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Liberal spaces within Europe have brought many more Muslim women out of their old confinements Europe is at risk of being ‘colonised’ by its Muslim populations, argue a number of bestselling new books, acclaimed across the political spectrum. How has such hysteria gone unchallenged? Pankaj Mishra on the ‘Eurabia-mongers’ A number of new books are promoting the idea that Europe …

TEHRAN (Dispatches) — UN atomic agency head Mohamed ElBaradei said here on Sunday that remaining differences between Iran and the world powers could be resolved through diplomacy after the two sides held talks in Geneva last week as he announced that UN experts will inspect Iran’s newly disclosed uranium enrichment plant on Oct. 25. “The relation between Iran and the …

TEHRAN (Press TV) — The UN nuclear agency chief Mohamed ElBaradei said here Sunday that regional and global stability can only be achieved through total nuclear disarmament. “I have always taken the view that the world would only be safe when we have a world free from nuclear weapons,” ElBaradei said in a joint press conference with the head of …

President Obama has reaffirmed a 4-decade-old secret understanding that has allowed Israel to keep a nuclear arsenal without opening it to international inspections, three officials familiar with the understanding said. The officials, who spoke on the condition that they not be named because they were discussing private conversations, said Mr. Obama pledged to maintain the agreement when he first hosted …

JERUSALEM — Stung by a damning U.N. report alleging war crimes in Gaza, Israel is taking extraordinary steps to fend off potential international prosecution of its political and military leaders, hiring high-powered attorneys, lobbying Western governments and launching a public relations blitz.Israel has dismissed the U.N. investigation into its winter offensive in the Gaza strip as biased, but its latest …

As diplomats from the so-called P5+1 countries — The United States, Russia, Britain, France, China, and Germany — met yesterday in Switzerland for talks with Iran’s chief nuclear negotiator, the guessing game continues. The guess is not only about whether Iran is making a nuclear bomb, but also about whether an attack on Iran will take place. Both are possibilities. …