| Experts seek stability in Somalia to check piracy
Middle East News.Net
The spate of ship hijacks off Somalia not only calls for global naval efforts in the region but also underlines the need to bring stability to that country, say experts.
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| Talks underway for release of Saudi oil tanker from pirates
Middle East News.Net
Nairobi, (Xinhua) Talks are underway for the release of a Saudi-owned oil supertanker hijacked by Somali pirates last weekend, a maritime official said Friday.
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| US forces eliminate top al-Qaeda figure
Middle East News.Net
It has been announced that US troops have killed a leader of al-Qaeda in Iraq.
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| Kerala explores healthcare pact with UAE
Middle East News.Net
A visiting delegation from Kerala is discussing a proposed agreement on healthcare manpower with the United Arab Emirates government here.
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| George Bush to review peace talks with Israeli PM
Middle East News.Net
President George W. Bush will meet Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Monday to review Middle East peace efforts.
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| Indian Navy action prompts calls for joint move against pirates
Middle East News.Net
The Indian Navy action to sink a pirate ship in the Gulf of Aden has elicited words of praise and calls for joint action by the international community in the pirate-infested waters off the Somali coast.
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| Two American soldiers charged for murder in Iraq
Middle East News.Net
London, Nov.21 : Two U.S. soldiers have been charged by the military with conspiracy to commit premeditated murder relating to the shooting deaths of four Iraqi prisoners in Baghdad in early 2007.
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| UK troops to withdraw from Iraq early next year if polls go off smoothly
Middle East News.Net
... in number, will start withdrawing from Iraq by early next year, shortly after key local elections (in Iraq) held at the end of January.
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| Security firms told they lose immunity in Iraq
Channel News Asia
Us officials on Thursday told scores of firms offering security in Iraq that their personnel will lose immunity from prosecution under a new US-Iraq security pact due to take effect in...
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| Judge orders release of 5 Guantanamo prisoners
Los Angeles Times
In CUSTODY: Guards escort a prisoner at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The five detainees ordered to be released were initially suspected of plotting to bomb a U.S. embassy. The case was rejected, but they...
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| Egypt and other Red Sea nations target pirates
Los Angeles Times
Off THE COAST OF SOMALIA: The Sirius Star, carrying $100 million worth of Saudi crude, was hijacked Saturday. The pirates are reportedly negotiating with Saudi officials and demanding $25 million to...
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| US Lockerbie families compensated
BBC
The families of the 180 US victims of the bombing of Pan Am flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, say they have received full compensation from Libya. In Washington, family members claimed victory in...
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| Press Iran on missing S. Floridian
Miami Herald
Florida Sen. Bill Nelson is calling on Congress to press Iran to divulge more information about Robert Levinson, a retired FBI agent who went missing in 2007 from a Persian Gulf...
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| Israel rebuffs U.N. plea to ease Gaza blockade
Los Angeles Times
Palestinians show their identification cards to collect food aid at a United Nations distribution center in Gaza City. Israel's tightened blockade, a response to Palestinian militant rocket fire, has...
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| Hard Times Hit Israel
Business Week
... the strength of the shekel (BusinessWeek.com, 7/23/08). But since peaking in July, the currency has dropped by more than 20% against the U.S. dollar. Nowadays the emphasis is focused instead on...
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| Shootout with army kills 1 in Lebanon
IOL
A Lebanese security official says a shootout between the army and a group of suspects in the northern port city of Tripoli left one suspect dead and two wounded....
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| Heat rises as Iraq debates U.S. pact
Baltimore Sun
Iraq's parliament persevered yesterday in its debate on a proposed security agreement with the United States despite raucous attempts by opposition lawmakers to disrupt proceedings ahead of...
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| The Weather In Bahrain
Bahrain News Agency
Manama, Nov. 21 (bna) -- The Meteorology Department At The Civil Aviation Expects Today Humid And Slightly Foggy Weather Turning Into Mild During The Day With Uneven Windsranging From 5 To Ten Knots.
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| Beau Biden Departs For Iraq
CBS 4
Fort BLISS, Texas ― Vice President-elect Joe Biden's son Beau is on his way overseas.Beau, who is currently Delaware's Attorney General, left from Fort Bliss, Texas Wednesday with 114...
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| Qatar mobile phone number sold for $2mn
Arabian Business
The number was sold during a charity auction organised by Qatar Telecom (Qtel) in Doha.As many as 51 mobile phone numbers beginning with the digit six were offered for sale at the auction. The...
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| Killing of al-Qaida Smuggler in Syria was Joint Syrian, U.S. Effort
Middle East Times
Map shows the location of an American Special Forces raid inside Syria that U.S. officials say was executed with Syrian Intel support but which unintentionally resulted in civilian deaths and the...
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| Shiites in Baghdad protest planned US-Iraq pact
Examiner
Muqtada al-Sadr in protest of a proposed U.S.-Iraqi security pact.The demonstrators are waving Iraqi flags and green Shiite banners. They are chanting, "No to the American agreement."Many arrived...
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| 1 killed in shootout between army, gunmen in north Lebanon
Jerusalem Post
A Friday morning shootout between the Lebanese army and a group of suspects in the northern port city of Tripoli left one suspect dead and two wounded. A Lebanese security official said the...
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| Homes Overseas Announces New Egypt Property Buying Guide
PR Web
Homes Overseas, the leading overseas property experts have added a property buying guide titled 'Now's a Good Time to Buy Golf Property in Egypt'. The guide is a detailed presentation...
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| Settlements turned Israel into apartheid state
Haaretz
British-israeli Professor Avi Shlaim joined a handful of academics in London earlier this month to debate the future of Zionism, in a panel entitled "Israel at 60: What happened to the Zionist...
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| Hague prosecutor seeks Darfur rebel leaders
Los Angeles Times
The International Criminal Court prosecutor at The Hague requested arrest warrants for three Darfur rebel commanders, accusing them of storming an African Union camp and killing 12 peacekeepers. ...
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| Security Council approves piracy sanctions
Los Angeles Times
Reporting from United Nations -- The Security Council voted unanimously Thursday to impose sanctions on pirates, arms smugglers and perpetrators of instability in Somalia, in a fresh attempt to help...
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| [Not clear how many votes may burn] Meimad breaks with Labor ahead of elections, will run separate list
IMRA
Dr. Aaron Lerner - IMRA: Unless this move is an intermediate step by Ami Ayalon as he seeks a safe place on a party list [by Meimad merging later with Meretz in a deal that gives him a place on...
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| Netanyahu vows rapid Palestinian economic growth
IMRA
... www.jpost.com /servlet/Satellite?cid=1226404780901&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull Likud...
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| Egypt Opposition Claims Victory in Battle of Gas Exports to Israel
Middle East Times
The administration of Hosni Mubarak (shown here in a poster on a street in Cairo) says that gas exports to Israel will continue until their appeal has been heard. (Chameleons Eye via...
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| Headlines From the Arab Press
Middle East Times
... ndash; Very reliable sources told Al-Seyassah that the United States has asked Kuwait to provide $40 billion to help ease the financial crisis and confront the recession facing its economy, adding that...
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| At this Oman hideaway you can feel cut off
The Independent
... it's the big buzz. This sultanate on the Arabian Peninsula is the current travel hot spot, yet few people really know much about it. A trip to Six Senses Hideaway, Zighy Bay – the latest...
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| UAE wheat donation to Syrian people arrives in Syria
WAM
2008 - 06:04 - WAM Damascus, Nov. 20th, 2008--The first ship carrying 27, 000 tonnes of wheat out of 500, 000 tonnes of wheat donated by UAE President HH Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al...
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| Bobcats waiting for pieces to be assembled
USA Today
Charlotte They are the pseudo-local pro basketball and business triumvirate, wealthy and famous men of high achievement who rarely seem to be in the same arena at the same time, despite shared...
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| British troops to leave Iraq after local elections
Independent.ie
Basra has signalled.Planning is well advanced for Operation Drayton, the withdrawal of the 4,000 soldiers in the Basra area.The withdrawal will accelerate if the security situation remains stable...
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| American Muslims Repudiate Zawahri
IMRA
American Muslims Repudiate Zawahri's Racist Slurs WASHINGTON D.C. The American Muslim Taskforce on Civil Rights and Elections, a national coalition of major Muslim American groups, today...
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| Soaring house rents fuel Qatar inflation rate
Arabian Business
Soaring house rents were the single largest driver of higher inflation in the country last year, the Qatar Central Bank announced in its annual report for 2007.
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| Jordanian premier makes Syria trip to improve ties
The China Post
Amman -- Jordanian Prime Minister Nader Dahabi flew to Damascus Thursday as part of Amman’s recent intensive effort to bolster ties with Syria and other Arab countries. The visit, the second of its...
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| Palestinians Push Arab Peace Plan in Israel Media
Palestine Chronicle
The PLO took the unprecedented step of placing advertisements in Israeli newspapers on Thursday to promote a six-year-old Arab peace plan for the region.Yediot Aharonot, Maariv and Haaretz, the three...
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| Korean Footballers Beat Saudi Arabia
Chosun
For the first time in 19 years, Korea's national football team pulled off a victory against Saudi Arabia. In a World Cup qualifier match in the Saudi capital Riyadh, Team Korea beat its longtime...
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| Plan for investment fund sends Oman stocks soaring
Gulf News
A reported decision by the Omani government to set up a 150 million Omani riyal (Dh1.4 billion) investment fund to prop up the Muscat Securities Market sent the stocks soaring by three...
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| Italian FM urges Iraq protection for Christians
Middle East Times
In this photo made available by the Iraqi Prime Minister's office, Iraqi PM Nuri al-Maliki speaks with Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini (L) at his offices in Baghdad. Frattini urged the...
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| PJAK denies it ended its campaigns in Iran
Middle East Times
The militant Free Life Party of Kurdistan, or PJAK, released a statement denying Iranian media reports claiming the group had laid down its weapons. The Iranian Press...
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| Bank of Israel halves 2009 growth forecast
Haaretz
The Bank of Israel yesterday updated its economic growth forecasts for the second time in a month. It cut its 2008 growth forecast from 4.7% to 4.3%, and chopped almost in half its estimate for next...
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| Emaar Realtors, Reem Emirates go for Title
Khaleej Times
When they march onto the court of the FBC-managed gymnasium in Al Shaab Sports Club on Friday, the Emaar Realtors and Reem Emirates know exactly what they have to do, a Press release said.
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| For now, Israel and Hamas both seek to maintain Gaza calm
Haaretz
Jordan's King Abdullah can calm down. Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Defense Minister Ehud Barak, who were called in the middle of the night to the royal palace in Amman, did leave some room for...
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| Turkey, U.S., Iraq agree on PKK actions
Middle East Times
Turkish, Iraqi and U.S. officials met in Baghdad to address security concerns pertaining to the outlaw Kurdistan Workers' Party. The trilateral meeting addressed...
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| French PM says Lebanon on "promising path"
Middle East Times
French Prime Minister Francois Fillon talks to citizens at the French embassy in Beirut. Fillon urged Lebanon on Thursday to press ahead with the process of national reconciliation, saying a deal...
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| US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,201
Denver Post
... at least 4,201 members of the U.S. military have died in the Iraq war since it began in according to an Associated Press count. The figure includes eight...
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| Jordan king meets Abbas after
Middle East Times
This picture released by the Jordanian Royal Palace shows Jordan's King Abdullah speaking with Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas upon his arrival for a meeting in the Jordanian southern Red...
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| Emirates Boost for Hong Kong Open
Khaleej Times
The 50th edition celebrations of the Hong Kong Open this year, being held at the Hong Kong Golf Club have been further boosted by the news that Emirates Airline will extend its sponsorship...
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| Restoration of Lebanon synagogue in danger despite rare Hezbollah support
Haaretz
One of Lebanon's sole remaining synagogues was set to get a restoration that has the rare blessing of all the factions in this divided country - even that of the anti-Israeli Hezbollah. But the...
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| Five-star hotel to open in Iraq
Eview Week
Middle-eastern luxury hotel group Rotana has defied the global economic downturn by announcing plans to open 40 new properties across the region in the next four years. The new hotels include 17 in...
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| Iraq strikes a deal for the withdrawal of American troops by 2011
The Economist
When General David Petraeus, now America’s most celebrated military commander, arrived in Iraq in 2003 at the head of an airborne division, he asked a journalist: “Tell me how this...
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| US forces kill senior Al Qaeda in Iraq leader
Christian Science Monitor
Hajji Hammadi, a senior member of Al Qaeda in Iraq, was believed by US military officials to have been responsible for the abduction and murder of US Army Staff Sgt. Matt Maupin in 2004.
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| US Convicts Syria Weapons Dealer Of Plot To Arm Colombia Rebels
Morning Star
Afp --A U.S. court on Thursday convicted a Syrian arms dealer in a plot to sell a huge arsenal, including anti-aircraft rockets, to Colombian guerrillas.
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| Turkey says Iraq, Turkey and the U.S. tripartite meeting fruitful
People's Daily
Turkey's Foreign Minister Ali Babacan said on Thursday that the tripartite meeting held in Baghdad on Nov.19 was very important and fruitful. Babacan made such remarks while holding a press...
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| Iraqi Parliament poised to approve US security pact despite Shiite opposition
The Daily Star
Iraq's Parliament appeared likely to approve a comprehensive US military pact that would see all troops leave by the end of 2011 despite a loud and contentious debate of the measure on...
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| Egyptian ministry says face veil not Islamic - report
The Daily Star
The Egyptian Ministry for Religious Endowments has weighed into the debate on whether a Muslim woman should wear a face veil with a book arguing that the practice is not Islamic, a newspaper...
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| Duplicitous Assad is getting away with murder
Jerusalem Post
Pictures of the week Miliband's visit was clearly intended as a signal to the incoming US administration of London's support for the view of Syria as a potential guarantor of peace and stability in...
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