http://www.arabnews.com/?page=6section=0article=90343d=24m=12y=2006
Lebanon-Based Firm Launches Mutual Funds Monitor
Maha Akeel, Arab News
JEDDAH, 24 December 2006 --- Zawya, a Lebanon-based business information
company, launched a first of its kind Mutual Funds Monitor. The MFM is a
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2006/12/24/america/NA_GEN_Canada_Lebanon_Abduction.php
Advocate: Canadian woman missing after recovering two daughters in
Lebanon in child-custody case
CALGARY, Alberta: A Canadian woman and her father are missing in Lebanon
after snatching back the two daughters
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/news.php3?id=117934
Report: Syria Preparing Border for Hizbullah-Type War
05:17 Dec 22, '06 / 1 Tevet 5767
(IsraelNN.com) Syria is copying Hizbullah terrorist guerilla tactics
along the border with Israel, deploying a commando military unit and
deploying
http://www.mg.co.za/articlepage.aspx?area=/breaking_news/breaking_news__international_news/articleid=294508
International
Iran to install 3 000 centrifuges
Iran will start installing 3 000 centrifuges at its Natanz uranium
enrichment plant from Sunday as an immediate reaction to the
http://www.informationliberation.com/?id=18980
Al Qaeda Sends a Message to Democrats
Brian Ross and Hoda Osman Report:
Al Qaeda has sent a message to leaders of the Democratic party that
credit for the defeat of congressional Republicans belongs to the
terrorists.
In a portion of the tape
http://www.iran-daily.com/1385/2741/html/politic.htm#s197970
No Deal On Lebanon Crisis
BEIRUT, Lebanon, Dec. 23--Arab League Chief Amr Moussa said on Saturday
he had not reached a deal to end Lebanon's political crisis but efforts
would continue to try and find a solution, Reuters said.
Moussa
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2006-12/23/content_766137.htm
China holds state-level anti-terror exercise
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2006-12-23 17:36
China launched in Beijing Saturday morning its third state-level
anti-terrorist exercise, involving both military and civil departments
in the
http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/iraq/2006-12-24-sistani_x.htm
Top Shiite cleric balks at moderate coalition for Iraq
BAGHDAD (AP) --- A U.S.-backed plan to form a political coalition of
Iraq's Shiites, Sunni Arabs and Kurds --- a glimmer of hope in a nation
torn by sectarian violence ---
http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,20971641-38201,00.html
Arrested police 'shot 14 foreign pilgrims'
From correspondents in Karbala
December 24, 2006 07:09pm
Article from: Agence France-Presse
IRAQI police have arrested two of their own officers who confessed to
killing 14 Pakistani
http://www.informationliberation.com/?id=19004
City under terror watch
MICHAEL OWEN
UNMANNED closed-circuit television camera spy planes and trucks with
hidden cameras are among options canvassed in a top secret report into
security coverage in Adelaide.
The report, considered by a top-level
http://www.iran-daily.com/1385/2741/html/politic.htm#s197982
British Police Warn of Christmas Terror Threat
LONDON, Dec. 23--Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Ian Blair said the
threat of a terror attack in Britain is ever present and growing, and
that police were being extremely vigilant
http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/15589.html
12 trained to set up terror cells in West
LONDON, Dec. 23 Al-Qaida has trained 12 Westerners, including nine
British Muslims, to set up terror cells in London and other Western
capitals, it was reported Saturday.
The 12, including two
http://www.dawn.com/2006/12/22/local21.htm
KARACHI: Islam, not bill, protects women's rights: Qazi
By Our Staff Reporter
KARACHI, Dec 21: Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal chief Qazi Hussain Ahmad has
said that Islam has provided protection and respect to women while in
the name of women protection
http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/15593.html
Lawyer takes on Saudi Sharia police
Posted on : Sat, 23 Dec 2006 15:54:01 GMT | Author : World News Editor
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, Dec. 23 A Saudi human rights lawyer says the
morals police oppress people in the name of religion and act as if the
http://www.rinf.com/columnists/news/secret-services-claim-channel-tunnel-is-terror-target
Saturday, December 23rd, 2006
Secret Services Claim Channel Tunnel Is Terror Target
Jason Burke
The Channel tunnel has been targeted by a group of Islamic militant
terrorists aiming to cause maximum
http://www.zenit.org/english/visualizza.phtml?sid=100401
Preacher Says Islam Isn't Against Christmas
Father Cantalamessa Delivers Advent Meditation
VATICAN CITY, DEC. 22, 2006 (Zenit.org).- Secularism, not Islam, is
behind the war on Christmas, according to the preacher of the Pontifical
http://www.dawn.com/2006/12/24/local25.htm
PESHAWAR: Islam respects all religions: minister
By Our Correspondent
PESHAWAR, Dec 23: Provincial Health Minister Inayatullah Khan has said
that Islam teaches its followers to respect all the religions.
Therefore, a Muslim should show respect to
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Western world has misgivings about Islam: Egypt politician
Web posted at: 12/23/2006 3:41:6
Source ::: The Peninsula
DOHA . As opposed to Marxism which is
http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/view.php?StoryID=20061223-112021-1057r
Judge: Iran can be sued for Saudi bombing
WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 (UPI) -- A U.S. judge's ruling allows the families
of 19 Air Force members killed in the bombing of military housing in
Saudi Arabia to seek damages from Iran.
In
http://www.tradearabia.com/tanews/newsdetails_snOGN_article116594_cnt.html
Saudi Arabia cancels planned gasoline price rise
Posted: Saturday, December 23, 2006
Riyadh
Saudi Arabia has cancelled a planned 25 per cent increase in regular
gasoline prices on King Abdullah's orders, said a report.
http://www.sudantribune.com/spip.php?article19425
Eritrean copter lands in Saudi, crew seek asylum
Sunday 24 December 2006 00:47.
Dec 22, 2006 (RIYADH) --- A helicopter from Eritrea landed in Saudi Arabia
on Friday where the pilot and his assistant sought political asylum,
Saudi state-run
http://www.sacbee.com/101/story/97269.html
Islam's golden age comes to life
Students celebrate scholars and poets of a great empire
By Stephen Magagnini - Bee Staff Writer
Published 12:00 am PST Saturday, December 23, 2006
Story appeared in METRO section, Page B1
Poets and philosophers,
http://www.gulf-times.com/site/topics/article.asp?cu_no=2item_no=124171version=1template_id=48parent_id=28
Saudi shares fall as investors struggle to regain confidence
Published: Sunday, 24 December, 2006, 08:38 AM Doha Time
DUBAI: Saudi fashion retailer Fawaz Abdulaziz Alhokair Co closed below
http://www.khaleejtimes.ae/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/middleeast/2006/December/middleeast_December404.xmlsection=middleeastcol=
Saudi women taught to work in new fields
From Habib Shaikh (Our correspondent)
24 December 2006
JEDDAH --- In order to increase areas of employment
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/NEWS/World/The_United_States/Iran_asked_to_pay_254m_for_Saudi_attack/articleshow/911846.cms
Iran asked to pay $254m for Saudi attack
[ 24 Dec, 2006 0147hrs ISTREUTERS ]
WASHINGTON: A US federal judge on Friday ordered the Islamic Republic
of Iran to pay
http://www.itp.net/news/details.php?id=23267
Sunday, 24 December 2006
Saudi interior ministry goes for new Sphere system
by Eliot Beer
Saudi Arabia's Ministry of the Interior (MoI) has adopted a new network
management system from Dubai startup Sphere Networks, which will cover
up to 25,000
http://www.thepeninsulaqatar.com/Display_news.asp?section=World_Newssubsection=Gulf%2C+Middle+East+%26+Africamonth=December2006file=World_News2006122412849.xml
Saudi to punish firms for not hiring nationals
Web posted at: 12/24/2006 1:28:49
Source ::: REUTERS
RIYADH . Saudi Arabia will punish
http://www.examiner.com/a-472586~Car_Bomb_Explodes_in_Nigeria_Oil_Region.html
Car Bomb Explodes in Nigeria Oil Region
PORT HARCOURT, Nigeria - A car bomb exploded outside a state government
office in Nigeria's southern oil hub Saturday, soon after the military
reported an overnight bombing of
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One in four marriages in Saudi ends in divorce
Web posted at: 12/24/2006 1:29:58
Source ::: REUTERS
JEDDAH . Nearly one in four
http://www.gulfnews.com/business/Oil_and_Gas/10091819.html
Published: 24/12/2006 12:00 AM (UAE)
Saudi king orders petrol price hike cancelled
Reuters
Riyadh: Saudi Arabia yesterday cancelled a planned 25 per cent increase
in regular petrol prices on King Abdullah's orders, the state news
http://www.zaman.com/?bl=hotnewsalt=trh=20061223hn=39448
Turkcell to Bid in Saudi Arabian Communication Bid
By Cihan News Agency
Saturday, December 23, 2006
zaman.com
Turkcell, the number-one GSM operator in Turkey, has announced that it
will bid on a communications contract in Saudi Arabia.
http://www.washtimes.com/commentary/20061222-093837-1262r.htm
Why radical Islam, why now?
By Victor Davis Hanson
December 23, 2006
Read any newspaper or turn on any news broadcast and you're bound to
encounter stories of Islamic radicals fighting, killing and threatening
each other -- and
http://www.iranmania.com/News/ArticleView/Default.asp?NewsCode=48279NewsKind=Current%20Affairs
Osaka University to hold Iran-Islam Conference
Saturday, December 23, 2006 - ©2005 IranMania.com
LONDON, December 23 (IranMania) - Osaka University of Foreign Studies
will play host to the Iran-Islam
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/NEWS/World/The_United_States/Iran_asked_to_pay_254m_for_Saudi_attack/articleshow/911846.cms
Iran asked to pay $254m for Saudi attack
[ 24 Dec, 2006 0147hrs ISTREUTERS ]
WASHINGTON: A US federal judge on Friday ordered the Islamic Republic
of Iran to pay
http://archive.gulfnews.com/articles/06/12/23/10091547.html
US law enforcement gets lessons on Islam
By Mariam Al Hakeem, Correspondent
Jeddah: Nawal Ebrahim, a 27-year-old Saudi woman, shared her experiences
in building awareness about Islam among senior US police and
intelligence officials
http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/international.cfm?id=1900332006
Israel's concession to Islam in airport
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ISRAEL'S Ben-Gurion International airport is to build an Islamic prayer
room as part of efforts to improve relations with Muslim travellers.
http://www.smh.com.au/news/world/kidnap-drama-in-lebanon/2006/12/23/1166290791414.html
Kidnap drama in Lebanon
Danielle Teutsch, Frank Walker and Matthew Benns
December 24, 2006
A MOTHER was in hiding with her two children last night as a former
Australian soldier, being held in a Beirut jail
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2006/12/24/america/NA_GEN_Canada_Lebanon_Abduction.php
Advocate: Canadian woman missing after recovering two daughters in
Lebanon in child-custody case
CALGARY, Alberta: A Canadian woman and her father are missing in Lebanon
after snatching back the two daughters
DER SPIEGEL 52/2006 - December 21, 2006
URL: http://www.spiegel.de/international/spiegel/0,1518,456013,00.html
GERMANY'S TORNADO
Berlin Mulls Deploying Spy Jets to Southern Afghanistan
By Susanne Koelbl and Alexander Szandar in Berlin
It happened faster than expected: NATO has requested in a
http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,,-6301254,00.html
Report: Italy Makes Arrest in Spy Case
Sunday December 24, 2006 6:16 PM
AP Photo MIL119
By MARIA SANMINIATELLI
Associated Press Writer
ROME (AP) - An Italian who met with an ex-KGB agent the day the Russian
fell fatally ill
http://news.scotsman.com/index.cfm?id=1908982006
SNP demands EU probe on halting of Saudi arms inquiry
BRIAN BRADY WESTMINSTER EDITOR
SCOTTISH Nationalists will today attempt to deepen the row over the
abandoned fraud inquiry into a multi-billion-pound Saudi arms deal by
calling on European
http://www.thedailystar.net/2006/12/23/d61223020327.htm
Islam, Muslims and the European media
Muhammad Zamir
Recent statements by Pope Benedict XVI, Mr J Straw, a former senior
member of the British Cabinet, and current British Communities Minister
Phil Woolas have all reflected a common
http://www.gulf-times.com/site/topics/article.asp?cu_no=2item_no=124139version=1template_id=41parent_id=23
Pakistan, India agree on joint creek survey
Published: Sunday, 24 December, 2006, 08:59 AM Doha Time
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and India agreed yesterday to conduct a joint survey
of a disputed
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2006\12\24\story_24-12-2006_pg5_2
PSO seeks govt approval for exporting jet fuel to Afghanistan
By Fida Hussain
ISLAMABAD: The PSO has sought the government approval for exporting jet
fuels to Afghanistan. The company is also seeking rebate on
http://www.hindu.com/2006/12/24/stories/2006122403541200.htm
China tests security against terror attack
BEIJING: China launched here on Saturday morning its third state-level
anti-terrorist exercise, involving both military and civil departments a
response to a simulated terrorist biochemical
http://www.tradearabia.com/tanews/newsdetails_snLAW_article116606_cnt.html
Saudi firms banned form recruiting
Posted: Sunday, December 24, 2006
Riyadh
As many as 129 Saudi firms were banned from recruitment for two years
following their failure to attain the prescribed Saudisation levels, a
http://www.thepeninsulaqatar.com/Display_news.asp?section=World_Newssubsection=Gulf%2C+Middle+East+%26+Africamonth=December2006file=World_News2006122412958.xml
One in four marriages in Saudi ends in divorce
Web posted at: 12/24/2006 1:29:58
Source ::: REUTERS
JEDDAH . Nearly one in four
http://www.deepikaglobal.com/ENG4_sub.asp?ccode=ENG4newscode=149372
Explosion rocks government building in Nigeria
PORT HARCOURT, Nigeria (AP) -- An explosion rocked the outside of a
government building in Nigeria's southern oil hub Saturday, soon after
the military reported an overnight
http://www.khaleejtimes.ae/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/business/2006/December/business_December650.xmlsection=businesscol=
Pakistan's import bill of oil products up 31.38 per cent
FROM A CORRESPONDENT
24 December 2006
ISLAMABAD --- Pakistan's import bill of oil products rose by 31.38
http://www.itp.net/news/details.php?id=23267
Sunday, 24 December 2006
Saudi interior ministry goes for new Sphere system
by Eliot Beer
Saudi Arabia's Ministry of the Interior (MoI) has adopted a new network
management system from Dubai startup Sphere Networks, which will cover
up to 25,000
http://news.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30200-13559290,00.html?f=rss
'Nuke Plans At Full Speed'
Updated: 08:27, Sunday December 24, 2006
Iran is to reportedly push forward with efforts to enrich uranium after
the UN Security Council imposed sanctions.
Ali Larijani, Iran's top nuclear
http://www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=74541
Bulgaria Went to Mossad, CIA, MI-6 for Help with Libya HIV Case
Top news: 24 December 2006, Sunday.
Bulgaria's quiet diplomacy in relation with the Libya HIV trial has
included connections with Mossad, MI-6 and CIA and even with the Libyan
http://www.nj.com/news/ledger/index.ssf?/base/news-10/1167024974122190.xmlcoll=1
CIA tips France to attack threat
Monday, December 25, 2006
Associated Press
LONDON -- Islamic militants want to attack the Channel Tunnel between
England and France during the holiday season, a British newspaper
http://www.arabnews.com/?page=1section=0article=90380d=25m=12y=2006
Saudi-Oman Ties Get Big Boost
Arab News
MUSCAT, 25 December 2006 --- Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King
Abdullah and Sultan Qaboos of Oman held talks here yesterday on major
regional and international issues and explored
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5279743/
CIA insider says U.S. fighting wrong war
Anonymous career officer makes bold claims in book about U.S. war on terror
A career CIA officer claims in a new book that America is losing the war
on terror, in part because of the invasion of Iraq, which, he says,
http://www.thepeninsulaqatar.com/Display_news.asp?section=Business_Newssubsection=market+newsmonth=December2006file=Business_News2006122503917.xml
Almarai, Kuwait's MTC to bid for Saudi mobile licence
Web posted at: 12/25/2006 0:39:17
Source ::: Agencies
Riyadh . Saudi Arabia's largest dairy
http://www.irna.ir/en/news/view/menu-234/0612244622182310.htm
NY Times reporter, photographer harassed and detained in Pakistan
Islamabad, Dec 24, IRNA
Pakistan-Journalist-Detention
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has called for a full
investigation into the detention of New York
http://www.gulf-times.com/site/topics/article.asp?cu_no=2item_no=124288version=1template_id=37parent_id=17
Saudi readies for Haj with safety measures
Published: Monday, 25 December, 2006, 09:37 AM Doha Time
RIYADH: Over 2mn Muslims begin the Haj in Saudi Arabia this week amid
tight security and
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Pakistan Lawmaker: Iran Sanctions Based On
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Gunmen kill US 'spy' in Pakistan
AFP
KHAR:
Suspected pro-Taliban militants on Sunday shot dead a paramilitary
soldier in a remote
http://cbs2chicago.com/worldwire/India-Pakistan_a_i_-/resources_news_html
Indian opposition warns government against yielding to Pakistan on Kashmir
Sunday December 24, 2006
By ASHOK SHARMA
Associated Press Writer
NEW DELHI (AP) An opposition leader accused India's government Sunday of
http://www.khaleejtimes.ae/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/subcontinent/2006/December/subcontinent_December835.xmlsection=subcontinentcol=
Pakistan, UAE enjoy cordial ties: Soomro
From our correspondent
25 December 2006
ISLAMABAD --- Senate Chairman Mohammadmian Soomro has said that Pakistan
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-12/25/content_5529303.htm
Afghanistan to suspend diplomatic missions in 3 countries
www.chinaview.cn 2006-12-25 14:10:52
KABUL, Dec. 25 (Xinhua) -- Afghanistan has decided to suspend its
diplomatic missions in one African and two Asian states,
http://www.nasdaq.com/aspxcontent/NewsStory.aspx?cpath=20061224\ACQRTT200612240144RTTRADERUSEQUITY_0003.htmselected=selecteddisplaysymbol=StoryTargetFrame=_topmkt=WORLDchk=uncheckedlang=link=headlinereturnpage=http://www.international.nasd
Israel Agrees To Free $100 Mln Frozen Funds To
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/news.php3?id=118027
Security Chief Diskin Says Hamas Falling Apart
17:04 Dec 24, '06 / 3 Tevet 5767
(IsraelNN.com) National Security Agency head Yuval Diskin told the
Cabinet Sunday that the Hamas political movement is crumbling but
warned that an unexpected
http://www.kuna.net.kw/Home/Story.aspx?Language=enDSNO=937279
Hamas refutes reports on political document with European parties
POL-MIDEAST-HAMAS-DOCUMENT
Hamas refutes reports on political document with European parties
GAZA, Dec 24 (KUNA) -- Hamas has nothing to do with the reported
political
http://www.iranmania.com/News/ArticleView/Default.asp?NewsCode=48336NewsKind=Current%20Affairs
Iran hopes for Hamas-Fatah agreement
Monday, December 25, 2006 - ©2005 IranMania.com
Related Pictures
Archived Picture - Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman Mohammad-Ali
Hosseini expressed hope
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MIL-PALESTINIAN-INFIGHTING
Bomb blast at Fatah activist's home
GAZA, Dec 24 (KUNA) -- A bomb blasted outside a Fatah activist's home in
Beit Lahiya early Sunday morning, Palestinian security sources said.
Hamdi Srour's house
http://www.iranmania.com/News/ArticleView/Default.asp?NewsCode=48326NewsKind=Current%20Affairs
Thai rice import to Iran cleared
Monday, December 25, 2006 - ©2005 IranMania.com
Related Pictures
Archived Picture - The government will sell 200,000 tons of white rice
worth 2 bln and 300
http://www.iranmania.com/News/ArticleView/Default.asp?NewsCode=48321NewsKind=Current%20Affairs
100 ambulances for Iran Red Crescent Society
Monday, December 25, 2006 - ©2005 IranMania.com
Related Pictures
Archived Picture - A total of 100 ambulances will be delivered to the
Iranian Red
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Gibson's 'Passion of Christ' screened in Iran
Monday, December 25, 2006 - ©2005 IranMania.com
Related Pictures
Archived Picture - Mel Gibson's controversial movie 'Passion of Christ'
was
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US holding Iranian officials seized in Iraq: NYT
(Reuters)
25 December 2006
WASHINGTON - The US military is holding at least four Iranians in Iraq,
including men the
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US envoy hails Qatar's vote on Iran sanctions
Published: Monday, 25 December, 2006, 09:39 AM Doha Time
Staff Reporter
US AMBASSADOR Chase Untermeyer has described Qatar's support for the
http://www.irna.ir/en/news/view/menu-234/0612258335093123.htm
Iran has the right to pursue its nuclear programme: India
New Delhi, Dec 25, IRNA
India-Iran-Resolution
India said Sunday that Iran has the right to pursue its nuclear
programme for peaceful civilian use.
Reacting guardedly to the
http://www.wciv.com/news/stories/0906/363659.html
Cat Stevens Criticizes Pope on Islam
Sunday September 24, 2006 8:58pm
LONDON (AP) - The singer formerly known as Cat Stevens, who converted to
Islam and changed his name to Yusuf Islam, joined the furor over Pope
Benedict XVI's recent comments
http://www.wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=53501
Don't stop terror rockets, says Israeli prime minister
New rules of engagement restricts army from taking defensive actions
Posted: December 25, 2006
1:00 a.m. Eastern
By Aaron Klein
© 2006 WorldNetDaily.com
JERUSALEM -- Prime Minister Ehud
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Channel Tunnel facing 'sky high' terror threat
Published: Monday, 25 December, 2006, 09:44 AM Doha Time
LONDON: The Channel Tunnel is under threat of attack from militants over
the
http://www.iran-daily.com/1385/2742/html/national.htm#s198300
Demand for Action Against Saudi Fatwa
TEHRAN, Dec. 24--A number of lawmakers on Sunday urged Foreign Minister
Manouchehr Mottaki to take action against the Saudi Arabian government
over the fatwa (religious edict) of 38 Wahhabi
http://www.discover-dubai.net/doc_cont.asp?id=106586
ADNOC Distribution enters Saudi market
12/25/2006 8:20:32 AM
ABU DHABI: ADNOC Distribution has signed a memorandum of understanding
(MoU) with the Saudi Al Alaibi Corporation, a major supplier of
petroluem products, to build a network
http://www.gulfnews.com/business/Comment_and_Analysis/10091924.html
Saudi budget underestimates oil hikes
Special to Gulf News
Saudi Arabia's budget for 2007 is conservative on revenue but generous
on spending. Yet, actual revenues are expected to change eventually with
developments in the
http://www.arabnews.com/?page=4section=0article=90369d=25m=12y=2006
Pakistan to Go Ahead With Trilateral Gas Pipeline Plan
Azhar Masood, Arab News
ISLAMABAD, 25 December 2006 --- Pakistan will go ahead with multimillion
dollar Iran-Pakistan-India trilateral gas pipeline project despite the
http://www.kuna.net.kw/Home/Story.aspx?Language=enDSNO=937339
Afghan leader blames Pakistan for his own problems FM
POL-PAKISTAN-AFGHANISTAN
Afghan leader blames Pakistan for his own problems FM
ISLAMABAD, Dec 25 (KUNA) - Afghan allegations against Pakistan are
baseless and President Hamid
http://www.tradearabia.com/tanews/newsdetails_snECO_article116657_cnt.html
UAE to transfer $30m to Palestine
Posted: Monday, December 25, 2006
Dubai
The UAE will transfer $30 million to the Palestinian Authority to ease
the plight of Palestinians facing a Western boycott since Hamas took
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200612/25/eng20061225_335687.html
U.S. urges Pakistan to launch fresh military operations in tribal areas:
report
The United States has asked Pakistan to launch fresh military operations
in Waziristan tribal areas on the Pakistani-Afghan border against the
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20061225/wl_mideast_afp/iraqunrestbritain
British forces storm Iraq police station to save prisoners
BASRA (AFP) - British forces have stormed the headquarters of a rogue
Iraqi police unit, fearing that the officers were about to start killing
up to 178 prisoners, a
http://www.iranmania.com/News/ArticleView/Default.asp?NewsCode=48335NewsKind=Current%20Affairs
Iran condemns tribal,religious discords:Hosseini
Monday, December 25, 2006 - ©2005 IranMania.com
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Archived Pictire - Iran condemned certain moves in the region aimed at
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/bizchina/2006-12/25/content_767063.htm
Energy: China builds LNG plants in Iran
(Shanghai Daily)
Updated: 2006-12-25 14:35
China National Offshore Oil Corp has confirmed signing a memorandum of
understanding for a US$16 billion project to develop Iran's North Pars
http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=viewArticlecode=20061225articleId=4260
Iran criticizes hypocrisy of Security Council over Israeli WMDs
Global Research, December 25, 2006
FARS News Agency - 2006-12-24
Iran denounced UN sanctions imposed on its nuclear program, accusing the
http://www.iran-daily.com/1385/2742/html/politic.htm#s198252
Nigeria Violence Escalating
LAGOS, Nigeria,
Dec. 24--Nigeria's separatist armed militant group in the southern Niger
Delta, which admitted exploding bombs last week in oil city Port
Harcourt, on Sunday warned it was stepping up its
http://www.sabanews.net/view.php?scope=f9129dr=ir=id=124169
Saudi Arabia supports Yemeni anti-malaria program
SANA'A, Dec. 24(Saba)-The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia offered to Yemen
a newbatch of the special equipment for the Yemeni National Anti-
Malaria Programwithin the bilateral cooperation
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Hamas Dismisses Israeli Concessions to Abbas
Published: December 25, 2006
JERUSALEM, Dec. 24 --- Hamas, the militant Islamic faction that leads the
Palestinian government, on Sunday dismissed as inconsequential the
Israeli
Dangerous diplomacy
Dec 19th 2006 From The Economist print edition
China and Russia are helping make the world a much more perilous place
EVERY diplomatic road has its turnings. North Korea, which in October
provocatively tested what it said was a nuclear bomb, has just rejoined
the six-way
Honour among them
Dec 19th 2006 | GARDEZ AND PESHAWAR From The Economist print edition
Thieves, murderers, rapists; and how the Pushtuns' ancient tribal code
is fighting for survival against radical Islam
IN A cinema hoarding in Peshawar's Khyber bazaar, Arbaz Khan brandishes
a Kalashnikov
Your base or mine?
Dec 19th 2006 | MANTA From The Economist print edition
A looming fight over the drug war
IT IS a little slice of middle America on the coast of Ecuador. At any
given time, some 250 American servicemen live in college-style
dormitories at an airstrip by the Pacific Ocean.
The spectre of civil war
Dec 19th 2006 | RAMALLAH From The Economist print edition
The Palestinian president's call for early elections may spark a bloody
showdown
THE Arab world's only true democracy, is how Palestinians are fond of
calling their quasi-state. But its democratic credentials are
Princes at odds
Dec 19th 2006 From The Economist print edition
Does an abrupt ambassadorial exit presage a fresh struggle for power?
IF THERE is anything thicker, stickier and less transparent than crude
oil, it is the inner workings of Saudi Arabia. This is why the abrupt
resignation of Prince
State insecurity
Dec 19th 2006 From The Economist print edition
Spy scandals in eastern Europe reveal some damaging hang-ups
WHEN spooks start mattering, democrats start worrying. Eastern Europe
has shed the planned economy and oneparty rule. But the intelligence and
security services still have
The next president, perhaps?
Dec 19th 2006 | ABUJA From The Economist print edition
The ruling party picks its man to be the country's next boss
AN OBSCURE Muslim state governor looks set to succeed President Olusegun
Obasanjo in April's election.
The polls would then mark the first time in the
How not to win a state
Dec 19th 2006
From The Economist print edition
The rejectionists of Hamas have brought Palestinians to the edge of
civil war
IT WAS obvious from the moment they did it, in January 2006, that the
decision of Palestinian voters to
put the Islamists of Hamas in charge of
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