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Syria ready for peace talks with Israel 
AP via Yahoo! News - Nov 06 11:38 PM
Syria's foreign minister said Monday his country was ready to resume peace talks with Israel and he urged the Jewish state's government to heed calls from within the country for renewed negotiations.Syria minister sees peace process in '07 Reuters via Yahoo! News - Nov 06 6:40 AM
Syria hopes for a Middle East peace process to be launched next year and is pleased that some Israelis want to reopen negotiations on the Golan Heights, Foreign Minister Walid al-Moualem said on Monday.Syria: Israel Urged To Resume Talks India Daily - Nov 07 8:00 AM
Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moualem urged Israel on Nov. 7 to resume peace negotiations. Israel says it will continue talks only when Syria stops supporting groups that are hostile toward it, Haaretz reported.Syria hints at resistance vs. Israel AP via Yahoo! News - Nov 05 7:53 PM
Syria could resort to armed resistance if peace negotiations do not lead to Israel's return of the Golan Heights, the country's Information Minister said Sunday.13 nations denounced for Web censorship AP via Yahoo! News - 42 minutes ago
The Internet enemies list numbers 13: Belarus, China, Cuba, Egypt, Iran, Myanmar, North Korea, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Vietnam.Syria s Hitco confirms manufacturing plans ITP.net - Nov 06 4:12 PM
Syria-based PC manufacturer Hitco has confirmed plans to establish a new television manufacturing plant in Darra in the country s south, in a bid to tap the booming demand for flat panel displays in the Middle East.Syria hints at armed resistance if peace talks fail Gulf News - Nov 06 1:42 PM
Quneitra, Syria: Syria could resort to armed resistance if peace negotiations fail to make Israel give back the Golan Heights, the Syrian Information Minister said Sunday.Independent daily launched in Syria Aljazeera - Nov 06 9:09 AM
Syria' s first private political daily newspaper has been launched five years after the Baathist government ended a long monopoly of the media. Al-Watan, a 16-page broadsheet, was launched at a reception party on Sunday night attended by journalists, diplomats and officials.Syria predicts relaunch of peace process in 2007 Middle East Online - Nov 06 9:43 AM
Syrian FM says his country appreciates calls from within Israel for renewal of peace talks with Syria.Syria hopes to resume peace talks with Israel during 2007 Al Bawaba - Nov 06 12:36 PM
Syria hopes for a Middle East peace process to be launched next year and urged Israel to reopen talks on the occupied Golan Heights, Foreign Minister Walid Moallem said on Monday.Trying to control the ever-porous Syria-Iraq border The Philadelphia Inquirer - Nov 06 12:17 AM
A convoy of U.S. humvees streamed through the midnight darkness, following the border as soldiers scanned the endless flats with night-vision goggles. The thin earthen berm separating northern Iraq from Syria lay just a few hundred yards to their right, but what was out there was a mystery.US: Syria, Iran, Hezbollah want to topple Siniora Cleveland Jewish News - Nov 06 8:00 AM
(JTA) - The United States accused Syria, Iran and Hezbollah of plotting to topple Lebanon's government led by Prime Minister Fouad Siniora. Support for a sovereign, democratic, and prosperous Lebanon is a key element of US policy in the Middle East, a White House statement said Wednesday.Syria Ready for Peace Talks With Israel ABC News - Nov 06 11:56 PM
Syrian Foreign Minister Says His Country Ready to Resume Peace Talks With IsraelPAKISTAN, SYRIA AGREE TO ENHANCE AIR LINKS Asia Pulse via Yahoo!7 Finance - Nov 05 8:49 PM
Transport Pakistan and Syria on Thursday signed an agreement to enhance the existing bilateral framework to facilitate the people traveling between the two countries, particularly pilgrims going to Syria. Talks to finalize Bilateral Air Services Agreement (ASA) were held between Pakistan and Syria in the Ministry of Defence.Pakistan, Syria Agree To Enhance Air Links Asia Pulse via Yahoo!7 News - Nov 05 8:49 PM
Pakistan and Syria on Thursday signed an agreement to enhance the existing bilateral framework to facilitate the people traveling between the two countries, particularly pilgrims going to Syria. Talks to finalize Bilateral Air Services Agreement (ASA) were held between Pakistan and Syria in the Ministry of Defence.Syria predicts relaunch of peace process in 2007 AFP via Yahoo! News - Nov 06 11:07 AM
Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moallem said that Israeli-Palestinian peace talks were likely to resume in 2007, while Damascus itself was ready for negotiations based on UN resolutions.Syria's first private political daily launched Reuters via Yahoo! News - Nov 06 8:02 AM
A group of Syrian businessmen has launched the country's first private political daily, five years after the Baathist government ended a decades long monopoly of the media.Syria Warns of War if Israel Does Not Give Up Golan Heights Israel National News - Nov 06 12:06 AM
(IsraelNN.com) Syria' Information Minister has stated his country might have to resort to "other means...beginning with legitimate resistance" if Israel does not surrender the Golan Heights, The Associated Press reported. Israel re-captured the Golan in the Six Day War in 1967.Floods In Southeast Region Of Turkey - Body Of A Child Found In Syria TurkishPress.com - Nov 05 7:22 PM
NUSAYBIN - The body of a 7-year old child who was carried away with flood waters in southeastern city of Mardin was found in Syria. Abdulkerim Meskin was dragged away with floods in Nusaybin town of Mardin two days ago.Weekly Edition, Syria - Week of November 6, 2006 ArabicNews.com - Nov 07 6:05 PM
We are looking for sales & marketing representatives in different countries. Apply now!Israel is getting ready to wage another war against the Lebanese resistance group Hezbollah and Syria next summer, Al Jazeera - Nov 07 4:17 AM
We are preparing for a second war," said Lieutenant Colonel Guy Hazoot, chief of the division responsible for the Israeli-Lebanese border.PREVIEW-Soccer-Syrians confident of overhauling Chonbuk in final Reuters via Yahoo!7 Sports - Nov 07 3:20 PM
HOMS, Syria, Nov 8 (Reuters) - Al Karama must overturn a two-goal deficit on Wednesday to prevent South Korea's Chonbuk Motors becoming the first east Asian team to win the AFC Champions League, but the Syrian club's coach remains confident.Online Protest Targets 13 Nations For Censorship CBS 2 New York - Nov 07 2:54 PM
The Internet enemies list numbers 13: Belarus, China, Cuba, Egypt, Iran, Myanmar, North Korea, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Vietnam. These are the countries singled out by the press freedom group Reporters Without Borders as the worst culprits for systematic online censorship, and they were targeted in the group's 24-hour online protest ending at 5 a.m. Wednesday.Online protest targets 13 nations accused of Web censorship Boston Herald - Nov 07 3:05 PM
NEW YORK - The Internet enemies list numbers 13: Belarus, China, Cuba, Egypt, Iran, Myanmar, North Korea, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Vietnam. These are the countries singled...Syria sees new peace bid in 07 Gulf Times - Nov 07 12:36 AM
DAMASCUS: Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Muallem said yesterday that Israeli-Palestinian peace talks were likely to resume in 2007, while Damascus itself was ready for negotiations based on UN resolutions.Koreans have the edge over Al Karama The Star Online - Nov 07 4:06 PM
HOMS (Syria): South Korea s Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors face Al Karama of Syria here today, defending a 2-0 lead in the Asian Champions Cup final, with up to a US$2mil windfall and a mention in the history books at stake.Top German MP upset over Israeli claims on Hizbullah ArabicNews.com - Nov 07 6:07 PM
A leading German legislator voiced anger over baseless Israeli allegations that Lebanon's Islamic Hizbullah resistance is continuing to smuggle arms from Syria into Lebanon, the weekly Der Spiegel news magazine said yesterday.Norway warns outsiders to leave Lebanon alone The Daily Star Lebannon - Nov 07 1:17 PM
Norwegian Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere stressed Tuesday the need for all countries, including Syria, to refrain from interfering in Lebanon's internal affairs. "I conveyed a message from Norway that all outside countries should respect the integrity of the Lebanese state, the Lebanese borders and different Lebanese political groups.Syrian FM Walid Mualem Threatens to Start Countdown to War with Israel New York Jewish Times - Nov 07 1:13 PM
(DEBKAfile) DEBKAfile cites Mualem s words at a joint news conference in Damascus with Norwegian foreign minister Jonas Gahr Steore as an explicit threat of war to be launched against Israel at a time of Syria s choosing.AFC Champions League Motors aiming to cruise into history books FIFA - Nov 07 3:22 AM
Korea's Jeonbuk Motors face Al Karama of Syria on Wednesday, defending a 2-0 lead in the AFC Champions League final, with up to a two-million dollar windfall and a place in the history books at stake.Jewish state claims Hizbullah, Syria planning new war The Daily Star Lebannon - Nov 06 12:18 PM
Israel is bracing itself for a possible new war with Lebanon, the chief of operations for the Jewish state's northern border area said on Monday. "We are preparing for a second war ... and we are very optimistic, but on our side we must do everything to prepare for a worst-case scenario and we are readying.Syria hosts conference on economic reforms NDTV Profit - Nov 04 10:47 PM
A business conference geared at integrating Syria in global economy opened in Damascus on Saturday to review practical and legislative steps taken by the government to modernise the country's banking sector.Syria predicts relaunch of peace process in 2007 Khaleej Times - Nov 06 9:25 AM
DAMASCUS - Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Al Moallem said Monday that Israeli-Palestinian peace talks were likely to resume in 2007, while Damascus itself was ready for negotiations based on UN resolutions.Kuwaiti company to set up financing fund in Syria People's Daily - Nov 04 9:04 PM
A Kuwaiti company intends to set up a financing fund in Syria with a capital of 500 million U.S. dollars, Syria's official SANA news agency reported on Saturday.Private political daily hits Syria newsstands Middle East Times - Nov 06 5:24 AM
DAMASCUS -- A privately-owned political daily hit Syrian newsstands Sunday, hailing its arrival as a first in this tightly-controlled country for decades.Turkey and Europe: Why Strained Friendship Is Fraying New York Times - 2 hours, 48 minutes ago
Faced with a barrage of criticism, a dejected Turkey may look to the Middle East, Central Asia and North Africa as alternatives to Europe and the United States.Mortar exchanges kill 21 in Baghdad AP via Yahoo! News - Nov 07 6:24 PM
Shiites and Sunnis traded mortar attacks Tuesday on Baghdad neighborhoods across the Tigris, killing 21 as police found the bodies of 15 torture victims in the river south of the capital.57 officers in Iraq charged with torture AP via Yahoo! News - Nov 07 1:45 PM
In an unprecedented move, Iraqi authorities charged 57 members of the Shiite-dominated Iraqi police force, including a general, in the alleged torture of hundreds of detainees at a prison in east Baghdad, the Interior Ministry announced Tuesday.Motors aiming to cruise lucratively into history books Khaleej Times - Nov 06 7:21 PM
HOMS, Syria - Korea s Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors face Al Karama of Syria here on Wednesday, defending a 2-0 lead in the Asian Champions Cup final, with up to a two-million dollar windfall and a mention in the history books at stake.Syrian ambassador advocates change Brown and White - Nov 06 9:38 PM
Syria and other Middle Eastern countries would like to make the world more peaceful, but change has to be made, according to Dr. Imad Moustapha, Syrian ambassador to the U.S.syria, iran: Assad has talks with Mottaki Monday Morning - Nov 06 5:49 AM
Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki met with Syrian President Bashar Assad in Damascus last week, and the two called for an end to the occupation of Iraq, the state news agency SANA reported.Iranian Built Cement Plant To Open In Syria In June Asia Pulse via Yahoo!7 News - Nov 05 6:17 PM
A US$200 million cement factory, built by an Iranian engineering company in Syrian province of Hama will be operational in June 2007.IRANIAN BUILT CEMENT PLANT TO OPEN IN SYRIA IN JUNE Asia Pulse via Yahoo!7 Finance - Nov 05 6:17 PM
Infrastructure A US$200 million cement factory, built by an Iranian engineering company in Syrian province of Hama will be operational in June 2007.'War within 10 months' WorldNet Daily - Nov 06 1:20 PM
JERUSALEM Syria and Hezbollah are likely to start a war with the Jewish state within 10 months, according to an assessment presented to the political leadership here by the Israeli Defense Forces.Syrians urge caution over verdict TVNZ - Nov 06 2:39 PM
Authoritarian Arab rulers should take heed from the verdict against Saddam Hussein and start respecting human rights in their own countries, political prisoners in Syria said from their jail on Monday.U.N. Nearly 100,000 Iraqi refugees flee monthly to Syria, Jordan Ashland Daily Tidings - Nov 04 1:14 PM
GENEVA Nearly 100,000 Iraqis are fleeing each month to Syria and Jordan, forcing the United Nations to set aside its goal of helping refugees return home after the U.S.-led invasion, officials said Friday.No matter who wins, problems for EU International Herald Tribune - Nov 07 2:52 PM
Many Europeans hope that a decisive advance by Democrats in the U.S. elections could usher in new trans-Atlantic collaboration but European officials warn that Democratic policies might add tension to an already fraught relationship.Lebanese leaders to resume crisis talks on Thursday Reuters via Yahoo! News - Nov 07 7:53 AM
Rival Lebanese leaders will meet again on Thursday to try to agree on a government reshuffle following two days of talks aimed at defusing a political crisis that has threatened to spill into the streets.High stakes over Turkey International Herald Tribune - Nov 07 12:48 PM
The already reluctant partnership between Turkey and the EU looks like it might be headed for a messy breakup.Israel says it uncovered Jihad women's network AFP via Yahoo! News - Nov 07 4:54 AM
Israel's internal security service has said it had uncovered a cell of six Palestinian women who were members of the radical Islamic Jihad movement in the West Bank and were responsible for a funneling money to it.Shift coming in US policy on Iraq The Christian Science Monitor - Nov 07 3:17 PM
'Stay the course' and 'cut and run' aren't options. Speaking to 'axis of evil' neighbors may be. The Morning After CBS News - Nov 07 5:18 PM
The American Prospect says it has a gloomy prediction even if the Democrats win: the Iraq nightmare will continue for another two years, and there's little a Democratic Congress can or will do about it.Election Day Matters Overseas CBS News - Nov 07 5:18 PM
No matter which candidates win, the results from this year's midterm elections will have an effect on foreign policy considerations in the remaining two years of the Bush presidency, Charles Wolfson says.Syrian FM Walid Mualem threatens to start countdown to war with Israel failing progress on peace track DEBKAfile - Nov 06 1:52 PM
DEBKA file cites Mualem s words at a joint news conference in Damascus with Norwegian foreign minister Jonas Gahr Steore Monday, Nov. 6, as an explicit threat of war to be launched against Israel at a time of Syria s choosing.Time For The Saudis To Act by Alon Ben-Meir UPI Commentator New York (UPI) Nov 07, 2006 Space War - Nov 07 6:01 PM
Whereas the Iraq war has not achieved any of its stated objectives, it has dramatically and irreversibly changed the geopolitical landscape in the Middle East, ushering in new conflicts that may rage for decades.Rival Lebanese leaders resume talks but hopes slim Reuters via Yahoo! News - Nov 07 3:27 AM
Rival Lebanese leaders resumed political talks on Tuesday but hopes were slim they would reach a swift compromise on a government reshuffle that would stop the crisis spilling into the streets.Report Lists 'Enemies Of The Internet' CBS News - Nov 07 2:47 PM
The group Reporters Without Borders has released its annual list of countries that "systematically violate online free expression." The "Enemies of the Internet" list includes 13 countries, with three dropped from last year and one new addition.Sen. Santorum concedes defeat in Pa. Philly.com - 2 hours, 23 minutes ago
Sen. Rick Santorum, the No. 3 Senate leader who rode into office 12 years ago on an anti-incumbent swell, succumbed Tuesday to a similar wave of voter discontent, losing his seat to Democrat Bob Casey Jr.Casey wins, Santorum concedes Philly.com - 2 hours, 38 minutes ago
Sen. Rick Santorum, the No. 3 Senate leader who rode into office 12 years ago on an anti-incumbent swell, succumbed yesterday to a similar wave of voter discontent, losing his seat to Democrat Bob Casey Jr.Israel Prepares For Another War by Joshua Brilliant UPI Israel Correspondent Tel Aviv (UPI) Nov 07, 2006 Space War - Nov 07 6:01 PM
The engine of the Lebanese army truck groaned as its driver engaged the muddy track along the border with Israel. At the Israeli army post Nurit, overlooking the route, a cameraman waved. The response was an insulting Middle Eastern gesture. The message was not significant. The messenger was.2,000 Iraqis flee to Syria each day, U.N. reports Tucson Citizen - Nov 04 12:25 AM
GENEVA - Nearly 100,000 Iraqis are fleeing each month to Syria and Jordan, forcing the United Nations to set aside its goal to help refugees return home after the U.S.-led invasion, officials said Friday.Armitage laments Lebanon invasion The Age - Nov 06 5:30 AM
American support for the Israeli invasion of Lebanon was a bad mistake that emboldened and strengthened Hezbollah, Syria and Iran.Police charged with torture The State - 26 minutes ago
BAGHDAD, Iraq In an unprecedented move, Iraqi authorities charged 57 members of the Shiite-dominated police force, including a general, in the alleged torture of hundreds of detainees at a prison in east Baghdad, the Interior Ministry said Tuesday.Legendary Middle East hotel defies turbulent age Reuters.co.uk - Nov 06 6:45 AM
ALEPPO, Syria (Reuters) - A bill for Monsieur Lawrence sits in a display cabinet at Aleppo's Hotel Baron, where the guest list reads like a Who's Who of the 20th century.Desperate to leave, Iraqi family finds solace in new baby The Christian Science Monitor via Yahoo! News - Nov 07 12:00 AM
To a poor Iraqi family like the Methboubs, the birth of a baby boy is a joyous light of hope in an era of darkness, a diversion from the nation that is disintegrating around them, an answer to prayers for a glimpse of normal life.Jackson, peace guy, reunites brawl boys San Diego Union-Tribune - Nov 06 3:10 AM
Nov. 6 (UNION-TRIBUNE): Jesse Jackson has been to Syria to secure the release of a U.S. pilot, to Cuba to negotiate the release of 22 Americans held by Fidel Castro, to Belgrade to help free POWs in the Kosovo conflict.IDF preparing for another conflict by next summer Haaretz Daily - Nov 06 2:23 AM
Syria and Hezbollah are likely to start a war against Israel next summer, according to General Staff assessments that have been gathered during a series of meetings in recent weeks.Israeli troops pull out of border village NDTV - 1 hour, 34 minutes ago
Israeli troops began to withdraw on Tuesday from the Lebanese part of the divided border village of Ghajar.13 nations accused of Web gag IBN live - 2 hours, 56 minutes ago
A press freedom group has named 13 countries including China and Cuba as the worst culprits for online censorship.UPDATE: 100,000 Iraqis Per Month Flee To Syria,Jordan -UN Nasdaq - Nov 03 2:43 PM
GENEVA (AP)--Nearly 100,000 Iraqis each month are fleeing to Syria and Jordan, forcing the U.N. to drop its goal of helping refugees return home after the U.S.-led invasion, officials said Friday.13 nations accused of gagging the Web Sify News - 35 minutes ago
The press freedom group, Reporters Without Borders, named 13 countries as the worst culprits for online censorship, singling out China, Cuba, Iran and North Korea among others.Today's Headlines: ArabicNews.com - Nov 07 6:02 PM
We are looking for sales & marketing representatives in different countries. Apply now! Journalist Michel Kilo, lawyer Anwar Bunni on hunger strike Reporters Without Borders apoke about journalist and writer Michel Kilo, who began a hunger strike on 28 October 2006, along with lawyer Anwar Bunni and other political prisoners who were arrested in May after signing a joint statement calling for an The point of departure Guardian Unlimited - 2 hours, 28 minutes ago
Close to its end, just as at its beginning and all through its execution, the occupation of Iraq has been shaped by miscalculation, haste and deceit.Mortar attacks hit Baghdad; Iraq charges 57 police officers with torture CP via Yahoo! Canada News - Nov 07 3:45 PM
BAGHDAD (AP) - Shiites and Sunnis traded mortar attacks Tuesday on Baghdad neighbourhoods across the Tigris, killing 21 as police found the bodies of 15 torture victims in the river south of the capital.Online protest targets 13 nations accused of Web censorship The Age - Nov 07 3:01 PM
The press freedom group Reporters Without Borders named 13 countries on Tuesday as the worst culprits for online censorship, singling out China, Cuba, Iran and North Korea among others. -Polls Close, Few Glitches Reported in US Elections Voice of America - Nov 07 4:07 PM
Polls have begun closing across the United States in largely glitch-free elections that will determine whether Republicans or Democrats will control the Congress for the next two years.Serving up a daily diet of news for Bible-believing Israel-lovers hungry for Israel-related news from an Israel-savvy Jerusalem Newswire - Nov 06 3:51 AM
Syria's information minister on Sunday said his nation could resort to armed conflict if Israel does not agree to negotiate its surrender of the Golan Heights.Job Board Foreign Policy Association - Nov 07 12:48 PM
Sign up for one or more of these free on-line newsletters from FPA. Become a member of the Foreign Policy Association!Iran,Syria to cooperate in combating drugs IranMania.com - Nov 03 8:56 PM
LONDON, November 4 (IranMania) - Iran is ready to exchange experience with Syria in combating drugs, said an Iranian official, according to an IRNA report.Many Oppose Death Penalty for Hussein New York Times - Nov 06 7:41 PM
European politicians, including Prime Minister Tony Blair of Britain, spoke out against the death sentence for Saddam Hussein.Head of Hariri assassination probe meets with UN chief Khaleej Times - 2 hours, 5 minutes ago
UNITED NATIONS - UN Secretary General Kofi Annan met Tuesday with the head of a UN probe of the murder of former Lebanese prime minister Rafiq Hariri, Annan s press office said.Lebanon unity talks on Hizbullah demands ArabicNews.com - Nov 07 6:04 PM
Annan calls for ending cluster bombs United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today called for urgent actions to address the "disastrous impact" of cluster munitions, warheads that can scatter scores of smaller bombs, especially when used in populated areas, as occurred in this summer's conflict between Israel and the Lebanese Hizbullah group.Fereydoun Hoveyda, 82, Shah?s Ambassador, Dies New York Times - Nov 06 5:56 PM
Fereydoun Hoveyda was a former Iranian ambassador to the United Nations during the reign of Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi.Doctor Motivating Others to Vote KGBT 4 Rio Grande Valley - Nov 07 5:51 PM
A Brownsville doctor takes time away from his practice and finding a unique way to encourage voters to get out to the polls. If you drove down Boca Chica and Paredes Line election day, you have noticed a rather interesting sight who stands tall to make a difference.AP's report on Iran's Holocaust Contest denied IranMania.com - 30 minutes ago
LONDON, November 8 (IranMania) - Secretary of the International Holocaust Contest Massoud Shojaei Tabatabaei dismissed the report by The Associated Press (AP), the American news agency about the contest.Daily Analysis Foreign Relations - Nov 07 12:38 PM
Hassan Nasrallah promises protests if Hezbollah's demands are not met. (AP/Francois Mori) Though a UN resolution may have put a stop to last summer s war between Israel and Hezbollah, it did not mark an end to the struggle for security and influence in Lebanon.Lebanon unity talks on Hizbullah demands ArabicNews.com - Nov 07 6:06 PM
Lebanese leaders holding talks on Hizbullah demands for a national unity government are expected to continue into next week in an effort to avert a government crisis.Saddam Hussein calls Iraqis to unite after death sentence ArabicNews.com - Nov 07 6:02 PM
Saddam Hussein still faces prosecution for the killings of Kurdish civilians, many with poison gas, in the late 1980s.FEATURE-South Lebanese wary of new U.N. force AlertNet - Nov 07 3:18 PM
Source: Reuters By Yara Bayoumy TAIBEH, Lebanon, Nov 8 (Reuters) - When Spanish peacekeepers in bullet-proof vests rode in an armoured personnel carrier through the southern Lebanese village of Taibeh, the ... Six straight years of pessimism Haaretz Daily - Nov 07 10:53 AM
A large majority of the Jewish public believes peace between Israel and the Arabs will not be achieved within the next few years.Reporters Without Borders lists 13 "enemies of the Internet" AFP via Yahoo! News - Nov 06 11:35 AM
The campaigning group Reporters Without Borders (RSF) on Monday listed 13 countries it labelled as "enemies of the Internet" ahead of a 24 hour campaign in favour of free access to the web.Asian opposition too strong for Malaysian boxers, says Hisham The Star Online - Nov 07 4:07 PM
PETALING JAYA: Only four Malaysians have managed podium finishes in the history of the Asian Games boxing competition.Rice rejects European criticism of Saddam death sentence AFP via Yahoo! News - Nov 06 2:46 PM
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice rejected criticism from European and other allies over the death sentence handed down by an Iraqi court against former dictator Saddam Hussein.UPDATE:Israeli Troops' Lebanon Border Town Pullout Tuesday-UN Nasdaq - Nov 07 10:15 AM
(Updates an item at 1608 GMT with more details, no comment from Israeli army, background.) BEIRUT (AP)--Israeli troops are to begin withdrawing Tuesday from the Lebanese part of the divided border village of Ghajar, the U.N. peacekeeping force said.William Rivers Pitt: The Rat Pack Scoop.co.nz - Nov 07 3:44 PM
Blaming George W. Bush for everything that has gone wrong these last years is a lot like blaming Mickey Mouse when Disney screws up. - Me "There is probably some long-standing rule," wrote Hunter S. Thompson, "among writers, journalists and other word-mongers that says: 'When you start stealing from your own work, you're in bad trouble.'"Syria, Hezbollah deny trying to undermine Lebanon govt AFP via Yahoo! News - Nov 02 9:43 AM
Syria and Hezbollah rejected US accusations they are trying to topple Beirut's pro-Western government, while Hezbollah countered that Washington is using Lebanon as a tool against Syria and Iran.Iraq court to rule on Saddam verdict AP via Yahoo! News - Nov 06 12:23 PM
Iraq's appeals court is expected to rule on Saddam Hussein's guilty verdict and death sentence by the middle of January, the chief prosecutor said Monday, setting in motion a possible execution by mid-February.Report Lists 'Enemies Of The Internet' CBS 2 New York - Nov 07 9:09 AM
The international journalists' advocacy group Reporters Without Borders has released its annual list of countries that "systematically violate online free expression." CBS News: History Of Press Freedom Iran to exchange experience with Syria in combating drugs Islamic Republic News Agency - Nov 03 9:15 AM
Iran - Syria - Drugs Iran is ready to exchange experience with Syria in combating drugs, said an Iranian official here on Friday.Israel pulls out around border village-UNIFIL AlertNet - Nov 07 9:03 AM
Source: Reuters BEIRUT, Nov 7 (Reuters) - The commander of U.N. peacekeepers in Lebanon said after meeting senior Lebanese and Israeli officers on Tuesday that Israeli troops pulled out from most of the surrounding ...