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US looks set to offer Israel powerful new radar - U.S. Daily

Sat, 10 May 2008 11:40 GMT

US looks set to offer Israel powerful new radar
U.S. Daily, ca - 10 minutes ago
2 issue" on Bush's agenda for the visit, second only to the Middle East peace process, said Rep. Mark Kirk, an Illinois Republican who has spearheaded calls ...

Sound Authors Radio Show Announces May 9th, 2008 Show Lineup - PR-CANADA.net (press release)

Sat, 10 May 2008 11:40 GMT

Sound Authors Radio Show Announces May 9th, 2008 Show Lineup
PR-CANADA.net (press release), Montenegro - 10 minutes ago
He is a Structural Engineer with forty years experience in England, The Middle East, The United States and The West Indies and he has been an engineering ...

US looks set to offer Israel powerful new radar - Reuters India

Sat, 10 May 2008 11:39 GMT

US looks set to offer Israel powerful new radar
Reuters India, India - 11 minutes ago
2 issue" on Bush's agenda for the visit, second only to the Middle East peace process, said Rep. Mark Kirk, an Illinois Republican who has spearheaded calls ...

US looks set to offer Israel powerful new radar - International Herald Tribune

Sat, 10 May 2008 11:38 GMT

US looks set to offer Israel powerful new radar
International Herald Tribune, France - 12 minutes ago
2 issue" on Bush's agenda for the visit, second only to the Middle East peace process, said Rep. Mark Kirk, an Illinois Republican who has spearheaded calls ...

The Holocaust of the Resistance - Asharq Alawsat

Sat, 10 May 2008 11:38 GMT

The Holocaust of the Resistance
Asharq Alawsat, UK - 12 minutes ago
This initiative, in the words of Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud al Faisal, emerged as the Middle East was being further dragged into a quagmire of ...

NEANDERTHALS NOT OUR KIND, DEAR - SanFranciscoSentinel.com

Sat, 10 May 2008 11:38 GMT

NEANDERTHALS NOT OUR KIND, DEAR
SanFranciscoSentinel.com, CA - 12 minutes ago
The squat, low-browed Neanderthals lived in parts of Europe, Central Asia and the Middle East for around 170000 but traces of them disappear some 28000 ...

US looks set to offer Israel powerful new radar - Forbes

Sat, 10 May 2008 11:37 GMT

US looks set to offer Israel powerful new radar
Forbes, NY - 13 minutes ago
2 issue" on Bush's agenda for the visit, second only to the Middle East peace process, said Rep. Mark Kirk, an Illinois Republican who has spearheaded calls ...

Police: 2 killed in Beirut shooting after Hezbollah takeover - OneNewsNow

Sat, 10 May 2008 11:35 GMT

Police: 2 killed in Beirut shooting after Hezbollah takeover
OneNewsNow, MS - 15 minutes ago
But Hezbollah's show of military power was certain to both strengthen its own political position in Lebanon and deeply worry a Middle East and Western world ...

Iran and Egypt are closely linked: Khatami - MehrNews.com

Sat, 10 May 2008 11:35 GMT

Iran and Egypt are closely linked: Khatami
MehrNews.com, Iran - 15 minutes ago
Khatami said considering the status of Iran and Egypt in the Islamic world and the Middle East and also the proximity of the two nations make it imperative ...

IT training courses can really turn lives around - Sunday Herald

Sat, 10 May 2008 11:34 GMT

IT training courses can really turn lives around
Sunday Herald, UK - 16 minutes ago
Since the programme's inception in 1997, almost 250000 people have graduated in Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Latin America, with Cisco so far ...

Police: 2 killed in Beirut shooting after Hezbollah takeover - Orangeburg Times Democrat

Sat, 10 May 2008 10:00 GMT

Police: 2 killed in Beirut shooting after Hezbollah takeover
Orangeburg Times Democrat, SC - 11 minutes ago
But Hezbollah's show of military power was certain to both strengthen its own political position in Lebanon and deeply worry a Middle East and Western world ...

Police: 2 killed in Beirut shooting after Hezbollah takeover - North County Times

Sat, 10 May 2008 09:59 GMT

Police: 2 killed in Beirut shooting after Hezbollah takeover
North County Times, CA - 13 minutes ago
But Hezbollah's show of military power was certain to both strengthen its own political position in Lebanon and deeply worry a Middle East and Western world ...

Lebanese prime minister calls on Hezbollah to disarm - Charleston Gazette

Sat, 10 May 2008 09:55 GMT

Lebanese prime minister calls on Hezbollah to disarm
Charleston Gazette, WV - 17 minutes ago
But Hezbollah's show of military power was certain to both strengthen its own political position in Lebanon and deeply worry a Middle East and Western world ...

Police: 2 killed In Beirut Shooting After Hezbollah Takeover - MyFox Phoenix

Sat, 10 May 2008 09:50 GMT

Police: 2 killed In Beirut Shooting After Hezbollah Takeover
MyFox Phoenix, AZ - 22 minutes ago
But Hezbollah's show of military power was certain to both strengthen its own political position in Lebanon and deeply worry a Middle East and Western world ...

F1 looks to booming economies for future teams - Zee News

Sat, 10 May 2008 09:50 GMT

F1 looks to booming economies for future teams
Zee News, India - 22 minutes ago
... with India expected to host a race in 2010 after Abu Dhabi becomes the second race in the Middle East next season and Singapore debuts this year. ...

Fixers Said Hillary Key in Pardon Deal - CounterPunch

Sat, 10 May 2008 09:48 GMT

Fixers Said Hillary Key in Pardon Deal
CounterPunch, CA - 23 minutes ago
... price for its loyalty to Washington: polls have shown that a majority of the Salvadoran people oppose their country’s troop presence in the Middle East. ...

Venezuela and China boost ties with refinery deal - Forbes

Sat, 10 May 2008 09:46 GMT

Venezuela and China boost ties with refinery deal
Forbes, NY - 26 minutes ago
... with oil produced from the Junin 4 block of the vast Orinoco heavy crude belt, which holds some of the largest oil reserves outside the Middle East. ...

Book Burning - MidEastYouth.com

Sat, 10 May 2008 09:38 GMT

Book Burning
MidEastYouth.com - 34 minutes ago
This early book-burning of primitive Muslims paved the way for 1400 years of darkness and backwardness in the Middle East. Muslim invaders arrived with ...

Lebanese prime minister calls on Hezbollah to disarm - Daily Mail - Charleston

Sat, 10 May 2008 09:38 GMT

Lebanese prime minister calls on Hezbollah to disarm
Daily Mail - Charleston, WV - 34 minutes ago
But Hezbollah's show of military power was certain to both strengthen its own political position in Lebanon and deeply worry a Middle East and Western world ...

Lebanese opposition to withdraw gunmen from Beirut streets - BlueRidgeNow.com

Sat, 10 May 2008 09:37 GMT

Lebanese opposition to withdraw gunmen from Beirut streets
BlueRidgeNow.com, NC - 35 minutes ago
But Hezbollah's show of military power was certain to both strengthen its own political position in Lebanon and deeply worry a Middle East and Western world ...

FAYETTEVILLE : Field of study tells all in job prospects - Arkansas Democrat Gazette

Sat, 10 May 2008 05:27 GMT

FAYETTEVILLE : Field of study tells all in job prospects
Arkansas Democrat Gazette, AR - 7 minutes ago
... of Arkansas counseling fellow students at the Career Development Center as he finished degrees in international relations and Middle East studies. ...

Past, present and future - Emirates Business 24/7

Sat, 10 May 2008 05:24 GMT

Past, present and future
Emirates Business 24/7, United Arab Emirates - 9 minutes ago
It is regions such as the Middle East that are positioned to benefit the most from the advantages such an evolution has in store. ...

* Hezbollah tightens control of Beirut - ReliefWeb (press release)

Sat, 10 May 2008 05:17 GMT

* Hezbollah tightens control of Beirut
ReliefWeb (press release), Switzerland - 17 minutes ago
... of the Middle East in the aftermath of its civil war, although the sectarian political system that contributed to the war has remained mostly intact. ...

World's largest reinsurance company launched - Daily News & Analysis

Sat, 10 May 2008 05:13 GMT

World's largest reinsurance company launched
Daily News & Analysis, India - 21 minutes ago
"The joint venture comes at a time when the Middle East's retakaful market is expanding," said executive chairman of Dubai Group Soud Ba'alawy. ...

Hezbollah tightens grip of Beirut - stv.tv

Sat, 10 May 2008 05:12 GMT

Hezbollah tightens grip of Beirut
stv.tv, UK - 22 minutes ago
... centre of the Middle East in the aftermath of its civil war, although the sectarian political system that contributed to the war has remained mostly intact.

Dubai Duty Free wins best shopping award - Trade Arabia

Sat, 10 May 2008 05:09 GMT

Dubai Duty Free wins best shopping award
Trade Arabia, Bahrain - 24 minutes ago
Dubai Duty Free was presented with the award for ‘Best Duty Free Shopping’ for the seventh consecutive year at the Business Traveller Middle East awards ...

Plus Properties acquires $80m Ajman plots - Trade Arabia

Sat, 10 May 2008 05:09 GMT

Plus Properties acquires $80m Ajman plots
Trade Arabia, Bahrain - 25 minutes ago
Plus Properties, a leading real estate developer in the Middle East, has acquired $80 million worth prime property in the flourishing emirate of Ajman by ...

Sri Lanka to open head office in Dubai - Trade Arabia

Sat, 10 May 2008 05:09 GMT

Sri Lanka to open head office in Dubai
Trade Arabia, Bahrain - 25 minutes ago
The Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau (SLTPB) has selected Dubai as the base for its Middle East headquarters as part of its efforts to consolidate on the ...

An Average Joe for President - Intellectual Conservative

Sat, 10 May 2008 05:08 GMT

An Average Joe for President
Intellectual Conservative, AZ - 26 minutes ago
Frustrated kids in the Middle East join terrorist cells.” Joe will distribute foreign aid more evenly to develop the world’s needy countries, ...

Planners return from Iraq; another will leave for National Guard - Benton County Daily Record

Sat, 10 May 2008 05:08 GMT

Planners return from Iraq; another will leave for National Guard
Benton County Daily Record, AR - 26 minutes ago
They were headed to the Middle East, while their families, friends and co-workers remained here. Galloway, Bentonville's director of community development, ...

Solana: ‘Israel will always be a key strategic partner for the EU’ - European Jewish Press

Sat, 10 May 2008 03:21 GMT

Solana: ‘Israel will always be a key strategic partner for the EU’
European Jewish Press, Belgium - 11 minutes ago
The EU diplomat, who made several trips to the Middle East in the last months, also stressed that Israel and the Palestinians should not lose sight of the ...

Reuters Middle East Highlights 0900 GMT May 10 - guardian.co.uk

Sat, 10 May 2008 03:21 GMT

Reuters Middle East Highlights 0900 GMT May 10
guardian.co.uk, UK - 11 minutes ago
BEIRUT - The Shi'ite movement Hezbollah tightened its control of the Lebanese capital on Saturday in a show of force after it routed gunmen loyal to the ...

Mariah Carey cancels Dubai - Boston Globe

Sat, 10 May 2008 03:20 GMT

Mariah Carey cancels Dubai
Boston Globe, United States - 12 minutes ago
She last performed in the Middle East country in 2004, after a rumoured concert in 2003 failed to take place. 'Glamorous' singer Fergie was due to perform ...

Atlas Labs targets Rs 500 cr sales in five years - Moneycontrol.com

Sat, 10 May 2008 03:20 GMT

Atlas Labs targets Rs 500 cr sales in five years
Moneycontrol.com, India - 13 minutes ago
Ashwin will start by pushing Atlas’ products to Africa, the Middle East and CIS countries. “The next thing is exports. So, we will be receiving our WHO ...

Earnings Calls: Rowan Companies First Quarter Earnings Call - 123Jump.com

Sat, 10 May 2008 03:19 GMT

Earnings Calls: Rowan Companies First Quarter Earnings Call
123Jump.com, FL - 14 minutes ago
The management is aggressively pursuing long term opportunities for these rigs worldwide with particular focus on the Middle East, North Sea, West Africa, ...

Rowan Companies First Quarter Earnings Call - 123Jump.com

Sat, 10 May 2008 03:19 GMT

Rowan Companies First Quarter Earnings Call
123Jump.com, FL - 14 minutes ago
The management is aggressively pursuing long term opportunities for these rigs worldwide with particular focus on the Middle East, North Sea, West Africa, ...

War birds battle nature for clear skies over base - Chicago Tribune

Sat, 10 May 2008 03:17 GMT

War birds battle nature for clear skies over base
Chicago Tribune, United States - 16 minutes ago
A plane ferrying troops returning from the Middle East had just passed through Langley. Soon after the plane departed, Air Force personnel found a dead bird ...

F1 looks to new economies for future teams - autosport.com

Sat, 10 May 2008 03:09 GMT

F1 looks to new economies for future teams
autosport.com, UK - 23 minutes ago
... with India expected to host a race in 2010 after Abu Dhabi becomes the second race in the Middle East next season and Singapore debuts this year. ...

Namibia Hits Political Target; Mothers Need Help - Women's eNews

Sat, 10 May 2008 03:08 GMT

Namibia Hits Political Target; Mothers Need Help
Women's eNews, NY - 24 minutes ago
Among other things the cycling event highlights women's role in building the conditions for peace in the Middle East. About 2 million Iraqis have fled to ...

Mercedes-Benz up 34% in April - AME Info

Sat, 10 May 2008 02:02 GMT

Mercedes-Benz up 34% in April
AME Info, United Arab Emirates - 6 minutes ago
Mercedes-Benz Middle East & Levant said its retail sales in April has reached 34% over the same month in 2007.The month's sales has made its first four ...

Porter Novelli Brings in Veteran Broadcast Journo - RedOrbit

Sat, 10 May 2008 02:02 GMT

Porter Novelli Brings in Veteran Broadcast Journo
RedOrbit, TX - 6 minutes ago
Lee has spent 18 years in international broadcast journalism, reporting from the Middle East, Russia and the former Soviet Union, Iraq, Afghanistan and the ...

India Finalizes diesel Deal With Iran - Alalam News Network

Sat, 10 May 2008 02:01 GMT

India Finalizes diesel Deal With Iran
Alalam News Network, Iran - 7 minutes ago
He said MRPL will supply diesel at a premium of $4.40 a ton to Middle East Persian Gulf quotes. The premium is slightly less than the one achieved by MRPL ...

First lady ever prominent as diplomat - Hinesberg Journal

Sat, 10 May 2008 02:00 GMT

First lady ever prominent as diplomat
Hinesberg Journal, Canada - 8 minutes ago
She showed an outspoken side during trips to Afghanistan and the Middle East in 2005, promoting equal rights for women and delving into regional politics. ...

First lady ever prominent as diplomat - The Benton Crier

Sat, 10 May 2008 01:58 GMT

First lady ever prominent as diplomat
The Benton Crier, IA - 10 minutes ago
She showed an outspoken side during trips to Afghanistan and the Middle East in 2005, promoting equal rights for women and delving into regional politics. ...

‘Synergy’ – an exhibition of artworks by CS Lawrence - Malta Independent Online

Sat, 10 May 2008 01:56 GMT

‘Synergy’ – an exhibition of artworks by CS Lawrence
Malta Independent Online, Malta - 11 minutes ago
CS Lawrence is a Maltese-born artist whose life spent in Africa and the Middle East is reflected in her art, where her highly original contemporary style ...

First lady ever prominent as diplomat - Sky Valley Journal

Sat, 10 May 2008 01:56 GMT

First lady ever prominent as diplomat
Sky Valley Journal, USA - 12 minutes ago
She showed an outspoken side during trips to Afghanistan and the Middle East in 2005, promoting equal rights for women and delving into regional politics. ...

First lady ever prominent as diplomat - Olberlin

Sat, 10 May 2008 01:56 GMT

First lady ever prominent as diplomat
Olberlin, KS - 12 minutes ago
She showed an outspoken side during trips to Afghanistan and the Middle East in 2005, promoting equal rights for women and delving into regional politics. ...

First lady ever prominent as diplomat - White Rock Reviewer

Sat, 10 May 2008 01:56 GMT

First lady ever prominent as diplomat
White Rock Reviewer, SD - 12 minutes ago
She showed an outspoken side during trips to Afghanistan and the Middle East in 2005, promoting equal rights for women and delving into regional politics. ...

First lady ever prominent as diplomat - Westfall Weekly News

Sat, 10 May 2008 01:55 GMT

First lady ever prominent as diplomat
Westfall Weekly News, Canada - 13 minutes ago
She showed an outspoken side during trips to Afghanistan and the Middle East in 2005, promoting equal rights for women and delving into regional politics. ...

Oil price pumps back up - The Dominion Post

Fri, 09 May 2008 20:28 GMT

Oil price pumps back up
The Dominion Post, New Zealand - 6 minutes ago
... said on Thursday he would bring up the subject of oil prices during talks with Saudi leaders during a planned trip to the Middle East from May 8-13. ...