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President Abbas Receives Church World Delegation to Palestine 
Palestine News Agency - Nov 02 1:20 PM
RAMALLAH, November 2, 2006 (WAFA) - President Mahmoud Abbas received on Thursday in Ramallah the Church World Delegation to Palestine with leaders from the U.S Historical Black Baptist and Methodist Traditions.Ramzy Baroud: Palestine as a Foil for People s Unconnected Dreams The Palestine Chronicle - Nov 02 10:43 AM
If Palestine continues to be understood outside its proper frame as a national struggle for rights then little can be expected from any attempts to remedy its ailments.Palestine Observer to UN: Israel Wages Brutal Military Campaign in Gaza Strip Palestine News Agency - Nov 02 2:34 AM
NEW YORK, November 2, 2006, (WAFA)- Permanent Observer of Palestine to the United Nations, Dr. Riyad Mansour, said that Israel , the occupying power, continues to wage its brutal military campaign against the Palestinian Occupied Territory, especially in the Gaza Strip.Speaker to discuss peace in Palestine, Israel and Gaza Albany Democrat-Herald - Nov 01 12:31 PM
CORVALLIS Non-violent resistance in Palestine, Israel, and Gaza will be the subject of a program presented by Joy Ellison at 2 p.m. Sunday in the Martha Room at the First United Methodist Church, 1165 N.W. Monroe Ave., Corvallis.On this day in history CNN.com - Nov 02 1:01 AM
LONDON , England (Reuters) -- 1917: Arthur Balfour, British foreign secretary, submitted a declaration of intent known as the Balfour Declaration to establish a Jewish homeland in Palestine.ISRAEL-PALESTINE: Hear discussion about conflict York Daily Record - Nov 02 4:22 AM
James Terry, a government and politics professor at Harrisburg Area Community College, will moderate a panel discussion titled.Arsenal offer Mao trial - report Reuters.co.uk - 2 hours, 40 minutes ago
BEIJING (Reuters) - Arsenal have offered Shanghai Shenhua striker Mao Jianqing a trial later this month, according to local media. Mao has been in impressive form for the Chinese Super League (CSL) runners-up this year and his goal against Palestine last month helped send China through to next year's Asian Cup finals.Fear and loathing in Palestine Al-Ahram Weekly - Nov 02 1:18 PM
Fear hung over the Gaza Strip on Friday evening as Palestinians braced themselves for renewed internal clashes between Fatah and Hamas, forecasted after Interior Minister Said Syiam announced Palestinian Authority police, with Hamas Executive forces in reserve, would end violent protests by Fatah-affiliated security forces on Saturday.Muslim mystique explored The Malibu Times - Nov 02 10:58 AM
A conference at the local synagogue brings participants together to discuss thoughts on Israel and Palestine, and Muslim and Jewish relations.Athletes, sports officials become targets in Iraq Provo Daily Herald - Nov 02 6:32 AM
BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Gunmen abducted a top Iraqi basketball official and a blind athletic coach, both Sunnis, on Wednesday, a day after U.S. and Iraqi forces lifted a blockade on Baghdad's Shiite militia stronghold of Sadr City. The attack took place at a youth club on relatively prosperous Palestine Street in eastern Baghdad near the Sadr City district, which is controlled by anti-American cleric Israeli Arab Knesset Member Meets With PLO Political Chief Israel National News - Nov 02 8:45 AM
(IsraelNN.com) Israeli Arab Knesset member Ahmad Tibi met Thursday in Cairo with the head of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) political bureau, Faruq Qaddumi, according to the Ynet news service.OTHER MOVIE EVENTS Tucson Citizen - Nov 02 12:31 AM
"Ripples Cross: Life is Short, Make it Count": This 2005 film documents the work of the International Solidarity Movement in Palestine through the eyes of a U.S. college student. When: 7-9 p.m. Monday Where: UA AME auditorium, 1130 N. Mountain Ave. Price: free Info: 622-6419 Directions: northeast corner at Speedway BoulevardBUSCADOR DE NOTICIAS - AGMNEWS AGMnews - Nov 01 11:41 PM
Although there was a ceasefire in Lebanon, the problems in , Iraq, Israel and Palestine were far from over, he said. ?If there is a blow-up, ...MCKINNEY SUIT AGAINST HOST DISMISSED Tyler Morning Telegraph - Nov 01 11:45 PM
PALESTINE - A lawsuit that Anderson County Judge Carey McKinney lodged against Gerald Moore, a public-access cable talk show host from Palestine, was dismissed after a monetary settlement was reached.No Iranian newspaper publishes cartoon AP via Yahoo! News - Nov 02 5:43 PM
Iran's competition for cartoons mocking the Holocaust drew international reproach but made little impression at home Thursday, with not a single Iranian newspaper publishing the winning entries and people on the street saying it left them unmoved.Athletic official, blind coach abducted in Iraq Daily Vidette - Nov 02 1:42 AM
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - Gunmen abducted a top Iraqi basketball official and a blind athletic coach, both Sunnis, on Wednesday, a day after U.S. and Iraqi forces lifted a blockade on Baghdad's Shiite militia stronghold of Sadr City. The attack took place at a youth club on relatively prosperous Palestine Street in eastern Baghdad near the Sadr City district, which is controlled by anti-American The Baker Report: Alternatives The Nation via Yahoo! News - Nov 02 1:34 PM
The Nation -- "I think it's fair to say our commission believes that there are alternatives between the stated alternatives, the ones that are out there in the political debate, of stay-the-course and cut-and-run." -- James A. Baker III, co-chair of the bipartisan Iraq Study Group, on ABC's This WeekUnited Nations Environment Programme [Press Release] United Nations Environment Programme - Nov 02 3:26 AM
The meeting will have a wide representation of Arab countries including: Bahrain, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Yemen, Qatar, UAE, Jordan, Syria, Lebanon, Iraq, Palestine, Algeria, Tunisia, Egypt, and Morocco.The Middle East's Leading English Language Daily Arab News - Nov 01 4:11 PM
What are the rights of civilians in an armed conflict? How does Islam treat noncombatants in a war? In the context of the mounting civilians casualties in the wars or conflicts in Iraq, Palestine andMubarak meets Putin for talks on nuclear power, Middle East AFP via Yahoo! News - Nov 02 9:36 AM
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has met his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin for talks on the Middle East conflict and reviving Egypt's nuclear energy programme.UNRWA's AbuZayed Says Deplorable Conditions Need Political Solution Palestine News Agency - Nov 01 12:34 PM
NEW YORK, November 01, 2006 (WAFA) - UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) Commissioner-General Karen Koning AbuZayd unrelenting armed conflict, severe movement restrictions, widespread unemployment and unprecedented material hardship has made the Occupied Palestinian Territories synonymous with violations of international law, and a political solution is desperately needed, .Israel kills 7 Palestinians in Gaza Islamic Republic News Agency - Nov 01 8:41 AM
Israel - Palestine - Deaths Israeli incursion into Gaza Strip on Wednesday led to the death of seven Palestinians, hospital officials said. Israeli troops invaded northern Gaza in the morning laying siege on the town of Beit Hanoun, with helicopter gunships flying overhead.Gunmen kidnap Iraqi coach for blind athletes, head of national basketball federation USA Today - Nov 02 12:06 AM
Two Sunni coaches, including a blind team captain and the head of Iraq's national basketball federation, on Wednesday became the latest victims of a wave of kidnappings targeting sports figures.Your comments on historical guilt BBC News - Nov 02 12:48 PM
Page one of your comments on Mark Mardell's Europe diary from Turkey, on historical guilt.Iraq gunmen kidnap blind coach, official AP via Yahoo! News - Nov 01 11:54 PM
Gunmen abducted a top Iraqi basketball official and a blind athletic coach, both Sunnis, on Wednesday, a day after U.S. and Iraqi forces lifted a blockade on Baghdad's Shiite militia stronghold of Sadr City.Arsenal offer Mao trial - report Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland Sport - 2 hours, 55 minutes ago
Arsenal have offered Shanghai Shenhua striker Mao Jianqing a trial later this month, according to local media.Palestine: Hezbollah confirms Israel talks AngolaPress - Nov 01 12:59 AM
Jerusalem, 11/01 - Hezbollah`s leader has confirmed that indirect talks with Israel on a prisoner exchange are under way, describing them as "serious".Arsenal offer Mao trial - report Reuters via Yahoo!7 News - Nov 02 6:37 PM
BEIJING, Nov 3 (Reuters) - English Premier League club Arsenal have offered Shanghai Shenhua striker Mao Jianqing a trial later this month, according to local media.Mubarak Meets Putin For Talks On Nuclear Power And Middle East Space War - Nov 02 5:40 PM
by Dario Thuburn Moscow (AFP) Nov 2, 2006 Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak met his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin here on Thursday for talks on the Middle East conflict and reviving Egypt's nuclear energy programme.Hutsonville Basketball Coach killed in wreck Daily Clay County Advocate-Press - Nov 01 10:49 AM
An accident on Illinois 121 has claimed the life of a Little Illini Conference basketball coach. Greg Lauritzen, 43, was killed in a Sunday night automobile accident. Lauritzen was the Hutsonville-Palestine Pioneers head boy's basketball coach and athletic director.US lawmaker chides Carter Cleveland Jewish News - Nov 01 6:53 AM
(JTA) - A leading US black congressman called former President Carter to chide him for titling his new book Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid.The Guardian profile: Tony Blair's foreign policy adviser Sir Nigel Sheinwald Guardian Unlimited - Nov 02 5:15 PM
Tony Blair's foreign policy adviser has a formidable task in the Middle East.Palestinian PM due in Iran in mid-November Islamic Republic News Agency - Nov 01 2:11 AM
Palestine - Iran - PM Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniya is scheduled to visit certain Arab and Islamic states, including Iran, in mid-November, an official at Haniya's office said.Working towards a strong and viable Palestine The Star Online - Oct 31 4:04 PM
FROM the beginning of West Asia s conflict, Britain worked intensively behind the scenes for the earliest possible sustainable ceasefire. Prime Minister Tony Blair was the first world leader to speak publicly about the need for a UN force for a lasting peace.Political protester halts play at UEFA cup clash The Scotsman - Nov 02 4:22 PM
A POLITICAL protester stormed onto the pitch at Ibrox last night temporarily halting the UEFA Cup clash between Rangers and Israeli side Maccabi Haifa.Seattle movie events Seattle Post-Intelligencer - Nov 02 4:06 PM
A list of special screenings, film forums, festivals and more.Rivals should recognise each other s right: Israeli official The Peninsula - Nov 01 12:57 AM
doha The Middle East peace process would not succeed without Israel and Palestine recognising each other's identity, says Yacov Hadas Handelsman, deputy director general for Middle East and the Peace Process at Israel's Ministry of Foreign Affairs.Goalpost protest during Rangers match The Herald - Nov 02 6:10 PM
RANGERS' Uefa cup match against Maccabi Haifa was temporarily halted last night when a protester attempted to attach himself to the goalpost of the home team in Glasgow.A 'routine' day in Baghdad BBC News - Nov 02 4:12 AM
By the standards of the Iraqi capital, Wednesday was a quiet day. A BBC correspondent in the city writes and account of his day in the bureau.Egypt and Russia strengthen ties BBC News - Nov 02 3:25 AM
The presidents of Russia and Egypt say their relations are blossoming, and expressed hopes for improved trade ties after a meeting in Moscow.Iraq Gunmen Kidnap Blind Coach, Official ABC News - Nov 02 1:42 AM
Gunmen in Baghdad Kidnap Blind Athletic Coach and Top Basketball Official in Youth Club RaidTroopers thank 'quilt lady' The Indianapolis Star - Nov 02 10:04 AM
Indiana State Police have any number of awards for the good work done by state troopers. Now the department is honoring a civilian they call "the quilt lady.The Guardian profile: Tony Blair's foreign policy adviser Sir Nigel Sheinwald Guardian Unlimited - Nov 02 5:04 PM
The Guardian profile: Tony Blair's foreign policy adviser has a formidable task in the Middle East.Mansour: Palestinian refugees natural right of return cannot be altered ArabicNews.com - Oct 31 6:44 PM
Permanent Observer of Palestine to the United Nations, Riyad Mansour, said that the Palestinian refugees are one of a people who continue to be denied their natural and inherent right of return.Leader: Taking the road to Damascus Guardian Unlimited - Nov 02 5:04 PM
Leader: Syria matters because it has the capacity to influence events not only in its immediate vicinity, but also more widely in a highly volatile region.2 Sunni coaches are abducted in Baghdad AP via Yahoo! News - Nov 01 1:55 PM
Gunmen seized two Sunni coaches from a youth club Wednesday in Baghdad, while authorities searched for dozens of Shiites abducted along a dangerous highway north of the capital in another outbreak of Iraq's relentless tit-for-tat sectarian violence.2 Sunni coaches abducted after blockade is lifted The Columbus Dispatch - Nov 02 7:02 AM
BAGHDAD, Iraq Gunmen abducted a top Iraqi basketball official and a blind athletic coach, both Sunni Arabs, yesterday, a day after U.S. and Iraqi forces lifted a blockade on Baghdad s Shiite militia stronghold of Sadr City.HOT NEWS Zaman Online - Nov 02 2:09 PM
The second day of the Israeli Autumn Clouds operation in Beit Hanoun, a northern Gaza town, has brought the death toll to 12, while leaving 80 wounded.Rangers tame Green Monkeys FOXSPORTS.com.au - Nov 02 2:54 PM
RANGERS edged closer to the knockout stages of the UEFA Cup with a 2-0 win over Maccaibi Haifa at Ibrox today (AEDT).Gunmen kidnap Iraqi coach for blind AP via Yahoo! News - Nov 01 9:00 AM
Gunmen abducted a man who coached blind athletes and the head of Iraq's national basketball federation on Wednesday, police said, the latest in a wave of kidnappings targeting sports figures.Gunmen kidnap 2 coaches in Baghdad Boston Globe - Nov 02 12:48 AM
BAGHDAD -- Gunmen yesterday abducted a top Iraqi basketball official and a blind athletic coach, both Sunni Muslims, a day after US and Iraqi forces lifted a blockade on Baghdad's Shi'ite militia stronghold of Sadr City.Wentworth Energy and Marathon Oil Sign Three-Year Lease and Joint Operating Agreement SYS-CON Media - Nov 02 9:12 AM
Wentworth Energy, Inc. (OTCBB: WNWG) announced today that it has signed a three-year Lease and a Joint Operating Agreement with Marathon Oil Company (NYSE: MRO) to explore approximately 9,000 acres of Wentworth Energy's mineral block in Freestone County, Texas. The agreements give Marathon the right to drill deep gas wells on the minerals and the opportunity to partner with Wentworth Energy on OneVoice peaceniks tout understanding on local campuses J. the Jewish News Weekly of Northern California - Nov 02 1:33 PM
Some time ago, a young Palestinian woman named Dalia Labadi arrived at an Israeli checkpoint in the town of Zababdah. An Israeli soldier who, like Labadi, was in his early 20s, caught sight of a pendant the young woman was wearing.Editorial roundup AP via Yahoo! News - Nov 01 12:25 PM
Excerpts from recent editorials in newspapers in the United States and abroad:Sunni coaches kidnapped at day after Sadr City blockade ends Gloucester Daily Times - Nov 02 9:13 AM
BAGHDAD, Iraq - Gunmen abducted a top Iraqi basketball official and a blind athletic coach, both Sunnis, yesterday, a day after U.S. and Iraqi forces lifted a blockade on Baghdad's Shiite militia stronghold of Sadr City.Two Sunni Iraqi coaches kidnapped by gunmen The Philadelphia Inquirer - Nov 02 12:22 AM
Gunmen yesterday abducted a top Iraqi basketball official and a blind athletic coach, both Sunnis, a day after U.S. and Iraqi forces lifted a blockade on Baghdad's Shiite militia stronghold of Sadr City.Putin urges Mubarak to play bigger role in peace process The Daily Star Lebannon - Nov 02 12:48 PM
Russian President Vladimir Putin met with his Egyptian counterpart, Hosni Mubarak, on Thursday, saying that Egypt should be encouraged to play a bigger role in Middle East peacemaking and voicing hope for the development of bilateral economic ties. "We confirmed our intention to strengthen further relations in the economic.Rangers tame Green Monkeys Townsville Bulletin - Nov 02 3:22 PM
RANGERS edged closer to the knockout stages of the UEFA Cup with a 2-0 win over Maccaibi Haifa at Ibrox today (AEDT). Goals in either half, from Nacho Novo and Charlie Adam, put paid to the Green Monkeys and lifted the Light Blues three points clear of the Israeli club in Group A.Gaza-Ramallah dispatch Al-Ahram Weekly - Nov 02 1:16 PM
In his unassuming presidential office in Al-Moqattah in Ramallah, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, called President Abu Mazen by Americans, Israelis and Arabs alike, looks tired, burdened and bored stiff.Sports official, blind coach seized in Iraq Fort Worth Star-Telegram - Nov 02 2:48 AM
Athletes and sports officials have increasingly become targets of kidnappers and assassins.2 custom officials convicted The Times of India - Nov 02 12:02 PM
Five customs officers, including ex additional customs collector, have been charged in the case. Judgment for the three will be passed later.Israeli night-vision device to help BSF The Times of India - Nov 02 12:03 PM
With surveillance gadgets not fully effective in checking infiltration from across the border, India is now banking on an Israeli reconnaissance system.Russia appreciates its relations with Egypt - Lavrov Itar-Tass - Nov 02 9:48 AM
MOSCOW, November 2 (Itar-Tass) -- Russia appreciates its relations with Egypt, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said in Moscow at the beginning of a meeting with his Egyptian counterpart Ahmed Abul Gheit.The ancient West Bank city of Nablus is trying to restore its reputation as a centre of trade and industry. Guardian Unlimited - Nov 02 6:21 AM
Middle East: In the first of a series of reports from Nablus, Conal Urquhart sees the ancient city trying to restore its reputation as a centre of trade and industry.40 Shiites Kidnapped In Iraq CBS News - Nov 01 9:20 PM
At least 40 Shiites were kidnapped from their vehicles along a dangerous stretch of highway near Baghdad, not far from U.S. troops dismantling a roadside bomb, according to a witness.Egypt 1956, Lebanon 2006 Al-Ahram Weekly - Nov 02 1:20 PM
At sunset on Monday, 29 October 1956, Israel launched a massive offensive across the Sinai Desert as the French and British moved to occupy the Suez Canal Zone. The three forces worked in close coordination in accordance with a plan agreed at a secret meeting held a few days earlier in the Paris suburb of Sèvres.The ancient West Bank city of Nablus is trying to restore its reputation as a centre of trade and industry. Guardian Unlimited - Nov 02 6:18 AM
In the first of a series of reports from Nablus, Conal Urquhart sees the city trying to restore its reputation.Missed opportunities Al-Ahram Weekly - Nov 02 1:24 PM
Abba Eban is widely credited to have coined the expression that the Palestinians never miss an opportunity to miss an opportunity. It sadly described the present situation rather aptly.Warriors vow to improve defense The Indianapolis Star - Nov 01 11:49 PM
Football sectional championship games will be played across the state on Friday night. But locally, Friday could also be termed "Rematch Friday.Disabled athletes abducted News 24 South Africa - Nov 02 10:50 AM
The deliberate targeting of disabled athletes in Iraq could mark a new low in the remorseless wave of violence in Baghdad.Activists' Mahakumbh comes to the Capital The Times of India - Nov 02 11:01 AM
In a five-day jamboree, at least 50,000 people will discuss and debate in over 600 conferences, seminars and workshops.Parts unknown Al-Ahram Weekly - Nov 02 1:27 PM
In times of international crises, unknown or unfamiliar characters appear on the stage of events to play a role that no one had expected of them. Their roles vary from turning up the heat of the crisis to tempering its severity.Review of Arab Editorials Middle East Times - Nov 02 8:03 AM
AMMAN -- A roundup of commentary from Arab newspapers October 30 and 31. Jordan's Al Ghad said that Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's bringing into government the right-wing Israel Beitenu Party leader Avigdor Lieberman is a reflection of the hawkish Israeli society as a whole.Fighting empire Al-Ahram Weekly - Nov 02 1:26 PM
A friend and New York activist recently told me an "apocryphal story" about Ramsey Clark: that he was born of the elite, schooled in high principles of justice, ethics and art, but that during that critical time, perhaps in adolescence, when the sons and daughters of the ruling class are spirited away to some secret camp and told, "This is what the world actually is.Facing up to the past Al-Ahram Weekly - Nov 02 1:24 PM
"There have been plenty of words of condemnation of suicide bombers but few on the Israeli attacks on Gaza, in particular the attacks on civilian installations," MP Andrew Turner told a panel on the Palestinian question and the war against Lebanon.Suez and the end of the 200 years war Al-Ahram Weekly - Nov 02 1:20 PM
The nationalisation of the Suez Canal Company on 26 July 1956 brought a nearly two-century long war to a close, during which virtually every weapon had been brought to bear, including money, trade, diplomacy and arms.JewishJournal.com The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles - Nov 02 2:14 PM
When Israel is discussed these days, more often than not it is in terms of an existential crisis, or "the situation," or as the subject of international news headlines.Hell's own suburbia Al-Ahram Weekly - Nov 02 1:22 PM
Nothing new about Palestinians complaining of miserable living conditions on that narrow coastal strip known as Gaza, or human rights activists pointing to the potentially "explosive" situation there.Bellicose government Al-Ahram Weekly - Nov 02 1:16 PM
Having just augmented his government with Avigdor Lieberman, the former Moldavian immigrant warmonger who once urged the Israeli air force to bomb Tehran, the Aswan Dam and then blanket-bomb Palestinian population centres, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert is already threatening to kill and maim further thousands of Palestinians.Karen Weldon's ties to Serbs detailed The Philadelphia Inquirer - Nov 02 12:44 AM
As her father the congressman publicly supported a Serbian family with close ties to war criminal Slobodan Milosevic, lobbyist Karen Weldon in 2003 won a $240,000 contract to help improve the family's image.Has America 'lost' the Middle East? Gulf News - Nov 02 1:04 PM
Richard Haass, one of America's leading foreign policy specialists, has pronounced that "the American era in the Middle East has ended".Middle East Quartet must be more effective - Putin (Part 2) Interfax - Nov 02 4:30 AM
MOSCOW. Nov 2 (Interfax) - The Quartet of International Mediators on the Middle East must work more effectively and regional states, including Egypt, should join their work, Russian President Vladimir Putin said.PEACE CALL! Gulf Daily News - Oct 31 4:23 PM
MANAMA: Israel must release its stranglehold on Palestine and allow the nation to thrive, says British Foreign and Commonwealth Secretary Margaret Beckett.Mubarak, Putin talk on nuclear power, Mideast Middle East Times - Nov 02 6:32 AM
PRESS CONFERENCE: Russia's President Vladimir Putin (R) speaks during a news conference as his Egyptian counterpart Hosni Mubarak listens in Moscow's Kremlin November 2.Once thought extinct at Oberlin, GOP students revive '82 group The Plain Dealer - Nov 02 1:48 AM
Oberlin -- On a recent night, a group of Oberlin College students gathered at Wilder Hall where the talk, strangely, turned to all things conservative.Sunni leader dismayed by easing of security in Sadr City CNN.com - Nov 01 6:47 AM
The easing of a security crackdown in Baghdad's volatile Shiite neighborhood of Sadr City may be emboldening members of Shiite death squads, a Sunni leader said Wednesday.Left slams PM on foreign policy IBN live - Nov 02 8:34 AM
The war of words between the UPA and the Left parties over a shift in the country's foreign policy has heated up.Israeli Left-Right Divide Unmasked as Phony News From Bangladesh - Nov 02 10:23 AM
Israeli left-wing politics have been misleadingly linked to peace-making for too long now. WHAT does it mean to be a left-winger in Israel these days? The Economist asked on October 26.Peace 'must be given a fair chance' Gulf Daily News - Oct 31 4:24 PM
The UK is pushing Israel to release its stranglehold on Palestine, but both sides must make painful compromises, says British Foreign and Commonwealth Secretary Margaret Beckett. She spells out her vision for the region in her own words, in an article released exclusively in Bahrain to the GDN. Iraq division causes war says Gul Turks.US - Nov 02 9:26 AM
Turkish Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul said that the Middle East region would be unable to bear the problems the division of Iraq might cause.Insurgents abduct 2 Iraqi sports figures The Star-Ledger - Nov 01 10:54 PM
BAGHDAD -- Gunmen yesterday abducted a top Iraqi basketball official and a blind athletic coach, both Sunnis, a day after U.S. and Iraqi forces lifted a blockade on Baghdad's Shi'a militia stronghold of Sadr City.European Parliament Delegation Witnesses Destruction in Gaza Palestine News Agency - Oct 31 1:35 PM
GAZA, October 31, 2006 (WAFA)- Speaking from Gaza on the second last day of a European Parliament fact finding mission to Israel and Palestine, Italian parliamentarian Luisa Morgantini reiterated the delegation's call for an end to the occupation, and end to the siege of Gaza and for Palestinian unity and independence.Toll roads top issues in race for agriculture job Austin American-Statesman - Nov 01 10:47 PM
Candidates argue about who is most opposed to Trans Texas Corridor.Blair to visit Mideast, eyeing Syrian role in peace push AFP via Yahoo! News - Nov 01 6:02 AM
Tony Blair will make a fresh trip to the Middle East before the end of the year, his spokesman has said, as transatlantic efforts to seek peace in the region were renewed.Iraq Gunmen Kidnap Blind Coach, Official CBS 2 New York - Nov 01 10:31 PM
Gunmen abducted a top Iraqi basketball official and a blind athletic coach, both Sunnis, on Wednesday, a day after U.S. and Iraqi forces lifted a blockade on Baghdad's Shiite militia stronghold of Sadr City. CBS News Interactive: Iraq Attacks Map Sectional titles at stake for Knights, Raiders Friday Bluffton News-Banner - Nov 02 10:34 AM
The Norwell Knights and Southern Wells Raiders are back in the championship game of their respective high school football sectional. In the Class A Sectional 34 title game, the Raiders (7-4) will be meeting the No. 4 Adams Central Jets (10-1) at the Airstrip in Monroe at 7 p.m.Israeli Left-Right Divide Unmasked as Phony Middle East Online - Nov 02 5:37 AM
The line dividing Israeli right and left on the prerogatives of peace with Arabs, Palestinians inclusive, is too thin to be considered conducive to peace and as such peace-making will continue to be illusive and evasive, notes Nicola Nasser .Analysis: Israeli forces invade Gaza UPI - Nov 02 4:08 AM
BEERSHEBA, Israel, Nov. 2 (UPI) -- Israeli troops backed by tanks, armored personnel carriers, bulldozers and close air support Wednesday invaded the town of Beit Hanoun, in the northern Gaza Strip.Nicola Nasser: Israeli Left-Right Divide Unmasked as Phony The Palestine Chronicle - Nov 02 10:28 AM
Opinion poll found that more than two-thirds of Israeli Jews would refuse to live in the same building as an Arab and half would not allow an Arab in their home.main Kavkaz Center - Nov 02 7:55 AM
A powerful Hezbollah? Following its stunning military victory against Israel in the recent war in Lebanon, Hezbollah movement seems determined to either replace or bring down the pro-American Lebanese government.
