Eurasia Press & News
AMMAN, Jordan – Jordanian police exchanged gunfire with a small group of armed men suspected of stealing electricity and water in a town near the Israeli border, the official Petra news agency reported.
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June, 2007
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10 June
Jordan is still in its boom phase with construction projects dotting the Amman skyline
Jordan is still in its boom phase with construction projects dotting the Amman skyline, but spaces are filling up, writes Nadine Marroushi.
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10 June
Le Soir: MEK must be removed from the List
Belgium, Le Soir newspaper: The EU Council is planning to keep MEK in the terrorist list again. It seems that the Council is not paying attention to the verdict of EU Court of Justice issued on December 12th which ruled in favor of Mojahedin. (The Council did not even appeal …
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10 June
30,000 Canadians Demand Removal of Mojahedin from Terrorist List
In a petition, 30,000 Canadians demanded from their government to give up the misguided policy of appeasing the mullah s regime and remove the unjust terror label from the Mojahedin.
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10 June
New gizmos keep fruit fresh for US troops in Iraq
WASHINGTON — In the dusty battlegrounds of Iraq where open-air food shopping poses a security threat, new technology is allowing US troops to enjoy fresh fruit and vegetables, even in remote desert locations.
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10 June
Security Council refuses to condemn Ahmadinejad’s remarks
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The UN Security Council refused to approve a statement Friday that would condemn remarks about Israel’s impending destruction attributed to Iran’s president because of objections from Indonesia, the world’s largest Muslim country, council diplomats said.
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10 June
UN Darfur envoy says negotiations complicated
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The UN envoy trying to promote a political solution to the four-year conflict in Darfur said the road to negotiations has become even more complicated because of the increasing number of rebel groups.
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10 June
UN political affairs chief visits Somali capital, urges reconciliation
MOGADISHU (AP) — The international community is willing to help Somalia as long as there is “progress on the groundâ€, the United Nations’ political chief said during a four-hour trip to the Somali capital.
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10 June
Beirutis turn to private security firms after bomb attacks
BEIRUT — The people of Beirut have turned to private security contractors using sniffer dogs, surveillance cameras and explosives detectors as government forces fail to prevent repeated bomb attacks.
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10 June
Egyptian 10-year-old girl dies of bird flu virus
CAIRO (Reuters) — A 10-year-old Egyptian girl who contracted the H5N1 bird flu virus died on Saturday, bringing the number of fatalities from the disease in the most populous Arab country to 15, the health ministry said.
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