Mediterranean union launched: 43-nation group plans regional projects

Emulating the  European Union model 43 countries in Middle east have come together and formed a Mediterranean Union. Although unlike European countries many of these countries don't have great relations with each other. "French President Nicolas Sarkozy launched a...

Somalia: Pirates demand $1M ransom for 4 Europeans

Somalian captors of  the German couple  & French boat captain have demanded a hefty $1 million ransom for releasing them.  Kidnappings have become a thriving business in Somalia. Highjackers have got huge ransom in the past. " A government minister says...

Malaysian PM calls for more Europeans to study in Asia

"Hanoi (ANTARA News) - Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi has said that European nations should send more students to study in Asia in a bid to help promote cultural understanding and international cooperation.It is the norm for Asia to send its young people to...

Rice hits U.S. 'birth defect'

"Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said yesterday that the United States still has trouble dealing with race because of a national "birth defect" that denied black Americans the opportunities given to whites at the country's very founding."Black Americans were a founding...

BREAKING NEWS: Atlantis to Have Laser Inspection for Damage

" HOUSTON - The crew of Shuttle Atlantis conducted a painstaking laser inspection of the ship's wings Friday, looking for any signs of damage from its trip into space.Launched Thursday after two months of technical...

Christmas - An Ancient Holiday

"The middle of winter has long been a time of celebration around the world. Centuries before the arrival of the man called Jesus, early Europeans celebrated light and birth in the darkest days of winter. Many peoples...

Lab suspends DNA pioneer Watson

"The Nobel Prize-winning DNA pioneer James Watson has been suspended by his research institution in the US. Dr Watson has drawn severe criticism over remarks he made in a British newspaper at the weekend. In the interview, he was quoted as saying Africans were less...

Saddam Was Ready To Accept Exile

Bush could have gotten rid of Saddam for a billion dollars and safe exile?  Sounds like a bargain compared to the staggering financial and human costs of the Iraq war to date, not to mention the future costs of...

Obama the Interventionist by Robert Kagan

 Never in a million years did I ever expect Obama to be endorsed by the Neocons, and Kagan is one of its chiefs.  I view Obama as being more of a Truman Democrat.  "Obama's speech at the Chicago Council on Global Affairs last week was pure John Kennedy, without...

Grow Up, Middle East!

    Ahh, indeed well said by a very reputable and credentialed source."August 02, 2007 Grow Up, Middle East! By Victor Davis Hanson Radical Islamists love to scream about the "decadent" West....

Ex-US Official: Key Role Of Germany In Likely War Against Iran

Berlin: Dennis Ross, chief of the think tanks "Washington Institute for Near East Policy" and "Institute for Jewish People Policy Planning" sees Germany as the "key" in a likely Iran War. "The vast majority of...

On 9/11, the Middle East was catapulted to the forefront on....

Islam and Christianity: clash of Faiths On 9/11, the Middle East was catapulted to the forefront on news programs around the world. Suddenly, what was happening...

'Migrant Workers' Hotline Set Up

"A phone helpline for migrant workers in the East of England has been set up by the region's development agency. Tens of thousands of migrant workers, particularly from Portugal and Poland, have settled in the eastern region. The £86,000 Mobile Europeans Taking Action (META)...

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