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The Israeli government will remove references to what Palestinians call the "catastrophe" of Israel's creation from textbooks for Arab schoolchildren, the education minister said Wednesday.
A new report by over 100 independent intellectuals and scholars from Arab countries blames political, economic, social and environmental problems for undermining the lives and freedom of Arabs — coupled with the region's vulnerability to outside intervention.
Brazilian authorities detained an Arab who ran a Web site forum that authorities initially suspected could be linked to terrorists and included anti-American statements in Arabic, a prosecutor said Tuesday night.
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez tried Tuesday to court Arab support for another swipe at America as its economy stumbles: a proposal for a new, oil-backed currency to challenge the global prominence of the dollar.
The U.N. chief confronted Sudan's embattled president Monday with demands to allow the return of expelled aid groups to Darfur — and was met with a defiant response as Arab leaders rallied to his side to formally reject international war crime charges against him.
Lebanese dancers, a Shakespeare production from Kuwait portraying Saddam Hussein as "Richard III" and incredible wedding dresses from the Arab world are showcased in an unprecedented arts festival opening at the Kennedy Center.
Gaza overshadowed an Arab economic summit aimed at promoting regional development, with Arab leaders pledging to help rebuild the impoverished Palestinian territory while decrying the lack of unity that had undercut economic growth in the region.
Iraqis and other Arabs erupted in glee Monday at the shoe attack on George W. Bush. Far from a joke, many in the Mideast saw the act by an Iraqi journalist as heroic, expressing the deep, personal contempt many feel for the American leader they blame for years of bloodshed, chaos and the suffering of civilians.
Iran on Tuesday banned the Tehran bureau chief for the Saudi-owned Al-Arabiya news channel and told him to leave the country as soon as possible, the network said.
Dunkin’ Donuts has pulled an online advertisement featuring Rachael Ray after complaints that a fringed black-and-white scarf that the celebrity chef wore in the ad offers symbolic support for Muslim extremism and terrorism.
South Korea and a group of governments from the Middle East and Africa agreed to launch a cooperative organization Monday aimed at enhancing political, cultural and economic ties, officials said.
Arab foreign ministers failed to overcome their sharp differences in preparatory talks Thursday to an Arab League summit.
Arab governments have adopted new rules meant to rein in satellite television talk shows that have become forums for rollicking criticisms of Arab regimes and discussions of taboo topics.
Egypt was meant to be a test case for President Bush's push for greater democracy in the Middle East. But stalled reforms and bitterness over the jailing of hundreds of dissidents are haunting his visit here Wednesday.
Guggenheim Museum officials haven't addressed concerns about the treatment of workers who will build a branch in the United Arab Emirates, which has had a surge of labor unrest in recent weeks, a human rights organization says.
The young Israeli is a volunteer working with severely disabled children. He helps them to eat, dress, go to the bathroom. For this, he says, he has been branded a traitor.
President Bush denied in an interview with Arab television that the U.S. is gearing up to attack Iran and said he remains committed to working diplomatically to resolve the standoff with Tehran over its nuclear program.
Israel's Education Ministry said Sunday it was offering a new textbook for Arab third-graders acknowledging for the first time that the creation of the Jewish state was a tragedy for Palestinians.
Seventy percent of foreign insurgents arrested in Iraq came from Persian Gulf countries via Syria where they were provided with forged passports, an Iraqi intelligence officer said in a published report Wednesday.
Ending months of secrecy, Israeli police disclosed explosive accusations of espionage and treason Wednesday against a former Arab Israeli lawmaker who has fled the country — a case that has fueled suspicions between Israel's Jews and Arabs.
On the face of it, it's what the Jewish state has been yearning for ever since its founding nearly 60 years ago: full acceptance by its Arab neighbors.
Arab leaders pushed ahead Thursday with plans to develop nuclear programs, even as they warned of a possible Middle East nuclear arms race created by their powerful rivals Israel and Iran.
Tens of thousands of Shiites, some burning U.S. flags and chanting "Death to Israel," thronged a Baghdad slum in support of Hezbollah Friday as protests surged against the Lebanon fighting in several Mideast nations.
Jordan's king warned the United States and Israel Thursday that the fighting in Lebanon has weakened moderates across the Mideast.
On his first major trip in office, Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki received a red-carpet welcome from his Persian Gulf neighbors, hugged and dined by a king, emirs and sheiks. But behind the scenes, the leaders made clear they will help his new government only if he takes additional steps to reach out to Iraqi Sunnis.
BBC News - United Arab Emirates footballer Saad dies at trainingA striker with the national United Arab Emirates football team has died of a heart attack suffered during a club training session. Salem Saad, 31, collapsed while training with his club Al Nasr and could not be revived in hospital.
Jewish Israeli Gilad Atzmon:"Britain must de-Zionise Itself Immediately", block Zionist lobbyUK Jewish Israeli-origin musician and writer Gilad Atzmon exposes the power of the Zionist Lobby in the UK: "In order to reclaim sovereignty and dignity, Britain must de-Zionise itself immediately."
CAIR: US seizure of 4 Mosques over Alleged Iran Ties Threatens Religious FreedomUS seizure of 4 mosques and a New York skyscraper belonging to a non-profit foundation with alleged financial ties to Iran. CAIR warns that the seizure of places of worship may have First Amendment implications.
François Houtart & Abdul Sattar Edhi share 2009 UNESCO Tolerance, Non-violence PrizeProfessor François Houtart (Belgium, President of the Brussells Tribunal on Iraq) and Abdul Sattar Edhi (Pakistan) are to share 2009 UNESCO-Madanjeet Singh Prize for the Promotion of Tolerance and Non-Violence.
American Palestinian Dr Elias Akleh writes on Israel's Piracy, 1967 USS Liberty attack ... Dr Elias Akleh: " In June 8th 1967 during the Six-Day War Israeli planes and torpedo boats attacked the American USS Liberty ship while in international waters with the full knowledge of its identity killing 34 crew members..."
Army major and doctor Nidal Malik Hassan murdered 13 people and wounded over 30 at Fort Hood Texas last week.. He was shot and stopped by two civilian Fort Hood policemen. He is now in a hospital being treated for his injuries and under heavy guard.
Illiteracy in Arab world growing: ReportA report on knowledge, released at the Arab Strategy Forum on Wednesday, warned of large-scale illiteracy in the Arab world.
One Wall Falls, Another RisesThe day when the Wall came down in Berlin, I and many other advocates for liberty in the greater Middle East hoped to see the wave of liberation hit our shores too.
Racist Zionist settlers block firefighters attempting to get to a burning Palestinian home"Israeli settlers residing in illegal outposts in the heart of Hebron obstructed the work of Palestinian fire fighters on Wednesday night, as crews attempted to access a burning building owned by a Palestinian family."
Hezbollah gears up for new war with IsraelHezbollah is rapidly rearming in preparation for a new conflict with Israel, fearing that Benjamin Netanyahu's government will attack Lebanon again prior to any assault on Iran's nuclear facilities. Last week, Israeli commandos seized a ship in the Mediterranean loaded with almo …
Pro-US, pro-Zionist Australia refuses to support Goldstone Report at UN General AssemblyAustralia has voted against the endorsement by the UN General Assembly of the Goldstone Report on Israeli war crimes in Gaza. Jewish South African Richard Goldstone is an eminent human rights lawyer and judge.
The murderer was an army major, a psychiatrist, a Muslim, born in Virginia. At this time 13 people are dead, 31, including the shooter,, are wounded. The investigation is ongoing. Who or what is at fault? How could it have been prevented? Can future events be prevented.
Venezuela President Hugo Chavez accuses State of Israel of Palestinian GenocideHC re Gaza: "The question is not whether the Israelis want to exterminate the Palestinians. They're doing it openly ...What was it if not genocide? ... The Israelis were looking for an excuse to exterminate the Palestinians."
UN General Assembly endorses Goldstone Report on Israeli et al Gaza atrocitiesThe UN General Assembly approved on Thursday an Arab-backed resolution endorsing the Goldstone Report. 114 nations voted in favor of the resolution and 18 voted against it, with 44 members abstaining.
Top 10: Hottest Women From The Arab WorldIn our ongoing efforts to catalog the sexiest women on earth, it's been brought to our attention that there is one part of the world AskMen.com has largely ignored: the Arab World.
Clinton Seeks to Calm Arabs Over Settlement Dispute (Update1) - Bloomberg.comSecretary of State Hillary Clinton has scheduled a meeting with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak in Cairo in two days as she tries to temper Arab criticism of her praise for Israel's offer to restrict West Bank settlements.
Israelis and Obama Obama is not popular in Israel because he is serious about peace.
Ahmadinejad:"Why is the Holocaust used as pretext to occupy the lands of other people?"In this interview with Newsweek Ahmadinejad clearly does not dispute the Jewish Holocaust as part of the 60 million people killed in WW2 but says "Why is the Holocaust used as pretext to occupy the lands of other people?"
Arab Media ManipulationThe Arabs carry on a continuous "war of nerves", cleverly using the press, UN and Western gullibility --or seminal Anti-Seminism--to isolate Israel and weaken it from psychologically from within and without. Here's how.
BBC NEWS | Middle East | Abu Dhabi racing into F1 historyIt has got glitz, it has got glamour, it has got speed and now Formula 1 motor sport has got a brand new circuit in the United Arab Emirates.
Cook on Gaza: Where Is Frederick Douglass? Or The Return of Reverend Jeremiah WrightProf. Bill Cook & Frederick Douglass (1852) re US under war-maker Obama : "There is not a nation on the earth guilty of practices, more shocking and bloody than are the people of these United States, at this very hour." "
1st anniversary of the International Jewish Anti-Zionist Network (IJAN) vs ethnic cleansingOn 1st anniversary of the International Jewish Anti-Zionist Network, IJAN remembers the anniversary of Sabra and Shatila and over 61 years of Palestinian struggle against Zionist ethnic cleansing (Genocide).
Palestinians should accept Israel as a Jewish stateWe ask the Palestinians to finally do what they have refused to do for 62 years: Say yes to a Jewish state. As simple, as clear, as elementary as that.
The Religious Sources of Islamic TerrorismModern international Islamist terrorism is a natural offshoot of twentieth-century Islamic fundamentalism.
BBC NEWS | Middle East | Israelis mark Emirates flag debutAs analysts warn of growing diplomatic isolation, Israel has marked a small achievement this week, its flag's debut appearance in an Arab state. Israeli delegates attended a meeting on renewable energy in Abu Dhabi with the flag on their table and lapel badges.
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