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UK ‘very concerned’ by Iran trial threat

Britain’s Foreign Office said it was ‘very concerned’ by reports from Iran that local embassy staff may face trial in connection with demonstrations against last month’s presidential election

Syria invites Obama for talks

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has issued an informal invitation to President Barack Obama to visit Damascus for talks, in a further that relations between the two countries may gradually be thawing

UN nuclear watchdog chooses new head

New holder of sensitive post must confront Iran’s expanding uranium enrichment programme, blocked investigations into alleged military nuclear activity in Iran and Syria, and North Korea’s atomic tests

Philip Stephens: Israel struggles to adapt to a changing picture of Iran

Iran is no longer the country the west had thought, or wanted to think, it was. The post-election scenes on the streets of Iranian cities surely strengthen those who argue that the way to encourage Tehran’s return to the international community is through engagement, writes Philip Stephens

Comoros crash prompts blacklist calls

France and Brussels want a UN standards body to draw up a global blacklist of aircraft deemed unsuitable to fly amid concerns over the lack of co-ordination between countries on safety alerts

Amnesty details violations in Gaza assault

The human rights group says Israeli forces had shot, at close range, civilians who were fleeing their homes in search of shelter and had fired tank shells into civilian homes

Saudis award 9,000km border security work

EADS will be building a fence along Saudi Arabia’s borders with Iraq and Yemen to ensure safety from all criminal activities and to stem the flow of illegal immigrants into the country

Arab dissent finds voice in cyberspace

Activists from Egypt to the UAE are using virtual means to organise real opposition

Rivals unite to reject Iran’s regime

Iran’s reformist opposition delivered a co-­ordinated message to Iranians, declaring the government of Mahmoud Ahmadi-Nejad illegitimate and encouraging supporters to challenge it

Hunt widens for looted treasure

An international effort is being stepped up to find the thousands of antiquities stolen in Iraq after the allied invasion and to halt the global trade in such artefacts

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