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With the numerous unsolved problems in the Middle East that apply pressure in various directions on the US administration, especially in Palestine, Lebanon and Iraq, the United States is trying to exert what is has described as "a great effort" to solve the Palestinian problem.World Council of Churches Renews Push for Peace in Israel Palestine Christian Today - Mar 09 12:05 AM
The World Council of Churches WCC is to launch an international interchurch advocacy initiative for peace in Israel and Palestine the Palestine Israel Ecumenical Forum at a conference June 1721 2007 in JordanBills filed to permit community agency to oversee State Railroad The Daily Sentinel - 2 hours, 8 minutes ago
East Texas legislators have filed bills to keep the Texas State Railroad moving after funding runs out this summer. But Palestine Mayor Carolyn Salter fears it won't be enough.The art of sharing Lisbon Morning Journal - 49 minutes ago
Jamie Jones, 5, and her twin sister Julie enjoyed a chocolate chip cookie during the art and music show at East Palestine Elementary School Friday.UN chief to visit Palestine and Israel Gulf News - Mar 10 2:03 PM
United Nations: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said yesterday he will visit Israel and the Palestinian territories later this month in an effort to help revive the peace process between the two sides.Hotlinks Tiscali - 9 minutes ago
"We will announce the government on Wednesday or Thursday and we will then ask for a vote of confidence in parliament on Saturday," Haniyeh said in an interview on Palestine TV.Israel PM; Palestine Pres to Meet Time Magazine - Mar 09 5:59 AM
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will meet on Sunday for their second summit in a month EU ready to work with legitimate government in Palestine Gulf Times - Mar 09 10:26 PM
BRUSSELS: European Union leaders yesterday pledged to work with a new Palestinian unity government as long as its programme takes into account the demands of the international Quartet on the Middle East."Bishops Cannot be Silent About Conditions in Palestine" Deutsche Welle - Mar 09 9:51 AM
During a visit to the Mideast, a German bishop compared conditions in the West Bank with those of the Warsaw ghetto during World War II. Ulrich Pöner of the German Bishops Conference explained the context to DW-WORLD.DE.On a tear Athens Review - Mar 10 5:40 AM
Brant Radcliff tossed a four-inning two-hitter and belted a three-run home run Friday afternoon to help the Athens Hornets to a 12-0 shutout of the Palestine Westwood Panthers in second-day action of the annual AHS tournament.Barton no-hits Palestine-Wheatley Helena Daily World - Mar 07 3:28 PM
BARTON - In the Bible's Old Testament, God gave one of the 10 Commandments as "Thou shalt not steal." Tuesday afternoon, the Barton Bears broke that commandment nine times in a dramatic 12-2 win over the Palestine-Wheatley Patriots.Melting pot or tinderbox Times of Malta - Mar 10 12:15 AM
The news from Riyadh in the wake of meetings held between Saudi Arabia and Iran that the Iranian President was prepared to go along with an Arab peace plan to bring the conflict between Israel and Palestine to an end, has not been confirmed by Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.Palestinian unity govt to be announced by Thursday: Haniya AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 10 1:06 PM
A new Palestinian unity government will be announced by next Wednesday or Thursday, prime minister designate Ismail Haniya of the Islamist movement Hamas said Saturday.A Shared History, a Different Conclusion Washington Post - 2 hours, 36 minutes ago
HAIFA, Israel -- Ilan Pappe, one of the revisionist scholars known in Israel as the "new historians," began his career in some of the same wartime archives as Benny Morris. But his own ideological journey has taken him to the far shore of Israel's political gulf and nearly complete isolation.Palestinian cabinet to be named next week: Haniyeh Reuters via Yahoo! News - Mar 10 1:33 PM
A Palestinian unity government will be announced in the next few days and will seek a vote of confidence from parliament next Saturday, Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh of Islamist group Hamas said on Saturday.PLO official says Palestinian refugees "guests" in Lebanon People's Daily - Mar 09 7:29 PM
Visiting Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) Politburo Chief Farouk al Kadoumy said on Friday that Lebanon-based Palestinian refugees were guests in Lebanon and abided by local laws and regulations.Two locals named to first team all-district The East Liverpool Review - Mar 09 9:11 PM
COLUMBUS East Palestine s Dan Hanolt and Lisbon s Erica Sims headlined a group of area players named to the Northeast Inland All-District team. Hanolt and Sims were named to the boys and girls first teams in Div. III for their performances.Qaddoumi visits top leaders amid 'rough times' The Daily Star Lebannon - Mar 09 1:44 PM
The Palestinian foreign minister said on Friday that Lebanon and Palestine were going through "rough times," despite "cunning" efforts by officials from both countries to resolve their respective governmental crises. "Dialogue and openness are likely to engender productive solutions on both the Lebanese and the Palestinian political scenes," said.Carter defends his book, 'Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid' in address to GW students San Diego Union-Tribune - Mar 08 4:02 PM
WASHINGTON, 12:57 p.m. March 8 (AP): Despite the storm it ignited, former President Carter held fast on Thursday to his accusation that Israel oppresses the Palestinians on the West Bank and Gaza and seeks to colonize the land.Iraq urges neighbours to cut support for terror AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 10 5:19 AM
Iraq issued an impassioned plea on Saturday for 16 regional and world powers, including neighbours Iran and Syria, to forge a common front against terrorism and to bring an end to support for violent extremists.Carter: "Apartheid" Is Apt For West Bank CBS News - Mar 08 11:06 PM
Former President Jimmy Carter says he was never asked to debate his latest book with critic Alan Dershowitz. He also said the controversial term "apartheid" accurately describes the dynamic between Israel and Palestine.Gaming gets its consciousness on Los Angeles Times - Mar 10 5:28 PM
New breed aims to raise awareness of the plight of people in Jerusalem, Darfur, even Kinko's. A growing movement of "activist" videogame designers is showing that not only can you make good games about problems like global warming, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the childhood obesity epidemic but that gaming itself can be a powerful medium for spreading awareness and getting people ...Gymnastics coach faces alcohol-charge sentence The Indianapolis Star - Mar 09 4:24 AM
New Palestine -- A New Palestine High School gymnastics coach who provided alcohol to members of her team will be sentenced at 9 a.m. March 16 in Hancock Superior Court 2.Julia Gorin: Utah Paper Reassures Americans by Interviewing Moderately Violent Bosnian Imam HuffingtonPost - Mar 10 2:17 PM
There's been a recent break in the investigation of what led the shooter in Salt Lake City to kill. ( KSL News ) Federal agents have traced the handgun used by Trolley Square shooter Sulejman Talovic to its original owner and are now trying to figure out how it ended up with Talovic. ... The Deseret Morning News also reports police are questioning witnesses again about what they saw or heard ...RATE THIS ARTICLE Crosswalk.com - Mar 09 2:47 AM
(CNSNews.com) - "Apartheid in Palestine" must end before peace can begin, former President Jimmy Carter told an audience in Washington, D.C., Thursday, as he defended his controversial new book on the Middle East.Murder-suicide in Palestine KETK 56 Tyler - Mar 08 4:56 PM
Thirty-one-year-old Kelly Gipson and 42-year-old Mike Jones were found in a bedroom, both with a single gunshot wound to the head. A 4-year-old child was found alive in the living room.Greeley: Jesus would be a feminist The Arizona Daily Star via Yahoo! News - Mar 10 12:41 AM
It's a notion that's earning journalist, best-selling author and Catholic priest Andrew M. Greeley even more attention of late: If Jesus were alive today, he'd be a radical feminist.News Brief Ekklesia - Mar 09 9:23 AM
The World Council of Churches (WCC) is launching an international, inter-church advocacy initiative for peace in Israel and Palestine. The Evangelical Alliance has welcomed new charity guidelines. But the argument about proselytism will go on.Jimmy Carter defends book, 'Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid' to U.S. students CNews - Mar 08 1:52 PM
WASHINGTON (AP) - Despite the storm it ignited, former president Jimmy Carter held fast on Thursday to his accusation that Israel oppresses the Palestinians on the West Bank and Gaza and seeks to colonize the land.Pro-Palestinian Jews take lead in organizing anti-Israel conference JTA - Mar 08 9:37 PM
Joseph Levine is the faculty adviser to the Committee for Justice in Palestine, a pro-Palestinian student group at Ohio State University.World news The West Australian - 8 minutes ago
A Palestinian unity government will be announced in the next few days and will seek a vote of confidence from parliament next Saturday, Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh of Islamist group Hamas said.News Brief Ekklesia - Mar 09 7:23 AM
The World Council of Churches (WCC) is launching an international, inter-church advocacy initiative for peace in Israel and Palestine.YMCA T-shirt offends Jews by including Palestine, not Israel JTA - Mar 08 2:38 PM
A controversial YMCA T-shirt. Members of Montreal s Jewish community are incensed about a T-shirt that lists YMCAs around the world, except for one certain country.Related Items Ekklesia - Mar 09 7:23 AM
The World Council of Churches (WCC) is launching an international, inter-church advocacy initiative for peace in Israel and Palestine - the Palestine Israel Ecumenical Forum - at a conference June 17-21, 2007, in Jordan.WCC NEWS: Israel / palestine: New ecumenical forum for peace [Press Release] Worldwide Faith News - Mar 07 2:00 AM
The World Council of Churches (WCC) is launching aninternational, inter-church advocacy initiative for peace inIsrael and Palestine - the Palestine Israel Ecumenical Forum - ata conference June 17-21, 2007, in Jordan.The initiative is a major step toward WCCs goal of mobilizingchurches around the world for peace with justice in the MiddleEast. Its launch will take place during this years ...Capital to host international conference on West Asia New Kerala - Mar 09 4:49 AM
New Delhi, Mar 9 : To "revive" the "lost focus" in public discourse on the causes of West Asian countries such as Palestine and Iraq, an international conference would be organised in the capital from March 12 to 14.Scott Atran, Robert Axelrod and Richard Davis: Give Palestine's Unity Government a Chance HuffingtonPost - Mar 07 1:03 PM
Damascus, Ramallah, and Jerusalem, March 4, 2007 Whatever the final makeup of the unity government now being formed between Palestinian president Abbas's Fateh and rival Hamas, it is certain to fall short of demands by the United States that it renounce violence, recognize Israel and accept past peace agreements. Although the U.S. and Israel threaten to undermine the unity government through ...Media urge action at Iraq talks BBC News - Mar 10 3:56 AM
Observers in the Middle East's media believe regional talks in Baghdad involving the US, Iran and Syria could represent a real chance for a new beginning in Iraq.Kenya: Shiroya Gets Top Women's IOC Award AllAfrica.com - 8 minutes ago
Kenya's top woman sports personality Fridah Bilha Shiroya has received a women's top award by the International Olympic Committee (IOC).Indiana High School Boys Basketball Top 10 Teams The Times of Northwest Indiana - 1 hour, 51 minutes ago
How The Associated Press Top 10 Indiana high school boys basketball teams have fared in the 2007 state tournament:Unity cabinet in next few days, says Haniyah The Peninsula - Mar 10 3:37 PM
Gaza A Palestinian unity government will be announced in the next few days and will seek a vote of confidence from parliament next Saturday, Prime Minister Ismail Haniyah of Hamas said yesterday.Middle East Business Information Zawya - 1 hour, 12 minutes ago
11 March 2007 AMMAN (JT) -- The Housing Bank for Trade and Finance (HBTF) Chairman Michel Marto announced Saturday that the board of directors has appointed Shukry Bishara as chief executive officer of the bank effective March 11, 2007. Bishara started his career in the United States working for Fidelity Bank in 1974, becoming the head of the Middle East and North Africa department before joining ...Book reprinted about VMI students' experiences The News & Advance - 1 hour, 56 minutes ago
What happened on the battlefield at New Market on May 15, 1864, was remarkable enough - the only time in American history that the entire student body of a college engaged in armed combat. What intrigues Col. Keith Gibson even more, however, was what happened afterward.WP: Palestinian territories pull apart MSNBC - Mar 10 1:11 AM
Fracture lines are political, cultural, economicHardcover Nonfiction New York Times - Mar 09 9:55 PM
1. IN AN INSTANT, by Lee and Bob Woodruff 2. THE AUDACITY OF HOPE, by Barack Obama 3. SOMEBODY?S GOTTA SAY IT, by Neal Boortz 4. A LONG WAY GONE, by Ishmael Beah 5. INFIDEL, by Ayaan Hirsi AliSuicide bombers rock peace talks Adelaide Now - Mar 10 6:27 AM
AT least 24 people were killed after suicide bombers attacked army checkpoints in Baghdad overnight, while the Iraqi Prime Minister hosted landmark peace talks with world powers just three kilometres away.Pros and cons on abductions Sunday Observer - Mar 10 12:31 PM
Jathika Hela Urumaya Deputy Secretary Udaya Gammanpila claims that the underworld has grown out of proportion as a result of the LTTE supplying weapons. He charges that the underworld is responsible for abductions.Maliki seeks support to confront terrorism Deccan Herald - Mar 10 3:39 PM
Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki called on countries attending a conference of regional and world powers on Saturday to take a firm stand against terrorism in Iraq.EU ready to work with 'legitimate' Palestinian government AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 09 10:57 AM
European Union leaders pledged Friday to work with a new Palestinian unity government as long as its programme takes into account the demands of the international Quartet on the Middle East.Baghdad car bombs kill 28 during peace talks Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Mar 10 6:56 AM
Suicide bombers attacked army checkpoints in Baghdad on Saturday killing 28 people, while foreign envoys held peace talks just three kilometre away.Israel criticised for West Bank wall Catholic Times - Mar 08 4:00 PM
The Bishop of Augsburg Walter Mixa has said that he did not intend to compare Isreal s treatment of Palestinians with the holocaust, after German bishops on a visit to Israel and Palestine, expressed shock at the conditions in Ramallah.Baghdad car bombs kill 28 during peace talks Khaleej Times - Mar 10 9:05 AM
BAGHDAD - Suicide bombers attacked army checkpoints in Baghdad on Saturday, killing 28 people while foreign envoys held peace talks just three kilometres (two miles) away, a security official said.Getting Nablus soap to market Aljazeera - Mar 10 7:29 AM
Nablus is the West Bank's biggest city and the capital of its economy but as with other centres throughout the Palestinian territories, to put it mildly, times are tough.Tough choice Waxahachie Daily Light - Mar 10 3:38 PM
After having the opportunity to meet and visit with the four finalists for the Waxahachie Police Chief position, as we stated in our editorial Thursday, it is apparent that City Manager Paul Stevens has a difficult decision ahead of him.An Arab voice in Congress Gulf News - Mar 10 2:04 PM
In a rare breakthrough for Arab diplomacy, Jordan's King Abdullah II made an impassioned plea for peace in the Middle East before a joint session of US Congress last week.Former terrorist s talk packs museum Jackson Hole News - Mar 08 7:02 PM
A man who says he was a former Palestine Liberation Organization terrorist told a Jackson crowd Wednesday the West needs to destroy at least one major terrorist organization in its effort against Islamic extremists.Suicide bombers rock peace talks Northern Territory News - Mar 10 12:03 PM
SUICIDE bombers attacked army checkpoints in Baghdad overnight, killing at least 24 people while foreign envoys held peace talks just three kilometres away. Yekkes gather to mark their contributions to the Jewish state JTA - Mar 08 10:07 AM
Photographer David Rubinger, who came to Palestine from Vienna at age 15, poses with his most famous photo May 6 in Jerusalem. Yekkes, German-speaking immigrants to Israel, have long been the subject of mockery sometimes playful, other times harsh.Swiss aid agency donates $2 million to UNRWA The Daily Star Lebannon - Mar 08 12:46 PM
The United Nations Relief and Works Agency For Palestine Refugees in the Middle East (UNRWA) announced Thursday that the Swiss Development and Cooperation Agency (SDC) has contributed with around $2 million to help UNRWA in its plans to assist Palestinian refugees living in Lebanon.Abuse of rights impacts on SA Sunday Times - Mar 10 3:52 PM
I refer to Mondli Makhanya s column The joke will be on us if we don t wake up to Zimbabwe s pain (March 4). The issue is one of profound tragedy and most certainly not one to be joked about in any way.Palestinian cabinet to be named next week - Haniyeh AlertNet - Mar 10 4:51 AM
Source: Reuters (Recasts with unity government comments, new byline, pvs JENIN, West Bank) By Nidal al-Mughrabi GAZA, March 10 (Reuters) - A Palestinian unity government will be announced in the next few days and ... Iran calls for troops pullout Gulf Daily News - Mar 10 3:02 PM
BAGHDAD: Iran yesterday said US troops were fuelling "a cycle of violence in Iraq" and called for pullout of American soldiers from the country. And Iraq urged regional rivals to stop using Iraq as a battlefield to fight out their proxy wars.Palestinian PM urges EU to lift embargo AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 09 6:10 AM
Palestinian prime minister-designate Ismail Haniya on Friday urged EU leaders meeting in Brussels to lift an embargo on an incoming unity government in place of his boycotted Hamas administration.Mottaki reaffirms support for Palestine Islamic Republic News Agency - Mar 06 5:17 AM
Iran - Palestine - Mottaki Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki on Tuesday reaffirmed Iranian support for Palestinian nation. Mottaki made the remarks in a joint press conference with the Head of Hamas Political Bureau Khaled Meshaal.Losing Focus: Peace and Justice Movement in Britain at Crossroad News From Bangladesh - Mar 10 10:31 AM
Growing up in a Palestinian refugee camp in the Gaza Strip, it was a very familiar encounter: Israeli soldiers storming our house accompanied by shouts of terror and a barrage of insults. Such recollections make me shudder to this day.UN Marks International Women s Day With Spotlight On Curbing Gender-Based Violence EuropaWorld - Mar 10 10:05 AM
8 March 2007. From the violence-scarred cities of Afghanistan to the rape-wracked lands of Darfur, from the teeming Palestinian refugee camps of Gaza to the lofty halls of its Headquarters in New York, the United Nations system marked International Women s Day with the focus on ending impunity for violence against women and girls.Low expectations for Abbas-Olmert summit AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 09 5:51 AM
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas hold their second summit in less than a month on Sunday but with few hopes of a breakthrough as both are facing major problems.Editorial: Was Jesus' coffin really found? Shelbyville Daily Union - Mar 08 11:11 AM
PALESTINE, Texas Has Jesus tomb been found? Could it be? The Discovery Channel had a three-hour special on the subject last Sunday. I watched with interest because if Jesus ossuary (bone box) has been found, my faith may be in jeopardy and I may be out of a job!Activist discusses his time in Iraq, Palestine, working for peace Athens News - Mar 08 6:51 AM
The need for immediate U.S. withdrawal from Iraq is more evident than ever to Art Gish after his most recent visit to the Middle East. But there don't seem to be any exit signs in place, the local farmer, author and peace worker acknowledged Tuesday.Possible Murder/Suicide In Palestine KLTV 7 Tyler - Mar 07 4:14 PM
Officers find a couple dead in an east Texas home.(Video) Nablus: 2 New Clips from Military Operation "Hot Winter" cmi santiago - Mar 08 1:20 PM
Today, a-films and RJI released another two short video-interviews from the recent military operation in Nablus, Occupied Palestine.Carter defends book title to students UPI - Mar 09 11:22 AM
Former President Jimmy Carter continued to defend his use of the word "apartheid" to describe the plight of Palestinians under the Israelis on the Gaza ...Paul Abrams: What to do About the Pardon Power---Libby and Rich, Not to Mention Abrams and Weinberger, And Nixon HuffingtonPost - Mar 09 2:33 PM
The Constitution provides the Chief Executive with the ultimate power to pardon. Governors have similar powers in state matters. It was supposed to be a safety valve, an opportunity for society to temper its punishments or right wrongs, derived from the absolute power of the sovereign. Bush 41 had a lackluster Presidency, Clinton 42's was excellent. But, long before they shared the world's ...James Zogby: King Abdullah II's Challenge to Congress HuffingtonPost - Mar 09 1:47 PM
By any reasonable measure, King Abdullah II of Jordan's speech before a joint session of Congress was both smart and courageous. He took advantage of being only the fourth Arab leader given this opportunity and chose to do the unexpected. Some observers anticipated that he would focus his remarks on Iraq or on an appeal for more U.S. aid to his country now providing refuge to almost one ...Iraqi boy gets free surgery in Ohio AP via Yahoo! News - Mar 09 2:44 AM
An Iraqi boy underwent surgery to close holes in his heart, an operation doctors performed for free after the boy's mother lost the money to pay for it to militiamen who killed her husband.China hopes to see peaceful co-existence between Palestine, Israel: FM People's Daily - Mar 06 1:00 AM
Chinese Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing said on Tuesday that China hopes to see Palestine and Israel achieve peaceful co-existence at an early date through negotiations based on the relevant UN resolutions and the principle of "Land for Peace".From Humvees to PTSD, profs pitch in on war Michigan Daily - Mar 08 10:17 AM
In September, Medical School Prof. Bryan Grose helped an 11-year-old bomb victim from Iraq walk again. The boy, Majed Mousa, lost his older brother in the same bomb blast outside an Iraqi store that claimed half of his right leg and injured his eye. The Palestine Children's Relief Fund, an Ohio-based charity that helps arrange medical treatment for children injured in conflicts in the ...IOC President Jacques Rogge Olympic Committee News - Mar 09 10:46 PM
met the Sports Minister, Jeannot Krecké, as well as the Luxembourg NOC s administration board, which is chaired by Marc Theisen. At the end of the afternoon, he attended the inauguration of the new , in Strassen, in the presence of the Grand Duke of Luxembourg, who is an IOC member, the Grand Duchess and the Olympic athlete, the tennis player Anne Kremer.Book ban turns intra-Palestinian fight cultural The Christian Science Monitor via Yahoo! News - Mar 09 12:00 AM
For more than 30 years, anthropologist Sharif Kanaana has been collecting and studying Palestinian folk tales so that people at home and abroad would understand the story of his people.Yousef Alhelou reports on Palestine Government UN Observer - Mar 07 1:30 PM
It seems that there are more obstacles to the formation of the unity government than Fatah and Hamas have indicated. Informed sources revealed that the foreign ministry post has still not been decided, the main candidate is Ziad abu Amro. According to the sources this is due to Hamas.Iran Judiciary chief meets Indonesia President IranMania.com - Mar 09 10:46 PM
LONDON, March 10 (IranMania) - Iran's Judiciary chief Ayatollah Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi met Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono in Jakarta, IRNA reported.Ghost of Hindu Kush haunts US Guardian Unlimited - Mar 09 5:59 PM
Six years after 9/11, Bin Laden is maddeningly out of reach.Gilad Atzmon: Enough is Enough The Palestine Chronicle - Mar 08 7:12 AM
Palestine solidarity is about Palestine. It is not about Jews being anti-Zionists. It is about people who protest against the inhuman crimes committed by the Jewish state.Jannati: Iranians are mobilized to access N-energy IranMania.com - Mar 09 10:45 PM
LONDON, March 10 (IranMania) - Tehran's substitute Friday Prayers Leader Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati said Iranian people and scientists have been mobilized to access peaceful nuclear energy and will never retreat from their decision, IRNA reported.SKSM Karate Malta place second overall in International Karate Championships Maltamedia.com Daily News - Mar 10 12:32 AM
On Saturday 3rd March 2007, the 4th Malta Open International Karate Championships 2007 were held at Savio College in Dingli. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit MaltaMedia.com for full news, links, and other content. ]]Dead or alive, on his 50th birthday Bin Laden haunts US Guardian Unlimited - Mar 09 4:06 PM
Tribesmen think al-Qaida leader is hiding in White House.Weekend Beat/Interpreter helps East meet Mideast Asahi.com - Mar 09 7:08 PM
Through language, people are thrilled, moved to tears, angered and hurt. Al-Moamen Abdalla, a 32-year-old Egyptian, has chosen to live with a language different from his own: Japanese.Fire Burns Down Home On Lakeway Harbor KLTV 7 Tyler - Mar 09 7:29 PM
The fire destroyed a home and two other buildings on the property. :::- ARAB TIMES -::: Arab Times - Mar 09 9:31 PM
CAIRO (KUNA): The Interim Arab Parliament (IAP) aims at unifying the Arab public stance regarding major issues and gain acknowledgement by political leaderships before the Arab Summit in Riyadh, said two Kuwaiti MPs on Friday.Ex-Muslim tells how he became Christian Lexington Herald-Leader - Mar 10 12:11 AM
He knew it was a crazy thing to do for a man who not long before had been training Muslim militants in Iran. But Daniel Shayesteh was angry, and he was hunting someone.Current Issue: California Aggie - Mar 08 1:14 AM
Today the organization Students for Justice in Palestine is hosting "Pax Americana: United States Middle East Policy and the Roots of Terrorism." The event will take place in 2 Wellman from 8 to 10 p.m. with Stephen Zunes as the featured speaker.How to make Baghdad conference a landmark Financial Times - Mar 09 2:48 PM
Saturday s conference in Baghdad, where the US and fellow permanent members of the United Nations Security Council sit down with Iraq s neighbours including Iran and Syria will be a landmark in Middle East history.Afghanistan's 'Hard Mission' Slips Away consortiumnews.com - Mar 09 7:01 PM
Canadian lawmakers have written an Afghanistan version of the Iraq Study Group, reaching a conclusion that the conditions on that original battlefront in the war on terror are grave and deteriorating.Australian Muslims Go for Surf, Lifesaving and Burqinis New York Times - Mar 08 6:26 PM
A beach program for Australia?s Muslims is challenging the perception of the blond, blue-eyed and sun-bronzed lifeguard.NE Inland All-District boys teams released Coshocton Tribune - Mar 09 5:03 PM
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) Ohio State recruit Kosta Koufos, a 7-foot-2 tower of power, is among the top award winners on the 2006-2007 Associated Press Northeast Inland All-District boys basketball teams released Friday.Israel s leading newspaper Haaretz reported that the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) is willing to ... Al Jazeera - Mar 08 1:20 AM
Also officials said that the Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and the Prime Minister of the Hamas-led government Ismail Haniyeh are expected to reach an agreement soon to extend ceasefire with Israel from Gaza to the West Bank, adding that Abbas' aide Saeb Erekat will meet with leaders of Islamic Jihad and other anti-occupation resistance factions in Palestine to explore the possibility of a ...Game of skill business gambles on new site in East Palestine Lisbon Morning Journal - Mar 05 8:10 PM
EAST PALESTINE City officials are investigating the legality of a game of skill business that opened recently in East Palestine s downtown area.Coverage Of Carter Book Lectures Was Disappointing The Harvard Crimson - Mar 07 10:17 PM
Re: Dershowitz Lambastes Former President, news Feb. 28. I am deeply disappointed with your coverage of recent lectures on campus about Jimmy Carter s book, Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid, and the conflict in Palestine and Israel.My father wasn t driven by a car is a car' The Facts - Mar 09 10:15 PM
On my way to work one foggy morning a couple of weeks ago I got caught at a red light behind an old Buick LeSabre, a late 60s or early 70s model. I can t give you a specific year because I ve never been one of those guys who can rattle off the makes and models of cars.Recycling numbers on upswing Lisbon Morning Journal - Mar 09 9:11 PM
LISBON Increasing the number of recycling dumpsters in Columbiana County is having the desired effect.