
Eight killed in Iranian blasts
Publish Date : 6/13/2005 7:09:00 AM
At least eight people were killed and dozens of others injured in four bomb blasts in Iran Sunday, days ahead of the country's presidential elections,...
Iraqi Kurds elect first regional president
Publish Date : 6/13/2005 6:58:00 AM
Massoud Barzani, Kurdish Democratic Party (KDP) chief, was Sunday elected the first president of northern Iraq's Kurdistan region, reports Xinhua.
Condoleezza Rice to visit Middle East June 18
Publish Date : 6/13/2005 6:48:00 AM
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice begins a visit to Palestine and Israel June 18 to give a push to the Middle East peace process, reports Xinhua.
Tata Steel ventures into Iran
Publish Date : 6/13/2005 6:27:00 AM
Tata Steel will help Iran establish a 1.5 mtpa (million tonnes per annum) steel slab making facility, a 1.5 mtpa steel billet making capacity...
Agencies for Gulf jobs to be reined in: Chandy
Publish Date : 6/12/2005 6:55:00 AM
Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy Saturday vowed stern action against employment agencies that cheat job seekers to the Gulf.
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