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U.N.: Bomb Iran and face Mideast ball of fire
2008-06-21 10:33:00 DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - The U.N. nuclear watchdog chief warned in comments aired Saturday that any military strike on Iran could turn the Mideast to a “ball of fire” and lead Iran to a more-aggressive stance on its controversial nuclear program. The comments by Mohamed ElBaradei, head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, came in ...
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German Agent Brokers Mideast Peace
2008-06-02 09:03:00 A member of the German intelligence service, the Bundesnachrichtendienst(BND) has been responsible for brokering an exchange deal between Israel and Hezbollah on behalf of the United Nations. He has now enabled development of an official proposal which is on the table and the Israeli government will shortly decide whether or not to accept it. Gerhard ...
Nuclear Epidemic
2008-05-21 04:55:00 WMD: The Mideast has long been “explosive,” but more than a dozen countries there have now been emboldened to go nuclear. Further delays in stopping Iran’s nuke program could turn it into an atomic Wild West. … So the belief that there will indeed be a nuclear-armed Iran in the not-so-distant future is setting its neighbors on ...
By: 1913 Intel
Bush wraps up Mideast trip with a thud, analysts say
2008-05-19 13:46:00 SHARM EL-SHEIK, Egypt - President Bush wrapped up his five-day Mideast tour Sunday with little visible progress on either of the main issues he highlighted: rising oil prices and the Israeli-Palestinian peace process.
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World Economic Forum on Mideast kicks off in Egypt's Red Sea resort - X
2008-05-18 14:44:00 World Economic Forum on Mideast kicks off in Egypt's Red Sea resortXinhua, China -- 3 hours agoSHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt, May 18 (Xinhua) -- The World Economic Forum (WEF) kicked off its annual meeting on the Middle East at the Egyptian Red Sea resort of ...
25th MidEast Watch & Jewellery Show (October 8-12, 2008)
2008-05-16 11:12:00 The 25th edition of MidEast Watch & Jewellery Show is set to be held at Expo Centre Sharjah from 8th to 12th October 2008. We are pleased to invite you to participate at the event. The show, a favourite among the leading jewellers in the industry for launching new designs is considered to be the most successful watch and jewellery event in the region.UAE is one of the top gold-consuming countries in the world and also a major hub of the physical gold trade in the Middle East and Asia. Diamond sale is also on the upswing with the Gulf being the fourth largest market in the world. Industry sources say demand for diamond jewellery has been increasing by more than 40% for the past two years. Rough diamond trade in Dubai itself totaled to US$ 4.8 billion in 2007. In 2007, gold demand rose eight percent to 99.8 tonnes in the UAE according to the World Gold Council figures.Visitors, both trade and direct buyers, from across the Middle East flock to every edition of the show in search o...
Bush calls Iran ?single biggest threat? to Mideast peace
2008-05-12 21:39:00 But what is he going to do about it???? JERUSALEM (AFP) - US President George W. Bush on Monday called Iran the “single biggest threat” to peace in the Middle East ahead of a visit to the region centered on celebrations of Israel’s 60th anniversary. “To me it’s the single biggest threat to peace in the ...
Will the Mideast Go Up in Flames this Summer?
2008-05-07 10:59:00 The truth would seem to be that Israel can neither wage a full-scale war against its opponents nor make peace with them. It is therefore condemned to continue to rely on its present policies of besieging Gaza, intimidating its opponents by long-distance air and commando strikes, and decapitating hostile resistance movements by assassination, says Patrick Seale. These are dangerously unsettled times in the Middle East. There are so many bitter scores to settle, so much violent dissension, such implacable hatreds, that it would take only a spark to set the whole region alight. Or so it would seem. Many observers predict a hot and bloody summer. What they have in mind is not only a continuation of the calamitous wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and the possible extension of the Afghan conflict to the tribal areas of Pakistan, but rather a major war in the Levant. The fear in the region is of another war breaking out between Israel and its neighbours, a war which would engul...
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Petraeus to lead Mideast forces
2008-04-23 17:41:00 WASHINGTON Army Gen. David H. Petraeus, the head of U.S. troops in Iraq, will be nominated to be the top commander of all American forces in the Middle East, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates announced today.
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Petraeus to lead Mideast forces
2008-04-23 17:41:00 WASHINGTON Army Gen. David H. Petraeus, the head of U.S. troops in Iraq, will be nominated to be the top commander of all American forces in the Middle East, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates announced today.
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Mideast Youth Launches Global Village TV
2008-04-23 12:30:00 Mideast Youth network has just launched a beta version of Global Village TV. This is indeed an important and significant initiative intended to promote interfaith understanding and collaboration. Posted below is the formal announcement by Mideast Youth:MEY launches Global Village TV in beta!Author: Esra'a (Bahrain) - April 19, 2008After months of hard work, Mideast Youth, with the enormous help of ByteSense, finally launched Global Village TV (GVTV). I would especially like to thank Umar for making this opportunity for us much easier than it would’ve been without his help and guidance.GVTV is a dynamic, educational platform, co-created by Baha’is and Muslims working hand in hand to cultivate an interfaith community.For the past few months, we have been working diligently on this initiative, in hopes that it would contribute to improving and advancing serious interfaith.We realized that in many forums, in the process of interfaith, the Baha’i Faith, Yezidi faith, and many othe...
Mideast Youth Launches Global Village TV
2008-04-23 12:30:00 Mideast Youth network has just launched a beta version of Global Village TV. This is indeed an important and significant initiative intended to promote interfaith understanding and collaboration. Posted below is the formal announcement by Mideast Youth:MEY launches Global Village TV in beta!Author: Esra'a (Bahrain) - April 19, 2008After months of hard work, Mideast Youth, with the enormous help of ByteSense, finally launched Global Village TV (GVTV). I would especially like to thank Umar for making this opportunity for us much easier than it would’ve been without his help and guidance.GVTV is a dynamic, educational platform, co-created by Baha’is and Muslims working hand in hand to cultivate an interfaith community.For the past few months, we have been working diligently on this initiative, in hopes that it would contribute to improving and advancing serious interfaith.We realized that in many forums, in the process of interfaith, the Baha’i Faith, Yezidi faith, and many othe...
2,000 distressed OFWs awaiting repatriation in Mideast - group
2008-04-23 01:41:00 MANILA, Philippines - There are at least 2,000 overseas Filipino workers in the Middle East who are currently awaiting their chance to be repatriated back home, a migrant workers’ organization revealed Tuesday. According to Nhel Morona, secretary-general of Migrante-UAE, most of these distressed OFWs are victims of maltreatment and are enduring harsh condition in different shelter ...
Rep. John Yarmuth blames recession on Iraq war
2008-04-15 03:00:00 Representative John Yarmuth, a Democrat from Kentucky, said that the Iraq war is a is a “leading cause” of the United State’s recent economic troubles. The Iraq war cost “more than half-a-trillion dollars,” money that he said could and should be used on problems within the United States and not wasted on the improgress associated ...
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MIDEAST: Israel Prepares for Some Dire Scenarios
2008-04-14 15:18:00 Salvo after salvo of missiles and rockets fired by Syria, Hezbollah and Gaza militants thudding into Israel’s major population centres. Hundreds dead. Thousands injured. That’s the scenario Israel is preparing for, and it was the working assumption during the five-day civil defence drill conducted last week — the largest ever exercise of its kind in the country. The nationwide drill included a simulated attack on the Haifa Bay area in northern Israel, which is packed with factories using hazardous chemicals. Another focused on coping with a non-conventional missile attack in a civilian area. And, one morning, an air raid siren sounded across the country sending school children scurrying for reinforced shelters. Read More…
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Jimmy Carter to meet with Hamas
2008-04-14 06:08:00 Former United States President Jimmy Carter said that he will likely meet with the militant group Hamas during a trip to Syria. “It’s likely that I will be meeting with the Hamas leaders,” Carter told ABC News. He says he hopes for cooperation from Hamas in pushing forward the Israeli peace initiative. The decision was not taken ...
By: Politinks
The U.S. Disdain for Mideast Democracy
2008-04-04 09:29:00 Sudhan @09:30 CET Intimidation and Violence in Palestine, Lebanon and Iraq By RANNIE AMIRI | CounterPunch, April 3, 2008 Seasoned Middle East observers have long been familiar with the contempt the United States holds for genuine democracy in the region, despite the equally familiar rhetoric and platitudes to the contrary. One only needs to count the ...
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Mideast countries prepare for war
2008-04-04 04:32:00 Arab and Israeli rivals are preparing for the possibility of an imminent major war while simultaneously trying to talk down the rising tensions. Israeli officials on Thursday attempted to ease the speculation of a new military confrontation prompted by reports of military preparations, deployments and drills, with assurances that Israel has no plans to attack Syria. “Israel ...
By: 1913 Intel
Cheney: Sacrifice needed for Mideast peace
2008-03-24 04:23:00 RAMALLAH, West Bank (CNN) -- Vice President Dick Cheney said Sunday it will take 'painful concessions' from both Israelis and Palestinians to achieve the Bush administration's vision of a Palestinian nation alongside Israel.
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Cheney: Sacrifice needed for Mideast peace
2008-03-24 04:23:00 RAMALLAH, West Bank (CNN) -- Vice President Dick Cheney said Sunday it will take 'painful concessions' from both Israelis and Palestinians to achieve the Bush administration's vision of a Palestinian nation alongside Israel.
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Cheney to Mideast with "rich agenda" on oil, peace
2008-03-17 04:56:00 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Vice President Dick Cheney left on Sunday for the Middle East to raise concerns about high oil prices, push Israeli-Palestinian peace talks, and seek support for Iraq, where war began five years ago this week. Cheney, who has strong ties with leaders in the Middle East, will visit Oman, Saudi Arabia, Jerusalem, the Palestinian territories, and Turkey during a nine-day trip to the region. "Clearly, our ongoing efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan will be discussed," John Hannah, national security adviser to Cheney, told reporters. "Middle East peace, Iran, the situation in Syria, Lebanon, the violence in Gaza, energy -- it's a very long list and rich agenda." Cheney will reinforce the message from visits by President George W. Bush in January and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice earlier this month, in a stepped-up diplomatic push for Israelis and Palestinians to move forward on peace efforts dealt a blow by violence in Gaza and Israel. "The mood has deterior...
McCain on World Stage On Mideast, Europe Trip - Washington Post
2008-03-15 06:05:00 Washington PostMcCain on World Stage On Mideast, Europe TripWashington Post, United States - 3 hours agoTo the world, the Republican from Arizona promises action on global warming and a softer tone on torture -- positions that are likely to reassure many ...
Mideast Commander Retires After Irking Bosses
2008-03-12 15:00:00 Adm. William J. Fallon, left, in Kabul, Afghanistan, in 2007. WASHINGTON? Adm.
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Mideast Commander Retires After Rankling Bosses
2008-03-12 06:12:00 WASHINGTON - Adm. William J. Fallon, the commander of American forces in the Middle East whose outspoken public statements on Iran and other issues had seemed to put him at odds with the Bush administration, is retiring early, the Pentagon announced
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Chief of U.S. military in Mideast quits
2008-03-12 03:45:00 March 12, CNNBAGHDAD, Iraq -- Adm. William Fallon has resigned as chief of U.S. forces in the Middle East and Central Asia after more than a year in the post, citing what he called an inaccurate perception that he is at odds with the Bush administration over Iran.Fallon, the head of U.S. Central Command, was the subject of a recent Esquire magazine profile that portrayed him as resisting pressure for military action against Iran, which the Bush administration accuses of trying to develop nuclear weapons.In a written statement, he said the article's "disrespect for the president" and "resulting embarrassment" have become a distraction."Although I don't believe there have ever been any differences about the objectives of our policy in the Central Command area of responsibility, the simple perception that there is makes it difficult for me to effectively serve America's interests there," Fallon said.In Washington, Defense Secretary Robert Gates told reporters at the Pentagon that h...
Top Commander in Mideast Retires
2008-03-12 02:51:00 WASHINGTON - Adm. William J. Fallon, the commander of American forces in the Middle East whose outspoken public statements on Iran and other issues had seemed to put him at odds with the Bush administration, is retiring early, the Pentagon announced
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Cheney to visit Mideast to promote peace (no, this isn't The Onion)
2008-03-12 00:00:00 Does any reasonably coherent person at this point seriously believe that anyone in the Bush administration, let alone Dick Cheney, wants or is capable of bringing about peace in the Middle East? President Bush, dispatching Vice President Dick Cheney to...
Fallon Resigns As Mideast Military Chief
2008-03-11 23:55:00 WASHINGTON (AP) - The Navy admiral in charge of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan announced Tuesday that he is resigning over press reports portraying him as opposed to President Bush’s Iran policy. Adm. William J. Fallon, one of the most experienced officers in the U.S. military, said the reports were wrong but had become a ...
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Mideast peace talks to resume next week: parties
2008-03-09 00:00:00 HELD AL QUDS: Peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians will resume next week after being temporarily halted by a fierce Israeli military campai More: continued here
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Temasek arm to offer Mideast funds to Asian investors
2008-03-06 09:46:00 SINGAPORE - Fullerton Fund Management, the fund management arm of Singapore state investor Temasek Holdings, said on Thursday that it will market funds invested in the Middle East and North Africa to... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Rice Calls for Mideast Peace Talks to Resume
2008-03-04 14:37:00 CAIRO - Speaking at the start of her visit to the Middle East, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice called on Tuesday for Palestinian negotiators to return to peace talks, saying that rejectionists in the militant Islamist organization, Hamas, were
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Rice hopes to jump-start Mideast talks
2008-03-04 09:03:00 (CNN) -- U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice arrived in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, in the latest diplomatic effort to revive a Middle East peace process sidetracked by violence between Israelis and Palestinians.
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The next Mideast war is a rocket away
2008-03-02 08:40:00 Hezbollah, the radical Lebanese Shiite militia, then gets into the act, raining Katyusha rockets on northern Israel. But when Israeli warplanes bomb the Katyusha batteries, Syria leaps in, sending its commandos to retaliate by capturing key Israeli bunkers atop the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights. Israel’s counterattack succeeds only in precipitating a hailstorm of Syrian Scud-D missiles, ...
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FOREX TRADING ON RISE IN MIDEAST - AME INFO
2008-02-25 12:02:00 Forex trading upon climb in MideastAME Info, United Arab Emirates -Feb nineteen, 2008The expansion rate of unfamiliar sell( FX) trading is surging forward in a Middle East, according to Deutsche Bank. FX trading volumes in a sell FX marketplace . .. More: one after another here
RI-Mideast business forum participants inspect airport project
2008-02-21 04:30:00 Mataram, West Nusa Tenggara (ANTARA News) - Participants of a two-day business forum between Indonesia and Middle Eastern countries on Wednesday visited a number of tourist objects in West Nusa Tenggara province and the site of the Lombok International Airport (BIL) project. West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) Governor Lalu Serinata said here on Wednesday Middle ...
Where the Next Mideast War May Start
2008-02-20 15:07:00 The next Middle East war may start over Sderot. To many Israelis, the daily rain of Qassam rockets is reason enough to go back into Gaza and eradicate the rocket-makers, the rocket launchers and the entire Hamas leadership that now runs Gaza. The call for action superficially makes a certain amount of sense. But memory ...
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FRANCE: Sarkozy?s Mideast trips clear the nuclear air
2008-02-17 15:28:00 Now that Carla Bruni is his bride, Nicolas Sarkozy may create less fuss when he visits the Middle East. While some people mostly recall images of the unmarried couple?s earlier love holiday in Egypt, the French president, the world?s most vocal proponent of nuclear power, has recently visited... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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Blair calls for 'urgency' in Mideast talks
2008-02-06 20:24:00 Tony Blair has warned that the current round of Middle East peace talks must be pursued with 'greater urgency and greater focus' if Israelis and Palestinian are to achieve their goal of a peace agreement by the end of the year.
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[Strange] Fourth undersea cable cut in Mideast; Authorities readying ?damag
2008-02-03 23:49:00 Yahoo
Bush ends Mideast peace trip with a promise to return
2008-01-11 17:55:00 '); E-Mail Article Listen to Article Printer-Friendly 3-Column Format Translate Share Article Text Size JERUSALEM: As he left on Friday for Kuwait, President George W. Bush promised to return in May for Israel's 60th anniversary, and presumably to
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'For Peace' Bush To Return To Mideast
2008-01-11 15:40:00 President Bush said Friday that he would return to the Mideast in May to mark ally Israel's 60th anniversary and to continue pushing for a peace pact between Israel and the Palestinians, an indication that Bush intends to put a personal stamp on
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Following Mideast peace talks, Bush visits holy sites
2008-01-11 12:42:00 '); E-Mail Article Listen to Article Printer-Friendly 3-Column Format Translate Share Article Text Size SEA OF GALILEE, Israel: After two days immersed in the intense and arcane world of Mideast peacemaking, President George W. Bush on Friday toured
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Blair optimistic on Mideast peace
2008-01-11 06:22:00 Mr Blair is Middle East envoy for the US, Russia, the UN and the EUMiddle East Quartet envoy and former UK PM Tony Blair says he believes it is possible for a peace deal to be reached between the Israelis and Palestinians.
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Bush predicts Mideast peace treaty by end of term
2008-01-10 21:57:00 RAMALLAH, West Bank: Bush also announced that he would appoint a U.S. Air Force officer, Lieutenant General William Fraser, to serve as a mediator in disputes between the Israelis and Palestinians over their compliance with previous agreements.
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Bush predicts Mideast peace treaty before he leaves White House
2008-01-10 18:20:00 '); E-Mail Article Listen to Article Printer-Friendly 3-Column Format Translate Share Article Text Size RAMALLAH, West Bank: Bush Confident on Mideast Peace President George W. Bush, making his first visit to the Palestinian territories, expressed
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Bush Confident on Mideast Peace
2008-01-10 16:53:00 Mr. Bush also announced that he would appoint an American Air Force officer, Lieut. Gen. William M. Fraser III, to serve as a mediator in disputes between the Israelis and Palestinians over their compliance with previous agreements.
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Bush shifts focus to W.Bank in Mideast peace push
2008-01-10 11:00:00 By Wafa Amr RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - U.S. President George W. Bush faces a balancing act in West Bank talks with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Thursday, the second day of a Middle East peace mission laden with scepticism. The biggest question is how the Western-backed Abbas could make good on any peace promises to Israel when he effectively governs only in the West Bank while Hamas Islamists control the Gaza Strip. Politically weak, Abbas is hoping Bush's visit to Ramallah will boost his own standing among Palestinians, who are desperate for progress towards an end to Israeli occupation and fulfilment of their dream of an independent state. Bush's first presidential trip to Israel and the Palestinian territories aims to nudge the sides into serious negotiations after they pledged at a U.S.-sponsored conference in November to try to forge a two-state deal before he leaves office in a year. But Bush's chances of success are considered slim, given doubts about h...
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Bush in Mideast to spur peace talks
2008-01-09 19:31:00 U.S. President Bush arrived in Israel on Wednesday, kicking off a six-nation tour as part of an effort to shore up a fragile Mideast peace process that he hopes will end in a peace deal before his final year in office ends. Related postsBush in Mideast to spur peace talksU.S. President Bush arrived in Israel on Wednesday, kicking offBush Mideast trip: Making up for lost time?Christ was born in Bethlehem just five miles away fromBush, Democrats both support tax cuts — but what kind?The president seeks to extend existing reductions. His adversaries wantCopyright © 2007The OC Coastal Group Garry Loss http://www.theoccoastalgroup.co-m 888-OCC-Views digitalfingerprint: 002e6206e996033319e8fce2ce21085-0 (216.12.217.98) )
Bush Begins Week in Mideast
2008-01-09 15:42:00 Israels prime minister, Ehud Olmert, and its president, Shimon Peres, greeted Mr. Bush warmly during a ceremonial arrival at Ben-Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv, with Mr. Olmert telling him he had the love and admiration of all the citizens of Israel.
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Bush sees 'new opportunity' in Mideast
2008-01-09 15:10:00 JERUSALEM: 'We see a new opportunity for peace here in the Holy Land and for freedom across the region,' an optimistic Bush said upon landing in Tel Aviv.
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