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  • China Announces Its Full Support of Palestinian Move Date 2482011 Time 2334

    Arabic News - Thursday 23rd May, 2013

    China Announces Its Full Support of Palestinian Move Date : 24/8/2011 Time : 23:34 Palestine-China, Politics, 8/26/2011 The Chinese Middle East envoy to the peace process, Wu Sike, transferred on Wednesday a message from the Chinese leadership confirming China's full support for the Palestinian UN bid in a meeting with Presidential General Secretary, Tayyeb Abdul Rahim, in the ...

  • Five palestinians killed 22 injured in Israeli airstrikes on Gaza

    Arabic News - Thursday 23rd May, 2013

    Five palestinians killed, 22 injured in Israeli airstrikes on Gaza Palestine-Israel, Politics, 8/26/2011 Five Palestinians were killed and 22 were injured at dawn yesterday in two Israeli air strikes targeting a sports club in Beit Lahiya, north of Gaza, and a tunnel in Rafah, south of the Gaza Strip, according to medical sources. Israeli F16 warplanes bombed the sports club, located in a ...

  • Gandhian protest is more relevant in Palestine Shaath

    Arabic News - Thursday 23rd May, 2013

    Gandhian protest is 'more relevant' in Palestine: Shaath Palestine-India, Politics, 8/26/2011 Terming the Gandhian way of protest as "more relevant" in Palestine, its ambassador Nabeel Shaath yesterday said Mahatma Gandhi has inspired the new generation in his homeland to carry out their struggle in a non-violent way. IRNA reported him saying the "Gandhian formula ...

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  • Being human homosexual acts dance good form and good hygiene part 2

    Arabic News - Thursday 23rd May, 2013

    Being human, homosexual acts, dance, good form and good hygiene, part 2 Editorial, 3/25/2010 Note: This article was added much later as a follow up to the previous article on this subject and to this same addition on 9/27/2010. When looking at the things that make humans distinct from animals in aesthetics, and in following up on my previous article, there are some issues worth ...

  • ArabicNews.com resumes operation after more than one year of silence

    Arabic News - Thursday 23rd May, 2013

    ArabicNews.com resumes operation after more than one year of silence Regional, Notice to readers, 8/23/2011 After a news publishing stoppage lasting more than one year, ArabicNews.com is making an effort to resume publishing. We hope this will be beneficial to us and the public good. During this short stoppage period, a lot of events have taken place in the Arab States. South Sudan became ...

  • PMW Bulletin PA TV calls to raise Palestinian flags over all Israeli cities and villagesso it will be clear to everyonethat this is Palestine

    IMRA - Thursday 23rd May, 2013

    PMW Bulletin: PA TV calls to raise Palestinian flags over all Israeli cities and villages "so it will be clear to everyone that this is ...

  • Weekly Commentary No to independent state in temporary borders

    IMRA - Thursday 23rd May, 2013

    Weekly Commentary: No to independent state in temporary borders Dr. Aaron Lerner Date: 23 May 2013 So what's the big deal about having a sovereign independent Palestinian state inside temporary land-locked borders in the West Bank? We are strong, they are weak and we can always clobber them if things get out of hand. And what would be the big deal if the Palestinians actually ended up ...

  • MEMRI Fatah Marks 65th Nakba Day We Cling To The Refugees Right To Return To Their Homes In The 1948 Territories

    IMRA - Thursday 23rd May, 2013

    MEMRI Special Dispatch |5302|May 17, 2013 Fatah Marks 65th Nakba Day: We Cling To The Refugees' Right To Return To Their Homes In The 1948 Territories For the 65th Nakba Day, Fatah and its spokesmen underlined their continued adherence to the Palestinian refugees' right of return to their homes in all of the 1948 territory, and noted that that this sacred right is passed down ...

  • ExcerptsAssad has no plans to resign. Arab League peace plan 18 May 2013

    IMRA - Thursday 23rd May, 2013

    Excerpts:Assad has no plans to resign. Arab League peace plan 18 May 2013 +++SOURCE: Naharnet (Lebanon) 18 ...

  • President Peres held a diplomatic working meeting with German Foreign Minister Dr. Guido Westerwelle

    IMRA - Thursday 23rd May, 2013

    President Peres held a diplomatic working meeting with German Foreign Minister Dr. Guido Westerwelle President Shimon Peres, this afternoon (Friday, 17 May 2013), at his Jerusalem residence, held a diplomatic working meeting with German Foreign Minister Dr. Guido Westerwelle. Two discussed the major issues of the day, first and foremost the Iranian nuclear threat and efforts to renew ...

  • Only 1500 protest against budget across country

    IMRA - Thursday 23rd May, 2013

    [Dr. Aaron Lerner - IMRA: If YNET - the new organization that makes every effort to promote the social protests against the government - can only manage to come up with a figure of "some 1,500 people gathered in various protests across Israel" then the real story here is that this protest movement is a dud so far. The question for reporters should be "why"? 1,500 protest ...

  • Groups insist on symmetry to asymmetric situation - US Visa Waiver for Israelis should be Reciprocal

    IMRA - Thursday 23rd May, 2013

    [Dr. Aaron Lerner - IMRA: Pop question: are there any characteristics that would enable one to identify subgroups of Israelis wanting to visit the United States who believe that the United States of America does not have a right to exist and wants to visit the United States to aid and abet people and groups inside the United States acting against the existence of the United States? No. ...

  • Eight Swimmers Set to Represent Israel at World Championships

    Swimming World - Thursday 23rd May, 2013

    PHOENIX, Arizona, May 23. THE Israel swimming foundation announced this week that seven men and one woman will represent the country at the FINA world championships this summer in Barcelona, Spain.College swimming fans will recognize the names of three of the swimmers on the roster. Guy Barnea (UC-Berkeley), Gal Nevo (Georgia Tech) and Nimrod Shapira Bar-Or (Arizona) have each represented their ...

  • Syria’s exile opposition opens conference in Turkey amid anger confusion

    McClatchy - Thursday 23rd May, 2013

    ISTANBUL - Syria’s political opposition met Thursday in Istanbul to elect new leadership, choose a government-in-exile and deliberate on a negotiating stance for peace talks, but it hit a controversy when the immediate past president of the Syrian Opposition Coalition, a Muslim cleric who no longer holds any post in the group, presided over the opening session and released a surprise peace ...

  • Foreign Affairs Minister Bob Carr meets with Syrian refugees at Lebanon camp

    ABC Australia - Thursday 23rd May, 2013

    Syrian Arab Republic Foreign Minister Bob Carr has told a group of Syrian refugees in Lebanon that the United States military does not want to risk a drawn-out war with the Syrian army.Senator Carr spoke with the refugees during a visit to their camp in Lebanon's Bekaa Valley, on the border with Syria.More than 1.5 million people have fled across Syria's borders to escape the civil ...

  • Palestinians Killed in Israeli Air Strike

    Palestine Chronicle - Thursday 23rd May, 2013

    Two Palestinians have been killed in air strikes on the Gaza Strip after they had clashed with Israeli troops crossing into the territory, medical sources ...

  • Cannes-Fashion Photos Sharon Stone Accessorizes with a Snake Janet Jackson Opts for a Sexy White Pantsuit

    Vanity Fair - Thursday 23rd May, 2013

    aids gala on Thursday. There, they presumably held onto their metallic clutches extra tightly as they demonstrated creative new ways of baring flesh. For Sharon Stone, this meant accessorizing her bare back with a gilt snake ornament, while Brazilian model Isabeli Fontana chose a black gown with circular cutouts. Karlie Kloss and Janet Jackson went in the other direction, opting for sexy ...

  • Obama Vows to Work with Britain on Syria

    CBN News - Thursday 23rd May, 2013

    President Obama vowed Monday to work with Britain to pressure the Syrian government to end its bloody civil war, calling the violence there appalling. With Prime Minister David Cameron at his side, Obama said the two allies would work to strengthen moderate opposition against the hardline regime of President Bashar al-Assad. The two also discussed the Mideast peace process and a possible ...

  • Turkish interior minister says no al-Qaida involvement in the deadliest attack to hit Turkey-Syria border sinc…

    Turkish Press - Thursday 23rd May, 2013

    Turkish interior minister says no al-Qaida involvement in the deadliest attack to hit Turkey-Syria border since the beginning of the Syrian uprising HATAY - Turkish interior minister has said there was no al-Qaeda involvement in twin car bomb attacks in a Turkish town near the Syrian frontier, the deadliest cross-border violence in Turkey since Syria`s popular uprising began in March ...

  • Yemen welcomes Obama decision on Gitmo transfers

    WHP CBS 21 - Thursday 23rd May, 2013

    WASHINGTON (AP) — Yemen is welcoming President Barack Obama's decision to lift his ban on the transfer of Yemeni prisoners from the U.S. detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.In a statement released Thursday shortly after Obama announced the step, the Yemeni Embassy said it appreciated the switch. It said Yemen would work with the U.S. to ensure the safe return of Yemeni detainees ...

  • Shift In Drone Policy Resonates in Yemen

    The World - Thursday 23rd May, 2013

    Gregory Johnsen . He says he’s encouraged that a more selective use of drones could go a long way to protecting civilians in places like Yemen, while aiding US intelligence gathering efforts. ';I think this has a real benefit for US counter-terrorism,'; Johnsen says. ';Obviously dead men tell no tales. But if you have someone that you picked up, you can gain a lot more ...

  • USA Prepares Regional War in the Middle East

    Prensa Latina - Thursday 23rd May, 2013

    Ottawa, May 23 (Prensa Latina) Hidden behind alleged peace talks between, the United States is preparing a regional war, denounced today the Canadian alternative publication Global Research. Using as background curtain the peace talks between the Syrian government and Western-backed "rebels", Secretary of State, John Kerry, met with US allies to prepare for region-wide war, says the ...

  • Israels Hand in Guatemalas Genocide

    OpEdNews - Thursday 23rd May, 2013

    Former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon. (Photo credit: Jim Wallace of the Smithsonian Institution) At the height of Guatemala's mass slaughters in the 1980s, including genocide against the Ixil Indians, the Reagan administration worked with Israeli officials to provide helicopters that the Guatemalan army used to hunt down fleeing villagers, according to documentary and eyewitness ...

  • Qatar Tunisia negotiate possible CB deposit

    MENAFN - Thursday 23rd May, 2013

    (MENAFN) Tunisia's Prime Minister, Ali Larayedh, stated that the government is currently negotiating a Qatari deposit in the North African country's central bank, reported Arabian Business.Larayedh said that officials from Qatar are also planning to increase investments in Tunisia, which reached a USD1.75-billion loan agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in April to ...

  • Defying naysayers on all sides Kerry keeps pushing Israelis Palestinians to table

    General Sources - Thursday 23rd May, 2013

    Conventional wisdom is that the Israelis and Palestinians are too far apart to even begin talks, but Secretary of State John Kerry appeared undaunted on his fourth visit in as many ...

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