US Defense Secretary Robert Gates (pictured left) stopped off at Shannon Airport yesterday en route to the Mideast.
Gates was flying to Egypt, the first stop on a Mideast tour that will include Saudi Arabia.
He said part of his mission this week will be to assure the Saudis, particularly, that any U.S. gesture toward Tehran will be for the purpose of improving security throughout the region.
US Defense Secretary Robert Gates (pictured left) stopped off at Shannon Airport yesterday en route to the Mideast.
Gates was flying to Egypt, the first stop on a Mideast tour that will include Saudi Arabia.
He said part of his mission this week will be to assure the Saudis, particularly, that any U.S. gesture toward Tehran will be for the purpose of improving security throughout the region.
The Clare Champion newspaper has announced that it will be relaunching its website on May 28th.
The website, www.clarechampion.ie, was last updated in 2005. The news is likely to be welcomed by Clare people around the world eager to keep in touch with County Clare's oldest weekly newspaper. The broadsheet already has a significant subscription base oustide the country.
The Clare Courier and Clare People newspapers already have a strong online presence.
US Defense Secretary Robert Gates (pictured left) stopped off at Shannon Airport yesterday en route to the Mideast.
