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Syria, Iraq in gas talks and dues feud 
UPI - Mar 22 9:44 AM
Syria wants to develop Iraqi natural gas fields for export to European markets, but is urging Baghdad to pay a bill incurred under Saddam Hussein's rule. ...Once, twice, three times burned, Golan Israelis doubt peace with Syria JTA - Mar 22 4:31 PM
An Israeli cowboy on Kibbutz Merom Golan heards cattle near the Syrian border in a file photo. An Israeli peace deal with Syria could mean Israelis in the Golan having to give up their homes.Investigation opens into Canadian trio jailed in Syria, Egypt AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 21 2:13 PM
A public inquiry into allegations that Canada was complicit in the wrongful jailing and torture of three Canadians in Syria and Egypt kicked off here Wednesday.Belgian FM says Syria will not help end Lebanon crisis AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 21 9:13 AM
Belgium's foreign minister accused Syria on Wednesday of not wanting to help solve Lebanon's political crisis, by opposing an international court to try suspects in the killing of former premier Rafiq Hariri.Crosco Provides Drilling Services for Gulfsands in Syria Rigzone - Mar 22 8:59 AM
Crosco Integrated Drilling & Well Services Co., Ltd. announced the recent commencement of drilling services for Gulfsands Petroleum PLC in Syria.SYRIA KEY GATEWAY FOR AL QAIDA Middle East Newsline - Mar 22 7:52 AM
WASHINGTON [MENL] -- The United States has determined that despite repeated appeals Syria remains the primary gateway of Al Qaida operatives to Iraq.U.S. concerned by Russian arms sales to Iran, Syria Reuters via Yahoo! News - Mar 21 6:55 AM
The United States expressed concern on Wednesday about Russia's arms sales to Iran, Syria and Venezuela and accused Moscow of bullying its neighbors.CROSCO commences drilling services for Gulfsands Petroleum in Syria Oil Online - Mar 22 6:55 AM
CROSCO Integrated Drilling & Well Services Co., Ltd. has commenced drilling services for Gulfsands Petroleum PLC in Syria.Iran ties with Persian Gulf states important for Syria: al-Assad Islamic Republic News Agency - Mar 22 6:31 AM
Syria - Assad - Iran President Bashar al-Assad of Syria has recently said that Iran's ties with the Arab states of the Persian Gulf region was as important to Syria as its bilateral relations with Iran, it was reported here on Thursday.Ready to talk with Iran, Syria Financial Express - Mar 22 9:34 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.Syria continues to call for talks, but Sharon camp isn t buying it JTA - Mar 21 10:46 PM
A signpost on Mount Bental in the Golan Heights, captured from Syria during the Six-Day War, shows how close the Golan is to Damascus.Israel skeptical as Syria makes new noises of peace JTA - Mar 21 8:46 PM
Syria has expressed a willingness to restart peace talks with Israel, but the Jewish state is skeptical about the Syrians motives and insists Syria cut support for terrorism before Israel will sit and talk.As Syria unwillingly leaves Lebanon, the power balance continues to shift JTA - Mar 21 4:46 PM
A signpost on Mount Bental in the Golan Heights, captured from Syria during the Six-Day War, shows how close the Golan is to Damascus. Public opinion and international forced Syria out of Lebanon, but it s hard to predict just how its pullout will affect Israel and the rest of the region.CROSCO Provides Drilling Services for Gulfsands Petroleum in Syria and announces new contract for RWE Dea in Egypt [Press Release] PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance - Mar 22 5:00 AM
CROSCO Integrated Drilling & Well Services Co., Ltd. is pleased to announce the recent commencement of drilling services for Gulfsands Petroleum PLC in Syria. Drilling services are being provided with CROSCO's 2000 HP drilling rig EMSCO 602 .Investigation opens into Canadian trio jailed in Syria, Egypt AFP via Yahoo! Canada News - Mar 21 1:14 PM
OTTAWA (AFP) - A public inquiry into allegations that Canada was complicit in the wrongful jailing and torture of three Canadians in Syria and Egypt began here Wednesday.U.S. concerned by Russian arms sales to Iran, Syria AlertNet - Mar 21 7:05 AM
Source: Reuters By David Brunnstrom BRUSSELS, March 21 (Reuters) - The United States expressed concern on Wednesday about Russia's arms sales to Iran, Syria and Venezuela and accused Moscow of bullying its ... Syria's second city Aleppo enjoys renaissance Reuters via Yahoo! News - Mar 20 7:45 AM
Aleppo, Syria's second city and one of the oldest inhabited in the world, is enjoying a renaissance that is restoring the ancient trading hub whose magnificent buildings rivaled Istanbul's in Ottoman times.Syria to UN: You may not monitor us Jerusalem Newswire - Mar 21 5:16 AM
Syria has rejected a UN proposal to deploy civilian monitors on the Lebanese side of the Syria-Lebanon border in an effort to stop arms from reaching Hizb'allah.Bahrain's Global House to establish USD500 million Islamic Bank in Syria AME Info - Mar 21 2:51 AM
Bahraini-based Global House announced the launch of a new Islamic Bank in Syria with a capital of USD500 million, with an initial USD250 million already paid.Stability in Iraq beneficial for Syria ArabicNews.com - Mar 20 9:05 PM
Syrian Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs Abdullah Al-Dardari said on Saturday night that Syria will benefit from establishment of stability in Iraq.Iran sport reporters, photographers visit Syria IranMania.com - Mar 21 12:10 AM
LONDON, March 20 (IranMania) - A group of Iranian sport reporters and photographers wrapped up its 5-day visit to Syria and returned to Tehran, IRNA reported.Syria's second city Aleppo enjoys renaissance Middle East Online - Mar 22 1:29 AM
New works expected to attract residents back to the old city, restores ancient trading hub.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.FEATURE-Syria's second city Aleppo enjoys renaissance AlertNet - Mar 20 7:34 AM
Source: Reuters By Khaled Yacoub Oweis ALEPPO, Syria, March 20 (Reuters) - Aleppo, Syria's second city and one of the oldest inhabited in the world, is enjoying a renaissance that is restoring the ancient trading ... Europe claims Israel preparing for war WorldNetDaily - Mar 22 11:14 AM
TEL AVIV European officials have been claiming to Syrian leaders the past few weeks Israel is preparing for a military confrontation with Damascus, in some cases providing Syria with inaccurate information, WND has learned.Assad: Only Syria would try Syrians in Hariri case The Daily Star Lebannon - Mar 21 2:50 PM
Syrian President Bashar Assad reiterated Tuesday that if any Syrian was found implicated in the assassination of former Premier Rafik Hariri, he will be tried by a Syrian court and not an international court. "Anybody who has a hand in this case would be considered a traitor by the Syrian law," Assad said in an interview with France 2 television.Syria: Amnesty International calls for new and impartial investigation into abduction and killing of Sheikh Muhammad ... Amnesty International - Mar 21 8:24 AM
Amnesty International is calling on the Syrian government to investigate the alleged involvement of security officials in the enforced disappearance and murder of a leading Kurdish religious figure in May 2005.Posted: 22-03-2007 , 13:27 GMT Al Bawaba - Mar 22 6:35 AM
A French reliable source on Thursday was quoted as saying by the London-based Al-Hayat daily that Israel doesn't want any change in Syria.AFC Champions League Giantkillers emerge as favourites fall FIFA - Mar 22 4:28 AM
It was a day of surprises in Asia as several of the AFC Champions League favourites suffered stunning setbacks in Wednesday's second round matches. Few found themselves worse off than Al Ain of United Arab Emirates, the tournament's inaugural winners, who were left languishing at the bottom of Group D following a goalless draw away to Al Ittihad of Syria.SeedQuest - Central information website for the global seed industry SeedQuest - Mar 21 8:31 PM
Iran has agreed a science cooperation plan with Syria, and will spearheaded a network to strengthen research capacity in biotechnology in the Middle East and Central Asia.Central Asia/Russia: Endangered Bird Making Comeback Radio Free Europe: Radio Library - Mar 22 6:07 AM
March 22, 2007 (RFE/RL) -- In February, a team of Dutch and Syrian birdwatchers traveling in northern Syria counted more than 1,200 rare birds in just one day.Russell Shaw: Al Gore: Now's The Time To Jump In The Race HuffingtonPost - Mar 21 6:02 PM
In Congressional testimony earlier this week, Al Gore referenced the ongoing impact of global warming as a "planetary emergency." Oil-soaked Congresspeople like "Rep." Joe Barton, (R-Texas) don't think so. And the fright-wing talk show hosts, who still think we need to attack Iran (nukes), Syria (Saddam's missing WMD) and stick around in Iraq (or else the terrorists will follow us home) either ...Report: Iraq diaspora is humanitarian crisis MSNBC - Mar 21 4:10 PM
An investigation by Refugees International obtained by NBC News says the U.N. expects 1 million more Iraqis to be displaced this year within Iraq. This on top of an exodus of 2 million Iraqis who've already fled their country because of the civil war, threatening to overwhelm neighboring Jordan and Syria. NBC's Andrea Mitchell reports. Bolton defends Israel's war on Hezbollah AP via Yahoo! News - 2 hours, 40 minutes ago
Former U.N. Ambassador John Bolton on Thursday defended Israel's war with Hezbollah militia in Lebanon last summer as legitimate and one that had the support of several Arab countries as well as the United States.New Jersey Man Who Fled Somalia Ends Up in an Ethiopian Jail New York Times - Mar 22 6:23 PM
A 24-year old American who told the F.B.I. that he went to Somalia to help build an Islamic state is now being held in an Ethiopian prison.Thursday, March 22 CNN.com - Mar 22 4:50 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica (CNN) -- Jamaican police are now treating the death of Pakistani cricket coach Bob Woolmer as a murder, according to a statement from Jamaican police commissioner Lucius Thomas.U.S. ambassador salutes Kurdish region AP via Yahoo! News - Mar 22 3:34 PM
Departing U.S. Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad expressed regret Thursday that he is leaving Iraq mired in violence, but he pointed to the country's relatively peaceful Kurdish region as a "shining example" of the way things should be.Mashreqbank eyeing targets AME Info - Mar 21 9:21 PM
Mashreqbank is looking at Egypt, Jordan, Syria, Libya, Lebanon and Sudan for possible buyout targets and to boost its presence overseas, reported Gulf News. CEO Abdul Aziz Al Ghurair said the bank was close to six acquisitions last year but was unable to reach any agreements; it was part of a failed bid for Egypt's state-owned Bank of Alexandria.FPM marks Mother's Day with focus on Lebanese thought to be held in Syria The Daily Star Lebannon - Mar 21 2:50 PM
The Mosseitbeh branch of the Free Patriotic Movement (FPM) held a Mother's Day memorial on Wednesday for the missing Lebanese citizens believed to be in Syrian prisons and to show support for family members who have been missing relatives for nearly 20 years. "We will not rest until we know what has happened," said.Report: France urged Israel to invade Syria Jerusalem Newswire - Mar 21 5:01 AM
During last summer's Lebanon war, France reportedly urged Israel to do everyone a favor and rid the region of the Assad regime in Damascus.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.Seizing on the Saudi Initiative Ohmynews - Mar 22 2:21 AM
Israel is now seen not only as the lesser evil but as a possible strategic partner in deterring Iran. In addition, because Syria is essential to any unification of the various Sunni groups, ending the Arab-Israeli conflict...Man with al-Sadr ties held in attack on U.S. troops CNN.com - Mar 22 10:57 AM
A man with ties to a radical Shiite cleric is in U.S. custody in connection with an attack that killed five American soldiers in Karbala in January, U.S. officials said.Belgian minister accuses Damascus of prolonging crisis The Daily Star Lebannon - Mar 21 2:49 PM
Belgium's foreign minister accused Syria Wednesday of not wanting to help solve Lebanon's political crisis, by opposing an international court to try suspects in the assassination of former Premier Rafik Hariri. "If you ask me if Syria is disposed to contribute to a solution, frankly my reply is 'no,'" Karel De Gucht told reporters.Man with al-Sadr ties held in attack on U.S. troops Sports Illustrated - Mar 22 6:10 AM
U.S. officials said Thursday they have detained two brothers, one with ties to radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, in connection with the killings of five American soldiers in Karbala in January.Middle-East's foothold in Europe: Football can show the way to Israeli society Independent - Mar 21 5:12 PM
The first question for anyone charting the geography of England's erratic progress towards Euro 2008 is "why it does it have to detour via Tel Aviv?" If Israel are in Uefa, European football's governing body, then why not Lebanon, or Syria, both of whom are nearer the continent's traditional boundaries?Syria supports Sudan's efforts to realize peace in Darfur People's Daily - Mar 20 5:53 PM
Visiting Syrian Vice President Farouk al-Shara stressed on Tuesday his country's support for efforts exerted by the Sudanese government to realize peace and stability in the war-torn western Sudanese region of Darfur.Steve Clemons: Bill Richardson: Is Attorney General the Peoples' Lawyer or Just a Political Flack? HuffingtonPost - Mar 22 3:47 PM
I think Warren Olney's show, " To the Point ," airs in the Washington, DC area again tonight at 10 p.m. It aired earlier today at 2 p.m. Eastern and 11 a.m. Pacific. Bill Richardson is on for the last 10 minutes -- and Richardson is just superb. While I have written both critically and positively about New Mexico's Governor, Richardson was the finest I have heard today in just ten ...Inquiry opens into 3 Canadians' torture cases CBC via Yahoo! Canada News - Mar 21 5:44 AM
A public inquiry opens Wednesday in Ottawa into the arrest and torture of three Canadians by Syria and the possible complicity of officials in this country.Musician insists show goes on BBC News - Mar 22 9:58 AM
As part of the BBC's Iraq week, five Iraqis describe their daily lives in the country.Iraqis who seek safety in Kurdish region face harsh life International Herald Tribune - Mar 22 7:58 AM
About 160,000 Iraqis from outside the Kurdish north have moved there to flee the civil war, an international group that tracks refugees and displaced people reported, offering the first comprehensive figure for internal flight to Iraqi Kurdistan.Troops unearth car bomb factory, chemicals in Baghdad AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 22 3:26 AM
The US army said on Thursday that troops had dismantled a car bomb factory and seized stashes of nitric acid and chlorine during operations to quell sectarian violence in the Iraqi capital.Bomb defused at university in Beirut AP via Yahoo! News - Mar 22 3:03 AM
Police defused a small bomb at the American University of Beirut on Thursday in what appeared to be the latest of a series of attempts to cause explosions in Lebanon, security officials said.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.Outside View: U.S. should talk to Iran UPI - Mar 22 9:14 AM
Security in the Middle East and the Persian Gulf is indivisible; either everyone, including Israel, will be secure, or no one will be secure, at least not ...Fewer Options for Iraqi Refugees as Crisis Grows The Online NewsHour - Mar 22 5:23 PM
In the second of a two-part series on the growing Iraqi refugee crisis, the Online NewsHour looks at how countries neighboring Iraq are dealing with the influx of people desperate to escape the violence at home.Regional Training Programme on Plant genetic resources and seeds: policies, conservation and use SeedQuest - Mar 22 9:16 AM
The Central and West Asia and North Africa (CWANA) region is the centre of genetic diversity for some of the world s major food crops. However, this valuable diversity is threatened by genetic erosion.Al Qaida fighters from Iraq holed up in Lebanon refugee camp World Tribune - Mar 22 3:43 PM
NICOSIA The Lebanese Army has laid siege to a Palestinian refugee camp where up to 200 Al Qaida operatives were located. The Al Qaida agents were said to belong to the group, Fatah Al Islam.Baker's sweet smell of success BBC News - Mar 22 3:29 AM
As part of the BBC's Iraq week, several Iraqis describe their daily lives in the country.Jordan begins surveying Iraqis UPI - Mar 22 9:12 AM
The Jordanian government began Thursday to survey Iraqis living in Jordan to find out the real number residing in the kingdom.UN examines maps prove Shebaa farms belongs to Lebanon: report People's Daily - Mar 21 5:08 AM
The United Nations has been "carefully examining" maps which proved that the controversial Shebaa farms area belongs to Lebanon, not Syria, the daily An Nahar reported on Wednesday.Tribunal backed for Hariri investigation AP via Yahoo! News - Mar 21 9:46 PM
The chief investigator probing the assassination of former Lebanese prime minister Rafik Hariri on Wednesday backed the creation of an international tribunal to prosecute the alleged perpetrators.IRAQ: Marwan Hussein, Iraq "I sell half of our monthly food ration to raise money to flee" AlertNet - Mar 21 5:49 AM
Source: IRIN We've tried different ways to survive in a dignified way but we've reached the end of the road now. We need to leave the country but we don't have money for that. For the past seven months, I've been selling half of our monthly food rations to raise some money to flee to Syria. Israel's Sacred Golf Course Converts Bomb Craters Into Bunkers Bloomberg.com - Mar 22 7:57 AM
March 22 (Bloomberg) -- It's a soft 3-iron shot between miracles along the Sea of Galilee, where Jesus of Nazareth walked on water and New York-based Americas Partners LLP General Partner Joseph Bernstein is spending $46 million to build the first 36-hole championship golf course in Israel.US Group: Relief Lacking For Growing Number Of Displaced Iraqis Nasdaq - Mar 22 4:33 PM
UNITED NATIONS (AP)--The failure of the U.S., the United Nations and the Iraqi government to help Iraqis who flee their homes to escape violence is compounding what has already become "the world's fastest growing displacement crisis," a refugee advocacy group said in a report Thursday.US Senator Calls For Diplomatic Solution to Iraq Voice of America - Mar 22 4:23 PM
A congressional Democrat is calling on the Bush administration to step up diplomacy with Iraq's neighbors to bring stability to the country and allow for the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq. Senator James Webb of Virginia made his comments in a Washington speech, as VOA's Deborah Tate reports from Capitol Hill.Al Wahda impressive Khaleej Times - 12 minutes ago
DUBAI Al Wahda overcame the loss of Ismail Matar to hand Al Arabi a 4-1 hammering on Wednesday evening and move to the top of Group A with a perfect record.Iraq talks Guardian Unlimited - Mar 22 6:36 PM
What do we know about the talks? As yet, not much, beyond what Mr Saad Yousif al-Muttalibi has divulged.Global House, Syrian bank AME Info - Mar 21 3:21 AM
Bahrain's Global House has launched a new Islamic Bank in Syria with a capital of $500m, and an initial $250m already paid up.Sundering Jerusalem Is Explored The New York Sun - 1 hour, 39 minutes ago
WASHINGTON In a bid to open a channel to the Arabs, Israel's premier is embracing a long dormant Saudi peace proposal that would divide Jerusalem and could flood the Jewish state with Palestinian Arab refugees with family claims to land evacuated in the 1948 war that created the state. Speaking in Tel Aviv yesterday, Prime Minister Olmert said Israel was prepared to make "sweeping, painful, and ...Hundreds of thousands of Iraqis fleeing to Kurdish region International Herald Tribune - Mar 21 11:49 PM
About 160,000 Iraqis have moved to the mountainous Kurdish north, according to the first comprehensive figure that has been released by any organization.Middle East fears broken Iraq BBC News - Mar 22 3:52 AM
Iraq's neighbours fear the consequences of a broken Iraq, says the BBC's Middle East editor Jeremy Bowen.Bomb Defused at University in Beirut ABC News - Mar 22 5:43 AM
Police Defuse Bomb at American University of Beirut, Security Officials SayMy Notebook: Whither the good life in Iraq, four years on? New Straits Times - Mar 22 5:21 PM
FOUR years on since the American-led invasion "to liberate the Iraqis", the situation in the Middle East is more volatile, life for ordinary Iraqis is more difficult, women are less free than they were under Saddam Hussein and the Bush administration has a "new plan".The political ideas competing for support in the Arab world The Christian Science Monitor via Yahoo! News - Mar 20 1:00 AM
The US invasion of Iraq and the socio-political collapse that has ensued have sent shockwaves throughout the Middle East. I felt them firsthand during a recent month-long sojourn in Egypt, Jordan, and Syria.Nevruz Celebrations In Sultanahmet Square TurkishPress.com - Mar 22 4:00 PM
ISTANBUL - "Nevruz is a day that symbolizes amity and brotherhood of Turks; their consciousness of living together and their hope for the future" said Istanbul Governor Muammer Guler on Wednesday.Under-21 skipper Ahmad ready to face Hong Kong The Star Online - Mar 22 4:33 PM
PETALING JAYA: National Under-21 skipper Ahmad Azlan Zainal is raring for action again after a hamstring injury ruled him out of the pre-Olympic Asia Group B match against Japan at the MBPJ Stadium on March 14.How governments censor the web BBC News - Mar 22 2:47 AM
Turkey has joined the countries making efforts to control what their populations can see on the internet. How far will governments go to censor web content?Middle East Business Information Zawya - Mar 21 5:27 AM
Loading ... March 21, 2007: Bahraini-based Global House Global House announced the launch of a new Islamic Bank in Syria with a capital of $500 million, with an initial $250 million already paid.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.Kristof's Tortured Reasoning on Israel RealClearPolitics.com via Yahoo! News - Mar 21 4:30 PM
The hostile views that Nicholas Kristof expresses in his March 18, 2007 New York Times column correspond with those held by former president Jimmy Carter.The quest to leave Baghdad Guardian Unlimited - Mar 20 6:10 PM
Hundred of thousands head for Jordan, Syria and beyond.World Vision joins to help Iraqi refugees The New Zealand Herald - Mar 20 10:36 PM
Aid organisation World Vision has joined the bid to help four million Iraqi refugees but has had to use its emergency funds for 2007. Iraqis are fleeing to Jordan, Syria, Egypt and other neighbouring countries to escape threats of violence, death and malnutrition in their home country.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.U.N. inquiry says al-Hariri murder likely political Reuters via Yahoo! News - Mar 21 12:53 PM
The murder of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik al-Hariri was tied to his political activities and a special tribunal should be set up to try his killers, the head of a U.N. inquiry said on Wednesday.Syrian president, PM visit Iranian project in Halab ArabicNews.com - Mar 20 9:06 PM
Syria's President Bashar al-Assad and Prime Minister Naji al-Otari and Iran's Deputy Minister for Energy Hamid Chitchian yesterday inspected work on a project to construct a tunnel to supply water to the southern part of Syria's Halab province.Japan s Urawa Reds fight back to hold Sydney FC The Star Online - Mar 22 4:31 PM
KULALA LUMPUR: Japan s Urawa Reds fought back from a two-goal deficit to hold Sydney FC to a 2-2 draw in their AFC Champions League Group E match in Sydney on Wednesday.Hariri killing most likely politically motivated: UN investigator AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 21 12:21 PM
UN chief investigator Serge Brammertz said here Wednesday that the 2005 murder of Lebanese ex-premier Rafiq Hariri was most likely politically motivated.By supporting terror, young Assad may not know he s playing with fire JTA - Mar 22 7:46 AM
The current president of the United Nations Security Council, Syrian Ambassador Mikhail Wehbe was forced recently to distribute to council members a letter spelling out Israel's complaints against his country.The Almanac UPI - Mar 22 12:49 AM
UPI almanac for Thursday, March 22, 2007.Israel / OT: Amnesty International condemns Israeli Knesset's extension of discriminatory law denying family ... Amnesty International - Mar 22 10:24 AM
The Citizenship and Entry into Israel Law (Temporary Order), which the Knesset, Israel's parliament, yesterday extended until 31 July 2008 with widened provisions is profoundly discriminatory.Egypt appoints 31 women judges for the first time Gulf News - Mar 22 2:58 PM
Cairo: A recent decision to appoint 31 women judges for the first time in Egypt has been greeted with scepticism. "This decision is overdue.Arabs new revolution: Saudi-Iranian alliance Vs U.S. imperialism Al Jazeera - Mar 20 11:03 PM
Struggling to contain the disaster it began in Iraq, the United Sates has ratcheted up its threat against neighboring Iran as well as Syria as primary culprits, raising fears that the region might soon have another war.The Arabs new revolution: Saudi-Iran alliance Vs U.S. imperialism Al Jazeera - Mar 20 10:33 PM
Struggling to contain the disaster it began in Iraq, the United Sates has ratcheted up its threat against neighboring Iran as well as Syria as a primary culprits, raising signals that the region might soon have another war.World Water Day 2007: Coping with Water Scarcity Environment News Service - Mar 22 6:12 PM
NEW YORK, New York , March 222, 2007 (ENS) - Water scarcity is a fact of life for 700 million people around the world, a figure that could rise to more than three billion by 2025, according to the United Nations. Taking on Goliath in a fight for human rights Cleveland Jewish News - Mar 22 5:31 PM
Michael Ratner is not a big man, but like David, he has made a career of taking on Goliath and winning.Make Ohio pension funds terror-free, Mandel urges Cleveland Jewish News - Mar 22 5:31 PM
Just as divestment from companies doing business in South Africa helped bring down its apartheid regime, a campaign using economic pressure to isolate Iran is now gaining traction.I sell half of our monthly food ration to raise money to flee... Electronic Iraq - Mar 22 11:46 AM
Marwan Hussein is a 31-year-old unemployed father of two - Hala, 5, and Yehia, 7 - who is internally displaced and living in an abandoned school in the outskirts of Baghdad. Before being unemployed, he was working as mechanic and earning enough money to support his family in Dora neighborhood.Bianca Jagger urges Chancellor Angela Merkel not to extend financing to Ilisu dam she is in Hasankeyf to inaugurate a ... Kurdish Media - Mar 22 3:57 PM
Bianca Jagger, international human rights campaigner, urges the governments of Germany, Austria and Switzerland not to extend export credits to the consortium of companies involved in the construction of the controversial Ilisu dam project.