Palestinian Authority Foreign Minister Riad al Malki said Thursday that he would soon visit Bosnia, while PA President Mahmoud Abbas would visit Colombia and Portugal in October, as part of efforts to secure the necessary nine votes in the UN Security Council to pass a resolution recognizing a Palestinian state as a full member in the world body, The Telegraph reported. Bosnia, Colombia and Portugal are three of the 15 nations currently sitting on the UN Security Council that must make a...

Iranian President Mahmud Ahmadinejad plans to visit Venezuela after attending a meeting at the United Nations General Assembly in order to "strive to reform world management." Before leaving, the Head of State told reporters that his agenda includes "bilateral meetings with the Heads of different States, exchange of ideas and dialogue with several US groups," Efe quoted. "Our principal goal is being present at the General Assembly and make every endeavor to...

Russia appears ready to sell Venezuela the same five advanced S-300PMU-1 air defense missile battalions it withheld from Iran because of international sanctions. Debkafile’s military sources report Venezuela’s ruler Hugo Chavez, offered to buy them when he met Russian President Dmitry Medvedev in Moscow Thursday, Oct. 14. Israel immediately turned to Washington to try and block the transaction. Clearly, the highly-sophisticated interceptors are bound for their original client,...

Venezuela's President Hugo Chávez on Tuesday said his country recognized in Libya "only one government, the one headed by Muammar Gaddafi," and reiterated his criticism of NATO air strikes on Tripoli. "We recognize only one government, the one headed by Muammar Gaddafi. We reaffirm our solidarity with the Libyan people, our brothers who are attacked and bombed," Chávez said during a cabinet meeting broadcast by all Venezuelan radio and television stations,...

Proposiciones de Ciudadanos Legisladores Del Grupo Parlamentario del Partido de la Revolución Democrática, la que contiene punto de acuerdo relativo a la posición de México en torno a la creación del Estado Palestino. PROPOSICIÓN CON PUNTO DE ACUERDO RELATIVO A LA POSICIÓN DE MÉXICO EN TORNO A LA CREACIÓN DEL ESTADO PALESTINO. C. PRESIDENTE DE LA MESA DIRECTIVA H. COMISIÓN PERMANENTE PRESENTE Los suscritos, integrantes...

Venezuela's President Hugo Chávez voiced on Monday once again his support to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi and rebutted the possibility of underwriting a National Transitional Council in Libya. In a cabinet meeting aired during an obligatory simultaneous broadcast, the Venezuelan Head of State referred himself to a letter forwarded by Gaddafi through the secretary of the People's Committee for Finance and Planning Abdul Hafid Al Zleitni. The envoy met on Monday with Venezuelan...

WASHINGTON -­ America's top soldier warned Monday about the growing ties between Iran and Venezuela and said the U.S. is monitoring the burgeoning relationship. Referring to criticism in Congress leveled at Venezuela recently because of its relationship with Iran, Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, said, "I certainly share their concern in terms of Venezuela's links to Iran, which have been there for a significant amount of time and are growing." ...

“It appears that Iranian organizations provide support to other terrorist organizations" in South America, Peruvian ex-chief of staff says. The world needs to act to counter the growing presence of Iranian-supported terrorist organizations throughout South America, former chief of staff of the Peruvian Armed Forces, Gen. Francisco Contreras, told The Jerusalem Post on Sunday. Contreras served as the head of the Peruvian Military until about half a year ago, when he retired...

José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero and Mahmoud Abbas reiterated Spain’s commitment to Palestine and support the efforts of the Palestinian Aurora (ANP) at the time of making progress in the peace process as well as institution building. Mahmoud Abbas briefed the Prime Minister of the options that arise in the face early in September the new session of the UN General Assembly. Rodriguez Zapatero has called for continuing efforts towards a consensual solution for recovering the...

Brazil will start manufacturing unmanned aircrafts with the help from Israel, thus allowing the South American country to control drug trafficking on its border areas. However, the Brazilian authorities may not sell them neither to Bolivia nor to Venezuela, as instructed by the Israeli government. Miki Bar, a representative of state-run company IAI, which manufactures the unmanned aerial vehicles Vants, said that Tel Aviv authorized the manufacturing and export of the aircrafts to Brazil,...