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Assad says 'no cloud' over Syria, Saudi ties 
AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 19 11:13 AM
Syria and Saudi Arabia have overcome recently strained ties, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad told a Saudi newspaper in remarks published Monday.Iranian sport reporters and photographers visit Syria Islamic Republic News Agency - Mar 19 3:08 PM
Iran - Syria - Reporters A group of Iranian sport reporters and photographers wrapped up its 5-day visit to Syria and returned to Tehran.U.S. to dialogue with Syria? WorldNet Daily - Mar 19 12:55 PM
JERUSALEM The European Union is pressing the U.S. to alter its policy toward Syria and toward the Israeli-Palestinian conflict to be more in line with recommendations made last December by the Iraq Study Group, according to senior Palestinian and British diplomatic officials.Ready to talk with Iran, Syria Financial Express - Mar 19 10:14 AM
Two weeks after making major concessions for a nuclear accord with North Korea, the administration of President George W. Bush said last Tuesday it was prepared to sit down with Iran and Syria as part of a regional conference to stabilise Iraq.Bush, once reluctant on sanctions, prepares to take tough line with Syria JTA - Mar 19 12:52 AM
The United States is about to impose tough sanctions on Syria because of its support for terrorism, its failure to recognize international borders and its weapons of mass destruction programs all elements that threaten not only Israel, but the United States, too.The student: Teen excited about future in Syria USA Today - Mar 19 4:54 AM
The corpses began appearing in the streets around Mohammed Jasim's home last year.Syria's Assad says Saudi ties have been "cloudy" Reuters via Yahoo! News - Mar 19 2:53 AM
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said in an interview published on Monday that relations with Saudi Arabia had passed through a "cloudy" patch, but he hoped this month's Arab summit will help patch up differences.France asked Israel to invade Syria, topple Assad - Al Jazeera - Mar 18 8:35 AM
Ahead of the launch of Israel's war on Lebanon last summer, French President Jacques Chirac sent a message to Israel via a secret channel, expressing full support for a military assault against Lebanon, and suggesting that Israel invades Syria and topple its President Bashar Al Assad.Iran-Syria economic ties praiseworthy: Syrian Official Islamic Republic News Agency - Mar 18 7:49 AM
Iran - Syria - Trade Syrian Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs Abdullah Al-Dardari on Saturday night praised economic relations between Iran and Syria.One Iraq war legacy: a softer US approach to remaining foes AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 19 11:18 AM
Four years of devastating war in Iraq has left America's global standing in tatters, and President George W. Bush is trying a softer approach to his remaining arch enemies -- North Korea, Syria and Iran.Bill Richardson says he d meet leaders of Venezuela, Iran, Syria KOB-TV Albuquerque - Mar 19 3:59 PM
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Gov. Bill Richardson said Monday that if he s elected president, he d meet with leftist Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez. Richardson was in Austin, Texas, in his bid for the Democratic presidential nomination.Bill Richardson says he'd meet Chavez, leaders of Iran, Syria NewsChannel 10 Amarillo - Mar 19 3:37 PM
AUSTIN, Texas New Mexico Governor Richardson was in Austin, Texas, today in his bid for the Democratic presidential nomination. He says that if he's elected...Syria's Assad says Saudi ties have been "cloudy" AlertNet - Mar 19 11:36 AM
Source: Reuters (Adds Iran comment in paragraphs 10-11) RIYADH, March 19 (Reuters) - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said in remarks published on Monday that relations with Saudi Arabia had passed through ... Stability in Iraq beneficial for Syria Islamic Republic News Agency - Mar 18 2:32 AM
Iraq - Syria - Stability Syrian Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs Abdullah Al-Dardari said on Saturday night that Syria will benefit from establishment of stability in Iraq.Syria's Assad says backs Lebanon "unity government" AlertNet - Mar 19 8:06 AM
Source: Reuters RIYADH, March 19 (Reuters) - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad called in remarks published on Monday for a unity government in Lebanon, saying early elections was Lebanon's only other choice to resolve ... Syria's Assad says Saudi ties have been "cloudy" AlertNet - Mar 19 2:36 AM
Source: Reuters RIYADH, March 19 (Reuters) - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said in an interview published on Monday that relations with Saudi Arabia had passed through a "cloudy" patch, but he hoped this ... Syria welcomes latest Hariri probe report AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 16 12:01 PM
Syria on Friday welcomed the latest interim report by the UN commission of inquiry into the 2005 murder of former Lebanese prime minister Rafiq Hariri, describing it as "professional."At least four dead in Syria building collapse AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 18 8:20 AM
Syrian police on Sunday confirmed that four people had died after two blocks of flats collapsed in a working class district of the main northern city of Aleppo.Bekaa village awaits help to finish community center The Daily Star Lebannon - Mar 19 2:14 PM
On April 29, 2005, Syria pulled its last troops out of Lebanon, ending decades of Syrian tutelage over this country. The Syrian occupation had left many indelible marks on the Lebanese landscape, not the least of which were two libraries in the Bekaa Valley whose paths permanently diverged on that April day two years ago.Five missing in Syria building collapse AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 18 5:13 AM
At least five people are missing after two apartment buildings collapsed in a working class district of the northern Syrian city of Aleppo, police said Sunday.Siniora denies UN asked to patrol Syrian border The Daily Star Lebannon - Mar 19 2:16 PM
The Lebanese government on Monday rejected claims that the United Nations had been pushing the deployment of international peacekeepers along the Syrian border, as reported by an Israeli newspaper over the weekend. The denial came on the same day as German and Lebanese police surveyed Lebanon's northern border with Syria.Posted: 15-03-2007 , 06:52 GMT Mena Report - Mar 19 6:01 AM
With rich cultural heritage and geographical diversity, Syria has a lot to offer ranging from Mediterranean beaches to its panoramic landscape - its mountains, fertile valleys, plains and steppes.President praises enhanced ties with Syria Islamic Republic News Agency - Mar 17 12:17 AM
Iran - Syria - Meet President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Friday night praised the growing trend of technical and industrial cooperation with Syria.Syrian president, PM visit Iranian project in Halab Islamic Republic News Agency - Mar 19 3:17 AM
Syria - Iran - President Syria's President Bashar al-Assad and Prime Minister Naji al-Otari and Iran's Deputy Minister for Energy Hamid Chitchian on Monday inspected work on a project to construct a tunnel to supply water to the southern part of Syria's Halab province.Posted: 08-03-2007 , 16:40 GMT Mena Report - Mar 19 6:05 AM
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and the visiting Iranian First Vice-President Parviz Davoudi on Thursday attended the inaugural ceremony of luxury Samand sedan car Producing Plant in Syria, under the name of "Siamco".Iraq's fault lines easily traced in opinions on its plight, fate USA Today - 1 hour, 33 minutes ago
The idea of dividing Iraq into more independent regions or even separate states one dominated by Shiite Arabs, another by Sunni Arabs and a third by Kurds has been debated by policymakers and rejected by the White House."Terror-free" investing FT.com via Yahoo! News - Mar 19 12:40 PM
There is no terror in a bang, observed Alfred Hitchcock, only in the anticipation of it. The same might be said of US legislative moves to promote so called "terror-free" investing. California has joined a growing number of states that are considering forcing pension funds to sell their holdings in companies doing business with the likes of Iran.Iran, Syria sign 12 agreements mehrnews.com - Mar 16 8:04 PM
TEHRAN, March 16 (MNA) -- Iran and Syria signed 12 agreements here on Thursday.Home From Home in Syria Institute for War and Peace Reporting - Mar 16 4:03 PM
Violence and sectarianism have followed many Iraqis across the border. Ten-year-old Rifqa Haitham is an Iraqi living in Syria as a refugee with her parents. Every morning when it is time to go to school, she cries and begs to return to Iraq.Syria lauds Brammertz report as 'professional' The Daily Star Lebannon - Mar 16 12:45 PM
Syria on Friday welcomed the latest interim report of the UN International Independent Investigating Commission into the murder of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, describing it as "professional." "The report is professional, technical and does not pre-empt the outcome of the inquiry," Syria's ambassador to the UN, Bashar Jaafari, told the government daily Ath-Thawra.Posted: 18-03-2007 , 21:42 GMT Al Bawaba - Mar 18 2:57 PM
Israel's Army Radio claimed on Sunday that French President Jacques Chirac pledged support for an Israeli strike on Syria during the the Israeli-Lebanon war in the summer of 2006. Chirac allegedly suggested that Israel topple Syrian President Bashar al Assad's regime and viewed Syria as responsible for giving orders to Hizbullah to attack and for the assassination of former Lebanese Prime ...Khalilzad Brings Political, Cultural Savvy to UN Ambassadorship Bloomberg.com - 9 minutes ago
March 20 (Bloomberg) -- Zalmay Khalilzad had two secret weapons when he brokered deals between warring factions as U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan and Iraq: a string of green stone prayer beads and a string of personal contacts from the Mediterranean to the Himalayas.Iraq Chaos Dims Bush's Vision of Democracy in Mideast Bloomberg via Yahoo! News - Mar 19 9:17 AM
March 19 (Bloomberg) -- On a wintry night in 2003, as U.S. troops gathered on Iraq's borders for an imminent invasion, President George W. Bush described what the country and the Middle East would look like once Saddam Hussein was deposed.The political ideas competing for support in the Arab world The Christian Science Monitor - Mar 19 2:43 PM
Brands of secular and religious politics blend in complex and surprising ways. Poll Shows Iraqis Feel Quality of Life Has Plunged Washington Post - Mar 19 8:00 AM
More than six in 10 Iraqis now say that their lives are going badly -- double the percentage who said so in late 2005 -- and about half say that increasing U.S. forces in the country will make the security situation worse, according to a poll of more than 2,200 Iraqis conducted by ABC News and other media organizations.... Syria s Muslim Brotherhood calls on Assad to quit Khaleej Times - Mar 16 8:28 AM
LONDON - The exiled leader of Syria s outlawed Muslim Brotherhood on Friday called on President Bashar al-Assad to step down and allow free elections, saying the opposition would resort to civil disobedience if the regime failed to introduce democratic change.Walter C. Uhler: Iraq, Bush's God-Emboldened Narcissism and Parasitic Militarism HuffingtonPost - Mar 19 5:32 PM
Part One: Four Years In Iraq Had Ismael Hossein-Zadeh written nothing more than his seven-page snapshot of the God-emboldened narcissism of President George W. Bush, his recent book, The Political Economy of U.S. Militarism , would still be worth its steep purchase price. But, in fact, his larger argument is much more compelling. In essence, the professor of economics at Drake University ...The teacher: 'They are afraid' USA Today - Mar 19 4:59 AM
Baghdad's Saddam Hussein Primary School changed its name to the Abu Hanifa Primary School for a famous Sunni Muslim cleric after U.S. forces swept into Iraq and captured the capital four years ago.The doctor: 'There is no hope for the medical practice in Iraq' USA Today - Mar 19 4:56 AM
Before the war, heart attacks and strokes were the biggest cases at the Iskandariyah Hospital, 25 miles south of Baghdad.The unemployed father: 'It's really chaos here' USA Today - Mar 19 4:53 AM
One morning in January, Na'iem Mohamed Alawi woke to find a message painted on his house in the southwest Baghdad neighborhood of Hay Al A'mel.UK adventurer pedals 1,900 miles BBC News - Mar 19 12:56 PM
Dorset adventurer Jason Lewis successfully completes the 14th leg of his global expedition.Reporters on the Job The Christian Science Monitor - Mar 19 2:44 PM
Joan Walsh: What a Difference Four Years Makes HuffingtonPost - Mar 19 3:18 PM
On MSNBC's Scarborough Country recently, the conservative Iraq war supporter turned war critic Joe Scarborough graciously told me he thinks Salon hasn't taken enough credit for being one of the few institutions that was right about the Iraq war from the beginning. I would love to pop champagne corks and begin the party, except it's such an awful thing to have been right about. Still, it's ...Hamas-Iran links full of contradictions AP via Yahoo! News - Mar 19 1:23 AM
When Iraq hanged Saddam Hussein, furious Sunni Muslims in the militant group Hamas held mourning ceremonies. That did not sit well with Shiite Muslim Iran, one of Hamas' key backers but also a strong Saddam foe.Dal LaMagna: See Video or Read Transcripts of Iraqi Parliamentarians Advising Members of the U.S. Congress HuffingtonPost - Mar 19 12:03 PM
Teamwork between visionaries, technologists, and Iraqi and American politicians may just give us the solutions we need to end the killing that is continuing in Iraq. A live video-conference with members of the Iraq Parliament and the U.S. House of Representatives was convened by Representative Jim McDermott with the help of me and Raed Jarrar, of the Progressive Government Institute who produced ...The un-Rumsfeld: Robert Gates's way at Defense The Christian Science Monitor via Yahoo! News - Mar 19 1:00 AM
When Robert Gates took over at Texas A&M University in 2002, he piqued students' curiosity when he began joining members of the school's storied Corps of Cadets on early- morning runs, often joking that he wanted to lead the pack of runners because otherwise he'd get left behind.Iraqi surgeon's hopes and fears BBC News - Mar 19 8:43 AM
An Iraqi working in the UK after a stint in his homeland tells of life and death in Baghdad.Contradictions in Hamas-Iran links MSNBC - Mar 19 10:26 AM
Hamas and Iran bound by common strategic interests have solidified their relationship in the last year, creating a growing worry for both some Arab countries and for Israel.UPI NewsTrack TopNews UPI - Mar 19 10:10 AM
News from United Press International, around the world around the clock ...Iraq, Afghanistan limit Army preparedness UPI - Mar 19 8:54 AM
U.S. troop and supply demands in Iraq and Afghanistan limit the military's ability to engage in another conflict, Pentagon officials told the U.S.Too Guilty to Fly, Too Innocent to Charge? Scoop.co.nz - 22 minutes ago
As the Canadian government forges ahead with its cleverly named Passenger Protect Program, the timing could not be better to seriously reconsider what is for all intents and purposes a no-fly list.Richardson honored in Texas House and Senate KXAN 36 Austin - 46 minutes ago
AUSTIN Democratic presidential hopeful and New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson says the U.S.' foreign policy focus on the Middle East has cost the country progress.Lane Hudson: Bush's Stupid, Pointless Speech and Spineless Senators HuffingtonPost - Mar 19 9:17 AM
I swear, George Bush is a total idiot. I am watching his remarks on the 4th anniversary of this disastrous war. He couldn't even walk through the door with grace. Then, he started out by saying that we embarked four years ago to remove Saddam Hussein from office and to remove the threat he posed to the region. What a crock! This is yet ANOTHER angle that the George "Idiot" Bush is using. ...Calpers Pressed to Drop Iran `Terrorism' Investments (Update1) Bloomberg.com - Mar 19 8:06 AM
March 19 (Bloomberg) -- California lawmakers are considering legislation that would force state pension funds to sell billions of dollars of shares in companies doing business with Iran.Bill targets Pa. investing in terror Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - 42 minutes ago
Deputy House Speaker Josh Shapiro said Monday he has gathered 43 co-sponsors for legislation he plans to introduce next week that would prevent Pennsylvania's two largest public pension funds from investing in countries with terrorist regimes.Iraq poll 2007: In graphics BBC News - Mar 19 5:44 AM
Maps and charts showing the results of the Iraq poll carried out for the BBC and other media organisations.Uri Avnery: Inshallah Scoop.co.nz - 22 minutes ago
NOT ONLY the Palestinians must be breathing a deep sigh of relief after the swearing in of the Palestinian National Unity Government. We Israelis have good reason to do the same.President Bush Seeks Patience as Iraq War Enters Fifth Year The Online NewsHour - Mar 19 4:59 PM
On the anniversary of the Iraq invasion, President Bush called for patience, Democrats urged a U.S. redeployment and protesters took to the streets from Washington to California. Two experts react to the president's comments and the political battle over what to do next.St Laurence Takeover Offer Now Unconditional Scoop.co.nz - 23 minutes ago
Active property investor St Laurence Property & Finance Limited announced today that its takeover offer for all of the parcels of shares and mortgage bonds owned by property syndicate St John Balanced Property Fund Limited (St John) dated 21 December 2006 (the Offer) is now unconditional.Berkowitz: The Religious Right's New Bugbear Iran Scoop.co.nz - 22 minutes ago
Are Conservative Christian Evangelicals Gearing Up to Join the the Attack-Iran Brigades?Diesels, not hybrids, sought by Kiwi buyers Scoop.co.nz - 23 minutes ago
Hybrid cars are more hot air than showroom sales. That s the word from Hyundai.NZMA welcomes significant laboratory decision Scoop.co.nz - 38 minutes ago
The New Zealand Medical Association has welcomed the judge s decision in the judicial review regarding Auckland community laboratory services, in that it confirms the NZMA s long-standing concerns about the processes being followed.4 years in Iraq: opinions vary WOOD TV 8 Grand Rapids - 1 hour, 22 minutes ago
Four years into the war in Iraq, and there are still differing opinions between protesters, soldiers, and native Iraqis about the influence of American troops in Iraq.College of GPs reaction to Auckland labs decision Scoop.co.nz - 38 minutes ago
Dr Fox. one of the Auckland GPs who made a submission to the Court, said the decision gave an important message to all DHBs. "Making major decisions like this without proper consultation is simply unacceptable.Visiting psychiatrist unravels self-sabotage Scoop.co.nz - 53 minutes ago
A visiting international medical doctor and psychiatrist claims current traditional approaches to reduce weight loss are unsophisticated, and often result in weight gain rather than weight loss.Military Is Ill-Prepared For Other Conflicts Washington Post - Mar 18 7:28 PM
Four years after the invasion of Iraq, the high and growing demand for U.S. troops there and in Afghanistan has left ground forces in the United States short of the training, personnel and equipment that would be vital to fight a major ground conflict elsewhere, senior U.S. military and government officials acknowledge. Contegro redefines Website Content Management Scoop.co.nz - 53 minutes ago
Auckland based Labyrinth Solutions has launched Contegro a new generation in Website Content Management Systems (CMS) that is driving the online success of some of NZ s most recognisable brands.Court Decision on NZ Pathology Contract Scoop.co.nz - 1 hour, 23 minutes ago
The High Court of New Zealand today found that the decision by the Auckland Region District Health Boards (ARDHB) to enter into the Labtests is of no effect.Suicide bombs with chlorine sicken 350 Iraqis, 6 U.S. troops Daily Bulletin - Mar 19 5:29 PM
BAGHDAD - Three suicide bombers driving trucks rigged with tanks of toxic chlorine gas struck targets in heavily Sunni Anbar province including the office of a Sunni tribal leader opposed to al-Qaida.AA descends upon Wanganui for Annual Conference Scoop.co.nz - 1 hour, 23 minutes ago
Wanganui will be awash with AA members and delegates later this week, when the city plays host to the organisation s 2007 Annual Conference.DML welcomes judicial review judgment Scoop.co.nz - 1 hour, 23 minutes ago
DML welcomes today s judicial review judgment overturning the three Auckland District Health Boards contract for community laboratory services, says the Chief Executive of Diagnostic Medlab Limited (DML), Dr Arthur Morris.RaboPlus tops $1 billion in deposits Scoop.co.nz - 1 hour, 23 minutes ago
RaboPlus has achieved $1billion in deposits in just over a year of operation, proving New Zealanders relationship with their significant other bank is still going strong.Audits Key to Improving Problem Gambling Services Scoop.co.nz - 1 hour, 38 minutes ago
A quality improvement programme for problem gambling services means they are well placed to manage additional demand likely from an awareness raising campaign planned to begin later this month.Herceptin decision is budget based Scoop.co.nz - 1 hour, 38 minutes ago
Roche Products (New Zealand) Limited believes PHARMAC's decision to fund Herceptin® (trastuzumab) for nine weeks as opposed to the internationally accepted 52 week treatment period is a compromise, made for reasons of budget control as opposed to clinical evidence.Iraq: A country drenched in blood Independent - Mar 19 5:15 PM
"I have fled twice in the past year," said Kassim Naji Salaman as he stood beside his petrol tanker outside the town of Khanaqin in central Iraq this weekend. "I and my family used to live in Baghdad but we ran for our lives when my uncle and nephew were killed and we moved into a house in the village of Kanaan in Diyala."Fashion Leaders Flock to Fashion Island Scoop.co.nz - 1 hour, 53 minutes ago
Prime Retail, the group behind the central Nelson Fashion Island development, today announced the centre s first tenants.Laboratory contract unresolved Scoop.co.nz - 2 hours, 8 minutes ago
The three regional health boards (Waitemata District Health Board, Auckland District Health Board and Counties-Manukau District Health Board) say they are extremely disappointed in the court's ruling but respect the judge's decision and will follow a prudent path to ensure services continue from 1 July.Nation News In Brief: New officials at Justice Ministry The Peninsula - Mar 19 5:34 PM
doha The Justice Minister H E Hassan bin Abdullah Al Ghanem issued yesterday a decision appointing Issa Mubarak Al Mansouri as chairman of the Administrative and Financial Affairs section at the Justice Ministry.Public submissions sought on ARC Draft Annual Plan Scoop.co.nz - 2 hours, 23 minutes ago
Auckland Regional Council is proposing funding increases for public transport, economic development and civil defence over the coming year, and is asking Aucklanders for their views on its plans.Top Sites to 18 March 2007 - Business & Finance Scoop.co.nz - 2 hours, 53 minutes ago
Attached is a website ranking of the top ten channels in Nielsen//NetRatings' Market Intelligence Business & Finance category for all visitors' unique browsers (from New Zealand and overseas) for the week to 18 March 2007.Mission Summary - week ending 18 March 2007 Scoop.co.nz - 2 hours, 53 minutes ago
18 March 2007 - The helicopter responded to Muriwai and transported two males with injuries from a motorcycle accident to Auckland City Hospital 18 March 2007 - A woman who had fallen while tramping in the Kaimai Ranges was winched and transported to Waikato Hospital.Calpers Pressed to Drop Billions in Iran `Terror' Investments Bloomberg.com - Mar 19 3:36 AM
March 19 (Bloomberg) -- California lawmakers are considering legislation that would force state pension funds to sell billions of dollars worth of shares in companies doing business with Iran.It s all about the money with Pharmac Scoop.co.nz - 2 hours, 53 minutes ago
Pharmac s proposal to fund an unproven 9 week course of Herceptin for women with early stage HER2 positive breast cancer is driven by cost, not sound, evidence based medicine, says Breast Cancer Aotearoa Coalition (BCAC) Chair, Libby Burgess.ANZAC Spirit Strong at APO April Concert Scoop.co.nz - Mar 19 6:22 PM
Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra APN News & Media Premier Series, Concert 4, Architecture of the Soul , Thurs 19 April, 8pm, Auckland Town Hall, THE EDGE.Complimentary Taste of Concerts: APO Happy Hour Scoop.co.nz - Mar 19 6:21 PM
The first of the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra s free Happy Hour concerts for 2007 will take place at the Auckland Town Hall on Wednesday 18 April at 6.30pm.On Now: Adele Jackson, Ricky Utting - Confluence Scoop.co.nz - Mar 19 6:21 PM
Thistle Hall is a vibrant community centre in the heart of New Zealand's cultural capital. We provide a community hall, meeting room and Wellington's only community gallery showcasing a range of artists and crafts people, from the established to the emerging.Air NZ increases flights to and from Adelaide Scoop.co.nz - Mar 19 6:06 PM
Air New Zealand s services between Auckland and Adelaide are performing so well the airline is adding another two return flights, moving to five services per week.Better business habits from a young age Scoop.co.nz - Mar 19 6:07 PM
It's never too young to learn about business ethics and a group of Auckland school children now know the difference between what's good and bad in enterprise.Mayor Pleased by Appeal Court Judgment Scoop.co.nz - Mar 19 6:06 PM
Mayor Peter Tennent is pleased but unsurprised by today s judgment of the Court of Appeal that New Plymouth District Council s March 2004 decision concerning 146ha of leasehold land in Waitara was lawful.Extra Auckland & Christchurch shows Scoop.co.nz - Mar 19 5:52 PM
Calling all action heroes! Due to overwhelming demand, children s champions Hi-5 announced today they will host even more Live Action Heroes shows in Auckland and Christchurch.BNZ launches banking first Scoop.co.nz - Mar 19 5:51 PM
Bank of New Zealand is releasing an innovative new offering that will revolutionise the way we think about money, savings, and banking in general. Called TotalMoney, this new way of banking is a unique first for New Zealand.UAE may win US repreve on Iran exports Financial Times - Mar 19 3:10 PM
The United Arab Emirates appears to have succeeded in persuading the Bush administration not to impose a new set of export controls on the UAE aimed at stopping the diversion of dual-use equipment and material to Iran.Assad advises unity Cabinet for Lebanon The Daily Star Lebannon - Mar 19 2:16 PM
Syrian President Bashar Assad called in remarks published Monday for a unity government in Lebanon, saying early elections were the neighboring country's only other choice to resolve its political crisis. In an interview with the Saudi daily Al-Jazeera, he called the United States the main obstacle to a Middle East peace settlement, saying.Southland Dairy Shed Trial Tests Energy Efficiency Scoop.co.nz - Mar 19 5:36 PM
Most New Zealand dairy sheds could reduce electricity costs by $3000 to $5000 per year with limited capital expenditure and a payback period of less than five years, according to a trial of efficiency measures.Annual Plan: Informing our community Scoop.co.nz - Mar 19 5:36 PM
Residents and ratepayers of North Shore City have the opportunity to comment on how their council plans to run the city for the next year.ARTA addresses Western Line commuters concerns Scoop.co.nz - Mar 19 5:21 PM
The Auckland Regional Transport Authority (ARTA) announced today that it will be putting in a number of measures in place for commuters who have experienced recent disruptions on western line rail services due to construction works on the rail corridor.Developer takes equity partner for US expansion Scoop.co.nz - Mar 19 5:21 PM
Auckland software developer takes on equity partner to support US expansion. 19 March 2007, Auckland. - Utilities software provider Catapult Software have announced today that they have sold a stake in the company to the AintoG group to help expand Catapult's markets. Terror-free investing Financial Times - Mar 19 12:39 PM
There is no terror in a bang, observed Alfred Hitchcock, only in the anticipation of it. The same might be said of US legislative moves to promote so called terror-free investing.Rail Services to Onehunga for 2009 Scoop.co.nz - Mar 19 5:21 PM
Construction work on the newly announced reopening of the Onehunga Line will be carried out progressively over the next two years, national rail agency ONTRACK confirmed today.Force needed on Syrian border, UN tells Lebanon Haaretz Daily - Mar 18 12:41 AM
NEW YORK - The United Nations recently proposed to Lebanon the deployment of a force under civilian authority along its border with Syria to stop arms smuggling from Syria to Hezbollah.