Joint committee to address new electoral law
Qatar asked to find solution on Hezbollah arms
DOHA (AFP)
Lebanon's bickering politicians asked Qatar on Saturday to come up with a proposal on the thorny issue of Hezbollah's weapons during Arab-brokered talks aimed at ending a feud that drove their country to the brink of a new civil war. Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Hamad bin Jassem bin Jabr al-Thani "offered to come...More
The leaders are expected to discuss a proposed unity government
Half of the current MPs expected to lose
Kuwaitis vote to elect second parliament in 2 yrs
Kuwaitis started casting votes on Saturday to elect a new parliament in this oil-rich Gulf state which has been rocked by political turmoil that resulted in dissolving two parliaments in as many years. Twenty-seven women are among 275 candidates running for the 50-seat legislative body, after a campaign focusing on ways to end...More
Called German chancellor political descendant of Hitler
Chavez says sorry to Merkel over Hitler remark
Days after calling German Chancellor Angela Merkel a political descendant of Adolf Hitler, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez shook hands with her on Friday and apologized. "I haven't come here to fight. I was pleased to shake hands with the German chancellor," Chavez was quoted as saying at a summit of European and Latin...More
US president in Egypt for World Economic Forum
Bush 'confident' over Mideast peace deal
U.S. President George W. Bush said on Saturday he was confident about a Middle East peace deal being reached before his term ends, amid growing Arab criticism...More
Scores take advantage of amnesty, turn in guns
Iraqi detains +1,000 suspected militants
Iraqi forces have detained more than 1,000 suspects in an offensive aimed at crushing al-Qaeda in northern Iraq, the military commander of the operation said...More
Republicans savage his offer to talk to sworn foes
Obama accuses Bush of fear-mongering
Democrat Barack Obama accused President George W. Bush and Republican White House pick John McCain of hypocrisy and fear-mongering, stoking an intense campaign...More
Was kidnapped 3 months ago
Taliban frees Pakistani envoy to Afghanistan
Suspected Taliban militants have released Pakistan's envoy to Afghanistan, more than three months after he was kidnapped in Pakistan's Khyber tribal region, a...More
Says Hezbollah has lost the battle in the media
Al Arabiya's Lebanon coverage unrivaled: study
The military takeover of Hezbollah is still making headlines in the Arab world as competition grows fiercer between Arab channels. The major channels...More
Bush arrives in Saudi for talks on oil and Iran
U.S. President George W. Bush held talks with Saudi King Abdullah on Friday to seek help in taming record oil prices and shore up Arab support for his efforts to contain Iran's growing influence....More
French boys record rape of 10-year-old girl
Two boys have been charged in France for the rape of a 10-year-old girl that they recorded on video using a mobile phone and showed to friends at their Paris area school, a judicial source said...More
Israel suffers from collective amnesia: filmmaker
Repressed memories, the horrors of war and Israel's dubious role in a notorious Beirut refugee camp massacre are the themes of the Cannes film festival's first ever fully-animated documentary called...More
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