Monday 23rd November, 2009
Iran launches military exercise to protect nuclear facilities
Middle East News.NetIran has begun a series of military exercises aimed at preparation against attacks on its nuclear facilities.
Rocket fire from Gaza causes Israeli retaliation
Middle East News.NetSeveral Palestinians were injured in Israeli airstrikes against targets in the Gaza Strip over the weekend.
No end to Mideast conflict in sight
Middle East News.NetIsraelis and Palestinians are not just separated by the huge barrier that intertwines through the occupied territories.
DNA proves remains found in Lebanon are of British journalist
Middle East News.NetBeirut, Nov 24 (DPA) A British forensic team in Lebanon said DNA results proved that the body found last week in eastern Lebanon is that of a British journalist kidnapped by Palestinian militants 24 years ago.
Decision review system starts with New Zealand-Pakistan Test
Middle East News.NetDubai, Nov 23 (IANS) The tried and tested new umpires review system will come into effect with the first cricket Test between New Zealand and Pakistan starting in Dunedin from Wednesday.
Four US soldiers killed in Afghanistan
Middle East News.NetKabul, Nov 23 (DPA) Four US and three Afghan soldiers were killed in a series of roadside bomb attacks and firefights with insurgents in Afghanistan, officials said Monday.
Jordan quits I'm A Celebrity jungle over seventh gruelling task
Middle East News.NetLondon, November 23 : Jordan a.k.a Katie Price has reportedly pulled out of jungle reality show I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here after being assigned a seventh gruelling task.
Indian sweat and toil helped Burj reach for the skies
Middle East News.NetDubai, Nov 23 (IANS) On Jan 4, when Burj Dubai, the world's tallest building at 818 metres, is officially opened, the Indian expatriate community in this glittering Gulf city can rightfully bask in reflected glory. It is estimated that about half of the 13,000-plus people who sweat and toil on the project every day are from India.
Tehran threatens to enrich uranium locally if IAEA deal fails
Middle East News.NetTehran, Nov 24 (DPA) Tehran has warned that if a uranium exchange deal proposed by the international community failed, Iran would enrich uranium by itself, the official news agency IRNA reported.
UAE capital to host book fair in March
Middle East News.NetAbu Dhabi, Nov 23 (IANS) This United Arab Emirates (UAE) capital would host an international book fair in March, WAM news agency reported Monday.
Iraq to seek US nuclear technology: report
Middle East News.NetBaghdad, Nov 23 (DPA) Iraq, reportedly home to the world's third-largest oil reserves, will seek peaceful nuclear technology from the US, an Iraqi lawmaker said in remarks published Monday.
Nigerian president due to Saudi Arabia for medical checks
World BulletinNigerian President Umaru Yar'Adua will travel to Saudi Arabia on Monday for medical checks, his office said. "President Umaru Yar'Adua will leave Abuja today for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. While the...
Israel proposing 10-month settlement freeze
WHP CBS 21A Palestinian worker performs his Muslim afternoon prayers at a construction site for new settler housing on July 14, 2009 in the Israeli settlement of Givat Zeev in the West Bank. U.S. President Bara...
Argentina's president urges Middle East peace
WHP CBS 21President Cristina Fernandez of Argentina listens as U.S. President George W. Bush gives remarks at a summit on financial markets and the world economy on the North Portico of the White House November...
UK hostage's remains identified in Lebanon
WHP CBS 21(IDM) UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations says the remains of British hostage Alec Collett, who disappeared in 1985 during Lebanon's civil war, have been identified.U.N. deputy spokeswoman Ma...
Israel Moves to Repair Relations With Turkey
VOAIsrael Strikes Targets in Gaza; Hamas Announces Deal to Stop Rocket Fire Israel's trade minister has called for better relations with Turkey nearly a year after relations soured because of Israel's of...
Israel Moves to Repair Relations With Turkey
VOAIsrael Strikes Targets in Gaza; Hamas Announces Deal to Stop Rocket Fire Israel's trade minister has called for better relations with Turkey nearly a year after relations soured because of Israel's of...
Israel Moves to Repair Relations With Turkey
VOAIsrael Strikes Targets in Gaza; Hamas Announces Deal to Stop Rocket Fire Israel's trade minister has called for better relations with Turkey nearly a year after relations soured because of Israel's of...
Why More Favor War in Iran While Support for the Afghan Effort is Dropping
U.S. News & World ReportBy Jodie Allen, Thomas Jefferson Street blog Recent polls reveal a curious contrast between the public's current feelings about America's ongoing war in Afghanistan and the possibility of the nation ...
Iraq vote in fresh doubt amid new veto
West AustralianIraq's upcoming election will be delayed, a top MP says, because an amended electoral law just agreed will likely be vetoed for a second time by the country's Sunni vice-president.The deal inc...
Japanese hostage in Yemen freed: report
West AustralianA Japanese engineer kidnapped by tribesmen near the Yemeni capital on November 15 was released on Monday, Sanaa's governor Numan Duid announced."The hostage has been freed and is now with tribal c...
Hamas-Israel prisoner swap deal in decisive stage
The NationalTEL AVIV // A possible deal for a prisoner swap between Israel and Hamas appears to have entered a decisive phase.Speculation this week in Arab, Israeli and US media on an imminent pact was followed y...
UN still concerned over access to civilians displaced by Yemen conflict
Spero NewsUnited Nations agencies and their partners are continuing to assist civilians uprooted by fighting in northern Yemen, but warned today that access to internally displaced persons (IDPs) that are not s...
Argentina's president urges Middle East peace
Miami HeraldBUENOS AIRES -- Argentina's president says Israel and the United States should do more to push for peace in the Middle East.Cristina Fernandez said while hosting Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas o...
Argentina's president urges Middle East peace
The Miami HeraldBUENOS AIRES -- Argentina's president says Israel and the United States should do more to push for peace in the Middle East.Cristina Fernandez said while hosting Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas o...
Abbas: Palestinians won't launch new intifada, despite frustration
HaaretzPalestinians will not launch a new uprising against Israel despite their frustration at the deadlock in U.S.-sponsored peace efforts, President Mahmoud Abbas said on Monday.Israel has rejected U.S. ca...
Argentina's president urges Middle East peace
Fox 23President Cristina Fernandez of Argentina listens as U.S. President George W. Bush gives remarks at a summit on financial markets and the world economy on the North Portico of the White House November...
UK hostage's remains identified in Lebanon
Fox 23(IDM) UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations says the remains of British hostage Alec Collett, who disappeared in 1985 during Lebanon's civil war, have been identified.U.N. deputy spokeswoman Ma...
Israel, Hamas near swap of prisoners for soldier
Examiner(AP Photo/Hamas video, via APTN, File)FILE - In this file image taken from a video released by Hamas Friday Oct, 2, 2009, Israeli soldier Gilad Schalit is seen holding a newspaper in an unknown locati...
Brazil: World must engage, not isolate Iran
ExaminerShah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi toured Brazil in 1965.But Ahmadinejad made no promises and defiantly said Iran would try to improve its uranium-enrichment technology if it can't buy enriched uranium abroad...
The real reason Iran can't be trusted
eTaiwan NewsIn the run-up to talks with Iran last month, many in Europe and the U.S. asked whether Iran would, or even could, come clean on its nuclear activities.Should the West trust Iranian promises? The short...
Jordan calls early election
Channel News AsiaAMMAN: King Abdullah II of Jordan dissolved parliament on Monday and ordered a general election two years early, after months of press criticism of the ineffectiveness and in some cases alleged corrup...
Israel says no deal yet on Shalit prisoner swap
Channel News AsiaJERUSALEM: Israel said on Monday there was no deal yet on a prisoner swap with Hamas, as efforts appeared to gather pace on an accord that could see a Gaza-held soldier exchanged for hundreds of Pales...
Palestinian president sees no new intifada
The StarBUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Palestinians will not launch a new uprising against Israel despite their frustration at the deadlock in U.S.-sponsored peace efforts, President Mahmoud Abbas said on Monday.
Argentina's president urges Middle East peace
Seattle Post-IntelligencerTHE ASSOCIATED PRESS BUENOS AIRES -- Argentina's president says Israel and the United States should do more to push for peace in the Middle East. Cristina Fernandez said while hosting Palestinian ...
Iraq’s January Elections Face Near Certain Delay
International Herald TribuneIraq ’s torturous effort to hold parliamentary elections on schedule in January collapsed on Monday, raising the prospect of a political and constitutional crisis next year as the United States ...
Argentina's president urges Middle East peace
Associated PressCristina Fernandez said while hosting Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Monday that every participant needs to comply with international agreements.
Argentina leader urges US to do more to resolve Middle East conflict
Sun-SentinelArgentina's president says Israel and the United States should do more to push for peace in the Middle East. Cristina Fernandez said while hosting Palestinian President
Burris, in Iraq, refuses to talk about ethics rebuke
Chicago TribuneSen. Roland Burris, in Iraq to meet with U.S. military and diplomatic officials, spoke to reporters today during a conference call from the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, but turned aside questions about hi...
Brazil: World should engage, not isolate Iran
Deseret NewsBRASILIA, Brazil — Engaging, not isolating Iran is the way to push for peace and stability in the Middle East, said Brazilian President Luis Inacio Lula da Silva as he headed into private talks ...
UK hostage's remains identified in Lebanon
New Jersey Online(AP) — UNITED NATIONS - The remains of British hostage Alec Collett, who disappeared in 1985 during Lebanon's civil war while working for the United Nations, have been positively identified, t...
Israel, Hamas near swap of prisoners for soldier
New Jersey Online(AP) — GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip - Israel and Hamas are close to a deal to swap 1,000 Palestinian prisoners for an Israeli soldier held for more than three years by the Islamic militant group, a P...
Amended Iraq election law still angers Sunnis
MSNBCAn Iraqi gasoline street vendor holds up his rifle during a funeral procession for Jamal al-Baz in the Azamiyah neighborhood, northern Baghdad, Iraq, on Sunday. Jamal al-Baz was a member of the Awaki...
U.K. begins inquiry on Iraq war
MSNBCLONDON - A panel investigating Britain's role in the Iraq war begins questioning witnesses this week in an inquiry that critics hope will humble former Prime Minister Tony Blair and expose alleged dec...
Jordan king dissolves parliament, calls early election
Khaleej TimesThe outgoing parliament, which was dominated by independent and tribal MPs loyal to the king, had come under mounting press criticism for inaction and failure to do more to oversee the government.
Israel says no deal yet on Shalit prisoner swap
Khaleej TimesJERUSALEM - Israel said on Monday there was no deal yet on a prisoner swap with Hamas, as efforts appeared to gather pace on an accord that could see a Gaza-held soldier exchanged for hundreds of Pale...
UK begins inquiry on Iraq war
Gadsden TimesA panel investigating Britain's role in the Iraq war begins questioning witnesses this week in an inquiry that critics hope will humble former Prime Minister Tony Blair and expose alleged deception in...
Argentina's president urges Middle East peace
Denver PostBUENOS AIRES—Argentina's president says Israel and the United States should do more to push for peace in the Middle East. Cristina Fernandez said while hosting Palestinian President Mahmoud Abba...
Gilad Shalit release: Hamas, Israel prisoner swap said to be imminent
Christian Science MonitorIsraeli children cross a road near a painting depicting captured Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit, outside a protest tent calling for his release, near the residence of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Ne...
Brazil: World must engage, not isolate Iran
BreitbartBRASILIA, Brazil (AP) - The world must engage, not isolate Iran in the push for Middle East peace and Iran should negotiate with Western nations for a "just and balanced" solution to its polemical nuc...
Israel, Hamas near swap of prisoners for soldier
BreitbartJERUSALEM (AP) - Hamas leaders raced to Egypt on Monday amid signs of progress on a deal to swap hundreds of Palestinian prisoners for a captive Israeli soldier held by the Islamic militant group for ...
Argentina's president urges Middle East peace
Seattle Post-IntelligencerTHE ASSOCIATED PRESS BUENOS AIRES -- Argentina's president says Israel and the United States should do more to push for peace in the Middle East. Cristina Fernandez said while hosting Palestinian ...
[11/23] UK begins inquiry on Iraq war
Find LawLONDON (AP) - A panel investigating Britain's role in the Iraq war begins questioning witnesses this week in an inquiry that critics hope will humble former Prime Minister Tony Blair and expose allege...
[11/23] Brazil: World should engage, not isolate Iran
Find LawBRASILIA, Brazil (AP) - Engaging, not isolating Iran is the way to push for peace and stability in the Middle East, said Brazilian President Luis Inacio Lula da Silva as he headed into private talks M...
[11/23] Israel, Hamas near swap of prisoners for soldier
Find LawGAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) - Israel and Hamas are close to a deal to swap 1,000 Palestinian prisoners for an Israeli soldier held for more than three years by the Islamic militant group, a Palestinian...
UK hostage's remains identified in Lebanon
Tampa Bay OnlineUNITED NATIONS (AP) -- The remains of British hostage Alec Collett, who disappeared in 1985 during Lebanon's civil war while working for the United Nations, have been positively identified, the U.N. a...
UK hostage's remains identified in Lebanon
Sign on San DiegoUNITED NATIONS — The United Nations says the remains of British hostage Alec Collett, who disappeared in 1985 during Lebanon's civil war, have been identified. U.N. deputy spokeswoman Marie...
Iran 'bans newspaper' for Baha'i photo
West AustralianIranians authorities say they are banning the country's largest-circulation newspaper for publishing a photo of a Baha'i temple.The Shi'ite cleric-led regime views the Baha'i religion ...
Iraq Issues Biding Rules for 2nd Licensing Auction
RigzoneThe Iraqi oil ministry has released bidding rules and final model contracts for Iraq's second post-war oil licensing auction to develop some of the country's prized fields with estimated proven reserv...
Brazil: World should engage, not isolate Iran
New York PostBRASILIA, Brazil -- Engaging, not isolating Iran is the way to push for peace and stability in the Middle East, said Brazilian President Luis Inacio Lula da Silva as he headed into private talks Monda...
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