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Officials said the intelligence community has determined that Al Qaida was expanding its presence in northeastern Syria. They said an increasing number of Al Qaida agents and recruits were operating near the Iraqi border.
On the first day of Id al-Adha, literally “the Great Feast,” thousands of mourners throng among the headstones on the banks of the River Tigris to pay respects to the dead.
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is stepping squarely into Middle East politics, hosting the leaders of Iran and the Palestinians while trading barbs with Israel's president.
Canadians have a right to know whether their government handed people over to face torture. Richard Colvin’s credible and alarming allegations merit a serious investigation.
The wineries of Israel are gaining global acclaim for their quality product, giving kosher wines a vintage reputation. But many of the finest wines come from vineyards in territories occupied by Israel since the 1967 war.
by Jim Lobe WASHINGTON - One day after the State Department announced that the administration of U.S. President Barack Obama will not sign the 10-year-old treaty banning anti- personnel landmines, it insisted that Washington's policy on the issue was still being reviewed. read more
My parents lived through the roaring twenties and the great depression of the 1930s. Like so many others, they blamed the fall guy, Herbert Hoover, for the Great Depression; and voted for Franklin Rosenfeldt/Roosevelt as the great savior of the United States .
DUBLIN----Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Syrian Mobile Network - Third Mobile Licence" report to their offering.
This Middle East market report gives an overview of the fixed-line voice and infrastructure segment of the telecoms markets of the region.
The UAE will not extradite a former Syrian spy accused of misleading a UN probe into the murder of former Lebanese premier Rafiq Hariri, Gulf News reported on Friday, citing an official source.
November 27, 2009: Peace talks between Palestinians and Israel continue to go nowhere. The basic problem is that, for the last two generations, it has been Palestinian policy to teach their children that Israel has no right to exist.
Yousef Dheeb al-Hmoud was arrested at his home on 15 November. The authorities have not revealed where he is being held, why he was arrested or whether he will be charged.
PHILADELPHIA - A scheme to transport stolen cell phones, laptops and video game systems that evolved into a plot to ship machine guns and anti-aircraft missiles to Syria was broken up with the arrest of a central figure in the plan, according to FBI documents released Monday
Joel Kraemer's Maimonides: The Life and World of One of Civilization's Greatest Minds is, like its protagonist, the great 12th-century rabbi and scholar, impressively...
London (AFP) Nov 26, 2009 - Britain's Tony Blair may have swung behind US calls for regime change in Iraq after meeting President George W. Bush at his Texas ranch in 2002, a top diplomat told an inquiry into the war on Thursday.
Beirut, Lebanon (UPI) Nov 25, 2009 - U.S. authorities have indicted several Lebanese and others on charges of plotting to smuggle weapons and funds to the Iranian-backed organization in Lebanon, amid persistent allegations that it has links with Latin American drugs cartels that bankroll its operations.
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