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Bush sees 'test' for Iran, Syria, on Iraq 
AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 06 12:45 PM
US President George W. Bush challenged Iran and Syria Tuesday to prove at a pair of upcoming international conferences on Iraq that they are serious about helping to quell deadly violence there.Dead Russian reporter was investigating arms sales to Iran, Syria AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 06 12:13 PM
A Russian reporter who died after falling out of a window was investigating sales of weapons by Russia to Syria and Iran, his newspaper Kommersant said Tuesday.Syria denies arms crossing border into Lebanon AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 06 9:58 AM
Syria denied on Tuesday allegations that arms are making their way over the border into Lebanon and warned against any moves to station international troops along the frontier in Lebanon.Bush says Iraqi conferences will be 'test' for Iran, Syria AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 06 8:39 AM
US President George W. Bush said Tuesday that upcoming international conferences on Iraq's security will be "a test" of whether Iran and Syria are serious about helping to dampen violence there.Syria seeks to gain from regional tumult The Christian Science Monitor - Mar 06 2:49 PM
The isolation of Syria appears to be breaking as Damascus seeks deals with the Saudis and the Lebanese. Iraq: Security before Syria pipeline opens UPI - Mar 06 12:46 PM
Iraq's oil minister said he wants to repair and reopen the pipeline to Syria, but called on Damascus to better monitor their border for insurgents. ...Russian journalist who died in fall reportedly investigated weapons deals with Iran, Syria San Diego Union-Tribune - Mar 06 6:07 PM
MOSCOW, 1:21 p.m. March 6 (AP): A journalist who plunged to his death from his apartment building window faced threats while reporting on a highly sensitive story that Russia planned to sell sophisticated missiles to Syria and Iran, his newspaper reported Tuesday.Russian Reporter Probed Arms Sales to Iran, Syria Before Death Bloomberg.com - Mar 06 4:00 AM
March 6 (Bloomberg) -- Russian reporter Ivan Safronov was investigating state plans to sell advanced weapons to Iran and Syria when he fell to his death from a window in his Moscow apartment building March 2, his newspaper Kommersant said.Russian journalist who died in fall reportedly probed weapons deals with Iran, Syria Boston Herald - Mar 06 8:32 AM
MOSCOW - A journalist who fell to his death from a fifth-story window had received threats while gathering material for a report claiming Russia planned to provide sophisticated weapons to Syria and Iran,...Syria praise to Iran-Saudi efforts to settle Lebanese crisis ArabicNews.com - Mar 06 9:37 AM
Syria on Sunday praised efforts made by Iran and Saudi Arabia and a number of Arab and Islamic states to settle the political crisis in Lebanon.Inquest into Russian journalist s death; prosecutors say he knew about weapons deals with Iran, Syria CBS 46 News Atlanta - Mar 06 8:21 AM
MOSCOW (AP) -- A journalist who fell to his death from a fifth-story window had received threats while gathering material for a report claiming Russia planned to provide sophisticated weapons to Syria and Iran, his newspaper said Tuesday.Iraqi VP appeals for Arab help during Syria visit AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 05 7:49 AM
Iraqi Vice President Tareq al-Hashemi called on Monday for Arab nations to help end the "sad situation" in his homeland during a visit to neighbouring Syria, itself accused of aiding the insurgency.ANALYSIS-Syria holds one of the keys to Iraq stability AlertNet - Mar 06 4:02 AM
Source: Reuters By Khaled Yacoub Oweis DAMASCUS, March 6 (Reuters) - When Syria takes a seat along the United States at a meeting to discuss Iraq this week, it will have something to offer to stop the chaos, but ... First vice president to depart for Syria Islamic Republic News Agency - Mar 06 7:06 AM
Iran - Davoudi - Syria First Vice President Parviz Davoudi, heading a high-ranking delegation will depart for Syria on Wednesday night. During his two-day visit, Davoudi is scheduled to confer with the Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on matters of bilateral concern.Ready to talk with Iran, Syria Financial Express - Mar 06 8:35 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.The US and Syria, Human Rights and Democracy Middle East Online - Mar 06 1:12 AM
As US 'democratization' efforts in the Middle East wane, human rights activists in Syria see their situation improving, says Helena Cobban .Russian journalist who died in fall investigated weapons deals with Iran, Syria KYIV Post - Mar 06 4:36 AM
MOSCOW (AP) - A Russian journalist who died after falling from a fifth-story window had received threats while gathering material for a report claiming Moscow planned to provide sophisticated weapons to Syria and Iran, his newspaper said Tuesday.Iraq - Talks with Iran Syria are overdue The Gleaner - Mar 05 10:14 PM
The Bush administration has reversed a long-standing policy and will sit down with representatives of Iran and Syria to discuss the future of Iraq.Iraqi official in Syria, seeks help to end sad situation Gulf Times - Mar 05 10:56 PM
DAMASCUS: Iraqi Vice President Tareq al-Hashemi yesterday called for Arab nations to help end the sad situation in his homeland during a visit to neighbouring Syria, itself accused of aiding the insurgency.Syria renews support for national reconciliation in Iraq People's Daily - Mar 05 6:15 PM
Syrian Vice President Farouk al- Shara on Monday renewed Syria's support for efforts to achieve national reconciliation in Iraq and make the political process a success, the official SANA news agency reported.Iraqi refugees hail Syria's easing of residency rules AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 04 3:15 PM
Iraqi refugee Khaled was delighted at the news that Damascus was relaxing residency rules for around a million Iraqis who fled their war-torn country for neighbouring Syria.Iraqi refugees appreciate new lease on temporary lives in Syria The Daily Star Lebannon - Mar 05 1:10 PM
Iraqi refugee Khaled was delighted at the news that Damascus was relaxing residency rules for around a million Iraqis who fled their war-torn country for Syria. "No Iraqi will be expelled from Syria," Khaled told AFP at the Baghdad Palm Tree restaurant in the Damascus suburb of Jaramana where he and many compatriots have found refuge.Dead Russian newsman was probing arms sales to Syria and Iran Seattle Times - Mar 06 9:09 AM
A journalist who plunged to his death from his apartment building window faced threats while reporting on a highly sensitive story that...US to Join Iran, Syria in Iraq Talks YaleGlobal Online - Mar 05 7:28 AM
The US will join a meeting of neighboring nations to Iraq, including Iran and Syria, to discuss ways to stem violence. The Iraq government initiated the meetings for March and also invited other world powers, including permanent members of the UN Security Council, to a second meeting in April.Iraqi refugees hail Syria's easing of residency rules Middle East Online - Mar 05 1:12 AM
Massive influx of Iraqi refugees into Syria boosts country's economy, but triggers social problems.Syria ready with bio-terror if U.S. hits Iran WorldNetDaily - Mar 04 10:10 PM
An American biodefense analyst living in Europe says if the U.S. invades Iran to halt its nuclear ambitions, Syria is ready to respond with weapons of mass destruction, specifically biological weapons.US President sees 'test' for Iran, Syria, on Iraq Middle East Online - Mar 06 9:57 AM
Bush says upcoming international conferences on Iraq will prove intentions of Damascus, Tehran.Russian writer faced threats before death The Washington Times - 21 minutes ago
MOSCOW -- A journalist who plunged to his death from his apartment-building window faced threats while reporting on a highly sensitive story that Russia planned to sell sophisticated missiles to Syria and Iran, his newspaper reported yesterday.Human rights, democracy, the US, and Syria The Nation via Yahoo! News - Mar 05 3:07 AM
The Nation -- I spent a few days in Damascus at the end of February, and was able to get a ground reality view of the effects of the Bush administration's (former) campaign for the forced 'democratization' of Middle Eastern societies on the work of Syrian citizens with long experience struggling for human rights and democracy in their country.Europe Struggles with Influx of Iraqi Refugees NPR - Mar 06 7:18 AM
After four years of chaos and violence, nearly two million Iraqis remain outside their country, most in neighboring countries such as Jordan and Syria. In Europe, Iraqi applications for asylum have doubled over the past three years. Few European countries are offering much refuge, with one exception: Sweden.Claims of 'incitement to suicide' after journalist falls to his death Independent - Mar 06 4:26 PM
A Russian journalist who plunged to his death in suspicious circumstances was investigating what he suspected were covert Kremlin arms deals with Iran and Syria shortly before he died.Charity Repatriates 22 Saudi Families Arab News - Mar 06 4:18 PM
JEDDAH, 7 March 2007 The Awasser Charity Society succeeded to bring 22 Saudi families back home from Egypt, Syria, Lebanon and Sweden, according to a local newspaper.Europe Struggles with Influx of Iraqi Refugees NPR - Mar 06 7:12 AM
Morning Edition , March 6, 2007 · After four years of chaos and violence, nearly two million Iraqis remain outside their country, according to the UN agency for refugees. Most are overwhelming neighboring countries, particularly Jordan and Syria.Moallem denies arms crossing into Lebanon The Daily Star Lebannon - Mar 06 1:25 PM
Syria denied on Tuesday allegations that arms are making their way over the border into Lebanon and warned against any moves to station international troops along the frontier in Lebanon. "All the rumors about arms crossing the borders ... are wrong," Foreign Minister Walid Moallem said in a news conference with visiting Belgian counterpart, Karel De Gucht.Israel to complain to U.N. after six mines thrown from Syria found in Golan Heights Boston Herald - Mar 04 4:48 AM
JERUSALEM - Israel will file a complaint with the United Nations forces in Syria after six mines thrown from Syria were found in the southern Golan Heights, the Israeli army said Sunday. The unexploded...Reporter dies while probing Syrian deal The Daily Star Lebannon - Mar 06 1:27 PM
A Russian reporter who died after falling out of a window was investigating sales of weapons by Russia to Syria and Iran, his newspaper Kommersant said Tuesday. Ivan Safronov had told his newspaper that he had "received information" about the sale of Sukhoi-34 fighter jets to Syria and S-300 anti-aircraft missiles to Iran via Belarus.Israel critical of Russia over advanced arms sales to Syria Jerusalem Newswire - Mar 04 10:38 AM
Israeli officials at the weekend expressed concern that Russia intends to go through with the sale of its most advanced anti-tank missiles to Syria.Dead journo doing arms story News 24 South Africa - Mar 06 2:23 PM
A Russian journalist who died after falling from a window, was investigating claims Moscow planned to provide arms to Syria and Iran, his newspaper says.Russian journalist who died in fall reportedly probed weapons deals CNews - Mar 06 11:30 AM
MOSCOW (AP) - A journalist who fell to his death from a fifth-storey window had received threats while gathering material for a report claiming Russia planned to provide sophisticated weapons to Syria and Iran, his newspaper said Tuesday.Reporter's death claim rejected Gulf Daily News - Mar 06 5:13 PM
MOSCOW: A Russian reporter who died after falling out of a window was investigating sales of weapons by Russia to Syria and Iran, his newspaper Kommersant said yesterday.Attacks on Shiite Iraqis making Kerbala pilgrimage kill 112 The Daily Star Lebannon - Mar 06 1:27 PM
Insurgents killed 112 Shiite pilgrims heading for the holy Iraqi city of Kerbala on Tuesday, including nearly 80 killed when two suicide bombers blew themselves up in a crowded street lined with tents. Hours after the attacks, US President George W. Bush challenged Iran and Syria Tuesday to prove at a pair of upcoming international.Hoss: Local deal won't survive without regional accord The Daily Star Lebannon - Mar 06 1:24 PM
Former Premier Salim Hoss said Tuesday that any solution to the political deadlock in Lebanon would not "live on" unless it was coupled with "a sort of accord between Saudi Arabia and Egypt, on one hand, and Syria and Iran on the other." Hoss was giving a lecture, entitled "The Arab Political Situation from a Lebanese Perspective.Iran Khodro car aims to capture the Syrian market ArabicNews.com - Mar 06 9:36 AM
Director for the project to set up a Samand auto manufacturing plant in Syria said Saturday that Iran Khodro aims to capture 50 percent of the Syria's 600-million-dollar car market.Israel To Complain To UN About Mines Thrown From Syria Nasdaq - Mar 03 11:51 PM
JERUSALEM (AP)--Israel will file a complaint with the U.N. forces in Syria after six mines thrown from Syria were found in the southern Golan Heights, the Israeli army said Sunday.Bush stresses diplomacy for Iraq will fail without a robust military strategy DEBKAfile - Mar 06 12:03 PM
Addressing American Legion members in Washington, Tuesday, March 6, the US president said the international conferences the US and Iraq have initiated will be an important test for Iran and Syria. They will test whether the two invited nations are interested in being constructive forces in Iraq.Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad urged visiting Hamas supremo Khaled Meshaal to end internal fighting in the ... Al Jazeera - Mar 06 8:39 AM
"The Palestinian government and Hamas have to stop domestic conflicts in Palestine," state TV quoted Ahmadinejad as telling the Syria-based Meshaal, who arrived in Tehran early Tuesday.Funds told to cut ties to Iran USA Today - 34 minutes ago
Federal lawmakers and officials in at least four states are pushing government-employee pension funds to dump shares of foreign companies that do business in Iran.Syria hails Iran-Saudi efforts to settle Lebanese crisis Islamic Republic News Agency - Mar 04 12:52 AM
Syria - Iran - S Arabia Syria on Sunday praised efforts made by Iran and Saudi Arabia and a number of Arab and Islamic states to settle the political crisis in Lebanon.Escaping a Painful Past To Find a Shaky Future Washington Post - 12 minutes ago
Hussein Hayal al Zaidi says he spent nearly four years in jail in Saddam Hussein's Iraq, once in a 13-by-13-foot cell with 20 other men. His captors blindfolded him and pummeled his eyes, detaching one of his retinas. He has scars on his ankles, feet and hands from where they strung him up with ropes and beat him. His genitalia bear the marks of electric shock burns....Iraqis Being Processed for Refugee Status [Press Release] U.S. Department of State - Mar 06 4:16 PM
Processing of Iraqi refugees for resettlement already has begun, the State Department's top refugee policy official says. Ellen Sauerbrey, assistant secretary of state for population, refugees, and migration, says the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has registered about 80,000 displaced Iraqis, including in Syria, Jordan, Turkey and Egypt. Sauerbrey tells USINFO the United ...Arutz 7 TV Israel National News - Mar 06 9:35 AM
(IsraelNN.com) Syria opposes deployment of a multinational peace-keeping force along its border with Lebanon, said a government official Tuesday.As pressure mounts on Syria, Israel weighs risks and benefits JTA - Mar 05 12:42 PM
Syrian President Bashar Assad, right, speaks to the press as he stands with his wife, Asma, after the funeral in Rome of Pope John Paul II on April 8.Investors on the road to Damascus: Syria is hot despite the sanctions Independent - Mar 03 4:45 PM
Billions of pounds of foreign investment is flooding into Syria, even though the Middle East country remains under American sanctions and faces growing international pressure to co-operate over Iraq and Lebanon.syria: Opening of Aleppo s Sheraton Hotel Monday Morning - Mar 05 8:54 AM
The Sheraton Aleppo Hotel and Towers was recently officially opened. Initially the hotel was to be finished at the end of 2005, but the project was delayed because of disputes among its promoters.Airing issues in talks with Iran Whittier Daily News - Mar 05 9:15 PM
The United States has reversed course and agreed to sit down at the same table with Iran and Syria starting this week to hash out ways to stabilize Iraq.Richard Valeriani: March 4, 2007 News Update HuffingtonPost - Mar 05 10:55 AM
President Bush goes to New Orleans to tell people "The federal government knows you still exist." Just to make sure that's true, the City of New Orleans files a $77 billion damage claim against the federal government. Bush Administration changes policy, agrees to sit down at conference table with Iran and Syria. Anybody notice change of policy was announced while Vice President Cheney was out ...US rights report puts spotlight on Internet repression AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 06 12:34 PM
The latest US report on global human rights issued Tuesday highlighted a growing trend of governments clamping down on their citizens' ability to learn and communicate via the Internet, especially in China.Bush says gradual progress in Iraq despite violence Reuters via Yahoo! News - Mar 06 10:01 AM
President George W. Bush insisted on Tuesday a new Iraq security plan is making gradual progress, despite the deaths of nine more U.S. troops and another major bomb attack.Israel Protests Planned Russian Missile Sale to Syria Payvand Iran News - Mar 03 1:45 PM
Israel has harshly criticized a plan by Russia to sell advanced anti-tank and anti-aircraft missiles to Syria. Israeli officials say those missiles will eventually wind up in the hands of the Islamic guerrilla group Hezbollah in Lebanon. -VOASyria terror group claims 1st attack against Israel WorldNetDaily - Mar 04 10:10 PM
TEL AVIV A purported new Syrian terror group claimed in a WND interview it attempted its first-ever attack against the Jewish state this weekend by placing mines on the Israeli side of the border.International Briefs: 2 strong earthquakes kill dozens on Sumatra International Herald Tribune - Mar 06 12:25 PM
INTERNATIONALProsecutors Had Threatened Dead Russian Journalist Radio Free Europe: Radio Library - Mar 06 6:09 AM
March 6, 2007 -- Colleagues of a Russian journalist who died when he fell from a fifth-floor window say he had been threatened with prosecution over investigative stories he was writing about alleged Russian weapons deals with Syria.Despite signs of thaw, US slams North Korea, Iran in human rights report AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 06 9:38 AM
Despite recent US moves to engage diplomatically with North Korea and Iran, the US on Tuesday assailed the two nations as among the world's worst human rights violators in an annual report that faulted friend and foe alike.Darfur crisis tops U.S. list of world's worst abuses CNN.com - Mar 06 9:18 AM
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The continuing genocide in Sudan's troubled Darfur region was the world's worst human rights abuse last year, the United States said Tuesday in a global report that found freedoms eroding in numerous other nations, including U.S. allies Afghanistan and Iraq.A peek behind Syria's mask of strength Albuquerque Tribune - Mar 03 9:03 AM
On the face of it, the worst appears to be behind Syria's president, Bashar Assad.Syria sacks 50 officials for corruption AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 04 7:15 AM
Syrian Prime Minister Mohammed Naji Otri has sacked more than 50 officials for corruption, an official daily said on Sunday, amid growing newspaper charges of the scourge affecting state bodies.Rumors Of Bush's Demise May Be Greatly Exaggerated CBS News - Mar 06 6:03 PM
A suddenly proactive White House has even some skeptical Democrats admitting they are seeing new life in an administration they were about to bury.Interview: Decision to Meet With Syria, Iran 'Positive Change' in U.S. Policy New York Times - Mar 02 9:20 AM
Interview: Decision to Meet With Syria, Iran 'Positive Change' in U.S. Policy.U.S. says Darfur is worst rights abuse AP via Yahoo! News - Mar 06 7:10 AM
The ongoing genocide in Sudan's troubled Darfur region was the world's worst human rights abuse last year, the United States said Tuesday in a global report that found freedoms eroding in numerous other nations, including war-torn Afghanistan and Iraq.Iran: Retired defense minister missing AP via Yahoo! News - Mar 06 3:45 AM
Iran said Tuesday its former deputy defense minister was missing while on a private trip to neighboring Turkey, and its top police chief accused Western intelligence services of possibly kidnapping the official.Iran urges Hamas to keep up Israel resistance AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 06 3:15 AM
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Tuesday urged visiting Hamas supremo Khaled Meshaal to end domestic infighting in the Palestinian territories and keep up resistance against Israel.Talabani may skip Iraq security conference AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 06 4:45 AM
Iraqi President Jalal Talabani, recovering from exhaustion and dehydration in a Jordan hospital, may not attend an international security conference later this week, a close aide said Tuesday.Syrian activists charged in military court UPI - Mar 06 10:56 AM
Two prominent Syrian activists have been referred for trial in a military court for signing a document advocating a healthy Syrian-Lebanese relationship.Nine-year-old Lebanese boy seeks NHRC help The Peninsula - Mar 05 3:16 PM
DOHA Ibrahim is a nine-year-old Lebanese who came to Qatar with his mother and her ageing parents escaping the war that was raging there. They managed to flee to Syria and from there some relatives paid for their travel to Qatar.Syria criticizes U.S. policy in Mideast as "stirring up chaos" People's Daily - Mar 04 5:14 PM
Syrian Minister of Expatriates Buthaina Shaban criticized on Sunday the U.S. policy in the Middle East as "stirring up chaos," the official SANA news agency reported.Cheney gets treatment for blood clot AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 06 2:29 AM
US Vice President Dick Cheney, who has suffered four heart attacks, sought medical attention Monday for a blood clot in his left leg and will have to take blood-thinning medication for months, his office said.U.S. releases list of worst rights abuses MSNBC - Mar 06 12:49 PM
in a report, the United States said Tuesday that the ongoing genocide in Sudan s Darfur region was the world s worst human rights abuse last year, concluding that freedoms have eroded elsewhere, including U.S.-backed democracies in Afghanistan and Iraq. The Losers In The Surge CBS News - Mar 06 12:00 PM
Some are benefiting from the troop surge in Iraq, but others are still trapped in a violent world with little hope of safety or peace, says Harry Smith. Journalist 'threatened' before death The Scotsman - Mar 06 5:55 PM
A RUSSIAN journalist who died after falling from a fifth-story window had received threats while gathering material for a report, his newspaper said yesterday.MLive.com: Newstalk Forum MLive.com - 30 minutes ago
that needs to be done is to put Dearborn on permanent lock down. Establish a curfew so the entire Arabic population is under watch. It would be beneficial to attach tethers and or gps chips in the wrists of the detainees.Jonah Goldberg: Trudy Rubin: Whittier Daily News - 58 minutes ago
WHAT'S been absent so long in Iraq is a sense of possibility ...the possibility that things could improve. a chance of changing Iraq's deadly dynamics.New signs of US-Syria thaw as senior official sets visit AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 02 12:06 AM
Washington pressed its new policy of diplomatic opening, saying Thursday it will send a high-ranking official to Syria for the first time in two years.Four years of turmoil in Iraq put pragmatists in driving seat Financial Times - Mar 06 6:39 PM
As the US looks back at four years of failed efforts to pacify Iraq, more evidence is emerging of the dysfunctional state of the Bush administration's decision-making process back in 2003 and how, according to former officials and analysts, those unresolved failings continue to affect wider foreign policy.After the Surge Washington Post - Mar 05 10:58 PM
Congress may still be debating President George W. Bush's surge strategy in Iraq, but the administration's strategy shift is now a fait accompli. With two of the five extra brigades already in Baghdad and a third on the way, the surge is going forward. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates and General David Petraeus expect to know the results by early summer. Planning what happens next should start ...Egypt mediates between Saudi and Syria UPI - Mar 02 11:11 AM
Arab diplomats say Egypt is trying to mediate between Saudi Arabia and Syria to close their chasm ahead of this month's Arab summit in Riyadh.Arrivals The Village Voice - Mar 06 6:04 PM
A political drama about the costs of "security"Darfur Tops U.S. Report Citing Worst Human Rights Abuses Fox News - Mar 06 8:59 AM
The Sudan's Darfur region's ongoing genocide tops the U.S. list of worst human rights abuses last year.Israel wants to stop arms sale to Syria UPI - Mar 02 10:10 AM
A top Israeli official is calling on his country to exert pressure on Russia to prevent the planned sale of anti-tank and anti-aircraft missiles to Syria.U.N. plans to open office in Jordan AP via Yahoo! News - Mar 05 9:29 PM
The United Nations plans to open an office in Jordan to deal with the increasingly serious humanitarian problems posed by 1.8 million Iraqis who have fled to neighboring countries and a similar number who have fled their homes and are still inside Iraq, the new U.N. humanitarian chief said Monday.Talks worth exploring The Ashland Daily Press - Mar 05 8:21 AM
The announcement that the United States will sit down and engage Iran and Syria in diplomatic talks is a striking policy shift that could signal a change in direction by the Administration.Time to talk The Robesonian - Mar 05 8:01 AM
The best evidence that President Bush's Iraq policy is failing isn't the death toll that continues to climb but is his willingness now to include Iran and Syria in a regional conference on the continuing crisis.Sen. Joe Biden Calls Iranian Leader Ahmadinejad 'Madman' Fox News - Mar 06 6:30 AM
Sen. Joe Biden says Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is a 'madman' and faces possible assassination.How my eyes were opened to the barbarity of Islam Times Online - Mar 06 4:25 PM
Is it racist to condemn fanaticism? Once I was held captive in Kabul. I was the bride of a charming, seductive and Westernised Afghan Muslim whom I met at an American college.LEBANON Beirut hopeful following Saudi-Iranian summit - Asia News AsiaNews.it - Mar 05 7:56 AM
Asia News LEBANON Beirut hopeful following Saudi-Iranian summit lebanon saudi arabia iran syria king abdallah mahmoud ahmadinejad agreement arab summit amr moussa arab league maronite league patriarch nasrallah sfeir More and more people expect a solution to the political crisis.U.S. captures Iraq's number 2 Al Qaida leader World Tribune - Mar 06 4:03 PM
BAGHDAD A leading Al Qaida operative in Iraq has been captured.Aipac Will Press for Hard Line on Iran Regime The New York Sun - 1 hour, 28 minutes ago
WASHINGTON The Democratic-controlled Congress is moving to outflank both the Bush administration and the United Nations with the toughest set of sanctions against Iran that have ever been proposed. The introduction of the new legislation comes as more than 5,500 members of America's largest pro-Israel lobby are set to arrive in Washington for their annual policy conference. They are expected to ...'Nightly News' Names New Producer Washington Post - Mar 05 11:54 PM
Alexandra Wallace, an NBC News vice president, was named yesterday as executive producer of the network's evening newscast just as the program finds itself in a ratings dogfight.Review of the Arab press UPI - Mar 06 6:25 AM
Arab press roundup for March 6: Jordan's al-Arab al-Yawm Tuesday blasted repeated Iraqi and U.S.US invites Iran and Syria to talks on Iraq Mail and Guardian - Mar 02 11:57 PM
The Bush administration gave up one of the central tenets of its Middle East strategy on Tuesday, reversing its much criticised effort to isolate Iran and Syria by inviting both states to negotiations on stabilising Iraq.Latest Russian journalist to die was working on weapons sale story KARE 11 Minneapolis-St. Paul - Mar 06 1:05 PM
A journalist who plunged to his death from his apartment building window faced threats while reporting on a highly sensitive story that Russia
