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Media may refer to:
- Media, plural of "medium"; a means (a container or a vehicle) of carrying or communicating information
- Mass media (all means of mass communication e.g. magazines, cinema, films, newspapers, radio, television, internet, billboards, books, CDs, DVDs, videocassettes, other publishing.)
- News media (specifically providing news, e.g. newspapers, television news.)
- News media (United States)
- Multimedia
- Computer media
- Media (arts) (eg. "oil on canvas", "sculpted clay", etc.)
- Media, the 1998 album by The Faint
- Media, the region occupied by the Medes people in present-day Iran
- Media, Pennsylvania
- Media, Illinois
- Media, a star also known as Delta Sagittarii
- Tunica media, the middle layer of the wall of a blood vessel
- Growth media, for the culturing of microorganisms
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The Economist: Middle East and Africa
Kenya: When not imploding is not enough
Thu, 04 Sep 2008 12:30:35 -0000
Six months after its bloody election crisis, the country is still struggling to recoverIN THE past few weeks, Kenyans have been celebrating. They were delighted when their athletes came back from the Olympics in China with 14 medals, five of them gold, whereas South Africa, often the continent’s sporting giant, got just one silver. A buoyant president, Mwai Kibaki, handed bonus cheques to the medallists on their return. And then Kenyans had the pleasure, early one morning on television, of watching Barack Obama, the son of a Kenyan civil servant, accept the Democratic nomination to be president of the United States. But despite such good cheer it is evident that east Africa’s leading country has yet to recover fully from the post-election violence that ravaged it earlier in the year, when some 1,700 people were killed and 300,000 displaced. Its fragile coalition government is struggling to take the necessary decisions to tackle the country’s manifold problems. With Mr Kibaki as president and the opposition leader, Raila Odinga, as prime minister, the mere fact that their cumbrous joint administration has hung together is an achievement. But beyond that, six months into its existence, it has little else to celebrate. ...
Israel: Come and have a good time
Thu, 04 Sep 2008 12:30:35 -0000
Israelis want foreigners to see their country in a new lightCOUNTRIES, like items in the supermarket, sell better with clever advertising. So Israel, long frustrated by its image as a country tarnished by danger and strife, wants to rebrand itself—as hip, cool, cultured, fun and creative.The initiative comes from Israeli diplomats and Jewish groups in America, whose research shows that even though Israel enjoys strong political support from Americans, its image is far too lean and mean. Asked to describe “Israel house”, one focus group imagined it as arid, all-male and surrounded by barbed wire. The concepts that first spring to mind in polls are conflict, desert and religious extremism. “We want people to know other things about us,” says a top Israeli involved in the scheme. “About our computer chips and health-care innovations.” ...
The West Bank: The villagers hemmed in
Thu, 04 Sep 2008 12:30:35 -0000
The Israelis' security barrier continues to threaten Palestinian livelihoodsTHE tear gas has dispersed but the dirt road leading out of the village of Nilin is still strewn with rocks and broken bottles. Strips of carton and carpets, which served as makeshift prayer mats during the clashes that took place the day before, are still spread beneath the olive trees. A Palestinian village of some 5,000 souls west of Ramallah, the Palestinian capital, Nilin is the West Bank’s latest hot spot. Nearby, on Palestinian land, are two Israeli settlements, Modin Illit and Hashmonaim. For the past four months, the people of Nilin, aided by Israeli and foreign campaigners, have been protesting against the barrier the Israelis are planning to build across their land. ...
Ramadan: Time for tall tales on television
Thu, 04 Sep 2008 12:30:35 -0000
The Muslim month of fasting allows for ever-juicier television fare at nightIN RAMADAN’s past, pious Muslims in the big cities of the Middle East waited, in the hush before sunset, for the sound of a cannon shot, followed by the cry of “Allahu Akbar!” from a nearby mosque, to break their day-long fast. Now, during the month-long fasting period, families tune instead to their televisions. As the broadcast call to prayer declares the start of another night of furious eating and alcohol-free drinking, so it heralds a visual feast. Satellite television has taken off in the region like nowhere else. In wealthy Gulf states, some 95% of households own digital receivers; even in poorer countries, such as Jordan and Morocco, the satellite penetration rate now tops 75%. Not surprisingly, the number of free-to-air channels available on Arab satellites has grown sixfold in the past five years, to more than 300. Those willing to pay subscription fees or to have a clever technician break encoded blockers can tune in to dozens more. ...
Somalia: Hunger and terror
Thu, 04 Sep 2008 12:30:35 -0000
There has been no pause in the country’s relentless downward spiralIT HAS been a long, dreadful summer for Somalia. The UN says that 3.2m Somalis (out of about 8m) now need aid just to stay alive: a 77% rise on last year. A sixth of Somali infants are at risk of starving to death. Due to what aid organisations call “intolerable insecurity”, almost all international charity workers have left. Offshore, Somali pirates are as bold as ever. They are holding around ten vessels, including three large tankers with 130 crewmen captured this week.Foreign governments still wrangle over Africa’s worst humanitarian and political crisis. UN people working for a deal between Islamist insurgents and the weak Somali government want 8,000 peacekeeping troops to replace the few thousand beleaguered African Union and Ethiopian soldiers. But more senior people in the UN’s peacekeeping office, already failing to get enough troops into Darfur, rule that out. A multinational force would be the next best thing, but who would pay? Mooted Saudi cash has not materialised. ...
Angola: Marching towards riches and democracy?
Thu, 28 Aug 2008 11:35:36 -0000
An oil-rich country prepares to vote for the first time in 16 yearsAFTER recent election fiascos in Kenya and Zimbabwe, all eyes are on Angola. On September 5th, 8m-plus registered voters (in a population of some 17m) should cast their ballot to choose a new parliament. They have certainly had to wait for the privilege. Since independence from Portugal in 1975, Angola has had only one multi-party election, in 1992, and it led to a resumption of the horrific civil war that had ravaged the place since independence. The government has repeatedly promised and postponed fresh elections since the end of the conflict in 2002. Only now, it judges, is Angola finally ready. Decades of war, first pitting Angolans against their Portuguese colonial masters and then against each other, destroyed and traumatised a country that is rich in oil, diamonds and fertile soil. The two sides in the civil war are still the main political parties that will contest these elections: the ruling Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) and the opposition National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA). The latter, for many years a rebel movement, gave up arms after the death of its leader, Jonas Savimbi, in 2002. Now led by the articulate and urbane Isaias Samavuka, it has turned into a proper party. Though 14 groups are registered to contest the election, UNITA is still by far the largest opposition one. Incidents still occur in the oil-rich province of Cabinda, but a peace deal signed in 2006 has eased separatist tensions there. ...
L.A. Times - Middle East
Russian nationalist advocates Eurasian alliance against the U.S.
Thu, 04 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0700
Aleksander Dugin, a popular theorist in hard-line circles, advocates an alliance between the former Soviet Union and the Middle East. He says Georgia crisis could be start of a real conflict with U.S. Writer, political activist and father figure for contemporary Russian nationalism, Aleksandr Dugin is the founder of Russia's International Eurasian Movement and a popular theorist among Russia's hard-line elite. He envisions a strategic bloc comprising the former Soviet Union and the Middle East to rival the U.S.-dominated Atlantic alliance. The Times interviewed Dugin this week at his Moscow office, a room draped with flags bearing the slogan "Pax Russica." The following are excerpts.
Iraq reports 7 killed by U.S. friendly fire
Thu, 04 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0700
Members of the Iraqi security forces are slain in a gunfight with U.S. troops on the Tigris River in Tarmiya, officials say. A U.S. military boat patrolling the Tigris River in the dark drew fire Wednesday from Iraqi security forces who mistook it for the enemy, sparking a deadly gun battle that killed seven Iraqis and prompted local anger over American use of firepower against friendly forces.
Pakistan charges cross-border troop assault left up to 20 dead in village
Thu, 04 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0700
Islamabad says helicopter-borne commandos, most likely Americans, attacked a hamlet just across from Afghanistan. It angrily protests the raid, saying it could inflame tensions in the tribal region. American ground troops carried out a rare raid on Pakistani soil Wednesday, a cross-border attack from Afghanistan that left up to 20 people dead and provoked sharp condemnation from Pakistan's government.
Terrorism charges filed in alleged plot to disrupt GOP convention
Thu, 04 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0700
Eight suspects are accused of planning violent acts to block Republican delegates. As clashes between police and protesters subsided outside the Republican National Convention on Wednesday, county prosecutors charged eight people with conspiring to cause a riot as part of a terrorist act.
'Waltz With Bashir' leads down filmmaker's nightmare alley
Thu, 04 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0700
Ari Folman was an 19-year-old Israeli soldier in 1982. His film 'Waltz With Bashir' explores a massacre he has no memory of taking place. ARI FOLMAN'S "Waltz With Bashir," which screens tonight at the Toronto International Film Festival, straddles many boundaries: between memory and dream, history and memoir, fact and fiction. Using animation to shift fluidly between frames, the movie investigates the Sept. 16, 1982, massacre of Palestinian refugees at the Sabra and Shatila camps in Beirut. Lebanese militiamen belonging to the Falangist Party, their passions inflamed by the assassination of the country's president-elect, Bashir Gemayel, slaughtered hundreds and possibly thousands of men, women and children, stacking their bodies in the narrow alleys between houses.
Abu Dhabi channels more cash to Hollywood
Thu, 04 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0700
The oil-rich emirate is launching a production company with Hollywood partners, with more than $1 billion in financing. Furthering the links between the United Arab Emirates and Hollywood, a venture controlled by the government of Abu Dhabi is launching a production company with a $1-billion-plus fund to make movies and digital content in partnership with three as-yet-unnamed Los Angeles producers and other international filmmakers.
NPR Topics: Middle East
U.S. Hands Over Anbar Province
Mon, 01 Sep 2008 16:00:00 -0400
At a ceremony in Ramadi Monday, the U.S. military handed over control of Anbar province to Iraqi government forces. The Sunni province west of Baghdad was an insurgent hotbed until late 2006 when tribal leaders formed an alliance with U.S. forces. Will Iraq's Shiite-dominated government allow these Sunni paramilitaries to continue operating?
New Chief Aims To Restore Air Force's Reputation
Tue, 26 Aug 2008 10:25:00 -0400
Gen. Norton Schwartz is a man in line with Defense Secretary Robert Gates' vision of the Air Force. Unlike his fired predecessor, Schwartz isn't reluctant to send Air Force officers and more intelligence and surveillance to Iraq.
Treating Iraqi Children For PTSD
Mon, 25 Aug 2008 08:35:00 -0400
The war in Iraq has had a severe impact on the country's children. More than 650 children were reported killed there last year. Iraq's children also have been the victims of kidnapping, torture and rape. A clinic for children suffering post-traumatic stress disorder is opening this month in Baghdad.
'Three Cups of Tea' With Pakistan's Musharraf
Sat, 23 Aug 2008 01:30:00 -0400
Greg Mortenson, executive director of the Central Asia Institute, met with Pakistani leader Pervez Musharraf during a recent trip to the region. Musharraf had read a book Mortenson co-wrote titled Three Cups of Tea, about his experiences building more than 60 schools in remote parts of Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Lebanon Prime Minister Heads To Iraq
Wed, 20 Aug 2008 13:00:00 -0400
Fuad Siniora is expected to arrive in Baghdad Wednesday. Relations are improving between Iraq's Shiite-dominated government and the Arab world's Sunni leaders.
Musharraf Resigns Amidst Growing Outcry
Mon, 18 Aug 2008 16:20:00 -0400
Pervez Musharraf has resigned as Pakistan's president under threat of impeachment. It may be the final act in a long confrontation between Musharraf and the political opposition that has accused him of illegally seizing power and mishandling the country's economy. Shuja Nawaz, a Pakistani journalist and author, explains issues facing that nation's government.
UN News Centre - Middle East
UN saddened by death of bomb disposal expert in accidental explosion
Wed, 03 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0500
The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) expressed its sadness at the accidental death of one of its bomb disposal experts in an explosion during a mine clearing operation earlier today.
UN refugee chief meets with Tunisian officials before heading to Iran
Tue, 02 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0500
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) is visiting Tunisia to strengthen cooperation between his office and the North African nation, including the establishment of a full-fledged representation, before heading to Iran later this week.
UN urges Iran not to impose death penalty on juveniles
Tue, 02 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0500
The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has urged Iran not to impose the death penalty on juvenile offenders, following reports that two minors were recently put to death, in violation of the country's obligations under international law.
UN to undertake science and technology strategy review for Iraq
Fri, 29 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0500
The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) announced today that it will work with the Iraqi Government to map out a strategy for using science, technology and innovation to reconstruct its economy and accelerate its development.
Security Council extends UN force in southern Lebanon for another year
Wed, 27 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0500
The Security Council today extended until the end of August 2009 the mandate of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), stating that the deployment of the mission together with the country's armed forces has helped to establish "a new strategic environment in southern Lebanon."
Iraq: UN envoy persists with efforts to promote dialogue over disputed city
Tue, 26 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0500
The top United Nations official in Iraq continues to work to promote political dialogue and national reconciliation across the country, including over the disputed status of the northern city of Kirkuk, a UN spokesperson said today.
NYT > Middle East
Syria Says Israeli Talks Postponed
Fri, 05 Sep 2008 01:26:41 -0000
President Bashar al-Assad said resumption of the talks and their outcome would hinge on who succeeds Ehud Olmert as Israel’s prime minister in upcoming elections there.
Plan Would Shift Forces From Iraq to Afghanistan
Fri, 05 Sep 2008 01:26:56 -0000
Pentagon leaders have recommended a modest shift of U.S. forces by early next year, officials said.
Donors’ Aid to Poor Nations Declines, U.N. Reports
Fri, 05 Sep 2008 01:24:49 -0000
Aid to poor nations has slumped even as higher food and energy prices and slowing global economic growth have made such assistance more urgent, according to a report released Thursday.
Handshake Defuses a Standoff in Baghdad
Thu, 04 Sep 2008 09:01:22 -0000
The intensification and resolution of a conflict between a Sunni citizen patrol and the Iraqi Army offered a vivid illustration of the tension between the two organizations.
Memo From Jerusalem: Support for 2-State Plan Erodes
Thu, 04 Sep 2008 05:00:14 -0000
Prominent mainstream Palestinians are warning that they may pursue a one-state solution based on a long-term fight for equal rights within Israel.
Nabatiye Journal: Hezbollah Shrine to Terrorist Suspect Enthralls Lebanese Children
Wed, 03 Sep 2008 05:40:03 -0000
Hezbollah has opened an exhibit in honor of Imad Mugniyah, who is accused of masterminding devastating bombings and hijackings in the 1980s and ’90s.
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Kenya: When not imploding is not enough
Thu, 04 Sep 2008 12:30:35 -0000
Six months after its bloody election crisis, the country is still struggling to recoverIN THE past few weeks, Kenyans have been celebrating. They were delighted when their athletes came back from the Olympics in China with 14 medals, five of them gold, whereas South Africa, often the continent’s sporting giant, got just one silver. A buoyant president, Mwai Kibaki, handed bonus cheques to the medallists on their return. And then Kenyans had the pleasure, early one morning on television, of watching Barack Obama, the son of a Kenyan civil servant, accept the Democratic nomination to be president of the United States. But despite such good cheer it is evident that east Africa’s leading country has yet to recover fully from the post-election violence that ravaged it earlier in the year, when some 1,700 people were killed and 300,000 displaced. Its fragile coalition government is struggling to take the necessary decisions to tackle the country’s manifold problems. With Mr Kibaki as president and the opposition leader, Raila Odinga, as prime minister, the mere fact that their cumbrous joint administration has hung together is an achievement. But beyond that, six months into its existence, it has little else to celebrate. ...
Israel: Come and have a good time
Thu, 04 Sep 2008 12:30:35 -0000
Israelis want foreigners to see their country in a new lightCOUNTRIES, like items in the supermarket, sell better with clever advertising. So Israel, long frustrated by its image as a country tarnished by danger and strife, wants to rebrand itself—as hip, cool, cultured, fun and creative.The initiative comes from Israeli diplomats and Jewish groups in America, whose research shows that even though Israel enjoys strong political support from Americans, its image is far too lean and mean. Asked to describe “Israel house”, one focus group imagined it as arid, all-male and surrounded by barbed wire. The concepts that first spring to mind in polls are conflict, desert and religious extremism. “We want people to know other things about us,” says a top Israeli involved in the scheme. “About our computer chips and health-care innovations.” ...
The West Bank: The villagers hemmed in
Thu, 04 Sep 2008 12:30:35 -0000
The Israelis' security barrier continues to threaten Palestinian livelihoodsTHE tear gas has dispersed but the dirt road leading out of the village of Nilin is still strewn with rocks and broken bottles. Strips of carton and carpets, which served as makeshift prayer mats during the clashes that took place the day before, are still spread beneath the olive trees. A Palestinian village of some 5,000 souls west of Ramallah, the Palestinian capital, Nilin is the West Bank’s latest hot spot. Nearby, on Palestinian land, are two Israeli settlements, Modin Illit and Hashmonaim. For the past four months, the people of Nilin, aided by Israeli and foreign campaigners, have been protesting against the barrier the Israelis are planning to build across their land. ...
Ramadan: Time for tall tales on television
Thu, 04 Sep 2008 12:30:35 -0000
The Muslim month of fasting allows for ever-juicier television fare at nightIN RAMADAN’s past, pious Muslims in the big cities of the Middle East waited, in the hush before sunset, for the sound of a cannon shot, followed by the cry of “Allahu Akbar!” from a nearby mosque, to break their day-long fast. Now, during the month-long fasting period, families tune instead to their televisions. As the broadcast call to prayer declares the start of another night of furious eating and alcohol-free drinking, so it heralds a visual feast. Satellite television has taken off in the region like nowhere else. In wealthy Gulf states, some 95% of households own digital receivers; even in poorer countries, such as Jordan and Morocco, the satellite penetration rate now tops 75%. Not surprisingly, the number of free-to-air channels available on Arab satellites has grown sixfold in the past five years, to more than 300. Those willing to pay subscription fees or to have a clever technician break encoded blockers can tune in to dozens more. ...
Somalia: Hunger and terror
Thu, 04 Sep 2008 12:30:35 -0000
There has been no pause in the country’s relentless downward spiralIT HAS been a long, dreadful summer for Somalia. The UN says that 3.2m Somalis (out of about 8m) now need aid just to stay alive: a 77% rise on last year. A sixth of Somali infants are at risk of starving to death. Due to what aid organisations call “intolerable insecurity”, almost all international charity workers have left. Offshore, Somali pirates are as bold as ever. They are holding around ten vessels, including three large tankers with 130 crewmen captured this week.Foreign governments still wrangle over Africa’s worst humanitarian and political crisis. UN people working for a deal between Islamist insurgents and the weak Somali government want 8,000 peacekeeping troops to replace the few thousand beleaguered African Union and Ethiopian soldiers. But more senior people in the UN’s peacekeeping office, already failing to get enough troops into Darfur, rule that out. A multinational force would be the next best thing, but who would pay? Mooted Saudi cash has not materialised. ...
Angola: Marching towards riches and democracy?
Thu, 28 Aug 2008 11:35:36 -0000
An oil-rich country prepares to vote for the first time in 16 yearsAFTER recent election fiascos in Kenya and Zimbabwe, all eyes are on Angola. On September 5th, 8m-plus registered voters (in a population of some 17m) should cast their ballot to choose a new parliament. They have certainly had to wait for the privilege. Since independence from Portugal in 1975, Angola has had only one multi-party election, in 1992, and it led to a resumption of the horrific civil war that had ravaged the place since independence. The government has repeatedly promised and postponed fresh elections since the end of the conflict in 2002. Only now, it judges, is Angola finally ready. Decades of war, first pitting Angolans against their Portuguese colonial masters and then against each other, destroyed and traumatised a country that is rich in oil, diamonds and fertile soil. The two sides in the civil war are still the main political parties that will contest these elections: the ruling Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) and the opposition National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA). The latter, for many years a rebel movement, gave up arms after the death of its leader, Jonas Savimbi, in 2002. Now led by the articulate and urbane Isaias Samavuka, it has turned into a proper party. Though 14 groups are registered to contest the election, UNITA is still by far the largest opposition one. Incidents still occur in the oil-rich province of Cabinda, but a peace deal signed in 2006 has eased separatist tensions there. ...
L.A. Times - Middle East
Russian nationalist advocates Eurasian alliance against the U.S.
Thu, 04 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0700
Aleksander Dugin, a popular theorist in hard-line circles, advocates an alliance between the former Soviet Union and the Middle East. He says Georgia crisis could be start of a real conflict with U.S. Writer, political activist and father figure for contemporary Russian nationalism, Aleksandr Dugin is the founder of Russia's International Eurasian Movement and a popular theorist among Russia's hard-line elite. He envisions a strategic bloc comprising the former Soviet Union and the Middle East to rival the U.S.-dominated Atlantic alliance. The Times interviewed Dugin this week at his Moscow office, a room draped with flags bearing the slogan "Pax Russica." The following are excerpts.
Iraq reports 7 killed by U.S. friendly fire
Thu, 04 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0700
Members of the Iraqi security forces are slain in a gunfight with U.S. troops on the Tigris River in Tarmiya, officials say. A U.S. military boat patrolling the Tigris River in the dark drew fire Wednesday from Iraqi security forces who mistook it for the enemy, sparking a deadly gun battle that killed seven Iraqis and prompted local anger over American use of firepower against friendly forces.
Pakistan charges cross-border troop assault left up to 20 dead in village
Thu, 04 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0700
Islamabad says helicopter-borne commandos, most likely Americans, attacked a hamlet just across from Afghanistan. It angrily protests the raid, saying it could inflame tensions in the tribal region. American ground troops carried out a rare raid on Pakistani soil Wednesday, a cross-border attack from Afghanistan that left up to 20 people dead and provoked sharp condemnation from Pakistan's government.
Terrorism charges filed in alleged plot to disrupt GOP convention
Thu, 04 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0700
Eight suspects are accused of planning violent acts to block Republican delegates. As clashes between police and protesters subsided outside the Republican National Convention on Wednesday, county prosecutors charged eight people with conspiring to cause a riot as part of a terrorist act.
'Waltz With Bashir' leads down filmmaker's nightmare alley
Thu, 04 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0700
Ari Folman was an 19-year-old Israeli soldier in 1982. His film 'Waltz With Bashir' explores a massacre he has no memory of taking place. ARI FOLMAN'S "Waltz With Bashir," which screens tonight at the Toronto International Film Festival, straddles many boundaries: between memory and dream, history and memoir, fact and fiction. Using animation to shift fluidly between frames, the movie investigates the Sept. 16, 1982, massacre of Palestinian refugees at the Sabra and Shatila camps in Beirut. Lebanese militiamen belonging to the Falangist Party, their passions inflamed by the assassination of the country's president-elect, Bashir Gemayel, slaughtered hundreds and possibly thousands of men, women and children, stacking their bodies in the narrow alleys between houses.
Abu Dhabi channels more cash to Hollywood
Thu, 04 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0700
The oil-rich emirate is launching a production company with Hollywood partners, with more than $1 billion in financing. Furthering the links between the United Arab Emirates and Hollywood, a venture controlled by the government of Abu Dhabi is launching a production company with a $1-billion-plus fund to make movies and digital content in partnership with three as-yet-unnamed Los Angeles producers and other international filmmakers.
NPR Topics: Middle East
U.S. Hands Over Anbar Province
Mon, 01 Sep 2008 16:00:00 -0400
At a ceremony in Ramadi Monday, the U.S. military handed over control of Anbar province to Iraqi government forces. The Sunni province west of Baghdad was an insurgent hotbed until late 2006 when tribal leaders formed an alliance with U.S. forces. Will Iraq's Shiite-dominated government allow these Sunni paramilitaries to continue operating?
New Chief Aims To Restore Air Force's Reputation
Tue, 26 Aug 2008 10:25:00 -0400
Gen. Norton Schwartz is a man in line with Defense Secretary Robert Gates' vision of the Air Force. Unlike his fired predecessor, Schwartz isn't reluctant to send Air Force officers and more intelligence and surveillance to Iraq.
Treating Iraqi Children For PTSD
Mon, 25 Aug 2008 08:35:00 -0400
The war in Iraq has had a severe impact on the country's children. More than 650 children were reported killed there last year. Iraq's children also have been the victims of kidnapping, torture and rape. A clinic for children suffering post-traumatic stress disorder is opening this month in Baghdad.
'Three Cups of Tea' With Pakistan's Musharraf
Sat, 23 Aug 2008 01:30:00 -0400
Greg Mortenson, executive director of the Central Asia Institute, met with Pakistani leader Pervez Musharraf during a recent trip to the region. Musharraf had read a book Mortenson co-wrote titled Three Cups of Tea, about his experiences building more than 60 schools in remote parts of Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Lebanon Prime Minister Heads To Iraq
Wed, 20 Aug 2008 13:00:00 -0400
Fuad Siniora is expected to arrive in Baghdad Wednesday. Relations are improving between Iraq's Shiite-dominated government and the Arab world's Sunni leaders.
Musharraf Resigns Amidst Growing Outcry
Mon, 18 Aug 2008 16:20:00 -0400
Pervez Musharraf has resigned as Pakistan's president under threat of impeachment. It may be the final act in a long confrontation between Musharraf and the political opposition that has accused him of illegally seizing power and mishandling the country's economy. Shuja Nawaz, a Pakistani journalist and author, explains issues facing that nation's government.
UN News Centre - Middle East
UN saddened by death of bomb disposal expert in accidental explosion
Wed, 03 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0500
The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) expressed its sadness at the accidental death of one of its bomb disposal experts in an explosion during a mine clearing operation earlier today.
UN refugee chief meets with Tunisian officials before heading to Iran
Tue, 02 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0500
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) is visiting Tunisia to strengthen cooperation between his office and the North African nation, including the establishment of a full-fledged representation, before heading to Iran later this week.
UN urges Iran not to impose death penalty on juveniles
Tue, 02 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0500
The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has urged Iran not to impose the death penalty on juvenile offenders, following reports that two minors were recently put to death, in violation of the country's obligations under international law.
UN to undertake science and technology strategy review for Iraq
Fri, 29 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0500
The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) announced today that it will work with the Iraqi Government to map out a strategy for using science, technology and innovation to reconstruct its economy and accelerate its development.
Security Council extends UN force in southern Lebanon for another year
Wed, 27 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0500
The Security Council today extended until the end of August 2009 the mandate of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), stating that the deployment of the mission together with the country's armed forces has helped to establish "a new strategic environment in southern Lebanon."
Iraq: UN envoy persists with efforts to promote dialogue over disputed city
Tue, 26 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0500
The top United Nations official in Iraq continues to work to promote political dialogue and national reconciliation across the country, including over the disputed status of the northern city of Kirkuk, a UN spokesperson said today.
NYT > Middle East
Syria Says Israeli Talks Postponed
Fri, 05 Sep 2008 01:26:41 -0000
President Bashar al-Assad said resumption of the talks and their outcome would hinge on who succeeds Ehud Olmert as Israel’s prime minister in upcoming elections there.
Plan Would Shift Forces From Iraq to Afghanistan
Fri, 05 Sep 2008 01:26:56 -0000
Pentagon leaders have recommended a modest shift of U.S. forces by early next year, officials said.
Donors’ Aid to Poor Nations Declines, U.N. Reports
Fri, 05 Sep 2008 01:24:49 -0000
Aid to poor nations has slumped even as higher food and energy prices and slowing global economic growth have made such assistance more urgent, according to a report released Thursday.
Handshake Defuses a Standoff in Baghdad
Thu, 04 Sep 2008 09:01:22 -0000
The intensification and resolution of a conflict between a Sunni citizen patrol and the Iraqi Army offered a vivid illustration of the tension between the two organizations.
Memo From Jerusalem: Support for 2-State Plan Erodes
Thu, 04 Sep 2008 05:00:14 -0000
Prominent mainstream Palestinians are warning that they may pursue a one-state solution based on a long-term fight for equal rights within Israel.
Nabatiye Journal: Hezbollah Shrine to Terrorist Suspect Enthralls Lebanese Children
Wed, 03 Sep 2008 05:40:03 -0000
Hezbollah has opened an exhibit in honor of Imad Mugniyah, who is accused of masterminding devastating bombings and hijackings in the 1980s and ’90s.
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