Man Sentenced for Selling Phony Goods to Military
Ehab Ashoor of Sugar Land, Tex., also faces deportation after selling counterfeit computer parts for military use in Iraq and Afghanistan. nytimes.com |
Iran Security Officials Call West’s New Sanctions Illegal
Iran condemned as “illegal” sanctions imposed on it by the United Nations, saying the resolution proved that the body cannot be an appropriate source to protect people’s rights and security. feeds.nytimes.com |
Many Questions About Damaged Japanese Tanker
Officials said that they were examining the hull of an oil tanker that was damaged as it traversed a waterway between Iran and the Arabian Peninsula. feeds.nytimes.com |
Thinking Outside the Two-State Box
Could Arabs and Jews just live together in one expanded state of Israel -- including the West Bank and all of Jerusalem but excluding Gaza? feeds.nytimes.com |
Galbraith, Envoy Who Advised Kurds, Gets Millions in Oil Deal
A British court has awarded between $55 million and $75 million to Peter W. Galbraith, the former United States diplomat who advised the Kurds during the negotiations on Iraq’s Constitution, and a Yemeni investor for their stake in a widely criticized oil deal involving Iraq’s rich northern fields. nytimes.com |