Friday 12th March, 2010
U.S. builds support among Gulf nations for sanctions against Iran
Middle East News.NetU.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates has met lkeaders in Saudi Arabia and the UAE to garner support for increasing sanctions against Iran.
Israel provides no recognition for churches and mosques
Middle East News.NetThe U.S. State Department has scolded Israel for only recognizing Jewish holy sites.
Australia on watchlist with Iran for imposing censorship on the Internet
Middle East News.NetA top media rights watchdog has listed Australia along with Iran and North Korea in a report on countries that pose a threat of internet censorship.
British Airways' terror-accused employee wanted to go to Pakistan for training
Middle East News.NetA British Airways employee, who was allegedly planning to carry out a suicide attack after being placed in airline's strike-busting cabin crew, had offered his Al Qaeda chiefs to travel to Yemen and Pakistan to be trained, a British court was told.
Abu Dhabi launches plan to boost hotel occupancy rate
Middle East News.NetThe Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority (ADTA) has launched a plan to boost hotel occupancy rate in the emirate by 10 percent in 2010, WAM news agency reported.
Two Israeli soldiers indicted for actions during Gaza offensive
Middle East News.NetIsraeli military prosecutors indicted two Israeli soldiers Thursday for allegedly ordering a Palestinian child to open bags suspected of containing explosives, during Israel's Gaza Strip offensive last year, a military statement said.
Iran starts production of medium range missiles
Middle East News.NetIran has started production of new medium-range surface-to-air missiles with the aim of upgrading its air defence systems.
Iranian president denigrates US presence in Afghanistan
Middle East News.NetWith official visits overlapping in Afghanistan, Iran's outspoken president and the US defence secretary have accused each other of interfering in local affairs.
Emirates World Humanitarian Medical Team Performs Rare Open Heart Surgery In Bosnia
UAE InteractThe medical team of Emirates World Humanitarian Mobile Hospital in Bosnia-Herzegovina carried out a rare surgery to remove a tumor from the heart of a patient in her sixties.The three hours surgery wa...
Iraq Pm Locked In Tight Poll Contest With Secular Rival
West AustralianBAGHDAD (AFP) - Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki was locked in a tight contest to hold on to his job on Friday, as election results from Iraq's polls trickled in and opposition blocs alleged blatant ...
Nuri Al-maliki Has Early Lead In Iraq Election
RTEPrime Minister Nuri al-Maliki has a modest lead over rival Shia, partial results from Iraq's tight election race showed, but a secularist challenger remained far ahead among Iraqi Sunnis. The race ma...
Iran Dogs Gates Throughout Overseas Trip
NPRMarch 12, 2010 Defense Secretary Robert Gates is wrapping up a week-long tour through Afghanistan and the Persian Gulf. A common thread ran through talks in all the capital cities he visited: Iran. U....
Egyptian Guards Seriously Wound Ethiopian Trying To Cross Into Israel
HaaretzEgyptian border guards on Friday shot and seriously wounded an Ethiopian migrant trying to cross illegally into Israel, and arrested seven others, police said.Egypt has been under mounting internation...
Israel Seals Off West Bank To Prevent Unrest
ExaminerWest Bank for 48 hours, preventing Palestinians from entering Israel because of fears of unrest.There have been clashes after Friday prayers at mosques in
Israel Seals Off West Bank To Prevent Unrest
CTVJERUSALEM — Israel has sealed off the West Bank for 48 hours, preventing Palestinians from entering Israel because of fears of unrest. There have been clashes after Friday prayers at mosques in ...
Iran Executes Drug Trafficker In Public
Earth TimesTehran - A convicted drug trafficker was hanged in public in south-western Iran, ISNA news agency reported Friday. ISNA said that the man was hanged on Wednesday in the city of Ahvaz after his initial...
Australia On Watchlist With Iran For Imposing Censorship On The Internet
SifyA top media rights watchdog has listed Australia along with Iran and North Korea in a report on countries that pose a threat of internet censorship. According to a report in The Sydney Morning Herald...
Ex-nuclear Chief Condemns Egypt Security Beatings
The Seattle TimesThe former U.N. nuclear chief turned Egyptian reform advocate on Thursday strongly condemned the beating of one of his supporters, allegedly by State Security agents, adding that the tactic would not ...
Israel Seals Off West Bank To Prevent Unrest
MSNBCThere have been clashes after Friday prayers at mosques in Jerusalem and elsewhere in recent weeks, sparked by deadlock in peace talks and Israel's inclusion of two West Bank shrines on a list of nati...
Israel Seals Off West Bank
CNNJerusalem (CNN) -- Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak has ordered the army to seal off the West Bank for 48 hours and tightened security around the old city of Jerusalem, Israeli officials said Frida...
Allawi Alleges Vote Tampering As Iraq Results Emerge
Business WeekMarch 12 (Bloomberg) -- Former Iraqi Prime Minister Ayad Allawi complained about possible vote-tampering as early results from Iraq’s parliamentary election showed rival blocs leading in areas o...
Petrofac Targets Iraq Oil After Asfari Raises Value
Business WeekMarch 12 (Bloomberg) -- Ayman Asfari, the chief executive officer whose oil and gas engineering skills guided a fourfold increase in the value of Petrofac Plc within five years, is now preparing to ta...
British Hostage Endured Mock Executions In Iraq
Reuters(Reuters) - British computer expert Peter Moore, held captive in Iraq for 2-1/2 years until his release in December, has said he was tortured and subjected to mock executions by a well-trained kidnap ...
Internet Making It Easier To Become A Terrorist
Los Angeles TimesReporting from Washington and New York - The abrupt transformation of Colleen R. LaRose from bored middle-aged matron to "JihadJane," her Internet alias, was unique in many ways, but a common thread ...
Miliband's Grand Middle East Delusion | Chris Phillips
The Guardianrefusal to seek a ceasefire during the 2006 Lebanon war and a similar reluctance in Gaza are two prominent examples. Even recent diplomatic shifts, such as Miliband's commendable lobbying for the rela...
Israel Closes West Bank Amid Security Fears
Euro NewsIsrael has sealed off the West Bank for 48 hours until midnight on Saturday because of fears over security, according to the army. It is the first time in more than a year that such a move has been im...
Iraq Pm Undergoes Surgery
iafrica.comIraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki has undergone surgery but is in good health, his office said on Thursday without specifying what the procedure was for. Maliki, who was operated on Wednesday, left...
Research And Markets: 1q10 Israel Mobile Operator Forecast, 2009 - 2014: Israel Will Have 10.5 Million Mobile Phone Subscribers In 2014
Earth Times1Q10 Israel Mobile Operator Forecast, 2009 - 2014: Israel will have 10.5 Million Mobile Phone Subscribers in 2014 with Market Share of Cellcom Increasing Over the Next 5 Years " to their offering. Mob...
Israel Seals Off West Bank To Prevent Unrest
TimeA Palestinian throws stones towards Israeli border police officers during scuffles in the Shuafat refugee camp in the West Bank near Jerusalem, October 5, 2009.
Yemen Holds Us Man After Al-qaida Sweep, Shootout
New Jersey Online(AP) — BUENA, New Jersey - He was raised in the state of New Jersey, where he was on the school wrestling team and earned a black belt in karate. Nearly a decade later, Sharif Mobley is under ...
<font Face="arial" Style="font-size:16px">us: Discrimination Against Muslims In Europe
Middle East OnlineWASHINGTON - The United States on Thursday aired growing fears over the treatment of Muslims in Europe, citing in particular a ban on the construction of minarets in Switzerland. "Discrimination agai...
<font Face="arial" Style="font-size:16px">spain Calls For Tougher Eu Stance On Israel
Middle East OnlineMADRID - The EU must be firm in its opposition to the Israeli government's decision to approve the construction of new illegal units for mainly radical Jewish settlers in Palestinian East Jerusalem, S...
<font Face="arial" Style="font-size:16px">opec Chief Sees No Change In Production Quotas
Middle East OnlineQUITO - The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries anticipates no change in oil production quotas at its next meeting, the cartel's head said Thursday, predicting prices would remain within a 7...
<font Face="arial" Style="font-size:16px">house Rejects Afghan Withdrawl, 356-65
Middle East OnlineThe US Congress never declared war on Afghanistan, a country where more than 1,000 US troops -- and thousands of Afghan civilians -- have died since President Bush ordered the invasion and occupation ...
Israel Seals Off West Bank Amid Heightened Tension
BreitbartIsrael sealed off the West Bank on Friday amid tension in Jerusalem over controversial plans to build new homes for Jewish settlers and fears of fresh violence at the Al-Aqsa mosque compound. Israe...
Sutil Leads First Bahrain Practice Ahead Of Alonso
Times of IndiaMANAMA: Germany's Adrian Sutil stole some of the limelight from Michael Schumacher in Bahrain on Friday by putting Force India on top of the timesheets in first practice for the Formula One season....
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Yahoo! NewsThe Arab League withdrew its support for the indirect talks and the Palestinians said Israel's move severely damaged the peace process. US Middle East envoy George Mitchell on Thursday called P...
[03/12] Israel Seals Off West Bank To Prevent Unrest
Find LawJERUSALEM (AP) - Israel has sealed off the West Bank for 48 hours, preventing Palestinians from entering Israel because of fears of unrest. There have been clashes after Friday prayers at mosques in J...
Israel Seals Off West Bank For 48 Hours
People's DailyIsraeli army has imposed a general closure over the West Bank for 48 hours, Israel Defense Force said in a statement on Friday."In accordance with the directives of Defense Minister Ehud Barak,&q...
Iraq Vote Results Show Tight Contest
People's DailyInitial results in Iraq's historic election have been released, showing mixed results between Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki and his main rival.The early results from the Independent High Electoral Co...
Israel Puts Us On Notice
Asia TimesBy Victor Kotsev Relations between the United States and Israeli administrations have been tense for the past year. When US Vice President Joe Biden landed in Israel on Monday, seeking to avert...
Partial Votes Show No Clear Iraq Winner
Washington TimesBy Lara Jakes ASSOCIATED PRESS BAGHDAD | Partial vote results in Iraq's election released Thursday showed a tight contest between the nation's prime minister and a secular challenger during a chaotic...
Gates Foresees Broad Agreement For Iran Sanctions
Washington TimesBy Anne Gearan ASSOCIATED PRESS ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates | Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said Thursday that Persian Gulf allies understand sanctions are the inevitable next step in dealing...
Adrian Sutil Upstages Big Names In First Session Of Bahrain Practice
Times OnlineEND: Module - M24 Article Headline with landscape image (d) --> BEGIN: Module - Main Article --> Adrian Sutil upstaged his more celebrated rivals by clocking the fastest time in the ...
Biden Gives 'hardest Truth' In Israel
PoliticoVice President Joe Biden departed from Israel Thursday leaving behind a raging controversy over the consequences of what Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu insists was the unintentional embarrassment o...
Iran Dogs Gates Throughout Overseas Trip
NPRMarch 12, 2010 Defense Secretary Robert Gates is wrapping up a week-long tour through Afghanistan and the Persian Gulf. A common thread ran through talks in all the capital cities he visited: Iran. U....
Kuwait To Merge Oil Firms Into One Company
MENAFN(MENAFN) Kuwait's Supreme Petroleum Council (SPC) proposed merging state oil firms into only one entity, Al-Anbaa reported. Currently, Kuwait Petroleum Corp (KPC) is the umbrella firm for several unit...
Gates: Gulf Allies Understand Iran Sanctions Next
Turkish Daily NewsU.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Thursday that Persian Gulf allies understand sanctions are the inevitable next step in dealing with the threat of a nuclear Iran. He predicted economic sancti...
Israel Declares Two-day Closure Of West Bank To Head Off
Turkish Daily NewsPalestinians try to remove a metal fence put up by Israelis to separate the town of Beit Omar and the main Hebron-Jerusalem road in the West Bank town of Hebron on Thursday. AFP photo
Pm Ahead In Early Iraq Election Results
C NewsCounting and data input workers at the Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) in Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, March 11, 2010, as data is calculated before an election result can be declared. The par...
Pm Ahead In Early Iraq Election Results
C NewsCounting and data input workers at the Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) in Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, March 11, 2010, as data is calculated before an election result can be declared. The par...
Israel Charges Over Human Shield
BBCThe Israeli military has charged two of its soldiers with endangering the life of a Palestinian boy during Israel's offensive against Hamas in Gaza.The army said the soldiers, who had been searching a...
Bombers Fail To Derail Iraq Vote
BBCBBC World affairs editor, Baghdad These elections will certainly be seen as a big success - despite the depressing level of violence, which demonstrates that it is still altogether untrue to s...
Israel Charges Over Human Shield
BBCThe Israeli military has charged two of its soldiers with endangering the life of a Palestinian boy during Israel's offensive against Hamas in Gaza.The army said the soldiers, who had been searching a...
Force India Set Pace, Schumacher Lags In Bahrain
International Herald TribuneFormula One season. Sutil lapped the newly extended Bahrain Grand Prix circuit in one minute, 56.583 seconds while seven-times champion Schumacher, making his comeback with Mercedes at the age of 41,...
Israel Seals Off West Bank To Prevent Unrest
Boston HeraldIsrael has sealed off the West Bank for 48 hours, preventing Palestinians from entering Israel because of fears of unrest. There have been clashes after Friday prayers at mosques in Jerusalem and els...
Iraq: Political Turmoil Threatens As Votes Are Counted
TimeAs the storm clouds gather for Iraq's postelection season of political turmoil, the prospects for stable governance as U.S. combat troops prepare to depart appear increasingly uncertain. Preliminary r...
<font Face="arial" Style="font-size:16px"><b>iraq Opposition Alleges 'flagrant' Election Fraud</b></font>
Middle East OnlineBAGHDAD - A senior member of Iraq's main secular opposition bloc on Friday protested of blatant fraud in favour of Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki during Iraq's general election last weekend. The natio...
<font Face="arial" Style="font-size:16px"><b>ex-bush Top Aide 'proud' Of Torture</b></font>
Middle East OnlineLONDON - A top aide to former US president George W. Bush has defended the use of harsh interrogation techniques, known to most as torture, insisting he is "proud" of the methods and they had helped p...
<font Face="arial" Style="font-size:16px"><b>uphill Battle To Supply Prosthetics To Gaza War Injured</b></font>
Middle East OnlineGAZA CITY - A half-finished two-story building in central Gaza City is one of the few places providing support to amputees, most of them civilian victims of the Israel-Palestinian conflict, as they tr...
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