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US imposes sanctions on arms suppliers to Iran, Syria 
AFP via Yahoo! News - Jan 05 2:47 PM
The United States announced sanctions against 24 foreign entities, including Russian, Chinese and North Korean firms, for allegedly selling banned weapons to Iran and Syria.US imposes sanctions on arms suppliers to Iran, Syria: report AFP via Yahoo! News - Jan 05 12:26 PM
The US government has imposed sanctions on Chinese, Russian and North Korean companies for selling missiles and other weapons to Iran and Syria, the Washington Times reported, citing US administration officials.MECC Christian-Muslim Youth Seminar- Syria [Press Release] Worldwide Faith News - Jan 06 2:06 PM
This is the 6th Seminar that brings together 40 young Christians and Muslims from churches and Islamic institutes and organizations from Syria, Egypt, Lebanon, Jordan and Iran. They gathered at the Armenian Catholic church hall in Aleppo, Syria for three days under the theme: "Creation & Religions as Sources of Unity".MECC 1st Consultation on Christian Religious Education-Syria [Press Release] Worldwide Faith News - Jan 06 2:05 PM
The MECC Unit on Education & Renewal called for a Consultation in Syria from December 8-9, 2006, to discuss the challenges and common ecumenical aspects of Christian religious education in schools and centers in churches.400,000 phone lines for Syria AME Info - Jan 05 11:53 PM
Syria's Communication Establishment is to set up 400,000 fixed telephone lines this year, taking the total number to more than 3m, reported the Syria Arab News Agency citing the Al Thawra newspaper.America blocking Israel-Syria peace: Mubarak Gulf Times - Jan 05 11:58 PM
CAIRO: Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak accused the US in an interview published yesterday of obstructing peace between Israel and Syria.US imposes sanctions on arms suppliers to Iran, Syria ABS-CBNNEWS.com - Jan 05 5:25 PM
WASHINGTON - The United States on Friday announced sanctions against 24 foreign entities, including Russian, Chinese and North Korean firms, for allegedly selling banned weapons to Iran and Syria.Moscow slams U.S. sanctions on its military firms Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jan 06 11:26 AM
Russia accused the United States Saturday of illegally imposing sanctions on some Russian military firms which Washington says were cooperating with Iran and Syria.'The solution for Syria' Zawya - 13 minutes ago
07 January 2007 Those who disregarded King Abdullah's wise advice to Syrian President Bashar Assad in June should not be surprised to hear alarm bells are ringing in Israel.US imposes sanctions on arms companies supplying Iran, Syria: report Sharewatch - Jan 05 4:33 AM
The three Chinese state-run companies, three Russian firms and a North Korean mining company were sanctioned under the Iran and Syria Nonproliferation Act, the Times reported.Syria removes consular fees on Turkish exports Turks.US - Jan 04 10:43 PM
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad issued a decree Wednesday exempting Turkish exports to Syria from certificates of origin and their consular authentication, starting Monday.Weekly Edition, Syria - Week of January 1, 2007 ArabicNews.com - Jan 06 6:28 PM
We are looking for sales & marketing representatives in different countries. Apply now!US imposes sanctions on arms suppliers to Iran, Syria Middle East Online - Jan 06 12:53 AM
Russians see reported US arms sanctions as unfair competition, say effects symbolic not serious.Archaeologist finds traces of "humanity's first war" in Syria AFP via Yahoo! News - Jan 03 12:38 PM
A German archaeologist says he has found relics of "humanity's first war" in the northeast of Syria in the form of clay balls used as ammunition almost 6,000 years ago, Die Zeit weekly said in its edition due for publication on Thursday.Syria is poised to re-assert itself in the Middle East NorthJersey.com - Jan 03 11:08 PM
Hafez el Assad, the father of Syrian President Bashar Assad, established Syria's primacy in the Levant and transformed a country ravaged by nearly 30 coups in 24 years into a country led by one leader for nearly 30.Syria to Install 400,000 Phone Lines in 2007 Zawya - Jan 05 10:46 PM
DAMASCUS - The Communication Establishment has decided to set up 400,000 telephone lines in 2007 making the total number of subscribers to fixed phone lines come to 3 million and 6 thousand.The US-Saudi-Wahabi Nexus ! News From Bangladesh - Jan 06 10:27 AM
01/01/07 "Information Clearing House" -- -- When the powerful US Vice-President Dick Cheney made a rare long haul to Riyadh in November , reportedly it was to create against Iran , Syria and Hezbollah in Lebanon , a new US led Sunni alliance in the region, composed of the six Gulf Co-operation Council states, pro-US Arab governments in Cairo and Amman and willing NATO allies with covert support ...Treasury steps up pressure on Syria AP via Yahoo! News - Jan 04 8:59 AM
The Bush administration, intensifying pressure on Damascus, moved Thursday to financially clamp down on three Syrian institutions suspected of helping spread weapons of mass destruction.U.S.: Sanctions Announced On 24 Entities India Daily - Jan 06 7:35 AM
The United States has imposed economic sanctions on 24 legal entities, including Chinese, Russian and North Korean companies, for selling missiles and other weapons to Iran and Syria.Archaeologist finds traces of 'humanity's first war' in Syria The Daily Star Lebannon - Jan 04 1:52 PM
A German archaeologist says he has found relics of "humanity's first war" in the northeast of Syria in the form of clay balls used as ammunition almost 6,000 years ago, the weekly publication Die Zeit said Thursday.Iran and trade to top Olmert's agenda in China visit AFP via Yahoo! News - Jan 06 6:09 PM
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert is due to arrive in China on Tuesday, marking the last and possibly trickiest leg in his recent tour of the five permanent members of the UN Security Council amid efforts to stop Iran's controversial nuclear programme.Russia says US sanctions on arms dealers 'illegal' AFP via Yahoo! News - Jan 06 12:26 PM
Russia hit back at the United States after Washington had imposed sanctions on three Russian firms for exporting weapons to Libya and Iran, branding the US action "illegal."Archaeologist finds traces of "humanity's first war" in Syria AFP via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News - Jan 03 11:15 AM
A German archaeologist says he has found relics of "humanity's first war" in the north east of Syria in the form of balls of stone used as ammunition in the 4th century BC, the Die Zeit newspaper says in its edition due for publication on Thursday.French FM discusses Lebanon crisis, aid meet in Saudi AFP via Yahoo! News - Jan 06 12:23 PM
French Foreign Minister Philippe Douste-Blazy discussed with his Saudi counterpart the political crisis in Lebanon and an upcoming aid conference for the country during a brief visit to Riyadh.US imposes sanctions on arms suppliers to Iran The Times of India - Jan 05 9:25 PM
The US has announced sanctions against 24 foreign entities for allegedly selling banned weapons to Iran and Syria.Riyadi's hard-fought win Khaleej Times - Jan 05 7:15 PM
DUBAI Al Riyadi of Lebanon opened the defence of the title with a hard-fought 90-84 victory over debutants Al Jalaa of Syria in the 18th Dubai International Basketball Championship which opened at the Al Ahli sports hall here on Thursday night.Three Entities Targeted by Treasury for Supporting Syria s WMD Proliferation United States Department of the Treasury - Jan 04 8:56 AM
The U.S. Department of the Treasury today designated three Syrian entities, the Higher Institute of Applied Science and Technology (HIAST), the Electronics Institute, and the National Standards and Calibration Laboratory (NSCL), pursuant to Executive Order 13382, an authority aimed at freezing the assets of proliferators of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) and their supporters.German police helped CIA arrest Zammar: report AFP via Yahoo! News - Jan 06 8:50 AM
German police gave the CIA key information that led to the arrest of Islamic extremist Mohammed Haydar Zammar, a possible September 11 recruiter.RUSSIA NEARLY COMPLETES SAM DELIVERIES TO IRAN, SYRIA Middle East Newsline - Jan 03 11:46 AM
MOSCOW [MENL] -- Russia has delivered more than half of the anti-aircraft defense systems ordered by Iran and Syria. Russian defense officials said Moscow has accelerated deliveries of surface-to-air missiles to Damascus and Teheran over the last few months.U.S., Syria: Syrian Institue Bank Accounts Frozen India Daily - Jan 05 9:05 AM
The bank accounts of three Syrian scientific institutes were frozen by the U.S. Treasury Department on Jan. 5 due to suspicions that the institutes developed and distributed weapons of mass destruction.SYRIA: Labour unions urge government to open schools for domestic workers AlertNet - Jan 03 4:06 AM
Source: IRIN A scarcity of work for women in Syria has forced local labour unions to urge the government to open schools to train Syrian women to become domestic workers. Threatened in Iraq, Professors Open School in Syria NPR - Jan 02 4:27 PM
The faculty is Iraqi -- the best and brightest from universities in Baghdad, Mosul and Basra. They led their departments, in medicine, dentistry, computer sciences. But they were targets for assassination, so they packed up and headed for a new life in Syria. Iraq's loss is Syria's gain.Russia Anti-Aircraft Weapons Sales To Syria And Iran Remain On Schedule Space War - Jan 02 6:56 PM
by Staff Writers Moscow (AFP) Jan 02, 2007 Controversial Russian contracts to sell anti-aircraft weapons to Syria and Iran are being fulfilled on schedule, Russian news agencies cited defence and industry officials as saying Tuesday.Ambassador nominee no stranger to danger The State - 37 minutes ago
WASHINGTON When Ryan Crocker was trying to improve his Arabic in the late 1970s, he traveled to Jordan, made contact with a desert tribe and settled in for some hands-on training a little different from the standard State Department regimen.Russia anti-aircraft weapons sales to Syria, Iran on schedule AFP via Yahoo! News - Jan 02 2:18 AM
Controversial Russian contracts to sell anti-aircraft weapons to Syria and Iran are being fulfilled on schedule Russian officials said.Nigeria: Nigeria to Open Embassy in Syria AllAfrica.com - Jan 03 3:15 AM
Syria and Nigeria have agreed to open Embassy of the Federal Republic of Nigeria in Damascus.The Al Jazeera - Jan 05 6:49 AM
Bush administration imposed sanctions on Chinese, Russian and North Korean companies for selling weapons to Iran and Syria, The Washington Times reported, quoting U.S. officials.Syrian women required for domestic work Middle East Online - Jan 05 2:53 AM
Syria s labour unions urge government to open schools for domestic workers to address soaring unemployment rate.Iraqi PM reveals US crackdown Guardian Unlimited - Jan 06 4:23 PM
Bush set for conflict with Democrats as he pours in 30,000 more troops.A Diplomat Used to Danger New York Times - Jan 05 7:04 PM
Ryan C. Crocker, President Bush?s choice for ambassador to Iraq, has amassed a record of Middle East and South Asia experience possibly unrivaled in the U.S. Foreign Service.Russia raps U.S. sanctions against three companies as groundless People's Daily - 2 hours, 49 minutes ago
The U.S. sanctions against three Russian companies are ungrounded, Russian Vice Prime Minister and Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov said on Saturday.Moscow rejects US sanctions on firms selling weapons to Iran and Venezuela El Universal - Jan 05 9:30 AM
Russia Friday rejected the sanctions the United States imposed on three Russian companies that sold weapons to Iran, Venezuela and Syria, Efe reported.US Blacklists Syrian Outfits Over WMD Charges by Staff Writers Washington (AFP) Jan 04, 2007 Space War - Jan 04 5:40 PM
The US government Thursday put the financial squeeze on three Syrian government organizations which it accused of spreading weapons of mass destruction (WMD). The Treasury Department said it was blacklisting Syria's Higher Institute of Applied Science and Technology, Electronics Institute, and the National Standards and Calibration Laboratory.Archaeologist finds traces of humanity's first war in Syria Middle East Online - Jan 04 8:08 AM
German archaeologist finds oldest example of offensive war in form of clay balls used as ammunition.3,000 Jordanians protest, lash out at Iran & US IranMania.com - 42 minutes ago
LONDON, January 7 (IranMania) - Some 3,000 people marched through the Jordanian capital to protest Saddam's execution, lashing out at American and Shiite Muslim influence in the Arab world, The Associated Press reported.A last chance for Iraq to save itself from civil war Guardian Unlimited - Jan 06 4:18 PM
America's new military strategy for Iraq, which began emerging yesterday, leaves room for a new optimism.Treasury steps up pressure on Syria Sharewatch - Jan 04 9:03 AM
The Treasury Department's action means that any bank accounts or financial assets belonging to the three entities found in the United States would be frozen. Americans also are prohibited from doing business with them.HOT NEWS Zaman Online - Jan 06 2:14 PM
Around 55,000 Turkish citizens crossed Syrian border to visit their relatives during the Eid al-Adha. During the two annual Islamic religious festivals Turkish and Syrian citizens who live near the borders and wish to visit their relatives cross over to the other country.Anglo Arab Organization sponsors fact-finding mission of British and European Parliamentarians to Lebanon, Syria Middle East Online - Jan 04 5:38 AM
Auchi: visit aims to clear up misconceptions of Middle East, promotes cooperation between Arab world and West.Russia to sell anti-aircraft weapons to Iran,Syria IranMania.com - Jan 02 8:47 PM
LONDON, January 2 (IranMania) - According to an AFP report, controversial Russian contracts to sell anti-aircraft weapons to Syria and Iran are being fulfilled on schedule Russian officials said.Russia denounces US arms sanctions The Australian - Jan 06 10:10 AM
"The United States are not for the first time trying to extend their national laws illegally to foreign countries, forcing them to work according to American rules," the Russian foreign ministry said in a statement.Memorandum: Syria and the Kurdish Rights: To the European Parliament Kurdish Media - Jan 02 5:37 PM
Syria gained its independence from the French administration in 1946, then went for a period of military coups, followed by an entry into a union with Egypt under the name of the United Arab Republic in 1958. It ended with separatist rebellion, then a military coup brought the Baath Party to power in 1963. The Baath Party in turn passed into a new set of internal coups in which Syria lost the ...Russia anti-aircraft weapons sales to Syria, Iran on schedule: reports Pakistani Newspaper - Jan 02 8:09 PM
MOSCOW, Jan 2 (AFP) Russian contracts to sell anti-aircraft weapons to Syria and Iran are being fulfilled on schedule, Russian news agencies cited defence and industry officials as saying Tuesday.The Middle East's Leading English Language Daily Arab News - Jan 06 4:15 PM
It is naïve to assume that the US is eager to maintain its foothold in the Middle East not because of oil, but something else. Those who claim that the motive for the US occupation of the Middle East is stopping the growing power of Muslims have misconceptions about Muslim power.Hotlinks Tiscali - Jan 06 6:18 PM
While Abdul Aziz al-Hakim, head of the biggest party in Iraq s government, SCIRI, met Bush in Washington, the U.S. envoy and military chief in Baghdad implored Iraqis to break a cycle of violence which they said would destroy the country.Russia denounces US arms sanctions News Interactive - Jan 06 10:26 AM
RUSSIA has hit back at the US today after Washington imposed sanctions on three Russian firms for exporting weapons to Libya and Iran, branding the US action "illegal".Hotlinks Tiscali - Jan 06 6:19 PM
Hakim denied that majority Shi ites were stoking sectarian violence and put the onus on Washington to take tougher action against insurgents. "The strikes they are getting from the multinational forces are not hard enough to put an end to their acts," he said.UAE: Banks Pushing Loans to Boost Earnings Zawya - 43 minutes ago
DUBAI: UAE banks are aggressively marketing personal loans to boost earnings in a booming economy. Growing competition is also making it easier to raise personal loans as banks are increasingly offering easier terms and higher credit limits.Two Polls On Syria, Two Opinions Israel National News - Jan 02 10:03 PM
(IsraelNN.com) A Ma'agar Mochot poll revelas that 58 percent of the respondents support peace talks with Syria. The survey comes less than two weeks after a Dahaf polls showed that 67 percent of Israelis are against negotiations.DEBKA file DEBKAfile - Jan 06 11:44 AM
President George W. Bush is poised to stake every US resource to hand on a no-holds-barred military operation all the way to victory in Iraq, after first bringing Baghdad under control.Financial Times calls for US to stop Turkey from entering Iraq Zaman Online - Jan 06 2:16 PM
The Financial Times joined calls to the United States to deploy more troops in an effort to prevent an invasion to northern Iraq by Turkey.Jews, Arabs and Jimmy Carter New York Times - Jan 05 9:23 PM
The former president?s new book is premised on the notion that Americans too often get only one side of the story.Israelis Ponder Peace Talks with Syria Angus Reid - Jan 02 9:04 PM
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) - Many adults in Israel believe their government should enter negotiations with Syria, according to a poll by Maagar Mochot released by Israel Radio.Students model UN summit The Peninsula - Jan 04 9:24 PM
Doha Over 450 secondary school students from 18 nations including Afghanistan, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Nigeria, Palestine, Syria and Thailand will be meeting in Doha between January 10 and January 13 at Intercontinental Hotel, Doha to participate in Georgetown University's 2nd Annual Model United Nations Summit.Sectarian violence holds Iraq back Zaman Online - Jan 06 2:08 PM
2006 witnessed stunning attacks in Iraq. The insurgency against the United States has almost been overshadowed by relentless sectarian conflicts between Sunni and Shiite militias.March 14 Forces: SSNP becoming a 'tool' for Syria The Daily Star Lebannon - Jan 04 1:26 PM
The March 14 Forces said Thursday that the Syrian Social Nationalist Party (SSNP) is being transformed into an "executive tool" in the hands of Syrian intelligence services. In a statement issued after an emergency meeting of the group's follow-up committee, the March 14 Forces praised the security forces for having discovered.main Kavkaz Center - Jan 06 3:24 PM
The text of a video appeal of the leaders of Islamic Dagestan Jama'at "Shariah", who became Shahids during the fighting in Shamilkala, on October, 24, 2005 - was delivered to the address of the editorial office of Kavkaz Center.Top Democrats Oppose More Troops in Iraq New York Times - Jan 05 11:37 AM
As President Bush prepares to present his new strategy on Iraq, Democratic Congressional leaders said today they will fight any approach that calls for deploying more U.S. troops.Russia delivering anti-aircraft missiles to Iran and Syria on schedule The Daily Star Lebannon - Jan 02 12:52 PM
Controversial Russian contracts to sell anti-aircraft weapons to Syria and Iran are being fulfilled on schedule, Russian news agencies cited defense and industry officials as saying Tuesday. At least half of the 29 Tor-M1 missile systems bought by Iran for $1.4 billion dollars had been delivered.FRENCH FM DISCUSSES LEBANON CRISIS, AID MEET IN SAUDI The Tocqueville Connection - Jan 06 9:30 AM
RIYADH, Jan 6, 2007 (AFP) - French Foreign Minister Philippe Douste-Blazy discussed with his Saudi counterpart Saturday the political crisis in Lebanon and an upcoming aid conference for the country during a brief visit to Riyadh.Insurgents elude forces in eastern Iraqi province Los Angeles Times - Jan 05 8:26 PM
Villagers deny knowledge of the rebels -- except for a teen who describes their getaways. FONTIMIYA, IRAQ U.S. and Iraqi forces trudged through waterlogged fields, crawled down tunnels and went house to house Friday in a painstaking search for Sunni Arab insurgents, combing a remote rural region east of Baghdad that has been a training and logistics base for Al Qaeda in Iraq and other ...Syria's Nukes Strategy Page - Jan 02 2:22 PM
Syria's Nukes Syria's Under Reported and oft ignored nuclear program.Russia says US sanctions on arms dealers illegal Khaleej Times - Jan 06 7:34 AM
MOSCOW - Russia hit back on Saturday at the United States after Washington had imposed sanctions on three Russian firms for exporting weapons to Libya and Iran, branding the US action illegal .U.S. SANCTIONS SYRIAN WMD CENTERS Middle East Newsline - Jan 06 6:01 AM
WASHINGTON [MENL] -- The United States has increased penalties on the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad, accused of exporting weapons of mass destruction.U.S. sanctions against Russian companies illegal - foreign ministry (Part 2) Interfax - Jan 06 5:34 AM
MOSCOW. Jan 6 (Interfax) - The Russian Foreign Ministry has stated in a statement on Saturday that the imposition of sanctions by the United States against Russian legal entities and individuals is illegal, highlighting the fact that Russian companies will always act in line with Russia's obligations in the area of expert control.Chirac slams Iraq war as boost to terrorism AFP via Yahoo! News - Jan 05 8:11 AM
French President Jacques Chirac has unleashed a torrent of criticism against the US-led war in Iraq, saying the conflict, which he fiercely opposed, had boosted the spread of terrorism.Hezbollah sees Saudis mediating in Lebanon crisis AFP via Yahoo! News - Jan 05 3:24 AM
Lebanon's Shiite Hezbollah believes Saudi Arabia could mediate in the country's political crisis, one of the movement's former government ministers was quoted as saying in a media report.President Bush Can Still Sink the Democrats RealClearPolitics.com via Yahoo! News - Jan 05 6:45 AM
Now the clock has begun to run on Nancy Pelosi's first 100 hours as Speaker.Second U.S. carrier group to deploy to Gulf: sources Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jan 03 1:40 PM
The Pentagon will send a second aircraft carrier and its escort ships to the Gulf, defense officials said on Wednesday, as a warning to Syria and Iran and to give commanders more flexibility in the region.How ignorance divides close neighbors CNN.com - Jan 05 4:54 AM
"Was the destruction bad in Beirut?" asked the driver on the way to Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion airport.With Saddam s execution ends an era News From Bangladesh - Jan 06 10:26 AM
The news of Saddam s impending execution was buzzing the news media all day today. At about 6:00 am Iraqi time on December 30, 2006 Saddam was executed by hanging. Minutes after the execution, two Iraqi television stations, Saudi-owned Al-Arabiya and the U.S.-financed Al-Hurra, broadcasted the news.Russian companies broke no international norms - defense minister Russian Information Agency Novosti - Jan 06 8:50 AM
VLASIKHA (Moscow region), January 6 (RIA Novosti) - The three Russian companies the U.S. imposed sanctions on did not violate international norms, Russia's defense minister said Saturday.Time for the United States to recognize Iraq's humanitarian crisis Electronic Iraq - Jan 06 6:19 AM
The State Department's weekly report on how the United States government is meeting its goals in Iraq omits an important category -- emergency aid for the millions of people forcibly uprooted inside the country, or who have fled across borders, to escape sectarian violence and Coalition military operations.Saddam's execution will not help US Central Chronicle - Jan 06 9:34 AM
There was never any doubt that elimination of Saddam Hussein was part of the agenda when the US plotted invasion of Iraq to destroy the latter's 'weapons of mass destruction' that were never found.Bush's Surge Strategy Faces Heavy Opposition Electronic Iraq - Jan 06 6:34 AM
WASHINGTON (IPS) - If, as expected, George W. Bush next week announces his intention to "surge" some 20,000 additional U.S. troops to Iraq to pacify Baghdad and Sunni-dominated al-Anbar province, he may find himself in a tougher fight than he expected even a week ago.Bush Reshuffles Diplomatic, Military Teams for Iraq NPR - Jan 05 5:01 PM
NPR.org , January 5, 2007 · In a high-level reshuffling of his Iraq team, President Bush on Friday announced replacements for many of the top officials responsible for war policy.Hoyer: Talk to Iran, Syria Baltimore Jewish Times - Jan 02 10:27 AM
Encouraging contact with Syria and Iran will be a central plank of the new Democratic Congress, the U.S. House of Representatives' incoming majority leader said, outlining an agenda that differs radically from the Bush administration's on domestic and foreign policy.Vengeance of little Saddam Daily Mail - Jan 06 3:54 AM
At about 7.15am last Saturday Raghad Saddam Hussein slumped into bed. Barely three hours later, the dictator's oldest daughter awoke from a fitful sleep and reached for the TV control. By then, the notorious video of the hanging was being broadcast, but no one had warned her World news Belfast Telegraph - Jan 06 3:50 AM
A blueprint for peace in Iraq has won praise from across the political establishment as senior figures from all parties urged a new strategy to bring states across the Middle East into the struggle to end the conflict.Iraq's refugee crisis offers problem, opportunity for U.S. USATODAY.com via Yahoo! News - Jan 05 4:03 AM
Architects of the Iraq war planned for many things that didn't happen and didn't plan for many things that did. One of the things that didn't happen, at least not right away, was a refugee crisis.Siniora, Barri meet British, European Parliamentary delegation Middle East Online - Jan 06 5:53 AM
Auchi: meetings show eagerness to reach agreement, concessions to be made for sake of Lebanon interest.American Jewish Committee Remembers President Gerald Ford [Press Release] Worldwide Faith News - Jan 06 2:05 PM
January 2, 2007 - New York - On this National Day of Mourning for President Gerald Ford, the American Jewish Committee remembers with deep respect and appreciation the 38th President of the United States. We recall his lifelong devotion to our nation, including his distinguished wartime record in the Pacific and his decades of devoted public service in Washington, as well as his active support ...Moscow outraged by U.S. sanctions against 3 Russian companies Russian Information Agency Novosti - Jan 06 5:20 AM
MOSCOW, January 6 (RIA Novosti) - U.S. sanctions against Russian enterprises are an attempt to extend American laws to foreign companies, the Foreign Ministry said Saturday.Gulf States Want Status Quo In Mideast Forbes - Jan 05 3:17 AM
The Sunni Arab states of the Gulf Cooperation Council benefit from keeping Iranian power in check.No breakthrough after Israel-Egypt talks AP via Yahoo! News - Jan 05 1:59 AM
Overshadowed by an Israeli raid into the Palestinian territories, a summit between Israel and Egypt achieved little in reviving the long-stalled Mideast peace process, highlighting instead the disagreements between Israel and its Arab neighbors.Saddam Hussein s last negotiation Salem Statesman Journal - Jan 06 3:50 AM
Within hours of Saddam Hussein's hanging, the drumbeat began as cable-news sages pronounced that the Iraqi scourge's execution will not improve the situation in Iraq. Or, as Newsweek intoned, "Little is gained by Saddam's demise."Posted: 06-01-2007 , 09:41 GMT Mena Report - Jan 06 4:09 AM
Emaar Properties has brought together its entire property management services portfolio under the Hamptons International brand, which will now serve as a one-stop shop for product sales, letting and advisory services of Emaar and non-Emaar properties in an international arena.Russia's grand bargain over Iran Financial Express - Jan 06 8:10 AM
In the United States there is growing talk of a "grand bargain" with Iran, but it appears that the US has struck one already with Russian President Vladimir Putin.More fuel on Iraq's spreading flames Financial Express - Jan 06 7:59 AM
The year 2003 marked the implementation of bold and reckless strategies aimed at handing the US and Britain virtual ownership of the crucial Middle East region and far beyond, but 2006 was the year all the negative repercussions of their failed policies finally converged, obliging the two reckless powers to stare into the yawning chasm of a regional forfeiture.Al-Qaeda refines its new fighting spirit Financial Express - Jan 06 8:10 AM
As Washington prepares to reposition itself in Iraq with more forces and resources, al-Qaeda too is shaping its transformation from an ideological movement into a physical entity.
