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Islamic Republic News Agency - Jan 21 2:59 PM
, Jan 21 -- Visiting Secretary of Iranian National Security Council Ali Larijani here on Sunday met and conferred with head of political bureau of Palestine Islamic resistance movement Khalid Mashal.Palestine team up to the Challenge Lisbon Morning Journal - Jan 20 9:38 PM
SALEM East Palestine resident Roy Fruit helped bring back his school district into the spotlight by winning the Columbiana County Academic Challenge Saturday, but he achieved another special feat as well: continuing a family legacy.Carter defends his 'Palestine' book International Herald Tribune - Jan 21 5:41 AM
The former U.S. president said at a symposium on his presidency that the criticism he has faced over its contents had not weakened his resolve for fair treatment of Israelis and Palestinians.One Last Shot for Israel and Palestine Ohmynews - 13 minutes ago
During the past six years, more than a dozen emissaries, from General Zinni to former Senator Robert Mitchell, have scurried back and forth -- their peacemaking attempts punctuated, in times of heightened tension...New initiative on Palestine stressed: Musharraf, Abdullah hold talks Dawn - 2 hours, 13 minutes ago
ON BOARD PESISDENT S PLANE, Jan 21: President Gen Pervez Musharraf and Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz on Sunday reached an understanding on a new initiative for resolving the Palestinian dispute.Consensus on genuine strategy to resolve Palestine issue: Musharraf conferred Saudi Arabia's highest civil award Business Recorder - Jan 21 3:09 PM
RIYADH (January 22 2007): President Pervez Musharraf and Saudi Arabia King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz here on Sunday held talks on the situation in the Middle East and Iraq, the official SPA news agency said. Bilateral relations between the two countries were also discussed, it said.Palestine leaders agree on efforts towards forming coalition govt Itar-Tass - 3 minutes ago
BEIRUT, January 22 (Itar-Tass) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal said they had agreed to continue the dialogue towards forming a coalition government.Carter denies his book is anti-semitic Guardian Unlimited - Jan 21 5:53 PM
President Jimmy Carter has defended his book Palestine: Peace not Apartheid after a barrage of criticism.Iran, Syria discuss bilateral, regional issues IranMania.com - 39 minutes ago
LONDON, January 22 (IranMania) - Secretary of Supreme National Security Council Ali Larijani and the Syrian President Bashar al-Assad discussed bilateral and regional issues, including the current situation in Iraq, Lebanon and Palestine, IRNA reported.At the meeting, it was underlined that discord between Shiites and Sunnis in the world of Islam has been initiated by the US to achieve other ...Lady Lions beat New Pal Rushville Republican - 1 hour, 47 minutes ago
It was a typical Hoosier Heritage Conference struggle physical, hard-fought and close to the end. The Lady Lions hustle from the opening tip to the final horn proved to be the difference as Rushville escaped New Palestine with a 50-43 victory Saturday.Talks by Palestine rivals fall through The Monterey County Herald - Jan 21 3:15 AM
Crucial talks planned Saturday between Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Hamas' exiled leader on forming a unity government were postponed, a senior member of a Palestinian faction said.A new chance for peace? Gulf News - Jan 21 12:56 PM
I am concerned that public discussion of my book Palestine Peace Not Apartheid has been diverted from the book's basic proposals: that peace talks be resumed after six years of delay and that the tragic persecution of Palestinians be ended.Leading critic of Carter's 'Palestine' book to speak in New Rochelle The Journal News - Jan 19 2:57 AM
Twenty-eight synagogues and Jewish groups from across Westchester are co-sponsoring a lecture in New Rochelle on Sunday evening by a scholar who quit a position with the Carter Center in Atlanta in protest of Jimmy Carter's new book, "Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid."Iran, Syria discuss bilateral, regional issues Islamic Republic News Agency - Jan 21 12:03 PM
Iran - Larijani - Syria Secretary of Supreme National Security Council Ali Larijani and the Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Sunday discussed bilateral and regional issues, including the current situation in Iraq, Lebanon and Palestine.Palestine: Islamic Jihad launches rockets at Israel AngolaPress - Jan 21 5:02 AM
GAZA CITY, 01/21 - Islamic Jihad militants launched homemade rockets into Israel from the Gaza Strip on Sunday in retaliation for Israel`s continuing military operations against their group in the West Bank.Unity talks hope for Palestine Gulf Daily News - Jan 20 6:17 PM
DAMASCUS: Syrian President Bashar Assad yesterday stressed the need for Palestinian unity as he received President Mahmoud Abbas, who was in Damascus to hold key talks with Hamas' top leader.ALL EAST-TEXAS HONORABLE MENTION Tyler Morning Telegraph - Jan 21 7:17 AM
Quarterback - Marcus Jackson, Robert E. Lee; Cameron Clark, Bullard; Gralyn Crawford, Palestine Westwood; Derrell Allen, John Tyler; Jeremy Claybon, Lufkin; Cashas Pollard, Tatum; Chris Yonts, Elkhart; Kendal McClendon, Arp; Casey Bell, Canton; Justin McAninch, Nacogdoches; Shane Fry, Hallsville; Aaron Potts, Rains; Taelor Brewer, Wills Point; Jordan Magee, Brownsboro; Trent Ledkins, Hawkins; ...LADY LIONS REMAIN UNBEATEN IN SOCCER Tyler Morning Telegraph - Jan 21 7:17 AM
HALLSVILLE - The John Tyler girls defeated Palestine 2-1 and tied Hallsville 0-0 to keep their unbeaten streak intact Saturday. The Lady Lions (6-0-2) finished the Hallsville Tournament - which did not crown a champion - with a 2-0-1 mark.Why you should read Jimmy Carter's Book on the Middle East Louisiana Weekly - Jan 21 6:38 AM
A whirlwind of controversy has surrounded President Jimmy Carter's best-selling book, Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid. I stumbled into this controversy after sending an op-ed by Carter to a friend of mine.'Listen and learn' Traverse City Record-Eagle - Jan 21 6:52 AM
TRAVERSE CITY Though desperate times call for desperate measures, Emmy Lou Cholak believes that the simple act of listening to both sides can spark peace even in places like Israel and Palestine.main Kavkaz Center - Jan 21 3:58 AM
Officials in the Aqsa foundation that caters for Muslim holy shrines in occupied Palestine have unveiled that the Israeli occupation authority (IOA) was secretly digging a tunnel under the Aqsa Mosque that jeopardizes its foundations.Musharraf embarks on visit to Arab states ArabicNews.com - Jan 20 10:21 PM
Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf today embarked on a four-day visit to five Middle East countries to discuss latest situation in the Middle East, staring at Saudi Arabia and visiting Egypt, Jordan, Syria and United Arab Emirate, saying "I consider Palestine as a core issue."Abbas holds talks with Hamas rival to end crisis AFP via Yahoo! News - Jan 21 10:29 AM
Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas and exiled Hamas supremo Khaled Meshaal began talks in Damascus in a bid to end an often violent power struggle and form a government of national unity.Musharraf wants to talk about Palestine UPI - Jan 20 4:38 AM
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Jan. 20 (UPI) -- Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf Saturday began a four-day Mideast tour aimed at devising a strategy to bring Palestinians together.Hardcover Nonfiction New York Times - Jan 19 9:17 PM
1. THE AUDACITY OF HOPE, by Barack Obama 2. THE INNOCENT MAN, by John Grisham 3. MARLEY & ME, by John Grogan 4. ABOUT ALICE, by Calvin Trillin 5. PALESTINE PEACE NOT APARTHEID, by Jimmy CarterPresident arrives in Saudi Arabia Business Recorder - Jan 20 3:40 PM
MADINA (January 21 2007): President General Pervez Musharraf arrived here Saturday on the first leg of his five-nation visit to the Arab countries. It is expected to be a bid to make fresh efforts to resolve the Palestine issue.Abbas set to meet Hamas rival to end crisis AFP via Yahoo! News - Jan 21 6:19 AM
Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas is set to meet exiled Hamas supremo Khaled Meshaal in Damascus in a bid to end an often violent power struggle and form a government of national unity.Palestinian coalition still just a possibility International Herald Tribune - Jan 21 5:42 AM
And a long-awaited meeting between Abbas and an exiled leader of the militant Hamas is put off.Demme says he'll accompany Carter to Brandeis Boston Globe - Jan 21 5:22 PM
Director Jonathan Demme says he'll still try to film President Jimmy Carter's speech at Brandeis University, despite the school refusing the Academy Award winner's request.Crucial Abbas meeting with Hamas leader shelved AFP via Yahoo! News - Jan 21 3:51 AM
Efforts to end an often-violent Palestinian power struggle is foundering after the Islamist group Hamas said a crucial meeting between its exiled supremo and moderate Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas would not take place.Israelis And Syrians Draft Non-Paper by Joshua Brilliant UPI Israel Correspondent Netanya, Israel, Jan. 19, 2007 Space War - 2 hours, 36 minutes ago
Israeli leaders have rejected Syrian President Bashar Assad's calls for peace talks, but private Israelis and a Syrian-American with close contacts in Damascus drafted understandings for a possible treaty.Carter calls his Mideast book 'accurate' USA Today - Jan 21 1:46 AM
Former President Jimmy Carter said Saturday that the storm of criticism he has faced for his recent book has not weakened his resolve for fair treatment of Israelis and Palestinians.Talks on Palestinian unity postponed AP via Yahoo! News - Jan 21 1:22 AM
Key talks on forming a Palestinian unity government were canceled and a top Hamas official said Sunday that a planned meeting between the Palestinian president and the exiled leader of Hamas militants won't take place.Palestine Rejects Canadian Backed Peace Plan Scott Cramer 580 CFRA News Talk Radio - Jan 20 2:42 AM
Copyright ©2004 580 CFRA & CHUM RADIO OTTAWA. CHUM Limited Privacy Brochure . All rights reserved. Please visit other CHUM sitesFormer President Carter Defends Newest Book WSFA 12 Montgomery - 33 minutes ago
Former president Jimmy Carter says the storm of criticism he has faced for his recent book, even from fellow Democrats and board members of The Carter Center, has not weakened his resolve on the need forPeace activist to speak, lead retreat in nonviolence The Advertiser-Tribune - 21 minutes ago
Anna Brown, a New York City area activist and political science professor at St. Peter s College, Jersey City, N.J., is to be in Tiffin Feb. 2 and 3. Tiffin Area Pax Christi and St. Francis Spirituality Center are sponsoring her appearance.A hawk on Cameron's shoulder Guardian Unlimited - 2 hours, 26 minutes ago
Suddenly he touches my knee, leans forward and whispers: 'Look!' Michael Gove quivers, as if he has just seen through the mist one of the seven wonders of the world: he has sighted Baroness Thatcher gliding towards us.Winners of Sultan Qaboos Prize to get awards today Khaleej Times - 1 hour, 4 minutes ago
MUSCAT Winners of the first Sultan Qaboos Prize for Cultural Creativity will be presented with their prizes at a ceremony here today by Minister of Heritage and Culture Sayyid Haitham bin Tareq Al Said.Carter defends his book on Palestinians People's Daily - 2 hours, 56 minutes ago
Former US President Jimmy Carter said the storm of criticism he has faced for his recent book has not weakened his resolve for fair treatment of Israelis and Palestinians.Proud Of East Texas: Susana Gibb KLTV 7 Tyler - 46 minutes ago
At T.K. Gorman High School, Susana Gibb was known for her fast pitch softball and as one of the schools' smartest and prettiest cheerleaders. Fast forward a few years, and you'll see her starring on the lifetime series "Inspector Mom". Iranian Artists Forum to honor Palestinian poet IranMania.com - 41 minutes ago
LONDON, January 22 (IranMania) - The Iranian Artists Forum plans to pay tribute to the Palestinian poet Mahmoud Darwish through a miscellany of lectures, poem readings, and a film screening on January 24, MNA reported.Iran's Ahmadinejad & Musharraf discuss ME IranMania.com - 38 minutes ago
LONDON, January 22 (IranMania) - Pakistan s President Pervez Musharraf called his Iranian counterpart Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to discuss the ongoing Middle East crisis and raised the need to push for a just settlement of the impasse over Palestinian issues, Pakistan s Foreign Ministry said, IRNA reported.Syrian Mediation Keeps Abbas-Mashaal Talks Alive, Says Hamas Leader Nasdaq - Jan 21 10:21 AM
(RTTNews) - A senior Hamas leader said on Sunday that mediation by Syria has succeeded in persuading Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and exiled Hamas chief Khaled Mashaal to hold their postponed meeting.Brandeis Nixes Filming of Carter's Mideast Speech Fox News - Jan 21 1:58 AM
The former president's controversial book has caused an uproar for equating the treatment of the Palestinians to apartheid. Filmmaker Jonathan Demme wanted to shoot the speech for a documentary.Talks on Palestinian unity postponed AP via Yahoo! News - Jan 20 4:58 PM
Key talks on forming a Palestinian unity government and ending deadly infighting were canceled Saturday night, dimming expectations for a planned meeting between the Palestinian president and the exiled leader of Hamas militants.Zimbabwe: Mukanya Back in Studio for Album AllAfrica.com - Jan 21 6:15 PM
SELF-EXILED Chimurenga music maestro Thomas "Mukanya" Mapfumo is in the studio once again, in the United States, working on a new product, apparently with the potential to set tongues wagging again.Uganda: Bush Duped Americans to Get False Support for Iraq Invasion AllAfrica.com - Jan 21 6:10 PM
The current debate in the United States on what to do with Iraq seems to produce recommendations that are at best ambiguous. This is because they avoid confronting the central issue - how the US has defined the violence in that country.Fmr. President Jimmy Carter Takes Heat Over Book WSB-TV 2 Atlanta - Jan 21 3:45 PM
Book Makes Call For Fair Treatment Of Palestinians And Israelis. Athens, GA -- Former president Jimmy Carter says the storm of criticism he has faced for his recent book, even from fellow Democrats and board members of The Carter Center, has not weakened his resolve on the need for fair treatment of Israelis and Palestinians.OIC plans peace mission to Iraq The Peninsula - Jan 21 3:17 PM
DOHA The Organisation of Islamic Conference (OIC) will soon send a delegation to Iraq seeking a solution to the worsening sectarian conflicts between Sunnis and Shi ites in the country.Rift on government prevents Abbas-Meshaal meeting Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jan 20 3:21 PM
A meeting between Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal was postponed on Saturday after aides failed to solve a rift over a unity government that could help stop communal violence.School bars director from taping Carter AP via Yahoo! News - Jan 20 12:50 PM
Brandeis University has denied Academy Award-winning director Jonathan Demme permission to film a speech by Jimmy Carter that he wanted to include in a documentary about the former president.Bird Flu Mutation In Egypt Not Worse For Humans Scoop.co.nz - Jan 21 4:20 PM
Despite two cases of genetic mutation in bird flu in Egypt that moderately reduced the effectiveness of oseltamivir, the most strongly recommended drug, the United Nations health agency is not changing its recommendation because the level of resistance is not yet well established and the virus has not become more easily transmissible between humans.High-Profile Personalities in Saudi Delegation to WEF Arab News - Jan 21 4:20 PM
JEDDAH, 22 January 2007 Saudi Arabia will be represented at the five-day annual World Economic Forum meeting in Davos, Switzerland by a number of high-profile government and business leaders, academics and media personalities.Kingdom to Study NATO Proposal Arab News - Jan 21 4:19 PM
RIYADH, 22 January 2007 Saudi Arabia yesterday said it would study a NATO proposal to join four other GCC countries in the NATO s Istanbul Summit Communiqué, but said that there must be a complete understanding of its regional goals and agendas.Saudi-Pak Talks Focus on ME Arab News - Jan 21 4:19 PM
RIYADH, 22 January 2007 Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah and Pakistani President Gen. Pervez Musharraf held talks here yesterday on major regional and international developments, especially the Palestinian issue and the situation in Iraq, the Saudi Press Agency said.Demme denied permission to film Carter's Brandeis speech Boston Herald - Jan 21 8:42 AM
WALTHAM, Mass. - He won an Academy Award. But that's not enough to get director Jonathan Demme admittance into Jimmy Carter's speech at Brandeis next week. Demme is working on a documentary...Abbas, Meshaal discuss unity govt The Peninsula - Jan 21 3:32 PM
damascus Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and exiled Hamas supremo Khaled Meshaal began talks here yesterday in a bid to end an often violent power struggle and form a government of national unity.Shi ite literature maligns Sunnis, says scholar The Peninsula - Jan 21 3:31 PM
DOHA The head of Al Azhar University in Cairo, the most prestigious Islamic institute in the world, yesterday said that there was no dearth of literature that sought to malign and insult the Sunni sect.Putin vows reliability in energy supply to Europe New Kerala - 1 hour, 5 minutes ago
Sochi (Russia), Jan 22: Russian President Vladimir Putin has promised German Chancellor Angela Merkel that Europe could count on Russia as a reliable partner for future energy supplies and offered to set up a stock of Russian gas in Germany.Carter Defends Book On Israeli-Palestinian Conflict As 'Accurate And Needed' WCSH 6 Portland - Jan 21 10:26 AM
Despite a storm of criticism over his recent book on the Middle East, former President Jimmy Carter says he'll continue to seek fair treatment for the Palestinians.Lawmaker's tough talk rouses Fatah faithful Los Angeles Times - Jan 21 12:09 AM
Mohammed Dahlan leads the Palestinian movement's battle with the radical Hamas. RAMALLAH, WEST BANK Once again, Mohammed Dahlan is playing the heavy. Abbas holds talks with Hamas leader in Damascus Dawn - 2 hours, 11 minutes ago
DAMASCUS, Jan 21: Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas and Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal began talks in Damascus late on Sunday in a bid to end an often violent power struggle and to form a government of national unity.Abbas holds talks with Hamas rival Japan Today - Jan 21 2:22 PM
DAMASCUS Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas and exiled Hamas supremo Khaled Meshaal began talks in Damascus Sunday in a bid to end an often violent power struggle and form a government of national unity.In Drought-Hit Madagascar Scoop.co.nz - Jan 21 2:07 PM
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) will this week start distributing emergency assistance to about 100,000 people in southern Madagascar suffering from the effects of a crippling drought, following a donation from the United States.UN Staff Can Soon Seek Jobs In Ban Ki-Moon Office Scoop.co.nz - Jan 21 2:05 PM
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced plans today to circulate advertisements within the United Nations system for a dozen positions in his own office as part of his broader campaign to encourage staff mobility.UN Aid To Bangladeshis Caught In Cold Weather Scoop.co.nz - Jan 21 2:06 PM
United Nations agencies are working with non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to help Bangladeshi authorities respond to a cold snap that has killed more than 130 people and affected at least 100,000 others since early this month.Efforts On Denuclearizing Korean Peninsula Urged Scoop.co.nz - Jan 21 2:06 PM
Welcoming the recent discussions between the Democratic People s Republic of Korea (DPRK) and United States negotiators in Berlin over the denuclearization of the Korean peninsula, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today called on all sides involved in the six-party process discussing the issue to redouble their efforts.UN Liberia: Investigation Into Sexual Abuse Scoop.co.nz - Jan 21 2:06 PM
The United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) has called for an immediate internal investigation after receiving information about possible sexual exploitation by some of its staff, a UN spokesperson said today.Cambodia: Food Aid Cut-Off Looms for 700,000 Scoop.co.nz - Jan 21 1:36 PM
More than 700,000 hungry Cambodians, mostly young children and HIV/AIDS and TB patients, will start going without essential food next month, and the situation is likely to worsen unless millions of dollars in new donations are received soon, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) warned today.Sri Lanka: 1000s Fleeing Govt-Rebel Fighting Scoop.co.nz - Jan 21 1:36 PM
Several thousand more people began fleeing an embattled separatist rebel-held pocket of land on Sri Lanka's east coast today towards Government positions as Government forces were reported to be advancing amid intensified fighting, the United Nations refugee agency said.UN Refugee Agency Opens More Offices In Colombia Scoop.co.nz - Jan 21 1:36 PM
The United Nations refugee agency is opening two more field offices in Colombia, the country with the largest population of concern to the agency, to help cope with the crisis facing some 3 million people driven from their homes by more than 40 years of fighting between the Government, leftist rebels and right-wing paramilitaries.Partnership Launched To Speed Up Medical Aid Scoop.co.nz - Jan 21 1:36 PM
Numerous victims of natural or man-made emergencies around the world will have access to life-saving medical supplies within 48 hours, even when several major crises strike simultaneously, under a new United Nations initiative announced today.Israel returns $100m to Palestine Gulf News - Jan 19 1:10 PM
Occupied Jerusalem: Israel transferred $100 million (Dh367.3 million) in withheld Palestinian tax revenue to the Palestinian president yesterday, Israeli officials said.Ten-year old girl brain dead after police shooting Scoop.co.nz - Jan 21 1:20 PM
Abir Aramin, ten years old, who was wounded by an Israeli border policeman Tuesday the 16th was announced brain dead this morning at the Haddasa Ein Karem hospital and is being examined by a committee to determine whether or not to unplug her from life support machines.Guinea: Killings Arrests Govt Turns on Strikers Scoop.co.nz - Jan 21 1:20 PM
Brussels, 18 January 2007 (ITUC OnLine): The ITUC has condemned the killing of at least three civilians, the wounding of many others and the detention of several top union leaders as the country s security forces opened fire with live ammunition on a peaceful demonstration in support of a general strike launched on 10 January.Bethlehem villagers pray on bulldozed land Scoop.co.nz - Jan 21 1:06 PM
1.UPI NewsTrack Entertainment News UPI - Jan 21 11:53 AM
WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 (UPI) -- "Stomp the Yard" danced around the competition for the second week, taking in $13.3 million over the weekend for the No. 1 spot in U.S. box office receipts.Book Review: The Genizah At The House Of Shepher by Tamar Yellin Blogcritics.org - Jan 21 4:12 PM
Every family has its attic, its storehouse, or genizah as it's named in Hebrew, where the past is documented through papers, artefacts, and memories. You don't even have to have physical space; a genizah can be the memories and the stories of the family that have been passed down. It's whatever form the repository of the family's history comes in. In Tamar Yellin's first novel The Genizah At ...Fiji President Grants Immunity To Coup-sters Scoop.co.nz - Jan 21 12:35 PM
SUVA (RNZI Online/Pacific Media Watch) - Fiji s president and commander-in-chief has issued a decree granting full and unconditional immunity to all those who played a part in last month s coup to oust the Qarase government.Official: Peace Possible With Palestine Time Magazine - Jan 18 8:06 AM
Israel could wrap up a final peace deal with Palestinians within two years but the international climate for such talks will not remain favorable for long, a senior Israeli defense official said Thursday US plots in Middle East will never materialize: FM Islamic Republic News Agency - Jan 21 12:06 PM
Iran - US - Region Minister of Foreign Affairs Manouchehr Mottaki on Sunday said that the US plots will never materialize in the Middle East and Persian Gulf region.President: Nuclear Iran, a national goal Islamic Republic News Agency - Jan 21 12:07 PM
Iran - President - Nuclear President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said here Sunday that access to nuclear technology is long-term goal and sacred cause of the Islamic Revolution.Akilisi Says Truth Behind Riot Will Come Out Scoop.co.nz - Jan 21 11:35 AM
NUKU'ALOFA (RNZI Online/Pacific Media Watch) - Tonga s leading pro-democracy MP Akilisi Pohiva says the motivation behind last year's November 16 riot will be revealed in court.Islamic world seeking unity in Qatar Turks.US - Jan 19 7:01 PM
Sectarian violence in Iraq is rising, there are sharp disagreements between Hamas and Al-Fatah in Palestine and escalating political tension in Lebanon.Palestinian unity talks put off Seattle Times - Jan 21 1:20 AM
Key talks on forming a Palestinian unity government and ending deadly infighting were canceled Saturday night, dimming expectations for...Carter Calls His Mideast Book 'Accurate' ABC News - Jan 20 7:17 PM
Former President Jimmy Carter Defends Book on Middle East Conflict as 'Accurate and Needed'Abbas holds talks with Hamas rival to end crisis TODAYonline - Jan 21 10:49 AM
Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas arrives for a meeting with Syrian Vice President Faruq al-Shara in Damascus.The death of Arab nationalism Seattle Times - Jan 21 12:30 AM
Just as the demise of Slobodan Milosevic in Yugoslavia closed the lid on national communist parties in Eastern Europe, the demise of Saddam...Crucial Abbas meeting with Hamas leader shelved Middle East Times - Jan 21 7:37 AM
DAMASCUS -- Efforts to end an often-violent Palestinian power struggle foundered Sunday when the Islamist group Hamas said a crucial meeting between its exiled supremo and moderate Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas would not take place.Carter defends book, recalls 1978 peace talks Fort Worth Star-Telegram - Jan 21 2:11 AM
ATHENS, Ga. -- President Carter said Saturday that the criticism of his recent book has not weakened his resolve for fair treatment of Israelis and Palestinians.Israeli, Palestinian in area to promote peace WNYT Albany - Jan 21 8:12 AM
'Combatants for Peace' founders advocate peaceful resolution to conflictAhmadinejad: Nuclear Iran, a national goal Payvand Iran News - Jan 21 9:12 AM
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said in Tehran on Sunday that access to nuclear technology is long-term goal and sacred cause of the Islamic Revolution. -IRNACall for international panel to standardise fatwas Gulf News - Jan 21 12:55 PM
Doha: Islamic leaders yesterday called for the creation of an international committee to provide uniform religious edicts and guidelines to Muslims in a bid to isolate extremist clerics.Don't you know your left from your right? Guardian Unlimited - Jan 21 6:19 AM
In an exclusive extract from Nick Cohen's new book about the failings of the modern left, he argues that anti-Americanism has left it blind to the evils of militant Islam.Demme denied access to key Carter speech EARTHtimes.org - Jan 21 12:08 PM
WALTHAM, Mass., Jan. 21 -- Brandeis University has denied director Jonathan Demme access to a speech by former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, which Demme wanted to shoot for a film.UPI NewsTrack Entertainment News The Washington Times - Jan 21 12:20 PM
'Stomp the Yard' still dancing at No. 1 WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 (UPI) -- "Stomp the Yard" danced around the competition for the second week, taking in $13.3 million over the weekend for the No. 1 spot in U.S. box office receipts.Israel wires 100 million dollars to Palestine in tax revenues Pravda - Jan 19 5:22 AM
Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas is expected to meet in Damascus on Saturday with Khaled Meshal , the head of the Hamas political bureau, according to Palestinian parliamentarian Ziad Abu Amar.Carter expected firestorm over book, ex-aide says Atlanta Journal-Constitution - Jan 19 3:17 AM
Athens Former White House press secretary Jody Powell said Friday President Carter anticipated the firestorm of controversy that would erupt around his recent book, "Palestine: Peace, Not Apartheid." "I talked with him last fall and he was prepared for what was going to happen on this thing," Powell said of the book, which has been widely criticized as too harsh toward Israel. Powell and former ...Abbas set to meet Hamas rival to end crisis Khaleej Times - Jan 21 7:10 AM
DAMASCUS - Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas was set to meet exiled Hamas supremo Khaled Meshaal in Damascus on Sunday in a bid to end an often violent power struggle and form a government of national unity.Larijani: Iran favors peaceful co-existence with regional states Islamic Republic News Agency - Jan 21 3:36 AM
Iran - Syria - Larijani Iran's Secretary of Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Ali Larijani said Sunday Tehran favors regional stability and peaceful co-existence of all regional states.