Palestine Articles - 26 Feb
Oscars
mull change to 'Palestine' movie tag amid outcry
Middle East Times - Feb 26 12:50 AM
LOS
ANGELES, CA, USA -- Oscar chiefs are mulling whether to recategorize a disputed
best foreign film nomination about suicide bombers as they come under intense
fire for labeling the film as coming from "Palestine".
Iran
joins Palestine fray
Manila Bulletin - Feb 25 8:50 AM
Its regional
influence fortuitously boosted by the US invasion of Iraq and the advent of a
Shia-dominated government in Baghdad, Irans leadership is contemplating another
unintended gift from Washington: The chance to become a power in
Palestine.
Palestine
Observer to UN: Israel Must be Held Responsible for War Crimes, State
Terrorism
Palestine News Agency - Feb 24 1:00 PM
NEW
YORK, February 24, 2006 (WAFA) - Permanent Observer of Palestine to the
United Nations, Dr. Riyad Mansour sent a letter to President of the UN Security
Council, asking him to hold Israel responsible for "the war crimes, State
terrorism and systematic human rights violations committed against the
Palestinian people."
Press
Release: International Solidarity Movement Palestine
Al Jazeera - Feb 25 11:52 PM
"We were standing
in the alley way, everything was quite when suddenly without warning we heard a
big explosion and heard gun shots. I then saw Jarar and Ihab liying on the
floor. Ihab wasn't moving."
Palestine
Freedom Summer 2006 - Building Bridges
Scoop.co.nz - Feb 23 7:31 PM
Why
Palestine? Palestine is a place where you can not only learn
valuable lessons in community organizing around non-violent resistance, but can
experience first-hand a place where people are resisting occupation every day.
Palestine
Securities Exchange
Zawya - Feb 26 1:50 AM
Facilitating investor's
trading, providing public information, ensuring correct disclosure of vital
information and enforcing securities as well as clearing, depository and
settlement.
Hotel
InterContinental Jordan welcomes new Regional Director of Sales and
Marketing
AME Info - Feb 26 12:16 AM
InterContinental
Jordan held a special cocktail reception to introduce corporate guests and
clients to the new Area Director of Sales and Marketing for Jordan &
Palestine, Janet Abrahams.
Maybe
a boycott after all
Haaretz Daily - Feb 25 11:16 PM
A manifesto
issued recently by the British organization, Architects and Planners for Justice
in Palestine, calls for a boycott on construction companies in Israel
that are involved in building the separation fence and settlements in the West
Bank and Jerusalem.
The
eXperimental files
Sunday Herald - Feb 25 4:20 PM
Charlemagne
Palestine is an inspiration to an entire generation of avant-garde
musicians. Legend has it that the American once played the piano with such
intensity that his fingers bled from the exertion.
Hamas
denies suggesting it may recognize Israel
Reuters via Yahoo! News - Feb 26 6:18
AM
Hamas's prime minister-designate Ismail Haniyeh on Sunday denied he
had suggested the Palestinian Islamist group might one day recognize Israel,
saying there was only a possibility of achieving a long-term truce.
UNRWA
Says Israeli Forces Left behind Damage in Balata Schools
Palestine News Agency - Feb 25 12:00 PM
NEW
York, February 25, 2006 (WAFA)- The UN Relief and Works Agency for
Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) reported that Israeli forces
left significant damage behind after occupying two schools in the Balata Refugee
Camp in the West Bank town of Nablus earlier this week.
Palestine
Permanent Observer: Israel's Decision to Freeze Funds Endangers Entire
Region
Palestine News Agency - Feb 23 3:47 AM
NEW
YORK, February 23, 2006 (WAFA) - Permanent Observer Mission of Palestine
to the United Nations asserted that the Israeli decision to freeze the
transferring of funds to Palestinian National Authority (PNA) would endanger the
entire region.
National
Press Club's Newsmakers Series Press Breakfast on Israel and Palestine to
Be Held Tuesday, Feb. 28 at 10 a.m.
[Press Release] U.S. Newswire via Yahoo! News - Feb 23
8:17 AM
> ISRAEL and PALESTINE DIALOGUE: How Workers, Jobs,
and Poverty are Impacted by Government Policies, Recent Political Changes and
Political Unrest
Creating
terror
BendBulletin.com - Feb 25 6:08 AM
The news is
that the United States and Israel will attempt to destabilize the recently
elected Hamas government in Palestine by denying any foreign aid to the
Palestinians. So much for our supposed respect for democratic elections!
Viewpoint:
At a crossroads
Middle East Times - Feb 25 2:20 AM
-- The
recent parliamentary elections in Palestine were the equivalent of a
political earthquake. It is an earthquake that brings with it the possibility of
dramatic change in the Middle East and beyond.
EU
prepared to give cash lifeline to Palestine Authority
Financial Times - Feb 24 6:32 PM
The European
Union is ready to throw a lifeline to the Palestinian Authority by authorising a
cash injection to the territory - despite the Palestinians' failure to meet all
the conditions for a resumption in aid.
A
Snowball In Summer?
Outlook India - Feb 25 1:26 AM
A year ago,
America faced one crisis in the Middle Eastin Iraq. Three months ago, it was
confronted by a second crisisthat was in Iran. A week back, it came face to face
with a thirdthis time in Palestine.
Candidate
Berg denounces Iraq war, Bush
The Philadelphia Inquirer - Feb 26 9:24
AM
WILKES-BARRE - Antiwar activist and congressional candidate Michael
Berg last night denounced the Iraq war as "the greatest immediate threat to
human life on this planet" and President Bush as a "man possessed with
vengeance."
China
beat Palestine 2-0 in soccer Asian Cup qualifying
People's Daily - Feb 22 5:46 PM
Du Wei and Li
Weifeng each scored as injury-plagued China beat group E opponents
Palestine 2-0 at home in their first Asian Cup qualifier here on
Wednesday.
Hamas
denies it may recognise Israel
Sydney Morning Herald - 2 hours, 0 minute
ago
Hamas's prime minister-designate Ismail Haniyeh denied he had
suggested the Palestinian Islamist group might one day recognise Israel, saying
there was only a possibility of achieving a long-term truce.
What
Does Islam Look Like?
New York Times - Feb 25 6:27 PM
A number of new
shows tell us very different things about the reception in the West of a
cultural category called "Islam."
NEIGHBOR
SAYS BLACKWELDER TOLD HER SHE'D 'GET IT ALL'
Tyler Morning Telegraph - Feb 24 11:14
PM
PALESTINE - A woman on trial for killing her 83-year-old
husband told a neighbor prior to her husband's death that she married him for
his money; the money had run out, and now, "I'm stuck," the neighbor testified
Friday.
An
Open Letter To Bush On Eve Of South Asia Visit
Scoop.co.nz - 20 minutes ago
I write this even
as you are, so to speak, packing your bags for your 'historic' visit to India
and Pakistan in the near future. As you most certainly are aware, your
diplomatic mission to South Asia will take place in an environment that is not
the most salubrious.
Pierre
Tristam: Iraqs Cambodian Jungle
Scoop.co.nz - 4 minutes ago
The standard line
about Iraq right now is that the country is on the verge of civil war . That
simmering hatreds are boiling to the surface. That sectarianism is to blame. All
those regurgitated clich駸 of the Orientalist canon may well be true.
Another
Testing time for Australian Muslims
Scoop.co.nz - 4 minutes ago
Recently Australian
Prime Minister John Howard stated that he stood by to his views that sections of
Australias Muslim population are antagonistic to Australian culture.
Huge
March Planned for Eve of Katrina Evictions
Scoop.co.nz - 4 minutes ago
A march had been
planned for February 28, the eve of the scheduled March 1 evictions of Hurricane
Katrina victims.
Bolivia's
Moment, Part I: Leonilda Zurita's Visa
Scoop.co.nz - 5 minutes ago
This past Monday,
February 20, in the Viru Viru International Airport, Leonilida Zurita was
informed of the cancellation of her visa. "In the airport they told us that we
couldn't fly by order of the ambassador," said Zurita.
Mexico:
"Other Campaign" Organizer Imprisoned
Scoop.co.nz - 19 minutes ago
A campaign of
repression against the Zapatistas' Other Campaign in Mexico is now underway.
Less than 24 hours ago, well-known San Cristal, Chiapas organizer D疥asco
Villanueva was arrested as he set up the Zapatista Information Booth in the
city's main square. His current whereabouts are unknown.
Kamala
Sarup: Women Give Birth To Create Peace
Scoop.co.nz - 19 minutes ago
To have a child
can be looked at a number of ways. In women, accidents and missteps are more the
rule than the exception as children discover their experiment with it. In
adulthood, children are the expected result to marriage, the societally-condoned
and approved building block of any civilization.
Attacks
On Iraqi Religious Sites "An Outrage"
Scoop.co.nz - 18 minutes ago
The head of the
United Nations organization entrusted with preserving the worlds historical,
spiritual and cultural heritage has condemned the destruction of a Shiite shrine
and other mosques and churches in Iraq as an outrage for all of humanity.
UN:
Time to Act
Scoop.co.nz - 18 minutes ago
Amnesty
International calls on all governments to adopt without delay the draft
resolution on the Human Rights Council presented today by the President of the
General Assembly as the first concrete step in meeting the 2005 World Summits
commitment to strengthen the United Nations' Human Rights machinery.
Ambassador
John R. Bolton - Statement on Iraq
Scoop.co.nz - 19 minutes ago
Ambassador John R.
Bolton, U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations Statement at a
Security Council Stakeout New York City February 22, 2006
Hamas
denies Israel recognition
News Interactive - Feb 26 9:57 AM
HAMAS' prime
minister-designate Ismail Haniyeh today denied he had suggested the Palestinian
Islamist group might one day recognise Israel, saying there was only a
possibility of achieving a long-term truce.
UN's
Top Iraq Envoy Decries Destruction
Scoop.co.nz - 35 minutes ago
In a strongly
worded statement aimed at quelling violence in Iraq, the senior United Nations
envoy to that country today decried recent sectarian attacks and urged a united
front against those who are instigating them.
CL
Reaction: Mourinho Sees Only Injustice
Goal.com - 1 hour, 33 minutes ago
Jose Mourinho
attributed Chelseas 2-1 home defeat by Barcelona wholly to what he claimed was
the unjust dismissal of Asier Del Horno after 36 minutes.
Hamas
denies suggesting it may recognise Israel
Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News - Feb 26 6:17
AM
GAZA (Reuters) - Hamas's prime minister-designate Ismail Haniyeh on
Sunday denied he had suggested the Palestinian Islamist group might one day
recognise Israel, saying there was only a possibility of achieving a long-term
truce.
CL
Reaction: Rijkaard Pleased With 'Important Result'
Goal.com - 1 hour, 35 minutes ago
Barcelona
manager Frank Rijkaard refused to get drawn into a war of words over Lionel
Messi, who was in superb form in his side's 2-1 victory over Chelsea.
CL
Report: Milan Do Enough To Quell Bayern Fires
Goal.com - 1 hour, 39 minutes ago
A second-half
penalty converted by Andriy Shevchenko was enough to earn Milan a 1-1 draw with
Bayern Munich in Tuesday nights Champions League second round first leg in
Bavaria.
(Selec鈬o):
Scolari Turns To Figo For Friendly
Goal.com - 1 hour, 39 minutes ago
Portugals
Brazilian Coach, Luiz Felipe Scolari, has included Inter Milan man Luis Figo for
the Lusitanian nations 1st of March friendly against Saudi Arabia in D・seldorf
(Germany). The number 7 is therefore back to national duties after being left
out against Croatia and Northern Ireland.
Chelsea
Condemn Hauge Death Threats
Goal.com - 1 hour, 40 minutes ago
Chelsea have
criticised the fans who issued death threats against referee Terje Hauge
following the controversial 2-1 Champions League defeat to Barcelona on
Wednesday.
La
Primera Liga Weekend Preview
Goal.com - 1 hour, 39 minutes ago
Barcelona
need to get over their Stanford Bridge hangover, and fast, as they travel to
face the in-form Zaragoza. Elsewhere Mallorca must brace for a Galactic
backlash, while Quique Flores takes Valencia to his erstwhile home Getafe.
Messi
Responds To Chelsea's Accusations
Goal.com - 1 hour, 38 minutes ago
Barcelona
Argentine forward Lionel Messi is unmoved by Jose Mourinho's accusation that he
overreacted in order to get Chelsea's Asier del Horno sent off.
Middle
East tensions hang over Palestinian nominee for an Oscar / 'Paradise Now' traces
lives of two men who are
San Francisco Chronicle - Feb 26 3:39
AM
"Paradise Now," the Palestinian nominee for the Oscar for the best
foreign language film, is a neorealist thriller that pulls no punches when it
comes to immersing us in the misery of the Middle East. Its topic is suicide
bombers. What's more, it makes...
Reaping
unintended consequences in Mideast
The Philadelphia Inquirer - Feb 26 12:11 AM
As
an all-purpose maxim to decipher Israeli-Palestinian relations, nothing beats
Israeli statesman Abba Eban's famous phrase about "never missing an opportunity
to miss an opportunity" to defuse the conflict.
Kirk
plea for trade boycott to help Palestine
The Herald - Feb 23 6:43 PM
The General
Assembly of the Church of Scotland will be asked to back moves to boycott all
goods produced by Israelis in the occupied territories in an effort to show
solidarity with the Palestinian people.
Iran
determined to acquire nuclear know-how: diplomat
Islamic Republic News Agency - Feb 26 7:45
AM
Iran - Switzerland - Cooperation Iran is determined to acquire
peaceful nuclear know-how based on diplomatic norms and the nation's will, an
Iranian diplomat said on Saturday.
Williams:
Annual spawning ritual beginning on East Texas rivers
The Bryan-College Station Eagle - Feb 26 5:35
AM
Shannon Hale sized up the the still-water eddie and landed a
1/4-ounce Roadrunner against the brushy shoreline.
Michael
Barone: Bush's grand strategy
US News & World Report - Feb 25 4:07
PM
Three and a half years ago, in September 2002, the Bush
administration issued its National Security Strategy. It was, as Yale historian
John Lewis Gaddis has written, "the most fundamental reassessment of American
grand strategy in over half a century," since Harry Truman set America on its
course in the Cold War. Today a consensus seems to be rising that the Bush
administration is veering off
Peace
is an option
The Naperville Sun - Feb 26 5:33 AM
DOWNERS
GROVE Yigal Bronner wants Israel to leave the West Bank and cease building its
security wall.
Viewpoint:
A war of religions? God forbid!
Middle East Times - Feb 26 1:19 AM
-- One of
our former chiefs-of-staff, the late Rafael ("Raful") Eytan, who was not the
brightest, once asked a foreign guest: "Are you Jewish or Christian?"
Hamas
delegation to have consultations in Russia FM early in March
Itar-Tass - Feb 26 3:39 AM
MOSCOW, February 26
(Itar-Tass) -- The delegation of the Hamas movement that is due in Moscow early
in March will have consultations in the Russian Foreign Ministry, Russian
special envoy for the Middle East settlement and ambassador at large Alexander
Kalugin told Itar-Tass on Sunday.
Israel
News from Jerusalem Newswire
Jerusalem Newswire - Feb 26 6:56 AM
The Hamas
terrorist organization is not impatient, and will accept a long-term elimination
of the Jewish state, rather than seek its immediate demise, the new masters of
the Palestinian Authority have graciously offered.
Protesters
rally at Georgetown against PSM
The Jewish Advocate - Feb 24 7:01 AM
Nearly 75
Jewish protesters gathered at Georgetown University over the weekend outside the
Palestine Solidarity Movements annual conference, according to Rabbi Etan
Mintz, vice president for Amcha the Coalition for Jewish Concerns, one of the
organizers of the protest.
Whats
behind all the turmoil among Muslims?
The Pueblo Chieftain Online - Feb 26 7:02
AM
Richard Hallock is a retired Army officer, educator and business
consultant living in Pueblo West. Four small cartoons - not burning mosques, not
flushing Qurans, just four small cartoons - were printed in an obscure Danish
newspaper five months ago. Suddenly the entire world of Islam is in turmoil.
Half a hundred human beings - mothers, fathers - have been killed, some of them
China
face Palestine test
Football Asia - Feb 22 12:08 AM
GUANGZHOU
Having gone so close to glory on home soil in 2004, China will be looking to
finally get things right in the AFC Asian Cup when they open their Group E
qualification campaign with a home match against Palestine on Wednesday.
Why
not for the sake of humanity, the Anti-Semitic laws be applied for the entire
humanity, comments
Greater Kashmir - Feb 26 10:04 AM
Anti-Semitism
is a spiritual problem, and therefore a universal application. Time has come for
the West to educate itself about Islam, and apply laws promulgated for
Anti-Semitism, for anyone who incites hatred and disrespect against any faith.
Freedom of Speech should not be abused.
Pols
part over port security
Stamford Advocate - Feb 26 1:36 AM
Oh, this is
getting fun. All my usual opponents are slashing each other now.
Astrophysicist
Joseph Klarmann dies at 78
WUSTL in the News - Feb 26 4:33 AM
Feb. 23,
2006 Cosmic-ray astrophysicist Joseph Klarmann, Ph.D., a professor emeritus of
physics in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis, died
Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2006, at St. Mary's Health Center in Richmond Heights, Mo., of
complications from a bicycle accident in Forest Park last September.
Presidential
Acceptance Speech
ZWNEWS.com - Feb 26 4:33 AM
"My position was
that the MDC should have boycotted those Senate elections. Not only that, I was
for the total withdrawal from Parliament and all the other election based
institutions"
Expert
Links KindHearts to Terrorism
WTOL News 11 - Feb 26 4:45 AM
TOLEDO -- A world
renowned terrorism expert shed some light on the Toledo-based charity now
accused of funneling money to terrorists. Federal agents raided KindHearts,
based in an office building near Secor and Central, last weekend, closing the
office and freezing its assets.
Literature
and comparison
Times of Malta - Feb 26 1:17 AM
In the next
session in the Literature and Comparison Seminar Series, Professor Anthony
Frendo will present a paper on 'Philology, Poetic Structure and the
Interpretation of Texts: The Case of the Nora Stone Inscription'. The seminar
will be held tomorrow at 6 p.m. in Gateway Building Hall C.
Israel
Welcomes Hamas Change of Language Abbas: We Could Reach a Point Where I Cannot
Perform My Duty
Palestine Media Center - Feb 26 2:40 AM
Israel
on Sunday cautiously welcomed a statement by the Palestinian Prime
Minister-designate Ismael Haniyeh that Hamas was ready to recognize it if
Palestinians were given full rights and a state in the lands the Jewish state
occupied in 1967, as President Mahmoud Abbas warned he may resign if the
electoral win of the Islamic Resistance Movement would prevent him from
advancing his peace program.
Personal
grief doesnt deter anti-war activists campaign
Times Leader - Feb 26 12:10 AM
WILKES-BARRE The
transition from anti-war activist to political candidate has not changed Michael
Bergs views.
Panicking
over Palestine
Cleveland Jewish News - Feb 23 2:17
PM
Thankfully, signs of lucidity seem to be creeping into Israels
reaction to the Hamas election victory.
Freedom
of Expression: the perspective of an Evolutionary Political Theory
Kurdish Media - Feb 26 3:15 AM
The aim of this
article is to identify the role that freedom of expression plays in politics.
Marwa
fires Bahrain to the semis
Khaleej Times - Feb 25 9:10 PM
ABU DHABI Marwa
Abdul Kareem fired four goals for Bahrain to come out convincing 5-0 winners
over the Arab Communities in the inaugural Arab Womens sevens football
championship here at the Armed Forces Officers Club on Friday night.
Dems
stance hypocritical, but right
Quad-City Times - Feb 26 12:45 AM
WASHINGTON If
only Churchill were alive today, none of this would be happening.
Suicide
bomb film to shake Oscars
Guardian Unlimited - Feb 25 6:03 PM
Pressure
rising for Hollywood to disqualify controversial film.
A
moral pork barrel
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - Feb 25 9:24 PM
In
some recess of David Irving's reptile brain, he knows that his indefensible
imprisonment is helping his side. His side consists of all the enemies of open
societies.
Roses
Muskeyvalley, Forsyth earn first-team all-SCAC honors
Terre Haute Tribune Star - Feb 25 9:56
PM
Rose-Hulman basketball players Munchie Muskeyvalley (men) and
Rebekah Forsyth (women) earned first-team all-Southern Collegiate Athletic
Conference honors for their respective divisions in balloting by league coaches
released on Saturday.
The
Oxford Student - Official Student Newspaper
Oxford Student - Feb 24 4:34 AM
The university
Jewish Society have reported the Palestine Society to the Proctors after
they held an Israeli Apartheid week last week.
Letters
to the Editor - 2/26/2006
North County Times - Feb 25 8:23 PM
Imagine the
U.S. government contracting with a state-owned United Emirates company to
provide security for U.S. seaports! l can't imagine a more blatant case of the
foxes guarding the henhouse. Was there no American company capable of doing the
job? Was there even a formal bidding process?
Palestinian
demographics challenged
MENAFN - Feb 25 11:20 PM
Palestinian
demographics challenged
Al-Qaeda
claims attempt to blow up Saudi oil processing plant
AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 24 6:49 PM
The Saudi
branch of the Al-Qaeda terror network has claimed responsibility for Friday's
foiled attempt to blow up a major Saudi Arabian oil processing plant.
Muslim
groups call shutdown against Bush's visit
New Kerala - Feb 26 1:30 AM
Hyderabad: A
grouping of Muslim political and religious organisations Sunday called for
shutdown March 3 to protest the visit of US President George W. Bush to this
southern city.
Security
& Terrorism
UPI - Feb 25 6:03 PM
WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 (UPI)
-- A new study, 'Population Forecast for Israel and the West Bank 2025'
challenges the notion that Israeli Jews are facing an Arab demographic time
bomb. But some experts dispute its validity.
Obituaries
for Jan. 26, 2006
Selma Times-Journal - Feb 25 10:33 PM
He
departed his life at Jackson Hospital to be given a new life with our Lord. The
beginning of his eternal life will be celebrated at St. Paul AME Church, 706
East Patton Avenue, Montgomery, Al at 10:00 am on January 27, 2006 with Rev.
Joseph Rimbert, Sr. officiating.
Congress
at Odds With Israel, Bush Over Palestine Aid
MENAFN - Feb 21 9:29 PM
Congress at Odds With
Israel, Bush Over Palestine Aid
Arts
Festival Review: Antonio Forcione Quartet
Scoop.co.nz - Feb 25 5:46 PM
Antonio Focione
and his Quartet bring an astonishing array of sounds to the National Bank
Festival Club this week, and they opened their five-night run with an
electrifying performance on Saturday which had the audience alternating between
gasps of astonishment and giggles of delight.
Arts
Festival Review: Les Arts Sauts
Scoop.co.nz - Feb 25 5:49 PM
The 28 metre high
inflatable dome where Les Arts Sauts are staging Ola Karla is an instant
landmark on the Wellington waterfront.
Arts
Festival Review: The Earth from Above
Scoop.co.nz - Feb 25 5:44 PM
The photographs in
the Earth from Above exhibition may seem faintly familiar from various
coffee-table collections, but on this scale they are much more impressive. There
is also something enormously appealing about walking through an outdoor gallery.
BALLOON
FACILITY RENAMED COLUMBIA
Tyler Morning Telegraph - Feb 23 11:14
PM
PALESTINE - In honor of the astronauts who died when the
space shuttle Columbia broke up over East Texas and for the role the National
Scientific Balloon Facility in Palestine played in the shuttle debris
recovery effort, the facility has been renamed.
Riyadh
to continue Palestine aid
Dawn - Feb 23 7:30 PM
RIYADH, Feb 23: Saudi
Arabia has rejected a US demand to stop financial assistance to a Hamas-led
Palestinian government.
Graham
Fuller
Zaman Online - Feb 25 2:01 PM
, a prominent
Islamic World expert in the United States, is quite happy with the development:
"This is a foresighted, brave and pioneering move at a time when Washington and
some parts of Europe are paralyzed about what to do.
Dubya:
down-home American, avid Texan, with a cat named 'India' (BUSH PROFILE)
New Kerala - Feb 25 9:51 PM
By Ela Dutt,
Washington: It's hard to separate President George W. Bush - who arrives in
India March 1 - from his Texasism even though he was born in Yankee country, in
the northeast, into a prominent family.
Today's
Headlines:
ArabicNews.com - Feb 25 3:33 PM
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Curfew, state of alert, after Iraqi shrine explosion A senior American official
accused al-Qaida organization in Iraq led by Abu Musab al-Zarqawi of
responsibility for blowing up the dome of Imam Ali al-Hadi shiite shrine in
Samara on Wednesday.
Sweden
Increases Aid for Palestine
Zaman Online - Feb 21 2:06 PM
After Israels
declaration to impose economic sanctions on the Palestinian Administration,
Sweden has announced plans to increase aid for Palestine.
Springfield,
Ursuline victorious
The Youngstown Vindicator - Feb 23 10:08
PM
HANOVERTON Highly motivated by a triple-overtime loss to East
Palestine two weekends ago, the Springfield High girls basketball team
used their size and depth to capture the rematch.
DEPUTIES
TESTIFY ABOUT DISTURBANCE CALL
Tyler Morning Telegraph - Feb 23 11:14
PM
PALESTINE - Deputies responding to a disturbance at a
Frankston home in May 2004 arrived to find a hysterical woman at the door, loud
music blaring from inside the house and, once inside, a large pool of what
appeared to be blood on the carpet.
JPF
nets record JD11.7m in 2005
MENAFN - Feb 25 9:09 PM
JPF nets record JD11.7m
in 2005
ALI
H. ASLAN
Zaman Online - Feb 25 2:08 PM
About a century
ago, Westerners used to call the Ottoman Empire, the last bastion of Islamic
civilization, "the sick man." They were right. Its been a long time; yet one
cannot say we have quite recovered. And the West continues to view us as a sick
civilization.
ABDULHAMIT
BILICI
Zaman Online - Feb 25 2:09 PM
The crisis that a
Danish newspaper triggered after it published some insulting cartoons against
one of the Islams most holy figures, Prophet Mohammed, really displayed the
range of difficulties the Islamic world has been suffering in finding solutions
to certain problems.
KERIM
BALCI
Zaman Online - Feb 25 2:08 PM
The three painful
realities of the visit by Hamas: The visit was an audacious move but lacked good
judgment. Mediation can only be sought when there is really a gap to bridge.
Palestine
Wants To Enjoy Better Relations With Turkey, Halil
TurkishPress.com - Feb 21 1:48 PM
ADANA - ''We
want to enjoy better relations with Turkey,'' Palestinian Counselor to Turkey
Fayez Halil said on Monday. In an exclusive interview with A.A correspondent,
Halil indicated that Palestine considered Turkey as its ''big brother'',
and trusted Turkey.
Film
noir on the empire
Deccan Herald - Feb 25 2:34 PM
Theyre on a
warpath to secure world peace. Cinematic oeuvre is all that they have as arms in
their war against terror unleashed by the Empire.
Hip
or hype?
The Philadelphia Inquirer - Feb 25 7:03 AM
It's
almost enough to make you feel sorry for the Arctic Monkeys. Not that it's such
a bad life for the four lads from the north of England. Their album, Whatever
People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not, enjoyed the biggest first week of sales
for a debut in British history when it was released last month in England.
China
hopes new Palestinian gov't goes on promoting Mideast peace process
People's Daily - Feb 23 4:12 PM
China does not
have plans to contact the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas), the new governing
party of Palestine, according to Foreign Ministry spokesman Liu Jianchao.
HOT
NEWS
Zaman Online - Feb 23 2:03 PM
The latest
reports say China will not cut economic aid to Palestine. Chinese Foreign
Ministry Spokesman Liu Cienchao during a weekly news briefing told earlier today
suggested the international community should not to act to create more
aggravation for the Palestinians.
Front
Page - Palestinian President Arrives in Yemen Tonight
Yemen Observer - Feb 25 12:54 PM
SANA'A- The
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abas- or Abu Mazin - arrived tonight in Sana'a on
an official visit for talks with President Ali Abdullah Saleh.
DING
DONG
Redissue - Feb 25 8:52 AM
Fangzhuo stars for
China in Asian Cup and hopes it will be enough to get a work permit.