TOP 100 ARABIAN SITES
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| Books of The Times: Into the Eye of a Storm Ray Takeyh, an Iranian-American State Department adviser, has written a riveting and consistently insightful study of revolutionary Iran and its still troubled place in the world. feeds.nytimes.com |
No Deal, but Middle East Envoy Sets Further Talks The White House’s Middle East envoy, George J. Mitchell, was set to leave Israel on Wednesday without agreement on a settlement freeze. feeds.nytimes.com |
Iran Sentences Employee of British Embassy Hossein Rassam, a political analyst at the embassy in Tehran, was sentenced to four years in prison on charges of fomenting violence during unrest that broke out over the country’s disputed elections in June. nytimes.com |
U.S. Attorney General Goes to N.Y. for Meetings on 9/11 Trials Eric H. Holder Jr. met with officials and toured several sites to be used in the prosecution of Khalid Shaikh Mohammed and four others. feeds.nytimes.com |
Diplomatic Hand Extended: Furor May Erupt if Shaken Iran angrily denied reports that its tourism minister shook hands with his Israeli counterpart, which would have violated Iran’s strict anti-Israeli policies. feeds.nytimes.com |