Khartoum says No foreign involvement in munitions factory, accuses Israel of bombing arms plant.

Netanyahu tells French magazine Israeli strike on Tehran could remove a potential threat and ease tensions in the Middle East.

Barak tells 'The Daily Telegraph' Tehran's decision to use uranium for civilian purposes postponed military nuclear program, predicts sanctions, diplomacy will fail, says Israel, US to make decision on attack ''next year.''

The planned controversial visit to Iran by a delegation of five members of the European Parliament was cancelled Saturday after Tehran refused to let them meet with two jailed Iran dissidents who were awarded on Friday a prestigious human rights prize by the EU institution.

Comment comes after 'Guardian' report claiming UK rebuffed US plans to use its bases to support the build-up of troops in Gulf.

A controversial trip to Iran by a European Parliament delegation will go on, a spokesperson for Tarja Cronberg, a Finnish Green MEP who will lead the delegation.

Western diplomats say Iran finished installing last 640 uranium centrifuges planned at Fordow underground plant, but has not started running them; Tehran rejects weapon allegations, says work is for fuel.

Al-Qaida-linked Karim el-Azizi, whose role in Benghazi attack remains unclear, killed during Egyptian security raid.

Khartoum claims Israeli warplanes attacked arms factory in country: ''Israel is a country of injustice that needs to be deterred.''

Belgian Liberal MEP Frederique Ries applauded the vote Tuesday night by the European Parliament in Strasbourg in favour of the EU-Israel ''ACAA'' agreement.Belgian Liberal MEP Frederique Ries applauded the vote Tuesday night by the European Parliament in Strasbourg in favour of the EU-Israel ''ACAA'' agreement.