BBC Middle East – Amidst the barrage of bad news from Iraq, the growing chaos in Gaza, instability in Lebanon and uncertainty in Israel, one thing emerges clearly. The US invasion of Iraq and its quest to spread democracy throughout the region has had a series of
Pakistan, Indonesian Presidents Discuss Middle East Peace Prospects
Playfuls – Pakistani President General Pervez Musharraf met Wednesday with Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to discuss new ideas for peace in the Middle East. “Both of us engaged a serious discussion on how Indonesia and Pakistan, together with
Go-ahead for schools to drop EU languages
Observer – Instead, they will be able to choose from a list that will highlight ‘economically useful’ languages from Asia and the Middle East . The radical proposals are part of an attempt by ministers to avert a crisis in language teaching. Teenagers dropped
Former military chiefs urge talks with Iran
CNN – Washington has also sent a second aircraft carrier to the Gulf, a move seen as a warning to Iran, which the United States accuses of seeking atomic arms and fueling instability in Iraq and elsewhere in the Middle East. Iran denies the charges. In a
Key Republican breaks with Bush on Mideast
CNN – that a continuation of the systematic destruction of an American friend — the country and people of Lebanon — is going to enhance America’s image and give us the trust and credibility to lead a lasting and sustained peace effort in the Middle East
Shia-Sunni rift heightens Mid-East tensions
BBC News – Their bloody clashes on the streets of the capital evoked sectarian tensions that are raging elsewhere in the Middle East, notably Iraq. A few days after the Beirut clashes, and with everybody on tenterhooks fearing that the smallest spark could
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News Busters – WFAA TV in the Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas market has been touting a story that they obviously think is some sort of tragedy. So bad, in fact, that the first words of their story are, “‘Inhumanity’ and ‘atrocity’ are just two words being used to
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