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Palestine Welcomes Spain s Peace Plan 
Zaman Online - Nov 18 2:16 PM
A Middle East peace plan presented by Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero on Thursday has been welcomed by Palestine but rejected by Israel.DNR Looks At Palestine Improvements The Times-Union - Nov 17 2:00 PM
BURKET Over the next year, Palestine Lake and the surrounding watershed will be studied. The diagnostic study results from a $37,800 grant this year from the Indiana Department of Natural Resources Division of Fish and Wildlife s Lake and River Enhancement Program.Palestine Council approves Christmas bonuses Forrest City Times-Herald - Nov 17 1:13 PM
Members of the Palestine City Council voted to give bonuses to themselves and city employees this week. Council member Misty Boileau presented the matter to the council, first asking for a 4 percent bonus to full-time employees.Fire Damages Barn near New Palestine WISH-TV Indianapolis - Nov 17 4:04 AM
Firefighters fought a barn near New Palestine Friday morning. The Sugar Creek Township Fire Department was called out to a barn at 500 West between 600 South and U.S. 52. It started after 5:30 a.m. 500Iran plays leading role in ME: Palestine FM Islamic Republic News Agency - Nov 17 3:37 AM
Iran - Palestine - FM Palestinian Foreign Minister Mahmoud al-Zahar said on Thursday that Iran plays a crucial role in the Middle East region.China feels deeply concerned about Israel-Palestine situation People's Daily - Nov 16 4:18 PM
China is deeply concerned about the tensions between Israel and Palestine, and is paying close attention to the deteriorated human rights situation and humanitarian crisis on the occupied Palestinian territory.Middle East imbroglio greatest threat to global security: Durrani Pakistani Newspaper - 2 hours, 10 minutes ago
JEDDAH, Nov 18 (APP): Terming Middle East crisis greatest threat to global peace, Minister for Information and Broadcasting Muhammad Ali Durrani Saturday said the OIC nations must display solidarity with Palestine and condemn the recent Israeli aggression.OIC promise financial assistance to Palestinian government Islamic Republic News Agency - Nov 18 10:26 AM
OIC - Palestine - Hamas Member states of Organization of the Islamic Conference on Saturday promised to extend financial assistance to the Palestinian democratically elected government.Posted: 18-11-2006 , 20:31 GMT Al Bawaba - Nov 18 12:27 PM
Iran's Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said on Saturday that resistance and unity are two important elements in dealing with Israel's expansionist policies in occupied Palestine.UN rebukes Israel, asks Palestine to stop rocket attacks New Kerala - Nov 18 8:02 AM
Dharam Shourie, United Nations, Nov 18: The UN General Assembly has overwhelmingly passed a resolution rebuking Israel for its military operations in Gaza Strip while asking Palestinian Authority to take steps to end rockets attacks against Tel Aviv.Palestine and Israel students protest against Wall NewsWales - Nov 16 4:23 AM
Students from the United World College of the Atlantic will hold a peaceful demonstratiin in Cardiff on Saturday against the Wall in Palestine/Israel.Mottaki: Resistance, unity two important factors in dealing with Zionist regime Islamic Republic News Agency - Nov 18 8:06 AM
Iran - OIC - Saudi Arabia Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said on Saturday that resistance and unity are two important factors in dealing with expansionist policies of the Zionist regime in occupied Palestine.Listening to a Peace Pro Middle East Online - Nov 18 6:13 AM
Rami Khouri discusses the ingredients for successful peace negotiations with former U.S. Senator George Mitchell. Mitchell was instrumental in bringing peace to Northern Ireland during the Clinton administration, and has done peace work for the Balkans and Palestine-Israel.Commentary: South Africa seen as model for Palestine Middle East Times - Nov 17 4:50 AM
-- As I watched the images last week of destruction from the Gaza Strip, where an Israeli shelling attack had killed an entire family, as a Palestinian I could understand the feelings of one survivor who said, "I cannot see a day when we will live in peace with them."Singapore-Palestine clash called off The Star Online - Nov 15 4:21 PM
SINGAPORE: Singapore s Asian Cup qualifier against Palestine was called off yesterday, hours before the teams had been due to play each other.Diboll ousted from playoffs The Lufkin Daily News - Nov 17 11:03 PM
After a number of successful come-from-behind efforts this season, the Diboll Lumberjacks found themselves in a hole too deep to escape from in Friday night's Class 3A bi-district football matchup as the Palestine Wildcats eliminated the Jacks from the playoffs 40-20 at SFA's Homer Bryce Stadium.Non-aligned countries in UN request meeting on Palestine Granma Internacional - Nov 17 4:08 PM
UNITED NATIONS, November 16 . The Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) is proposing to obtain a UN General Assembly condemnation of the recent massacre of Palestinian civilians carried out by Israeli troops, according to diplomats from that bloc.Ohio man seeks mom lost in German camps AP via Yahoo! News - Nov 18 3:48 PM
Sixty years after his mother disappeared from the refugee camps of postwar Germany, Sol Factor hopes a vast archive of Nazi documents provides clues that might lead to a reunion, or at least answers.A vital lesson from Israel-Palestine conflict Chicago Sun-Times - Nov 17 3:25 AM
The election results and the rethinking about Iraq now going on in Washington are coming together to focus on one of the great foreign policy myths: that the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is the source of our troubles in the Middle East.Analysis: Palestinian gov't to test U.S. AP via Yahoo! News - Nov 18 2:22 PM
An emerging new Palestinian government will pose a key test for a U.S. administration under growing pressure to overhaul its Mideast policies.Two killed in Gaza after UN urges end to violence AFP via Yahoo! News - Nov 18 12:06 PM
Two Palestinians were killed as Israel continued air and ground operations against militants in the Gaza Strip, a day after the UN General Assembly urged an end to the violence.OIC FMs to meet Saturday on Israeli massacre against Palestinians People's Daily - Nov 17 7:34 PM
Foreign Ministers from the Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC) countries will hold an emergency meeting on the Palestine issue in Saudi Arabia's Red Sea resort of Jeddah on Saturday.Diboll, Palestine clash in first-round matchup The Lufkin Daily News - Nov 16 9:03 PM
The last time the Diboll Lumberjacks were in the playoffs, they were on the wrong end of a 13-0 loss to the Gilbert Moye-led Jasper Bulldogs. Moye ran for 123 yards and scored both touchdowns for Jasper, which eventually went on to the state championship game.Waco Robinson 49, Hutto 27 Austin American-Statesman - Nov 17 10:19 PM
Robinson (9-2) controlled the clock and the momentum, sending the Rockets past Hutto (7-3) in a Class 3A game at Temple. Robinson meets the Palestine-Diboll winner next week.Football: Singapore-Palestine AFC Asian Cup Qualifier match cancelled Channel NewsAsia via Yahoo! Singapore News - Nov 15 4:17 AM
SINGAPORE: The Asian Cup Qualifier match between Singapore and Palestine at the Jalan Besar Stadium on Wednesday night has been cancelled.Zakaria: International Commerce Is the True Battleground Newsweek - 22 minutes ago
Markets are supposed to be smart. So what are they trying to tell us?Israeli soldiers kill 2 Palestinians in Gaza Reuters via Yahoo! News - Nov 18 4:51 AM
Israeli forces clashed with militants in the northern Gaza Strip on Saturday, killing two Palestinians, residents and hospital officials said.Palestine-Israel Peace Road Map Not Workable, Says Malaysia Bernama - Nov 15 1:44 AM
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 15 (Bernama) -- Malaysia said Wednesday that the road map for peace is no longer workable and as such, the international community should to come up with a new approach to solve the protracted Palestine-Israel conflict.Israeli soldiers kill Palestinian gunman in Gaza Reuters via Yahoo! News - Nov 18 3:08 AM
Israeli forces clashed with Palestinian militants in the northern Gaza Strip on Saturday killing one gunman and wounding at least two others, residents and hospital officials said.Is the PLO a tent with no pegs? Gulf News - Nov 17 12:27 PM
Some people remember that Fatah (represented by its three late leaders, Yasser Arafat, Khalil Al Wazeer and Salah Khalaf) on the eve and after the outbreak of the first Intifada exerted a great effort to convince Hamas to join the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO).Singapore-Palestine match will go on as scheduled Sports Illustrated - Nov 13 11:02 PM
Singapore's Asian Cup clash with Palestine on Wednesday will go ahead, the Asian Football Confederation has confirmed.Soccer-Singapore clash with Palestine called off Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News - Nov 14 6:20 PM
SINGAPORE, Nov 15 (Reuters) - Singapore's Asian Cup qualifier against Palestine was called off on Wednesday, hours before the teams had been due to play each other.The heart of the matter: Palestine in the world today Al-Ahram Weekly - Nov 16 11:47 AM
The first time I visited Warwick was in the summer of 1985. I visited the Castle and as I walked through the State Rooms and the Towers, I was touched by sadness that what had been a real life, with ambitions and sorrows and loves, with continuity, had become -- merely -- a spectacle for tourists.Israeli raids kill two in Gaza; UN urges end to violence The Peninsula - 12 minutes ago
gaza city Two Palestinians were killed yesterday as Israel continued air and ground operations against radicals in the Gaza Strip, a day after the UN General Assembly urged an end to the violence.Retired teacher seeks mother lost in postwar Germany Middletown Journal - 34 minutes ago
UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS, Ohio Sixty years after his mother disappeared from the refugee camps of postwar Germany, Sol Factor hopes a vast archive of Nazi documents provides clues that might lead to a reunion, or at least answers.Wes Tyrell: Tony of Blairabia, a Lap Dog No More? HuffingtonPost - Nov 16 3:00 PM
The famed Tony of Blairabia has thrown of his collar and leash and in a last ditch effort to secure his legacy, plunged into the role of middle east guru. Feeling that the core issue for peace in the region is the Israel/Palestine conflict, the Prime Minister looks poised for a statesmanlike leap into the quagmire. The lovable lug Commander-in-Chief knows better and demonstrates his Diplomats fear US wants to arm Fatah for 'war on Hamas' Times Online - Nov 18 4:23 PM
AMERICAN proposals to strengthen Mahmoud Abbas s Palestinian security forces with additional guns and fighters have alarmed other Western nations, who argue that it is tantamount to supporting one faction in a potential civil war.The truth is out there ... somewhere Guardian Unlimited - 2 hours, 31 minutes ago
Information is everywhere. A couple of clicks of your mouse and via Google or Wikipedia, you can check out anything pretty much instantaneously.Consulate of Israel attacks BC for slanted Palestine week The Jewish Advocate - Nov 16 7:07 AM
The Consulate General of Israel to New England is expressing concern over a series of one-sided, anti-Israel events at Boston College, according to the Consulate s Academic Affairs Officer Gerri R. Pozez.Festival will offer international treats Honolulu Advertiser - Nov 17 5:25 AM
The second annual Global Lens Film Festival, with features from China, Lebanon, Burkina Faso, South Africa, Brazil, Israel/Palestine, Venezuela and Argentina, begins Monday at the Doris Duke Theatre, Honolulu Academy of Arts. Tickets are $7 general, $5 museum members. 532-8768.UPI NewsTrack TopNews UPI - 2 hours, 14 minutes ago
JAKARTA, Nov. 18 (UPI) -- Indonesia's intelligence agency chief said Saturday U.S. President George Bush's visit could provoke terrorist attacks and put the agency on high alert.Bayan Muna, other 'terror' groups hold conference in Denmark ABS-CBNNEWS.com - Nov 18 4:44 PM
COPENHAGEN The leftist Bayan Muna and other groups, including some classified as terrorist organizations by the European Union, came together here on Saturday for a conference on anti-terror laws, organizers said.Mubarak, Prodi to meet to push forward Mideast peace: official People's Daily - Nov 18 5:50 PM
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak will hold talks with Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi here on Monday with a focus on pushing forward the deadlocked Mideast peace, an Italian envoy said on Saturday.Satirical Humor Aimed at the Vatican Strikes a Nerve New York Times - Nov 17 6:56 PM
Msgr. Georg Gänswein, Pope Benedict XVI?s secretary, has suddenly found himself the butt of jokes in the Italian news media.Indian PM invited to Iran IranMania.com - 50 minutes ago
LONDON, November 19 (IranMania) - Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki at the end of his official trip to India among reporters stated that the most important part of his trip was presenting President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's invitation letter to the prime minister of India Manmohan Singh, ISNA reported.Uganda: Hamas Should Recognise Israel AllAfrica.com - Nov 16 11:26 PM
The governing Palestinian Islamic militant group Hamas this week said a proposed unity government would not recognise Israel or accept a two-state solution to the Palestine-Israel conflict.Singapore-Palestine clash to go ahead The Star Online - Nov 14 3:53 PM
SINGAPORE: Singapore s Asian Cup clash with Palestine today will go ahead, the Asian Football Confederation have confirmed.OIC Blasts Beit Hanoun Massacre Arab News - Nov 18 4:21 PM
JEDDAH, 19 November 2006 The extraordinary expanded foreign ministers meeting yesterday of the executive committee of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) unanimously adopted a resolution condemning Israeli massacre at Beit Hanoun.Syria and Iran - Axis of Evil or Brokers of Peace? Independent - Nov 18 4:32 PM
It was probably a slip of the tongue. Downing Street insisted yesterday that Tony Blair never meant to agree with his interviewer, David Frost, that the invasion of Iraq had turned out to be "a disaster". But the contretemps was an apt finale to a bad week for the Prime Minister and his closest ally, George Bush.STEWART REGIONAL BLOOD CENTER NEEDS HOLIDAY SEASON DONATIONS Tyler Morning Telegraph - 1 hour, 52 minutes ago
Stewart Regional Blood Center is encouraging people to donate through the holidays. "Those of us who are healthy and can share the gift of life have so much to be thankful for," said Lorie Schenck, director of corporate communications at Stewart Regional Blood Center.Palestinian unity may be delayed AP via Yahoo! News - Nov 17 3:55 PM
Palestinian negotiators said Friday a hoped-for deal this week on a unity government could be delayed by difficulties in working out a parallel prisoner swap with Israel.ANDERSON COUNTY RECOUNT FRIDAY Tyler Morning Telegraph - Nov 17 12:53 AM
PALESTINE - A recount in the close Anderson County Precinct 2 commissioner race is set for 9 a.m. Friday. The Republican candidate for the seat, Larry Coker, submitted the paperwork and fee to officially request the recount Wednesday afternoon.The Foreign Office let our sister die Daily Mail - Nov 18 2:38 PM
Kidnapped in Baghdad, Margaret Hassan was brutally murdered after 20 days. Now, for the first time, her sisters tell the behind-the-scenes story - and claim Jack Straw's arrogance, Tony Blair's indifference and Foreign Office incompetence all contributed to her death £100m secret of woman they call 'Stalin's granny' Daily Mail - Nov 18 2:36 PM
The worlds of art and Hard Left politics were equally stunned when the Communist Party of Britain Chair Anita Halpin sold a painting looted by the Nazi for £20m. But even bigger surprises may be in store... International Solidarity Movement Update Scoop.co.nz - Nov 18 4:44 PM
1. Israeli settlers harrass olive-pickers in Hebron 2. Stef s Blog: settler road block temporarily becomes Israeli law 3. The only way to live fear and fury in Urif and Asira 4. Negotiating Daily Life: Land Access and Checkpoint Encounters 5. International actions against Gaza massacres and Apartheid Wall 6. Scottish olive volunteer to be deported 7. The truth is plain for anyone to see Abbas: Middle East peace begins with Palestine Reuters via Yahoo! News - Nov 15 12:38 PM
The creation of a Palestinian state through negotiations with Israel is the key to achieving a wider peace in the Middle East, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said on Wednesday.Two die in Israeli attack Gulf Daily News - Nov 18 6:08 PM
GAZA CITY: Two Palestinians were killed yesterday as Israel continued air and ground operations in the Gaza Strip, a day after the UN General Assembly urged an end to the violence.Two shot dead in Gaza Dawn - 2 hours, 2 minutes ago
GAZA CITY, Nov 18: Two Palestinians were killed on Saturday as Israel continued air and ground operations against militants in the Gaza Strip, a day after the UN General Assembly urged an end to the violence.Two Palestinians killed in Gaza Japan Today - Nov 18 2:05 PM
GAZA CITY Two Palestinians were killed Saturday as Israel continued air and ground operations against militants in the Gaza Strip, a day after the U.N. General Assembly urged an end to the violence.Will Hutton: The truth is out there ... somewhere Guardian Unlimited - Nov 18 4:06 PM
Will Hutton: The more 'facts' the burgeoning media give us, the further away we are from genuine insight.Analysis: Palestinian Gov't to Test U.S. The Daily Comet - Nov 18 2:29 PM
An emerging new Palestinian government will pose a key test for a U.S. administration under growing pressure to overhaul its Mideast policies. The new unity government is expected to project a more moderate face following nine turbulent months of Hamas rule.The Early Word: New Non-Fiction Books (an O.J.-Free Zone) Blogcritics.org - 2 hours, 57 minutes ago
How many shopping days 'til Christmas? Don't know. You do the math. All I'm here for is to feature, in this installment of The Early Word, some non-fiction titles for your perusal and amusement. BIOGRAPHY Walt Disney: The Triumph of the American Imagination by Neal Gabler. Gabler takes full advantage as the first writer to have gained access to Disney s archives to write with great £100m secret of woman they call 'Stalin's granny' Evening Standard - Nov 18 3:05 PM
In many ways, last week was no different from any other for Anita Halpin. As leader of the Communist Party of Britain and a committed trade union activist, the 62-year-old grandmother was continuing her long struggle to liberate the proletariat from capitalist oppression.Palestinian leaders inch closer to unity deal USA Today - Nov 17 1:41 PM
Palestinian negotiators said Friday that a deal on a unity government could be days away, but that it might be delayed by difficulties in working out a parallel prisoner swap with Israel.SAHIN ALPAY Zaman Online - Nov 18 2:18 PM
As a result of the US congressional elections on November 7th, the Democratic Party gained a majority for the first time in 12 years in the House of Representatives (by 25), where all seats were up for grabs, and in the Senate (even if only by 1), where one-third of the seats were contested.ABDULHAMIT BILICI Zaman Online - Nov 18 2:18 PM
Wake up and Smell the Coffee! Those who have dragged the world into a slough of misery in Iraq are now mulling over a way out. This is the current situation in Washington, the capital of the warrior, and London, the capital of its ally.Excerpt from the sermon that provoked the IRS Los Angeles Times - Nov 18 12:15 AM
The agency still questions a Pasadena church's tax-exempt status after an antiwar speech before the 2004 election that some saw as politicking.Two killed in Gaza after UN urges end to violence TODAYonline - Nov 18 12:20 PM
Palestinian mourners carry the national flag-draped body of Tarek Ziad Taha during his funeral procession in the northern West Bank town of Qalqiliya.Two killed in Gaza after UN urges end to violence Channel NewsAsia - Nov 18 8:26 AM
GAZA CITY - Two Palestinians were killed Saturday as Israel pressed on with air and ground offensives against militants in the Gaza Strip, a day after the UN General Assembly urged an end to the violence.Two killed in Gaza after UN urges end to violence AFP via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News - Nov 18 5:29 AM
Two Palestinians were killed as Israel pressed on with air and ground offensives against militants in the Gaza Strip, a day after the UN General Assembly urged an end to the violence.Asian parliaments urged to play effective role on Palestine, Lebanon Islamic Republic News Agency - Nov 14 10:21 AM
Iran - AAPP - Statement The Asian parliaments were urged to play an effective role with respect to the situation in Palestine and Lebanon which has further deteriorated in recent months.Muslim man's removal from panel assailed The Arizona Republic - Nov 18 12:39 AM
Nearly three dozen Muslims held a protest on Friday in front of Phoenix City Hall, spurred in part by the removal of a Muslim man from the Phoenix Human Relations Commission.PALESTINE:'US paid $2 mn ransom to get back Fox scribes' AsiaMedia - Nov 16 11:25 AM
The terror leader, from the Gaza-based Popular Resistance Committees, said his organisation's share of the money was used to purchase weapons, which he said would be utilised "to hit the Zionists".If U.S. now keen on talking, Syrians are doubtful / Official media says Bush has 'blown up all bridges' to peace San Francisco Chronicle - Nov 18 1:24 AM
Reopening dialogue with Damascus is predicted to be a recommendation of the Iraq Study Group, whose upcoming report is being touted as a blueprint for Iraq policy during the remainder of the Bush presidency. But if face-to-face talks are being looked upon as... A visit to Franz Kafkaâ s house Deccan Herald - Nov 18 1:22 PM
Prague (also known as Praha in the local language), the capital of the Czech Republic is a city that has every right to brag, not merely of its dazzling world famous bohemian crystal, but also of being the birth place of such luminaries as Franz Kafka, Sigmund Freud and Milan Kundera, with contemporary sports icons like Martina Navaratilova and Ivan Lendl joining the illustrious band in recent Palestinian efforts to reach unity deal may face delay Boston Globe - Nov 18 12:48 AM
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip -- Palestinian negotiators said yesterday that a hoped-for deal this week on a unity government could be delayed by difficulties in working out a prisoner swap with Israel.Two Palestinians killed in Gaza News Interactive - Nov 18 5:54 AM
TWO Palestinians were killed as Israel pressed on with air and ground offensives against militants in the Gaza Strip, one day after the UN General Assembly urged an end to the violence.Palestinians near compromise The Columbus Dispatch - Nov 18 4:15 AM
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip Palestinian negotiators said yesterday that a hoped-for deal this week on a unity government could be delayed by difficulties in working out a parallel prisoner swap with Israel.Iran, Greece discuss bilateral ties, regional and int'l issues Islamic Republic News Agency - Nov 18 5:59 AM
Iran - Greece Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister for Consular and Parliamentary Affairs Hamid-Reza Asefi on Friday met Greek Foreign Minister Dora Bakoyannis in Athens.Iran's FM in S Arabia to attend OIC meeting Islamic Republic News Agency - Nov 18 6:08 AM
S Arabia - Iran - FM Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki arrived in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Saturday morning to attend an extraordinary session of the Executive Committee of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC).Zarif urges UN to strongly condemn Zionist regime's recent crimes Islamic Republic News Agency - Nov 18 6:02 AM
UN - Iran - Zarif Iran's ambassador to the United Nations here Friday urged the UN General Assembly to issue a resolution strongly condemning Israeli crimes committed recently against Palestinians and demanding an immediate end to the Zionist regime's military attacks on civilian areas in the Gaza Strip.FM: Iran to continue support for Palestine, its rights Islamic Republic News Agency - Nov 14 5:06 AM
Iran - Palestine - Mottaki The Islamic Republic of Iran will continue supporting the Palestinian nation and its rights, said Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki here on Tuesday.Troops hunt for kidnapped contractors Sports Illustrated - Nov 17 6:41 AM
Coalition forces Friday were searching "aggressively" for five security contractors, including four Americans, who were abducted Thursday during an ambush on their convoy, a military source said.No Arab, Palestinian Cheers for U.S. Democrats News From Bangladesh - Nov 18 10:30 AM
Arabs, at least at the non-official level, were quick to hail President George W. Bush s mid-term electoral defeat and the humiliating downfall of his war architect Donald Rumsfeld, but cheering the Democrats victory has yet to wait and may not be voiced at all.Rumsfeld s War and War Crimes- "Opinion" News From Bangladesh - Nov 18 10:30 AM
The 2006 election was a referendum on America s war in Iraq. The results displayed widespread mistrust of the Bush administration. Some of the most pro-war Republican hawks in the Senate and the Congress have been replaced by Democratic candidates that appeared to be anti-war or less pro-war.Israeli soldiers kill Palestinian gunman in Gaza Reuters.co.uk - Nov 18 2:16 AM
GAZA (Reuters) - Israeli soldiers shot dead a Palestinian gunman and injured two others in the northern Gaza Strip on Saturday, residents and hospital officials said.Envoy urges exploitation of potentials to further expand Tehran- Jakarta ties Islamic Republic News Agency - Nov 18 6:07 AM
Iran - Indonesia - Ambassador Iranian Ambassador to Indonesia Behrouz Kamalvandi in Jakarta on Friday stressed the importance of exploiting bilateral potentials to expand relations between the two countries.Blair Sees Chance For Progress on Middle East Conflict Washington Post - Nov 17 5:15 AM
LONDON, Nov. 16 -- Prime Minister Tony Blair on Thursday offered hope for progress on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, saying that "sensible Arab and Muslim countries" now see "strategic reasons" for finding a solution and that new initiatives could come within weeks. Dy FM: Iran's nuclear transparency to be revealed through talks Islamic Republic News Agency - Nov 18 6:07 AM
Italy - Nuclear - Transparency Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Saeed Jalili, in an interview with the Italian daily, Corriere della Sera, said that the transparency of Iran's nuclear activities can be revealed through talks.European Parliament voices indignation over Israeli killings in Gaza Islamic Republic News Agency - Nov 16 6:42 AM
EP - Palestine The European Parliament expressed Thursday its deep indignation at the Israeli military operation carried out in Beit Hanun and in Gaza, and condemned the Israeli army's use of "disproportionate action."Palestinian leaders talk about unity Gov't AP via Yahoo! News - Nov 17 3:28 AM
The Hamas-controlled Palestinian government will resign within two or three days to make way for a new unity government that could help end a punishing Western aid boycott and resume long-frozen peace talks with Israel, a senior Palestinian negotiator said Friday.Education briefs Salisbury Post - Nov 17 10:47 PM
The State Employees' Credit Union Foundation recently presented $5,000 scholarships to Davidson County Community College students Meghan James and Savannah Grubb.Forward.com Forward - Nov 16 7:13 AM
President Jimmy Cater s new book, Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid (Simon & Schuster), hits the shelves this week. In an interview Wednesday with the Forward, the former president discussed the work and his views on the Middle East.'Ignore Abbas' says Israeli deputy PM Gulf News - Nov 18 4:22 AM
Israel s new hard line deputy Prime Minister Avigdor Lieberman said on Saturday that Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is an ineffective leader and Israel must declare him irrelevant.Europe eyes Mideast peace (Joshua Mitnick / THE WASHINGTON TIMES) The Washington Times - Nov 17 9:52 PM
TEL AVIV -- Europe is pushing for a greater role in Middle East peace efforts by offering to send peacekeepers to the Gaza Strip -- a proposal Palestinians welcomed with enthusiasm and Israel greeted with skepticism.Peace protest at castle ends BBC News - Nov 15 3:01 PM
Three activists are held after occupying the keep at Cardiff Castle in protest at 'the occupation of Palestine'.Asia's top stars fail to make player of the year shortlist AFP via Yahoo! News - Nov 16 11:34 PM
Asia's top European-based stars have been overlooked for the AFC Player of the Year award, failing to meet the criteria needed to make the shortlist.Williams Obituary Southeast Missourian - Nov 17 10:07 PM
Ernest Williams ANNA, Ill. -- Ernest Williams, 64, of Anna died Friday, Nov. 17, 2006, at City Care Center in Anna. He was born Oct. 19, 1942, in Jonesboro, Ark., to James Thomas and Eunice Ernestine...Lone Oak Lady Buffs whip Frisco Wakeland Greenville Herald-Banner - Nov 17 10:21 PM
QUINLAN Lone Oak s Lady Buffs kept their record undefeated at 4-0 with a 54-29 victory over Frisco Wakeland in the opening round of the Quinlan Ford tournament on Thursday.Anti-Bush protesters rally in some cities in Indonesia People's Daily - Nov 17 11:35 PM
Over 2,000 people staged rallies in several cities in Indonesia on Saturday, expressing their disagreement over the United States double-standard policies in the Middle East and Iraq.