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July 01, 2008
3:10
'Kayhan': Iran Preparing For Possible Attack
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The Iranian daily Kayhan, which is close to Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, stated that the U.S. will not permit Israel to use Iraqi airspace to attack Iran, among other reasons because oil prices will jump to $200-250/bbl in the event of an ...
June 30, 2008, 2:02 pm
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Hamas Sources: Europeans Don't Object To Us At Rafah Crossing
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Hamas sources told the London daily Al-Hayat that Egypt would soon assemble a committee including the Palestinian Authority, Hamas, and European representatives that would determine ways to operate the Rafah crossing. The sources said that "the ...
June 30, 2008, 2:01 pm
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Cartoon In 'Al-Hayat': "North Korea Exposes Its Nuclear Program"
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Cartoonist: Habeeb Haddad Source: Al-Hayat, London, June 28, ...
June 30, 2008, 2:00 pm
3:10
Bahrain FM: Non-Muslims Can Be Appointed To Senior Posts
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Bahrain Foreign Minister Sheikh Khaled bin Ahmad said of the appointment of a Jewish woman, Huda Nounou, as ambassador to the U.S. (see "Bahrain To Appoint Jewish Woman Ambassador To Washington") that this was not the first time that a non-Muslim ...
June 30, 2008, 1:53 pm
3:10
Syrian FM: Syria-Lebanon Border To Be Set After Israel Withdraws From Shaba'a Farms
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Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Al-Mu'alem met yesterday with U.N. Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process Robert H. Serry, and told him that Syria would be willing to register its borders with Lebanon immediately after Israel ...
June 30, 2008, 1:52 pm
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Lebanese Daily: Accounts With Israel Still Not Settled
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Ibrahim Al-Amin, editor of the Lebanese daily Al-Akhbar, which is close to Hizbullah, wrote in an article that despite the closure of the issue of the prisoners, a number of issues remained open. The issues, he wrote, included the failure to hand ...
June 30, 2008, 12:29 pm
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Iraqi VP: We Aim To Set "Interim Horizon" For U.S. Presence
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Iraqi Vice President Barham Salih has said that the Iraqi trend in the negotiations over the U.S.-Iraq long-term security agreement is to draw up an understanding regarding the "interim horizon" of the U.S. presence and not necessarily to set a ...
June 30, 2008, 12:04 pm
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Iraqi MP: MKO Members Will Be Expelled
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Iraqi MP Sheikh Jalal Al-Din Al-Saghir has said that the Iraqi government won't give in to pressures on it and has already made a decision to expel the Mojahedeen-e Khalq Organization (MKO) within the next six months. He added that at the end ...
June 30, 2008, 11:42 am
3:10
Cartoon In Qatari Newspaper: “Freezing Iranian Assets Abroad”
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On boulder: "Sanctions." Cartoonist: Baqi Bukhalfa Source: Al-Arab, Qatar, June 29, ...
June 30, 2008, 10:43 am
June 29, 2008
0:16
Cartoon In Lebanese Paper: "Turkey Outside The Euro 2008"
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Cartoonist: Hassan Bleibel Source: Al-Mustaqbal, Lebanon, June 27, ...
June 27, 2008, 11:50 am
0:16
Cartoon In Saudi Paper: Tempting Youth To Terror Online
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Cartoonist: Muhammad Mas'oud Source: Al-Watan, Saudi Arabia, June 27, ...
June 27, 2008, 11:48 am
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Cartoon In 'Al-Hayat': International Sanctions On Iran Miss Iran's Nuclear Program, Harm Iranian Citizens
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Cartoonist: Habeeb Haddad Source: Al-Hayat, London, June 27, ...
June 27, 2008, 11:44 am
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Iraqi MP: Mosul Law Enforcement Campaign Hasn’t Completely Eliminated Terror
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An Iraqi MP has said that the law enforcement campaign in the Mosul district has yielded good results but has not managed to completely eliminate terrorism in area. He added that today, a month after the launch of the military security operation ...
June 27, 2008, 11:43 am
0:16
Iraqi Government Acts To Attract Doctors Back From Abroad
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An Iraqi government conference in Baghdad that ended June 26 focused on ways to protect doctors in the city, as well as on ways of attracting Iraqi doctors residing abroad, including including incentives and commitments to protecting them. The ...
June 27, 2008, 11:42 am
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Christians In Northern Iraq: Kurdish Leadership Trying To Expel Us
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Assyrian Christians in northern Iraq are stating that the Kurdish leadership is not protecting them, so as to force them out of the region and thus shift the demographic balance in favor of the Kurds. They are saying that since Iraq was occupied ...
June 27, 2008, 11:41 am
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Online Campaign Supports Grand Hyatt Cairo Owner In Refusal To Sell Alcohol
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Activists have launched an online campaign to support the owner of the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Cairo, Egypt, who is refusing to sell alcohol at the hotel. The owner is Saudi businessman Sheikh Abd Al-Aziz Ibrahim. In response, the Egyptian Tourism ...
June 27, 2008, 10:21 am
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Senior Saudi Cleric: Uproot The Tree Of Terror
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In response to the arrest of 520 Al-Qaeda activists who had planned to strike at oil facilities and economic centers in Saudi Arabia, Sheikh Abd Al-Mohsen Al-'Abikan said that the terrorists had carried out acts that were horrific and ...
June 27, 2008, 10:20 am
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Sunni Fighters In Tripoli, Lebanon: Al-Hariri Isn't Giving Us Guns
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The London daily Al-Sharq Al-Awsat reports that the Sunnis in Tripoli are selling their wives' jewelry and taking out loans with their cars as collateral to buy weapons and to fight. Some are claiming that Al-Mustaqbal faction and coalition ...
June 27, 2008, 10:17 am
June 26, 2008
21:07
Cartoon In Palestinian Paper: "The Arab Regimes And The Peoples"
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Source: Al-Hayat Al-Jadida , Palestinian Authority, June 25, ...
June 26, 2008, 1:53 pm
21:07
Violence In Lebanon Continues
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The Lebanese daily Al-Nahar reports that yesterday, June 25, Alawis from Jabel Muhsen burned property owned by Sunni residents of Tabane, and that the latter retaliated by burning property owned by the former. Meanwhile, the March 14 Forces are ...
June 26, 2008, 1:45 pm
21:07
Cartoon In Palestinian Paper: Sarkozy's "Sensitive Visit"
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Source: Al-Ayyam, Palestinian Authority, June 26, ...
June 26, 2008, 1:57 pm
20:04
ANNOUNCING THE MEMRI WIDGET
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The MEMRI Widget brings to you a list of current research reports, video clips, and blog posts for those interested in Middle Eastern politics, culture, economics, and societies. There will be two versions of the MEMRI Widget available for ...
June 24, 2008, 4:28 pm
20:04
French Source: Issue Of International Tribunal For Al-Hariri Assassination Could End Soon
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The Lebanese daily Al-Safir reports that according to a French source, the issue of the international tribunal for the assassination of former Lebanese prime minister Rafiq Al-Hariri could come to an end soon, but that this would depend on ...
June 26, 2008, 11:12 am
20:04
Syrian VP Al-Shar': We Only Let IAEA Inspectors Visit Site Attacked By Israel
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Syrian vice president Farouq Al-Shar' said during an interview with Hizbullah's Al-Manar television that Syria has allowed IAEA inspectors currently in the country to visit only the site attacked by Israel, despite their request to visit ...
June 26, 2008, 11:05 am
20:04
Lebanese Opposition: Saudi Arabia, U.S. Working To Torpedo Doha Agreement
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Former Lebanese MP Nasser Qandil, who is identified with the opposition, told a press conference that Saudi Arabia and the U.S. have decided to sabotage the Doha agreement and that the violent domestic events in Lebanon and the campaign against the ...
June 26, 2008, 11:04 am
20:04
Palestinians Boycott Tunisian Conference Due To Israeli Participation
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Dr. Musalem Abu Al-Halu, Palestinian Geographers Society director and head of the geography facility at Al-Quds University, has informed the Tunisian Geographers Society that his society will boycott an international geographers' conference in ...
June 26, 2008, 10:48 am
20:04
Saudi Arabia Arrests Over 500 Al-Qaeda Activists
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The Saudi Interior Ministry reported yesterday, June 25, on the arrest of 520 Al-Qaeda activists who had planned to strike oil facilities and economic centers in eastern Saudi Arabia. The report said that the leader of the cell, who carried a ...
June 26, 2008, 10:47 am
20:04
NEW FROM MEMRI TV: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad: US Military Commanders Stopped President Bush from Attacking Iran
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June 26, 2008, 8:55 am
20:04
New From MEMRI TV: Al-Jazeera TV Report on the Controversy over the Islamic Saudi Academy in Virginia
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June 25, 2008, 3:24 pm
20:04
Cartoon In UAE Paper On "The Lebanese Government"
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Cartoonist: 'Aamer Al-Zo'abi Source: Akhbar Al-Arab, UAE, June 25, ...
June 25, 2008, 2:03 pm
20:04
Cartoon In Qatari Paper On "Tripoli [Lebanon] Clashes"
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On fleeing man: "Doha agreement." Cartoonist: Fares Qarabet Source: Al-Raya, Qatar, June 25, ...
June 25, 2008, 2:00 pm
June 24, 2008
8:45
Report: Iraqis Returning To Homeland
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Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Al-Maliki has said that Iraqis abroad are streaming back to their homeland, particularly medical doctors and the educated, following the improvement in the security situation and in law enforcement. He added that this ...
June 23, 2008, 2:56 pm
8:45
Cartoon In Lebanese Paper: Condi Awakens Slumbering “Shaba'a Farms Case”
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Cartoonist: Arman Homsy Source: Al-Nahar, Lebanon, June 20, ...
June 23, 2008, 3:02 pm
8:45
Aoun: Replace Al-Siniora
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Lebanese opposition leader Michel Aoun has accused Lebanon Prime Minister Fuad Al-Siniora of attempting to drive a wedge between Aoun and Iraqi President Michel Sleiman. The accusation comes against the backdrop of Al-Siniora's criticism, in ...
June 23, 2008, 3:02 pm
8:45
Lebanon, Egypt Coordinate On Sheba'a Farms
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The Lebanese daily Al-Akhbar said that Egypt and Lebanon were coordinating positions on the Shaba'a Farms issue, in advance of the meeting between Egyptian Prime Minister Hosni Mubarak and Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert slated for tomorrow, ...
June 23, 2008, 3:00 pm
8:45
New Jerusalem Latin Patriarch Appointed
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Fuad Al-Tawil has been appointed Latin patriarch for Jerusalem, replacing Michel Sabah. Source: Al-Ayyam, Palestinian Authority, June 23, ...
June 23, 2008, 2:58 pm
8:45
In Iraq, Incitement To War On The Americans
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In Iraq's Babil province, announcements are being circulated on a daily basis calling for stockpiling weapons in advance of a war on the Americans. One such announcement, which was unsigned, stated, "The national resistance is the only Iraqi ...
June 23, 2008, 2:53 pm
8:45
Saudi King Launches New "Energy For The Poor" Initiative For Developing Countries
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In the opening speech at the global petroleum conference in Jeddah on solutions for the world oil crisis, Saudi King Abdallah announced Saudi Arabia's intention to restrict its oil exports. The king also announced an "Energy for the Poor" ...
June 23, 2008, 2:46 pm
8:45
Sudan President: We Don't Fear Sanctions
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In a speech to Popular Defense Forces militias, Sudan President Omar Al-Bashir vowed that he would not hand over a single Sudanese to the International Criminal Court. Addressing the international community, he said, "Make whatever decisions you ...
June 23, 2008, 2:45 pm
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Iraqi Gov’t Official: U.S.-Iraq Security Pact Moving Ahead – But Iran, Hizbullah Trying To Torpedo It
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A senior official in the Iraqi government has said that essential changes to the sections of Iraq's long-term security pact with the U.S. have given negotiations "a push forward," but he added that "the problem lies in Iran's and Lebanese ...
June 23, 2008, 2:44 pm
8:45
Four Killed In Sunni-Alawi Clashes In Tripoli, Lebanon
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Four Lebanese were killed and dozens were wounded in clashes yesterday, June 22, between Sunnis and Alawis in Tripoli, Lebanon. It was reported that light- and medium-weight weapons were used during the clashes, as well as rockets. Source: ...
June 23, 2008, 2:38 pm
June 21, 2008
2:26
Turkish Newspaper Reports: American Tourists Visit Iraq
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The Turkish Daily News published a story from the Turkish newspaper Hürriyet on a recent trip to northern Iraq by American tourists. The trip, organized by a California-based tourism company, followed a 2007 trip by a small group from England to ...
June 20, 2008, 3:36 pm
June 20, 2008
18:41
Top Bureaucrat: The Wave Of Militancy Has Reached Peshawar
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The top civil servant in Pakistan’s North West Frontier Province (NWFP) has said that the Taliban militancy has reached the provincial capital of Peshawar. The Urdu-language newspaper Roznama Mashriq quoted NWFP’s Interior Secretary Tipu ...
June 20, 2008, 10:32 am
18:41
Arab Civil Organizations Form Alliance For Darfur
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Thirty-six civil organizations from 12 Arab countries have formed the "Arab Alliance for Darfur." In a communiqué, the organizations called to break the silence in light of what is happening in Darfur, and to stop the violence there. Source: ...
June 20, 2008, 11:31 am
18:41
Cartoon In Palestinian, Qatari Papers: "Israel Agrees To Tahdiya (Calm) [Due To Qassam Rockets]"
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Cartoonist: 'Alla Al-Laqta Sources: Falastin, Palestinian Authority; Al-Sharq, Qatar, June 19, ...
June 20, 2008, 11:30 am
18:41
Cartoon In Qatari Paper On "Carrot And Stick Policy With Iran"
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Cartoonist: Baqi Bukhalfa Source: Al-Arab, Qatar, June 19, ...
June 20, 2008, 11:27 am
18:41
Kurdish Paper: Cooperation Between Saddam Regime, Al-Qaeda
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The Kurdish daily Kurdistani Nwe has published a 2002 letter from the Iraqi presidency that it says proves that there was cooperation between the regime of Saddam Hussein and Al-Qaeda. The letter, which appeared on the paper's front page, was ...
June 20, 2008, 11:17 am
18:41
Cartoon In Kuwaiti Paper: Tahdiya (Calm) In Gaza Comes Into Effect
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On left, "Israel," on sign, "Gaza," on right, "Hamas." Cartoonist: Stavro Jabra Source: Al-Jarida, Kuwait, June 20, ...
June 20, 2008, 11:15 am
18:41
Al-Azhar Sheikh: Forget Danish Cartoons Affair
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Following a Danish court's decision to throw out the lawsuit against the newspaper that printed the Muhammad cartoons, Al-Azhar Sheikh Muhammad Sayyed Tantawi said that he appreciated and respected the court's decision and that Muslims ...
June 20, 2008, 11:03 am
18:41
Assad: No Point Right Now In Meeting With Olmert
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Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad told a press conference in India that at this stage, there was no point in his holding a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert. A senior Syrian source told the London daily Al-Sharq Al-Awsat that an ...
June 20, 2008, 10:41 am
18:41
Jihadist Death Threats Against Kabyle Singer For Insulting Islam
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A post on a web forum connected to Al-Qaeda urged Algerian jihadists to murder the Kabyle (Algerian Berber) singer Oulahlou. The call was a response to an article in the Algerian daily El-Shorouq El-Yawmi, which reported that the singer's ...
June 20, 2008, 10:02 am
18:41
Iranian Ambassador To Syria: Iran Willing To Share Nuclear Experience With Syria
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Ahmad Mossavi, Iranian Ambassador to Syria and advisor to Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, has said that Iran would be willing to share its nuclear experience with Syria if it asked, and that this would be done under IAEA oversight. Source: ...
June 20, 2008, 9:58 am
6:40
New From MEMRI TV: Lebanese Stage Anti-War Display
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June 16, 2008, 1:51 pm
6:40
Muslim Youth Sentenced To Death For Blasphemy
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A court in the Pakistani city of Sialkot has awarded the death sentence to a Muslim youth for committing blasphemy of Prophet Muhammad. According to the report, Judge Shoaib Ahmad Rumi also awarded, in another case of insulting the Koran, a life ...
June 19, 2008, 4:56 pm
6:40
Iranians, Lebanese Criticize Rice's Lebanon Visit
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According to the Iranian daily Jomhouri-e Eslami, U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's visit to Lebanon is aimed at influencing the formation of the next government. The Iranian foreign ministry organ Tehran Times stated that the aim of ...
June 19, 2008, 12:37 pm
6:40
'Al-Sharq Al-Awsat' Cartoon On Extremism Propagandists And Drowning Man
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On lifesavers: "Education," "Development" Cartoonist: Amjad Rasmi Source: Al-Sharq Al-Awsat, London, June 18, ...
June 19, 2008, 12:33 pm
6:40
Unsympathetic Reception In Lebanon For U.S. Charge D'Affairs
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The Lebanese daily Al-Mustaqbal reports that Hizbullah supporters in Nabatiyeh greeted U.S. Charge D'Affairs of Lebanon Michele Sison with stone-throwing and anti-U.S. calls. Source: Al-Mustaqbal, Lebanon, June 19, ...
June 19, 2008, 12:27 pm
6:40
Cartoon In Jordanian Paper: Israel Offers Palestinians "Peace Agreement Without Jerusalem"
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Cartoonist: 'Abdallah Darqawi Source: Al-Dustour, Jordan, June 18, ...
June 19, 2008, 12:24 pm
6:40
Cartoon In UAE Paper: Iran's Nuclear "Project For Peaceful Purposes"
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Cartoonist: 'Amer Al-Zo'abi Source: Akhbar Al-Arab, UAE, June 18, ...
June 19, 2008, 12:09 pm
6:40
Iraq-U.S. Security Agreement – By July's End
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The Iraqi Foreign Ministry has announced that Iraq and the U.S. had decided to complete the negotiations over the long-term security agreement between them by the end of July, in order to prevent the creation of a legal vacuum with the end of the ...
June 19, 2008, 12:06 pm
6:40
Saudi FM: Developing Saudi-Iran Relations Will Help Region
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Saudi Foreign Minister Saud Al-Faisal said that Saudi King Abdallah rejected attempts by enemies to stir disagreement among Muslims, and that expanding relations between Saudi Arabia and Iran would benefit the entire region. Al-Faisal, who was ...
June 19, 2008, 10:12 am
6:40
In Sudan, Protest Against Withholding Of Detainees' Legal Rights
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As the trial of dozens of detainees in the case of the May 10 attack on Khartoum by Darfur rebels opened in Sudan, an organization called the Committee for the Defense of the Rights Of the May 10 Detainees has protested. The organization says that ...
June 19, 2008, 10:11 am

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