News Archive - 6 October 2013

>DUBAI Oct 6 (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu may have sought to win over Iranians in an interview with British Persian-language television, but a casual assertion that they were banned from wearing jeans won only gentle ridicule from some of his audience on Sunday. Netanyahu has watched with...

>The head of Iran's Atomic Energy Organisation, Ali Akbar Salehi, said officials had monitored and then arrested a "number of saboteurs" before they could carry out their plan."Four of these individuals were caught red-handed and their interrogations are ongoing," he said, according to the Mehr news agency on Sunday.

>BEIRUT (Reuters) - International experts began overseeing the destruction of Syria's chemical weapons arsenal on Sunday, said an official from the mission that has averted a U.S. strike but could rob President Bashar al-Assad of his most feared weapon. The process is being conducted amid a civil war in...

>Munich Oct 6 (Reuters) - A decade ago, waitresses at Oktoberfest were the only ones in dirndls, the Bavarian peasant-inspired, corseted dresses featuring white blouses and coloured aprons, and trendy Berliners wouldn't dream of dancing to oompah music in public. Now, Munich's annual beer festival is a sea of traditionally-clad...

Terelle Pryor threw for 141 yards and two touchdowns and the Oakland Raiders took a 17-0 lead over the San Diego Chargers into halftime Sunday night.

Markets rallied on Friday on hopes that Republicans and Democrats would come to an agreement over the US government shutdown and the looming debt ceiling issue..

BALI, Indonesia (AP) - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said the United States and Russia are "very pleased" with the progress made so far in destroying Syria's chemical weapons stocks. And, he offered some rare, if qualified, U.S. praise for Syrian President Bashar Assad.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Monday defended the capture of a terrorism suspect by American forces in Libya, saying complaints about the operation from Libya and others are unfounded.

The longtime secretary of imprisoned financier Bernard Madoff and four other back-office subordinates of the Ponzi king go to trial Tuesday as the government for the first time shows a jury what it has collected in its...

Iranians give Israel's Netanyahu dressing down: We are free to wear jeans        

Oil prices declined Monday as a partial U.S. government shutdown entered a second week and a possible default on government debt approached.

>NUSA DUA, Indonesia (Reuters) - The United States and Russia have agreed to press the United Nations to set a date for a Syria peace conference sometime in the second week of November, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Monday after talks with his Russian counterpart. "We...

>DUBAI Oct 7 (Reuters) - Here are some factors that may affect Middle East stock markets on Monday. Reuters has not verified the press reports and does not vouch for their accuracy.INTERNATIONAL/REGIONAL* GLOBAL MARKETS-Asian shares, dollar, oil dip as US shutdown drags on* Brent slips towards $109 as storm...

American media reports quote officials saying Libyan government was involved in the snatch operation of al-Qaeda operative

Pedro Alvarez and the Pirates kept that Jolly Roger flapping high above Pittsburgh.

A suspected Libyan al-Qaida figure nabbed by U.S. special forces in a dramatic operation in Tripoli was living freely in his homeland for the past two years, after a trajectory that took him to Sudan, Afghanistan and Iran, where he had been detained for years, his family said Sunday.

The man whisked off the streets of Tripoli, Libya, Saturday was among the top remaining leaders of al Qaeda, an elusive confidant of Osama bin Laden, as well as an alleged conspirator in the 1998 East Africa embassy bombings.

The government will decide on offering visa on arrival to 40 countries and extend the facility to foreign tourists above 60 years of age from nearly all countries on today.        

A suspected Libyan al-Qaida figure nabbed by U.S. special forces in a dramatic operation in Tripoli was living freely in his homeland for the past two years, after a trajectory that took him to Sudan, Afghanistan and Iran, where he had been detained for years, his family said Sunday.

Authorities Sunday were investigating what touched off a wild "running gun battle" inside and outside a Fresno motorcycle club's annual dance, leaving one man dead and at least a dozen other wounded.

On Sept. 27, President Obama called Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, ending 34 years of silence between the leaders of the U.S. and Iran. A phone call between the leaders was greeted with great hope and deep skepticism, born from decades of bad blood, mistakes and sometimes outright aggression.

Latest VideoOctober 6th, 2013     Who is the woman who sponsored 15 Billion Toman the national football team According to news agencies , during a ceremony held on Sunday 6 October in Tehran , Ms Javdani managing director of a car import company was introduced as sponsor of  national football...

Jerusalem's growl in response to the Iranian charm offensive is just the latest episode in classic Israeli PR boomerangs.

Former leaders of Venezuela, Libya and Iran added spice to normally dry speeches on peace and security. As Libya emerges from the shadows of dictatorship, it must decide whether to embrace retribution or reconciliation.

BAGHDAD: Production from Iraq's Majnoon oilfield, run by Royal Dutch Shell, has risen to 175,000 barrels per day (bpd), Deputy Prime Minister for Energy Affairs Hussein al-Shahristani said on Sunday.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday said sanctions on Iran are close to "achieving their goal" of dismantling Tehran's nuclear enrichment capability and should not be relaxed.        

Israel indicts a Belgian-Iranian man on charges of spying for Iran.

>* France says there is limited time to resolve disputeBy Yeganeh Torbati and Jon HemmingDUBAI, Oct 6 (Reuters) - World powers negotiating with Tehran over its disputed nuclear programme must come up with new proposals before talks in Geneva on Oct. 15-16, Iran's foreign minister said.The United States wants...

Latest VideoOctober 6th, 2013     Payment of subsidies will be limited due to 1000 billion Tomans shortage in related budget The minister of economy Ali Tayebnia said that payment of subsidies will be limited because of 1000 billion Toman shortage in related budget .