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United States hails Iraqi ratification of security pact
The Iraqi government has ratified a landmark US-Iraqi security agreement calling for a full withdrawal of American forces from the country by the end of 2011, along with a companion agreement shaping the future of relations between Washington and Baghdad.
Iraq-USA, Politics, 12/9/2008
Olmert says he is 'ashamed' of settlers violence
Israeli Acting Prime Minister, Ehud Olmert described, Sunday, settler's violence in Hebron as "pogrom" a word mostly used to describe attacks against Jews in Europe.
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 12/9/2008
Honor killings and gender abuse denounced
Eight United Nations agencies have co-sponsored the first Palestinian 'festival' to combat violence against women, driving home the message that so-called "honor killings" have nothing to do with honor and seeking to break the conspiracy of silence surrounding domestic abuse.
Palestine-UN, Culture, 12/9/2008
Bahrain displeased with distortion of news on Iran in UAE
Deputy Parliament Speaker of Bahrain yesterday expressed dissatisfaction with distorted reflection of news on Iran, on behalf of Bahraini Parliament Speaker Khalifa Ahmad al-Zahrani in a meeting with Iran's Ambassador Hossein Abdollahian.
Bahrain-Iran, Politics, 12/9/2008
Mottaki: US stance on Iran hostile, Obama should revise
Iran's Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said on Sunday that the US stance in the past 30 years against Iran was hostile and advised US President-elect Barack Obama to revise White House's international and regional policies including those pertaining to Iran.
Iran-Regional-USA, Politics, 12/9/2008
Concern over recovering missing Kuwaitis from Iraq
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon expressed his "serious concern" today at the inactivity on recovering the remains of Kuwaiti and other nationals missing since the 1990 Gulf war, in a report made public today.
Kuwait-Iraq, Politics, 12/9/2008
Najjar: war game demonstrates Iran's capabilities
Najjar said on Sunday that the military war game dubbed as"Ittihad (unity) 87" truly demonstrated the high capabilities of Iran's defense industries
Regional-Iran, Politics, 12/9/2008
Three faiths find common cause in Israel
A predominantly Muslim group of 26 people participated in the first-ever trip to Israel organized by the UK-based Three Faiths Forum, the Israeli Ministry Of Foreign Affairs reported.
Regional-Israel, Politics, 12/9/2008
Corruption impedes development and human rights, Ban says on International Day
Regional-UN, Politics, 12/9/2008
Saudi Arabia, United States sign science technology pact
In an effort to expand scientific capacity in the Middle East, the United States signed an agreement to support research and development in Saudi Arabia.
Saudi Arabia-USA, Science, 12/9/2008
News from around the web:
Iraq Approves U.S. Security Pact as Violence Flares - NY Times
(http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/05/world/middleeast/05iraq.html?ref=middleeast)
Iraq-USA, Politics, 12/9/2008
Iraqis comment on US troop deal - BBC
(http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_depth/7733786.stm)
Iraq-USA, Politics, 12/9/2008
Anger as Egypt sheikh meets Peres - BBC
(http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7773047.stm)
Egypt-Israel, Politics, 12/9/2008
How a murder investigation could snarl Mideast peace - CS Monitor
(http://www.csmonitor.com/2008/1205/p25s17-wome.html)
Lebanon-Syria, Politics, 12/9/2008
Syria inches in from the cold - BBC
(http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7770986.stm)
Syria, Politics, 12/9/2008
Iraq violence at 5-1/2 year low, Petraeus says - WashingtonPost.com
(http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/12/09/AR2008120901816.html)
Iraq-USA, Politics, 12/9/2008
Sadr Movement Seeks Its Way As Others Gain Power in Iraq - WashingtonPost.com
(http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/12/04/AR2008120404371.html)
Iraq, Politics, 12/9/2008
Out by June: UK plans Iraq withdrawal - Guardian Unlimited
(http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2008/dec/10/uk-iraq-withdrawal-troops)
Iraq-UK, Politics, 12/9/2008
Basra vote aims to benefit from Iraq oil wealth: planner - Yahoo! News
(http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081208/wl_mideast_afp/iraqbasraeconomyreferendum_081208194158;_ylt=AkhLuM_NDD4wFYwSwhAd7FOaOrgF)
Iraq, Politics, 12/9/2008
Iraqi Women, Fighting for a Voice; Activists Confront Dual Powers of Religion, Tribalism - WashingtonPost.com
(http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/12/06/AR2008120602289.html)
Iraq, Culture, 12/9/2008
In Iraq, 'a Prison Full of Innocent Men' - WashingtonPost.com
(http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/12/05/AR2008120503906.html)
Iraq, Politics, 12/9/2008
Iraq outlines regional plan for security, development - Yahoo! News
(http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081209/wl_mideast_afp/iraqdiplomacyplanus_081209203634)
Iraq, Politics, 12/9/2008
Attorneys for Indicted Blackwater Guards Lash Out at Justice Dept. - WashingtonPost.com
(http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/12/06/AR2008120601180.html)
Iraq-USA, Politics, 12/9/2008
U.S. declines to free Reuters photographer in Iraq - WashingtonPost.com
(http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/12/09/AR2008120900594.html)
Iraq-USA, Politics, 12/9/2008
Ex-President Carter says Hezbollah won't meet him - WashingtonPost.com
(http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/12/09/AR2008120900944.html)
Lebanon-USA, Politics, 12/9/2008
Israel briefly opens Gaza borders - BBC
(http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7773658.stm)
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 12/9/2008
UN rights advocates consider Israel, Colombia on anniversary eve - Yahoo! News
(http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081209/wl_mideast_afp/unrightsisraelcolombia_081209220910;_ylt=AnL.OqdmVV8wGWVQK5qvlvqaOrgF)
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 12/9/2008
The Saturday Profile: From an Israeli Settlement, a Rabbi’s Unorthodox Plan for Peace - NY Times
(http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/06/world/middleeast/06froman.html?ref=middleeast)
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 12/9/2008
New Tensions in Jerusalem’s Arab Neighborhoods - NY Times
(http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/07/world/middleeast/07jerusalem.html?ref=middleeast)
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 12/9/2008
Top 9/11 suspects to plead guilty - BBC
(http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7770856.stm)
Regional-USA, Politics, 12/9/2008
Israeli Wall Fuels Migration - WashingtonPost.com
(http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/12/09/AR2008120902780.html?hpid=topnews)
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 12/9/2008
'Mercy' ad campaign urges Saudis to treat foreign workforce humanely - CS Monitor
(http://www.csmonitor.com/2008/1210/p04s01-wome.html)
Saudi Arabia, Culture, 12/9/2008
Fatah al-Islam says leader captured or killed in Syria: report - Yahoo! News
(http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081209/wl_mideast_afp/lebanonsyriapalestinianattacksarrest_081209233238;_ylt=ApGXYgd1m6Als8zBi7JHkZGaOrgF)
Lebanon, Politics, 12/9/2008
One dead as Palestinians battle in Lebanon camp - Yahoo! News
(http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081208/wl_mideast_afp/lebanonpalestinianunrest_081208155526;_ylt=AlSpM7xXEdP0Fg33u.eiDcKaOrgF)
Lebanon, Politics, 12/9/2008
Lebanese Student Sentenced to Life in Plot to Bomb German Commuter Trains - WashingtonPost.com
(http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/12/09/AR2008120902704.html)
Lebanon-Germany, Local, 12/9/2008
Lebanon 'immune' to financial crisis - BBC
(http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7764657.stm)
Lebanon, Economics, 12/9/2008
Islamists regain ground and strength in Somalia - LA Times
(http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-somalia-islamists7-2008dec07,0,1139540.story)
Somalia, Politics, 12/9/2008
Witnesses: Ethiopians troops pouring into Somalia - WashingtonPost.com
(http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/12/09/AR2008120900947.html)
Somalia-Ethiopia, Politics, 12/9/2008
Accused 9/11 plotters say they want to confess - WashingtonPost.com
(http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/12/09/AR2008120900152.html)
Regional-USA, Politics, 12/9/2008
US criticized at UN session on terrorism - WashingtonPost.com
(http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/12/09/AR2008120902725.html)
Regional-USA, Politics, 12/9/2008
Who Wrote the Koran? - NY Times
(http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/07/magazine/07wwln-essay-t.html?_r=1&ref=middleeast)
Regional, Religion, 12/9/2008
Iraq bids to stop Christie's sale of ancient earrings - CS Monitor
(http://www.csmonitor.com/2008/1204/p07s02-wome.html)
Iraq, Local, 12/9/2008
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