Thursday 9th September, 2010
World condemns US Koran burning plans
PARIS - The leader of the world's biggest Muslim nation Thursday joined growing international condemnation of a planned Koran burning ceremony and urged President Barack Obama to personally intervene ...
Iraq holds father and brother of US soldiers' killer
TUZ KHURMATU, Iraq - The Iraqi army on Thursday arrested the father and a second brother of the Iraqi soldier killed after shooting dead two US troops earlier this week, a police officer told AFP. Au...
Soldier killed in south Yemen attack
ADEN, Yemen - Gunmen killed a soldier during a series of attacks on Thursday in Yemen's southern province of Abyan, where violence linked to Al-Qaeda has been on the rise, officials said. Three other...
Toward a New Public Diplomacy - Redirecting U.S. Foreign Policy
Middle East OnlineSo there, four words to describe this book - arrogant, ignorant, image, FAIL. It would certainly make my critique shorter if that was all I wrote, but my pen ran over in disgust, writes Jim Miles.
Obama denounces church plan to burn Koran
Middle East OnlineWASHINGTON, September 9, 2010 (AFP) - US President Barack Obama said Thursday that plans by a Florida church to burn Korans on the anniversary of the September 11 terror attacks could lead to a "recru...
EU: Suspension of Iran stoning case not enough
Gadsden TimesThe European Union presidency said Thursday that Iran's suspension of a stoning sentence against a woman convicted of adultery is not enough and demands it be completely overturned.
Prominent Human Rights Lawyer Held In Iran
Quote.com(RTTNews) - A prominent Iranian human rights lawyer is being held in solitary confinement at Tehran's notorious Evin prison after she was arrested on security charges, according to her lawyer."Nasrin...
4 Al-Qaida-Linked Prisoners On The Lam In Iraq
NPRSeptember 9, 2010 Four prisoners with links to al-Qaida have escaped from the U.S.-controlled part of a maximum-security prison in Baghdad, U.S. and Iraqi officials said Thursday. The breakout from ...
Muslims in Bahrain, Pakistan protest Quran burning
The Miami HeraldMULTAN, Pakistan -- A small Florida church's plan to burn copies of the Quran is stirring outrage in Muslim nations, with lawyers protesting in Pakistan and Bahrain's government calling the burning a...
Turkey 'not drifting closer to Iran', analysts say
HaaretzDespite a near-breakdown in relations with Israel and cordial ties with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Turkey is not realigning itself with Tehran, according to a report released Thursday. ...
Egypt's Islamists demand US diplomats' expulsion over Koran burning
Earth TimesCairo - A US pastor's plan to burn copies of the Koran was "insanity," Egypt's largest opposition group said Thursday, urging Muslim-majority states to expel US officials."This is insanity, the man is...
Bahrain calls Quran burning plans 'shameful'
The Seattle TimesA small American church's plan to burn copies of the Quran is stirring outrage in Muslim nations, with lawyers protesting in Pakistan and Bahrain's government calling the burning a shameful attack on ...
South Korea imposes independent sanctions on Iran
The Seattle TimesSouth Korea said it will ban many financial dealings with Iran and impose other penalties as part of a U.S.-led campaign to enforce sanctions against the country over its disputed nuclear enrichment p...
Oman oil rises as refiners start buying; Aramco supplies
Arabian BusinessOIL RISE: Oman crude oil, an Arabian Gulf benchmark for Asia, rose as refiners started early purchases of the grade on expectations of stronger demand. (Getty Images)
4 Iraqis escape from US custody in Baghdad prison
Times of IndiaUS and Iraqi officials said Thursday. The breakout from Karkh Prison, formerly called Camp Cropper, is an embarrassment for the U.S. military, which has handed over control of all of the detention fac...
Prove mom's adultery, son asks Iran
CNNTehran, Iran (CNN) -- The son of an Iranian woman sentenced to death by stoning said he wants proof that his mother's adultery and murder case has been put "on hold."
Iran opposition lawyer detained
BBCA prominent human rights lawyer in Iran, Nasrin Sotoudeh, has been detained by the authorities. She is accused of spreading propaganda and conspiring to harm state security, her lawyer has said. Ms ...
Investment advice: There's more to the Middle East than oil
YahooAndrea Nannini, manager of HSBC's Middle East and North Africa Fund, tells Robert Miller about the renewed interest in the Middle East as an investment market and how returns are sustainable.
Suicide car bomber kills 9, injures 100 in Russia
Los Angeles TimesRussia's restive North Caucasus region on Thursday, killing at least nine and wounding more than 100 people, officials said. The attacker detonated his explosives as he drove by the main entrance t...
India mulls importing gas from Iran via sea: report
The NationIndia is likely to resume negotiations for independently importing natural gas from Iran via a sea pipeline, according to a media report."India has expressed willingness to restart negotiations throug...
After destroying Iraq's army, US retrains former foe
Middle East OnlineTen years ago the military machinations of Saddam Hussein were a security obsession for the United States, but American forces in Iraq now aim to make the army of their former foe stronger than ever. ...
Iran arrests prominent lawyer on security charges
Middle East OnlineTEHRAN - Iran has arrested prominent human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoodeh on security charges and she is being held in solitary confinement, her lawyer told AFP on Thursday. "Ms Sotoodeh has been deta...
US court dismisses CIA rendition lawsuit against Boeing unit
Middle East OnlineA US court dismissed a lawsuit Wednesday against a Boeing subsidiary for allegedly flying terror suspects to secret CIA sites for interrogation, saying the case could have exposed state secrets. The ...
Third of Spaniards have 'unfavourable' view of Jews
Middle East OnlineMADRID - About one third of Spaniards have a negative opinion of Jews, largely due to the Mideast conflict, according to a poll released Wednesday, a level Spain's foreign minister deplored as "unacce...
US tries to avert Sudan violence after 'inevitable' split
Middle East OnlineWASHINGTON - US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Wednesday that Washington is stepping up diplomatic efforts to prepare Sudan to peacefully accept the south's "inevitable" secession in a Januar...
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