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U.S. urges Syria to help quell violence in Iraq 
People's Daily - Mar 27 5:55 PM
The United States said Tuesday Syria should not let suicide bombers cross into Iraq and urged Syria to help quell violence in the violence-stricken country.US tells Syria to stop bombers crossing into Iraq AlertNet - Mar 27 12:34 PM
Source: Reuters By Sue Pleming WASHINGTON, March 27 (Reuters) - Washington estimates up to 90 percent of suicide bombers in Iraq enter the country via Syria which has not acted to stop this flow of attackers, the U ... Ready to talk with Iran, Syria Financial Express - 1 hour, 55 minutes ago
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, Saudi Arabia have no difference on Iran: FM Islamic Republic News Agency - Mar 27 7:01 AM
Syria - Saudi Arabia - Iran Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Mouallem said on Tuesday that there is no difference between his country and Saudi Arabia on their stand toward Iran.Mozah back from Syria Gulf Times - Mar 26 11:07 PM
HH SHEIKHA Mozah Nasser al-Misnad and her accompanying delegation returned to Doha yesterday evening after a two-day working visit to Syria.Syria, Britain to promote economic cooperation People's Daily - Mar 26 5:38 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 1:16 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.Syria s Assad backs terrorism during four-day visit to Britain JTA - Mar 27 4:16 PM
British Jews have responded angrily to a visit by Syrian President Bashar Assad. During his visit, Assad denied harboring terrorists, defended suicide bombings , and dismissed a proposed conference on reform of the Palestinian Authority.GEORGIANS@WAR: Scenes from Iraq: In this barren landscape between Syria and Iraq, U.S. and Iraqi soldiers combat ... Atlanta Journal-Constitution - Mar 26 11:25 PM
First of two partsChilean 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."Mosul hit by fuel shortage UPI - Mar 27 10:44 AM
The Iraq fuels commission tasked with providing fuel to the north of the country said the city of Mosul is paralyzed by a shortage. Syria suspended fuel ...US official says Iran, Syria 'against all of us' ABS-CBNNEWS.com - Mar 25 8:06 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.Syria, Saudi leaders in first contact since Lebanon war Khaleej Times - Mar 27 8:21 AM
RIYADH - Syrian President Bashar Al Assad on Tuesday flew in for the Arab summit to a traditional embrace from Saudi King Abdullah in their first contact since relations chilled after last year s Lebanon war.Heard much bad news lately? Just wait, here's more The Oregonian - Mar 27 4:53 PM
Environmental disaster in Italy. Drought in China. Extreme weather in South Africa. Avalanche in Japan. Explosion in Russia. Landslide in Papua New Guinea. Volcano in New Zealand. A five-story building collapse in Syria.Iraqis' highway from hell Salon.com - Mar 27 6:40 PM
Daily, more than 1,000 Iraqis risk being kidnapped or murdered by militias to cross into Syria as refugees.IRAQ-SYRIA: Call for aid as Iraqi refugees' misery compounds AlertNet - Mar 25 4:19 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 6:39 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.The Beginning Of American-Iranian Engagement Scoop.co.nz - Mar 27 2:52 PM
On March 10, a one-day conference on the stabilization of Iraq was held in Baghdad. The ambassadorial-level conference included representatives from Iraq itself and all of its neighbors, including Iran and Syria, from the five permanent members of the Security Council, and from several other states.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 10:17 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.IRAQ: Growing Needs Amid Continuing Displacement Payvand Iran News - Mar 27 7:58 AM
UNHCR estimates there are some 1.9 million Iraqis displaced internally, and up to 2 million in neighbouring states, particularly Syria and Jordan. Many were displaced prior to 2003, but an increasing number are fleeing now.Syria visit The Peninsula - Mar 26 9:13 PM
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.U.N. extends probe of Lebanon PM's death AP via Yahoo! News - 58 minutes ago
The U.N. Security Council voted unanimously Tuesday to extend the investigation into the assassination of former Lebanese prime minister Rafik Hariri until June 15, 2008.Arab leaders to renew Mideast peace plan AP via Yahoo! News - 1 hour, 51 minutes ago
Saudi Arabia's foreign minister said Tuesday that Israel should accept a broad land-for-peace offer that Arab leaders plan to revive at a summit here this week, expressing frustration at Israel's hesitation over the initiative.Truck bombs kill dozens at Iraqi markets AP via Yahoo! News - 1 hour, 35 minutes ago
Two truck bombs shattered markets in Tal Afar on Tuesday, killing at least 63 people and wounding dozens in the second assault in four days on a predominantly Shiite Muslim city hit by a resurgence in violence a year after it was held up as a symbol of U.S. success.U.S. Opens Naval Exercise in Persian Gulf New York Times - 1 hour, 40 minutes ago
In a calculated show of force, the United States Navy began a major exercise, part of a broader strategy to contain Iranian power.Israel tells U.N. chief Hezbollah and Syria jeopardizing Lebanon cease-fire San Diego Union-Tribune - Mar 24 5:03 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.RATE THIS ARTICLE Crosswalk.com - Mar 26 10:27 PM
TRYON, NC -- If, in July 2000 - the month Chawki Boulos and a team of Americans and Lebanese Christians held their first open air Celebration in Beirut - you had asked him if he would be able to arrange open air Celebrations in the near future in Syria, Jordan, Egypt and Bahrain, he might have laughed and said, With God all things are possible. Sheikha Mozah to visit Syria Gulf Times - Mar 24 11:06 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.SAUDI ARABIA ARAB LEAGUE Some positive moves from Riyadh summit for Israel, not for Lebanon - Asia News AsiaNews.it - Mar 27 6:24 AM
Asia News SAUDI ARABIA ARAB LEAGUE Some positive moves from Riyadh summit for Israel, not for Lebanon saudi arabia arab league lebanon israel palestine syria iran iraq summit riyadh ehud olmert mahmoud abbas condoleeza rice king abdullah saudi 2002 peace plan ban ki-moon amr moussa émile lahoud fouad siniora The Arab League summit opens tomorrow as acceptance for Saudi peace plan increases.Truck Bombs Kill Dozens in Iraq Time Magazine - Mar 27 3:37 PM
Attacks throughout Iraq kill at least 65 AP via Yahoo! News - Mar 27 1:51 PM
Two nearly simultaneous truck bombs including one detonated by remote control ripped through markets in Tal Afar on Tuesday, killing at least 48 people and wounding dozens, police said, as violence surged outside the Iraqi capital.U.N. extends al-Hariri murder inquiry Reuters via Yahoo! News - Mar 27 10:30 AM
The U.N. Security Council approved a 12-month extension on Tuesday for an investigation into the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik al-Hariri and other political killings.UN panel gets another year to probe Hariri slaying AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 27 11:42 AM
The UN Security Council on Tuesday extended until June 15, 2008 the mandate of a UN panel probing the 2005 assassination of Lebanese ex-prime minister Rafiq Hariri.Al-Assad meets British MPs; support nuclear rights ArabicNews.com - Mar 26 7:04 PM
Syria's President Bashar al-Assad today underlined that all countries have the right to use nuclear energy for peaceful purposes.Dissidents Kilo and Issa charged in Syrian court AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 27 7:04 AM
Syrian dissidents Michel Kilo and Mahmud Issa, under arrest since May 2006, were charged in court on Tuesday with speading false information and sowing discord, a rights group said.Fate of refugees bedevils quest for Mideast peace Reuters via Yahoo! News - Mar 27 9:57 AM
Munir Jaber was seven years old when Jewish fighters assaulted the thinly defended village of Deir Yassin near Jerusalem before dawn on April 9, 1948 and killed scores of men, women and children.Anti-Qaeda Sunni Arabs targeted in Iraq attacks Reuters via Yahoo! News - Mar 27 10:12 AM
Suspected al Qaeda militants in Iraq killed 21 people on Tuesday in bomb attacks targeting police and Sunni Arab tribes who have formed an alliance against the militant group, officials said.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.Attacks throughout Iraq kill at least 53 AP via Yahoo! News - Mar 27 9:54 AM
Two truck bombs simultaneously struck markets in Tal Afar and a suicide car bomber exploded his payload near Ramadi on Tuesday the latest attacks in a surge of violence outside the Iraqi capital. The three bombings killed at least 49 people, including 30 in Tal Afar.Attacks in Iraq kill dozens International Herald Tribune - Mar 27 12:49 PM
Among the incidents were two suicide bombings in Tal Afar and the murder of two elderly nuns in Kirkuk.Suicide car bomber kills 10 near Ramadi AP via Yahoo! News - Mar 27 7:56 AM
A suicide car bomber killed at least 10 in a market near Ramadi on Tuesday and a mortar attack on a Shiite district area in southern Baghdad killed at least four people, officials said.U.N. chief arrives for Arab summit UPI - Mar 27 4:12 PM
Continuing a diplomatic tour of the Middle East, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has arrived in the Saudi capital.Lebanon stands divided at Arab summit AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 27 4:27 AM
Lebanon has sent two separate delegations to Wednesday's Arab summit in Riyadh, underscoring the deep divisions still plaguing the country since the civil war ended 17 years ago.Arab Leaders May Take Up Israeli Peace Plan NPR - Mar 27 4:16 PM
Arab leaders are gathering in Riyadh for a summit conference that may reaffirm a five-year-old offer of peace with Israel. The plan, drafted by Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah when he was crown prince, calls for Israel to withdraw from territory it took in the 1967 war.Truck Bombs Kill Dozens at Iraqi Markets San Francisco Chronicle - 43 minutes ago
Two truck bombs shattered markets in Tal Afar on Tuesday, killing at least 63 people and wounding dozens in the second assault in four days on a predominantly Shiite Muslim city hit by a resurgence in violence a year after it was held up as a symbol of U.S.... Analysis: U.S., U.N. make new peace effort UPI - Mar 27 3:42 PM
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and U.N.Cautious steps toward Middle East peace The Christian Science Monitor - Mar 27 2:43 PM
Secretary Rice's efforts and intriguing moves by the Saudis offer hope. Attacks Throughout Iraq Kill At Least 65 CBS News - Mar 27 1:54 PM
Two nearly simultaneous truck bombs _ including one detonated by remote control _ ripped through markets in Tal Afar on Tuesday, killing at least 48 people and wounding dozens, police said, as violence surged outside the Iraqi capital.Arab groups warn summit about civil wars UPI - Mar 27 12:26 PM
Arab rights groups are warning Arab leaders against the eruption of civil wars in the region if they continue to avoid political and democratic reforms.Nantz not exactly on a fantastic voyage The State - 26 minutes ago
IN THE MIDST of a stellar career, Jim Nantz is having a career year. CBS Sports No. 1 voice is about to become the only broadcaster to announce the Super Bowl, Final Four and Masters in the same year.Blair sharpens tone over 15 Britons held in Iran International Herald Tribune - Mar 27 5:28 AM
Prime Minster Tony Blair of Britain said the campaign to free 15 naval personnel detained by Iran could move into a "different phase."Bill Katovsky: Got Nukes? -- The Islamic Quest to Build Allah's Bomb HuffingtonPost - Mar 27 11:02 AM
"Should Washington contemplate dealing with Iran militarily by invading possibly, it would, to my mind, be a monumental blunder: the biggest ever. For a start, the Iranians are not Iraqis. They have millennia of a proud history and heritage behind them. One must accept that the Persians were busy trying to civilize barbarians long before your and my forefathers were running around Europe living ...Football: Only a win can give Malaysia hope New Straits Times - Mar 27 5:12 PM
MALAYSIA, if they hope to keep alive their hopes of qualifying for next year s Beijing Olympics, must beat Hong Kong today at the Mongkok Stadium.Iraq Car, Truck Bombings Kill at Least 40 in Tal Afar, Ramadi Bloomberg.com - Mar 27 10:27 AM
March 27 (Bloomberg) -- Car and truck bombings killed at least 40 people in northern and western Iraq. Today's attacks followed an announcement by the U.S. military that it had arrested two men suspected of leading a terrorist cell responsible for such bombings.Assad says nations have right to use nuclear energy Islamic Republic News Agency - Mar 26 6:01 AM
Syria - UK - Nuclear Syrian President Bashar Assad on Monday underlined that all countries have the right to use nuclear energy for peaceful purposes.Attacks Throughout Iraq Kill At Least 44 CBS News - Mar 27 9:09 AM
Two truck bombs simultaneously struck markets in Tal Afar on Tuesday, killing at least 30 people and wounding dozens in the second attack on the city in four days, city and police officials said, although they could not provide a breakdown of the casualty toll.New Ambassador Skips Pomp and Heads to Iraq Washington Post - Mar 26 9:56 PM
Most of America's high-profile ambassadors are sworn in by the secretary of state amid the crystal chandeliers and Corinthian columns of the Benjamin Franklin Room on the State Department's eighth floor. Fancy receptions usually follow for family and fellow diplomats in one of the most elegant settings in Washington....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?Global adventurer begins next leg BBC News - Mar 27 3:14 AM
A British adventurer is set to begin the penultimate leg of his human- powered round-the-world expedition.Arab summit stirs hopes for peace Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - 25 minutes ago
A flurry of international diplomacy in advance of today's Arab League summit here is boosting what many analysts feel is a chance, however slim, for regional peace.Defense Chief: US Open to Higher-Level Talks With Iran Voice of America - Mar 27 3:37 PM
U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates says the United States is open to higher-level talks with Iran, but is warning against having any illusions about Tehran's intentions in the Persian Gulf region. VOA correspondent Meredith Buel has details from Washington.Suicide Car Bomber Kills 10 Near Ramadi ABC News - Mar 27 7:58 AM
Suicide Car Bomber Kills 10 Near Ramadi, Mortar Attack in Baghdad Kills 4Mortar rounds struck the Dora neighbourhood of southern Baghdad on Tuesday [AFP] Aljazeera - Mar 27 5:12 PM
Two bombers have struck in different parts of Tal Afar, killing at least 45 people and wounding scores more, Brigadier Karim al-Jubouri, a police spokesman, said.Review of the Arab press UPI - Mar 27 7:26 AM
Arab press roundup for March 27: Lebanon's as-Safir commented Tuesday the Lebanese political crisis has taken a back seat in the priorities of the Arab ...2 truck bombs kill at least 48 in Iraq Seattle Times - Mar 27 11:08 AM
Two nearly simultaneous truck bombs including one detonated by remote control ripped through markets in Tal Afar today...Dozens killed in Iraq attacks Orange County Register - Mar 27 3:39 PM
Truck bombs hit markets in northwest Iraqi city, killing and wounding more than 200 people.Malaysia must beat Hong Kong to stay in contention The Star Online - Mar 27 4:01 PM
PETALING JAYA: Malaysia cannot afford to repeat the same mistakes in their pre-Olympic Asia Group B football campaign when they play against Hong Kong in a do-or-die match at the Mongkok Stadium tonight.INCEIF partners UAE institute The Star Online - Mar 27 4:51 PM
KUALA LUMPUR: The International Centre for Education in Islamic Finance (INCEIF) has appointed the Emirates Institute of Banking and Financial Studies (EIBFS) its educational service provider.State Dept. defends Iraq refugee policy AP via Yahoo! News - Mar 26 6:53 PM
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.Old Airport PHC to work 24 hours The Peninsula - Mar 27 5:14 PM
doha The health centre in the Old Airport area is to remain open round-the-clock from early next month, the sitting member of the Central Municipal Council (CMC) from the locality told this newspaper yesterday.U.S. Arrests 2 Men Suspected of 900 Iraq Bomb Deaths (Update2) Bloomberg.com - Mar 27 4:57 AM
March 27 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. forces in Iraq arrested two men suspected of leading a terrorist cell responsible for car bombings that killed about 900 civilians.Commentary: The Arab initiative and changing Mideast Middle East Times - Mar 27 3:12 PM
-- The rapid, near-hasty developments on the Arab-Israeli front, almost immediately following the Saudi-sponsored Mecca agreement last February, should be examined in their proper context as part-and-parcel of regional shifts, the exasperation with the US war in Iraq, and the dramatic adjustment in Iran's position vis-ŕ-vis the region and its sectarian, religious composition.Sheikha Mozah in Syria The Peninsula - Mar 25 5:43 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.2 market bombs kill 48 outside Iraqi capital Houston Chronicle - Mar 27 8:53 AM
Two truck bombs simultaneously struck markets in the northern and central parts of Tal Afar, 260 miles northwest of Baghdad. At least 103 were wounded. It was the second attack on the city in four days. U.S. Arrests 2 Men Suspected of 900 Iraq Bomb Deaths (Update1) Bloomberg.com - Mar 27 4:13 AM
March 27 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. forces in Iraq arrested two men suspected of leading a terrorist cell responsible for car bombings that killed about 900 civilians, the military said.Syrian, Saudi leaders meet for first time since Lebanon war Channel NewsAsia - Mar 27 3:30 PM
RIYADH - Saudi King Abdullah held a closed-door meeting with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in Riyadh Tuesday, the first since relations chilled after last summer's Lebanon war, a source in Assad's delegation to an Arab summit here told AFP.U.S. Senate backs troop withdrawal from Iraq AlertNet - Mar 27 2:49 PM
Source: Reuters WASHINGTON, March 27 (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate on Tuesday endorsed a March 31, 2008, target date for withdrawing American combat troops from Iraq, moving Congress a step closer to a showdown with ... Are neo-cons history? Financial Express - 1 hour, 56 minutes ago
The term "neo-conservative" has many usages, including "former liberal" and "Jewish conservative". In recent years, however, it has taken on clearer definition as a philosophy of aggressive unilateralism and the attempt to impose democratic ideas on the Arab world.22 student counsellors from 10 countries attend QF programme The Peninsula - Mar 27 5:13 PM
Doha The Qatar Foundation, in cooperation with the five US university campuses in the Education City, hosted a programme for student counsellors recently, drawing key personnel from across the region.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.Americans find haven in Cyprus Tiscali - 2 hours, 16 minutes ago
The lightly armed Marines came ashore at dawn in a landing craft, which they will use to ferry up to 400 people per trip to a troop carrier anchored offshore that will take the evacuees to Cyprus.Bill-boarding the Iraqi disaster Financial Express - 1 hour, 43 minutes ago
As you read this, we're four years from the moment the Bush administration launched its shock-and-awe assault on Iraq, beginning 48 months of remarkable, non-stop destruction of that country and still counting. It's an important moment for taking stock of Operation Iraqi Freedom.U.S. Marines evacuate 1,000 Americans from Lebanon Tiscali - 2 hours, 16 minutes ago
Soothed by classical music from the USS Nashville s loudspeakers, evacuees on the ship s main deck appeared relieved their ordeal was ending. "It was total chaos," said Hisam Ajouz, 18, from Dearborn, Michigan. "Everyone was trying to shove their way to the (U.S.) checkpoint.The Saudi Vision for Peace in the Middle East Arab News - Mar 27 4:11 PM
The Saudi Vision for Peace in the Middle EastThe 19th Arab Summit begins in Riyadh today.VP Jusuf Kalla arrives in Riyadh for Arab League summit Antara News - Mar 27 11:13 AM
Indonesian Vice President Yusuf Kalla and entourage arrived in Riyadh on Tuesday at 8.15 pm (10.15 am in Indonesia) to attend the 19th Arab League Summit to be held in the Saudi capital city.Middle East Business Information Zawya - 32 minutes ago
Loading ... 28 March 2007 The Saudi Vision for Peace in the Middle EastThe 19th Arab Summit begins in Riyadh today.COUCH SLOUCH: Nantz's voyage not quite stuff of legend Houston Chronicle - Mar 27 6:42 AM
In the midst of a stellar career, Jim Nantz is having a career year. CBS Sports' No. 1 voice is about to become the only broadcaster to ever announce the Super Bowl, the Final Four and the Masters in the same year. Brammertz is investigating political motives for the February 2005 killings that shook Lebanon [EPA] Aljazeera - Mar 27 10:43 AM
The UN Security Council has approved a 12-month extension to an investigation into the assassination of Rafiq al-Hariri, Lebanon' s former prime minister, and other political killings.3 bombings outside Baghdad kill at least 58, including 48 in Tal Afar markets CP via Yahoo! Canada News - Mar 27 10:47 AM
BHAGDAD (AP) - Two truck bombs ripped through markets in Tal Afar on Tuesday, killing at least 48 people and wounding dozens, police said, as violence surged outside the Iraqi capital.Car, truck bombs kill at least 48 outside Baghdad Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune - Mar 27 10:41 AM
BAGHDAD Two nearly simultaneous truck bombs including one detonated by remote control ripped through markets in Tal Afar on Tuesday, killing at least 48 people and wounding dozens, police said, as violence surged outside the Iraqi capital. A suicide car bomber exploded his payload near Ramadi, killing 10 people, and another attacker detonated his explosives-laden car near a police patrol in ...The Arab Peace Initiative & The Changing ME Scoop.co.nz - Mar 27 2:52 PM
The rapid, almost hasty, developments on the Arab Israeli front, almost immediately following the Saudi sponsored Makkah Agreement on February 2, should be examined in their proper context, as a part and parcel of the regional shifts, exasperated by the US war in Iraq and the dramatic adjustment in Iran s position vis-ŕ-vis the region and its sectarian, religious composition.The Almanac UPI - Mar 27 12:49 AM
The weekly UPI Almanac package for April 2-8, 2007.A man collects a severed arm of a person killed in a suicide car bomb explosion in Ramadi, Iraq, 115 kilometers (70 ... El Paso Times - Mar 27 1:40 PM
BAGHDAD - Two truck bombs struck markets in Tal Afar on Tuesday, killing at least 66 people, and suspected Sunni insurgents tried to ambush ambulances carrying the dozens of wounded in the second attack on the predominantly Shiite city in four days.Suicide car bomber kills 10 near Ramadi, mortar attack in Baghdad kills 4 CP via Yahoo! Canada News - Mar 27 8:53 AM
BAGHDAD (AP) - A suicide car bomber killed at least 10 in a market near Ramadi on Tuesday and a mortar attack on a Shiite district area in southern Baghdad killed at least four people.U.S.-backed force 'mostly terrorists' WorldNet Daily - Mar 27 1:07 PM
TEL AVIV A U.S.-financed and trained Fatah force in the northern Gaza Strip that surrendered to Hamas consisted primarily of members of the Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigades terrorist group, the declared "military wing" of Fatah, WND has learned.Lebanon's twin delegations get low-key welcomes The Daily Star Lebannon - Mar 27 1:06 PM
Lebanon's two separate delegations arrived at the Arab summit in Riyadh Tuesday after Saudi-led attempts failed to resolve a rift between President Emile Lahoud and Prime Minister Fouad Siniora and an agreement on the Lebanese statement to be presented at the meeting proved elusive.Significance of the Riyadh meet Gulf News - Mar 27 2:30 PM
Ever since Iraq invaded Kuwait in 1990, Arab summits have attracted yawns at best or derision at worst. So, why has the summit that opens in Riyadh today regarded by most analysts as worthy of attention?Two Catholic nuns killed in Iraq AAP via Yahoo!7 News - Mar 27 5:03 AM
Two elderly sisters, both Chaldean Catholic nuns, were stabbed to death in their home in Kirkuk, police said.Hopes that Saudi Arabia's revived plan holds the key to quickly unlocking the door to Middle East peace look ... Guardian Unlimited - Mar 27 7:25 AM
It looks over-optimistic to hope the Saudis can unlock the door to peace, writes Ian Black in Riyadh.