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Funeral Planned for Palestinian Poet Mahmoud Darwish
Acclaimed and exiled Palestinian poet Mahmoud Darwish (see his biography on Wikipedia) will be buried in the West Bank on Wednesday. Darwish passed away this past weekend, at the age of 67, due to complications... Eleven Cabinet Resignations In A Month As Four More Quit in the Maldives
"A further four cabinet ministers and seven deputy ministers on Saturday left government under a clause in the constitution banning dual parliament and cabinet roles, meaning eleven ministers have now quit cabinet in... Mediterranean Union Launches
French President Nikolas Sarkozy has opened the first summit meeting of the Union for the Mediterranean. Similar to the EU but with a looser grouping, the body will focus on energy, security, trade, and immigration... Ahmadinejad: Iran has improved its negotiating position.
President Ahmadinejad stated Iran position in nuclear negotiations has improved as Western Powers agreed to sit and talk. " 'Situation in favor of Iran N. issue' Tue, 08 Jul 2008 05:50:00 The Iranian President says the situation has turned in favor of... She Survived to Tell the World, A Holocaust Story
"In an age when Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad openly declares the Holocaust a myth, it is increasingly important to tell people the truth of what happened, and Tosia Schneidner has made that her life’s mission.“There is no occurrence that was better documented... The Bush administration fails to stop al-Qaida in Pakistan - By Arthur Delan...
" The New York Times leads with a big story on the growth of al-Qaida in Pakistan and the Bush administration's waffling over plans to give commandos greater latitude to operate in the country's tribal areas. The Washington Post leads locally with the surprise death of a...End of ceasefire 'imminent' as more rockets fired from Gaza
The cease-fire in Gaza appears to be all but over as more rocket attacks have been launched into Israel. It wasn't even able to last mroe than a week." Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip fired two mortar shells into southern Israel today, as the week-long ceasefire deal... Newspaper Questions Ahmadinejad, Gets Shut Down, Links to Political Rival Pro...
UPDATE: This clash between Ahmadinejad and freedom of the press (or what passes for it in countries like Iran) is a story that's gaining legs, as they say. Reuters notes: that the newspaper "was seen as being close to Tehran Mayor Mohammed Baqer Qalibaf, a conservative... Rice attacks Israel over new settlements plans
"The US secretary of state, Condoleezza Rice, yesterday accused Israel of undermining peace talks as Israel announced plans to build thousands more homes in settlements in east Jerusalem.Upon arrival in Jerusalem to... Obama won't visit Iraq, How Long has it been since he's been in Iraq?
Why won't Obama go to Iraq? Answer is simple, if you have your head in the sand you can beleive what you want. John McCain's surge has and is working and it is hard for Obama to take that all in. ... Israel Celebrates, Palestinians Mark 'Nakba'
OPINION: While George Bush addresses the Knesset and Israelis celebrate the 60th anniversary of the founding of Israel, the Palestinian people mark 60 years from the day forcible expulsions from their lands began,... Pakistan, Iran to ink gas pipeline deal
After years of discussion, it looks like the pipeline carryig natural gas from Iran to Pakistan and India may finally be going ahead."Pakistan and Iran on Monday resolved all issues on the Iran-Pakistan-India (IPI)... Hamas Offers 6 Month Gaza Truce With Israel
Hamas has offered a limited time truce with Israel to create a "period of quiet" in the Gaza Strip for 6 months."The Palestinian Islamist group Hamas has proposed a six-monthtruce between Israel and Palestinians in...Gaza border clash kills militants
Three Palestinian militants in the northern Gaza strip have been killed by Israeli troops."Islamic Jihad and another militant group said their members were attacking an Israeli army post. An air strike and fire from ground forces killed the attackers, the Israeli military...Fashion Forward? Not!
Members Only...PuhleeseOne thing I sorta like about the gym I use, are the TV’s hanging above the cardio-tormentors, helpful in losing track of the monotony of losing what I’m there for. What’s bad though, is that all 300 sets are forever stuck on loser...
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