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People's Daily - Nov 09 6:05 PM
Syria and Sudan inked on Thursday the minutes of the Syrian-Sudanese Higher Committee at the end of two-day meetings, concluding the fourth session of the committee's gathering, the official SANA news agency reported.Syria denies giving arms to Lebanon MSNBC - Nov 08 9:51 PM
Syria accused a senior U.N. official on Wednesday of falsely claiming that Lebanon had reported the recent smuggling of arms into the country from Syria in violation of Security Council resolutions.14,000 Iraq refugees enrolled at Syria schools Middle East Online - Nov 09 8:28 AM
At least 600,000 Iraqi refugees in Syria whose numbers are swollen by 2,000 new arrivals every day.Syria: Rød-Larsen lies Aftenposten - Nov 09 2:08 AM
Syria accused United Nations emissary Terje Rød-Larsen for giving false information about alleged weapons smuggling to Hezbollah in Lebanon.Syria criticizes UN envoy over allegation of weapons smuggle People's Daily - Nov 08 5:50 PM
Syria criticized on Wednesday the top UN diplomat on Lebanese ties with Syria Terje Roed-Larsen over his recent allegations that Damascus continues to smuggle weapons into Lebanon, the official SANA news agency reported.Syria Denies UN Allegations Israel National News - Nov 08 10:06 PM
(IsraelNN.com) Syria s ambassador to the United Nations denies UN allegations that Damascus played a role in bringing weapons to Hizbullah. The Syrians are denying any involvement in Hizbullah terror, rejecting UN allegations that Syria is playing a role in the arming of the terror organization.Syria attacks UN report of arms traffic to Lebanon AlertNet - Nov 08 12:03 PM
Source: Reuters By Irwin Arieff UNITED NATIONS, Nov 8 (Reuters) - Syria accused a senior U.N. official on Wednesday of falsely claiming that Lebanon had reported the recent smuggling of arms into the country from ... Hamas leader in Syria calls for int'l war criminal tribunal against Israeli officials People's Daily - Nov 08 4:19 PM
Exiled Hamas leader in Syria Khaled Meshaal on Wednesday called for a formation of international war criminal tribunal against Israeli officials with Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on top of the list.Syria Shocks PKK Zaman Online - Nov 08 2:19 PM
Syria gave members of the Democratic Union Party (PYD), which is connected to the Kurdish Workers Party (PKK), heavy prison sentences in a surprise move.Vice-president faces isolation over Iran and Syria Guardian Unlimited - Nov 09 6:24 PM
Rumsfeld's replacement by Robert Gates could mark the most significant shift in balance of power in Bush administration.Syria urges UN sanctions for Israel state terrorism Khaleej Times - Nov 08 7:25 AM
DAMASCUS - Syria called for UN sanctions against Israel for its act of state terrorism after 18 Palestinians were killed, including women and children, when Israeli shells slammed into their Gaza homes on Wednesday.Syria expresses support to Sudan on Darfur People's Daily - Nov 09 5:35 PM
Syrian leaders expressed on Thursday support to Sudan's effort for dealing with the Darfur issue, the official SANA news agency reported.Syria condemns Israeli "massacre" in Gaza AlertNet - Nov 08 3:03 AM
Source: Reuters DAMASCUS, Nov 8 (Reuters) - Syria condemned an Israeli attack that killed 18 civilians in Gaza on Wednesday and said the international community and U.N. Security Council had a duty to stop such " ... Syria slams UN envoy Al Bawaba - Nov 08 7:36 AM
Syria on Wednesday slammed Terje Roed-Larsen, the top UN diplomat on Lebanese ties with Syria. The UN official was quoted last week as saying Syria continues to smuggle arms to Lebanon's Hizbullah fighters.Syria, Japan discuss deterioration in Palestinian territories People's Daily - Nov 09 5:35 PM
Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al- Muallem and visiting Japanese special envoy to the peace process Tatsu Arima discussed on Thursday the "dangerous deterioration" in the Palestinian territories, the official SANA news agency reported.Syria condemns Israeli attack in Gaza as "state terrorism" People's Daily - Nov 08 5:04 AM
Syria condemned on Wednesday the Israeli attack in a residential neighborhood in northern Gaza as " state terrorism" and "barbaric massacre and aggression", the official SANA news agency reported on Wednesday.Syria condemns brutal Gaza shelling Khaleej Times - Nov 08 4:09 AM
DAMASCUS - The Syrian Foreign Ministry on Wednesday expressed deep concern over the brutal Israeli shelling of homes in the Gaza Strip. Syria is following up with extreme concern the brutal offensive launched by Israel on the Gaza Strip, a statement said.(AFX UK Focus) 2006-11-08 13:49 GMT: Syria urges UN sanctions against Israel for 'state terrorism' Interactive Investor - Nov 08 6:23 AM
DAMASCUS (AFX) - Syria called for UN sanctions against Israel for its act of "state terrorism" after 18 Palestinians were killed, including women and children, when Israeli shells slammed into their Gaza homes as they slept this morning.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 warns of 'resistance' within months WorldNet Daily - Nov 07 10:50 PM
JERUSALEM In a rare visit to the Israeli controlled Golan Heights, Syria's information minister yesterday delivered what amounted to a pep speech to Golan residents, telling them Damascus would use "resistance" to liberate the strategic territory if a "political solution" does not ensure Israel vacates the Golan Heights within the next few months.Syria must not meddle: Norway FM Gulf Times - Nov 07 10:37 PM
BEIRUT: Norwegian Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere said yesterday that Oslo has asked Syria not to interfere in the internal affairs of neighbouring Lebanon.Search on for the best ending in Iraq Newsday - 18 minutes ago
A top U.S. intelligence official traveled to the Middle East last week to meet secretly with counterparts, in part to discuss proposals anticipated from the Baker commission on Iraq, including an approach to Iran and Syria, according to Middle East sources.Syria's Peace Offensive Middle East Online - Nov 09 1:14 AM
President Bashar al-Assad wants to leave a legacy of peace-making, and his senior officials are speaking out for peace as well.Chonbuk now eye big stage The Star Online - Nov 09 4:20 PM
HOMS (Syria): Newly-crowned AFC Champions League winners Chonbuk Motors of South Korea are looking forward to pitting their skills against the world s best in the World Club Cup next month in Japan.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.Enduring gratitude: Armenian diaspora mobilizes on behalf of land that took in forebears The Daily Star Lebannon - Nov 09 1:17 PM
Armenians the world over owe a special debt to Lebanon and the Lebanese people. From 1915 to 1923, starved Armenian refugees - victims of a genocide at the hands of Ottoman Turks - came straggling across the desert into what is now Syria and Lebanon. Whether out of compassion - so say idealists - or demographic politics.MIDDLE EAST: Weekly update of human rights violations in the region (3 Nov – 9 Nov 2006) AlertNet - Nov 09 4:33 AM
Source: IRIN Egypt arrests political and religious opponents, more journalists killed in Iraq, Jordan drops charges against critic, Syria jails islamists, and Yemeni activist says he was tortured while in detention. 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.© Oxford Business Group. Publishers of Emerging Markets Intelligence Reports. Oxford Business Group - Nov 09 8:16 AM
Iran is fast becoming one of the major overseas investors in Syria, with projects worth more than $800m already in the works and other schemes in the pipeline.Review of Arab Editorials Middle East Times - Nov 09 2:05 AM
AMMAN -- A roundup of commentary from Arab newspapers November 8. Syria's Tishreen commented on the fall of 65 Palestinian "martyrs" and 300 wounded by the Israeli forces in Gaza in one week.Mubarak warns against hanging Saddam AP via Yahoo! News - 22 minutes ago
Egypt's president came out strongly against hanging Saddam Hussein, saying in remarks published Thursday that it could make Iraq explode into more violence. But Iraq's prime minister said the execution could take place by the end of the year.Jeonbuk Motors look forward to Club World Cup AFP via Yahoo!7 News - Nov 08 9:21 PM
HOMS, Syria (AFP) - Newly-crowned AFC Champions League winners Jeonbuk Motors of South Korea are looking forward to pitting their skills against the world's best in the Club World Cup next month in Japan.An Army of One Less New York Times - 2 hours, 5 minutes ago
What will the new Democratic-controlled Congress and the new Pentagon have to accomplish over the next two years to bring the Army and the other services back ?with? us on Iraq? I have a few suggestions.Palestinians ask revenge for Gaza deaths AP via Yahoo! News - Nov 09 4:34 PM
Women collapsed in grief, a man hoisted his dead baby aloft and tens of thousands of Palestinians called for revenge Thursday as they jammed a cemetery for the funeral of 18 civilians killed in an errant Israeli artillery attack.13 nations denounced for Web censorship AP via Yahoo! News - Nov 07 9:02 PM
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.Hejaz revival plan AME Info - Nov 08 10:52 PM
A Saudi company wants to reconstruct the historic Hijaz railroad linking Medina and Damascus, Arab News reported. The Bilad International Company is part of a consortium of South Korean, Syrian and Gulf firms that will build and operate a 200km link in Syria at a cost of $3bn.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.No breakthrough in Lebanon's party talks AP via Yahoo! News - Nov 09 2:08 PM
Rival politicians failed to bridge their differences Thursday in talks aimed at breaking a political stalemate that threatens to return Lebanon to violence, but delegates agreed to meet again for over the weekend.Iraq president says Democrats reassuring AP via Yahoo! News - Nov 09 1:44 PM
President Jalal Talabani said Thursday that he had been assured by Democrat congressional leaders during a recent visit to Washington that they had no plans for a quick withdrawal of U.S. forces.Syrians hail US Democratic win Gulf Times - Nov 08 11:36 PM
DAMASCUS: Syrians yesterday hailed the victory of the Democrats in the US House of Representatives elections and expressed hopes for a full turnabout in US policy in the Middle East and towards Syria.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.Hamas Chief: Truce With Israel Is Over Los Angeles Times - Nov 08 4:13 AM
DAMASCUS, Syria -- Hamas chief Khaled Mashaal said Wednesday that a truce with Israel is finished and his group's militants can resume fighting following an Israeli tank attack that killed 18 Palestinians.Jeonbuk Motors revs up enough to win AFC Champions League AFP via Yahoo! Asia News - Nov 08 12:42 PM
HOMS, Syria (AFP) - Korean club Jeonbuk Motors became the first east Asian side to win the AFC Champions League here following a 3-2 aggregate win over Syrians Al Karama.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.Olmert: Israel won't stop targeting Gaza AP via Yahoo! News - Nov 09 11:28 AM
Israel will keep targeting Palestinian rocket squads in Gaza despite the risk of inadvertently hitting civilians, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said Thursday, as tens of thousands of Palestinians buried 18 victims of an errant Israeli artillery strike.Football: Jeonbuk Motors win AFC Champions League Channel News Asia via Yahoo! Asia News - Nov 08 12:17 PM
HOMS, Syria : Korean club Jeonbuk Motors became the first east Asian side to win the AFC Champions League on Wednesday following a 3-2 aggregate win over Syrians Al Karama.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.New Pentagon head has few strategic options in Iraq AFP via Yahoo! News - Nov 09 11:43 AM
Robert Gates, named to replace Donald Rumsfeld at the Pentagon, is widely expected to change US policy in Iraq, but strategic and tactical options appear limited.AFC Champions League East Asian joy as Jeonbuk reach Japan FIFA - Nov 08 2:07 PM
After drama aplenty, Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors of Korea Republic made history by advancing to this December's FIFA Club World Cup in Japan with a 3-2 aggregate win over Al Karama of Syria in the 2006 AFC Champions League.Lebanon leaders adjourn talks on unity government AFP via Yahoo! News - Nov 09 9:56 AM
Lebanese leaders adjourned talks on Hezbollah calls for greater say in the cabinet, with the ruling majority refusing to grant a "blocking minority" presence to political opponents.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.Hamas urges attacks on Israel to avenge dead Palestinians KBCI Boise - Nov 08 3:35 PM
DAMASCUS, Syria Hamas says its truce with Israel is over. The leader of Hamas is urging all Palestinians to fight Israelis following a tank attack in Gaza today that killed at least 18 Palestinian women and children.Asian Champions League Winners Reuters via Yahoo!7 News - Nov 08 9:00 AM
HOMS, Syria, Nov 8 (Reuters) - South Korea's Chonbuk Motors won the Asian Champions League on Wednesday after defeating Syria's Al Karama 3-2 on aggregate.Time to talk to the bad guys International Herald Tribune - Nov 09 8:49 AM
The only way in which America can now extricate itself from Iraq with some honor, while limiting the conflict there, is to appeal to Iraq's neighbors for help.French troops almost fired at Israel jets: minister Reuters via Yahoo! News - Nov 09 9:54 AM
French peacekeeping troops in Lebanon recently came within two seconds of firing missiles at Israeli fighter jets that approached as if to attack them, French Defense Minister Michele Alliot-Marie said.Lebanese leaders resume crisis talks on government Reuters via Yahoo! News - Nov 09 8:53 AM
Anti-Syrian leaders in Lebanon were set on Thursday to reject a Hezbollah demand for more cabinet seats for its allies that would give the opposition effective veto power over the Western-backed government.Nations that Censor the Net BusinessWeek - 1 hour, 17 minutes ago
Reporters Without Borders calls out China, Myanmar, Belarus, and 10 other countries for quashing online political and religious expression Hamas chief says Israel truce is finished Daily Vidette - Nov 08 5:59 PM
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) - Hamas chief Khaled Mashaal said Wednesday that a truce with Israel is finished and his group's militants can resume fighting following an Israeli tank attack that killed 18 Palestinians. Militants will answer the deaths with "deeds, not words," Mashaal said at a news conference in the Syrian capital, hours after Israeli tanks shelled a residential district of Beit Hanoun Rice boosted by departure of 'anti-diplomat' Rumsfeld AFP via Yahoo! News - Nov 09 8:37 AM
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice emerged strengthened within the US administration from this week's Republican election defeat, with the ouster of longtime adversary Donald Rumsfeld expected to boost the hand of diplomats over hawks in driving US foreign policy.Mubarak rejects hanging Saddam MSNBC - 2 hours, 23 minutes ago
Egypt s president Hosni Mubarak came out strongly against hanging Saddam Hussein, saying in remarks published Thursday that it could make Iraq explode into more violenceQuick afternoon international wrap USA Today - Nov 08 8:11 AM
Cycling: Discovery Channel should have a legit Tour de France contender next year with the signing of Ivan Basso. Soccer: South Korea's Jeonbuk Motors has claimed the AFC Champions League title after hanging on in Syria against Al Karama. Baseball:... Olmert: Deadly Gaza attack a mistake AP via Yahoo! News - Nov 09 7:48 AM
Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Thursday said the Israeli artillery barrage that killed 18 civilians in the Gaza Strip was caused by a "technical failure" and called for an immediate meeting with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.US Foreign Policy Set to Change Dramatically OneWorld.net via Yahoo! News - Nov 09 7:37 AM
WASHINGTON, Nov 9 (IPS) - The abrupt replacement of Pentagon chief, Donald Rumsfeld, by former Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) director Robert Gates, combined with the Democratic sweep in Tuesday's mid-term elections, appears to signal major changes in United States foreign policy, particularly in the Middle East.Korea's Chonbuk win Asian Champions League Reuters via Yahoo!7 News - Nov 08 6:35 AM
HOMS, Syria, Nov 8 (Reuters) - South Korea's Chonbuk Motors won the Asian Champions League on Wednesday after Brazilian striker Ze Carlo's 88th minute header gave them a 3-2 aggregate victory over Syria's Al Karama on Wednesday.Fatah, Hamas leaders resume talks AP via Yahoo! News - Nov 09 7:31 AM
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Hamas' exiled leader Khaled Mashaal spoke to each other for the first time in months Thursday in what officials said was a sign that the rivals are close to forming a coalition government.Kurdish part of Iraq calm for now Chicago Tribune - Nov 09 6:26 PM
The skyline in this northern Iraqi boomtown is a mosaic of half-built concrete retail centers, sparkling new hotels and giant earthmovers and cranes working overtime. The cafe-lined streets buzz late into the night. 13 Nations Listed As â Enemiesâ Of Internet KTHV Little Rock - Nov 08 1:53 PM
NEW YORK (AP) -- Enemies of the Internet? Yes, there is such a list put out by the press freedom group Reporters Without Borders. It lists 13 nations: Belarus, China, Cuba, Egypt, Iran, Myanmar, North Korea, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Vietnam.China Heads List of Nations Denounced for Web Censorship E-Commerce Times - Nov 08 8:03 AM
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.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.Rumsfeld out as Bush cites voter 'displeasure' USA Today - Nov 09 6:02 AM
Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld resigned Wednesday after voters delivered the Bush administration a stinging rebuke on its handling of the Iraq war in Tuesday's midterm elections. Bush said he will nominate former CIA Director Robert Gates, now president of Texas A&M University, to replace Rumsfeld.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.Rumsfeld's exit ushers in hope for Iraq policy shift USATODAY.com via Yahoo! News - Nov 09 4:46 AM
Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld's resignation Wednesday would have been a shock in any case, given how many times critics have called for his head and how many times the prickly and combative Pentagon chief has ignored them. It was additionally surprising because President Bush said just last week that Rumsfeld was doing a "fantastic" job and that he'd stay for two more years.Palestinians burying dead killed in Gaza AP via Yahoo! News - Nov 09 1:49 AM
Palestinians were burying dead women and children and Israel was absorbing harsh condemnation after its artillery shells exploded in a Gaza neighborhood and killed 18 members of a family, the highest civilian death toll among Palestinians in six years of conflict.Chonbuk Motors wins seventh Asian club title for South Korea Slam! Sports - Nov 08 1:06 PM
HOMS, Syria (AP) - Chonbuk Motors won its first Asian Champions League title and seventh by a South Korean club on Wednesday, prevailing over Al Karama despite the Syrian club's 2-1 victory in the second leg of the final.The Midterm Elections NPR - Nov 09 3:27 PM
NPR.org , November 9, 2006 · As the Democratic sweep of Congress reshapes the nation's political landscape, many editorial and op-ed writers see in their victory a resounding repudiation of President Bush's policies.Olmert Says Israel to Act Against Gaza Rocket Attacks (Update2) Bloomberg.com - Nov 09 3:17 PM
Nov. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said today that Israel will conduct more military operations to stop rocket fire from the Gaza Strip, even as he expressed regret for the accidental killing of 18 Palestinians.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.Byron Williams: Imagine had things gone well in Iraq HuffingtonPost - Nov 09 2:30 PM
When asked their opinions about the war in Iraq, overwhelming majorities of the American people agree that things are not going well. In the latest CNN poll, 61 percent oppose the war and 56 percent believe it has made us less safe. The most recent CNN/Gallup Poll says 55 percent believe it was a mistake to invade Iraq, while just 29 percent in the latest New York Times/CBS poll approve of the The Saudi-Israeli Axis The Globalist - 44 minutes ago
The dramatic increase of violence in the Middle East in the past six months has given rise to the hope for a new sort of peace between Saudi Arabia and Israel.EP MedSystems to Pay $244K Settlement AP via Yahoo! Finance - Nov 09 10:05 AM
EP MedSystems Inc., which makes electronics to diagnose and treat irregular heartbeats, said Thursday it will pay $244,000 to settle a federal inquiry about sales to restricted countries.France rebukes Israel over jets BBC News - Nov 09 11:06 AM
The French foreign ministry summons Israel's ambassador over "menacing" Israeli jet flights over Lebanon.Aussie fugitive wanted to go to Iraq The Age - 6 minutes ago
Accused murderer Raphael Joseph, wanted for an execution-style killing in Australia almost four years ago, asked to be deported to Iraq, US authorities say. -Mubarak Warns Against Hanging Saddam CBS 2 New York - 1 hour, 5 minutes ago
Egypt's president came out strongly against hanging Saddam Hussein, saying in remarks published Thursday that it could make Iraq explode into more violence. But Iraq's prime minister said the execution could take place by the end of the year. CBS News Interactive: Saddam's Judgment Mubarak Warns Against Hanging Saddam ABC News - Nov 09 11:41 AM
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak Predicts Further Violence in Iraq if Saddam HangedOlmert: Israel Won't Stop Targeting Gaza ABC News - Nov 09 10:41 AM
Olmert Says Israel Will Keep Targeting Gaza Despite Risk; Palestinians Bury Attack VictimsOlmert Says Israel to Act Against Gaza Rocket Attacks (Update1) Bloomberg.com - Nov 09 11:47 AM
Nov. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said Israel will conduct more military operations to stop rocket fire from the Gaza Strip, even as he expressed regret for the accidental killing of 18 Palestinians.Group Names 13 Countries As 'Enemies Of Internet' Fox 12 Oregon - Nov 08 6:53 AM
NEW YORK -- Enemies of the Internet? Yes, there is such a list put out by the press freedom group Reporters Without Borders. The Internet enemies list numbers 13: Belarus, China, Cuba, Egypt, Iran, Myanmar, North Korea, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Vietnam.The Gaza tinderbox Guardian Unlimited - Nov 09 6:23 PM
Simon Tisdall: Israel's leaders must hope the latest atrocity at Beit Hanoun does not trigger a knock-on crisis.Israeli shelling kills 18 Gazans; anger boils up International Herald Tribune - Nov 08 11:48 PM
Israeli tank shells killed 18 Palestinians, including 8 children and 6 women, at a cluster of houses, one of the largest single losses of life in Gaza in years.Hamas chief declares an end to a truce with Israel Hamilton Spectator - Nov 08 9:37 AM
Hamas chief Khaled Mashaal says a truce with Israel is finished, after an Israeli tank attack that killed 18 Palestinians. Mashaal told a news conference in Damascus, Syria that militants will answer the deaths with "deeds, not words."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.Olmert Says Israel to Pursue Action Against Gaza Rocket Fire Bloomberg.com - Nov 09 10:02 AM
Nov. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said Israel will pursue military operations to stop rocket fire from the Gaza Strip, even as he expressed regret for the accidental killing of 18 Palestinians.Jonathan Freedland: A change in direction Guardian Unlimited - Nov 09 6:24 PM
Jonathan Freedland: Rumsfeld's replacement, a protege of Bush Sr, brings some hope of an an exit strategy for Iraq.Customer Service Brandon Sun - Nov 08 6:12 AM
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) - Hamas chief Khaled Mashaal said Wednesday that the group's truce with Israel is finished and members of its military wing can resume fighting in the wake of an Israeli tank attack that killed 18 members of a Palestinian family.Egyptian president warns against hanging Saddam KTRE-TV East Texas - 35 minutes ago
CAIRO, Egypt Egypt's president warns that hanging Saddam Hussein could lead to even more violence in Iraq.13 Nations Denounced for Web Censorship The Christian Post - Nov 08 7:33 AM
The Internet enemies list numbers 13: Belarus, China, Cuba, Egypt, Iran, Myanmar, North Korea, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and ...