Israeli President Shimon
Israeli President Shimon
Peres on Monday headed on a tour of Brazil and
Argentina to counter archfoe Iran’s influence in
Latin America, the second such trip in months by a
senior cultured
pearl jewelry Israeli official. The elder
statesman was to arrive in Brasilia early on
Tuesday for the first visit to Brazil by an Israeli
president since 1966. On Sunday, he will continue
to Argentina in the first such visit in 20 years.
The trip comes just two weeks before Mahmoud
Ahmadinejad, president of Israel’s archfoe Iran,
goes to Brazil. Peres’ visit aims to reinforce
“strategic cooperation” between Israel and Brazil,
as well as with Argentina, his spokesperson Ayelet
Frish told AFP. "The president will discuss Iranian
infiltration in South America and explain to his
hosts that Israel has nothing against the Iranian
people, but against Ahmadinejad, a fanatical leader
who is more interested in enriching uranium than in
the well-being of his people," the game machines
spokesperson said.
Iraq to resume Baghdad-Paris flights
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq’s national airline plans
to resume direct flights between Baghdad and Paris
after 20 years, the government said on Monday,
prompted by demand following a drop in violence
levels and a rise in investor interest. State-owned
Iraqi Airways will sign an agreement with French
authorities in mid-November to resume weekly
flights between Baghdad and Paris, Iraq’s Cabinet
said in a statement. More airlines are opening
routes wheat
pearl into Iraq after a fall in violence over
the past 18 months, despite the hazards of air
travel into a country where bombings and attacks
remain common. Flights from Baghdad to other Middle
Eastern destinations have jumped in recent years,
and airlines have slowly begun opening up direct
routes to European destinations.
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