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For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Middle East News.Net http://www.middleeastnews.net/ en-us Fri, 04 Jul 2008 00:47:07 -0400 Fri, 04 Jul 2008 00:47:07 -0400 30 Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama has become a controversial figure almost overnight with his latest comments on Iraq. http://www.middleeastnews.net/story/378249 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:25:34 -0400 Middle East News.Net http://www.middleeastnews.net/story/378249 Michael Scheuer’s new work “Marching Toward Hell” is very clear with its overall purpose of exposing where American interests have gone wrong in their interactions with the various peoples, beliefs, and religions of the Middle East. http://www.middleeastnews.net/story/378245 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 21:30:02 -0400 Middle East News.Net http://www.middleeastnews.net/story/378245 A car bomb has exploded near one of Baghdad's major hospitals, killing four people and wounding 10. http://www.middleeastnews.net/story/378246 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:17:37 -0400 Middle East News.Net http://www.middleeastnews.net/story/378246 Ten people were killed and 17 wounded Thursday in a gunfight in Benha, 48 km north of the Egyptian capital, a security source said. http://www.middleeastnews.net/story/378254 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 22:00:25 -0400 Middle East News.Net http://www.middleeastnews.net/story/378254 India and Egypt have expressed concern over skyrocketing fuel and food prices in the course of External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee's three-day visit to Egypt which concluded Thursday. http://www.middleeastnews.net/story/378184 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 12:00:09 -0400 Middle East News.Net http://www.middleeastnews.net/story/378184 India have been grouped with top continental sides United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Uzbekistan in Group C for the final qualifying round of the 2011 Asia Cup football tournament. http://www.middleeastnews.net/story/378115 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 10:01:09 -0400 Middle East News.Net http://www.middleeastnews.net/story/378115 Reliance Mutual Fund (RMF) of India has joined hands with the public sector Bank of Baroda (BoB) to distribute its products in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region. http://www.middleeastnews.net/story/378113 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 10:00:23 -0400 Middle East News.Net http://www.middleeastnews.net/story/378113 The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on air services with Jordan, WAM news agency reported Thursday. http://www.middleeastnews.net/story/377882 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 02:00:08 -0400 Middle East News.Net http://www.middleeastnews.net/story/377882 By Ashok Dixit http://www.middleeastnews.net/story/378060 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 08:00:31 -0400 Middle East News.Net http://www.middleeastnews.net/story/378060 Washington, July 3 : An archaeological dig in northeastern Syria has pointed to a bizarre sacrificial ceremony, with the revelation of the remains of man, who may have been an acrobat at around 2300 B.C., along with remains of several rare horse-like animals. http://www.middleeastnews.net/story/378014 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 06:00:45 -0400 Middle East News.Net http://www.middleeastnews.net/story/378014 International Cricket Council (ICC) Thursday named former West Indies captain Clive Lloyd as the new chairman of the high-profile ICC Cricket Committee. http://www.middleeastnews.net/story/378235 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 18:00:29 -0400 Middle East News.Net http://www.middleeastnews.net/story/378235 The family of a 30-year old East Jerusalem man who went amok Wenesday with a bulldozer, killing three people, say he was not a terrorist. http://www.middleeastnews.net/story/378228 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 17:06:31 -0400 Middle East News.Net http://www.middleeastnews.net/story/378228 The International Cricket Council (ICC) failed to reach consensus Thursday on the fate of Zimbabwe's membership and decided to take a last call Friday. http://www.middleeastnews.net/story/378225 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 13:01:42 -0400 Middle East News.Net http://www.middleeastnews.net/story/378225 The International Cricket Council (ICC) is awaiting a security report of the ongoing Asia Cup in Pakistan before it can take any decision on holding the Champions Trophy there in September. http://www.middleeastnews.net/story/378208 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 13:01:01 -0400 Middle East News.Net http://www.middleeastnews.net/story/378208 In a major victory for Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), the International Cricket Council (ICC) Thursday changed the result of the controversial Oval Test in 2006 from an England win to a draw. http://www.middleeastnews.net/story/378205 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 13:00:40 -0400 Middle East News.Net http://www.middleeastnews.net/story/378205 India and the Arab League Thursday discussed issues relating to the Middle East in a meeting External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee held with Arab League chief Amr Moussa. http://www.middleeastnews.net/story/378149 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 10:04:46 -0400 Middle East News.Net http://www.middleeastnews.net/story/378149 THE ASSOCIATED PRESS JERUSALEM -- A 5-month-old baby whose mother threw her out of a car window to save her from a Palestinian attacker has been reunited with her father. The child's mother was ki... http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=15959788&cat=940f2bfd509e743b Thu, 03 Jul 2008 23:31:47 -0400 Seattle Post-Intelligencer http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=15959788&cat=940f2bfd509e743b By ANNE FLAHERTYASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER WASHINGTON -- The State Department on Thursday denied charges by a House committee that it inappropriately encouraged a Texas-based oil company to strike an ... http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=15958136&cat=940f2bfd509e743b Thu, 03 Jul 2008 23:32:02 -0400 Seattle Post-Intelligencer http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=15958136&cat=940f2bfd509e743b Thousands of people in the impoverished Horn of Africa risk death every year trying to cross the shark-invested Red Sea in rickety boats from Djibouti to Yemen. http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=15957975&cat=940f2bfd509e743b Thu, 03 Jul 2008 23:30:10 -0400 USA Today http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=15957975&cat=940f2bfd509e743b A deadly clash between two families in an Egyptian Delta governorate over land disputes killed at least nine and injured six others on Thursday. The shootout occurred when both families claimed the ow... http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=15958001&cat=940f2bfd509e743b Thu, 03 Jul 2008 23:06:14 -0400 People's Daily http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=15958001&cat=940f2bfd509e743b Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad recently presented a national reconciliation plan for rival groups Fatah and Hamas. At the crux of the plan is an initiative to deploy an Egyptian security dele... http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=15958414&cat=940f2bfd509e743b Thu, 03 Jul 2008 23:27:49 -0400 Haaretz http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=15958414&cat=940f2bfd509e743b ANKARA - Turkish government submitted on Wednesday a motion to the parliament asking to extend the mandate of Turkish troops under the banner of UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) for another year. ... http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=15958257&cat=940f2bfd509e743b Thu, 03 Jul 2008 23:10:06 -0400 Turkish Press http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=15958257&cat=940f2bfd509e743b BAHRAIN and Japan are set to renew acquaintances for the third consecutive qualifying campaign after the draw for the 2011 Asian Cup final qualification round placed both sides in Group 'A'. Japan, t... http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=15957997&cat=940f2bfd509e743b Thu, 03 Jul 2008 23:54:27 -0400 Gulf Daily News http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=15957997&cat=940f2bfd509e743b President Shimon Peres believes there is no chance of an agreement between Israel and the Palestinians. Peres, the one-time proponent of a "new Middle East" made this statement last Saturday at a dinn... http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=15958415&cat=940f2bfd509e743b Thu, 03 Jul 2008 23:27:52 -0400 Haaretz http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=15958415&cat=940f2bfd509e743b Defense Solutions has proposed teaming with the Russian arms-export agency, Rosoboronexport, for several arms deals, including supplying Mi-17 helicopters to Afghanistan. Rosoboronexport is blackli... http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=15958003&cat=940f2bfd509e743b Thu, 03 Jul 2008 23:12:11 -0400 Wired News http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=15958003&cat=940f2bfd509e743b Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said on Thursday that his country would intensify efforts to regain the Palestinian unity, the official SANA news agency reported. Assad made the remarks while meeting... http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=15958416&cat=940f2bfd509e743b Thu, 03 Jul 2008 23:06:09 -0400 People's Daily http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=15958416&cat=940f2bfd509e743b FARGO: Democrat Barack Obama struggled to explain how his upcoming trip to Iraq might refine, but not basically alter, his promise to quickly remove US combat troops from the war. http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=15958133&cat=940f2bfd509e743b Thu, 03 Jul 2008 23:32:36 -0400 KeralaNext http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=15958133&cat=940f2bfd509e743b The count of people killed was 798, compared with 681 in 2006, the annual traffic book published by the Directorate-General of Traffic, Royal Oman Police (ROP), said. More than 250 of the deceased wer... http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=15959889&cat=940f2bfd509e743b Thu, 03 Jul 2008 23:32:39 -0400 KeralaNext http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=15959889&cat=940f2bfd509e743b The Jordan Festival has been trapped in a swamp of controversy over Publicis Groupe, a French PR firm which alleged had overseen the Israeli 60th anniversary celebrations and currently has a role in t... http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=15958327&cat=940f2bfd509e743b Thu, 03 Jul 2008 23:06:05 -0400 People's Daily http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=15958327&cat=940f2bfd509e743b Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., struggled Thursday in two separate news conferences to explain his plan to withdraw U.S. troops from Iraq. Obama said in the first press conference that he will "continue to... http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=15958135&cat=940f2bfd509e743b Fri, 04 Jul 2008 00:04:38 -0400 ABC News http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=15958135&cat=940f2bfd509e743b Israel closed its border crossings with the Gaza Strip again on Thursday following a rocket attack from the Hamas-ruled enclave, further straining the shaky truce. The rocket hit an open field near th... http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=15958344&cat=940f2bfd509e743b Thu, 03 Jul 2008 23:06:04 -0400 People's Daily http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=15958344&cat=940f2bfd509e743b FARGO, N.D. (AP) - Democrat Barack Obama says he's always been opening to refining his Iraq policy but blamed Republican John McCain's campaign for suggesting "we were changing our policy when we have... http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=15958131&cat=940f2bfd509e743b Thu, 03 Jul 2008 22:57:35 -0400 K8 http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=15958131&cat=940f2bfd509e743b KUWAIT: A parliamentary committee is investigating whether firms made lower bids than some of those offered contracts to build a $15 billion oil refinery in Kuwait, the region's biggest refinery proje... http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=15958413&cat=940f2bfd509e743b Thu, 03 Jul 2008 22:54:02 -0400 Gulf Daily News http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=15958413&cat=940f2bfd509e743b MADRID: India expects to sign a deal "by next month" on a pipeline that will transport gas across the Sub-continent from Iran, Indian oil minister Murli Deora said yesterday. He said the $7.5 billion... http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=15958319&cat=940f2bfd509e743b Thu, 03 Jul 2008 22:53:50 -0400 Gulf Daily News http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=15958319&cat=940f2bfd509e743b Egyptian mediators will soon invite some 14 Palestinian factions to take part in talks for Palestinian national reconciliation, Palestinian Ambassador to Egypt Nabil Amr said Thursday. The Palestinian... http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=15957999&cat=940f2bfd509e743b Thu, 03 Jul 2008 23:06:07 -0400 People's Daily http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=15957999&cat=940f2bfd509e743b BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) -- An Iranian diplomat said Thursday that four Iranians who disappeared in Lebanon in 1982 are alive in Israel and called for their release. http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=15958338&cat=940f2bfd509e743b Thu, 03 Jul 2008 23:43:08 -0400 Associated Press http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=15958338&cat=940f2bfd509e743b By REBECCA TORR LONDON-based Queens Park Rangers Football Club (QPR) is to scout and coach young talented Bahraini footballers following the signing of a three-year sponsorship deal with Gulf Ai... http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=15958002&cat=940f2bfd509e743b Thu, 03 Jul 2008 22:53:54 -0400 Gulf Daily News http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=15958002&cat=940f2bfd509e743b TEHRAN: Iran's annual inflation rose to 26.4 per cent last month, an Iranian news agency cited central bank figures as showing yesterday, as consumer prices continued to climb steadily in the world's ... http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=15958239&cat=940f2bfd509e743b Thu, 03 Jul 2008 22:53:55 -0400 Gulf Daily News http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=15958239&cat=940f2bfd509e743b MANAMA: Global financial services company Citi has expanded its fund services business into Bahrain making the kingdom its Middle East hub for asset management. "We are delighted that Citi has chose... http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=15957998&cat=940f2bfd509e743b Thu, 03 Jul 2008 22:54:03 -0400 Gulf Daily News http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=15957998&cat=940f2bfd509e743b SAUDI Arabia is set to host its first ever international special stage car rally, when the Eastern Province hosts the Saudi Rally, an official candidate event for the 2009 FIA Middle East Rally Champi... http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=15958000&cat=940f2bfd509e743b Thu, 03 Jul 2008 23:54:19 -0400 Gulf Daily News http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=15958000&cat=940f2bfd509e743b I have always said, and again you can take a look at the language, that as commander in chief I would always reserve the right to do what's best in America's national interests, Obama said in the seco... http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=15958132&cat=940f2bfd509e743b Thu, 03 Jul 2008 22:43:45 -0400 RedOrbit http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=15958132&cat=940f2bfd509e743b Officials said authorities have determined that Hamas and Islamic Jihad were identifying and contacting Palestinians and Israeli Arabs who work for the Israeli government or security forces. They sa... http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=15952457&cat=940f2bfd509e743b Thu, 03 Jul 2008 21:02:25 -0400 World Tribune http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=15952457&cat=940f2bfd509e743b In 2008, the Shi'ite revolt has moved south toward the capital Sanaa. Officials said the Believing Youth established cells in such provinces as Amran, Jawf and Sanaa. Officials said the Shi'ite de... http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=15953328&cat=940f2bfd509e743b Thu, 03 Jul 2008 21:02:24 -0400 World Tribune http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=15953328&cat=940f2bfd509e743b Posted on: Thursday, 3 July 2008, 15:00 CDT By ABE SELIG; Bloomberg contributed to this report A hot Negev sun was unable to dissuade hundreds of employees, politicians and Prime Minister Ehud Olmert... http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=15953135&cat=940f2bfd509e743b Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:39:47 -0400 RedOrbit http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=15953135&cat=940f2bfd509e743b RAFAH: Egypt opened the Rafah border crossing with the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip on Thursday to allow scores of stranded Palestinians to return to the besieged territory, witnesses said. "We have ... http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=15952454&cat=940f2bfd509e743b Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:35:18 -0400 Times of India http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=15952454&cat=940f2bfd509e743b Obama or McCain: Israel Debates Glass shattered and sprayed when the bus hit the sidewalk. "We were simply crushed beneath it," Sinai said. "The glass cut us, and it was so shocking to see people ... http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=15953181&cat=940f2bfd509e743b Thu, 03 Jul 2008 21:01:50 -0400 ABC News http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=15953181&cat=940f2bfd509e743b AMMAN: A 16-year-old boy has been charged with murdering his 23-year-old sister in an apparent "honour killing", a judicial official said. The unnamed suspect reportedly stabbed his sister 10 t... http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=15957648&cat=940f2bfd509e743b Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:35:18 -0400 Times of India http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=15957648&cat=940f2bfd509e743b BAGHDAD -- In a move to separate mosque and state, the Iraqi government said Thursday that Islamic houses of worship should be off limits for campaigning in provincial elections scheduled for the fal... http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=15952697&cat=940f2bfd509e743b Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:37:58 -0400 Los Angeles Times http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=15952697&cat=940f2bfd509e743b Iran said on Thursday that it has seized four Saudi fishing vessels crewed by Indian nationals in territorial waters near its first nuclear power plant, the Fars news agency reported. http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=15953156&cat=940f2bfd509e743b Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:30:55 -0400 Arabian Business http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=15953156&cat=940f2bfd509e743b Beirut / Damascus- Syria and Lebanon agreed on Wednesday to exchange agricultural products without any obstacles and open new markets in both countries to promote exporting production surplus. http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=15952418&cat=940f2bfd509e743b Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:34:50 -0400 Ya Libnan http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=15952418&cat=940f2bfd509e743b Posted on: Thursday, 3 July 2008, 15:00 CDT Text of report by Iranian state-run provincial TV from East Azarbayjan on 3 July Following the inauguration of 11 new petrochemical complexes this year, th... http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=15953157&cat=940f2bfd509e743b Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:39:40 -0400 RedOrbit http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=15953157&cat=940f2bfd509e743b The presumptive Democratic Party U.S. presidential nominee, Barack Obama, says he will begin ending U.S. troop involvement in the war in Iraq on his first day in office.Obama told reporters Thursday... http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=15952707&cat=940f2bfd509e743b Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:38:15 -0400 VOA http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=15952707&cat=940f2bfd509e743b Posted: 1:35 PM- A group of state legislators and other elected officials are calling on Gov. Jon Huntsman to intervene in the messy divorce of the Jordan School District. They want Huntsman to call... http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=15953207&cat=940f2bfd509e743b Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:21:46 -0400 Salt Lake Tribune http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=15953207&cat=940f2bfd509e743b Iranian Nobel peace laureate, Shirin, Ebadi, delivers a speech at the launch of a new anti-war group that she helped to create, in hopes of averting an Iranian-U.S. conflict, Thursday, July 3, 2008, T... http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=15956290&cat=940f2bfd509e743b Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:21:12 -0400 Seattle Post-Intelligencer http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=15956290&cat=940f2bfd509e743b CAIRO: India and Egypt are looking at ways to deepen their economic relationship despite constraints imposed on foreign investments by rising oil prices and tight money supply. The visiting External ... http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=15952462&cat=940f2bfd509e743b Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:17:51 -0400 The Hindu http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=15952462&cat=940f2bfd509e743b Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said on Thursday peace talks between Israel and Syria, now mediated by Turkey, would have to be conducted face-to-face "very soon.""With the Syrians, we are talking seriousl... http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=15953179&cat=940f2bfd509e743b Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:14:39 -0400 Haaretz http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=15953179&cat=940f2bfd509e743b Beirut- The US embassy in Lebanon celebrated the US Independence day one day earlier. Over 700 guests were invited to the embassy on July 3, 2008 to join in the celebrations of the 232nd anniversary o... http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=15953198&cat=940f2bfd509e743b Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:34:53 -0400 Ya Libnan http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=15953198&cat=940f2bfd509e743b ANKARA (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert called on Thursday for quickly starting face-to-face negotiations with Syria after a third round of indirect peace talks mediated by Turkey ended ... http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=15953173&cat=940f2bfd509e743b Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:59:35 -0400 The Jordan Times http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=15953173&cat=940f2bfd509e743b NEW YORK - Hedge fund swindler Samuel Israel III faced a fresh charge of bail jumping on Thursday and was ordered to jail immediately, one day after his mother convinced him to end a high-profile run ... http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=15953044&cat=940f2bfd509e743b Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:41:35 -0400 MSNBC http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=15953044&cat=940f2bfd509e743b CAIRO: Egypt will "soon" host inter-Palestinian talks between Fatah and Hamas as well as other factions, Palestinian Ambassador to Egypt Nabil Amr was quoted as saying on Thursday. The talks are aimed... http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=15952455&cat=940f2bfd509e743b Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:23:54 -0400 The Daily Star http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=15952455&cat=940f2bfd509e743b Posted: 2:13 PM- Nine votes made the difference in the Precinct 1 race for Jordan's new east-side school district, according to the Salt Lake County Clerk's official ballot results. Monday's recount... http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=15953326&cat=940f2bfd509e743b Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:22:14 -0400 Salt Lake Tribune http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=15953326&cat=940f2bfd509e743b Bulldozer drives into Jerusalem bus killing three, wounding dozensResponsibility for the attack has not yet been claimed. A Palestinian from East Jerusalem killed by police was driving the vehicle. Ca... http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=15953180&cat=940f2bfd509e743b Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:22:58 -0400 Spero News http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=15953180&cat=940f2bfd509e743b Saddam Hussein was deposed in 2003, Iraqi officials said Thursday.Abdullah's visit would be a significant step in Iraq's quest for more support from its neighbors.Sunni Arab nations have been wary of ... http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=15953160&cat=940f2bfd509e743b Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:46:20 -0400 Examiner http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=15953160&cat=940f2bfd509e743b July 3, 2008 · New York City is famous for its small ethnic restaurants, among other things. With such a variety of eateries, you'd think there would be dozens of Iraqi restaurants in the city.... http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=15956043&cat=940f2bfd509e743b Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:36:13 -0400 NPR http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=15956043&cat=940f2bfd509e743b NEW DELHI: Anil Dhirubhai Ambani-owned Reliance Money on Thursday announced its debut in Saudi Arabia launching a new company — Riyada Reliance Money (RRM) — in collaboration with Bahrain-... http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=15952460&cat=940f2bfd509e743b Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:17:59 -0400 The Hindu http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=15952460&cat=940f2bfd509e743b (31 Comments) FARGO, N.D. -- Democrat Barack Obama said today that he continues to be committed to withdrawing U.S. combat troops from Iraq in 16 months, after his earlier comments raised question... http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=15952687&cat=940f2bfd509e743b Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:38:01 -0400 Los Angeles Times http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=15952687&cat=940f2bfd509e743b Important Moment: The UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon writes on the eve of the G8 summit that this is the moment to prove that we can cooperate globally to deliver results: in meeting the needs of th... http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=15953151&cat=940f2bfd509e743b Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:35:11 -0400 CFR http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=15953151&cat=940f2bfd509e743b DEMOLITION CONSIDERED: Israeli authorities were on Thursday considering demolishing the home of a Palestinian man who went on a rampage in a bulldozer in Jerusalem and killed three people. (AFP) http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=15953170&cat=940f2bfd509e743b Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:31:16 -0400 Arabian Business http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=15953170&cat=940f2bfd509e743b King Abdullah II of Jordan plans to visit Iraq soon in the first trip by an Arab leader since Saddam Hussein was deposed in 2003, officials said today.Iraqi government spokesman Ali al-Dabbagh said Ab... http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=15952699&cat=940f2bfd509e743b Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:26:41 -0400 Breaking News.ie http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=15952699&cat=940f2bfd509e743b Kuwait's Ministry of Electricity and Water (MEW) has ordered a new high-voltage gas-insulated substation from AREVA T&D. The total value of the contract is €36million (US $56million). http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=15953325&cat=940f2bfd509e743b Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:31:11 -0400 Arabian Business http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=15953325&cat=940f2bfd509e743b WASHINGTON - The U.S. military's top officer warned Wednesday that an Israeli airstrike against Iran would make the Middle East more unstable and could add to the stress on overworked American forces ... http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=15953127&cat=940f2bfd509e743b Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:28:22 -0400 Sun-Sentinel http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=15953127&cat=940f2bfd509e743b Friday, July 04, 2008 Talk of nuclear deal exaggerated: VelayatiTEHRAN: Nobel peace prize winner Shirin Ebadi warned the West on Thursday against launching a military attack against Iran or imposing... http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=15953159&cat=940f2bfd509e743b Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:30:27 -0400 The News http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=15953159&cat=940f2bfd509e743b PRICE WARNING: The secretary general of OPEC Abdallah El-Badri (pictured) said that it would difficult to replace the crude output of Iran if the country was attacked. (Getty Images) http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=15953153&cat=940f2bfd509e743b Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:30:59 -0400 Arabian Business http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=15953153&cat=940f2bfd509e743b Posted on: Thursday, 3 July 2008, 18:00 CDT To: POLITICAL EDITORS Contact: Republican National Committee, +1-202-863-8614 WASHINGTON, July 3 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following release is being ... http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=15952717&cat=940f2bfd509e743b Thu, 03 Jul 2008 19:30:03 -0400 RedOrbit http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=15952717&cat=940f2bfd509e743b FARGO, North Dakota (Reuters) - Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama waded into controversy on Thursday over his plans to withdraw U.S. combat troops from Iraq, first saying he might "refine... http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=15952711&cat=940f2bfd509e743b Thu, 03 Jul 2008 19:28:33 -0400 Reuters http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=15952711&cat=940f2bfd509e743b "I've always said that the pace of withdrawal would be dictated by the safety and security of our troops and the need to maintain stability. That assessment has not changed," said Obama. "And when I g... http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=15952716&cat=940f2bfd509e743b Thu, 03 Jul 2008 19:19:10 -0400 ABC News http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=15952716&cat=940f2bfd509e743b MADRID: Flagship gas utility Gail has zeroed in on gas-rich Qatar for a mega petrochemicals complex the state-owned company proposes to build in partnership with Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Industries... http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=15951034&cat=940f2bfd509e743b Thu, 03 Jul 2008 17:38:01 -0400 Times of India http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=15951034&cat=940f2bfd509e743b London: Less than a year ago, diplomats in the Middle East were taking bets on the likelihood of a US military attack on Iran, with some assessing it at higher than 50 per cent. Those odds subsided af... http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=15951167&cat=940f2bfd509e743b Thu, 03 Jul 2008 17:34:47 -0400 Gulf News http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=15951167&cat=940f2bfd509e743b Occupied Jerusalem: The US ambassador to Israel has said there will be no decision to strike Iran in the near future, playing down speculation that an attack on Iranian nuclear sites by either country... http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=15951166&cat=940f2bfd509e743b Thu, 03 Jul 2008 17:34:50 -0400 Gulf News http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=15951166&cat=940f2bfd509e743b Riyadh: UAE tops other Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states in the import of non-oil products from Saudi Arabia during the first quarter of 2008, according to a report released by Saudi Arabia's Mini... http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=15951035&cat=940f2bfd509e743b Thu, 03 Jul 2008 17:34:59 -0400 Gulf News http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=15951035&cat=940f2bfd509e743b BURLINGTON, N.J. (AP) — A New Jersey state trooper killed while serving with the Army in Iraq has received a funeral full of rites from both military and law enforcement. Maj. Dwayne Kelley wa... http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=15949804&cat=940f2bfd509e743b Thu, 03 Jul 2008 16:29:56 -0400 New Jersey Online http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=15949804&cat=940f2bfd509e743b Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama today said he would "refine" his position on withdrawal from Iraq after meeting with military commanders there this summer, then later insisted he had not ... http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=15951082&cat=940f2bfd509e743b Thu, 03 Jul 2008 17:56:31 -0400 The Guardian http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=15951082&cat=940f2bfd509e743b During a visit to The Japan Times, Abdelnasser, who has been at his post since September, said Egypt and Japan are in final preparations to open the Egyptian-Japanese University of Science and Technol... http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=15951031&cat=940f2bfd509e743b Thu, 03 Jul 2008 18:01:20 -0400 Japan Times http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=15951031&cat=940f2bfd509e743b Baghdad: The Iraqi government yesterday ordered that campaign materials in upcoming provincial elections can only feature pictures of candidates, in an apparent attempt to keep followers of cleric Moq... http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=15951074&cat=940f2bfd509e743b Thu, 03 Jul 2008 17:34:54 -0400 Gulf News http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=15951074&cat=940f2bfd509e743b MIAMI, Fla. -- A Plantation man is facing an 11-count indictment that alleges he shipped parts for U.S. made military aircraft to Iran. Federal prosecutors say Traian Bujduveanu violated arms export l... http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=15951128&cat=940f2bfd509e743b Thu, 03 Jul 2008 17:53:37 -0400 Local 10 http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=15951128&cat=940f2bfd509e743b Israel is ready to use military action "without hesitation" in Gaza to prevent attacks, an Israeli minister said yesterday after a Palestinian driving a bulldozer went on a deadly rampage in Jerusalem... http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=15948551&cat=940f2bfd509e743b Thu, 03 Jul 2008 14:41:05 -0400 Daily Star http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=15948551&cat=940f2bfd509e743b MADRID, Spain (AP) - Iran's oil minister is warning that any attack on his country by the United States or Israel will provoke a fierce response. The oil minister (Gholam Hossein Nozari) also says mi... http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=15948544&cat=940f2bfd509e743b Thu, 03 Jul 2008 14:45:02 -0400 KXAN 36 http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=15948544&cat=940f2bfd509e743b Israel should cut off outlying Arab neighborhoods from Jerusalem, Deputy Prime Minister Haim Ramon demanded Thursday, a day after a Palestinian construction worker from one of those districts went on ... http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=15948552&cat=940f2bfd509e743b Thu, 03 Jul 2008 14:40:25 -0400 International Herald Tribune http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=15948552&cat=940f2bfd509e743b Haaretz Iraq once hosted a thriving 2,600 year-old Jewish community that numbered some 130,000 people at the time Israel was created in 1948. Iraq has also provided Interpol with a list of the ten... http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=15948434&cat=940f2bfd509e743b Thu, 03 Jul 2008 14:18:00 -0400 Yahoo! News http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=15948434&cat=940f2bfd509e743b WASHINGTON – An Iranian leader said Wednesday he detected a better mood in talks over his country's nuclear program as the top U.S. military officer called for more dialogue to avoid a confronta... http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=15947080&cat=940f2bfd509e743b Thu, 03 Jul 2008 13:09:16 -0400 San Diego Union-Tribune http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=15947080&cat=940f2bfd509e743b JERUSALEM, 3 July 2008 (IRIN) - Palestinians in the West Bank consume far less water than people in Israel, but they are likely to face a shortage this summer, the Israeli human rights group B'tselem ... http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=15947092&cat=940f2bfd509e743b Thu, 03 Jul 2008 12:57:45 -0400 IRIN http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=15947092&cat=940f2bfd509e743b SAN'A, Yemen – Yemen's government held talks Thursday with a visiting U.S. delegation in hopes of securing the release of about 100 Yemenis held at the Guantanamo Bay prison, a Yemeni official s... http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=15947139&cat=940f2bfd509e743b Thu, 03 Jul 2008 13:09:09 -0400 San Diego Union-Tribune http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=15947139&cat=940f2bfd509e743b CAIRO - OPEC member Libya is planning an oil refinery and a natural gas pipeline in Egypt, helping to raise Libyan investment in its Arab neighbour to $10 billion over the next two years, the Libyan p... http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=15946881&cat=940f2bfd509e743b Thu, 03 Jul 2008 12:59:51 -0400 Business Times http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=15946881&cat=940f2bfd509e743b