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After Saddam, Iran stepped in to fill political vacuum; pro-Tehran candidates likely to dominate whatever government emerges after May 12 elections

Seventy years after the creation of Israel the usurpation of Palestinian land continues

The only explanation that one could derive from these persistent statements by the Israeli premier on a perceived nuclear threat from Tehran is that these are aimed at preparing the ground for an attack

Spread of terror in Europe is relatively limited in comparison to Mideast

Iran has clearly become a key partner of the US administration

Erdogan’s role in Turkey has largely been considered as precarious

The Vatican joins some 135 nations that have already recognised the state of Palestine. Obviously Israel and the US are not among them

Iraqi Kurds slated to hold a referendum on independence in a move that has been fiercely resisted by Iraq, Turkey and Iran