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Israel Agrees To Free $100 Mln Frozen Funds To Palestine 
Nasdaq - Dec 23 10:52 PM
(RTTNews) - In an effort that would revive hopes for resumption of peace talks with Palestine after witnessing hostility and distrust for many years, Israel had agreed to free $100 million to Palestine that was frozen, reports AP. Israel had also promised to relax travel restrictions.Abbas, Olmert agree to ease restrictions on Palestine New Kerala - Dec 24 8:02 AM
Jerusalem, Dec 24: Palestine President Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert agreed on easing of restrictions faced by the Palestinians, during a meeting here described as 'positive'.Three teens charged in Palestine House vandalism CTV.ca - Dec 23 5:20 PM
Three youths have been charged in connection with vandalism at The Palestine House school in Mississauga last month. Police said "disturbing comments" were spray-painted on the driveway.President allocates $30m for Palestine Authority Khaleej Times - 2 hours, 1 minute ago
ABU DHABI The President, His Highness Shaikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, has ordered allocation of $30 million to the Palestinian Authority.Meet calls for economic boycott of invading forces The Peninsula - Dec 24 2:54 PM
DOHA The conference on Islam and nationalism that ended here on Friday issued a final declaration that called on all Arab countries to boycott products from "countries involved in attacks against Palestine, Iraq and Lebanon."Israel and Palestine resume peace talks ITN via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News - Dec 24 1:04 AM
Ehud Olmert has agreed to release over £50 million in frozen tax funds after peace talks with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.Israel, Palestine heads hold first meeting News Interactive - Dec 24 2:56 AM
ISRAELI Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas held their first formal meeting on Saturday in a bid to revive peace talks and end years of conflict between the two sides.Results of Abbas-Olmert talks should be backed in Palestine, Israel Itar-Tass - Dec 24 5:33 AM
MOSCOW, December 24 (Itar-Tass) - Russia calls on all political forces in the Palestinian territories and in Israel as well as interested regional parties to back the results of the meeting between Israeli premier Ehud Olmert and head of the Palestinian National Authority Mahmoud Abbas , said on Sunday spokesman of the Russian Foreign Ministry Mikhail Kamynin by the results of the ...Israel and Palestine resume peace talks ITV.com - Dec 24 1:16 AM
Israel Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has agreed to release over £50 million in frozen tax funds after peace talks with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.ISRAEL - PALESTINE Israel releases Palestinian funds AsiaNews.it - Dec 24 5:56 AM
The move, agreed during the first meeting between Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas, will ease the suffering of the Palestinian people. Hamas criticizes the gesture as a pure trickery .Olmert to release $100 million to Palestine Gulf News - Dec 24 1:20 AM
Occupied Jerusalem: Prime Minister Ehud Olmert agreed on Saturday to release $100 million in frozen funds to his neighbour counterpart President Mahmoud Abbas and ease Palestinian travel restrictions in a bid to rebuild trust and cooperation between the two countries.Iran hopes for continuation of Hamas-Fatah agreement Islamic Republic News Agency - Dec 24 4:23 AM
Iran - Palestine - Spokesman Foreign Ministry spokesman Mohammad-Ali Hosseini here Sunday expressed hope the Palestinian Hamas and Fatah movements would abide by a reconciliation agreement they have recently reached.Warriors dominate Hutsonville/Palestine Journal Gazette & Times Courier - Dec 21 9:17 PM
HUTSONVILLE -- The Casey-Westfield Warriors got back in the win column on Thursday night as they defeated the Hutsonville/Palestine Tigers 75-44 in a rescheduled Little Illini Conference contest.Existential Battle for Palestine Middle East Online - Dec 23 7:08 AM
The existential question - recognition of Israel - pits Fatah against Hamas and threatens civil war among the Palestinians, and it hinges on the influence of the West on Palestinian sovereignty.Old allegiances crumble in Palestine Mail and Guardian - Dec 23 9:53 PM
Zuhair Abu Latifa's toy shop is the first in a row of shops inside the Qalandia refugee camp, not far from the tall concrete wall that cuts off the occupied West Bank from Jerusalem.Latin Patriarch calls for an end to occupation in the Holy Land Ekklesia - Dec 24 5:24 AM
In his Christmas message to the churches in Palestine, Israel, Jordan, and Cyprus, Latin Patriarch Michel Sabbah has offered a vision of peace, justice, freedom and an end to the occupation for the Holy Land so that it might truly be a sign of hope to the world.American Heritage Magazine, April 1977 American Heritage - Dec 24 1:15 AM
In the nearly thirty years that have passed since President Harry Truman issued the directives to support the partition of Palestine and afterward to recognize the State of Israel, the motivations of the President have been the subject of extensive historical discussion.Anti-Israel "rabbis" face fallout from Jewish world Reuters via Yahoo! News - Dec 24 3:23 PM
Jewish leaders from across the globe have decried the sight of six Jews with beards and black hats embracing Iran's president at a conference questioning the Holocaust, believing their gesture hurt the faith.Husband and wife team open pet medical center Albany Democrat-Herald - Dec 23 10:19 PM
A husband-and-wife veterinary team have opened River s Edge Pet Medical Center at 202 Hickory St. N.W., near Tom s Garden Center in North Albany. Leah and David Gray are mid-valley natives. Leah grew up on a 30-acre family homestead near Palestine.Iraqi suicide bomber kills 7 police officers CNN.com - Dec 24 1:24 PM
A suicide bomber walked into a police station in Muqdadiya, Iraq, on Sunday morning and blew himself up, killing at least seven police officers and wounding 30 more, according to a security official in the Diyala province .Bombings Kill 4 American Soldiers, 7 Iraqi Policemen Washington Post - Dec 24 12:33 PM
BAGHDAD, Dec. 24 -- Four American service members were killed in explosions, and seven Iraqi policemen died when a suicide attacker detonated a bomb in a police station northeast of the capital, authorities said Sunday.Al-Qaeda says only jihad will 'liberate Palestine' Mail and Guardian - Dec 23 12:38 AM
Al-Qaeda number two Ayman al-Zawahiri said in a new video aired on Wednesday that only jihad (holy war), not elections, can bring about the liberation of the occupied Palestinian territory.Gaza middle class struggling through Western aid freeze AFP via Yahoo! News - Dec 24 11:05 AM
They are not the poorest in Gaza, but mid-level civil servants Khaled and Rami are having a hard time adjusting to their newfound dependence in the face of a crippling Western aid freeze against the Hamas-led government.Hardcover Nonfiction New York Times - Dec 22 10:19 PM
1. THE AUDACITY OF HOPE, by Barack Obama 2. THE INNOCENT MAN, by John Grisham 3. MARLEY & ME, by John Grogan 4. CULTURE WARRIOR, by Bill O?Reilly 5. PALESTINE PEACE NOT APARTHEID, by Jimmy CarterArchbishop to make Mid-East peace appeal BBC News - Dec 24 2:18 PM
The Archbishop of Canterbury is set to urge the world not to look away from the problems in the Middle East.Perilous transition to democracy Gulf News - Dec 23 2:09 PM
When the political process breaks down, the battle moves to the streets. That is the depressing diagnosis for the strife now consuming Iraq, Lebanon and Palestine.Talks emerge out of Gaza conflict The Christian Science Monitor - Dec 24 2:32 PM
Israeli and Palestinian leaders met to talk about finances and prisoner release in the interest of restraining violence. UK Church Leaders Pledge to be 'Voice for the Voiceless' of Bethlehem Christian News Wire - Dec 23 12:37 PM
BETHLEHEM, Palestine, Dec. 23 / Christian Newswire / -- Leaving Bethlehem this morning after a three-day pilgrimage, the UK s church leaders pledged themselves to continue to be a voice for the voiceless on behalf of the beleaguered people of the town.2nd Vice President of Southern Baptist Convention Invites all Christians to STAND, on Christmas Day Against the WALL in ... Christian News Wire - Dec 23 12:37 PM
BETHLEHEM, Palestine/BUENA PARK, Calif., Dec. 23 / Christian Newswire / -- Christmas day 2006 "The Wiley Drake Show" will broadcast from BETHLEHEM, the City of Jesus Birth, to ask all Christians and their leaders to join UK Church Leaders to pledge to be "A Voice for the Voiceless" in BETHLEHEM.Christmas homework San Antonio Express News - 1 hour, 40 minutes ago
Pastors often spend months planning for big crowds at Christmas Eve services.Bush signs anti-Hamas law Al Jazeera - Dec 23 7:19 AM
The U.S. President George W. Bush has signed a law blocking U.S. aid to the Hamas -led Palestinian government and banning contact with the ruling party until it ends its anti-occupation armed resistance, acknowledges Israel's right to exist and abides by previous agreements and understandings between Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization and the Palestinian Authority, including those ...Sheldon Drobny: Dark Ages America and Post War Presidents HuffingtonPost - Dec 24 8:41 AM
The title of this piece comes from the book by Morris Berman, Dark Ages America , which was published in 2006. It is a terrific review of the causes of the decline of the "American Empire" after WW II. Berman has made the case through his well-documented book that the Cold War was a product of the Truman Administration and NSC-68 (National Security Council Directive #68) authored by ...Palestinian PM Haniyeh Praises Suicide Bombers and Vows to Destroy Israel New York Jewish Times - 2 hours, 23 minutes ago
Israel views Haniyeh's statements as the kind of extremism that fuels terrorism and that has prevented progress toward peace between Israel and the Palestinian people.Etisalat may buy stakes in Wataniya Khaleej Times - 2 hours, 19 minutes ago
DUBAI UAE's telecommunications major Etisalat, which is on target to boost its global investment to $27.2 billion in the next five years, may seek to buy a stake in Wataniya Telecom the second biggest mobile phone company in Kuwait.Fifteen Vigo players on All-Wabash football team Terre Haute Tribune-Star - 2 hours, 11 minutes ago
Unbeaten regular seasons or competitive play against tough schedules.Too much regulation Corvallis Gazette Times - 2 hours, 19 minutes ago
(In regard to consignment shops, Dec. 17): First, I do have an interest in consignment shops. I have a family member who owns one and has been in the business for several years.Israel's FM Livni Warns EU of Iranian Threat New York Jewish Times - 2 hours, 23 minutes ago
"There are some who perceive the prospect of a nuclear-armed Iran as a single, isolated, and somehow manageable problem. They are deeply, and dangerously, mistaken."Quartet extend Palestinian aid plan Gulf News - Dec 23 2:35 AM
Washington: An agreement has been reached to extend US, European, UN and Russian assistance to Palestine. In a statement issued by the three countries and the UN, they said Palestinians were in need, and encouraged donors to respond to UN and other requests.FEATURE-Anti-Israel "rabbis" face fallout from Jewish world AlertNet - Dec 24 3:21 PM
Source: Reuters By Jonathan Saul JERUSALEM, Dec 25 (Reuters) - Jewish leaders from across the globe have decried the sight of six Jews with beards and black hats embracing Iran's president at a conference ... Jailed Syrian dissident prods Bush on Palestine, Iraq AFP via Yahoo! News - Dec 21 12:59 PM
The jailed Syrian dissident writer Michel Kilo appealed to US President George W. Bush to "work seriously" towards a Palestinian state and to withdraw US troops from Iraq.Roundup: Palestinian factions depreciate importance of Abbas-Olmer t talks People's Daily - Dec 24 4:11 PM
Several Palestinian factions, including the ruling Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas), on Sunday depreciated the impact of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert.Saudi-Oman Ties Get Big Boost Arab News - Dec 24 4:21 PM
MUSCAT, 25 December 2006 Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah and Sultan Qaboos of Oman held talks here yesterday on major regional and international issues and explored ways of strengthening bilateral cooperation in all areas, an official statement after their meeting at Al-Alam Palace said.Judean birth sparks debate The Woonsocket Call - Dec 24 4:22 PM
BETHLEHEM, Judea -- A newborn became the subject of heated controversy recently when three astrologers from the East announced their belief that the child was the awaited Messiah -- a savior and king.PM calls for resolving global disputes Dawn - 2 hours, 0 minute ago
ASHKABAD (Turkmenistan), Dec 24: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz, who was in Ashkabad on Sunday to attend the funeral of Turkmenistan President Saparmurat Niyazov, held meetings with different world leaders and discussed with them regional and international issues.EKREM DUMANLI Zaman Online - Dec 24 2:16 PM
While returning from New York Thursday, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan answered reporter questions about internal politics, such as the debate over the presidency, mass resignation of the opposition party, and the latest political picture in public surveys.Holy Land's woes sink Bethlehem's Christmas spirit / Strife ruins celebrations, local economy San Francisco Chronicle - Dec 24 3:39 AM
This is the first Christmas season that Hamas has hosted in Bethlehem, and things are not looking good in the town where Jesus was born 2,000 years ago. "This is the saddest Christmas. As you see, Manger Square is empty," said Mayor Victor Batarseh, a... Washington Area Bestsellers Washington Post - Dec 24 12:59 AM
Rankings reflect sales for the week ended Dec. 17, 2006. The charts may not be reproduced without permission from Nielsen BookScan. Copyright ? 2006 by Nielsen BookScan. (Right-hand column of italicized numbers reflects weeks on this list, which premiered in Book World on Jan. 11, 2004. Advice,... Gaza gunfights a power struggle The Olympian - Dec 24 7:31 AM
JERUSALEM - The gun battles between Fatah and Hamas are more than just part of a power struggle between rival Palestinian factions.Zawahri calls for holy war to liberate Palestine IANS via Yahoo! India News - Dec 20 4:41 AM
Cairo, Dec 20 (Xinhua) Al Qaeda's deputy leader Ayman al-Zawahri has called for a holy war to liberate Palestine in a message broadcast by Doha-based Al Jazeera satellite television Wednesday.Bethlehem tries to stem exodus of Christians Boston Globe - Dec 24 1:33 AM
BETHLEHEM, West Bank -- Victor Batarseh, the mayor of Bethlehem, looked around the famous piazza outside the Church of the Nativity and sighed. The hordes of Christmas pilgrims who used to flock to the birthplace of Jesus at this time of year were nowhere to be seen.Al-Qaida's Zawahri Calls For Jihad To Liberate Palestine Nasdaq - Dec 20 2:38 AM
(RTTNews) - Al Qaeda's second-in-command Ayman al-Zawahri said in a video tape aired on the Doha-based al-Jazeera satellite television Wednesday that Palestinian elections would not free Palestinian land and would be a setback to the holy war against Israeli occupation and called for a holy war to liberate Palestine.At Christmastime, remember the military St. Petersburg Times - Dec 24 4:37 AM
There has been a lot of discussion of support for the troops, especially during the holiday season. All of this conversation takes me back to Christmas 1993 in Mogadishu, Somalia.SEEKING A MIDDLE EAST PEACE The Oregonian - Dec 24 12:14 AM
Thank you, Jimmy Carter! At last, an American leader who has the courage to confront the fact that U.S. policy in the Middle East is essentially being dictated by the powerful Jewish American/Israeli lobby ("Truth in the Mideast depends on who you ask," Dec. 17).WAITING FOR THE PAINT TO DRY Tyler Morning Telegraph - Dec 24 1:44 PM
About 11 p.m. on Aug. 31, Tyler firefighters responded to Sam's Deli, Bar & Grill, 6011 S. Broadway Ave., to fight a fire that is believed to have started in the kitchen.History, come to Jesus St. Petersburg Times - Dec 24 4:38 AM
Modern scholarship and archaeology tell us a lot more about the life and times of Jesus than we once knew. Sometimes scholarship and faith mesh, and believers, non believers and in-betweeners can agree on much . But, oh, when they disagree.Speaker: UNSC anti-Iran resolution shows US, Europe fear Iran Islamic Republic News Agency - Dec 24 8:52 AM
Iran - Majlis - Resolution Majlis Speaker Gholam-Ali Haddad-Adel said here Sunday that approval of anti-Iran resolution by the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on Saturday night indicates more than anything that scientific progress of Islamic states frighten US and its European allies.Lynn man to be human shield Hemel Hempstead Gazette - Dec 24 2:55 PM
AS RAF Marham gears up for war, a 20-year-old Lynn man is flying to Baghdad to risk his life in a bid to protect Iraqis.College football bowl schedule, prep basketball, college basketball The Toledo Blade - Dec 24 3:41 AM
New Mexico BowlBush signs Palestine act UPI - Dec 22 5:28 AM
WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 (UPI) -- U.S. President George Bush signed into law an act aimed at promoting the institution of democratic systems in the Palestinian Authority.Iraq not Eye-raq, please -Americans remain baffled and confused about the Middle East News From Bangladesh - Dec 24 10:27 AM
Despite the deluge of information on the Middle East in the US media Americans remain baffled and confused about basics in politics and culture.Uganda: The Beast And the Candle AllAfrica.com - Dec 24 9:04 AM
THE year crawls to its end like a dying beast seeking a spot to lay its body. Or perhaps, to put it less melancholically, as a candle splutters a final flame.Mideast Christians forsake Holy Land for chance elsewhere Houston Chronicle - Dec 23 11:30 PM
The Christian village of Ain Ebel near the Israeli border looks tranquil, but the undulating hills and silver-tinted olive groves mask a beehive of Hezbollah military activity that brought the town under Israeli attack this past summer. Do America and Israel want the Middle East engulfed by civil war? News From Bangladesh - Dec 24 10:26 AM
Neocons talk a great deal about changing maps in the Middle East. Like Israel s dismemberment of the occupied territories into ever-smaller ghettos, Iraq is being severed into feuding mini-states.Oppression has impoverished, not enriched, Palestinians Gulf News - Dec 22 1:24 PM
Why has Palestine had such an enduring grip on the emotional resources of Arabs these last eight decades, a grip that remains a mystery to people in the Euro-American world?Thus, We Protect US Interests in Asia News From Bangladesh - Dec 24 10:27 AM
It reminds me of PL 480 eaten in my childhood and the fear of an american intervention with the deplyment of Seventh Fleet in Indian ocean. I see the missiles hit Afganistan crossing Indian sky. I remember all those days and nights of attacks on Bagdad.Former colleague challenges Carter book on Palestine Florida Baptist Witness - Dec 20 9:23 AM
ATLANTA (BP)-A longtime adviser to President Jimmy Carter has made a highly publicized break with Carter over the former president's latest book, Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid.View Point: Bangladesh elections Central Chronicle - Dec 24 10:05 AM
Bangladesh is populated by 141 million people. 88% of them are Muslims. It is one of the poorest countries in the world.Why international interventionists failed in Sri Lanka Daily News - Dec 24 12:30 PM
Failed interventionists: The history of peace-making in Sri Lanka has consolidated itself into an entirely separate segment in the chain of bloody events dragged on by the on-again-off-again war waged by the Tamil Tigers.MP s literary gift Harrow Times - Dec 24 6:25 AM
HARROW East MP, Tony McNulty gave the gift of reading to children in impoverished countries. Mr McNulty donated a book to Book Aid International during a reception in the House of Commons on Tuesday.Spokesman: Cooperation among regional states to secure peace Islamic Republic News Agency - Dec 24 5:52 AM
Iran - Hosseini - Unity Foreign Ministry spokesman Mohammad-Ali Hosseini urged the need for security and economic cooperation among all regional countries, adding that this will lead to promotion of peace and security in the Middle East.IDF gets 2 high-ranking Palestine Islamic Jihad terrorists Jerusalem Newswire - Dec 20 7:21 AM
Israel Defense Forces troops and Border Police Wednesday pinned down and surrounded a couple of senior Palestine Islamic Jihad (PIJ) terrorists near the Samarian town of Jenin.Giving Israel an automatic seal of US approval Middle East Online - Dec 24 5:23 AM
US lawmakers continue to sign on the dotted line for Israel without any discussion about holding Israel accountable for violating international law or human rights laws or even America's own federal laws, notes Doris Cadigan .Israel, Palestine display damaged The Republican - Dec 22 1:34 AM
AMHERST - Robin MacRostie is a graphic designer who created her own graphic holiday statement on her front lawn. She has a menorah and two flagpoles, one bearing the Israeli flag and another the Palestinian flag.NEW YORK TIMES BEST-SELLERS Kansas City Star - Dec 24 12:10 AM
1. For One More Day, by Mitch Albom (Hyperion; $21.95). A troubled man gets a last chance to restore his relationship with his dead mother.A palace befiting the ruler of the land Haaretz Daily - Dec 24 5:37 AM
Among the casualties of the recent war in Lebanon were four UN observers stationed in the village of Khiam, north of Metula. They were killed in an Israel Defense Forces bombing raid, and the government of Israel apologized for their deaths.Gloomy Eid, Christmas for Palestinians in Gaza Middle East Online - Dec 24 4:53 AM
Western aid freeze, Israel s aid block dampens Eid, Christmas celebrations, cause internal factions fighting.Mideast bypassing West in peace quest Deseret Morning News - Dec 23 11:06 PM
For many of the Middle East's leaders, the upshot of the swirling American debate over Iraq is that when, as seems likely, the United States withdraws it will leave behind an ongoing war.British Press: Erdogan Rejects Blair's Proposal for Early Election in Palestine Zaman Online - Dec 21 2:15 PM
The British press says that Turkey came out against Tony Blair s support for Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas s call for early elections, thus undermining him.Wish lists Fort Wayne Journal Gazette - Dec 24 2:49 AM
Forget about raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens. Some local professionals confess their favorite things are Hawaiian vacations, in-line skates, engagement rings and peace on Earth.Al-Qaida's Zawahri calls for holy war to liberate Palestine People's Daily - Dec 20 12:55 AM
Doha-based al-Jazeera satellite television Wednesday broadcast a tape by al-Qaida's deputy leader Ayman al-Zawahri who called for a holy war to liberate Palestine.The cost of peace worth it Worcester Telegram & Gazette - Dec 24 1:46 AM
The past few days have passed in a frenzy of buying large trash bags for discarded wrappings, caging beer boxes from a local package store to transport things, buying a short tree because it is cute and decorating it with so much stuff it is suffocating.NYT best-sellers / Hardcover nonfiction Arizona Daily Star - Dec 23 11:29 PM
THE AUDACITY OF HOPE by Barack Obama (Crown, $25). The Illinois senator proposes that Americans move beyond their political divisions.Jihad will 'liberate Palestine' News 24 South Africa - Dec 20 2:43 AM
Al-Qaeda number two Ayman al-Zawahiri has said in a video that only jihad can bring about the liberation of Palestine.UPI Poll: Strong support for 'Palestine' UPI - Dec 21 11:45 AM
WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 (UPI) -- About two-thirds of those asked in a UPI-Zogby International poll said there should be an independent Palestinian state.We need bridges not walls in Israel-Palestine, say UK church leaders Ekklesia - Dec 22 4:54 AM
The Israeli separation wall is "a sign of all that is wrong in the human heart", the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, has said today in Bethlehem - calling for bridges rather than barriers to deal with problems of violence and division.Middle East Belfast Telegraph - Dec 23 10:44 PM
Israel has agreed to release around 75 million in frozen funds to the Palestinians. However, government spokeswoman Miri Eisen says the cash is for humanitarian purposes only.Northern California best sellers Contra Costa Times - Dec 24 3:26 AM
Compiled from sales at 45 independent bookstores in Northern California. 1. "Next," by Michael Crichton. (HarperCollins, $27.95.) 2. "The Shape Shifter," by Tony Hillerman. (HarperCollins, $26.95.)Temple Unites Faiths The Morning News - Dec 24 12:53 AM
FAYETTEVILLE -- Who knew religious divisions could be solved in an Olive Garden?Iraq war, U.S. & UK s ignorance hurt inter-faith relations - Al Jazeera - Dec 24 1:34 AM
As Muslims and Christians prepare for two of their main religious festivals, Christmas Eve for Christians, and Muslims Eid ul Adha, it s important to shed light on the plight of the followers of both faiths as a result of unwise policies by Western powers which have risked rather than protected the two religions peaceful and harmonious coexistence in the region.Friday, December 22, 2006 The Pakistan Link - Dec 22 10:13 AM
TEHRAN: Foreign Minister Khurshid Mehmood Kasuri, who is in Iran on a two-day official visit, held the second round of formal talks with his Iranian counterpart Manouchehr Mottaki on Thursday and discussed with him the situation in Iraq, Lebanon and Palestine.Israel to Release Part of Tax Fund Following Abbas-Olmert Summit Abbas: Temporary Solution is Deception to the ... Palestine Media Center - Dec 24 1:33 AM
Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, and the Israeli Prime Minister, Ehud Olmert, met on Saturday in Jerusalem and agreed that Israel would transfer $100 million of Tax revenue, which Israel withheld since Hamas took office.NYT Best sellers Worcester Telegram & Gazette - Dec 24 2:02 AM
1. "For One More Day," by Mitch Albom. (Hyperion, $21.95.)PM shares the theory of Mr Tony: you can't please everyone Guardian Unlimited - Dec 23 7:08 PM
He was in the throes of an especially ardent debate towards the end of a particularly difficult tour of the Middle East when the prime minister lifted the mood with "the theory of Mr Tony".The Bestsellers Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Dec 23 9:30 PM
1. "For One More Day." Mitch Albom. Hyperion, $21.95. 2. "Nature Girl." Carl Hiaasen. Knopf, $25.95. 3. "Next." Michael Crichton, HarperCollins, $27.95.Today's Headlines: ArabicNews.com - Dec 23 7:25 PM
We are looking for sales & marketing representatives in different countries. Apply now! Iraqi PM reconciliation effort includes Baathists The government has invited 300 leaders from various groups, including some which have so far stood outside Iraq's post-Saddam political process, but it was not clear how many would brave Baghdad's violence and make the trip.Region on the eve of the new year Zawya - Dec 24 1:01 AM
24 December 2006 With the New Year days away, our young generation wonders what the features of the Arab region are now.National best sellers Contra Costa Times - Dec 24 3:26 AM
1. "For One More Day," by Mitch Albom. (Hyperion, $21.95.) A troubled man gets a last chance to reconnect and restore his relationship with his dead mother.Abbas - Olmert meeting positive ArabicNews.com - Dec 23 7:28 PM
Head of the PLO Negotiations Affairs Department Saeb Ereikat, said late on Saturday that the meeting between President Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli PM Ehud Olmert was a good meeting, adding that there was agreement on several issues.Week of 12/24/06 The Times of Northwest Indiana - Dec 23 10:19 PM
1. "For One More Day" by Mitch Albom: A touching novel by the author of "Tuesdays with Morrie" that asks the question: What would you do if you could spend one more day with a loved one?Teens face charges after puzzling message spray-painted at Ontario Arabic school CP via Yahoo! Canada News - Dec 23 1:06 PM
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. (CP) - Police are being cautious in labelling a puzzling case of vandalism as a hate crime that involved a reference to Nazis spray-painted at an Arabic private language school.