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Wataniya International is partnering with Palestine Investment Fund to set up a mobile operator in Palestine.Carter - Truth about Palestine, Lies about Israel Scoop.co.nz - Dec 11 4:46 PM
Jimmy Carter tells the truth about the impact of the Israeli Occupation on Palestine in "Palestine: Peace not Apartheid." In Gaza, Israel is practicing a slow form of genocide where the people are sealed off from the world and encounter non-stop military assaults, he points out.New Phone Network for Palestine Cellular-News.com - Dec 11 5:31 PM
Wataniya International and the Palestine Investment Fund (PIF) have signed a shareholders' agreement to form a new mobile telecommunications company in Palestine.Wataniya International and Palestine Investment Fund partner to establish new mobile operator in Palestine AME Info - Dec 11 5:20 AM
Wataniya International and the Palestine Investment Fund (PIF) signed today a shareholders' agreement to form a new mobile telecommunications company in Palestine.Iran, Palestine share common cultural roots Islamic Republic News Agency - Dec 10 10:33 PM
Iran - Palestine - Culture Iranian Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance Mohammad Hossein Saffar Harandi, in meeting with his Palestinian counterpart here Sunday, said that Iran and Palestine share many cultural roots.Ottoman Headquarters in Palestine Becomes Turkish Cultural Center Zaman Online - Dec 10 2:10 PM
An Ottoman headquarters in Al-Halil, Palestine has recently been transformed in to a cultural center and opened for public use. The Fevzi Pasa Palace, which was used as Palestine headquarters by the Ottomans, was renovated and turned into a culture center.Jimmy Carter: Israel, Palestine, peace and apartheid Guardian Unlimited - Dec 11 5:41 PM
Jimmy Carter: Americans need to know the facts about the abominable oppression of the Palestinians.Supreme Leader: God willing Palestine will be liberated Islamic Republic News Agency - Dec 10 5:18 AM
Iran - Palestine - Supreme Leader Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei said on Sunday that God willing Palestine will be liberated from occupation thanks to resistance.Palestinians will win back Palestine": Iran Khaleej Times - Dec 10 4:51 AM
TEHERAN - Iran s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Sunday predicted the Palestinians would win back all the territory of Palestine , during talks with the visiting prime minister of the Hamas-led government.Palestinian PM: Early election in Palestine to trigger chaos Islamic Republic News Agency - Dec 10 3:48 AM
Iran - Haniyeh - PLO The Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh said here Sunday that the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO)'s recommendation to the President of the Palestinian Authority Mahmoud Abbas for holding early election is considered as the `beginning of chaos in Palestine'.Ex-president says criticism gives more attention to Palestine WIS News 10 Columbia - Dec 11 2:03 PM
Former President Jimmy Carter has taken the criticism aimed at his latest book as a sign that his views on Israeli policy are generating more interest in the plight of the Palestinians.Jimmy Carter's Book Stirs Criticism, Complaint NPR - Dec 11 2:05 PM
A new book by former president Jimmy Carter is generating wide controversy. Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid charts the Arab-Israeli peace process from President Carter's time in the White House in the late 1970s to present day. Pro-Israel groups are offended, and say the book is unworthy of a former U.S. president.President: Resistance in Palestine leads to final victory Islamic Republic News Agency - Dec 09 3:03 PM
Iran - Palestine - President President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said the supporters of the Zionist regime, especially the US and the UK, are now hesitant about the usefulness and survival of this forged regime.How I see Palestine Gulf News - Dec 09 2:19 PM
I signed a contract with Simon & Schuster two years ago to write a book about the Middle East, based on my personal observations as the Carter Centre monitored three elections in Palestine and on my consultations with Israeli political leaders and peace activists.Jimmy Carter's Book Stirs Criticism, Complaint NPR - Dec 11 2:24 PM
Day to Day , December 11, 2006 · A new book by former president Jimmy Carter is generating wide controversy. Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid charts the Arab-Israeli peace process from President Carter's time in the White House in the late 1970s to present day.Iran Pledges $250 Million To Palestine Radio Free Europe: Radio Library - Dec 11 10:53 AM
December 11, 2006 -- Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyah today said Iran had pledged about $250 million in aid to his cash-strapped Hamas-led government.City firm signs MoU with Israel for 1,000-bed hospital Yahoo! India News - Dec 11 3:53 PM
Even as the CPI(M) fires at Israel for its policies on Palestine and Lebanon, the Left Front government here is quietly doing business with Israeli firms. On Monday, an agreement was signed between the city-based Ambuja Realty Group and Elbit Medical Imaging Ltd (EMI) of Israel to build a 1,000-bed state-of-the art hospital at Chakgheria on Eastern Bypass. The hospital, to be called 'Neotia Elbit Haniyeh lauds Iran's understanding, sympathy for Palestine Islamic Republic News Agency - Dec 11 8:18 AM
Iran - Haniyeh - Visit Visiting Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh said here Monday that his visit to Iran was successful and that during his stay in Tehran he witnessed understanding, sympathy, affection and brotherhood.(AFX UK Focus) 2006-12-11 15:02 GMT: Gunmen kill four amid rising tension in Palestine Interactive Investor - Dec 11 7:28 AM
GAZA CITY (AFX) - Three young children of a senior Fatah official and their driver were killed in a drive-by shooting in Gaza, amid mounting tensions between the party of moderate Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas and the ruling Islamist Hamas movement.Gunmen kill four amid rising tension in Palestine Sharewatch - Dec 11 6:57 AM
The three Baalusha brothers and their driver were killed when unidentified gunmen opened fire on their car near a school in the Rimal district of Gaza City, medics and security officials said.Protests to follow former President Carter to Ariz. The Arizona Republic - Dec 11 1:06 AM
Fallout from former President Carter's latest book, Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid, will reach the Valley when Carter visits Tempe on a book-signing tour Tuesday.Review of the Arab press UPI - Dec 11 6:53 AM
The Palestinian al-Quds commented in its editorial Monday on the Palestine Liberation Organization's recommendation to Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas to call for early elections after dialogue with Hamas came to a deadlock.PA Newspaper Reports Israel Offers Too Few Prisoners for Shalit's Release Israel National News - Dec 11 12:30 PM
(IsraelNN.com) The Palestine Authority's official publication Al-Ayyam reports that the release of captive IDF soldier Gilad Shalit has been held up because Israel has agreed to free only 1,000 Arab prisoners and not 1,400, as Hamas has demanded.Supreme Leader: God willing Palestine will be liberated Payvand Iran News - Dec 10 9:37 AM
The Supreme Leader made the remarks in a meeting with Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh and his entourage in Tehran. -IRNABaker report links Palestine, Iraq Call for international peace conference Monday Morning - Dec 11 3:42 AM
But the panel suggested no radically new ideas for breaking the intertwined deadlocks plaguing peacemaking. Iraq cannot be addressed effectively in isolation from other major regional issues, interests and unresolved conflicts , said the congressionally mandated Iraq Study Group.Jordanian FM calls for support for UNRWA People's Daily - Dec 11 6:07 AM
Jordanian Foreign Minister Abdul Ilah Al Khatib on Monday urged the international community to exert sustained efforts to support the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) to enable it to carry on looking after Palestinian refugees.Rise in Emigration from the PA Israel National News - Dec 11 8:15 AM
(IsraelNN.com) More than 10,000 Arabs from the Palestine Authority territories in the Gaza Strip and Judea and Samaria emigrated between June and October, and another 45,000 have made preparations to leave, said Ahmed Suboh, a Palestine Authority Foreign Ministry official, citing reports from PA missions abroad.MK Katz: Prohibit Haniyeh s Return Following Iran Visit Israel National News - Dec 11 9:00 AM
(IsraelNN.com) Member of Knesset Yisrael Katz (Likud) urged Defense Minister Amir Peretz Monday to prevent Palestinian Prime Ismail Haniyeh from returning to the Palestine Authority controlled areas following his visit to the Iranian capital due to his calls for violence against Israel.Iran Opens Conference on Holocaust New York Times - Dec 11 6:06 PM
The gathering included Holocaust deniers, discredited scholars and white supremacists under the guise of a ?debate? on the era.Palestine Prime Minister Vows Never To Recognize Israel Nasdaq - Dec 08 12:52 PM
(RTTNews) - Ismail Haniya, the Palestinian Prime Minister, at Friday prayers in Tehran said he would never recognize Israel and would not give up the Jihad movement until the complete liberation of Jerusalem and Palestine land is achieved.*Palestine Prime Minister Vows Never To Recognize Israel Nasdaq - Dec 08 12:53 PM
(RTTNews) - Palestine Prime Minister Vows Never To Recognize Israel.Gunmen kill 3 schoolchildren in Gaza CNN.com - 2 hours, 44 minutes ago
GAZA CITY (AP) -- Palestinian gunmen killed three young sons of a senior Palestinian intelligence officer Monday in an apparent botched assassination attempt that could ignite widespread factional fighting.Jimmy Carter Says Newspapers Ignoring Book -- Or Hitting It As 'Anti-Israel' Editor & Publisher - Dec 10 10:08 PM
NEW YORK Former President Jimmy Carter's new book is an instant bestseller and also something of a lightning rod. "Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid," published last month by Simon & Shuster, has drawn praise as well as considerable criticism from pundits and reviewers who claim it is "anti-Israel."Why they got it wrong USA Today - Dec 11 4:21 PM
I recalled the cartoon Mr. Peabody as I read the Iraq Study Group's recommendations, which promised "a new way forward" and delivered, instead, a dubious blueprint for a return to former days.World Scene The Washington Times - Dec 10 6:10 PM
WEST BANK Abbas threatens to fire Hamas government RAMALLAH -- Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas yesterday said he would dismiss the parliament and call early elections to end a political impasse with Hamas, but left open the possibility of a compromise with the Islamic militant group, Palestine Liberation Organization officials said.EU Foreign Ministers to discuss ties with Iran IranMania.com - Dec 10 9:49 PM
LONDON, December 11 (IranMania) - Iran, Palestine , Afghanistan, China and Western Balkans are among the external issues agenda of the meeting of the European Union Foreign Ministers' Council in Brussels on Monday and Tuesday, IRNA reported.Holocaust conference draws skeptics to Iran International Herald Tribune - Dec 11 1:42 PM
The Iranian official responsible for organizing the conference called it an opportunity to discuss the subject "away from Western taboos and the restriction imposed on them in Europe."Gunmen kill 3 children of senior Palestinian intelligence officer in drive-by shooting USA Today - Dec 11 11:50 AM
Palestinian gunmen killed three young children of a senior Palestinian intelligence officer Monday, pumping dozens of bullets into their car as it passed through a street crowded with schoolchildren in an apparent botched assassination attempt that could ignite widespread factional fighting.Tough times in birthplace of Jesus as Christmas nears AFP via Yahoo! News - Dec 11 9:36 AM
As the West Bank town of Bethlehem readies for its annual Christmas festivities, the traditional birthplace of Jesus is enduring some of the toughest times in its history, its mayor said.Palestinian PM says early polls will lead to chaos People's Daily - Dec 10 5:08 PM
Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haneya said on Sunday that holding early elections, as proposed by the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), will lead to chaos, the official IRNA news agency reported.3 Palestinian kids dead in Gaza drive-by AP via Yahoo! News - Dec 11 11:00 AM
Gunmen killed the three young sons of a Palestinian security officer targeted twice before for assassination by Hamas, riddling the car taking them to school with more than 60 bullets and raising the specter of open war between Fatah and the Islamic group.Halting of foreign aid to Palestinians a crime: Carter AFP via Yahoo! News - Dec 09 3:11 PM
Former US president Jimmy Carter said it was a "crime against the people of Palestine" for foreign governments to halt aid to the Palestinian government after Hamas took over.Holocaust Deniers and Skeptics Gather in Iran New York Times - Dec 11 9:33 AM
They are discussing their theories about whether six million Jews were indeed killed by the Nazis.Usual suspects come out against "biased" Middle East simulations Crikey - Dec 10 6:23 PM
I recently reported for Crikey on alleged anti-Israel bias of educational simulations on the Israel/Palestine conflict conducted by Macquarie University s Centre for Middle East and North African Studies.No Graceful Exit The Nation via Yahoo! News - Dec 11 9:00 AM
The Nation -- George W. Bush is right about one thing with regard to the Iraq occupation:Dan Gordon: The Promise of Peace in our Time HuffingtonPost - Dec 11 5:30 PM
The Iraq Study Group on the face of it seems to be a well meaning enough document put together buy a well meaning enough group of elder statespersons. That's what it seems to be. But that's not what it is. One of the Study Group's co-chairs, Lee Hamilton, is a good, decent, and principled man. The other co-chair is James Baker. James Baker is to politics and diplomacy what J.R Ewing was to oil. Ex-Klan Chief At Holocaust Conference CBS News - Dec 11 4:07 PM
Iran hosted Holocaust deniers from around the world in a conference debating whether the World War II genocide of Jews took place. Israel's prime minister condemned the meeting as a "sick phenomenon."Don't Give in to Defeat in Iraq RealClearPolitics.com via Yahoo! News - Dec 11 5:30 AM
Winston Churchill's black dog is back. It visited him often, depressing him but never forcing him to give in.3 Palestinian kids killed in Gaza shooting AP via Yahoo! News - Dec 11 3:35 AM
Palestinian gunmen killed three young children of a senior Palestinian intelligence officer Monday, pumping dozens of bullets into their car as it passed through a street crowded with schoolchildren an unprecedented attack that could ignite widespread factional fighting.The best help is self help Gulf News - Dec 10 2:33 PM
When opening the 27th GCC summit in Riyadh on Saturday, King Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz of Saudi Arabia warned delegates the region is on the "brink of explosion". King Abdullah was referring to the three main areas of concern Palestine, Iraq and Lebanon and the inability to resolve these problems.Palestinian gov't promises to decorate Christ's birthplace for Christmas Islamic Republic News Agency - Dec 10 6:59 AM
Palestine - Christmas Palestinian government is promising to decorate Jesus' traditional birthplace for the Christmas holiday. Palestinian Tourism Minister Joudeh Morkos has modest expectations.Possible early election in Palestine TVNZ - Dec 09 12:33 PM
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is planning to call early elections, seeing little point in further talks on a government to replace a Hamas-led coalition boycotted by the West, aides said on Saturday.Book bits The Christian Science Monitor - Dec 11 2:18 PM
The Monitor's weekly literary roundup. Milestone for Mick & Gloria Weekly Times - 1 hour, 7 minutes ago
Decorated Gladesville residents Gloria and Mick Lardelli celebrated their Diamond Wedding anniversary last week with family at Banjo Patterson Restaurant.Palestinian leadership urges early elections AFP via Yahoo! News - Dec 09 6:54 AM
The executive committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization has recommended that president Mahmud Abbas call early parliamentary and presidential elections to resolve a spiraling political crisis, PLO officials said.Early elections a coup against democracy, Hamas says AFP via Yahoo! News - Dec 09 6:40 AM
The ruling Islamist Hamas movement has denounced a decision by the Palestine Liberation Organization to recommend early presidential and parliamentary elections as "a clear coup against democracy.Baghdad robbers grab $1m in cash BBC News - Dec 11 9:58 AM
Gunmen disguised as army soldiers ambush a security vehicle and seize $1m in cash, as violence continues in Iraq.Cyprus isolation 7/11/06 BBC News - Dec 11 9:12 AM
BBC Europe editor Mark Mardell asks Turkish Cypriots what it feels like in the spotlight as the EU and Turkey fall out.Going Nowhere Fast In Iraq CBS News - Dec 11 10:38 AM
With the release of the Iraq Study Group report, politicians on both sides now have some cover in calling for unpopular strategies. But the Nation writes that future decisions in Iraq are really up to the people.Carter: Israeli apartheid 'worse' BBC News - Dec 11 5:40 AM
US ex-president Jimmy Carter says some Israeli curbs in the West Bank are worse than apartheid-era South Africa.Plight of Palestinians main concern of Muslim World: Davoudi Islamic Republic News Agency - Dec 10 4:18 AM
Iran - Palestine - VP First Vice-President Parviz Davoudi said Sunday that plight of Palestinians is the most important and sensitive preoccupation the Muslim World want to do something for.3 Children Killed In Gaza Shooting CBS News - Dec 11 9:08 AM
Palestinian gunmen killed three children of a senior Palestinian intelligence officer, shooting up their car as it passed through a street crowded with children - an unprecedented attack that could ignite widespread factional fighting.Holocaust deniers gather in Iran Guardian Unlimited - Dec 11 5:42 PM
Visitors include ex-KKK chief and radical rabbis.Christmas dreams, D.C. style The Enid News & Eagle - 26 minutes ago
It was just a few minutes before closing at a suburban Washington shopping mall. It had been a busy day for the mall s Santa Claus, who sighed as he helped yet another child climb from his lap.Iran's denial of Holocaust harms Arab cause, Palestine activist tells president Independent - Dec 09 4:58 PM
Iran's president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, has come under attack for his views on the Holocaust from an unexpected quarter - a Palestinian activist recently freed after 18 years in an Israeli jail.Palestinian PM pays tribute to late Imam Khomeini Islamic Republic News Agency - Dec 09 11:44 PM
Iran - Palestine - PM Visiting Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh and his accompanying delegation here Sunday paid tribute to the Father of the Islamic Revolution, the late Imam Khomeini.Palestinian PM officially seen off by 1st Vice-President Islamic Republic News Agency - Dec 10 2:33 AM
Iran - Palestine - Haniyeh Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh was officially seen off by First Vice-President Parviz Davoudi on Sunday. Haniyeh arrived in Tehran Thursday at Davoudi's invitation for a four-day visit at the head of a senior delegation.Monday, Dec 11, 2006 Knight-Ridder Washington Bureau - Dec 11 3:02 PM
Baghdad . at 9 o'clock this morning a car bomb with a suicide man exploded inside a civilian house Iraqi commandos were using as a base in al doara/almahdiah al thania area of southern baghdad, 1 from the commandos was killed and 5 others were injured .Alive in Baghdad: first-hand accounts BBC News - Dec 11 5:31 AM
A look into the people behind "Alive in Baghdad", the website providing short videos of Iraqis telling their stories.3 children killed in drive-by shooting at Gaza school International Herald Tribune - Dec 10 11:45 PM
Palestinian gunmen killed three young children of a senior Palestinian intelligence officer Monday in a drive-by shooting in a street crowded with hundreds of school children, an unprecedented attack that could ignite widespread factional fighting.2008 Whale List Grows Washington Post - Dec 11 1:31 PM
As regular Fix readers know, we're keeping a close eye on the courtship of elite GOP fundraisers by the new crop of potential 2008 Republican presidential candidates. We're particularly interested in the wooing of Bush "Pioneers and Rangers" -- the...RP ties Syria chessers, keeps faint hopes alive INQ7.net - Dec 11 2:00 PM
DOHA, QATAR -- The Philippines missed another golden opportunity move up halfway through the chess competition of the 15th Asian Games Friday.New Zealand Inches Towards A Review of Pharmac Scoop.co.nz - 1 hour, 28 minutes ago
As part of the Government's confidence and supply agreement with United Future a review of New Zealand's medicines strategy was implemented.Palestinian official s kids gunned down MSNBC - Dec 11 3:51 AM
Three young children of a senior Palestinian intelligence officer were killed Monday in a drive-by shooting in a street crowded with hundreds of schoolchildren, an unprecedented attack that could ignite widespread factional fighting. KERIM BALCI Zaman Online - Dec 11 2:14 PM
Speaking to thousands in Gaza last Friday, Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniye succeeded in showing that Hamas still ruled the streets.News Articles Emory Wheel - 5 minutes ago
University President James W. Wagner has withdrawn his offer to give the keynote Commencement address this spring in response to widespread student opposition to his designation.Editorials Articles Emory Wheel - 3 minutes ago
The Admissions and Scholarships Committee recently capped the number of credits that students can receive outside the University at 32 hours.Gunmen Kill Children Arab News - Dec 11 4:15 PM
GAZA CITY, 12 December 2006 Hostility between Palestinian groups touched a new low yesterday when gunmen killed three schoolchildren of a senior intelligence officer in a drive-by shooting.Hotlinks Tiscali - Dec 10 3:11 AM
Haniyeh, on an official visit to Iran, a major backer of Hamas, said early elections would lead to violence. "The proposal ... about holding early elections is the start of the creation of disorder in Palestine," Haniyeh said at a news conference with local media.LATEST GEORGIA HEADLINES AccessNorthGA - Dec 11 1:42 PM
Former President Jimmy Carter says the criticism aimed at his latest book is a sign that its take on Israeli policy is generating more interest in the plight of the Palestinians.Daily Voting News For December 11, 2006 Scoop.co.nz - Dec 11 6:01 PM
The EAC was established by HAVA to oversee the implementation of HAVA. Their oversight has been minimal and irresponsible.Three Children Shot In Gaza Are Buried Sky News via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News - Dec 11 10:39 AM
The funerals have taken place of three young boys killed in a drive-by shooting outside a busy school in Gaza City.A bombshell with a long fuse Salon.com - 1 hour, 4 minutes ago
The Iraq Study Group report may be DOA. But it shows the Washington establishment is finally confronting reality in the Middle East.What the U.S. Really Learned From World War II Scoop.co.nz - Dec 11 5:46 PM
Another December 7th has come and gone and Americans once again are reminded how their alleged lack of military preparedness almost led to their defeat by the Japanese and Germans.Public Address 12/12/06 - Our Man In Hong Kong Scoop.co.nz - Dec 11 5:46 PM
Who's the real Dick, then? | Dec 12, 2006 06:38 Keith Ng from Secret Pirate IslandIsrael agrees to scale down anti-terror operations in Judea-Samaria - Abbas Jerusalem Newswire - Dec 10 2:02 AM
The Israeli government has agreed to extend the "ceasefire" in Gaza to Judea and Samaria, in compliance with demands by the Palestine Islamic Jihad and other terror groups.Annan calls for settling Mideast conflicts Hindustan Times - Dec 11 4:53 PM
Outgoing UN chief Kofi Annan, in a report, painted a grim picture of the Middle East turmoil, stressing that a "just and comprehensive" Israeli- Palestinian settlement was the key to resolving other regional conflicts.New Nuclear Programs in the Middle East Scoop.co.nz - Dec 11 4:46 PM
New Nuclear Programs in the Middle East: What do they mean? One of the greatest risks associated with Iran s apparent drive to acquire a nuclear weapons capability is that it will spark further nuclear proliferation in the region.NYT Editorial: The Road to Reliable Elections Scoop.co.nz - Dec 11 4:46 PM
Two influential federal advisory groups have added their voices to an emerging national consensus that voting machines must produce a voter-verified paper record if they are to be trusted.Israeli Ship of State Speeds toward Destruction Scoop.co.nz - Dec 11 4:47 PM
MOTORNET: Karl Ferguson Takes A Lexus For A Spin In The Rain - You know, that really is a good looking car, my boss said rather wistfully as he stared out my office window at the car-park five floors below. In fact, it s probably the first Lexus I would seriously consider buying. See...Three children killed in Gaza Los Angeles Times - Dec 11 12:23 AM
They are gunned down in a drive-by shooting. Their father is a senior Palestinian intelligence officer.Israel s Ill-Kept Secret Is Finally Official Arab News - Dec 11 4:15 PM
Israelis are stunned. The incoming US Defense Secretary Robert Gates actually admitted their country has...wait for it...a nuclear arsenal. What a surprise!Children of Abbas' aide killed The Hindu - Dec 11 12:20 PM
Hamas condemns attack, denies responsibilityGunmen kill 3 kids in Gaza The Peninsula - Dec 11 3:57 PM
Gaza city Gunmen killed the three young sons of a Palestinian security officer targeted twice before for assassination by Hamas, riddling the car taking them to school with more than 60 bullets and raising the specter of open war between Fatah and the Islamic group.Italian FM: Iran can play regional leadership role Islamic Republic News Agency - Dec 11 3:03 PM
Italy - FM - Iran Italian deputy prime minister and foreign minister in a meeting with Iran's ambassador to Rome said, "Iran is a big country with old culture and civilization that can play leadership role in the region."Accord on canal study to save Dead Sea AFP via Yahoo! News - Dec 10 2:11 PM
Jordan, Israel and the Palestinian Authority launched a feasibility study to try to save the rapidly vanishing Dead Sea, in what officials said was a positive step on the path to resolving the Middle East crisis.Today's Top Scoop Stories - News Summary Scoop.co.nz - Dec 11 3:31 PM
SCOOP LEAD STORY Int. News: Annan Tells USA Multilateralism Best For World Affairs Questions For Oral Answer: Recommended Audio:Outrage over killing of Gaza boys BBC News - Dec 10 10:54 PM
The killing of three sons, aged six to 10, of an intelligence chief in Gaza City causes outrage among Palestinians.3 Palestinian Kids Killed in Gaza Shooting Los Angeles Times - Dec 10 11:22 PM
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip -- Three young children of a senior Palestinian intelligence officer were killed Monday in a drive-by shooting in a street crowded schoolchildren, an unprecedented attack that could ignite widespread factional fighting.Palestinian gunmen kill 3 schoolchildren in apparent botched assassination attempt Sun-Sentinel - Dec 11 9:43 AM
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip -- Palestinian gunmen killed three young sons of a senior Palestinian intelligence officer today, pumping dozens of bullets into their car as it passed through a street crowded with schoolchildren in an apparent botched assassination attempt that could ignite widespread factional fighting.