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The Nacogdoches Dragon soccer team tied Palestine 1-1 in the District 18-4A opener for both teams at Dragon Stadium Tuesday night.Moscow supports lifting blockade from Palestine Interfax - Jan 30 5:18 AM
MOSCOW. Jan 30 (Interfax) - Moscow supports fully lifting the economic blockade from Palestine and is counting on the quartet of international mediators on the Middle East settlement to make that decision.Moscow hopes Palestine truce a step to peace -1 Russian Information Agency Novosti - Jan 30 7:20 AM
MOSCOW, January 30 (RIA Novosti) - The ceasefire announced Tuesday between Palestine's rival political factions may lead to peace among the Palestinian people, Russia's Foreign Ministry said.OP-ED: Jimmy Carter's 'Voices of Palestine' The Justice - Jan 30 5:23 AM
Last spring, an Israeli student, Lior Halperin, put up an exhibit called "Voices of Palestine"-drawings by Palestinian teenagers depicting the misery of their lives in the Occupied Territories. Originally planned for two weeks, the exhibit was abruptly taken down by the University administration after four days.PALESTINE COUNCILWOMAN DYER STEPS DOWN Tyler Morning Telegraph - Jan 29 10:07 PM
PALESTINE - Palestine City Councilwoman Billie Dyer is stepping down from her seat on the council after almost three years of service. Mrs. Dyer, who is in her second term as a city council member for district one, cited new family responsibilities as her reason for resigning.Palestine facing civil war - Russian Foreign Ministry-1 Russian Information Agency Novosti - Jan 29 6:21 AM
MOSCOW, January 29 (RIA Novosti) - Palestine is facing the threat of a civil war, the Russian foreign minister said Monday. "The situation in Palestine remains very complicated," Sergei Lavrov said. "Efforts to resume talks with Israel encounter the threat of a civil war in Palestine.Non-violence vs violence: The case of Tibet and Palestine Phayul - 39 minutes ago
Dharamshala: While I watched images of "The Arab world's only true democracy"--as Palestinians would call themselves--tottering on the edge of a civil war, and while the shadow of Yasser Arafat haunts the Palestinian people, as they grapple with the need for a leader who could articulate their collective aspirations with some degree of international "acceptance", I was reminded of our own ...Factional fighting in Palestine is shameful Gulf News - Jan 30 2:04 PM
Currently, the biggest catastrophe for the Palestinian people lies in the infighting taking place at the Palestinian National Authority level; it has certainly been a goal for the two main factions Fatah and Hamas, with several new factions of no political roots or knowledge joining in to cause further chaos.Bush Orders Transfer Of $86.362 Million As Security Aid To Palestine Nasdaq - Jan 30 2:08 PM
(RTTNews) - US President George Bush on Tuesday directed US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to transfer 86.362 million dollars in aid to the Palestinian security forces under President Mahmoud Abbas's direct control, said the White House.Rice s swap: Reactivating the Palestine question in exchange for the submission of Iraq Monday Morning - Jan 30 9:15 AM
The Naturei Karta , the Guardians of the City , is a Jewish group living in the Lishourim settlement. Its members believe that the creation of Israel was a violation of the divine promise.Legion tries to find long-lost cannon Lisbon Morning Journal - 57 minutes ago
EAST PALESTINE A World War II-era military cannon that few seem to remember and no one can find has left some American Legion members scratching their heads.Judge rules man violated probation while under house arrest 44 times Lisbon Morning Journal - 57 minutes ago
LISBON A former East Palestine man was found in violation of his probation Tuesday because he had been unaccounted for some 44 times during his house arrest.The debate The Oz doesn't want to have Crikey - Jan 30 6:20 PM
Is a debate about the Israel-Palestine conflict too hot for The Australian to handle? The paper's opinion editor, Tom Switzer, is appalled at censorship of my article, writes Antony Loewenstein.Pats have chance tp take 6AA lead Forrest City Times-Herald - Jan 30 1:07 PM
The Palestine-Wheatley Patriots put themselves into a position to challenge for the 6AA Conference s top spot tonight, when they host Augusta. Friday, the Patriots disposed of Des Arc 69-53, getting 28 points and 13 rebounds from Raphael Williams.Drug-related heart attack cited in Negley man s death Lisbon Morning Journal - 57 minutes ago
LISBON A heart attack possibly caused by cocaine use is being blamed for the death of a 44-year-old Negley man last October. Jeffrey P. Thompson died Oct. 18 after being found lying in the driveway of a house trailer on Carbon Hill Road outside of East Palestine.Write of Jordan, dream of Palestine Guardian Unlimited - Jan 29 3:49 PM
Ibrahim Nasrallah is a writer of figurative poems, but he always expects trouble from his books. A second-generation Palestinian living in Jordan, he talks to Richard Lea about how it feels to have his work banned.Woman brings faces to life Shelbyville Daily Union - Jan 30 12:41 PM
PALESTINE, Texas Since she could pick up a pencil, Shirley White Hiser has been drawing faces traveling to malls and crafts fairs in four states as a portraitist, and sharing her talents for free at nursing homes and elementary schools.Potter star backs Palestinian cause PA via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News - Jan 30 5:20 AM
A new coalition of charities, trade unions, faith and campaign groups has been unveiled to fight for an end to the occupation of Palestine.Margolyes Campaigns For Palestinian Justice ContactMusic - Jan 30 10:11 AM
HARRY POTTER star MIRIAM MARGOLYES has called on fellow Jews to stand up to Israel and fight to end the occupation of Palestine. The 65-year-old offiPresident arrives in Jakarta to hold talks with Indonesian President Pakistani Newspaper - Jan 30 1:34 PM
JAKARTA, Jan 30 (APP): President General Pervez Musharraf arrived here Tuesday to hold talks with his Indonesian counterpart Susilo Bambang Yudhyono, aimed at seeking support to have a common strategy of the Muslim world to overcome the growing unrest in Palestine, Lebanon and Iraq.Moscow calls for permanent direct Israeli-Palestinian dialogue Interfax - Jan 30 5:04 AM
MOSCOW. Jan 30 (Interfax) - Moscow would like to see the establishment of permanent and direct dialogue between Israel and Palestine, the Russian president's representative for the Middle East, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Saltanov said in an interview with Interfax.Cease-fire taking hold in Palestine after five days of Hamas-Fatah fighting Pravda - Jan 29 11:32 PM
A cease-fire started taking hold in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, after five days of intense Hamas-Fatah fighting that left 34 people dead. In the past, Hamas and Fatah gunmen used periods of lull to prepare for the next round of fighting.Palestine sends one-athlete delegation to Winter Asiad for AngolaPress - Jan 28 12:49 AM
JILIN, Northeast China, 01/28 - Palestine dispatched only one athlete for the 6th Asian Winter Games to be officially opened this evening in Changchun, Northeast China.PALESTINE ISRAEL Gaza, new ceasefire between Hamas and Fatah AsiaNews.it - Jan 30 2:51 AM
Palestinian PM Haniyeh and a representative of Palestinian President Abbas reach agreement on ceasefire. Israeli aerial attack destroys tunnel near Karni crossing.Shia, Sunni unanimous on Kashmir: Geelani Greater Kashmir - Jan 30 10:56 AM
ARIF HALEEM Jammu, Jan 30: Chairman of All Parties Hurriyat Conference (G) Syed Ali Shah Geelani Monday said that the Muslims in Palestine, Iraq, Afghanistan, and Kashmir were facing same degree of repression by occupation forces. Nasrallah vows Lebanon will be cemetery of invaders Middle East Online - Jan 30 4:54 AM
Hezbollah chief accuses US, Israel of trying to defeat resistance movements in Lebanon, Palestine, Iraq.Nasrallah: The Future of Israel is Death Israel National News - Jan 30 12:23 PM
(IsraelNn.com) Hizbullah arch-terrorist Hassan Nasrallah accused the United States and Israel of attempting to spark a civil war in Lebanon. Nasrallah said Monday that the U.S. and Israel are aiming at resistance movements in Lebanon, Palestine and Iraq in particular.Nasrallah warns of plot to foment civil war The Daily Star Lebannon - Jan 30 7:44 AM
Hizbullah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah vowed on Monday that his party will "not be dragged" into a civil war in Lebanon, which he accused the United States and Israel of provoking by "targeting" resistance movements in the region. "Why is it that only the countries with resistance movements, like Lebanon, Palestine and Iraq.2 accused of terror ties to stay in U.S. AP via Yahoo! News - 1 hour, 17 minutes ago
An immigration judge ordered the federal government Tuesday to halt its 20-year effort to deport two Palestinian men accused of terrorist ties.US faith leaders push Rice on bipartisan Israel-Palestine peace deal Ekklesia - Jan 29 3:08 PM
A delegation of Jewish, Christian and Muslim religious leaders met with Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice at the State Department today to support positive American engagement in achieving a bipartisan peace agreement in the Middle East.City Soccer: Hawks beaten in shootout Texarkana Gazette - Jan 30 7:11 AM
PALESTINE, Texas Pleasant Grove tied Palestine in its own soccer tournament here Saturday, but fell to the host Wildcats, 2-1, in a shootout. The teams were tied at 1-all at the end of regulation, with Austin McCown scoring PG s lone goal unassisted with 10:50 left in the first half.Plans in place for biggest Cairo Conference against war yet Socialist Worker - Jan 30 10:01 AM
Hamas and Hizbollah will be sending delegates to the next anti-war conference in Cairo, Egypt, from 29 March to 1 April. Last year Palestine's Hamas sent three government ministers. This year they are planning to send a higher level delegation.U.S. Judge Ends 20-Year Case to Deport 2 Tied to Terrorists New York Times - 2 hours, 12 minutes ago
Officials had accused the men, seven Palestinians and a Kenyan, of supporting a branch of the Palestinian Liberation Organization, which the government classifies as a terrorist group.Essay linking liberal Jews and anti-Semitism sparks furor International Herald Tribune - 2 hours, 58 minutes ago
A bitter debate is brewing over whether liberal Jews are feeding a rise in virulent anti-Semitism.EILEEN SMOLYAR: Carter and Dershowitz share the spotlight, set standard of balance at Brandeis The Justice - Jan 30 5:25 AM
Cherishing the same values of the First Amendment, Brandeis University has welcomed many contentious figures including former President Jimmy Carter to speak about his new book Palestine: Peace not Apartheid. Brandeis tries, as its mission statement suggests, to, "[be] a nonsectarian university that welcomes students, teachers and staff of every nationality, religion and political orientation.Dershowitz says Carter "oversimplifies" The Justice - Jan 30 5:31 AM
Just 30 minutes after former President Jimmy Carter left the podium, Alan Dershowitz, a Harvard Law professor and Middle East pundit, took the very same stage, albeit to a much smaller audience. "I did not come on my own," said Dershowitz, who was invited by a student-faculty committee to address what he said were inaccuracies and oversimplifications in Carter's recent book, Palestine: Peace ...Musharraf To Visit Malaysia And Indonesia Bernama - Jan 29 7:15 PM
ISLAMABAD, Jan 30 (Bernama) -- Pakistan's President General Pervez Musharraf will leave here Tuesday for Malaysia and Indonesia on a three-day visit, to discuss Palestine, Lebanese crisis, Iraq and US-Iran nuclear standoff with the leaders of the two Muslim states, a local daily reported.'Suicide'-bombing planners loyal to Abbas Jerusalem Newswire - Jan 30 2:29 AM
The men of one of the groups behind Monday's terrorist attack in Eilat, Israel, are loyal to PA and Fatah chairman Mahmoud Abbas, the man the world treats as a "moderate" and wants to see become the president of 'Palestine.'Libya Not To Execute Bulgarian Nurses Convicted For Infecting Children With HIV Virus Nasdaq - Jan 29 12:53 PM
(RTTNews) - Libya will not execute the five Bulgarian nurses and a Palestine doctor sentenced to death for infecting hundreds of children with HIV virus, according to Saif al-Islam, son of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi.Editorials Articles Emory Wheel - Jan 29 9:04 PM
With his legacy at stake, Jimmy Carter finally relented. The former president apologized for a line critics say supports suicide bombing in his book, Palestine Peace Not Apartheid, at Brandeis University on Sunday.Eagles, Devils claim ITCL wins in girls cage action The Alliance Review - Jan 29 9:02 PM
United and Western Reserve claimed wins to highlight area high school girls basketball action Monday night. Here's a look at the results: Allison Graham scored 15 points and Caitlin Higgins added 13 to lead the host United Golden Eagles to a 61-37 romp over the East Palestine Bulldogs in an Inter Tri County League girls' basketball game Monday night.Factory Girl The Nation via Yahoo! News - Jan 30 10:01 AM
The Nation -- If the globalized labor market is as good for people as its advocates claim, then why must films about globalized workers be shot on the sly? Stephanie Black and Maryse Alberti were able to record their documentary H-2 Worker (1990) only by sneaking around the prisonlike barracks of the Florida cane fields.Mideast tensions overshadow Shi'ite Ashura ritual Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jan 30 8:05 AM
Attackers killed 40 Shi'ite Muslim pilgrims in Iraq on Tuesday and Hezbollah's leader warned of the threat of civil war in Lebanon as tensions across the Middle East overshadowed the annual rite of Ashura.Essay Linking Liberal Jews and Anti-Semitism Sparks a Furor New York Times - Jan 30 4:22 PM
The American Jewish Committee has recently stirred up a bitter debate by posting an essay arguing that liberal Jews are feeding a rise in virulent anti-Semitism.Nasrallah vows Lebanon will be graveyard for invaders AFP via Yahoo! News - Jan 30 4:52 AM
Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah has vowed at a massive Shiite rally to defeat what he said were US-Israeli plots to provoke civil war in Lebanon, warning that the nation would be the "cemetery of invaders."Uganda: Why States Crave for Commonwealth AllAfrica.com - Jan 29 3:31 PM
THERE are numerous benefits enjoyed by Commonwealth member states. For this reason, non-British colonies like Rwanda, are craving to become members. Other countries expected to join the commonwealth during the Kampala summit in November are Algeria, Yemen, Sudan, Israel and Palestine.Hezbollah leader Nasrallah attacks Bush Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jan 30 5:08 AM
Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah accused President Bush on Tuesday of creating chaos in Lebanon, rejecting his charge that the militant group and its allies were causing the violence.ISRAEL PALESTINE Suicide attack after a hiatus of nine months, three dead AsiaNews.it - Jan 29 7:51 AM
For the first time a suicide bombing targets Eilat. Fatah condemns the act; Hamas justifies it as an act of resistance against Israeli attacks. Meanwhile, intra-Palestinian fighting continues.Rice is ignorant of the Palestinian issue Gulf News - Jan 29 1:48 PM
During her recent visit to the Middle East, US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice used Kissingerian terms to claim that the war against Hezbollah in Lebanon and the war in Iraq created unique geopolitical alignment that finally made peace in Palestine possible.King Abdullah invites talks over Palestine RTÉ News - Jan 28 11:39 PM
Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah has invited rival Palestinian leaders to a meeting in Mecca aimed at ending a recent wave of deadly factional fighting. Three days of clashes between the governing Hamas faction and its rival, Fatah, has left at least 24 people dead.Beirut tense as Shias mark Ashura BBC News - Jan 30 11:41 AM
Shia Muslims in the Lebanese capital celebrate the festival of Ashura amid increasing tensions with Sunnis.The Carter controversy: A guide for the perplexed - Haaretz - Israel News Haaretz Daily - Jan 29 9:11 AM
Short of major developments, this will be my last piece on Jimmy Carter?s book Palestine, Peace not Apartheid. I?ve just had enough, and so, I suspect, did many others.Hezbollah leader hits out at Bush BBC News - Jan 30 9:36 AM
Hezbollah chief Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah accuses the US of ordering Israel to start last year's conflict.Judge halts deportation of 2 members of 'L.A. Eight' The Fresno Bee - Jan 30 6:01 PM
An immigration judge ordered the federal government Tuesday to halt its 20-year effort to deport a pair of Palestinian men accused of terrorist ties.Feds Ordered To Stop Trying To Deport Palestinians CBS 2 Los Angeles - 27 minutes ago
A Los Angeles immigration judge has ordered the federal government to halt its 20-year effort to deport a pair of Palestinian men accused of terrorist ties.The Rev. Sam Ismir RedNova - 1 hour, 33 minutes ago
The Rev. Sam Ismir, wonderful, loving husband, father, grandfather, brother and friend, entered eternal life with Christ, peacefully at home on Jan. 25, 2007, after a lengthy illness. Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. MST today, Jan.Terror police 'found 9/11 speech' BBC News - Jan 30 6:40 AM
A speech by Osama Bin Laden was found at a London flat used by the alleged 21 July plotters, a court hears.Israel's Philharmonic remains a steady source of pride International Herald Tribune - Jan 30 6:47 AM
The Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, celebrating its 70th anniversary, is one of the burnished centerpieces of Israeli cultural life, a distinguished institution that resonates powerfully with the Jewish diaspora whose sympathy and support remain so important to this small Jewish state.Middle East Belfast Telegraph - Jan 29 3:01 AM
The bomb exploded in a parked car on Palestine Street while a bus carrying people to a Shi'ite shrine was passing by. The victims were heading to a leading Shi'ite mosque in Kasimiyah to mark Ashoura, the holiest day in the Shi'ite calendar.The Things They Say 3929 ContactMusic - 1 hour, 32 minutes ago
"To have a six-pack like that at that age, when some people try for 25 years to get one... We were gobsmacked at how suddenly he turned into this swanEast Palestine outlasts Springfield for ITCL lead Lisbon Morning Journal - Jan 26 9:47 PM
EAST PALESTINE When all the loud, nervous screaming had come to a stop Friday in the intense environment inside East Palestine s gymnasium, a lot of people were shaking.Uri Avnery: If Arafat were still alive Guardian Unlimited - Jan 30 4:37 PM
Uri Avnery: Israel should take no comfort from inter-Arab conflicts. Peace depends on Palestinian unity.'Bin Laden speech found at 21/7 plotter's flat' Times Online - Jan 30 4:27 PM
A video compilation of scenes from the 7/7 attacks on London mixed with footage of beheadings of hostages was discovered in the flat allegedly used by the 21/7 conspirators as their "bomb factory", a court was told yesterday....Meet helps package Sonia for the world Indian Express via Yahoo! India News - Jan 30 1:35 PM
Along with placing Mahatma Gandhi in a 21st century context, the two-day Satyagraha conference has also enlarged the profile of Sonia Gandhi as inheritor of all causes that the Congress pantheon from Mahatma to Rajiv Gandhi had espoused during their lifetime. While Archbishop Desmond Tutu of South Africa termed Sonia's refusal to become Prime Minister an example of Gandhian renunciation, other ...The neocons have learned nothing from five years of catastrophe Guardian Unlimited - Jan 30 4:34 PM
The United States today spends approximately as much as the rest of the world combined on its military establishment.Stage Listings San Francisco Bay Guardian - 2 hours, 49 minutes ago
Stage listings are compiled by Deborah Giattina. Performance times may change; call venues to confirm. Reviewers are Robert Avila, Rita Felciano, Nicole Gluckstern, and Karen McKevitt. See Picks for information on how to submit items to the listings.MPs meet Hamas and criticise embargo against Palestinians Independent - Jan 30 4:43 PM
A group of senior British MPs has held private meetings with prominent members of the Hamas-led Palestinian Authority, despite the international boycott imposed on the PA since the Islamic faction took office last March.A Country?s Cultural Centerpiece Comes Calling New York Times - Jan 29 5:28 PM
As the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra prepares for a short American tour, the orchestra shows some of the same ills as traditional orchestras everywhere and special problems that stem from the special nature of Israel.Audio: Kevin List n Wammo's Weekly News Roundup Scoop.co.nz - Jan 30 6:21 PM
KiwiFM Audio: (click here to listen) Kevin visits the PM, John Key does Burnside but why is Steve Maharey replying? Winston says NZ is too anti-american, Will scoop be all over the dead whales? An expensive horse.*Violence Across Palestine Territories With 5 Killed, 24 Abducted Nasdaq - Jan 26 10:52 AM
(RTTNews) - Violence Across Palestine Territories with 5 Killed, 24 Abducted.Hezbollah leader accuses Bush of creating chaos in Lebanon People's Daily - Jan 30 5:15 PM
Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, leader of Lebanese Shiite group Hezbollah, Tuesday accused U.S. President George W. Bush of creating chaos in Lebanon, the Naharnet news website reported.Facing the Wagner Question The New York Sun - Jan 28 9:56 PM
When Polish-born, Vienna-based violinist Bronislaw Huberman assembled an ensemble 70 years ago, he could never have foreseen the irony in naming it the Palestine Symphony Orchestra. Huberman's idea, fueled by impending cataclysm, was to persuade about 75 Jewish musicians from major European orchestras to flee to relatively safe Palestine. But 12 years later, when the State of Israel was born, ...Lebanon will be graveyard for invaders: Nasrallah The Peninsula - Jan 30 3:05 PM
beirut Hezbollah chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah vowed at a massive Shi ite rally yesterday to defeat what he said were US-Israeli plots to provoke civil war in Lebanon, warning that the nation would be the cemetery of invaders .Palestine Council adopts 2007 budget, questions mayor's salary Forrest City Times-Herald - Jan 26 1:22 PM
In a special called meeting of the Palestine City Council Thursday night, the 2007 city budget was unanimously adopted. Mayor Becky Dunn presented the proposed budget to the council, two members of which again questioned the mayor s salary.The Palestinians' war within Salon.com - 1 hour, 28 minutes ago
Fatah leader Abdallah Frangi talks about the violent power struggle raging between his party and Hamas -- "the worst we've experienced in Palestinian history."FCity , P-W baseball teams set for 2007 Forrest City Times-Herald - Jan 30 1:07 PM
The Forrest City Mstangs will open the 2007 high school baseball season on Tuesday, Feb. 20, at Blytheville, according to head coach Robbie Mossman. The Mustangs will play seven home games this season, the first of which will be on Monday, March 5, at the Sports Complex.Diplomat to discuss future of Middle East Oregon Daily Emerald - Jan 29 1:19 AM
Ambassador Dennis Ross, a key negotiator in the Middle East peace process under presidents George H. W. Bush and Bill Clinton, will speak in 182 Lillis tonight at 7:30 p.m on the future of the Israel-Palestine peace process.Shameless in Gaza: Inching Toward a Palestinian Civil War Arab News - Jan 30 4:09 PM
Ramzy Baroud, Aljazeera.net English.Top Scoops: Comment & Opinion Digest 29 Jan. 2007 Scoop.co.nz - Jan 28 7:51 PM
SCOOP COMMENT & OPINION: Scoop Satire: National Leader Announces New Leader Prize Mexico: Oaxaca's Repression Widens To Close Churches Israel/Occupied Palestine: Remembering Palestine's Fallen Leader Protest: 100s Of Thousands Of Americans Take To The Streets American Coup: First Ohio Recount Criminals Convicted Who's Next?Envoys Chosen on Merit: Saud Arab News - Jan 30 4:08 PM
RIYADH, 31 January 2007 Foreign Minister Prince Saud Al-Faisal told Arab News yesterday that the Kingdom appoints its ambassadors based on their qualifications and their capabilities for success in their post and not on their affiliation to the royal family.Cleveland.com: Chatterbox Forum The Plain Dealer - Jan 30 8:15 AM
The mother of nine said she was proud of her son for carrying out the suicide attack. "I pray to Allah that Muhammad will be accepted as a shaheed [martyr]," she said shortly after hearing about the Eilat bombing.Qatar's emir called for Israel to begin talks with Hamas [AFP] Aljazeera - Jan 30 12:14 PM
Shimon Peres, the Israeli deputy prime minister, has rejected a call by Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani, the emir of Qatar, for Israel to hold direct negotiations with the Hamas-led Palestinian government.95bFM: The Wednesday Wire with Paul Deady Scoop.co.nz - Jan 30 2:36 PM
A couple of days ago, Trade Minister Phil Goff returned from a World Trade Organisation meeting in Davos aimed at reviving the Doha round of talks. He's been pretty cagey about how successful the talks were, but he'll be on the line at half past 12 to hopefully give a more definitive answer.Bush 'spoiling for a fight' with Iran Guardian Unlimited - Jan 30 9:42 AM
World briefing: US plans to unveil a 'dossier' detailing Iran's alleged complicity in attacks on troops in Iraq are reminiscent of the run-up to the 2003 invasion, writes Simon Tisdall.Musharraf To Brief Abdullah On Mid-East Peace Process Bernama - Jan 30 8:44 AM
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 31 (Bernama) -- President Pervez Musharraf of Pakistan is expected to brief Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi on the progress of his Middle East peace process initiative during his visit to Malaysia Wednesday.Audio: Manning on Radio Adelaide, Horses & Key Scoop.co.nz - Jan 30 1:51 PM
Scoop Audio: (Click here to listen) Scoop's Selwyn Manning joins Radio Adelaide's Peter Godfrey to deliver his weekly New Zealand news roundup. Items discussed today include: NZ Thoroughbred Premiere Yearling Sales have concluded with a Sunline/Zabeel colt selling for $2 million.Middle East review for January 30 Scoop.co.nz - Jan 30 2:06 PM
In his regular review of events in the Middle East, Sol Salbe looks at the tragic death of ten-year-old Abir Aramin from the West Bank town of Anata, the controversial use of cluster bombs in civilian areas, and recommends an article of which he says "it is unlikely that you ll encounter a better snapshot of the current political situation of the Palestinian/Israeli conflict".Love, hummus and the Mideast conflict Haaretz Daily - Jan 30 4:04 PM
When first watching Ari Sandel's film "West Bank Story," it is hard not to be shocked.Nasrallah vows Lebanon will be graveyard for invaders AFP via Yahoo! Canada News - Jan 30 4:00 AM
BEIRUT (AFP) - Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah has vowed to defeat what he said were US-Israeli plans to provoke civil war in Lebanon and warned that the nation would become a "cemetery of invaders."Egypt’s Sinai Question AlertNet - Jan 30 10:21 AM
Source: International Crisis Group Terrorism in the strategic and sensitive Sinai is unlikely to be eradicated unless the Egyptian government tackles the underlying political and socio-economic dimensions at the heart of the peninsula s disquiet. Up, up and away Lisbon Morning Journal - Jan 28 8:32 PM
Dana Inherst, 16, of East Palestine is airborne on the ice-covered American Legion Field in Leetonia Sunday. Light snowfall and cold temperatures had the sledding hills in top condition for fun.Fatah accepts Egyptian initiative to end fighting with Hamas: PFLP leader People's Daily - Jan 28 5:30 PM
A leader of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) said on Sunday evening that Fatah movement led by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has accepted an Egyptian initiative with the aim of ending infighting with the ruling Hamas movement.Iran schools feed pupils "war curriculum" - report AlertNet - Jan 30 9:21 AM
Source: Reuters By Mark John BRUSSELS, Jan 30 (Reuters) - Iran's schools are nurturing a siege mentality in children with textbooks showing preparations for war and depicting Israel and the West as the enemy, an ... ZENIT - The World Seen From Rome Zenit News Agency - Jan 30 5:09 PM
URGELL, Spain, JAN. 30, 2007 ( Zenit.org ).- On his return from a pilgrimage to the Holy Land with other bishops from around the world, Bishop Joan Enric Vives Sicilia called on Christians to visit the area without fear.Posted: 30-01-2007 , 13:36 GMT Al Bawaba - Jan 30 5:41 AM
Hizbullah leader Hassan Nasrallah on Tuesday vowed at a massive Shiite rally to defeat what he said were US-Israeli plots to provoke civil war in Lebanon, warning that the nation would be the "cemetery of invaders."It is impossible to settle the Palestinian problem without progress on the Syrian or Lebanese tracks Russian diplomat Interfax - Jan 30 6:17 AM
"It is becoming increasingly evident that it is impossible to make real progress not only in the peace process as a whole but on its core Palestinian section separately from the other directions of the settlement - Syrian and Lebanese," Russian presidential envoy to the Middle East, Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Saltanov , told Interfax in an interview ahead of the meeting of the quartet of ...American-Iranian Friendship Committee participates in anti-war rally in DC Payvand Iran News - Jan 30 8:25 AM
Following a period of educational and local activities of the U.S. peace movement, the demonstration in Washington, DC on January 27, 2007 was well-attended and enthusiastic in spirit.Woman brings faces to life Rushville Republican - Jan 30 7:54 AM
Since she could pick up a pencil, Shirley White Hiser has been drawing faces traveling to malls and crafts fairs in four states as a portraitist, and sharing her talents for free at nursing homes and elementary schools.ZAMBIA: Anti-corruption drive misses the point AlertNet - Jan 30 6:05 AM
Source: IRIN Zambia's anti-corruption drive is failing because the government has been concentrating its resources on investigating the corrupt practices of the previous regime, allowing present graft in the public service to flourish, a corruption watchdog said in its latest report. Thousands Demand End to Iraq War Berkeley Daily Planet - Jan 30 8:46 AM
The message delivered by thousands of sign-bearing, chanting people at Saturday s San Francisco march and rally was clear: U.S. out of Iraq. We ve just got to end the occupation of Iraq. We ve got to end the war.