Friday 3rd July, 2009
Hamas tells Fatah prisoners to supply own food
Middle East News.NetFatah prisoners, detained by Hamas members in the Gaza Strip, have been asked to supply their own food and water.
Iran stops providing weapons to insurgents
Middle East News.NetThe top US military officer, Admiral Mike Mullen, has said the supply of weapons to Iraqi rebels by Iran has been cut down.
Iranian leaders want legal action to sort out opposition
Middle East News.NetIn Iran, legal action may be taken against opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi.
Hamas walking a fine line
Middle East News.NetMuch can be said to explain, or even justify Hamas’ recent political concessions, where its top leaders in Gaza and Damascus agreed in principle with a political settlement on the basis of the two-state solution.
US records show Saddam was scared of Iran
Middle East News.NetDeclassified US security records have shown that former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein told US federal agents, after his capture in 2004, that he wanted the world to believe he had weapons of mass destruction so he would not appear weak to Iran.
Jordan to spill the beans on her broken marriage on ITV
Middle East News.NetLondon, : Katie Price a.k.a Jordan is set to spill the beans on her broken marriage Peter Andre on ITV.
Jordan to wreck Peter Andre's b'day plans for their daughter
Middle East News.NetLondon, : Katie Price a.k.a Jordan may try to ruin her estranged husband Peter Andre's birthday party plans for their daughter Princess Tiaamii.
World's first "self-irrigating" plant discovered in Israeli desert
Middle East News.Net... times the amount of water than otherwise expected for a plant in this region.
Amnesty accuses Israel of killing hundreds of unarmed Palestinians
Middle East News.Net... children and hundreds of unarmed Palestinian civilians in the recent three-week conflict along the Gaza strip.
Sex offender to remain in Canada over fears of death in native Iran
Canada.comWinnipeg — A convicted sex offender from Iran will be allowed to stay in Canada because of fears he would be killed if deported to his homeland.During a hearing Thursday in Winnipeg, Michael...
Power Has Already Been Transferred
World Press Review... reported that important figures in Egypt's ruling National Democratic Party (N.D.P.) are meeting to decide the name of the party's 2011 presidential candidate. The article didn't cite any sources...
A look at the international coverage of the Iran unrest - Monday
Iran FocusLondon, Jun. 29 - The following are excerpts of some of the international media reporting on Iran on Monday:...
Mich. soldier in Iraq sworn in as lawyer by video
Gadsden TimesMichigan Supreme Court Chief Justice Marilyn Kelly administered the oath to Gengler, 35, by video during a long-distance ceremony Thursday at the state National Guard headquarters in Lansing."I'm...
Manitoba sends $1.2M in munitions to Saudi Arabia
National PostAccording to international-trade data available on the Industry Canada website, Manitoba exported a total of $3.1-million in “arms and ammunition” to foreign countries last year.
Grand Blanc soldier sworn in as attorney while stationed in Iraq
The Detroit NewsLansing -- U.S. Army Major Miles Gengler was sworn in as a Michigan attorney today -- from 6,300 miles away in the Green Zone in Baghdad. The 35-year-old Grand Blanc resident was sworn in by state...
US vice president in Iraq
Find LawU.s. Vice President Joe Biden arrived in Iraq on Thursday to visit U.S. soldiers, just two days after all American combat troops withdrew from Baghdad and all of Iraq's cities and...
Mystery surrounds Manitoba's sale of $1.2 million in guns to Saudi Arabia
Vancouver SunWinnipeg — Manitoba exported a cache of guns worth $1.2 million to Saudi Arabia last year, but the federal government won't say who sold them, who bought them, or what they were used for.According...
Qatar squashes independence of free press advocacy group mere months after it opened
Jerusalem PostWorld Those monitoring global press freedom say the recent events in Doha constitute a blow to free speech in the Arab world, where members of the media are regularly censored. Robert Menard...
Saddam 'let world believe he had WMD to deter Iran from attacking'
The ScotsmanSaddam Hussein told American interrogators he let the world believe he had weapons of mass destruction because he worried about the need to deter an attack from Iran, newly declassified FBI documents...
US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,322
The Miami Herald... at least 4,322 members of the U.S. military had died in the Iraq war since it began in according to an Associated Press count.The figure includes nine...
US puts sanctions on Iraq Shiite group, Iran adviser
Iran Focus... mdash; The United States imposed financial sanctions Thursday on an adviser to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and a Iraq-based Shiite group Kata'ib Hezbollah...
Hamas Political Bureau Head Khaled Mash'al: We Must Combine Resistance with Diplomacy
IMRAMemri Special Dispatch | No. 2428 | 2009 Palestinians/U.S. & the Middle East Hamas Political Bureau Head Khaled Mash'al: We Must Combine Resistance with Diplomacy In a 2009...
Dov Weissglass slams Obama Administration's denial of Israeli agreement with Bush
IMRAAgreements must be honored Dov Weissglass slams Obama Administration's denial of Israeli agreement with Bush Dov Weissglass YNET Published: 07.02.09, 09:05 / Israel Opinion ...
FBI talks detail Saddam's Iran fear, WMD bluff
CNNSaddam Hussein calls Iran a factor in keeping U.N. inspectors out of Iraq Hussein described Osama bin Laden as a "zealot," said he never met him He said the United States used...
Ahmadinejad no-show at African Union summit.Saudi to 'security fence' its borders July 02, 2009
IMRAAhmadinejad no-show at African Union summit.Saudi to 'security fence' its borders 2009 +++NAHARNET 2 July '09:"Iran's Ahmadinejad Cancels Libya Visit", Associated Press FULL...
Dialogue is key for new US Muslim envoy
Jerusalem PostThe Obama administration's new envoy to the Islamic world rejects the notion that US foreign policy is the key issue affecting Muslim attitudes toward America or that it needs to be changed to win...
Iraq's top Shiite clerics silent on Iran
New Zealand HeraldAmnesty details 'crimes' by both sides There is no place outside Iran that has closer links to Tehran's ruling establishment than Iraq's holy Shiite city of Najaf, where the silence during...
Al-Kharafi Group held a press conference in connection with Assem Ragab's visit, (Egyptian Chairman of the General Authority for...
Kuwait TimesPublished Date: 2009 By Rawan Khalid, Staff writer KUWAIT: Al-Kharafi Group held a press conference in connection with Assem Ragab's visit, (Egyptian Chairman of the General...
Greetings by PM Netanyahu Fourth of July Reception
IMRAPriime Minister's Office www.pmo.gov.il/PMOEng/Communication/EventsDiary/eventus010709.htm...
Hamas imposes 'Koran levy'
IMRAHamas imposes 'Koran levy' Salaries of public officials in Strip to be cut in effort to reinforce Koran study centers Ali Waked YNET Published: 07.02.09, 22:11 / Israel News ...
Consulate has Israel on map in S. China
China DailyThe head of the newly launched Israeli consulate general in Guangzhou hopes Israel's presence there will strengthen ties between his country and South China. Avraham Nir told China Daily...
PWA and EU complete self-contained water network to serve
IMRAPwa and EU complete self-contained water network to serve village residents Date: 02 / 07 / 2009 Time: 17:39 www.maannews.net/en/index.php?opr=ShowDetails& Ma'an - Two...
36.9% disagree that Jerusalem should be "a secure and lasting home for Jews and Christians and Muslims."
IMRAResults of an Opinion Poll President Obama's Visit to the Middle East Publication Date: 1 Field work: 12-14 Sample Size: 1200 Palestinians in the West Bank & Gaza Margin of...
Details - Palestinian Reconciliation Agreement to be Signed on 28 July
IMRAPalestinian Reconciliation Agreement to be Signed on 28 July 02/07/2009 By Salaah jum'ah http://aawsat.com/english/news.asp?section=1&id=17279 Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat- An authoritative Egyptian...
Ugandans flock to Iraq for high-risk work
Al JazeeraUganda's long history of conflict has turned large numbers of former soldiers into a skilled pool of workers for security firms looking to hire guards to work in Iraq.In the beginning, those who...
Israel rejects 'unbalanced' Amnesty report on Gaza war
The Daily StarOccupied JERUSALEM: Israel on Thursday rejected an Amnesty International report that accused it of committing war crimes in the Gaza Strip, and said the human rights group was manipulated by Hamas....
Somalia most dangerous state for minorities
The Daily StarSomalia remains the world's most dangerous country for minority groups, followed by Iraq, Sudan, Afghanistan and Myanmar, a leading human-rights group said Thursday.
French prime minister in Iraq to sign business deals
The Daily StarFrance's prime minister on Thursday agreed to boost business ties with Iraq and signed a number of agreements to promote investments. Prime Minister Francois Fillon led a group of 30...
Biden on surprise trip to Iraq
Channel News AsiaUs Vice President Joe Biden flew in to Baghdad on Thursday on a surprise visit just two days after a long-planned pullback of American troops from conflict-hit Iraq's towns and cities. Biden...
Pakistani troops slay 'more than 50 militants'
The Daily StarPakistani security forces said Thursday that troops had killed more than 50 militants while ground and air forces battled against Islamist insurgents in parts of the northwest. Government troops are...
Algerian pop star Cheb Mami on trial over forced abortion
The Daily StarMusic star Cheb Mami, arrested in Paris this week after two years on the run in Algeria, went on trial on Thursday charged with forcing his ex-girlfriend to undergo an attempted abortion....
'Taking a flying coffin is scary'
IOLMoroni - Furious passengers disembarking from Yemenia's first flight to the Comoros since its jet crashed off the archipelago this week described the company's planes on Thursday as "flying coffins"....
US marines flood into Afghanistan's Taliban region
The Daily StarCamp DWYER, Afghanistan: Thousands of US Marines poured into Afghanistan's Taliban heartlands Thursday, quickly capturing a district in the first major assault of President Barack Obama's new war...
Iran reports more protest arrests
Boston HeraldIran ian exiles. The move underlines authorities’ drive to portray protests as the work of outsiders rather than a reflection of widespread popular dismay. The arrests continue a heavy...
Saddam Feared Iran More Than U.S. Attack
CBS 4National Security Archive The farm where Saddam Hussein hid from U.S. forces before he was captured in was familiar ground for the Iraqi dictator: It was the same place, he told an FBI...
Obama says Putin lives partly in past, but 'still has sway'
The Daily StarPresident Barack Obama warned Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on Thursday that the "old Cold War approaches" to US-Russian relations will not work at a time the countries are...
Oman pushes for price freeze
Gulf NewsSenior Ministry officials Ahmad Bin Sulaiman Al Maimani, Undersecretary for Administrative, Financial Affairs and Estates' Affairs, and Ahmad Bin Hassan Al Dheeb, Undersecretary for Commerce and...
Gad Elmaleh's absence is yet another missed opportunity in Lebanon
The Daily StarGad Elmaleh, "the funniest man in France," will not be tickling audiences this month at the Beiteddine Festival. Last Saturday, the French stand-up comedian and actor, of Jewish-Moroccan descent...
VP Biden visits Iraq for new U.S. pullout role
Canada.comBiden's three-day visit comes after...
Iran announces more arrests over election unrest
The Daily StarIranian authorities have barred journalists for international news organizations from reporting on the streets and ordered them to stay in their offices. This report is based on the accounts of...
U.S. declares Iraq-based group foreign terrorist organization
ReutersThe U.S. government on Thursday said it has declared Kata'ib Hizballah a foreign terrorist organization, saying the group is linked to Lebanon's Hezbollah and has posed a...
Vice President Biden pays visit to Baghdad
The Daily StarUs Vice President Joe Biden made a previously unannounced visit to Baghdad on Thursday to meet Iraqi leaders and US military commanders just days after US troops withdrew from Iraqi towns...
Nuclear threat from Iran the big dilemma facing Israel and Netanyahu
Times OnlineIs the threat of Iran getting a nuclear weapon so great that Israel should contemplate military action? And should the US encourage it in that? These aren’t questions that Binyamin Netanyahu...
German leaders defend mission in Afghanistan
The Daily StarBad SALZUNGEN, Germany: Germany's leaders defended their country's unpopular deployment in Afghanistan on Thursday as a memorial service was held for three soldiers who died following an attack last...
African leaders discuss cutting cooperation with ICC
The Daily StarSirte, Libya: African heads of state Thursday discussed a drastic new decision against the International Criminal Court that would in practice give Sudan's president impunity from prosecution...
French nuclear test victims to get compensation
The Daily StarThe French National Assembly on Thursday approved a landmark bill on compensating the victims of nuclear tests carried out in Algeria and French Polynesia over more than three decades. Some...
British calls for diplomatic walkout from Iran are rejected by EU partners
Times OnlineBritish calls for a mass walkout of European Union ambassadors from Tehran were shot down by more cautious nations led by Germany and Italy yesterday as the carefully constructed European consensus...
Mauritania election campaign begins festively
The Daily StarThousands of people turned out Thursday in Nouakchott to listen to their favorite candidates as Mauritania's presidential election campaign kicked off in a festive atmosphere ahead of the...
'Israel used human shields in Gaza'
The Jordan TimesA Palestinian woman cooks near her house, which was destroyed during the three-week offensive Israel launched in Gaza last December, in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, Thursday. Amnesty International has...
UN says Iraq far behind in mines clearance operations
The Daily StarThe Iraqi government's failure to grasp the scope of its land mine and bomb problem has derailed efforts to clear what is considered one of the world's most contaminated countries, two...
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