March, 2007

• 3 March

  Hamas submits ministerial names to Palestinian PM

  Hamas gave Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh its list of nominees for ministerial posts in a national unity cabinet on Saturday, but a source in the Islamist movement declined to reveal the names.

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• 3 March

  U.S. Congress’ Iraq struggle evokes Vietnam years

   A large portrait of Mike Mansfield, dogged Democratic foe of the Vietnam war, hangs near the U.S. Senate chamber where a new generation of Democrats is trying to stop another unpopular conflict — in Iraq.

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• 3 March

  Iraqi Air Force shows off rebuilt Huey helicopters

  Iraq’s Air Force should have 50 to 60 helicopters by the end of the year, including 28 new Russian aircraft, Iraq’s defence minister said on Saturday as he inspected two refitted Vietnam-era Huey helicopters in Baghdad.

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• 3 March

  Abu Dhabi Feb Gold Sales Fall on Higher Prices

  Abu Dhabi’s gold industry sales fell 40 percent year-on-year in February as high prices dampened demand, Tushar Patni, the chairman of the emirate’s Gold and Jewellery Group, said on Saturday.

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• 3 March

  Saudis Host Iran President Amid Tensions

  RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Saudi Arabia’s king personally welcomed Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad upon his arrival Saturday, a rapprochement many hope will help calm sectarian tensions threatening the Middle East.

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• 3 March

  Genome Sequence Shows What Makes Bacteria Dangerous For Troops In Iraq

  Researchers at Yale have identified multiple pathogenic “alien islands” in the genome of the A. baumannii, bacteria that has been responsible for new and highly drug-resistant infections in combat troops in the Middle East, according to a report in the March 1 issue of Genes and Development.

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• 2 March

  U.S. has nothing to lose by negotiating with Iran

  As troubles for the United States mount in Iraq, the Bush administration escalates its complaints against Iran: Iran won’t recognize Israel. Worse, it says Israel ought to be wiped off the map. It won’t abandon its nuclear program. It continues to support the Hezbollah insurgents in Lebanon. It is intervening …

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• 2 March

  Marine re-arraigned in Iraqi killing

  A Marine was arraigned a second time Thursday on charges of kidnapping and murdering an Iraqi civilian after he withdrew a guilty plea last month that had been part of a pretrial agreement.

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• 2 March

  Song of terror picked by Israel for Eurovision

  It was a choice that perhaps owed more to the public mood than to any cute lyrical hook or novel musical riff. Asked to pick a song for this year’s Eurovision song contest, Israelis paid little heed to the eternal Eurovision themes of peace, love and harmony and settled instead …

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• 2 March

  Student rebels in Iran expelled and earmarked for army

  Iranian students involved in an angry protest against the president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, have been expelled and earmarked for compulsory military service in an apparent act of official retribution.

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