Iraq weekend in review...

Where to begin...First, four humanitarian aid workers, including two Canadians, one Brit, and possibly one American have been confirmed kidnapped. No demands have been made yet regarding their release.Further, Iraqi President Jalal Talabani reported today that armed...

Air Show closes with US $21.3 billion sales tally (AME Info)

As the curtain came down on Dubai 2005 - the ninth international aerospace exhibition - the declared on-site order sales tally from the show reached US $21.3 billion, the highest ever in the event's history.

500 latest automobile models to go on display at Dubai Motor Show (AME Info)

The 8th Middle East International Motor Show 2005, the premier biennial event for automobiles and aftermarket sectors scheduled to take place from December 12 to 16, 2005 at the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre, is sold out, organizers Dubai World Trade...

Iran President: Charge Bush for War Crimes

George Bush's lack of political capital outside of the US is beginning to hurt America militarily.  This week, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad threw back US accusations about their use of nuclear power with his own charges:"You, who have used nuclear weapons against innocent...

Jordan King Urges War Against Militancy (AP)

AP - Jordan's King Abdullah II appointed a new prime minister Thursday and urged him to launch an all-out war against Islamic militancy in the wake of the deadly triple hotel bombings earlier this month.

Islamists in protest over Egypt polls (Gulf Times)

CAIRO: At least three thousand supporters of Egypt’s banned but tolerated Muslim Brotherhood staged a demonstration yesterday outside a Cairo mosque to protest against the “rigged” results of the parliamentary vote.

Kuwait Flamingo Has Deadly Bird-Flu Strain (AP via Yahoo! News)

A flamingo found on a Kuwaiti beach had the strain of bird flu that has devastated poultry stocks and killed more than 60 people in Asia — the first known case of the deadly bird flu in the Arab world.

Bush warns Syria to work with UN - Yahoo! News

TOBYHANNA, Pennsylvania (Reuters) - President George W. Bush on Friday called on Syria to fully cooperate with a U.N. inquiry into the killing of a former Lebanese prime minister and to stop trying to "intimidate and destabilize" the Lebanese government.

The ongoing occupation

THE LAVISH praise Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon received for his Gaza “disengagement” plan was enough for one Israeli journalist to call him “the most warmly courted, popular new star” that “the world’s red carpets are waiting for.” The compliments may...