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For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Middle East Star.com http://www.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/10/id/940f2bfd509e743b/ en-us Fri, 05 Sep 2008 16:47:55 -0400 Fri, 05 Sep 2008 16:47:55 -0400 30 Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has vowed that his country will not abandon Lebanon's Shia resistance movement Hezbollah. http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/940f2bfd509e743b/id/403070/cs/1/ Fri, 05 Sep 2008 04:01:02 -0400 Middle East Star.com http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/940f2bfd509e743b/id/403070/cs/1/ Around 1.15 million expatriates worked in Kuwait's private sector till June this year, according to new figures. http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/940f2bfd509e743b/id/403053/cs/1/ Fri, 05 Sep 2008 04:00:16 -0400 Middle East Star.com http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/940f2bfd509e743b/id/403053/cs/1/ Fifty-six people have already taken advantage of a new 45-day amnesty scheme for illegal foreign residents in Kuwait that came into effect Sep 1, an official said. http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/940f2bfd509e743b/id/403048/cs/1/ Fri, 05 Sep 2008 04:00:02 -0400 Middle East Star.com http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/940f2bfd509e743b/id/403048/cs/1/ US commander in Iraq General David Petraeus said Thursday he would call for the pullout of US troops from Baghdad within 10 months because of declining violence in the Iraqi capital. http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/940f2bfd509e743b/id/403015/cs/1/ Fri, 05 Sep 2008 02:01:35 -0400 Middle East Star.com http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/940f2bfd509e743b/id/403015/cs/1/ ST PAUL, Minnesota: Arizona Senator John McCain vowed to fight for America as long as he draws breath, in a patriotic pledge to bring political change as he accepted the Republican presidential nomina... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/940f2bfd509e743b/id/17516017/ Fri, 05 Sep 2008 15:51:45 -0400 The Daily Star http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/940f2bfd509e743b/id/17516017/ Qatar and Uzbekistan aiming high I am uzbek! Im from Tashkent! I love Uzbekistan Our team strong enough nowadays!!! So we r afraid neither Australia ... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/940f2bfd509e743b/id/17516015/ Fri, 05 Sep 2008 15:53:22 -0400 FIFA http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/940f2bfd509e743b/id/17516015/ BAGHDAD: The US military said Friday it planned to free 3,000 detainees held in Iraq during the month of Ramadan, taking the number of those released so far this year to more than 15,000. The military... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/940f2bfd509e743b/id/17515910/ Fri, 05 Sep 2008 15:51:42 -0400 The Daily Star http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/940f2bfd509e743b/id/17515910/ MIRANSHAH, Pakistan: Three children and two women were killed when missiles fired by a suspected unmanned US aircraft hit a village on the Pakistan-Afghanistan border Friday in the third such attack i... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/940f2bfd509e743b/id/17516023/ Fri, 05 Sep 2008 15:51:31 -0400 The Daily Star http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/940f2bfd509e743b/id/17516023/ ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's presidential hopefuls made a final push for support Friday on the eve of an election that slain opposition leader Benazir Bhutto's widower is expected to win. http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/940f2bfd509e743b/id/17516025/ Fri, 05 Sep 2008 15:51:30 -0400 The Daily Star http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/940f2bfd509e743b/id/17516025/ On his trip to the Middle East this past May, possibly his last as president, George W. Bush again spoke of his administration's achievements in this troubled part of the world. From the issues he add... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/940f2bfd509e743b/id/17516027/ Fri, 05 Sep 2008 15:51:25 -0400 The Daily Star http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/940f2bfd509e743b/id/17516027/ Most of them welcome the return of Syria from the diplomatic wilderness, and see the summit as a chance to move toward peace in the Middle East. One Iranian commentator believes French President Ni... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/940f2bfd509e743b/id/17515433/ Fri, 05 Sep 2008 15:39:36 -0400 BBC http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/940f2bfd509e743b/id/17515433/ Iraq is to ask US officials for an explanation after a new book suggested the United States had been spying on senior members of the Iraqi government. The claims are made by US journalist Bob Woodwar... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/940f2bfd509e743b/id/17515848/ Fri, 05 Sep 2008 15:39:35 -0400 BBC http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/940f2bfd509e743b/id/17515848/ WASHINGTON: Iraq's government wants to buy 36 advanced F-16 fighters from the US, the Wall Street Journal reported Friday, citing US military officials. Such a purchase would help reduce Baghdad's rel... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/940f2bfd509e743b/id/17516021/ Fri, 05 Sep 2008 15:51:36 -0400 The Daily Star http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/940f2bfd509e743b/id/17516021/ BAGHDAD (AP) — The Iraqi government reacted sharply Friday to published allegations that the U.S. spied on Iraq's prime minister, warning that future ties with the United States could be in jeopa... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/940f2bfd509e743b/id/17514832/ Fri, 05 Sep 2008 15:42:58 -0400 USA Today http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/940f2bfd509e743b/id/17514832/ W ASHINGTON - President Bush will announce his decision on future troops levels in Iraq next week and is expected to largely follow the recommendations of military leaders to reduce the number by up t... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/940f2bfd509e743b/id/17515900/ Fri, 05 Sep 2008 15:31:48 -0400 Boston Herald http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/940f2bfd509e743b/id/17515900/ Dubai: Emirates, which began using the A380 superjumbo on its Dubai-New York flights on August 1, on Friday withdrew the plane from service citing engineering work. The plane was scheduled to take off... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/940f2bfd509e743b/id/17516140/ Fri, 05 Sep 2008 15:27:47 -0400 Gulf News http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/940f2bfd509e743b/id/17516140/ MARJAYOUN: A Salvadorian contingent joined the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) on Thursday and is preparing, according to UNIFIL sources, to aid the peacekeeping force's Spanish conti... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/940f2bfd509e743b/id/17516147/ Fri, 05 Sep 2008 15:51:21 -0400 The Daily Star http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/940f2bfd509e743b/id/17516147/ American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, Sept. 5, 2008 – Coalition troops captured more than a dozen suspected terrorists in Iraq today and yesterday, including at least three high-level al-Qaid... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/940f2bfd509e743b/id/17515855/ Fri, 05 Sep 2008 15:51:26 -0400 Defense Link http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/940f2bfd509e743b/id/17515855/ Israel , archaeologists announced recently. Near Nazerat (Nazareth), the Stone Age site, called Kfar HaHoresh, dates to between 8,500 and 6,750 B.C. http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/940f2bfd509e743b/id/17516141/ Fri, 05 Sep 2008 15:37:56 -0400 National Geographic News http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/940f2bfd509e743b/id/17516141/ The Iraqi government reacted sharply Friday to published allegations that the U.S. spied on Iraq's prime minister, warning that future ties with the United States could be in jeopardy if the report is... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/940f2bfd509e743b/id/17515860/ Fri, 05 Sep 2008 15:10:00 -0400 Gadsden Times http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/940f2bfd509e743b/id/17515860/ STOCKHOLM, Sweden - Iran has reportedly sentenced four female activists to six months in prison for writings demanding equality for women, a move denounced Friday by Sweden, which awarded a human righ... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/940f2bfd509e743b/id/17516144/ Fri, 05 Sep 2008 15:12:21 -0400 Khaleej Times http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/940f2bfd509e743b/id/17516144/ Syria's leader said Thursday he offered a proposal for peace with Israel but also refused to break off ties with Hezbollah and militant Palestinians a key Israeli demand. President Bashar Assad also s... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/940f2bfd509e743b/id/17516143/ Fri, 05 Sep 2008 15:22:50 -0400 Daily Star http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/940f2bfd509e743b/id/17516143/ LA PAZ, Bolivia – Bolivia's leftist president says he's moving the country's lone Middle Eastern embassy to Iran as he builds increasingly warm ties with one of Washington's least-favorite count... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/940f2bfd509e743b/id/17515875/ Fri, 05 Sep 2008 15:20:48 -0400 San Diego Union-Tribune http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/940f2bfd509e743b/id/17515875/ JERUSALEM : Some 900 assault rifles were transferred to the Palestinian Authority in late August with Israel's approval, an Israeli security official said on Friday, as part of a drive to build t... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/940f2bfd509e743b/id/17516142/ Fri, 05 Sep 2008 15:36:46 -0400 International Herald Tribune http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/940f2bfd509e743b/id/17516142/ DUBAI: Al-Qaeda has released a video featuring a senior commander who was rumored to have been killed in Pakistan in July, threatening more attacks after a suicide bombing on the Danish Embassy in Isl... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/940f2bfd509e743b/id/17516024/ Fri, 05 Sep 2008 15:51:35 -0400 The Daily Star http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/940f2bfd509e743b/id/17516024/ An Army soldier who grew up in north Alabama and was killed by a sniper in Iraq was remembered by family and friends as fun-loving and always with a smile on his face. http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/940f2bfd509e743b/id/17515859/ Fri, 05 Sep 2008 15:10:00 -0400 Gadsden Times http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/940f2bfd509e743b/id/17515859/ The notorious Abu Ghraib prison is getting a facelift: work to reopen the facility and construct a museum documenting Saddam Hussein's crimes — but not the abuses committed there by U.S. guards. http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/940f2bfd509e743b/id/17515845/ Fri, 05 Sep 2008 15:31:41 -0400 ABC News http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/940f2bfd509e743b/id/17515845/ ANKARA: Armenia needs to stop its push for recognition of the Armenian genocide before Turkish President Abdullah Gul visits the country this weekend, the Turkish leader of the opposition said Friday.... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/940f2bfd509e743b/id/17516026/ Fri, 05 Sep 2008 15:51:26 -0400 The Daily Star http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/940f2bfd509e743b/id/17516026/ Iraq is sending planes and buses to Jordan to bring a few of the refugees there back to the country they fled after the U.S.-led invasion in 2003. About 520 people asked to return because the violenc... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/940f2bfd509e743b/id/17515896/ Fri, 05 Sep 2008 15:41:03 -0400 CBC News http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/940f2bfd509e743b/id/17515896/ digg The Pentagon is recommending that the United States retain its current troop levels in Iraq until next February, when the military would begin redirecting soldiers to Afghanistan. The New Yor... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/940f2bfd509e743b/id/17515854/ Fri, 05 Sep 2008 15:05:53 -0400 Christian Science Monitor http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/940f2bfd509e743b/id/17515854/ (CPJ/IFEX) - The following is a 4 September 2008 CPJ press release: IRAQ: Two journalists detained by U.S. military New York, September 4, 2008 - The Committee to Protect Journalists is alarmed ... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/940f2bfd509e743b/id/17515923/ Fri, 05 Sep 2008 15:54:48 -0400 IFEX http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/940f2bfd509e743b/id/17515923/ ALGIERS: US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will meet Algeria's President Abdel-Aziz Bouteflika Saturday to discuss the fight against terrorism, after a spate of deadly attacks in the country. Ric... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/940f2bfd509e743b/id/17515996/ Fri, 05 Sep 2008 15:51:34 -0400 The Daily Star http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/940f2bfd509e743b/id/17515996/ Tripoli - US Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice met with her Libyan counterpart on Friday after she arrived here on a landmark visit to discuss ways to boost cooperation between the two countries. Ric... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/940f2bfd509e743b/id/17515853/ Fri, 05 Sep 2008 15:51:52 -0400 Earth Times http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/940f2bfd509e743b/id/17515853/ TRIPOLI: US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice arrived in Libya on Friday on the first such visit in more than half a century, marking a new chapter in Washington's reconciliation with the former ene... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/940f2bfd509e743b/id/17515995/ Fri, 05 Sep 2008 15:51:43 -0400 The Daily Star http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/940f2bfd509e743b/id/17515995/ WASHINGTON : The United States would make only modest cuts in US force levels in Iraq early next year under a plan presented to President George W. Bush that calls for a shift in forces to Afghanistan... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/940f2bfd509e743b/id/17514847/ Fri, 05 Sep 2008 15:49:59 -0400 Channel News Asia http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/940f2bfd509e743b/id/17514847/ BAGHDAD: A former Iraqi general under Saddam Hussein turned Defense Ministry adviser was shot dead in broad daylight in central Baghdad Friday, security sources said. Gunmen assaulted Abdel-Amir Hassa... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/940f2bfd509e743b/id/17516018/ Fri, 05 Sep 2008 15:51:40 -0400 The Daily Star http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/940f2bfd509e743b/id/17516018/ UNITED NATIONS: The Security Council on Thursday hailed a recent UN-brokered intra-Somali peace deal and restated its readiness to consider deploying UN peacekeepers in the lawless Horn of African cou... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/940f2bfd509e743b/id/17515997/ Fri, 05 Sep 2008 15:51:28 -0400 The Daily Star http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/940f2bfd509e743b/id/17515997/ BAGHDAD -- Concern over upcoming elections and widening tensions among Iraq's religious and ethnic groups appear behind the U.S. military's recommendation to put the brakes on withdrawing more America... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/940f2bfd509e743b/id/17516148/ Fri, 05 Sep 2008 15:43:32 -0400 Seattle Post-Intelligencer http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/940f2bfd509e743b/id/17516148/ OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: Israeli security forces detained 12 Palestinians near the Occupied West Bank city of Hebron overnight, an Israeli military spokeswoman said Friday. "The [Israel Army] arrested 12 w... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/940f2bfd509e743b/id/17516019/ Fri, 05 Sep 2008 15:51:39 -0400 The Daily Star http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/940f2bfd509e743b/id/17516019/ AMMAN, September 5 (RIA Novosti) - The United States has provided an extra $9 million to the United Nations to cover increasing expenditures on Palestinian refugees, a UN spokesman said Friday. The Un... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/940f2bfd509e743b/id/17516139/ Fri, 05 Sep 2008 14:57:05 -0400 Russian Information Agency http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/940f2bfd509e743b/id/17516139/ WASHINGTON — President Bush’s top defense advisers have recommended he maintain 15 combat brigades in Iraq until the end of the year contrary to expectations that the improved security in Iraq wou... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/940f2bfd509e743b/id/17511576/ Fri, 05 Sep 2008 13:05:31 -0400 The Register-Guard http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/940f2bfd509e743b/id/17511576/ Hundreds of Palestinians hurled rocks at Israel Defense Forces soldiers in the West Bank after the army blocked them from attending Friday prayers at the al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem, witnesses said.Is... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/940f2bfd509e743b/id/17510492/ Fri, 05 Sep 2008 13:02:54 -0400 Haaretz http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/940f2bfd509e743b/id/17510492/ BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Al Qaeda remains a dangerous force in Iraq despite a general decline in violence and U.S. troops must continue to confront the militant group, the outgoing top U.S. general in the ... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/940f2bfd509e743b/id/17511550/ Fri, 05 Sep 2008 12:47:05 -0400 The Star http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/940f2bfd509e743b/id/17511550/ BAGHDAD — The notorious Abu Ghraib prison is getting a facelift: work to reopen the facility and construct a museum documenting Saddam Hussein’s crimes — but not the abuses committed there by U.... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/940f2bfd509e743b/id/17511577/ Fri, 05 Sep 2008 13:05:20 -0400 The Register-Guard http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/940f2bfd509e743b/id/17511577/ By Tabassum ZakariaKIEV (Reuters) - U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney appealed to Ukraine's divided leaders on Friday to unite and forge closer links with the West, pledging Washington's support for Kie... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/940f2bfd509e743b/id/17511574/ Fri, 05 Sep 2008 12:25:03 -0400 Swiss Info http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/940f2bfd509e743b/id/17511574/ ANKARA - Turkey's President Abdullah Gul goes to Armenia Saturday to watch a football match, becoming the first Turkish head of state to visit Armenia. He will join his counterpart Serge Sarkissian i... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/940f2bfd509e743b/id/17511849/ Fri, 05 Sep 2008 12:18:41 -0400 Middle East Online http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/940f2bfd509e743b/id/17511849/ Army Gen. David Petraeus, seen in this August 6, 2008 photo, has recommended that President Bush postpone sharp troop cuts in Iraq until next year. The White House said Bush is considering the advice. http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/940f2bfd509e743b/id/17511591/ Fri, 05 Sep 2008 12:35:41 -0400 Los Angeles Times http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/940f2bfd509e743b/id/17511591/ TRIPOLI - The oil market is starting to suffer from oversupply, the Libyan National Oil Corporation (NOC) chairman said on Friday, days before a key OPEC meeting on crude output levels. "The market i... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/940f2bfd509e743b/id/17511850/ Fri, 05 Sep 2008 12:18:40 -0400 Middle East Online http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/940f2bfd509e743b/id/17511850/ WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Iraqi government has asked for information about buying 36 F-16 fighter aircraft built by Lockheed Martin Corp, the U.S. Defense Department said Friday. http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/940f2bfd509e743b/id/17511548/ Fri, 05 Sep 2008 12:37:06 -0400 Reuters http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/940f2bfd509e743b/id/17511548/ [JURIST] The hearings for two US soldiers charged in connection with the death of an Iraqi detainee have been scheduled for September 11 and 20, representatives of the US military http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/940f2bfd509e743b/id/17511588/ Fri, 05 Sep 2008 12:34:20 -0400 Jurist http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/940f2bfd509e743b/id/17511588/ Lebanese soldiers on patrol in the northern city of Tripoli following sectarian clahes in July 2008. Lebanon's ruling bloc has accused Damascus of "flagrant interference" in its affairs after the Syri... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/940f2bfd509e743b/id/17511857/ Fri, 05 Sep 2008 12:18:12 -0400 Middle East Times http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/940f2bfd509e743b/id/17511857/ AMMAN -- With the U.S. presidential elections just two months away, many Arabs and Muslims are increasingly worried that a victory for another conservative Republican administration will exacerbate th... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/940f2bfd509e743b/id/17511717/ Fri, 05 Sep 2008 12:18:09 -0400 Middle East Times http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/940f2bfd509e743b/id/17511717/ Ramallah - The official Palestine Broadcasting Corporation (PBC) has cancelled the airing scheduled for this week of a new soap series, Matabb (Arabic for "speed bump"). Producer Fareed Majari confirm... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/940f2bfd509e743b/id/17511428/ Fri, 05 Sep 2008 12:54:19 -0400 Earth Times http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/940f2bfd509e743b/id/17511428/ AVIGNON, France (Reuters) - France is looking at the possibility of sending a European Union mission to help security in the Palestinian territories, diplomats said on Friday before a meeting of the b... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/940f2bfd509e743b/id/17511844/ Fri, 05 Sep 2008 12:46:50 -0400 The Star http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/940f2bfd509e743b/id/17511844/ KALANDIA, West Bank - Hundreds of Palestinians hurled rocks at Israeli soldiers in the occupied West Bank after the army blocked them from attending Friday prayers at the al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem, ... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/940f2bfd509e743b/id/17511846/ Fri, 05 Sep 2008 12:16:51 -0400 Khaleej Times http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/940f2bfd509e743b/id/17511846/ MORE INFORMATION: For further information, contact Mariwan Hama-Saeed (x104) at CPJ, 330 Seventh Ave., New York, NY 10001, U.S.A., tel: +1 212 465 1004, fax: +1 212 465 9568, e-mail: http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/940f2bfd509e743b/id/17511858/ Fri, 05 Sep 2008 12:57:42 -0400 IFEX http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/940f2bfd509e743b/id/17511858/ There was tight security in Jerusalem for the first Friday prayers of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. Robert Berger filed this VOA report from the Old City of Jerusalem. http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/940f2bfd509e743b/id/17511859/ Fri, 05 Sep 2008 13:12:14 -0400 VOA http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/940f2bfd509e743b/id/17511859/ An Iraqi Police Source Told Iraq Independent News Agency The Voice Of Iraq That Advisor Abdul Amir Was Attacked While Driving His Car In Zayouna To The East Of Baghdad Today. The Assailants Used Sile... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/940f2bfd509e743b/id/17510455/ Fri, 05 Sep 2008 12:31:22 -0400 Bahrain News Agency http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/940f2bfd509e743b/id/17510455/ Iraq's envoy to Jordan says Baghdad will send planes and buses to bring home 520 Iraqis who fled to Jordan after the US-led invasion in 2003. http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/940f2bfd509e743b/id/17511558/ Fri, 05 Sep 2008 12:13:55 -0400 Gadsden Times http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/940f2bfd509e743b/id/17511558/ Iran Director of Special Orders Department of Russia armaments state company "Abarounexport" underlined continuation of technical and military cooperation with Iran. According to the Ria-Novosti, Mikh... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/940f2bfd509e743b/id/17511845/ Fri, 05 Sep 2008 13:13:08 -0400 IRNA http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/940f2bfd509e743b/id/17511845/ Jerusalem (CNSNews.com) – An Iranian political scientist said Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) would be better for Americans because he is “highly educated and ... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/940f2bfd509e743b/id/17511118/ Fri, 05 Sep 2008 12:52:53 -0400 CNS News http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/940f2bfd509e743b/id/17511118/ , says the surveillance worried senior U.S. officials, the newspaper wrote. "We know everything he says," according to one source quoted by Woodward discussing a spying operation that also targeted ... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/940f2bfd509e743b/id/17511546/ Fri, 05 Sep 2008 12:04:28 -0400 Morning Star http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/940f2bfd509e743b/id/17511546/ TEHRAN, Iran — A bill that would allow Iranian men to take additional wives without the consent of their first wife has angered women and the country’s top justice official, who say it would under... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/940f2bfd509e743b/id/17511852/ Fri, 05 Sep 2008 13:05:26 -0400 The Register-Guard http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/940f2bfd509e743b/id/17511852/ 5 September 2008 The trial of 49 people before an emergency court for alleged involvement in the violent protests of 6 April 2008 in the city of Mahalla is due to resume on 6 September. Amnesty Int... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/940f2bfd509e743b/id/17511715/ Fri, 05 Sep 2008 12:07:37 -0400 Amnesty International http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/940f2bfd509e743b/id/17511715/ WASHINGTON — President Bush “rarely was the voice of realism” on the Iraq war and “too often failed to lead,” according to a new book by Bob Woodward examining how the president handled the ... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/940f2bfd509e743b/id/17511575/ Fri, 05 Sep 2008 13:05:52 -0400 The Register-Guard http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/940f2bfd509e743b/id/17511575/ Iran has dismissed as baseless remarks by French President Nicolas Sarkozy (pictured) that Tehran was pursuing its controversial nuclear programme for military purposes. (AFP Awad Awad) http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/940f2bfd509e743b/id/17511855/ Fri, 05 Sep 2008 12:18:14 -0400 Middle East Times http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/940f2bfd509e743b/id/17511855/ TEHRAN, September 5 (RIA Novosti) - Iran does not aim to possess nuclear weapons, a spokesman for the Islamic Republic said Friday. "There is no place for nuclear weapons in Iran's defense doctrine," ... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/940f2bfd509e743b/id/17511841/ Fri, 05 Sep 2008 12:01:51 -0400 Russian Information Agency http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/940f2bfd509e743b/id/17511841/ MOSCOW, September 5 (RIA Novosti) - Russia has agreed to buy Oman's 7% stake in the Caspian Pipeline Consortium, a deputy energy minister said on Friday."We have accepted the proposal to buy all the 7... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/940f2bfd509e743b/id/17511791/ Fri, 05 Sep 2008 12:01:39 -0400 Russian Information Agency http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/940f2bfd509e743b/id/17511791/ "The governments of the two countries are negotiating now to reach a deal to exchange Ukrainian wheat for Egyptian natural gas which will be exported through a pipeline which passes through Syria and ... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/940f2bfd509e743b/id/17506160/ Fri, 05 Sep 2008 09:42:56 -0400 Arabian Business http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/940f2bfd509e743b/id/17506160/ The company, which is part owned by two Kuwaiti funds following its sale by Ford last year, said the 7,000 vehicles expected to be produced this year could be sold, but it would have to "work harder" ... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/940f2bfd509e743b/id/17506593/ Fri, 05 Sep 2008 09:42:57 -0400 Arabian Business http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/940f2bfd509e743b/id/17506593/ DUBAI: Al-Qaida has released a video featuring a senior commander who was rumoured to have been killed in Pakistan in July, threatening more attacks against Denmark after a suicide bombing on its e... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/940f2bfd509e743b/id/17507273/ Fri, 05 Sep 2008 09:41:03 -0400 Times of India http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/940f2bfd509e743b/id/17507273/ France, currently the president of the European Union is considering the possibility of sending a European Union mission to help security in the Palestinian territories, diplomats said on Friday befor... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/940f2bfd509e743b/id/17505843/ Fri, 05 Sep 2008 09:56:55 -0400 Haaretz http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/940f2bfd509e743b/id/17505843/ Tel Aviv: Israel has allowed the shipment of at least 1,000 rifles and tens of thousands of bullets to reach Palestinians through Jordan, an official said on Friday. The official, speaking on conditio... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/940f2bfd509e743b/id/17507146/ Fri, 05 Sep 2008 09:23:16 -0400 Gulf News http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/940f2bfd509e743b/id/17507146/ The United Nations on Friday launched a bid to designate Iraq's famed marshlands, which were ravaged by Saddam Hussein, a World Heritage site after a four-year restoration project. The swampy southern... http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/940f2bfd509e743b/id/17507010/ Fri, 05 Sep 2008 09:02:46 -0400 Breitbart http://story.middleeaststar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/940f2bfd509e743b/id/17507010/