U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has announced a proposed $13 billion military aid deal with Egypt and a $30 billion military package for Israel.
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August, 2007
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1 August
Hamas curbs arms flow: Egypt
The smuggling of weapons, ammunition and drugs through tunnels from Egypt into the Gaza Strip has dropped significantly since the Islamist movement Hamas took control in June, Egyptian military officials said.
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1 August
U.S. asks Saudis for Iraq help, offers arms deal
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Defense Secretary Robert Gates will ask Saudi Arabia on Wednesday to help more with U.S. efforts in Iraq and discuss a big arms deal for Washington’s Gulf ally.
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1 August
Islamismul de tip Taliban, o evolutie radicala in cadrul liniilor islamiste
“Acceptăm Shari’a legea lui Dumnezeu….dacă cineva consumă alcool în public, chiar dacă Consiliul Natiunilor Unite sau Charta Natiunilor Unite spune ca acela nu trebuie pedepsit, noi îl vom pedepsi. AcÅ£iunile ÅŸi politica noastră sunt în concordanţă cu voinÅ£a lui Dumnezeu, aÅŸa cum este ea conÅ£inută în Qu’ran.
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1 August
Father says Egyptian police killed son in clashes
A 15-year-old Egyptian boy died on Tuesday of gunshot wounds sustained during anti-government protests between Sinai Bedouin and Egyptian police a day earlier near the border with the Gaza Strip, his father said.
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1 August
Witnesses: Feds probe 2 detainee deaths
A civilian grand jury is investigating the deaths of two detainees at a U.S. jail in Afghanistan nearly 5 years ago, according to current and former service members who said they’ve testified.
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1 August
Taliban deadline looms with fears for 21 South Korean hostages
A noon deadline imposed on 21 surviving South Korean hostages kidnapped by the Taliban approached Wednesday with negotiations apparently deadlocked and international concern growing.
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July, 2007
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31 July
Police find body of 2nd slain SKorean
Police at daybreak Tuesday discovered the body of a second South Korean hostage slain by the Taliban, officials said. A purported Taliban spokesman had said the hostage was killed because the Afghan government failed to release imprisoned insurgents
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31 July
New pressure after Taliban says second South Korean killed
Efforts to save the lives of South Koreans being held by Afghanistan’s hardline Taliban militia took on new urgency Tuesday after the rebels said they had killed a second hostage.
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31 July
Vanghelie: Nu putem fi de acord ca toate tunurile din Capitală să le facă Videanu
Marian Vanghelie îl atacă din nou pe primarul Capitalei, Adriean Videanu, acuzându-l de “ÅŸmecherii” în ceea ce priveÅŸte privatizarea abatorului “Splai”.
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