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Arab health ministers banned children, the elderly and those with chronic illnesses from attending the annual Muslim pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia this year over fears the mass gathering could speed the spread of swine flu.
Key Arab nations have kept silent about Iran's political upheaval, possibly reluctant to antagonize the powerful nation that sponsors such militant groups as Hezbollah and Hamas.
The Israeli government on Sunday threw out a proposal aimed at minority Arabs to require an oath of loyalty to Israel as a Jewish state or risk losing their citizenship, dealing a blow to the country's ultranationalist foreign minister, who spearheaded the proposal.
More than 40 percent of Israel's Arab citizens say the Holocaust never happened, and barely one half think Israel has a right to exist, according to a survey published Monday. But the academic who directed it said the results were likely more statements of protest than belief.
Jordan's king pressed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday to immediately commit to the establishment of a Palestinian state, as he pursues a sweeping resolution of the Muslim world's conflicts with Israel.
Israel, Syria, Lebanon and other Arab nations would sit down together to try to resolve the Middle East conflict under a new "combined approach" currently under discussion with the U.S., Jordan's king said Wednesday.
Syria's foreign minister praised President Barack Obama's address to the Arab and Islamic world in Turkey, and many Arabs were cheered by the American leader's promises to push for a Palestinian state.
Egypt's president will not be attending a key Arab League summit aimed at ending inter-Arab divisions, sending a minor Cabinet official instead, his foreign minister said Saturday.
When the leaders of Saudi Arabia and Egypt last had Syria's president alone in a room, earlier this month, it was classic "good cop-bad cop."
The Arab League rejected an international arrest warrant for Sudan's president on charges of war crimes in Darfur, and its leader said Qatar has done the same, clearing the way for the beleaguered Sudanese leader to attend an Arab Summit there later this month.
During back-to-back summits in recent days, tiny Qatar displayed some big mood swings.
Kuwait's foreign minister says that Arab countries have lost $2,500 billion in the last four months because of the global financial crisis.
Israel on Monday banned Arab political parties from running in next month's parliamentary elections, drawing accusations of racism by an Arab lawmaker who said he would challenge the decision in the country's Supreme Court.
A rocket exploded a few hundred yards from Mateb Abu Nasr's house, driving home the message that tens of thousands of Israeli Arabs living within range of militant attacks from Gaza are just as vulnerable as their Jewish neighbors.
Egypt's foreign minister said Thursday that Hamas must ensure rocket fire stops in any truce deal to halt Israel's assault on the Gaza Strip, criticizing the Palestinian militants for giving Israel an excuse to launch the bombardment.
Qatar plans to host a reconciliation conference to end the devastating conflict in Sudan's western Darfur region, a Qatari minister announced Tuesday.
The 22-nation Arab League has named a new envoy to Iraq.
Arab foreign ministers are expected to discuss a proposal Saturday calling on Sudan's president to hand over two Darfur war crimes suspects to an international tribunal in an effort to fend off the longtime leader's own prosecution on genocide charges, Arab diplomats said.
An Arab League spokesman says Sudan has asked for an emergency meeting of Arab foreign ministers ahead of the expected indictment of the country's president for genocide and crimes against humanity in Darfur.
Federal prosecutors say a former foreign service officer who threatened employees of an Arab organization has been sentenced to a year in prison.
Hundreds of protesting Israeli Arabs have clashed with police in northern Israel. At least five policemen and six demonstrators are reported injured, including an Arab member of Israel's parliament.
The highway leading to this Arab town in central Israel was lined with blue-and-white Israeli flags Wednesday to mark the country's 60th Independence Day. But no banners fluttered in Kufr Qassem itself.
Islamic and Arab leaders denounced a Dutch film Saturday that portrays Islam as a ticking time bomb aimed at the West, demanding international laws to prevent insults to religions.
Israel's attorney general said Sunday that no police officers will be prosecuted in connection with the killing of 13 Israeli Arabs during anti-government riots in 2000, a decision that angered relatives.
Fouad Ajami: The Arabs Have Stopped Applauding Obama - WSJ.com"Nor was he swayed by the fate of so many "peace plans" that have been floated over so many decades to resolve the fight between Arab and Jew over the land between the River Jordan and the Mediterranean. Where George W.
Mubarak's Virtual Enemies The fate of Arab bloggers and the fate of the Arab world are one and the same. Empower them and the region will prosper; suppress them and the region will continue to languish.
I've now moved into Articles primarily devoted to "Global Indie" Music and Culture, primarily in Eurasia, N Africa, A America, Canada, Mexico, and Australia. There are MANY Genres of Music, and a large amount of other forms of Arts Media, being dismissed here as "merely fringe".
Middle East power shifting to Turkey and Iran Most significantly, Turkey has finally shrugged off the straitjacket of a tight American alliance, grown virtually indifferent to beckoning European Union (EU) membership, and turned its focus toward its former Ottoman neighbors in Asia and the Middle East.
Zionist-Israel Racism Exposed in 50 Steps Both racist Zionist-run Apartheid Israel (under an Irgun terrorist-based Government) and its close friend Apartheid Australia (under an extreme right-wing, racist, pro-coal, pro-war, climate criminal , war criminal, Australian Labor Party Government, aka the Labor Party, Gover …
Jerusalem Planning Over 5,000 New Arab Housing Units"The Jerusalem Municipality is plowing ahead with plans for construction of more than 5,000 housing units in Arab neighborhoods.
Palestine wants UN Approval of IndependenceErekat did not say when Palestinians would go to the United Nations to make the request, only that they would go when they are fully prepared. He said they would consult the United States and other international powers before going to the U.N. Security Council.
The Big Lie: Moslems, Jerusalem and Archaeology, Part 1This article first appeared at aish.com and is the original source of the material. I want to personally thank the wonderful people at aish.com for giving us permission to reprint this important two part article by Rabbi Leibel Reznick.
Judge: State discriminating between Jews, Arabs "Nazareth Juvenile Court acquits teen accused of attempting to sabotage police car during Operation Cast Lead, criticizing State's 'systematic selective enforcement' "
Lloyd Greif: Israel Stands AloneEight months into President Barack Obama's administration, his Middle East peace "road map" is crystal clear. First, he dialed down the pressure on Iran, whose nuclear weapons program presents an existential threat to Israel.
Pro-Israeli Canadian lawyer ejected from UNGuards ejected an accredited Canadian commentator from the United Nations after she denounced a controversial report that focuses heavily on alleged Israeli war crimes.
Clinton Denies Easing Pressure on IsraelMARRAKESH, Morocco — Struggling to stem a chorus of protests from the Arab world, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton reiterated Monday that the Obama administration still wanted Israel to freeze construction of Jewish settlements, even if it regarded Israel's compromis …
Israeli police, Arabs clash near Jerusalem mosqueNabil Abu Rdainah, a spokesman for Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, condemned "the storming of Haram al-Sharif by Israeli forces." He called on the international community "to put pressure on Israel...and prevent tension in the region."
DAWN.COM | Pakistan | A state of denialThe GHQ attack has drawn accusations from several quarters in Pakistan that it was inspired by foreign powers; some have named India and the US among the usual suspects.
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.
The Mufti of Berlin: Arab-Nazi collaboration is a taboo topic in the West - Atlas ShrugsAn exhibition in Berlin that cast light on the Muslim/Nazi collaboration during the holocaust was cancelled for fear of Islam. The publicly funded multicultural center in Berlin, "Werkstatt der Kulturen," is located in a heavily Turkish and Arab neighborhood.
UN: Self defense is not a crime of war unless you are Jewish Colonel Richard Kemp is right. Self defense is not a crime of war unless you are Jewish and the accusers are Islamic (or in the case of the UN, the OIC -- the 56 state (plus Gaza) bloc of Muslim nations). Kudos to Kemp.
Whodunit? Sneak attack on U.S. dollarIt began with a thinly sourced but highly explosive report Monday in a British newspaper: Arab oil sheiks are conspiring with the Russians and Chinese to quit using the dollar to set the value of oil trades — a direct threat to the global supremacy of the greenback.
The debate over how to achieve peace in the Middle East has become increasingly strident and rancorous over the past decade.
Recently, I was on an interesting seed called "Stop the Hate" by Synthesis. During the course of the dialog, I was introduced to two very interesting videos.
Arab Israel Conflict Forgotten FactsThis information is not new but well put together and a must read if you are interested in the truth.
The Dirty Little Secret About the PalestiniansThe establishment of the State of Israel in 1948, the Nakba (catastrophe) for Arabs, and the aggression by five well-armed Arab countries, assisting local Arab gangs and militias who had been attacking Jews for years, placed Jews in Israel and the state in mortal danger.
Bundesbank official under police investigation after blasting Turks for 'conquering Germany'Dr Thilo Sarrazin, a member of the executive board and head of the bank's risk control operations, told Europe's culture magazine Lettre International that Turks with low IQs and poor child-rearing practices were "conquering Germany" by breeding two or three times as fast.
Darfur refugees raped in Chad camps: Amnesty "Women who fled violence in Sudan's Darfur region are being regularly raped in refugee camps in neighbouring Chad, despite the presence of U.N.-trained forces, Amnesty International said on Wednesday.
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