| Anniversary of Iran Vote Passes Quietly There were reports of sporadic clashes between the police and protesters around Tehran, with reports of arrests varying from a handful to 200. feeds.nytimes.com |
World Briefing | MIDEAST: Lebanon: Hezbollah Chief Expects Indictments in Ex-premier’s Death Hassan Nasrallah, the leader of the Lebanese Shiite movement Hezbollah, said Thursday that he had been told that members of the group would be indicted by a United Nations tribunal investigating the 2005 killing of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri of Lebanon. feeds.nytimes.com |
Blair’s Book Reveal ‘Tears’ but No Regrets on Iraq The former British prime minister Tony Blair said that despite the loss of life, he couldn’t see the war as a mistake. nytimes.com |
US, European Envoys Pressing to Save Mideast Talks U.S. and European peace envoys pleaded with Israel on Friday to extend its moratorium on West Bank settlement construction, as the Palestinians stuck to their insistence that all building must stop for fledgling peace talks to continue. feeds.nytimes.com |
World Briefing | Middle East: Egypt: Election Monitors Rebuffed The government is withholding permits from two coalitions of Egyptian organizations wanting to monitor parliamentary elections, rights groups said. feeds.nytimes.com |