July 5, 2007 Middle Orient, Middle Orient News
President George W. Bush sought on Wednesday to rally support for the war in Iraq, appealing to Americans on Independence Day for “more patience, more courage and more sacrifice”.
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July 5, 2007 Middle Orient, Middle Orient News, Shia, Shia News
The US tactic of using armed Sunni tribesmen in the fight against Al Qaeda in Iraq offers short-term gains to weaken the insurgency, but could set the stage for a full-scale sectarian civil war when the Americans begin to draw down their forces.
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July 5, 2007 Islamic World News, Islamic-World, Middle Orient, Middle Orient News
Darija, the language Moroccans use in everyday life, is coming to the fore in media and music and prompting calls it be declared a national language as some in the North African country ask for the first time: “Who are we?” Morocco’s official language is standard Arabic.
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July 5, 2007 Middle Orient, Middle Orient News, Palestina, Palestina News
Held in solitary confinement, handcuffed, hooded and threatened with death, Alan Johnston spoke on Wednesday about his “frightening” ordeal in Gaza, saying it was like being buried alive.
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July 5, 2007 Islamic World News, Islamic-World, Middle Orient, Middle Orient News
Yemen remained on high alert Wednesday as security forces deployed to the capital to protect embassies, government buildings and top state officials two days after a suicide attack outside an ancient temple killed 10 people including the bomber and seven Spanish tourists.
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July 5, 2007 Middle Orient, Middle Orient News, Palestina, Palestina News
Gaunt but smiling, kidnapped BBC reporter Alan Johnston emerged Wednesday from 16 weeks of solitary confinement in a dark room, an experience he said was “like being buried alive”.Â
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July 5, 2007 Middle Orient, Middle Orient News, Palestina, Palestina News
King Abdullah on Wednesday urged greater efforts by France and the EU to help revive the Middle East peace process, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported.
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July 5, 2007 Islamic World News, Islamic-World, Middle Orient, Middle Orient News
BBC correspondent Alan Johnston was released early Wednesday after being held for 114 days, ending the longest-ever captivity of a journalist kidnapped in Gaza.
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July 5, 2007 Islamic World News, Islamic-World, Middle Orient, Middle Orient News, Palestina, Palestina News
Egyptian border guards shot a Sudanese refugee and arrested two others early Wednesday as they tried to cross from Egypt into Israel, a police official said.
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July 5, 2007 Islamic World News, Islamic-World
Egypt’s state-appointed Grand Mufti, who last week declared female genital cutting as banned in Islam, defended his decision by likening the practice to an ancient custom once wrongly seen as necessary for good health.
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