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UAE-OPT: Interview with Karen AbuZayd, Commissioner General of the UN Agency for Palestine refugees 
AlertNet - Mar 21 6:49 AM
Source: IRIN I think that UNRWA has always been very special among the Palestinians and known as being part of them because we have all over the region 27,000 staff who are Palestine refugees. Of course, because they know that we are there to help them and so on, we are appreciated by the community and that certainly helps the UN generally. East Palestine s Hanolt named second team All-Ohio The East Liverpool Review - Mar 20 10:15 PM
COLUMBUS East Palestine s Dan Hanolt continued to pull in the postseason awards Tuesday when he was named second team All-Ohio in Div. III by The Associated Press.U.S. revises aid package to Palestine AP via Yahoo! News - Mar 21 9:23 AM
The Bush administration will reduce a proposed $86 million security assistance package to the Palestinian government in an effort to see that none of the money ends up with forces loyal to the radical Hamas movement.Treking through Israel, Palestine and Jordan leaves lasting impression on local pastor Murray County News - Mar 21 11:39 AM
It s a lovely place. Gwen Bohlke United Methodist Church Slayton, MN The lack of tourists was a stark reality. It s very obvious. In fact, the area is seriously hurting as a result of this.UAE-OPT: Interview with Karen AbuZayd, Commissioner General of the UN Agency for Palestine refugees IRIN - Mar 21 7:23 AM
DUBAI, 21 March 2007 (IRIN) - The decades-old Israeli-Palestinian conflict lies at the heart of 21st century world affairs, with numerous nations, international organisations and NGOs involved on both sides.East Palestine athletic department gets bailed out Lisbon Morning Journal - 9 minutes ago
EAST LIVERPOOL The city school board Wednesday night agreed to bail out the athletic department to the tune of more than $53,000, at the recommendation of Superintendent Ken Halbert, who said, otherwise, there will be a deficit of that much by June.Report on Holocaust-era accounts in Israel is a small step for activist JTA - 2 hours, 42 minutes ago
Emmanuel Zusevich looks over photos and documents from his decades-long quest to reclaim money and property his family invested in Palestine in the 1930s, in his home near Tel Aviv, Jan. 24.Review of the Arab press UPI - Mar 21 4:56 AM
Arab press roundup for March 21: Palestine's al-Quds said in its editorial Wednesday while the Western world generally regards the Palestinians as the ...Jimmy Carter's Bible-Study Teachings Newsweek - Mar 21 11:33 AM
As a new collection of his Bible-study teachings hits the market, the 39th president speaks out--on his vision of God, the might of the religious right and the fallout from his controversial book about Palestine. Joharah Baker: Farewell Tanya, Palestine has Lost a Friend The Palestine Chronicle - Mar 21 5:26 AM
It was not only this act of courage that made this woman so remarkable. It was the fact that, as an Israeli speaking out against the atrocities of her own people, Reinhart knowingly placed herself in a constant line of fire.Review of Arab Editorials Middle East Times - Mar 21 3:12 PM
AMMAN -- A roundup of commentary from Arab newspapers March 21. An editorial in Palestine's Al Quds said Wednesday that while the West generally regarded Palestinians as aggressors and the Israelis as defending themselves, it appeared Western countries were about to deal with the new Palestinian government despite Israeli calls to boycott it.Kingdom, Jordan in Pre-Summit Talks Arab News - Mar 21 5:07 PM
JEDDAH, 22 March 2007 Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah held talks with Jordan s King Abdallah on major regional issues including Palestine and Iraq as part of his efforts to make the March 28-29 Arab summit in Riyadh a success.The Middle East's Leading English Language Daily Arab News - Mar 21 5:09 PM
JEDDAH, 22 March 2007 Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah held talks with Jordan s King Abdallah on major regional issues including Palestine and Iraq as part of his efforts to make the...BJP leader calls for independent Palestinian state The Peninsula - Mar 21 4:59 PM
Doha Former Indian minister of external affairs, former finance minister and now a leading figure of the country's opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Yashwant Sinha, appeared to have strayed from the party line yesterday when he spoke in support of Palestine.So far, it's been a rough road for P-W Forrest City Times-Herald - Mar 21 1:19 PM
It s been a rough start for the Palestine-Wheatley Patriot baseball team this season. Through six games, the Patriots are winless, four of those conference games. All six games have been on the road, due to poor field conditions at Palestine.India welcomes new Palestinian unity government IANS via Yahoo! India News - Mar 21 8:01 AM
New Delhi, March 21 (IANS) Welcoming formation of a National Unity Government in Palestine, India Wednesday offered to help the new regime in its reconstruction efforts and hoped for resumption of the peace process in the Middle East.Maps Used To Brainwash Israelis About Palestine Scoop.co.nz - Mar 20 11:34 AM
Early one morning about a month ago I was awakened from a sound sleep by the phone ringing. Quite groggy, I listened to the voice of a stranger on the other end who identified herself and then insisted that I take down her address and phone number.PLO says Rice's coming visit important People's Daily - Mar 21 6:08 AM
A member of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) said on Wednesday that an expected visit by U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to the Middle East was important.U.S. may deal with Palestine soon BG News - Mar 20 11:46 PM
JERUSALEM - The United States made its first contact with the new Hamas-Fatah coalition yesterday, ending a yearlong diplomatic boycott of the Palestinian government. The meeting between a U.S. diplomat and the Palestinian finance minister signaled a break in policy between Israel and its closest ally, and could mark a significant step toward ending a painful aid cutoff to the Palestinian ...EU mulls dropping Palestinian boycott UPI - Mar 20 11:57 AM
Despite opposition from Israel, Berlin and the European Union are mulling to negotiate with Palestine's Hamas-led unity government, a German news magazine ...Kristof's Tortured Reasoning on Israel RealClearPolitics.com via Yahoo! News - Mar 21 4:30 PM
The hostile views that Nicholas Kristof expresses in his March 18, 2007 New York Times column correspond with those held by former president Jimmy Carter.'No military solution to Palestinian issue' Express India - Mar 20 11:21 PM
Senior BJP leader Yashwant Sinha has said both Israel and Palestine need to eschew violence and focus instead on creation of an independent Palestinian state within a 'time-frame'.The World Should Welcome the Palestine Unity Government Middle East Online - Mar 20 3:19 AM
The new Palestinian government has the muscle to bring about the release of Gilad Shalit; it can enforce a real and long-term cease-fire if Israel stops its own punitive incursions and targeted killings; and above all it can ensure that any agreements reached with Israel will stick, says Patrick Seale .Palestinian factions in Lebanon united against Fatah El-Islam group ArabicNews.com - Mar 20 9:05 PM
Representatives of the Palestine Liberation Organization and the Alliance of Palestinian Forces in Lebanon categorically condemned the activities of the Fatah El-Islam group, whose members have confessed to carrying out bus bombings near Beirut last month.No military solution to Palestinian issue: Sinha New Kerala - Mar 21 1:09 AM
Dubai, Mar 21: Observing that there can be no military solution to the middle-east crisis, senior BJP leader Yashwant Sinha has said both Israel and Palestine need to eschew violence and focus instead on creation of an independent Palestinian state within a "time-frame".Hanolt scores All-Ohio honor Lisbon Morning Journal - Mar 20 9:21 PM
COLUMBUS East Palestine senior Dan Hanolt is being rewarded for one of the top seasons in school history. Hanolt was a second-team selection on the 2006-07 Associated Press Division III All-Ohio boys basketball team announced Tuesday.Iraqi VP calls for talks with insurgents AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 21 12:42 PM
Iraq's vice president on Wednesday called for talks with the country's myriad insurgent groups as the only way to tame violence more than a month into a massive security plan to quell Baghdad.International sanctions collapsing: Palestine IANS via Yahoo! India News - Mar 18 5:40 AM
Gaza, March 18 (Xinhua) The international sanctions on Palestine have begun collapsing shortly after the national unity government was sworn in, Palestinian Information Minister Mustafa al-Barghouti said Sunday.An Arab initiative that can work International Herald Tribune - Mar 21 9:43 AM
The upcoming Arab summit meeting promises a unique opportunity to invigorate the quest for peace.Mishal demands Arab succour for Palestine Gulf Times - Mar 19 11:16 PM
Staff Reporter Khalid Mishal, the head of the political bureau of Hamas, yesterday called upon Arab leaders to provide support and cover to the newly formed Palestinian unity government when they meet for an Arab summit in Riyadh next week.P-W game moved Forrest City Times-Herald - Mar 20 1:19 PM
The Palestine-Wheatley high school baseball game set for Wednesday, March 21, against Des Arc, has been moved and will be played at Des Arc instead, according to head coach Heath Prine.PW Board approves calendar, discusses Wheatley break-in Forrest City Times-Herald - Mar 20 1:03 PM
The Palestine-Wheatley School Board on Monday approved a school calendar for the 2007-08 school year, and also decided to wait another month to decide on bids for two new buses and a pickup truck.Israel Rejects Peace & Palestine's Right to Exist Scoop.co.nz - Mar 19 5:06 PM
Following nearly 21,600 days (60 years) of non-stop violence towards the Palestinians, Israel has once again refused Palestinians their Right to Return and Just Compensation as required by international law under UN Resolution 194.11 killed in Iraq attacks AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 21 4:57 AM
Eleven people were killed and dozens wounded in separate attacks in and around the Iraqi capital Baghdad on Wednesday, security officials said.URGENT: SAVE SAMI AL-ARIAN'S LIFE; DEMAND HIS IMMEDIATE RELEASE UN Observer - Mar 20 4:14 PM
2007-03-20 | Please read, respond and forward widely. Al-Awda, The Palestine Right to Return Coalition, calls on all people of conscience to demand that Dr. Sami Al-Arian is immediately freed from his political imprisonment.03/20/2007 16:11 PALESTINE World awaits new Palestinian Unity Government to prove itself AsiaNews.it - Mar 20 8:39 AM
» Perplexity of the United States and European Union, who confirm their request that the Quartet s principals be accepted. A 90 day trial run of foreign aid. The Norwegian vice minister for Foreign Affairs meets Haniyeh and Israel cancels his visit with Livni.Riyadh aims to ease regional tensions Middle East Online - Mar 20 9:29 AM
Saudi Arabia working against the clock to promote stability in Lebanon, Palestine, violence-torn Iraq.Australian PM shifts debate back to Iraq, defense Reuters via Yahoo! News - Mar 21 1:31 AM
Prime Minister John Howard committed Australian troops to remain in Iraq for as long as needed on Wednesday as he moved to shift political debate back to his strengths of defense and national security.Coach avoids jail time for giving booze to teen The Indianapolis Star - Mar 20 12:09 AM
New Palestine -- The New Palestine High School gymnastics coach who provided alcohol to members of her team will not go to jail.Crack develops in western unity Financial Express - Mar 20 9:22 AM
A serious crack has developed in the Western unity over the question of whether to recognise the newly emerged coalition government in Palestine. Israel, not unexpectedly, refused to deal with the new government in Palestine.(AFX UK Focus) 2007-03-20 14:15 GMT: France to resume contact with Palestinian ministers, calls for resuming EU aid Interactive Investor - Mar 20 7:35 AM
PARIS (AFX) - France said today it would resume contacts with Palestine's unity government members not belonging to the Hamas Islamist movement, and repeated a call for a resumption of EU aid to the Palestinians.Cameron stands encircled by zealous Anglo-neocons Guardian Unlimited - 1 hour, 30 minutes ago
Last September, David Cameron queried Tony Blair's unwavering (and unrewarded) loyalty to the Bush administration.UN chief off to Middle East to help push for peace Channel NewsAsia - 1 hour, 13 minutes ago
UNITED NATIONS: UN chief Ban Ki-Moon departs Thursday for a tour of Egypt, Israel, the Palestinian territories, Jordan, Saudi Arabia and Lebanon to voice support for efforts to re-energise the Middle East peace process.M.F.A. On National Unity Government In Palestine TurkishPress.com - Mar 17 8:04 PM
ANKARA - Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Saturday that National Unity Government established in Palestine was considered as a new hope within the scope of peace efforts and expectations of Palestinian people.Editorial roundup Boston Globe - Mar 21 12:40 PM
Excerpts from recent editorials in newspapers in the United States and abroad: ------Audio: Wammo IV's Jon Stephenson on NZ SAS Scoop.co.nz - 10 minutes ago
KiwiFM Audio: (click here to listen) KiwiFM's Wammo interviews freelance journalist Jon Stephenson about his discussions with former SAS troops who say the government intends to announce a troop return to Afghanistan.Audio: Wammo IV's Nandor on Crim Proceeds Bill Scoop.co.nz - 10 minutes ago
KiwiFM Audio: (click here to listen) KiwiFM's Wammo interviews Nandor Tanczos regarding The Criminal Proceeds Recovery Bill and whether it would allow the Crown to take assets even if the person has not been convicted. It would be up to the targeted person to prove the property was legally obtained.Today's Scoop Just Politics News Summary Scoop.co.nz - 10 minutes ago
Bush And Clark Meet Then Face The Press - TRANSCRIPT: President Bush: Madam Prime Minister, welcome. We've had a really fruitful discussion. The Prime Minister and I have visited several times over the course of the years.Terry's The Baker County Standard - 2 hours, 45 minutes ago
The weather continues to dominate the outdoor scene. We get a few days of pretty weather, then a cold front comes in just in time for the weekend. I think it s all coming to an end.Ban off to Middle East to help push for peace Khaleej Times - 37 minutes ago
UNITED NATIONS - UN chief Ban Ki-moon departs Thursday for a tour of Egypt, Israel, the Palestinian territories, Jordan, Saudi Arabia and Lebanon to voice support for efforts to re-energize the Middle East peace process.Cooperate with UN, UAE tells Iran Khaleej Times - 2 hours, 1 minute ago
ABU DHABI The UAE has called on Iran to comply with the UN resolution 1737 and thereby avert further tensions in the region. The UN Security Council resolution 1737 calls on Iran to suspend sensitive nuclear activities, including enrichment-related and reprocessing activities.Outside View: A new Middle East covenant UPI - Mar 19 10:52 AM
The Bush administration has agreed to support a Saudi Arabian peace plan for Israel and Palestine. Superficially, the plan, with no substantive difference, ...Scoop Top 30 Daily Ratings 21 March 2007 Scoop.co.nz - Mar 21 2:04 PM
Yesterday's top 30 rating items on Scoop were...DOJ Made Memos After the Fact to Pacify Dem. Probe Scoop.co.nz - 1 hour, 55 minutes ago
Justice Department memos show performance issues were being detailed after the fact in order to justify the terminations. By Richard A. Serrano The Los Angeles Times Wednesday 21 March 2007Russ Wellen: Iran On The Brink Scoop.co.nz - 1 hour, 55 minutes ago
What's it like waiting around to be bombed? By Russ Wellen A recent CBS News/ New York Times poll showed that 65 percent of Americans endorsed diplomacy with Iran, while 10 percent favored military action.DOJ Threatened Retaliation Against Fired Attorneys Scoop.co.nz - 1 hour, 55 minutes ago
A Justice Department official threatened to take the "gloves off" and "retaliate" against the eight United States attorneys who were abruptly removed from their posts if they continued to speak publicly about the circumstances behind their dismissals, according to an email released late Monday sent to the fired prosecutors by one of their colleagues.Public Address 22/03/07 - Some Politics Scoop.co.nz - 1 hour, 55 minutes ago
I gather this piece of work has been delivered to residents in Auckland City's Hobson ward. It's a letter alleging a conflict of interest on behalf of the sitting Action Hobson candidates Richard Simpson and Christine Caughey over their part in two council votes. Simpson was a member...Transtasman Political Letter 22 March Digest Scoop.co.nz - 1 hour, 55 minutes ago
Transtasman is a subscriber newsletter published weekly and read widely in New Zealand and abroad. The following is a summary of this week's edition. To subscribe and read the full newsletter see..US Attorneys: House OKs Subpoenas for Rove & Meirs Scoop.co.nz - 2 hours, 10 minutes ago
A House panel on Wednesday approved subpoenas for President Bush's political adviser Karl Rove, and other top White House aides, setting up a constitutional showdown over the firings of eight federal prosecutors.Basil Harrington: Fred Thompson - Neocon Globalist Scoop.co.nz - 2 hours, 10 minutes ago
For the past few days, movement "conservatives" and GOP cheerleaders have been ecstatic that Fred Thompson, former Senator from Tennessee, may form an exploratory committee to seek the GOP nomination for president.WHO TB Strategy Out Of Reach For Many Countries Scoop.co.nz - 2 hours, 10 minutes ago
A much larger TB drug resistance problem exists than researchers previously thought. New global data on TB, published this week by the World Health Organization (WHO), highlight serious weaknesses in many national TB programmes, increasing the potential for widespread TB drug resistance.Daily Voting News For March 21, 2007 Scoop.co.nz - 2 hours, 10 minutes ago
As a result of complaints from voters the Diebold DREs used in Montgomery Co. Ohio have been tested. Voters complained that votes flipped on the screens.The Middle East's Leading English Language Daily Arab News - Mar 21 5:04 PM
Saddam Hussein, Iraq s deposed dictator, was subjected to a barrage of mockery and derision by official witnesses and guards just before his hanging. Go to hell, one of the guards shouted at Saddam, standing on the gallows platform with the noose around his neck at dawn.Press Review TurkishPress.com - 2 minutes ago
President Ahmet Necdet Sezer yesterday issued a message marking Nevruz, saying that people should act with common sense during this week s celebrations, which should be held in accordance with the occasion s true meaning.Taking a stand Fairfax Times - 1 hour, 24 minutes ago
In protest of the war in Iraq, more than 60 Chantilly High School students missed classes and risked getting in trouble on Tuesday. "It's worth it," said sophomore Daniel Stovall, as he stood in the school's hallway holding an anti-war poster.Middle-East's foothold in Europe: Football can show the way to Israeli society Independent - Mar 21 5:12 PM
The first question for anyone charting the geography of England's erratic progress towards Euro 2008 is "why it does it have to detour via Tel Aviv?" If Israel are in Uefa, European football's governing body, then why not Lebanon, or Syria, both of whom are nearer the continent's traditional boundaries?Live life in the not-so-fast lane The Weatherford Democrat - Mar 21 12:50 PM
I had to get my brakes fixed this week. I had let them go way too long and the woman at the tire shop said in her wonderful British accent, You don t have any brakes! when I asked how bad the brake shoes were. It was metal on metal and I m not proud of that.July targeted for county 911 activation The East Liverpool Review - 8 minutes ago
LISBON Columbiana County enhanced 911 planners may begin training dispatchers in June, with activation of the long-awaited emergency call-answering system targeted for July.Iraq VP calls for talks with insurgents Adelaide Now - Mar 21 12:09 PM
IRAQ'S vice-president today called for talks with the country's myriad insurgent groups as the only way to tame violence more than a month into a massive security plan to quell Baghdad.Gumshoe gumption Las Vegas CityLife - 1 hour, 52 minutes ago
ONE OF THE OLDEST ADAGES OF CREATIVE WRITING goes like this: Setting begets character begets plot. Who we are and how we act is largely predicated on where we are at a given time, which is why people are often stunned when a co-worker or neighbor does something nefarious.Palm Oil Products Linked To Orang-utan Demise Scoop.co.nz - Mar 21 4:19 PM
By Michelle King AUT Graduate Diploma in Journalism student. New Zealanders must stop buying palm oil products if they want to save the critically endangered orang-utan, according to a leading international conservation expert coming to Auckland this week.Consumers Shut Out Of Govt Party Pill Consultation Scoop.co.nz - Mar 21 4:19 PM
By Michelle King AUT Graduate Diploma in Journalism student. Consumers do not get a say in the Government s party pill ban proposal, according to an industry importer and advocate of the recreational substance.Audio: PM In Washington D.C. (Day 2 - Part 2) Scoop.co.nz - Mar 21 4:04 PM
Find this interesting? If so then Lebanon: NZ Work Clearing Cluster Bombs Much Appreciated - Little more than a week after they began work in southern Lebanon, near Tyre, local workers were already back to ploughing.SFCSD Deputy Jackson given Medal of Valor Officer's quick response to 911 call credited with saving several lives Forrest City Times-Herald - Mar 21 1:03 PM
A St. Francis County Sheriff s Deputy was publicly recognized during a quorum court meeting Tuesday for his recent actions at the scene of a triple homicide.FULL COVERAGE: New Zealand PM's State Visit To USA Scoop.co.nz - Mar 21 3:49 PM
- TRANSCRIPT: President Bush: Madam Prime Minister, welcome. We've had a really fruitful discussion. The Prime Minister and I have visited several times over the course of the years.Audio: PM In Washington D.C. (Day 2 - Part 1) Scoop.co.nz - Mar 21 3:49 PM
Scoop's Stateside columnist Rosalea Barker was in the press party ushered into the Oval Office for today's post bilateral media moment with the leaders of New Zealand and the United States.Zionist regime of Israel decides to continue stealing Palestinian money Kavkaz Center - Mar 19 11:01 PM
The occupation government in Palestine has decided to nix the PA unity government, boycott it, and to tighten the economic sanctions imposed on it more than a year ago.U.S. eases diplomatic boycott of Palestinians Reuters via Yahoo! News - Mar 20 2:33 PM
A senior U.S. diplomat met Palestinian Finance Minister Salam Fayyad on Tuesday, denting Israel's drive to maintain an international boycott of the new Palestinian unity government.Australian PM shifts debate back to Iraq Stuff - Mar 21 10:12 AM
CANBERRA: Prime Minister John Howard committed Australian troops to remain in Iraq for as long as needed as he moved to shift political debate back to his strengths of defence and national security.Fatah al-Islam hunting for gunman who killed their comrade The Daily Star Lebannon - Mar 21 2:56 PM
Staring from behind the keffiyeh was a worried pair of eyes belonging to a very young Abu Saleem Taha, official spokesperson of Fatah al-Islam at the Nahr al-Bared refugee camp. Although calm was quickly restored to the camp following a gunfight on Monday night that left one member of the faction dead.Govt 'using every channel' to free BBC Gaza reporter: Beckett AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 20 12:08 PM
Foreign Secretary Margaret Beckett said Tuesday that the government was using every channel it can to secure the release of BBC reporter Alan Johnston, who was kidnapped last week in Gaza City.Embargo didn't stop Palestinian aid flow International Herald Tribune - Mar 20 1:13 PM
Most of the money was given directly to individuals or through efforts like the World Food Program.Britain 'using every channel' to free BBC Gaza reporter: Beckett AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 20 11:32 AM
Foreign Secretary Margaret Beckett said Tuesday that Britain was using every channel it can to secure the release of BBC reporter Alan Johnston, who was kidnapped last week in Gaza City.TECH CHRONICLES / A daily dose of postings from the Chronicle's technology blog (sfgate.com/blogs/tech) San Francisco Chronicle - Mar 21 4:09 AM
Catching up and wrapping up with SXSW I survived the South by Southwest Interactive Festival this year, and even stayed down in Austin, Texas, for some of the music. But the sensory overload has my mind churning out what my colleague Scott Ostler calls... Audio: Kevin List on Radio Active Roger & UFP Scoop.co.nz - Mar 21 2:04 PM
Scoop Audio: (click here to listen) Scoop's Kevin List on Radio Active delivers his weekly New Zealand news roundup. Items discussed today include: the Roger Awards and whether Peter Dunne's party is the weirdest Christian-based party in the world The balls to end all wars The Age - Mar 21 7:13 AM
A humble opinion on offer to the world from Danny Katz.Prime Minister's increased powers on terror issues raise new concerns The New Zealand Herald - Mar 21 10:28 AM
New powers will allow the Prime Minister to designate terrorists and terror organisations.Analysis: War anniversary a milestone AP via Yahoo! News - Mar 20 11:49 AM
Four years ago Tuesday, I lay on my bed in the Al-Rashid Hotel in Baghdad as dawn broke, heard the wail of sirens and saw the flash of anti-aircraft fire, and then a dull explosion shuddered from a few miles away.Commentary: From Guilt to Responsibility Middle East Times - Mar 21 8:43 AM
STOCKHOLM -- The impossible condition of being an ex-Israeli, as well as an ethically-orientated human being, necessarily leads to a serious guilt complex. I am referring here to the obvious case of one feeling guilty for crimes committed on one's behalf by one's brethren.Iraqi VP calls for talks with insurgents TODAYonline - Mar 21 12:45 PM
An Iraqi soldier climbs on top of a tank at a checkpoint in Baghdad. Iraq's vice president on Wednesday called for talks with the country's myriad insurgent groups as the only way to tame violence more than a month into a massive security plan to quell Baghdad.A Great Blessing Outlook India - Mar 21 11:24 AM
Not only the Palestinians must be breathing a deep sigh of relief after the swearing in of the Palestinian National Unity Government. Israelis have good reason to do the same.ZENIT - The World Seen From Rome Zenit News Agency - Mar 21 5:18 PM
VATICAN CITY, MARCH 21, 2007 ( Zenit.org ).- Here is a translation of the address Benedict XVI gave at the general audience today in St. Peter's Square. The reflection focused on St. Justin Martyr.Iraqi VP calls for talks with insurgents New Straits Times - Mar 21 8:45 AM
Iraq's vice-president called on Wednesday for talks with the country's insurgent groups as bomb attacks claimed more lives in and around Baghdad more than a month into a massive security plan.Rice needs to change focus Gulf News - Mar 21 1:59 PM
Why all this fuss about the statement of Palestinian Prime Minister Esmail Haniya in which he says that his new Palestinian unity government "affirms that resistance in all its forms, including popular resistance to occupation, is a legitimate right of the Palestinian people"?Most Israelis want contacts with new Palestine government IANS via Yahoo! India News - Mar 19 3:04 AM
Tel Aviv, March 19 (DPA) Most Israelis (56 percent) want their country to have at least partial contacts with the new Palestinian unity government of Prime Minister Ismail Haniya, a poll published Monday indicated.UAE calls on Tehran to comply with UN resolution Gulf News - Mar 21 1:59 PM
Abu Dhabi: The UAE has called on Iran to comply with UN Security Council Resolution No 1737 to avoid further tensions in the region. The call was made by Shaikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Foreign Minister, during a meeting with British Foreign Secretary Margaret Beckett, in Abu Dhabi yesterday.U.S. eases boycott of Palestinian govt Reuters via Yahoo! News - Mar 20 8:15 AM
A senior U.S. diplomat met Palestinian Finance Minister Salam Fayyad on Tuesday, denting Israel's drive to keep an international boycott of the new Palestinian unity government in place.PLO distances Palestinian cause from suspects in Ain Alaq bus bombings The Daily Star Lebannon - Mar 19 2:15 PM
The Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) representative in Lebanon said Monday Palestinians "are innocent" of what he described as "that sick and weird phenomenon that calls itself Fatah al-Islam." "Fatah al-Islam has nothing to do with Palestinians or the Palestinian cause ... It is an illegal organization," Abbas Zaki said.U.S. diplomat meets Palestinian finance minister Reuters via Yahoo! News - Mar 20 6:42 AM
U.S. Consul-General Jacob Walles met Palestinian Finance Minister Salam Fayyad on Tuesday in the first U.S. talks with a member of the new Palestinian unity government.Happy Independence Day, Iraq Telegraph - Mar 21 11:50 AM
Demonstrators and the media have been reminding us of the fourth anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq. This may the beginning of the fifth year of this war, but it is only one skirmish in a conflict with a lengthier past and a long future.
