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Syria has done nothing to deserve sanctions: Russian FM 
TurkishPress.com - Oct 28 1:52 PM
DUBAI - Syria has done nothing to deserve international sanctions as it has cooperated with a UN probe into the killing of Lebanon's former premier Rafiq Hariri, Russia's foreign minister said in an interview published Tuesday.Iran, Syria discuss stabilizing Iraq Reuters via Yahoo! News - Oct 28 3:34 PM
Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki met Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Saturday to discuss ways to stabilize Iraq and deepen ties between the two countries.Lawyer reports working for Syria on Hariri probe The Daily Star Lebannon - Oct 27 1:30 PM
Syria refused to comment Friday on a report that it had gathered a team of lawyers to assess UN reports on the assassination of former Lebanese Premier Rafik Hariri. A prominent Malaysian lawyer said Friday that he had been asked by Syria to head the legal team to make an independent assessment on UN reports into the murder, which implicate Syrian officials.EU lawmakers push for more sops to Syria Gulf News - Oct 27 2:19 PM
Strasbourg, France: European Union countries should consider offering new incentives to Syria to encourage it to promote Middle East peace, EU lawmakers said on Thursday.Iran, Syria discuss stabilising Iraq Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News - Oct 28 3:35 PM
Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki met Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Saturday to discuss ways to stabilise Iraq and deepen ties between the two countries.Syria calls for more active EU role in Mideast peace process People's Daily - 2 hours, 58 minutes ago
Syrian Information Minister Mohsen Bilal on Saturday called on the European Union (EU) to play a more active and influential role in establishing peace in the Middle East, the official SANA news agency reported.Malaysian heads Syria's probe into UN reports on Hariri murder AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 27 12:16 PM
The Syrian government has gathered a team of lawyers to assess UN reports on the assassination of former Lebanese prime minister Rafik Hariri, a prominent Malaysian lawyer said.Bush to Iran,Syria: Stop backing Hizbullah IranMania.com - Oct 27 3:04 AM
LONDON, October 27 (IranMania) - US President George Bush has urged Syria and Iran not to undermine Premier Fouad Saniora's government and to stop backing Hizbullah, Naharnet reported.In Syria, Iraq's Fate Silences Rights Activists Washington Post - Oct 25 9:17 PM
DAMASCUS, Syria -- Horror at the bloodshed accompanying the U.S. effort to bring democracy to Iraq has accomplished what human rights activists, analysts and others say Syrian President Bashar al-Assad had been unable to do by himself: silence public demands for democratic reforms here. Syria battles to beat the ageing process Zawya - Oct 27 1:42 AM
26 October 2006 THE expansion of Syria's natural gas sector is taking centre stage as the country steps up exploration and development work to help meet increasing domestic needs and compensate for falling production from ageing oilfields.Malaysian lawyer heads Syria s team in Hariri case New Straits Times - Oct 26 5:49 PM
KUALA LUMPUR: A Malaysian lawyer is helping Syria build up its defence against possible charges of being the hidden hand behind the death of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri.Assad: Syria not seeking to be nuclear state Asahi.com - Oct 26 7:15 PM
DAMASCUS--Far from seeking nuclear weapons of its own, Syria's ultimate aim is to make the entire Middle East nuclear-free, according to President Bashar Assad.Hopkins team finds Syrian tomb Baltimore Sun - 35 minutes ago
Archaeology A team of Johns Hopkins University archaeologists digging in northern Syria this past summer found a 4,000-year-old tomb filled with human and animal remains, along with gold and silver artifacts. Europe should study Syria incentives - lawmakers AlertNet - Oct 26 8:51 AM
Source: Reuters STRASBOURG, France, Oct 26 (Reuters) - European Union countries should consider offering new incentives to Syria to encourage it to promote Middle East peace, EU lawmakers said on Thursday. A report ... Bush urges Iran, Syria aid neighbors Iraq, Lebanon Reuters via Yahoo! News - Oct 25 10:42 AM
President George W. Bush on Wednesday urged Iran and Syria to support the governments of neighboring Iraq and Lebanon and warned against creating instability in those democracies.Syria team studies UN Hariri reports Gulf Times - Oct 28 1:59 AM
KUALA LUMPUR: The Syrian government has gathered a team of lawyers to assess UN reports on the assassination of former Lebanese prime minister Rafik al-Hariri, a prominent Malaysian lawyer said yesterday.Israel, Syria heighten alert for possible war WorldNetDaily - Oct 26 7:31 AM
GOLAN HEIGHTS Israel has visibly beefed up its military presence here in the Golan Heights while neighboring Syria reportedly has placed its army on high alert and has warned it is preparing for a possible war with the Jewish state.Bush Says Syria Can Gain Favor If IDF Soldier Freed Israel National News - Oct 26 3:30 PM
(IsraelNN.com) American President George W. Bush told a press conference that freeing kidnapped IDF soldier Gilad Shalit would help persuade him to work with Syria. The United States has branded Syria a country that sponsors terrorism.In Syria, Iraq's fate silences rights activists Ashland Daily Tidings - Oct 26 1:15 PM
DAMASCUS, Syria Horror at the bloodshed accompanying the U.S. effort to bring democracy to Iraq has accomplished what human rights activists, analysts and others say Syrian President Bashar al-Assad had been unable to do by himself: silence public demands for democratic reforms here.Mottaki to deliver Ahmadinejad's message to President Assad Islamic Republic News Agency - Oct 28 3:11 PM
Iran - Syria - Mottaki Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said he has traveled to Syria to deliver a message from President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to his Syrian counterpart Bashar al-Assad.Mottaki submits Ahmadinejad's message to President Assad Islamic Republic News Agency - Oct 28 3:11 PM
Iran - Syria - Mottaki Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki submitted President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's message to the Syrian President Bashar al-Assad here Saturday evening.Early Bronze Age Mortuary Complex Discovered In Syria Science Daily - Oct 27 1:14 PM
An ancient, untouched Syrian tomb that wowed the archaeological world on its discovery by Johns Hopkins University researchers nearly six years ago is not alone. Additional excavations have yielded a total of at least eight tombs filled with human and animal remains, gold and silver treasures and unbroken artifacts dating back to the third millennium B.C.U.S. trying to blame Tehran for woes: Iran cleric Reuters via Yahoo! News - Oct 27 6:14 AM
An influential Iranian cleric said on Friday U.S. officials were trying to lay the blame for America's troubles in the Middle East on Syria and Iran, when the root cause of Washington's problem was its presence in Iraq.Applause for media moxie The Christian Science Monitor via Yahoo! News - Oct 27 2:00 AM
As a TV host in Lebanon, May Chidiac speaks out forcefully against Syria's interference in her country, past and present. For that, she became a target, losing her hand, leg, and nearly her life to a car bomb last year. But she's back on air, outfitted with a manicured prosthesis - and lots of determination.Islam, Terror and the Second Nuclear Age New York Times - Oct 28 5:56 PM
If Iran gets the bomb, what will it do with it? Does Islamic law justify the use of weapons of mass destruction? Is there a Shiite urge for apocalypse? Is atomic warfare suicide bombing writ large?Tombs Found in Syria Hold Riches, Signs of Ritual Sacrifice National Geographic - Oct 25 11:55 AM
An ancient tomb complex uncovered in northern Syria contains gold and silver treasures, signs of sacrificed animals and babies, and a form of writing never seen before.This is not another Iran Guardian Unlimited - Oct 27 7:05 PM
In 2004 I was with a group of parliamentarians in Aleppo, Syria's second city. The Grand Mufti asked me to speak to his 1,500-strong congregation at Friday prayers. I did so without facing any apparent hostility. I cannot imagine this happening anywhere else in the Arab world.Iranian FM meets Syrian president AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 28 2:48 PM
Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki reportedly met with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in Damascus, and the two called for an end to the "occupation" of Iraq.Solana pledges EU support for Lebanon AP via Yahoo! News - Oct 28 4:10 PM
The European Union's top diplomat pledged support for Lebanon's fragile government and said Saturday Europe was committed to helping rebuild the war-ravaged country.Bush urges Iran, Syria aid neighbors Iraq, Lebanon AlertNet - Oct 25 11:04 AM
Source: Reuters By Tabassum Zakaria WASHINGTON, Oct 25 (Reuters) - President George W. Bush on Wednesday urged Iran and Syria to support the governments of neighboring Iraq and Lebanon and warned against creating ... Bush issues warning to Iran, Syria The Daily Star Lebannon - Oct 25 1:19 PM
US President George W. Bush on Wednesday urged Iran and Syria to support the governments of Iraq and Lebanon and warned against creating instability in those democracies. His comments came a day after US civilian and military leaders in Iraq linked Iran and Syria with Al-Qaeda as forces trying to tear the country apart.US trying to blame Tehran for woes: Iran cleric IranMania.com - Oct 27 9:48 PM
LONDON, October 28 (IranMania) - Ahmad Khatami, an influential Iranian cleric said US officials were trying to lay the blame for America's troubles in the Middle East on Syria and Iran, when the root cause of Washington's problem was its presence in Iraq, Reuters reported.U.S. blames Iran, Syria for Iraq violence Reuters via Yahoo! News - Oct 24 8:01 AM
America's civilian and military leaders in Iraq linked Iran and Syria with al Qaeda on Tuesday as forces trying to tear the country apart and prevent the United States from establishing a stable democracy.Rice presses for Hezbollah's disarmament AP via Yahoo! News - Oct 28 7:18 AM
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice stepped up international pressure on Hezbollah to disarm, saying the guerrilla group must surrender its weapons if it wants to remain part of Lebanon's political process.Bush warns Iran, Syria UPI - Oct 25 8:23 AM
WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 (UPI) -- U.S. President George Bush Wednesday warned Iran and Syria against interfering in Iraq and Lebanon. At a White House news conference, he said both Tehran and Damascus are aware of the U.S. position.Palestinian faction: Soldier to be freed AP via Yahoo! News - Oct 28 9:00 AM
One of three Palestinian factions that captured an Israeli soldier said Saturday that a prisoner swap could be concluded "in the near future."NWOG joins refining projects in Syria, Yemen Interfax - Oct 25 5:41 AM
MOSCOW. Oct 25 (Interfax) - North West Oil Group has acquired a 63% stake in Creditline, which is taking part in two oil refining projects in Yemen and Syria, NWOG said in a press release.U.S. RIPS INTO IRAN & SYRIA New York Post - Oct 25 2:26 AM
BAGHDAD - America's civilian and military leaders in Iraq linked Iran and Syria with al Qaeda yesterday as forces trying to tear Iraq apart. The comments from ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad and General George Casey were among the strongest U.S...Inside the Ring (Bill Gertz and Rowan Scarborough) The Washington Times - Oct 27 7:48 AM
Assad's weakness An intelligence source tells us Bashar Assad, who inherited leadership of Syria, is no strongman like his late father, Hafez. In his sixth year as leader, Bashar is largely controlled by Ba'ath Party operatives who oppose better relations with the West.Palestinian militant faction says capured soldier to be released in near future USA Today - Oct 28 6:39 AM
One of three Palestinian factions that kidnapped an Israeli soldier in the Gaza Strip said Saturday a prisoner swap could be concluded "in the near future." The other two factions, also linked to Hamas, made no similar claims. Reports of an impending deal have been rife for weeks.Syria has done nothing to deserve sanctions: Russian FM AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 24 2:44 AM
Syria has done nothing to deserve international sanctions as it has cooperated with a UN probe into the killing of Lebanon's former premier Rafiq Hariri, Russia's foreign minister has said in an interview.Solana Pledges EU Support for Lebanon ABC News - Oct 28 4:40 PM
Solana Pledges EU Support for Lebanon's Government, Help to Rebuild CountryIran, Syria rebuild Hezbollah (David R. Sands / THE WASHINGTON TIMES) The Washington Times - Oct 24 9:48 PM
Iran and Syria are rapidly rearming Hezbollah guerrillas in southern Lebanon as an international peacekeeping force has failed to carry out a U.N. mandate to disarm the Shi'ite militia group, Israeli Deputy Prime Minister Shaul Mofaz said yesterday.Progress on Israel-Palestinian prisoner swap: Hamas Reuters via Yahoo! News - Oct 26 8:42 AM
The leader of Hamas, who lives in exile in Syria, is expected to travel to Egypt soon for talks on a prisoner swap with Israel that could see hundreds of Palestinians freed in exchange for an Israeli soldier.Syria Suspicious of IDF Exercises Israel National News - Oct 25 7:19 AM
(IsraelNN.com) Syria has ordered its military forces to be on high alert following recent IDF exercises in the Golan Heights. Its defense minister, Hassan Turkami, said his country fears Israel is preparing to attack.Abbas may dissolve Hamas government AP via Yahoo! News - Oct 28 2:30 AM
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said he will replace the Hamas-led government with a panel of professionals if the militant group doesn't agree to govern with his party, suggesting a new, tough line in a bid to ease crippling sanctions.What North Jersey's kids did on summer vacation, from Wildwood to Japan NorthJersey.com - 1 minute ago
What North Jersey's kids did on summer vacation, from Wildwood to Japan.. When 8-year-old John Scandale came back from a trip to California with his parents, he decided to chronicle the experience . We then asked our readers to send in what you did on your summer vacations.Stop shifting the blame, Khatami tells US Independent Online - Oct 27 10:08 AM
Iranian cleric Ahmad Khatami has accused US officials for trying lay a blame for America's troubles in the Middle East on Syria and Iran, saying Washington's problems was its presence in Iraq.Danish Court Rejects Suit Against Paper That Printed Prophet Cartoons Washington Post - Oct 28 1:03 AM
COPENHAGEN, Oct. 26 -- A Danish court rejected a lawsuit Thursday against the newspaper that first printed the controversial prophet Muhammad cartoons. Arab politicians and intellectuals warned that the verdict would widen the gap between Westerners and Muslims, but they said mass protests were...Allen, Webb keep up attacks Richmond Times-Dispatch - 45 minutes ago
U.S. Sen. George Allen picked up the backing yesterday of the National Rifle Association, which called him a longtime champion of the Second Amendment and gun rights.Iran, Syria rebuild Hezbollah IranMania.com - Oct 25 12:17 AM
LONDON, October 25 (IranMania) - Iran and Syria are rapidly rearming Hezbollah guerrillas in southern Lebanon as an international peacekeeping force has failed to carry out a UN mandate to disarm the Shi'ite militia group, Israeli Deputy Prime Minister Shaul Mofaz said, The Washington Times reported.Rice Presses for Hezbollah's Disarmament ABC News - Oct 28 7:41 AM
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice: Hezbollah Must Disarm to Remain Viable Political PartyPalestinian Faction: Soldier to Be Freed ABC News - Oct 28 9:26 AM
Palestinian Militant Faction Says Capured Israeli Soldier to Be Released in Near FutureGoogle defiant over censorship in China Guardian Unlimited - Oct 28 5:36 PM
Internet giant steps into realm of politics with debate on freedom of speech.Orthodox leader calls for Iraq withdrawal The Charleston Gazette - 34 minutes ago
Metropolitan Philip Saliba, North American leader of the Lebanese-Syrian Orthodox church, is in Charleston this weekend.Democrat James Webb Calls on Bush to Rule Out Iraqi Bases Bloomberg.com - Oct 28 9:19 AM
Oct. 28 (Bloomberg) -- President George Bush should clarify that the U.S. has no plans to build permanent bases in Iraq, said James Webb, a novelist and former Navy secretary who is running for the Senate in Virginia, in the Democratic Party's weekly radio address.Transcript: Democrat's Weekly Radio Response Fox News - Oct 28 8:55 AM
A transcript of the Democrat's weekly radio response.Mary Riddell: Where death is the penalty for going bare-headed Guardian Unlimited - Oct 28 5:37 PM
Mary Riddell: If our leaders want to find peace in Iraq, they could begin by upholding women's basic human rights.Hubris: the new Iraq war syndrome Guardian Unlimited - 1 hour, 40 minutes ago
The hubristic posture has been described by philosopher David E Cooper as 'excessive self-confidence, an "up yours!" attitude to authority, pre-emptive dismissal of warnings and advice, taking oneself as a model'.Daylight saving: The dawn of darkness (and some confusion) Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 28 minutes ago
Hope you enjoyed that extra hour of sleep this morning, because for the next four months, most of us will be going to work in the dark and coming home in the dark.Time for Bush to talk to Iran and Syria Guardian Unlimited - Oct 24 4:14 PM
Whatever else James Baker may recommend in his much-anticipated report on future US strategy in Iraq, it seems certain he will urge George Bush to open direct, high-level talks with Iran and Syria.Cheney stokes new torture row AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 27 7:36 PM
A new row over torture is raging in Washington, after Vice President Dick Cheney said it would be an easy decision to dunk terror suspects in water if doing so would save lives.Bush plays down water 'torture' comments Stuff - Oct 28 1:41 PM
WASHINGTON: US President George Bush has said the United States does not condone torture after Vice-President Dick Cheney agreed with a questioner last week that a "dunk in water" for terrorism suspects might be useful.Rice: Hezbollah must disarm to be part of Lebanon's political process CP via Yahoo! Canada News - Oct 28 11:47 AM
BEIRUT (AP) - U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice stepped up international pressure on Hezbollah to disarm, saying the guerrilla group must surrender its weapons if it wants to remain part of Lebanon's political process.First international Quran exhibition starts its work in Zanjan Islamic Republic News Agency - Oct 28 2:46 PM
Iran - Zanjan - Quran Exhibition The First International Exhibition of the Holy Quran started its work here on Saturday. Secretary of the Exhibition Ali Dashtaki said Quranic works from 28 countries have been displayed adding around 7,000 works have been sent to the exhibition secretariat so far.Cheney says did not refer to water boarding Reuters via Yahoo! News - Oct 27 6:37 PM
Vice President Dick Cheney said on Friday he was not referring to "water boarding" or any interrogation technique in a radio interview, after critics accused him of endorsing simulated drowning by agreeing that a "dunk in water" for terrorism suspects might be useful.Hamas fund drive 'pitiable': US AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 27 3:41 PM
Hamas's attempts to raise funds in the Muslim world have largely failed, a high-ranking US official said.Furor Over Cheney Remark on Tactics for Terror Suspects New York Times - Oct 27 6:21 PM
The White House fended off questions about what the vice president meant when he agreed with a talk-radio host that there was nothing wrong with dunking a terrorism suspect in water if it saved lives.Artifacts Unearthed in Syria Hint at Ancient Burial Rituals of Elite New York Times - Oct 23 7:05 PM
Archaeologists have discovered the only known elite, possibly royal, cemetery in Syria in the Early Bronze Age, from about 2500 B.C. to 2200 B.C.Bush & Blair: two leaders searching for a way out of Iraq, and finding none Independent - Oct 28 4:15 PM
Their faces alone said everything. At his press conference on Wednesday, in the sumptuous setting of the White House East Room, George Bush was grim, bemused and aged. In the House of Commons 3,000 miles away, Tony Blair stood rooted to the same political spot he has occupied for more than three years. Two leaders, mesmerised and transfixed by the enormity of the crisis they face, searching for IRAQ-SYRIA-UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: Sex traffickers target women in war-torn Iraq AlertNet - Oct 26 12:34 AM
Source: IRIN Thousands of Iraqi women are being taken advantage of by unscrupulous sex worker traffickers seeking to exploit young girls' desperate socio-economic situation for profit, United Nations agencies have reported. Where death is the penalty for going bare-headed Guardian Unlimited - Oct 28 4:35 PM
Black is never out of fashion in Iraq. Some women, the bereaved, have not cast off their mourning robes since 2003. Others, Christians included, wear Muslim dress as camouflage to preserve their lives.Egeland: Killings out of control in Iraq AP via Yahoo! News - Oct 27 2:31 PM
The United Nations humanitarian chief said Friday that sectarian killings are "out of control" in Iraq, with about 100 deaths a day and civilians fleeing neighborhoods and towns because of the cycle of Sunni-Shiite reprisal attacks.Don't dare go out wearing a veil Haaretz Daily - Oct 28 3:45 PM
A brief item in the Arabic press last week said Tunisia decided to call back its ambassador to Qatar.President Bush Acknowledges Public Discontent with War in Iraq WTOL News 11 - 28 minutes ago
WASHINGTON (AP) - In a somber, pre-election review of a long and brutal war, President Bush conceded Wednesday that the United States is taking heavy casualties in Iraq and said, "I know many Americans are not satisfied with the situation" there.Former White House intel official denounces torture AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 27 1:33 PM
The ex-White House counter-terrorism chief said western intelligence agencies must denounce torture to regain public trust and called US interrogation practices "repugnant," Canada's CBC reported.Rice says Hezbollah must disarm to be part of Lebanon's political process USA Today - Oct 27 3:38 PM
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice stepped up international pressure on Hezbollah to disarm, saying in a television interview aired Friday that the guerrilla group must surrender its weapons if it wants to remain part of Lebanon's political process.NEWS SECTIONS Carlsbad Current-Argus - Oct 26 8:09 PM
Activists who favor U.S.-style freedoms are being silenced by images of "bodies, bodies, bodies." Damascus, Syria - Horror at the bloodshed accompanying the U.S. effort to bring democracy to Iraq has accomplished what human-rights activists, analysts and others say Syrian President Bashar al-Assad had been unable to do by himself: silence public demands for democratic reforms here.U-16 badminton squad bow out Gulf Daily News - Oct 28 5:15 PM
BAHRAIN's hopes of booking a berth in the under-16 World Badminton Championships were dashed after losing all their three ties yesterday on the opening day of the West Asia U-16 Qualifying Badminton Tournament which got underway yesterday at the Batelco Staff Centre courts in Al Hamala.Cheney stokes new torture row AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 27 3:04 PM
A new row over torture raged in Washington, after Vice President Dick Cheney said it would be an easy decision to dunk terror suspects in water if doing so would save lives.Palestinian militant faction says capured soldier to be released in near future San Diego Union-Tribune - Oct 28 10:11 AM
Playing the (Bona)parte Associated Press U.S. historian Mark Schneider, dressed as French Emperor Napoleon I, salutes on a horse at the Pariser Platz square in front of Berlin's Brandenburg gate on Saturday. About 200 participants re-enacted the historic entrance of Napoleon in Berlin on Oct. 27, 1806, marking the 200th anniversary of the event.IRAQ-SYRIA-UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: Sex traffickers target women in war-torn Iraq IRIN - Oct 26 12:14 AM
DUBAI, 26 Oct 2006 (IRIN) - Mariam, 16, relives the day her father in Baghdad sold her off as a domestic worker in one of the prosperous Gulf nations. Instead, she was forced into the sex trade.Cheney did not back simulated drowning: White House Reuters via Yahoo! News - Oct 27 2:48 PM
The wife of Vice President Dick Cheney leaped to his defense on Friday after he was accused of endorsing simulated drowning by saying a "dunk in water" for terrorism suspects might be useful.Rice says Hezbollah must disarm if it wants to be part of Lebanon's political process Baltimore Sun - Oct 28 7:23 AM
Secretary of State cites cease-fire that ended war with Israel Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice stepped up international pressure on Hezbollah to disarm, saying the guerrilla group must surrender its weapons if it wants to remain part of Lebanon's political process. Hamas: Israel agrees on number of prisoners to exchange for Shalit Haaretz Daily - Oct 28 3:30 PM
Osama al-Muzaini, a political leader of the governing Hamas Islamist group and mediator between the Egyptians and the kidnappers of Israel Defense Forces Corporal Gilad Shalit said on Saturday that Israel has agreed on the number of the Palestinian prisoners it is willing to release in exchange for the captured soldier, but has not yet agreed on their identities.Abbas: May dissolve Hamas government AP via Yahoo! News - Oct 27 2:07 PM
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said he will dissolve the Hamas-led government within two weeks if the Islamic militant group does not agree to form a governing coalition with his Fatah Party, Palestinian officials said Friday.Israeli troops kill 3 Palestinians AP via Yahoo! News - Oct 27 2:06 PM
Israeli troops killed three Palestinians in West Bank clashes on Friday, medics and relatives said.3.00pm Saturday October 28, 2006 The New Zealand Herald - Oct 28 12:44 PM
WASHINGTON - US Vice President Dick Cheney said today he was not referring to "water boarding" or any interrogation technique in a radio interview, after critics accused him of endorsing simulated drowning by agreeing that a "dunk in water" for terrorism suspects might be useful.Israel's scandalous siege of Gaza International Herald Tribune - Oct 27 12:48 PM
Some form of intervention is urgently required to put a stop to the humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza.Iran, Syria and Al Qaida 'trying to tear Iraq apart' Gulf News - Oct 24 1:25 PM
Baghdad: America's civilian and military leaders in Iraq linked Iran and Syria with Al Qaida yesterday as forces trying to tear the country apart and prevent the United States from establishing a stable democracy.U.S. blames Iran, Syria for Iraq violence AlertNet - Oct 24 8:04 AM
Source: Reuters By Paul Holmes BAGHDAD, Oct 24 (Reuters) - America's civilian and military leaders in Iraq linked Iran and Syria with al Qaeda on Tuesday as forces trying to tear the country apart and prevent the ... What did Cheney mean? International Herald Tribune - Oct 27 2:46 PM
The White House said that Vice President Dick Cheney was not talking about a torture technique known as "water boarding" when he said dunking terrorism suspects in water during questioning was a "no-brainer."Outcry at Cheney torture views The Age - Oct 28 7:27 AM
Vice-President reignites US debate on torture by seeming to endorse the practice of "waterboarding".Nuclear holocaust: A risk too big even for martyrs? International Herald Tribune - Oct 27 12:47 PM
The anti-Israel statements of the Iranian president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, coupled with Iran's support for Hezbollah and Hamas, might lead one to think that the Arab states would welcome Iran's nuclear program. But the prospect of an Iranian nuclear bomb worries Sunni Arab leaders.EU's Solana Reinforces Support For Lebanese Government Nasdaq - Oct 28 4:22 AM
BEIRUT (AP)--The European Union foreign policy chief on Saturday reinforced his support for the Lebanese Prime Minister's embattled government during talks with the country's top political leaders.Sex traffickers target women in war-torn Iraq Payvand Iran News - Oct 28 9:33 AM
Thousands of Iraqi women are being taken advantage of by unscrupulous sex worker traffickers seeking to exploit young girls' desperate socio-economic situation for profit, United Nations agencies have reported. -IRINThe cursed gypsies of conservative Gaza Strip AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 27 10:55 AM
Seated on her doorstep in a neighborhood in Gaza City, Narem puffs discontentedly on her cigarette, then sighs: "We used to be dancers and singers. Now we are nothing."U.S. gives no apology over Maher Arar: report Canada.com - Oct 28 9:31 AM
TORONTO -- The U.S. government is not apologizing for its treatment of Maher Arar, CTV News reported Friday. The network quoted a letter from American Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to Foreign Affairs Minister Peter MacKay, which makes no mention of an apology.Rice presses for Hezbollah's disarmament Syracuse.com - Oct 28 7:33 AM
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice stepped up international pressure on Hezbollah to disarm, saying the guerrilla group must surrender its weapons if it wants to remain part of Lebanon's political process.U.S. urged to begin 'talking to enemies' International Herald Tribune - Oct 27 7:48 AM
The cries for dialogue have grown louder in recent weeks with North Korea's nuclear test, Iran's defiance of a UN order to stop enriching uranium, and the mounting violence in Iraq.