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In Syria, Converting For Sake of Politics 
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DAMASCUS, Syria -- Last Sunday, Munir al-Sayed, a middle-aged Sunni Arab from the northern city of Aleppo, quietly did something he had done only once before in his life, without telling his wife or his friends.Korea Republic Lee Chun-soo to miss Ghana, Syria games FIFA - Oct 05 7:14 AM
Korea forward Lee Chun-soo will miss Sunday's friendly against Ghana and next week's key Asian Cup qualifier against Syria due to an ankle injury, increasing the selection problems for coach Pim Verbeek.Syria: U.S. Embassy attackers not linked to terror groups CNN.com - 2 hours, 25 minutes ago
Read full story for latest details. Syria says U.S. embassy attack planned in S.Arabia Reuters via Yahoo! News - Oct 05 6:15 PM
Last month's attack on the U.S. embassy in Damascus was planned in Saudi Arabia and the four Syrians who carried it out had no links to al Qaeda, a government investigation said on Thursday.Rice's Visit to Mideast Won't Weaken Syria, Hezbollah Middle East Online - Oct 05 4:26 AM
The war between Israel and Lebanon this summer may have caused Hezbollah to lose some of its military capabilities, but the organization has gained influence and popularity in the Arab world, particularly in Syria, says Souheila Al-Jadda .S.Korea's Lee Chun-soo to miss Ghana, Syria games Reuters via Yahoo!7 Sports - Oct 04 9:59 PM
SEOUL, Oct 5 (Reuters) - South Korean forward Lee Chun-soo will miss Sunday's friendly against Ghana and next week's key Asian Cup qualifier against Syria due to an ankle injury, increasing the selection problems for coach Pim Verbeek.The International Sunni Plot Against Syria Strategy Page - Oct 05 3:25 AM
October 5, 2006: In Syria, the Alawite (an Islamic sect) dictatorship is in big trouble.Syria spends up on tourism AME Info - Oct 04 10:14 PM
Syria invested $940m in tourism projects last year in a bid to double the number of annual visitors to 7m by 2010, according to a senior government official quoted by Gulf Daily News. The government plans to open offices abroad to promote tourism and attract foreign investment in the sector.Syria still against Lebanese government: Israeli DM People's Daily - Oct 04 7:23 PM
Israeli Defense Minister Amir Peretz told cabinet ministers on Wednesday that Syria still works against the Lebanese government of Prime Minister Fouad Saniora and is calling for peace "while keeping open the option of war." Peretz updated ministers on the situation in Lebanon and Syria, as well as the latest spate of violence in the Palestinian territories. According to him, the tension between Syria sees 5 percent economic growth in 2006 AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 03 11:39 AM
Syria expects gross domestic product (GDP) to grow five percent this year, up from 4.5 percent in 2005, the deputy prime minister for economic affairs was quoted as saying.Archaeologists find 11-millennium-old building in Syria AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 03 10:56 AM
Archaeologists said they have discovered an 11-millennium-old building with on the banks of the Euphrates River in northern Syria.Syria plans investment push to spur tourism Gulf Daily News - Oct 04 4:04 PM
DAMASCUS: Billions of dollars worth of investments in Syria's tourism industry will allow it to accommodate nearly double the current number of visitors by 2010, according to senior government officials.US embassy attackers had no links to extremist groups: probe AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 05 2:27 PM
Four men who last month attacked the US embassy in Damascus had no links with extremist groups outside Syria, the interior ministry said, citing the findings of an official probe.Syria sees 5% economic growth in 2006 Middle East Times - Oct 04 2:10 AM
DAMASCUS -- Syria expects gross domestic product (GDP) to grow 5 percent this year, up from 4.5 percent in 2005, the deputy prime minister for economic affairs was quoted Tuesday as saying.Archaeologists find millennia-old building in Syria Middle East Times - Oct 04 2:10 AM
BULL S HEAD: Syrian workers clean the area around the 'bucrania' (bull head), discovered at Ja de, East Aleppo city, northern Syria October 2. (REUTERS)Archaeologists find millennia-old building in Syria Middle East Online - Oct 05 4:26 AM
Remarkable discovery of site dates back to 8,800 BC, retains oldest painted decorations known in Middle East.Ben Eliezer: If Syria is Willing, We ll Talk Israel National News - Oct 03 5:57 PM
(IsraelNN.com) National Infrastructures Minister Binyamin Ben Eliezer said Tuesday that Prime Minister Ehud Olmert would agree to talks with Syria without preconditions and with a guarantee that it would officially acknowledge Israel s right to exist.Archaeologists find 11-millennium-old building in Syria INQ7.net - Oct 03 8:52 AM
DAMASCUS -- Archaeologists said Tuesday they have discovered an 11-millennium-old building with on the banks of the Euphrates River in northern Syria.At UF, Syria's envoy defends border moves Gainesville Sun - Oct 03 8:15 AM
Visiting the University of Florida on Monday, Syria's ambassador to the United States, defended his president's decision this week to move troops away from the Iraqi border and south toward Lebanon, despite criticism that it will create a viable pathway for insurgents and weapons to...Syria projects 5 percent GDP growth in 2006 The Daily Star Lebannon - Oct 03 1:42 PM
Syria expects gross domestic product (GDP) to grow 5 percent this year, up from 4.5 percent in 2005, the deputy prime minister for economic affairs was quoted Tuesday as saying. "The growth rate in 2006 will reach at least 5 percent, against 4.5 percent in 2005," said Abdullah Dardari.Select an Edition: AlertNet - Oct 05 7:41 AM
Fetching... DAMASCUS, 5 October (IRIN) - More than a dozen Kurds were arrested on Thursday as hundreds of riot police and security officers armed with tear gas and batons prevented a demonstration calling for the restoration of citizenship to an estimated 300,000 stateless Kurds living in Syria.Syria Nears Getting Stock Exchange AP via Yahoo! Finance - Oct 02 9:38 AM
Syria took an additional step toward setting up a stock exchange when President Bashar Assad issued a decree for the market, Syria's state news agency reported Monday, but there was no word on when it would be operational.Today in History Grande Prairie Daily Herald-Tribune - Oct 05 12:19 PM
Syrian-born Canadian citizen Maher Arar, who was arrested as a suspected terrorist as he passed through JFK Airport in New York and deported by the U.S. to Syria, was suddenly released from Syrian jail three years ago today, in 2003. He had spent a year in custody without being charged.On Nuclear Issue, World Looks for U.S. to Lead NPR - Oct 04 5:28 PM
There is growing international pressure on the Bush administration to accelerate efforts to revive the moribund Middle East peace process. There is also criticism of the United States' failure to engage many of the key players, including Syria and Iran.Syria shifts troops to Lebanon border AP via Yahoo! News - Oct 01 8:04 PM
Syria's president said in remarks released Sunday that he has increased the number of troops on the border with Lebanon, a move apparently aimed to appease international demands to bolster security following the Israel-Hezbollah war....AS WELL AS THOSE STUCK IN BORDER AREAS Radio Free Europe: Radio Library - Oct 05 2:29 AM
The UNHCR also expressed concern over the welfare of Palestinian refugees who fled violence in Baghdad and are now stuck in the border area between Iraq, Jordan, and Syria in its October 3 press release. Some 330 Palestinians have been stuck at the Al-Tanf border crossing with Syria for the past four months.Syria to open bourse next year AME Info - Oct 02 8:59 PM
In a move designed to boost the liberalisation of its economy, Syria will open its first stock exchange in Damascus in 2007, AFP reported. An opening up of the banking sector has already started, with private banking accounts allowed since 2004.Today in history - Oct. 6 AP via Yahoo! News - Oct 05 5:00 PM
Today is Friday, Oct. 6, the 279th day of 2006. There are 86 days left in the year.RELATED NEWS Zawya - Oct 05 3:24 AM
DAMASCUS, Oct 4, 2006 (AFP) - Syria's deputy prime minister for economic affairs Abdullah Dardari met with a European Commission delegation Wednesday to discuss cooperation between 2007 and 2010, Syrian and European sources said.Syria to benefit from Arab gas pipeline project: official People's Daily - Oct 04 2:09 AM
Syrian Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Sofian al-Alaw on Tuesday said his country would get profit from an Arab gas pipeline project which links Egypt with Turkey and some European countries, the official SANA news agency reported.Police block Kurdish demo in Damascus: witnesses AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 05 9:41 AM
A planned demonstration of Kurds who were demanding Syrian nationality has been blocked by police in Damascus, witnesses has told AFP.Teach the Children Well The Nation via Yahoo! News - Oct 05 11:49 AM
The Nation -- Escalating violence in Iraq has resulted in the deaths of 24 US soldiers in Iraq since Saturday, and the Pentagon just reported that IED attacks are taking place at an unprecedented rate.Greenpeace warns of toxic risks to two million in Lebanon AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 05 10:31 AM
Two million residents of Lebanon, about half the population, could face health risks posed by toxic releases from Israeli bombing in the July-August war, Greenpeace warned.Bush Opposed to Israeli Withdrawal from the Golan Israel National News - Oct 04 11:12 PM
(IsraelNN.com) According to a report in the Israeli newspaper Yediot Aharonot , U.S. President George W. Bush is opposed to an Israeli withdrawal from the Golan Heights and a resumption of negotiations with Syria.MIDDLE EAST: Detainees released in Egypt, Jordan and Syria AlertNet - Oct 02 7:10 AM
Source: IRIN Political opponents and human rights activists have been released from prison in Jordan and Syria over the past week while former Egyptian presidential candidate Ayman Nour is expected to be released from jail imminently. What happened to the drought? BBC News - Oct 05 12:19 PM
Our taps are still running and the grass is green again. But don't go thinking the worst is over.What happened to the drought? BBC News - Oct 05 12:17 PM
Standpipes in the streets, parks as dry as deserts - this summer's water shortage seemed to be an emergency. But our taps are still running and grass is back to billiard-table green. So what happened to the drought?Syria frees writer and son imprisoned for insulting state Khaleej Times - Oct 04 6:02 AM
DAMASCUS - A Syrian writer and his son have been released from prison Wednesday after completing their prison terms, their lawyer said. Ali Abdullah and his son, Mohammad, were detained in March 2006 for insulting the head of the State s Security Court.Muslim officer sparks policing row CNN.com - Oct 05 3:50 AM
Read full story for latest details. Review of Muslim officer ordered in London AP via Yahoo! News - Oct 05 4:10 AM
The chief of London's Metropolitan Police on Thursday ordered an urgent review of a decision to excuse a Muslim police officer from guarding the Israeli Embassy.U.K. Muslim officer excused duty at Israeli embassy Reuters via Yahoo! News - Oct 05 2:48 AM
London's police chief launched an urgent review on Thursday of a decision to excuse a Muslim officer from guard duty at the Israeli embassy.Press pessimism over Rice tour BBC News - Oct 05 12:31 PM
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's current Middle East tour is met by widespread disdain in the regional press.Another tiny piece of humans' past uncovered International Herald Tribune - Oct 05 8:27 AM
If the fossil Lucy, the most famous woman from out of the deep human past, had a child, it might have looked a lot like the bundle of skull and bones uncovered by scientists digging in the badlands of Ethiopia.Interview with Burhan Ghalioun Middle East Online - Oct 04 4:52 AM
Hichem Karoui interviewed professor Burhan Ghalioun on issues like the war on Lebanon, democracy, and the situation in Syria and other Arab States.Pro-Kurdish Activists Released in Syria Los Angeles Times - Oct 01 12:04 PM
DAMASCUS, Syria -- Two advocates for Kurdish rights have been freed from prison, a Syrian human rights group said Sunday.Embassy raid 'planned in Saudi Arabia' News Interactive - 2 hours, 56 minutes ago
THE attack on the US embassy in Damascus last month was planned in Saudi Arabia and the four Syrians who carried it out had no links to al Qaeda, a Syrian investigation has said.Syria shifts troops to Lebanon border Syracuse.com - Oct 01 8:29 PM
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) Syria's president said in remarks released Sunday that he has increased the number of troops on the border with Lebanon, a move apparently aimed to appease international demands to bolster security following the Israel-Hezbollah war.Hamas urges Abbas to resume talks Aljazeera - Oct 05 6:20 PM
Hamas has issued a statement calling on the Palestinian president and Fatah leader, Mahmoud Abbas, to resume power-sharing talks and threatening to use all open options if the deadlock persists.What Egyptians Really Think of Rice's Trip ABC News - Oct 05 6:19 AM
Cairo Unimpressed by Rice's 'Future Middle East'Palestinian unity talks collapse AP via Yahoo! News - Oct 04 7:20 PM
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said Wednesday his efforts to reach a power-sharing agreement with the militant group Hamas have collapsed, raising concerns a deadlock will lead to more factional fighting after deadly weekend clashes.TRUST AND FAITH IN G-D - THE TRUE MEANING OF SUKKOT The Jewish Advocate - 2 hours, 33 minutes ago
As we take this time to reflect on the events of the past year, the Jewish nation is faced with the stark realities of its future.UN force faces battle to secure peace Times Online - Oct 05 3:15 PM
NIGHTFALL on the main highway from Bint Jbail to Beirut and scores of Hezbollah activists fan out across the Tarmac using darkness to shield their training manoeuvres....Israeli DM promises to transfer tax revenues to Palestinians if captured soldier returns People's Daily - 1 hour, 7 minutes ago
Israeli Defense Minister Amir Peretz promised Thursday that Israel would transfer millions of U. S. dollars of tax revenues to the Palestinians if the kidnapped Israeli soldier is released.Arab nations should stop mocking and start helping Times Online - Oct 05 3:15 PM
IT is no surprise that Condoleezza Rice didn't manage to fix the crisis in the Palestinian Government....Palestinian factions reject forming coalition according to U.S. standards People's Daily - 1 hour, 9 minutes ago
Palestinian factions Thursday rejected forming a national unity government according to standards that was presented by U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on her visit to the Middle East region.Bush's Failed Policy of Kill, Kill, Kill consortiumnews.com - Oct 05 5:52 PM
n March 30, 2003 3 ½ years ago and only 10 days after the U.S. invasion of Iraq I solicited assessments from a few trusted military analysts and wrote that whatever happens in the weeks ahead, George W. Bush has lost the war in Iraq. The only question now is how big a price America will pay, both in terms of battlefield casualties and political hatred swelling around the world. Serving up a daily diet of news for Bible-believing Israel-lovers hungry for Israel-related news from an Israel-savvy Jerusalem Newswire - Oct 04 5:21 AM
Defense Minister Amir Peretz told Israel's cabinet on Wednesday that while Syria makes public statements about wanting to resume peace talks, it is preparing for the possibility of war with Israel.'In 20 years, there will be no more Christians in Iraq' Guardian Unlimited - Oct 05 4:18 PM
Three years after the invasion of Iraq, it is believed that half the Christians in the country have fled, driven out by bomb attacks, assassinations and death threats. So why haven't the coalition forces done more to protect them?The police must not pick and choose who they protect Daily Mail - Oct 05 4:17 PM
A devout Roman Catholic policeman has been excused duty outside an abortion clinic on moral grounds. Patrols were stepped up after threats were made against staff by pro-life activists. There have been two previous firebomb attacks on the clinic Select an Edition: AlertNet - Oct 05 3:10 PM
Fetching... (New York, October 6, 2006) Shi'a armed groups have threatened to kill Palestinian refugees living in Baghdad if they do not leave Iraq within 72 hours, Human Rights Watch said today.150 here join protest of Bush handling of war Rochester Democrat and Chronicle - Oct 05 9:40 AM
About 150 gathered at Washingtgon Square Park today to protest a potentially expanding war in the region of Iraq.PACE Criticizes Turkey's Methods of Combating Terrorism Zaman Online - Oct 05 2:10 PM
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), adopted a report that criticizes the methods Turkey has used to fight PKK terrorism.Reason to be shameful of our foreign policy Collegiate Times - 1 hour, 29 minutes ago
Looking back at this column, I thought I should preface it with a few words. Torture is a disgusting act. By anyone, anywhere. It is not and should not be a political issue every party in America should be unconditionally opposed to it.Condoleezza Rice Briefing En Route Baghdad, Iraq Scoop.co.nz - Oct 05 4:03 PM
SECRETARY RICE: Well, as you know by now, we're headed to Baghdad we're going to Baghdad because it's a quite critical time, I think, for the Iraqi Government as they work on their national compact, their national reconciliation plan.Trade surplus triples for China (and more...) From the Wilderness Publications - Oct 05 4:34 AM
January 13, 2006 Trade surplus triples for China - by Nerys Avery, Bloomberg News (read this story) US envoy in China as rumours on N.Korea's Kim swirl - by Chris Buckley and Jon Herskovitz (read this story) CHALLENGES 2005-2006: Nuclear Clouds Gather Over Asia - Analysis by Praful Bidwai With comment by Michael C. Ruppert (read this story) Wait for funds stalls recovery Detroit News - Oct 05 6:29 AM
BINT JBAIL, Lebanon -- As he walked the streets of this city, where he spent much of his youth, Nasser Beydoun of Dearborn Heights stopped in front of a bomb-damaged house and a pile of rubble.At long last, a new home sale slump... (and more...) From the Wilderness Publications - Oct 05 4:48 AM
March 29, 2006 At long last, a new home sale slump - Sales in February drop more than expected, as median price falls and supply grows. Is the real estate bubble bursting? - by Chris Isidore, CNNMoney.com Melting Ice Threatens Sea-Level Rise - by Randolph E. Schmid, Associated Press UAE, Saudi considering to move reserves out of dollar - by Regional FX Mohammed cartoon row goes European ITV.com - Oct 05 12:57 PM
The row over cartoons of the prophet Mohammed in a Danish newspaper has escalated after they were reprinted in France and Germany.Syrian police prevent Kurdish demonstration The Daily Star Lebannon - Oct 05 1:39 PM
A planned demonstration of Kurds demanding Syrian nationality was blocked by police on Thursday in Damascus, witnesses said. Several dozen demonstrators were prevented from gathering near government buildings in the Syrian capital by police who had deployed in the area, they said.Weekly Edition, Syria - Week of October 2, 2006 ArabicNews.com - Oct 03 2:23 PM
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He s been carrying the important title of Iraqi president for some time, but Kurdish leader Jalal Talabani made two mistakes in two days that do not fit the position he represents. Talabani made the first mistake in an interview he gave to the Washington Post.UK Muslim officer excused duty at Israeli embassy Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News - Oct 05 8:14 AM
LONDON (Reuters) - London police defended on Thursday a controversial decision to excuse a Muslim firearms officer from guard duty at the Israeli embassy, saying it was based on a potential safety risk and not on the man's personal views.Unwritten history Boston Globe - Oct 05 5:03 AM
AS I WRITE, with rival Palestinian factions Hamas and Fatah unable to agree on the fundamental basis for a new coalition government, and with the devastating effects of the Israeli and international boycott provoked by Hamas's victory in last January's elections, the Palestinian Authority in the West Bank and Gaza Strip appears to be tottering. Whether it survives or not, ...Fast food, just for fun, at Alloush in Paterson The Star-Ledger - Oct 03 9:57 PM
If you've ever shopped for food in the Middle Eastern section of Paterson, you already know it can be an adventure. On any given block, restaurants, markets and bakeries with products from Turkey, Syria, Lebanon, Egypt and Jordan offer dishes you just won't find anyplace else.Tribes Heed Call to Join Battle for Iraq Los Angeles Times - Oct 05 12:29 AM
Maliki enlists the Sunni groups in an attempt to clear insurgents from Al Anbar province.China grapples with growing water shortages (and more...) From the Wilderness Publications - Oct 05 4:50 AM
April 05, 2006 China grapples with growing water shortages - by Ben Blanchard, Reuters Government in secret talks about strike against Iran - by Sean Rayment, Telegraph with comment by Michael Ruppert Chavez rules out return to cheap oil - by Meirion Jones, BBC Newsnight with comment by Michael Ruppert Iran still insisting on Persian Gulf oil Oregon suit tests Bush wiretaps (and more...) From the Wilderness Publications - Oct 05 4:49 AM
Oregon suit tests Bush wiretaps - by Ashbel S. Green, The Oregonian Pacific island nations eye China's rise - by Kathleen Hwang, United Press International Nigeria president sets talks with oil militants - by Reuters What a difference 20 years make in crude oil prices - by Matthew R. Simmons, WorldOil.com with comment by Michael Ruppert Developer Combination of burdens heaps pressure on Damascus schools The Daily Star Lebannon - Oct 05 1:39 PM
Primary and secondary schools across the Syrian capital are facing an increasing problem of overcrowding due to the high internal migration to Damascus, coupled with bureaucratic stalemates over finding land on which to build new schools.2006: Bush's Waterloo? From the Wilderness Publications - Oct 05 4:35 AM
January 17, 2006 2006: Bush's Waterloo? - by Tom Engelhardt With comment by Jamey Hecht (read this story) Read these free stories and other articles here: CHALLENGES 2005-2006: Oil Market Analysts Issue Dire Warnings (and more...) From the Wilderness Publications - Oct 05 4:35 AM
January 16, 2006 CHALLENGES 2005-2006: Oil Market Analysts Issue Dire Warnings - by Humberto Márquez, Ipsnews.net (read this story) Homegrown fuel: a waste of energy? - by Warren Cornwall, Seattle Times With comment by Michael C. Ruppert (read this story) America's days as a superpower are over - by Paul Craig Roberts, Creators Syndicate (read Berri: Lebanon more imperiled now than during war The Daily Star Lebannon - Oct 05 1:34 PM
Speaker Nabih Berri is more fearful for Lebanon today than he was during the recent month-long war with Israel. In an interview with Lebanese weekly Al-Afkar published Friday, Berri also warned Israel that fighting could be renewed. "We will resort to the arms of the resistance if Israel stalls in withdrawing from the Shebaa Farms," the speaker said.Lawsuit filed against Rumsfeld: Cruel Confinement (and more...) From the Wilderness Publications - Oct 05 4:14 AM
August 23, 2005 Lawsuit filed against Rumsfeld: Cruel Confinement of 'Enemy Combatant' in the United States - by Human Rights Watch (read this story) Lawsuit Against Rumsfeld Threatens US-German Relations With comment by Jamey Hecht (read this story) World Turning Its Back on Brand America by Kevin Allison (read this story) TURKEY'S EU ENTRY WOULD 'END POLITICAL EUROPE': FRANCE'S SARKOZY The Tocqueville Connection - Oct 05 12:47 PM
PARIS, Oct 5, 2006 (AFP) - French presidential hopeful Nicolas Sarkozy said Turkey's entry into the European Union would "be the end of political Europe" and suggested it would worsen the "problem" of Muslim integration in the continent, in an interview to be published Thursday.Siniora vows to remain in office, insists he is premier 'of all the Lebanese' The Daily Star Lebannon - Oct 05 1:34 PM
Lebanon's prime minister dismissed claims on Thursday that his government would resign to make way for one of national unity, arguing that the Lebanese people are "happy with this government and it is here to stay." Fouad Siniora made the remarks at a press conference Thursday at the Grand Serail, in which.Select an Edition: AlertNet - Oct 05 4:22 AM
Fetching...The rebellion against US policy Gulf News - Oct 05 2:51 PM
Arab leaders are reported to be seeking a summit meeting with US President George W. Bush to persuade him to change course before the whole region goes up in flames.Still harping on war Al-Ahram Weekly - Oct 05 11:33 AM
As I mentioned last week, Hammam Baghdadi (Bath of Baghdad), by expatriate Iraqi playwright/director Jawad Al-Assadi, stood out in this year's Cairo International Festival for Experimental Theatre.Lebanese division risks another civil war Gulf News - Oct 05 2:52 PM
Last April and in a speech resonated throughout Lebanon and the Arab world, Hezbollah's leader Hassan Nasrallah invited the Americans to disarm his group if they wanted to implement UN Resolution 1559. The Bush administration accepted the invitation and passed it to Israel.Power of the Prez The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles - Oct 05 3:41 PM
Century City attorney and Iranian Jewish activist H. David Nahai was elected president of the Los Angeles Board of Water and Power Commission on Sept. 21. The five-person commission unanimously elected Nahai who was originally appointed to the board that overseas the city's water and power service by L.A. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa last September.Analysis: Will US sell out Kurds again? Middle East Times - Oct 05 7:30 AM
WASHINGTON -- President George W. Bush pledged US support for anti-terrorism efforts in Turkey, but concrete US action seems a remote possibility, given America's split allegiances in the region.Pro-Kurdish activists released in Syria Syracuse.com - Oct 01 11:59 AM
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) Two advocates for Kurdish rights have been freed from prison, a Syrian human rights group said Sunday.Elusive unity Al-Ahram Weekly - Oct 05 11:31 AM
Mohamed Kreyem's electrical parts shop is a stone's throw from the Koreitem Palace of the late Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Al-Hariri, western Beirut.Syrian Ambassador Talks of Relationship with U.S. and Middle East Central Connecticut State University Recorder - Oct 03 6:17 PM
Imad Moustapha, the Ambassador of Syria to the United States, spoke in Davidson Hall last Thursday evening about current Syrian relations with the United States, Israel and the rest of the Middle East.Muslim officer excused duty at Israeli embassy The Sun Daily - Oct 05 6:51 AM
LONDON: London's police chief launched an urgent review today (Oct 5, 2006) of a decision to excuse a Muslim officer from guard duty at the Israeli embassy."Strategic Consensus" Redux? Common Dreams News Center - Oct 05 8:42 AM
"Strategic Consensus" Redux?Confusion over fate of al-Qaeda's leader in Iraq Times Online - Oct 05 5:31 AM
There was confusion in Baghdad this morning when Iraqi government officials announced that the leader of al-Qaeda in Iraq had been killed by an American airstrike....Inquiry over Muslim officer excused from embassy duty Times Online - Oct 05 4:44 AM
The Metropolitan Police Commissioner has launched an urgent review into the decision to allow a Muslim police officer to be excused from guarding the Israeli Embassy in London....FIRST-PERSON: Assyrian haircut BPNews.net - Oct 05 1:18 PM
EVANSTON, Ill. (BP)--Last week, while I was running my traps in downtown Evanston, Ill., I stepped into an unfamiliar barbershop on impulse. I was rushed, and on foot, and my regular place was about a mile away, so I figured I d give it a shot.Greenpeace warns of toxic risks to two million in Lebanon Khaleej Times - Oct 05 8:53 AM
BEIRUT - Two million residents of Lebanon, about half the population, could face health risks posed by toxic releases from Israeli bombing in the July-August war, Greenpeace warned on Thursday.Divide and rule Al-Ahram Weekly - Oct 05 11:36 AM
Condoleezza Rice is on her third visit to the region since the onset of Israel's assault against Lebanon when the US was not only Israel's wholehearted supporter but an accomplice, shoring up the diplomatic front in the battle to shape a "new" Middle East more conducive to Washington's imperialist ambitions.