Situation Reports

Iran: Ayatollah Criticizes Saudi Arabia
November 17, 2009 1932 GMT
Grand Ayatollah Naser Makarem Shirazi criticized Saudi Arabia Nov. 17, calling it an accomplice... [more]
Honduras: Micheletti To Resign Nov. 20 - Zelaya
November 17, 2009 1835 GMT
Ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya said Nov. 17 that interim leader Roberto Micheletti would... [more]
Pakistan: Militant Leader Flees To Afghanistan
November 17, 2009 1827 GMT
Maulana Fazlullah, a militant leader linked to the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), fled to... [more]
Lebanon: UAE To Provide Helicopters To Beirut
November 17, 2009 1803 GMT
The United Arab Emirates' air force will provide Lebanon with 10 Puma helicopters, The Jerusalem... [more]
Russia: Sukhoi To Supply Su-35S To Russian Defense Ministry
November 17, 2009 1757 GMT
Russian aircraft manufacturer Sukhoi said Nov. 17 that it would supply the Su-35S fighter to the... [more]
Iran: Daily Gasoline Production Capacity To Increase
November 17, 2009 1747 GMT
Iran's daily gasoline production capacity will rise to 19.5 million gallons by 2014, IRNA... [more]
North Korea: Government Reiterates Commitment To Improved Ties With South Korea
November 17, 2009 1738 GMT
The North Korean government said that it will continue to make improvements in relations with... [more]
Philippines: Iranian, Singaporean FMs To Visit
November 17, 2009 1731 GMT
Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki will visit Manila from Nov. 18-20, and Singaporean... [more]
Somali, Spain: Pirates Release Fishing Vessel
November 17, 2009 1721 GMT
Somali pirates released the Spanish fishing vessel Alakrana and its 36 crewmembers, Globovision... [more]
U.S., Japan: Officials Meet on Okinawa Airfield
November 17, 2009 1716 GMT
The United States on Nov. 17 repeated its demand in a working group meeting that Japan implement... [more]
Yemen: Japanese Engineer Freed
November 17, 2009 1716 GMT
A Japanese engineer kidnapped by an armed group in Yemen was freed Nov. 17, DPA reported, citing... [more]
Iran: IAEA Report Proves Cooperation
November 17, 2009 1708 GMT
Iran's envoy to the P-5+1 nuclear talks, Ali Asghar Soltanieh, said Nov. 17 that the recent... [more]
Russia: Iranian Nuclear Power Plant On Track - FM Spokesman
November 17, 2009 1637 GMT
Final adjustments on Iran's first nuclear power plant are being made and it will be launched on... [more]
Mexico: 2010 Budget Bill Passes
November 17, 2009 1619 GMT
Mexico's lower house of Congress voted in favor of the 2010 budget Nov. 17, resulting in a 0.75... [more]
Iran: Russian Energy Minister Traveling To Tehran
November 17, 2009 1558 GMT
Russian Energy Minister Sergei Ivanovich Shmatko will travel to Iran on Nov. 30 for the... [more]
Cyprus: U.S. Embassy Warns Of Demonstration
November 17, 2009 1545 GMT
The Pan Cyprian Federation of Student Unions was to demonstrate Nov. 17 within a block of the... [more]
Iran: Saudi Attacks In Yemen Threat To Islam - Chief Of Staff
November 17, 2009 1533 GMT
Iranian armed forces Chief of Staff Maj. Gen. Hassan Firouzabadi said the killing of Yemeni... [more]
EU: Eurozone Trade Balance Shows Surplus
November 17, 2009 1516 GMT
The eurozone's first estimate for its trade balance in September showed a 3.7 billion euro ($5.5... [more]
Iran: Too Early To Say Talks Have Failed - Russian FM
November 17, 2009 1436 GMT
It is too early to say that talks about the Iranian nuclear program have failed, Russian Foreign... [more]
EU, Belarus: Brussels Extends Visa Bans
November 17, 2009 1337 GMT
The European Union extended Nov. 17 a freeze on visa restrictions for senior Belarusian officials... [more]
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