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People's Daily - Mar 26 5:39 PM
Syria and Britain are willing to promote economic cooperation here Monday, the official SANA news agency reported.After months of hesitation, Bush slaps sanctions on Syria JTA - Mar 26 12:46 AM
President Bush imposed sanctions on Syria, heeding the call of lawmakers and American Jewish leaders who wanted to get tough on a country that supports terrorism and is seeking to develop weapons of mass destruction.Chilean diplomat found dead in Syria USA Today - Mar 26 5:39 PM
Chile's consul in the Syrian capital of Damascus was found dead at his home on Monday, the victim "of a criminal act," the Foreign Ministry said. A brief communique from the ministry said "Syrian authorities have vowed to diligently investigate the facts."US official says Iran, Syria 'against all of us' ABS-CBNNEWS.com - Mar 25 8:05 AM
WASHINGTON - The United States kept up the pressure on Iran and Syria on Wednesday as a senior White House security official urged the international community to demand that Tehran and Damascus stop supporting terrorism.IRAQ-SYRIA: Call for aid as Iraqi refugees' misery compounds AlertNet - Mar 25 4:20 AM
Source: IRIN DAMASCUS, 25 March 2007 (IRIN) - Life for Ahlam al-Mulla, her husband and three children was meant to get easier after they fled their home outside Baghdad for the safety of Syria. But for the more than one million Iraqi refugees living in Syria, new visa restrictions, soaring inflation, dwindling resources and no prospect of legal work are making their situation increasingly ...IRAQ-SYRIA: Call for aid as Iraqi refugees misery compounds IRIN - Mar 25 6:48 AM
DAMASCUS, 25 March 2007 (IRIN) - Life for Ahlam al-Mulla, her husband and three children was meant to get easier after they fled their home outside Baghdad for the safety of Syria.Chilean Diplomat Found Dead In Syria CBS News - Mar 26 3:40 PM
Chile's consul in the Syrian capital of Damascus was found dead at his home on Monday, the victim "of a criminal act," the Foreign Ministry said.Syria, Jordan Urging UN To Hold Iraqi Refugees In Camps-UNHCR Nasdaq - Mar 26 10:19 AM
GENEVA (AP)--Emergency camps to host Iraqis fleeing their country could be built if their numbers increase beyond the point where neighboring nations can cope, the U.N. refugee agency said Monday.Ready to talk with Iran, Syria Financial Express - Mar 25 9:10 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 visit The Peninsula - 24 minutes ago
H H Sheikha Mozah bint Nasser Al Missned, Chairperson of Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development (QF) and Asma Al Assad, wife of the Syrian President yesterday visited the Syrian Children Project, which was established on the initiative of Asma. They also visited Ridah Saeed Centre for Conferences at Damascus University.Israel tells U.N. chief Hezbollah and Syria jeopardizing Lebanon cease-fire San Diego Union-Tribune - Mar 24 5:04 PM
JERUSALEM, 3:12 p.m. March 24 (AP): Israel's defense minister told the head of the United Nations on Saturday that the U.N.-brokered cease-fire in southern Lebanon is endangered by Hezbollah militants, who continue to hold two captured Israeli soldiers and receive arms shipments from Syria.Sheikha Mozah to visit Syria Gulf Times - Mar 24 11:02 PM
DOHA: HH Sheikha Mozah Nasser al-Misnad will leave on a two-day visit to Syria today. During the visit, Sheikha Mozah will hold talks with Asmaa al-Assad, wife of the Syrian president, on ways to bolster co-operation between the two countries in education and culture.Al-Assad meets British MPs; support nuclear rights ArabicNews.com - 2 hours, 38 minutes ago
Syria's President Bashar al-Assad today underlined that all countries have the right to use nuclear energy for peaceful purposes.Young Assad places a risky bet: For Saddam and against the U.S. JTA - Mar 26 2:31 PM
Syrian President Bashar Assad seems to be doing all he can to bait America by abetting Saddam Hussein. Assad seems convinced that the Bush administration will not stop at Iraq, and that after an American victory in Baghdad, Syria could be next on the regime-change agenda.Assad says nations have right to use nuclear energy Islamic Republic News Agency - Mar 26 6:02 AM
Syria - UK - Nuclear Syrian President Bashar Assad on Monday underlined that all countries have the right to use nuclear energy for peaceful purposes.Commentary: Order from dis-Arabia Middle East Times - Mar 26 1:57 AM
WASHINGTON -- Israel negotiating with Saudi Arabia? Syria possibly talking to Israel? Peace between the Palestinians and Israelis?State Dept. defends Iraq refugee policy AP via Yahoo! News - 2 hours, 51 minutes ago
The Bush administration defended itself Monday against congressional charges that it is not doing enough for thousands of Iraqi refugees, including many who are at great risk because of their service to the American-led coalition in Iraq.Sheikha Mozah in Syria The Peninsula - Mar 25 5:50 PM
H H Sheikha Mozah bint Nasser Al Missned, Chairperson of Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development (qf), and Syrian First Lady Asma Al Assad waving to audience ahead of the music concert by the Mari Orchestra at the opera theatre at the Al Assad House for Cculture and Arts. Sheikha Mozah arrived in the Syrian Arab Republic on a two-day working visit yesterday.Republican sees Iraq pullout passing then vetoed Reuters via Yahoo! News - Mar 26 3:36 PM
President George W. Bush is likely to lose a first-round fight with Democrats over a critical funding bill that sets a date for American troops to withdraw from Iraq, the U.S. Senate's Republican leader said on Monday.Aley mayor vows to block new highway to Syria The Daily Star Lebannon - Mar 23 2:19 PM
A proposal for a new "Arab highway" linking Beirut to Syria ran into opposition on Friday from residents of the Aley region of Abbadieh, with the area's Mayor saying the highway would divide the region and hurt tourism. "We will do our best to hamper the achievement of the project because it will destroy Abbadieh's social and natural aspects.Khalilzad Bids Farewell Time Magazine - Mar 26 10:22 AM
The U.S. Ambassador takes leave of a difficult post projecting an air of cautious optimism With small gestures, Gates changes the tone at the Pentagon AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 26 7:44 AM
US Defense Secretary Robert Gates sits down every night to perform a painful but necessary ritual: writing to the families of US servicemembers killed in Iraq or Afghanistan.Bush Administration Defends Iraqi Reugee Policy Fox News - 2 hours, 51 minutes ago
Ellen Sauerbrey, who heads the State Department's refugee affairs bureau, tells Congress security measures installed after the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks have made it difficult to admit refuges fleeing Iraq.Stalemate over Britons seized by Iran International Herald Tribune - Mar 26 9:20 AM
Britain reiterated its demands for their immediate release, and Iran refused to say where exactly they were being held or what would happen to them.Iraqi forces stymied by lack of fuel UPI - Mar 26 11:45 AM
The effectiveness of the new Iraqi armed forces is being crippled by chronic fuel shortages.Sports schedule for Wednesday, March 28 Kyodo via Yahoo! Asia News - 2 hours, 14 minutes ago
_ Major sports events scheduled in Japan for Wednesday, March 28: BASEBALLBarak rallies supporters in bid for PM AP via Yahoo! News - Mar 26 1:48 AM
Ehud Barak, the former prime minister who was crushed in an election six years ago, led a rally of hundreds of supporters in his first major show of force since announcing his political comeback.ICTSI wins 20-year concession to operate terminal in Ecuador INQ7 Business - 5 minutes ago
MANILA, Philippines -- Port operator International Container Terminal Services Inc. (ICTSI) said it won a 20-year concession to operate a cargo terminal at the Port of Guayaquil in Ecuador. The concession agreement is scheduled to be signed in May, ICTSI told the stock exchange.Terror-Free Investing Gains Ground In U.S. CBS News - Mar 26 12:00 PM
A growing number of state officials ? and a few at the national level ? are promoting divestment from companies dealing with countries that the U.S. considers state sponsors of terror. Finding a voice - and losing it Newsday - 1 hour, 28 minutes ago
As Mideast bloggers expose abuses and push boundaries of free speech, autocratic regimes strike back. The grainy videos of Egyptian police torturing suspects circulated for months, passed around by cell phones. Then, an Egyptian blogger posted the most graphic video, showing a 21-year-old bus driver being sodomized with a stick.World/nation briefs Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune - 2 hours, 3 minutes ago
NEW YORK Jewish seminary to allow gays, lesbians to apply The Jewish Theological Seminary, considered the flagship institution of Conservative Judaism, said it will start accepting gay and lesbian applicants, after scholars who guide the movement lifted the ban on gay ordination. WASHINGTON, D.C. No criminal wrongdoing found in Tillman case While high-ranking Army officers made critical errors in ...Property prices in Damascus go through the roof The Daily Star Lebannon - Mar 25 1:07 PM
Damascus is no world business hub, but housing prices are now rivaling those in European capitals, putting a squeeze on a society where salaries average only $200 per month, observers say. Part of the problem arises from the gradual opening up of Syria's state-controlled economy, with the arrival of more foreign companies.Israel: Lebanon Cease-Fire in Jeopardy ABC News - Mar 24 3:28 PM
Israel Tells U.N. Chief Hezbollah Militants and Syria Are Jeopardizing Lebanon Cease-FireSyrian President meets British parliament delegation on regional situation People's Daily - Mar 26 5:38 PM
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad met on Monday a delegation of the British House of Commons Foreign Affairs Committee on the regional situation, particularly in Iraq, the occupied Palestinian territories and Lebanon.Syria, Iraq in gas talks and dues feud UPI - Mar 22 9:45 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. ...Melinda Henneberger: Webb: "I Don't Believe There Are Parallels Between Vietnam And Iraq" HuffingtonPost - Mar 26 9:18 AM
WASHINGTON - Virginia Senator Jim Webb, who runs his office on military time, is not yet indifferent to keeping people waiting, and he apologizes for the imprecision of his schedule. "They're like three root canals behind here," he says, looking around what he apparently sees as the world's most elaborate dentist's office, just off the Senate floor, where several of his scowling colleagues are ...Review of the Arab press UPI - Mar 26 8:12 AM
Arab press roundup for March 26: Arab newspapers focused Monday on the March 28-29 Arab summit in the Saudi capital, Riyadh.Best course is to be patient but determined Daily Telegraph - 2 hours, 54 minutes ago
Let us hope that the captured British Servicemen do not turn into hostages.Israel: Hezbollah, Syria Jeopardizing Lebanon Cease-Fire Nasdaq - Mar 24 2:48 PM
JERUSALEM (AP)--Israeli Defense Minister Amir Peretz told the visiting U.N. secretary-general Saturday the continued captivity of two Israeli soldiers abducted last year by Hezbollah and Syrian arms shipments to the Lebanese militia are endangering the U.N.-brokered ceasefire in southern Lebanon.Back from extinction: Oryx returned to the wild MSNBC - Mar 26 7:00 AM
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Ninety-eight Arabian oryxes have been released into the desert of the United Arab Emirates in an attempt to reintroduce the creature to its natural habitat after 40 years of extinction in the Persian Gulf country.Today's Headlines: ArabicNews.com - 2 hours, 43 minutes ago
We are looking for sales & marketing representatives in different countries. Apply now! Egypt's People Assembly approves constitutional amendments Egypt's People's Assembly approved during a session yesterday under Speaker Ahmed Fathi Sorour the remaining number of the constitutional amendments proposed by President Hosni Mubarak.Critics say Iraqis who have worked with US-led forces face daily threats to their lives [AFP/file] Aljazeera - Mar 26 6:23 PM
The Bush administration has rejected criticism that it is not doing enough to help Iraqi refugees, including many whose lives are at risk because of their service to US-led forces.Malaysia face must-win game in Hong Kong The Star Online - Mar 26 4:28 PM
PETALING JAYA: Defeat by Hong Kong in a pre-Olympic Asia Group B match at the Mongkok Stadium tomorrow will virtually end Malaysia s interest in the qualifying tournament.For Many Palestinians, ?Return? Is Not a Goal New York Times - Mar 25 6:53 PM
Many Palestinians are now saying the right to return to the homes they left in the 1948 is becoming less feasible.Once, twice, three times burned, Golan Israelis doubt peace with Syria JTA - Mar 22 4:46 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.Iran-Persian Gulf states ties important for Syria IranMania.com - Mar 22 11:21 PM
LONDON, March 23 (IranMania) - According to an IRNA report, Iranian 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.No timeframe set The Star Online - Mar 26 4:40 PM
KUALA LUMPUR: No timeframe has been set for the ringgit to be internationalised, said Bank Negara governor Tan Sri Dr Zeti Akhtar Aziz.US Republican sees Iraq pullout passing then vetoed AlertNet - Mar 26 3:50 PM
Source: Reuters (Adds hearing on Iraqi refugees, paragraphs 11-13) By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON, March 26 (Reuters) - President George W. Bush is likely to lose a first-round fight with Democrats over a critical ... Iraq has become a weapon in America s political war Financial Times - Mar 26 1:34 PM
I was sitting in a café in Washington, DC, last week, reading the papers, when I came across an article that almost made me choke on my blueberry muffin. The gist of the story was that the American military surge in Iraq is working.Customer Service Brandon Sun - Mar 26 4:15 PM
GENEVA (AP) - Emergency camps to host Iraqis fleeing their country could be built if their numbers increase beyond the point where neighbouring nations can cope, the UN refugee agency said Monday.Israel successfully tests anti-missile defense system People's Daily - Mar 26 5:09 PM
Israel successfully tested its "Arrow" anti-missile defense system on Monday, Israel's local daily Jerusalem Post reported.For many Palestinians, 'return' is not a goal International Herald Tribune - Mar 25 9:13 PM
There is another, albeit quieter, approach to the Palestinian-Israeli dispute being voiced, especially by younger and wealthier Palestinians: it may be neither possible nor desirable to go back.Iraqi Refugees: What Is America's Obligation? Scoop.co.nz - Mar 26 3:08 PM
Iraqi Volunteers; Iraqi Refugees: What Is America's Obligation? Mr. Chairman and distinguished members of the Committee. It is an honor to appear before you today to discuss Iraqi refugees.Rock in a hard place: More than the same old USO Naples Daily News - 32 minutes ago
At a U.S. military base in al Qa im, a dusty town in the Anbar Province of Iraq, 400 soldiers crowded into a storage building doubling as a concert hall for a night last year. The entertainment was a six-piece country band and a young Nashville singer named Carly Goodwin.China, Russia reach common ground on major international issues People's Daily - Mar 26 5:14 PM
China and Russia have reached common ground on major international issues as Chinese President Hu Jintao and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin met on Monday in Moscow.Two to make NZ Fed Cup debuts Stuff - Mar 26 2:03 PM
Two tennis players will make their Fed Cup debuts for New Zealand in Christchurch next month.Minimizing Potential Threats from Iran Scoop.co.nz - Mar 26 4:38 PM
INTRODUCTION Good morning.The Arab Peace Initiative Ohmynews - 1 hour, 21 minutes ago
It came at the height of the Palestinian uprising. The initiative was immediately rejected by the Israeli government and accepted by Arafat. Its release was a cause of a slight discomfort for Israel, however, principally...Near-extinct white Arabian antelopes released into desert of Abu Dhabi The Washington Times - Mar 26 10:58 AM
1:44 p.m. DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) -- Nearly 100 Arabian oryxes have been released into the desert of the United Arab Emirates in an attempt to reintroduce the creature to its natural habitat after 40 years of extinction in the Persian Gulf country.Progress Comes With Wake-Up Calls The Mass Media - Mar 26 4:46 PM
The Bush administration is finally realizing war, fear, and violence are not the way to maintain power in the world and much less have certain opposing nations "listened" to them. Diplomacy is the newest tactic the Bush administration has discovered. Former and current US officials have agreed that the Bush administration realized its mistakes and is correcting them by reopening diplomatic ...Efforts to cut spending veiled effort to end war Alamogordo Daily News - Mar 24 11:19 PM
President Bush has asked Congress for $100 billion to carry on the war in Iraq and Afghanistan. That's a lot of money. I wish there was not a war in Iraq and Afghanistan, which is really being run by Iran and Syria. The fact of the matter is that they have in mind to kill us and destroy our society.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.Atlantic chiefs repeat calls for residential school apology CBC New Brunswick - Mar 26 2:40 PM
First Nations chiefs in the Atlantic region renewed their request that an apology be made to former residential school students at a Congress of First Nations Chiefs in Moncton on Monday.Magazine features Culpeper Culpeper Star-Exponent - Mar 25 12:09 AM
The corner of Main and Davis at sunset is shown on a recent evening. This month's edition of Richmond magazine features a story on the downtowns of Culpeper, Gordonsville and Syria.UN Chief Urges Israel to Reconsider Rejection of New Palestinian Government Voice of America - Mar 26 8:31 AM
The U.N. Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon wrapped up a two-day visit to Israel and the Palestinian territories with a proposal to include key Arab states in a future meeting of the so-called Middle East Peace Quartet.Muslim women advocate equality and individuality Brown and White - Mar 26 5:27 PM
British politician Jack Straw sparked controversy last fall when he required all Muslim women visiting his office to remove their veils. This incident is not isolated, said a leading professor on Muslim issues.New Pesach 'traditions' might be purr-fect for your family The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles - Mar 26 5:07 PM
"Pesach for the Rest of Us: Making the Passover Seder Your Own" (Schocken Books, $22.95). When author Marge Piercy was a little girl, her grandmother set a special place at the Passover seder for Blackie, her grandmother's cat.Tennis: Two new players in Fed Cup side The New Zealand Herald - Mar 26 10:32 AM
Two players will make their Fed Cup debuts for New Zealand in Christchurch next month. Teenagers, Sacha Jones, 16, of Auckland, and Dianne Hollands, 23, of Christchurch have been picked to play in the Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Group I and II competition featuring 11 nations.Iraq's middle class vanishing Charleston Daily Mail - Mar 26 12:14 PM
BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Artist Jabbar Muhaybis stood amid the ashes of Baghdad's storied literary bazaar. Bloodstained pages were scattered at his feet. A wooden crate, eerily reminiscent of a coffin, covered his head.Iran has more to gain from diplomacy than anyone Financial Times - Mar 26 10:30 AM
The prospect of a military conflict between Iran and the west has been hanging over the world for months, indeed years.Arab foreign ministers agree to revive Saudi peace plan 'without changes' The Daily Star Lebannon - Mar 26 1:00 PM
Arab foreign ministers agreed Monday to relaunch a five-year-old plan for peace with Israel at their summit later this week, but without any of the alterations sought by the Jewish state."The Arabs have agreed to reactivate the Arab initiative without changes. We reiterated that all Arab nations will adhere to the initiative as it is.60 years later, they're pals Salisbury Post - Mar 26 7:10 AM
George Coury and Joe Saleeby can't believe they met each other at Trinity Oaks in Salisbury and discovered in no time that they'd gone to the same New York high school at almost the same time.Al Qaeda leader, two aides arrested in Baghdad Khaleej Times - Mar 26 10:15 AM
BAGHDAD - Iraqi security forces on Monday confirmed the arrest of an Al Qaeda leader and two of his aides in western Baghdad, according to a report by the Voices of Iraq news agency.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXS3vW47mOE The Republican - Mar 24 6:35 PM
Wesley Clark Interview. In an interview with Amy Goodman on March 2, 2007, U.S. General Wesley Clark (Ret.), explains that the Bush Administration planned to take out 7 countries in 5 years: Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Lybia, Somalia, Sudan, Iran. .New citizens add to Bahrainis' cup of woes Gulf News - Mar 26 2:18 PM
Manama: A deputy from Al Wefaq Society has warned that Bahrain's naturalisation policies were compounding a difficult situation for thousands of Bahrainis.Terrorism database is ballooning, keepers say Boston Globe - Mar 26 1:55 AM
WASHINGTON -- Each day, thousands of pieces of intelligence information from around the world -- field reports, captured documents, news from foreign allies, and sometimes idle gossip -- arrive in a computer-filled suburban office where analysts feed them into the nation's central list of terrorists and terrorism suspects.Hundreds of Yemenis riot over offence to Quran Gulf News - Mar 26 2:18 PM
Aden: Hundreds of workers rioted in Yemen on Sunday over a French engineer's alleged defilement of Islam's holy book, damaging a gas export terminal project and setting fire to cars and a helicopter, officials said.Q&A: Talks with Iraqi insurgents Guardian Unlimited - Mar 26 8:14 AM
What do we know about the talks? Zalmay Khalilzad, the outgoing US ambassador in Iraq, said US talks with Sunni insurgents were ongoing and some progress had been made in splitting some Sunni elements away from hardline militants including al-Qaida.Up to 100 Somalis, Ethiopians feared drowned-U.N AlertNet - Mar 26 6:50 AM
Source: Reuters GENEVA, March 26 (Reuters) - At least 29 people were killed and 71 reported missing after knife-wielding smugglers forced some 450 Somalis and Ethiopians into stormy seas off the coast of Yemen, the U ... Tehran to host 20th Int'l Islamic Unity Conference Islamic Republic News Agency - Mar 26 7:02 AM
Iran - Unity - Conference The 20th International Islamic Unity Conference is to be held here from April 6-8.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.Iran rejects U.N. vote on arms, financial sanctions Reuters via Yahoo! News - Mar 25 8:03 AM
Iran rejected a repeated demand by the U.N. Security Council to suspend uranium enrichment work after the 15-nation body imposed arms and financial sanctions on Tehran. Taking on Goliath in a fight for human rights Cleveland Jewish News - Mar 26 12:03 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 26 12:02 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.Courageous Women - Inspirational Seminar on the veil, women s rights and Islamic and religious laws News From Bangladesh - Mar 26 11:41 AM
The National Secular Society co-sponsored seminar [along with the International Campaign in Defence of Women s Rights in Iran and the Gay and Lesbian Humanist Association] on Islam, Women s Rights and the Veil which was held at the University of London Union on Thursday was packed to the doors by people wanting to hear from a group of exceptionally courageous women who are standing up for their ...Crosco Provides Drilling Services for Gulfsands in Syria Rigzone - Mar 22 9:02 AM
Crosco Integrated Drilling & Well Services Co., Ltd. announced the recent commencement of drilling services for Gulfsands Petroleum PLC in Syria.For Israel, U.S. success or failure in Iraq has major consequences JTA - Mar 26 1:01 AM
If the U.S. removes Saddam Hussein from Iraq, what happens next in the Middle East? If the United States wins a convincing victory in Iraq, it could assure Israel s place in a more stable Middle East for years to come.Talk centers on Mideast policy The Burlington Free Press - Mar 26 5:33 AM
Published: Monday, March 26, 2007 "Countering Islamists at the Ballot Box" with David Schenker, senior fellow at Washington Institute for Near East Policy, will be held at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Living and Learning Center, Fireplace Lounge, in Burlington.Crisis Group Board Calls for Urgent New Commitment to Arab-Israeli Peace AlertNet - Mar 26 5:35 AM
Source: International Crisis Group Crisis Group Board Calls for Urgent New Commitment to Arab-Israeli Peace World's third richest man has roots in South Lebanon The Daily Star Lebannon - Mar 26 12:51 PM
It is not uncommon for a Lebanese to join the club of the rich and famous. One of the first names that come to mind is late former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, who made his huge fortune in Saudi Arabia in construction and contracting.The bloodletting continues in Iraq Bitter anniversary Monday Morning - Mar 26 12:12 PM
In the four years since the launch of the shock and awe military campaign just before dawn on March 20, 2003, Iraq has descended into a sectarian hell that has left tens of thousands of civilians dead.SYRIA KEY GATEWAY FOR AL QAIDA Middle East Newsline - Mar 22 8:00 AM
WASHINGTON [MENL] -- The United States has determined that despite repeated appeals Syria remains the primary gateway of Al Qaida operatives to Iraq.Rabbi Arthur Waskow: Pharaoh or Freedom in America? HuffingtonPost - Mar 25 5:18 PM
There are four traditional questions that are recited at the Passover Seder. But the real first question is this: "Is Pharaoh our god, or is the Breath of Life?" From Rabbi Jesus marching in Jerusalem against the Roman Empire just before Passover time ("Palm Sunday") down to Fannie Lou Hamer chanting Black American freedom songs like "Go Down, Moses," the Exodus story has been used for ...Which One Of You Is The Cuban Spy? NBC 6 Miami - Mar 26 6:32 AM
No matter where you go in South Florida, chances are a Cuban spy is not too far away.Hope still pinned on the Berri-Hariri dialogue Countdown to the Arab summit Monday Morning - Mar 26 12:10 PM
Pointing the finger of blame at the Hezballah-led opposition, Saniora said the main cause of the crisis is that the Constitution, the government and democratic institutions have been bypassed , he said.News Brief Ekklesia - Mar 26 11:31 AM
Christians have given evidence to the United Nations concerning the estimated two million refugees that have fled Iraq since the invasion in 2003, urging Britain and US to open their doors to them.Saudi foreign minister suggests Arabs open to changing peace offer Pravda - Mar 26 7:11 AM
Saudi Arabia 's foreign minister suggested Monday that Arab leaders would be willing to consider changes in their 2002 peace offer to Israel to make it "compatible" with new developments.Political links between Iran and Iraq will be difficult to sever Independent - Mar 26 4:20 AM
At 3 am on 11 January this year US military forces launched a sudden raid on the Iranian liaison office in the Kurdish capital Arbil and detained five Iranian officials who are still prisoners.U.N. Council unanimously imposes sanctions on Iran Reuters via Yahoo! News - Mar 25 5:31 AM
The U.N. Security Council voted unanimously on Saturday to impose new sanctions on Iran for its nuclear ambitions by targeting Tehran's arms exports, state-owned bank and elite Revolutionary Guards.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.