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Jordanian King highlights importance to solve Palestine issue 
People's Daily - Aug 24 5:55 PM
Jordanian King Abdullah II reaffirmed on Thursday that the core of the conflict in the Middle East has always been the Palestine issue, warning that if it is not solved, the region will remain unstable and will face the outbreak of new crisis.Israel determined to make Palestine plunge into deeper chaos Pravda - Aug 23 6:11 AM
A preventive two-day strike of the trade union of state employees started today in the Palestinian Authority . If the government fails to fulfill its obligations to budget-supported employees, the people will go on an indefinite strike on September 2. About 165,000 people did not go to work today in Palestine.Resolving Palestine issue would cut terrorism: Indonesian minister AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 23 4:27 AM
Resolving conflict in the Middle East would reduce international terrorism while failing to do so would only radicalise the Islamic world more, Indonesia's foreign minister has said.Stop Israel's War - Protests 1pm Saturday Sept 2nd Scoop.co.nz - 53 minutes ago
Stop Israel's War on Lebanon and Palestine! Protest rally @ Aotea Square 1pm Saturday Sept 2ndNew Zealand Police Official Joins Effort to Free Fox News Hostages TV Week - Aug 24 11:08 AM
A police official from New Zealand is joining his country's diplomatic team in Palestine as part of an effort to free a Fox News reporter and his freelance cameraman, New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark said Thursday.Growing likelihood of al-Qaeda link to kidnaps Scoop.co.nz - 1 hour, 23 minutes ago
The kidnap of Steve Centanni and Olaf Wiig in Palestine by the Holy Jihad Brigades contrasts sharply with previous abductions in Gazak says Middle East politics expert Dr Nigel Parsons.Time to focus on the root causes of conflict Gulf News - Aug 24 2:53 PM
The ferocity of Israel's war on Lebanon obscured for a few weeks the focus on its other war, the relentless drive to overturn the electoral verdict of the people of Palestine by making it impossible for Hamas to govern.Colonial times not too distant The Border Mail - Aug 24 1:06 PM
THE Border Mail editorial published on August 7 got it right. Politics! We have the politics today of Israel and Palestine and on a lesser scale, as was experienced in the colony of Australia in the 1870s, the British and Irish political situation.India expresses solidarity with Lebanese, Palestinian people Outlook India - Aug 24 3:30 AM
Contending that the peace process between Israel and Palestine does not exist anymore, India's special envoy to West Asia, Chinmaya R Gharekhan, has said his ongoing visit to the region is aimed at expressing solidarity with Lebanese and Palestinian people and assessing situation.Iran Exhibits Anti-Jewish Art New York Times - 1 minute ago
The exhibition is intended to expose what some see as Western hypocrisy regarding freedom of expression.Making Peace on Earth, if Only on Paper New York Times - 1 hour, 1 minute ago
The ?Pieces for Peace Mosaic,? now at the JCC in Manhattan, includes work more than a dozen countries, created by students ages 8 to 20.SA backs 'two state' Mid East solution iafrica.com - Aug 24 3:07 AM
The only solution that could work for the Middle East was a "two state" solution in which both sides Israel and Palestine could co-exist behind secure borders, says SA Deputy Foreign Minister Aziz Pahad.India expresses solidarity with Lebanese, Palestinian people New Kerala - Aug 24 4:08 AM
Harinder Mishra, Jerusalem, Aug 24: Contending that the peace process between Israel and Palestine does not exist anymore, India's special envoy to West Asia, Chinmaya R Gharekhan, has said his ongoing visit to the region is aimed at expressing solidarity with Lebanese and Palestinian people and assessing situation.Palestinian group releases video of captured journalists Daily Vidette - Aug 23 10:20 PM
PALESTINE (AP) - A previously unknown Palestinian group released the first video Wednesday of two kidnapped Fox News journalists and demanded that Muslim prisoners in U.S. jails be released within 72 hours in exchange for the men. In the video, correspondent Steve Centanni and cameraman Olaf Wiig appeared to be in good health, seated on the floor in sweat suits against a black background with no Re: The Role Of Israeli Racism In ME Conflict Scoop.co.nz - Aug 23 4:05 PM
As the world has witnessed in Lebanon and Palestine, Hezbollah and Hamas have a long way to go to rival the ferocity and utter ruthlessness of the Israeli military. Their goals are in diametrical opposition.Sudan rejects UN plan for Darfur peacekeepers AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 24 12:29 PM
Sudanese leaders have rejected as unacceptable a draft UN resolution on the deployment of UN peacekeepers to the strife-torn region of Darfur and issued a sharp warning to its sponsors, the United States and Britain.Gul: Tragedy Will Go On If The Issue Of Palestine Is Not Resolved TurkishPress.com - Aug 21 10:04 AM
RAMALLAH - ''The roots of all clashes in the Middle East are connected to the Palestinian issue. Tragedy will go on if the issue of Palestine is not resolved,'' Turkish FM Abdullah Gul said on Sunday.Audio: Manning & Pound on Release of Hostage Video Scoop.co.nz - Aug 23 8:19 PM
Scoop Audio: Scoop's Selwyn Manning and 95bFM's Simon Pound discuss the video released overnight by the captives (the Holy Jihad Brigades) of New Zealand cameraman, Olaf Wiig, and his colleague Steve Centanni. The video heralds a sinister turn in the M.O. of Palestine kidnappings.ZAMAN DAILY NEWSPAPER (2006082435934) Zaman Online - Aug 23 2:11 PM
Syria, along with Israel and Palestine, expressed its support to Turkey s likely contribution to a peace force proposed to be deployed to southern Lebanon.Sweating out the truth in Iran International Herald Tribune - Aug 24 7:34 AM
The Iranian regime is coming to the point where it has to choose: destroy itself by repeating the same old slogans, or come up with new definitions for itself, its friends and its foes.Markey speaks out on Israel Town Online - Aug 23 10:14 PM
Rep. Ed Markey, D-Malden, brought hundreds of people to Temple Emunah in Lexington last week. They turned out to hear Markey speak with some showing support for Israel and some for Palestine.Letters to the editor The Olympian - Aug 23 4:32 AM
Israel did NOT occupy Palestine illegally. The United Nations (and the League of Nations before them) authorized the country to be formed from the remains of the corrupt and decrepit Ottoman (Turkish) empire.South Asia, Middle East potential flash-points: Mushahid Pakistani Newspaper - Aug 23 11:56 AM
ISLAMABAD, Aug 23 (APP): PML Secretary General, Senator Mushahid Hussain Sayed on Wednesday urged the need of just and amicable solutions of the Kashmir and Palestine disputes saying without the comprehensive settlement of issues South Asia and the Middle East will remain the potential flash-points.Folk singer to give back honour BBC News - Aug 24 8:56 AM
A Sheffield folk singer is handing back his MBE in protest at the government's foreign policy.Int'l terrorism would wane if Mideast problems resolved: Indonesia Kyodo via Yahoo! Asia News - Aug 23 4:34 AM
_ Indonesian Foreign Minister Hassan Wirajuda said Wednesday that international terrorism would decrease if the problems in the Middle East, particularly the question of Palestine, were resolved.AHS splits pair Athens Review Online - Aug 23 6:28 AM
EUSTACE The Athens Lady Hornets found mixed results Tuesday in dual volleyball action. Coach Crystal Langley s AHS squad defeated Palestine Westwood, 25-17, 29-27, and fell to host Eustace, 25-29, 27-25, 19-25.UN Official Paints Grim Picture of Palestinian Situation Palestine News Agency - Aug 23 1:32 PM
NEW YORK, August 23, 2006 (WAFA) -The United Nations Under Secretary General for Political Affairs, Ibrahim Gambari, painted a grim picture of developments of the Palestinian situation over the past 12 months, warning that the vision of Israel and Palestine living peacefully side-by-side has slipped "further away."When will we ever learn? The Pilot-Independent - Aug 23 11:49 AM
Listening to the news of civilian casualties in Lebanon, Israel, Palestine, Iraq, Sri Lanka, Columbia, Darfur, as well as other areas of military combat in the world, deep feelings of grief for the injustice and criminality of such actions rise up.Zero ties with Israel limits Indonesia's role The Jakarta Post - 16 minutes ago
There should be a national debate regarding the pluses and minuses of Indonesia opening links with Israel because the lack of contact with the Jewish state is limiting Jakarta's role in the Middle East, experts say.Rolf's art too cutting News Interactive - 1 hour, 44 minutes ago
ROLF Harris has been unwittingly entangled in a BBC scandal over a program that has been pulled after making taboo jokes.New coach for Lions, new blood for Tigers Terre Haute Tribune-Star - 1 hour, 1 minute ago
TERRE HAUTE Marshall and Paris are separated by just over 15 miles by Illinois Highway 1, but recent fortunes of the towns high school football teams couldn t find these two programs farther apart.Hallsville visits Longview The Longview News-Journal - 40 minutes ago
Longview head football coach John King was impressed with what he saw the last time he watched Hallsville's skill-position players. Tonight he gets to see those skill-position players again, in pads.Texas State Railroad the focus of talk The Lufkin Daily News - 1 hour, 15 minutes ago
State Senator Todd Staples, during Thursday's Texas Parks and Wildlife Commissioners' meeting in Austin, reiterated the need for focus on the future of the Texas State Railroad State Park.Bodega News - 25 August 2006 Scoop.co.nz - 1 hour, 8 minutes ago
Buy 10 tickets for $200 - otherwise $25 each. A fantastic night out for work colleagues, social groups and friends.Auditor General says no case to answer Scoop.co.nz - 1 hour, 9 minutes ago
Central Plains Water Limited welcomes the decision by the Office of the Auditor General not to hold an inquiry into allegations of conflicts of interest by Central Plains Water Trustees.Fairfax Magazines - 12-month readership results Scoop.co.nz - 1 hour, 9 minutes ago
The latest Nielsen Media Research July 2005 - June 2006 figures show an excellent result for Fairfax Magazines, with market leadership maintained in all title categories.Independent Financial Review Becoming A Must Read Scoop.co.nz - 1 hour, 9 minutes ago
The first independent readership figures for the relaunched business weekly, The Independent Financial Review, shows it is being regarded as a serious commentator on New Zealand and Trans-Tasman business affairs.Debut novel launch at the Central City Library Scoop.co.nz - 1 hour, 8 minutes ago
NEW ZEALAND LEAD: Education: Sharples Goes For 'PC Gone Mad' Cliché In Religion In Schools Stoush - New guidelines to clarify the role of religion in schools, are an example of Political Correctness gone berserk says Maori Party Co-leader, Dr Pita Sharples.Mark Whyte sculpture to be unveiled Scoop.co.nz - 1 hour, 8 minutes ago
Christchurch Mayor Garry Moore will unveil a sculpture by Mark Whyte at 4pm on Wednesday (30 August). The work, Coil, is to be installed in Wairakei Reserve at the south-east end of Nunweek Park in Bishopdale.Petition to get rates issue to Select Committee Scoop.co.nz - 1 hour, 9 minutes ago
Speaking to an audience of more than 400 at a Grey Power North Shore meeting this afternoon, campaign leader David Thornton launched a nationwide petition asking Parliament to pass legislation placing limits on local council rates increases.QMB Meeting, The Frontiers Of Science. Scoop.co.nz - 1 hour, 24 minutes ago
QMB MEETING, THE FRONTIERS OF SCIENCE. THE MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF THE LIVING CELL More than 300 leading scientists from NZ and overseas gather in Queenstown next week (August 29 to September 1) to discuss the frontiers of molecular biology and the living cell.The Literary Six Pack Scoop.co.nz - 1 hour, 22 minutes ago
Kiwi book groups can quench a word thirst during New Zealand Book Month by going in the draw to win one of 10 sets of The Six Pack and reading discussion notes.Submissions to prevent and control diabetes call Scoop.co.nz - 1 hour, 24 minutes ago
Friday 25 August 2006, SPC Headquarters, Noumea, New Caledonia The Western Pacific Declaration on Diabetes (WPDD) a strategic alliance created to address the crippling and increasing burden of diabetes among the peoples of the Western Pacific region is calling for submissions for its small grant scheme.AUT oral health students tackle dental decay Scoop.co.nz - 54 minutes ago
Caption: Prime Minister Helen Clark watches AUT oral health student Jo Lowry, flanked by Health and Environmental Sciences Faculty Dean Max Abbott and AUT Vice Chancellor Derek McCormack.Security Guards Robbed At Gunpoint In WELLINGTON Scoop.co.nz - 1 hour, 23 minutes ago
Three ADT security guards were robbed at gunpoint while walking to fill a central Wellington money machine this morning.Unlocking The Mysteries Of Cell Signalling Scoop.co.nz - 1 hour, 24 minutes ago
UNLOCKING THE MYSTERIES OF CELL SIGNALLING. THE KEY TO CURING DISEASE The inaugural Queenstown Signal Transduction Meeting from August 31-September 3, 2006 will see over 150 international and New Zealand molecular biologists focus on one of the frontiers of medical science; the complex circuits that control everything which goes on in the human cell.Saratoga announces the launch of its new website Scoop.co.nz - 54 minutes ago
Saratoga announces the launch of its new website http://www.saratoga.com.au/safeinvesting.Council welcomes Government s rates probe Scoop.co.nz - 1 hour, 39 minutes ago
Christchurch City Council welcomes the Government s move to hold a full independent inquiry into rates rises around the country and wants to have a say in the probe s terms of reference.Sofitel Unveils A Night Of Parisian Glamour Scoop.co.nz - 53 minutes ago
Queenstown's award-winning five-star Sofitel Queenstown will host its biggest party ever as part of the internationally-renowned ASB JazzFest in October.Step back in time with the Heritage Festival Scoop.co.nz - 53 minutes ago
Auckland's unique natural, social and built heritage will be celebrated with more than 100 events and activities during this year's Auckland Heritage Festival.L Oréal Scholars announced Scoop.co.nz - 1 hour, 39 minutes ago
L Oréal today announced University of Otago students Katie Douglas and Chelsyee Metcalfe as the 2006 L Oréal Marketing Scholar Award recipients.Bank of New Zealand Contact Centre judged best Scoop.co.nz - 1 hour, 40 minutes ago
Bank of Zealand won international recognition for customer service excellence today with its contact centre operation judged as providing the best customer service of any contact centre in Asia Pacific.Metropolitan Dailies Bucking International Trends Scoop.co.nz - 1 hour, 9 minutes ago
The latest Nielsen Media Research readership figures demonstrate that New Zealand's five major metropolitan1 newspapers are significant shapers of public opinion with, on an average day, 1,181,000 people reading them. This is 16,000 more readers than the same period last year.Hard work brings plays to life Scoop.co.nz - 1 hour, 9 minutes ago
Three Victoria University students have been hard at work crafting and shaping a season of short plays to be performed from September 6.Sunday Star-Times Retains National No.1 Position Scoop.co.nz - 1 hour, 10 minutes ago
Fairfax Media s national Sunday titles, the Sunday Star Times and Sunday News, continue to hold the top two positions in the competitive Sunday market.Draft plans for the Hagley Park/Botanic Gardens Scoop.co.nz - 1 hour, 23 minutes ago
The first of two public meetings to discuss the draft plans for the Hagley Park/Botanic Gardens will be held on Monday 28 August at the Netball Centre in Hagley Park from 12.15pm to 1.45pm.4 finalists in Australasian excellence awards Scoop.co.nz - 1 hour, 25 minutes ago
Queenstown s premier five-star hotel, Sofitel Queenstown, is celebrating becoming a finalist in four categories in the prestigious HM Awards for Hotel and Accommodation Excellence.Cairns Lockie Mortgage Commentary 25 August 2006 Scoop.co.nz - 1 hour, 24 minutes ago
Welcome to the fifteenth fortnightly Cairns Lockie Mortgage Commentary for 2006. We aim to keep you informed on developments at Cairns Lockie, Mortgage Bankers and the mortgage market in general.IAG delivers $759 million profit Scoop.co.nz - 1 hour, 24 minutes ago
Insurance Australia Group Limited (IAG) today announced a net profit after tax of $759 million for the 12 months ended 30 June 2006 (30 June 2005: $781 million*), and an insurance margin of 14.1% (30 June 2005: 15.5%). The Group also declared its highest ever final dividend of 16 cents per share and, following renewed momentum in the second half, expects gross written premium (GWP) to increase Back to the future with brick Scoop.co.nz - 1 hour, 24 minutes ago
New colours, new ways with mortar, and a renewed desire for homes that are built to last have cast a new light on the beauty of brick. Brick is now the preferred choice of cladding for 50% of all new homes built, compared with 30% five years ago.Rolf Harris in BBC taboo joke hiccup Sydney Morning Herald - Aug 24 12:18 PM
Rolf Harris has been unwittingly entangled in a BBC scandal over a program that has been pulled after making taboo jokes. -Captured army Private Lynch pregnant The Australian - Aug 24 12:44 PM
JESSICA Lynch, the former army private who was captured by Iraqi troops in March 2003 and rescued by a US special forces, is pregnant, her publicist said today.Woman s Day Gains Another 42,000 Readers Scoop.co.nz - 1 hour, 55 minutes ago
New Zealand s top-selling women s magazine, Woman s Day, increased its readership by 5% year on year in the latest Nielsen Media Research readership survey figures released today. Woman s Day gained another 42,000 readers year on year. 893,000 New Zealanders now read Woman s Day every week.Air New Zealand Magazine Soars High Scoop.co.nz - 1 hour, 55 minutes ago
Air New Zealand magazine increased its readership by a further 12% year on year in the Nielsen Media Research readership survey results released today.MUSTAFA UNAL Zaman Online - Aug 24 2:17 PM
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Abdullah Gul, completed his final discussions with regional countries that will shape the final decision on sending troops to Lebanon.The Middle East's Leading English Language Daily Arab News - Aug 24 4:08 PM
It was the simple truth that Khaled Batarfi wrote in his article Israel and US: Why Should Arab Opinion Be Any Different? Rolf's art too cutting Northern Territory News - 1 hour, 22 minutes ago
ROLF Harris has been unwittingly entangled in a BBC scandal over a program that has been pulled after making taboo jokes. The Australian entertainer is a long-standing entertainment figure in Britain, where he is best known for his art programs.Select an Edition: AlertNet - Aug 24 10:55 AM
PHILADELPHIA, Aug 24 (Reuters) - Jessica Lynch, the former army private who was captured by Iraqi troops in March 2003 and rescued by a U.S. special forces, is pregnant, her publicist said on Thursday. Iran strengthened by the U.S. Zaman Online - Aug 24 2:12 PM
A report published in the U.K. claims the United States war on terror has increased Iran s influence in the Middle East.Friday August 25, 2006 By Derek Cheng The New Zealand Herald - Aug 24 1:06 PM
The kidnapping of New Zealand cameraman Olaf Wiig in Gaza City has taken an unprecedented twist that points to a possible al Qaeda presence in the Palestinian territories, says a Middle East politics expert.Constituents meet with Burgess The Little Elm Journal - Aug 24 6:26 PM
U.S. Rep. Michael Burgess (District 26) opened his town hall meeting Saturday morning with thoughts of home, but foreign issues abroad and national weighed on his and his constituents' minds.Book on Lebanon war victims nears completion Gulf Daily News - 2 hours, 39 minutes ago
WORK on a book containing pictures of Arab women and children killed in war, which will be presented to US President George Bush as part of a "Mega Liar" award, is nearing completion.Fall Book Preview: Soon-to-be released The Burlington Free Press - Aug 24 3:59 PM
"After This" (Farrar, Straus & Giroux), Alice McDermott sets her latest novel during the Vietnam War as she writes again about the suburban Keane family.SA govt condemns arrest of Palestinian Deputy PM AngolaPress - Aug 23 3:06 AM
Pretoria, South Africa, 08/23 - The South African government Monday condemned the developments in Gaza where the Deputy Prime Minister of Palestine, Nasser Shaer, and the Secretary General of the Palestinian Legislative Council, Dr Al Ramahi, were arrested by the Israeli military.Oklahoma team preview Austin American-Statesman - Aug 22 6:02 PM
OCT. 7, COTTON BOWL, DALLAS (76,100 GRASS) Coach: Bob Stoops (75-16 in 7 seasons at Oklahoma) Last season: 8-4 (6-2 in Big 12) Series: Texas leads 56-39-5 Last meeting: Texas won 45-1 in 2005 STAR POWER Palestine product Adrian Peterson famously wenTerrorism charges dropped, 3 men now face federal counterfeiting charges The Rowlett Lakeshore Times - Aug 24 6:23 PM
A family friend of two Mesquite men and another Dallas man arraigned on terrorism-related charges in Michigan says his neighbors are being targeted for their Arab descent.Youths stage protest New Straits Times - Aug 22 6:55 PM
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian youths, regardless of race, religion or political understanding, came together last night to protest against Israeli injustice in Palestine and Lebanon.Gas prices continue to fall The Lufkin Daily News - Aug 24 2:59 PM
Local and area motorists are enjoying the sight of gas prices coming down.Weimar in Exile, by Jean-Michel Palmier, trans David Fernbach Independent - Aug 24 4:24 PM
What fascinates the late Jean-Michel Palmier, in this magisterial study, is the speed and thoroughness with which Weimar culture - effectively the classical German heritage - was destroyed by the Nazis, never to return. To render Germany a totalitarian state, Hitler enlarged on an existing tradition of repression. With the beacon events of the Reichstag Fire in February 1933 and the book-burnings Scoop Top 30 Daily Ratings 24 August 2006 Scoop.co.nz - Aug 24 4:19 PM
Yesterday's top 30 rating items on Scoop were...Palestine appeals for Nigeria's involvement in Mideast peace process People's Daily - Aug 20 5:40 PM
The Palestinian Ambassador to Nigeria Azmi Al Daqqa at the weekend appealed to Nigeria to be involved in the peaceful resolution of the Israeli-Palestine crisis.To helicopter parents: Don't swoop Orange Leader - Aug 24 11:02 AM
Sometimes the hardest thing to do is nothing at all. It s heartbreaking, but it may be best. As parents, we want to swoop down and rescue our children at the first sign of distress, but we may not be doing them any favor if we do.Family relieved to see Wiig on video Stuff - Aug 24 10:16 AM
The family of Kiwi hostage Olaf Wiig, kidnapped by gunmen 10 days ago in Gaza, is relieved and encouraged by the release of a video showing he and an American colleague are alive.International Solidarity Movement Update Scoop.co.nz - Aug 24 3:05 PM
1. AP: Gazans Protest Journalists Abduction 2. Palestinian Companies Forced to Buy Israeli Products 3. Bil in Demonstration Against the Wall Turns Blue 4. Teenage Settlers Hurl Glass Bottles at Human Rights Workers 5. Resistance and Collective Punishment in Beit Furik and Salim 6. Bil in Continues Struggle Despite Soldier Brutality 7. Unstable Soldier Harasses Palestinians and Internationals 8.Rants, raves and random thoughts 08 24 2006 Rushville Republican - 2 hours, 51 minutes ago
Greetings, one and all, and welcome! Thanks much for joining me. There s plenty of mail to ponder. We ll go there shortly. First, I have an issue I d like to address.Hezbollah warns Blair: you're not welcome in Beirut Times Online - Aug 24 2:57 PM
TONY BLAIR S peace mission to the Middle East appeared in jeopardy last night after Hezbollah declared that the Prime Minister would not be welcome in Lebanon because of his support for Israel during the war.Destroyers of worlds Trinidad Express - 2 hours, 31 minutes ago
Not too long ago I was having lunch with a French diplomat (appropriately enough at Allison Hennessy's "Veni Mange" restaurant) when the issue of anti-Semitism came up, the diplomat fretting that the paper you are reading, for some reason he couldn't fathom, was running reports on anti-Semitism in Europe when the real issue at the time was the European Constitution.Tory MP attended rally for group on terror list CTV.ca - Aug 24 11:18 AM
Conservative MP Jason Kenney is coming under scrutiny for his appearance at a rally organized by supporters of a banned terrorist organization, two days after condemning fellow parliamentarians for their comments about another terror group.SAHIN ALPAY Zaman Online - Aug 24 2:19 PM
My column accusing US and Israel as the real axis of evil led some of my readers to raise the following questions: It is correct that the Israeli aggression and the support given to it by the US and others are indefensible from a moral point of view.Commentary: Apologists for immorality Middle East Times - Aug 24 10:40 AM
WASHINGTON -- There appears to be a direct relationship between the increasing ugliness and immorality of this war and the extreme lengths to which Israel's supporters will go to justify it.Mubarak takes jab at Assad over war criticism The Daily Star Lebannon - Aug 24 12:59 PM
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak lashed out at critics who have slammed his handling of the conflict in Lebanon and asked God to guide them, in the latest verbal jab at Damascus. In an interview with Al-Massai (The Evening) newspaper published on Thursday, Mubarak dismissed criticism of Egypt's diplomatic handling of the war in Lebanon, saying.Grim picture of Palestinian situation ArabicNews.com - Aug 22 6:40 PM
Briefing the UN Security Council today on the situation of Palestinians in the Middle East, the top United Nations political officer painted a grim picture of developments over the past 12 months, warning that the vision of Israel and Palestine living peacefully side-by-side has slipped "further away," and stressing the need for a renewed international effort in the region.Fall book releases AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 23 11:26 AM
Some notable books coming out this fall:Apostolic Delegate for Palestine Prays for Peace in Gaza Palestine News Agency - Aug 20 12:32 PM
GAZA, August 20, 2006 (WAFA) - Apostolic Delegate for Palestine, Archbishop Antonio Franco, led Sunday, on behalf of Pope Benedict XVI a Mass at the Latin Convent in Gaza, which he dedicated for peace and tranquility in the region.Football: Oklahoma names you should know San Antonio Express News - Aug 23 11:41 PM
Stories and features covering sportsFilm clips Creative Loafing Charlotte - Aug 24 10:12 AM
Capsule reviews of recently released movies... By Matt Brunson.Forward.com Forward - Aug 24 8:10 AM
Two weeks ago, we asked readers to help us create a list of the best novels and short stories about Israel written by diaspora authors. The purpose was to push fiction as a complement to the newspaper, the television and the Internet in our quest for information and understanding about Israel.BBC pulls show with joke about the Prophet Times Online - Aug 24 3:54 AM
A RADIO comedy show containing a joke about Rolf Harris drawing a cartoon of the Prophet Muhammad has been pulled by the BBC because it was deemed too controversial.Palestine national unity The Herald - Aug 22 3:01 PM
GAZA CITY. Palestinian prime minister Ismail Haniya said yesterday that a possible national unity coalition would be "open to all" during a meeting of his beleagured Hamas-led cabinet.Again, Arabs to Fish in a Dead Sea News From Bangladesh - Aug 24 11:23 AM
Fishing again in a dead sea would only create a vacuum that is increasingly being filled by resistance movements wherever the state is absent... ***************************************************************************************** Undeterred by any historic experience, the Arab League foreign ministers meeting in Cairo on July 15 seemed intent not to desist from fishing in the dead sea of 
