July 29, 2006 Middle Orient, Middle Orient News
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has rejected calls for tougher action in response to Israel’s offensive in Lebanon, in comments carried by the state-owned press on Wednesday. “Those who urge Egypt to go to war to defend Lebanon or Hezbollah are not aware that the time of exterior adventures is over,” …
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July 29, 2006 Middle Orient, Middle Orient News
BEIRUT – The continuing Israeli bombing of south Lebanon and south Beirut might just have strengthened the Hezbollah. The bombings appear particularly to have strengthened the hand of Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah, the charismatic Hezbollah leader.
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July 29, 2006 Middle Orient, Middle Orient News
BEIRUT, Lebanon — The U.N. observers killed when an Israeli bomb hit their bunker in Lebanon Tuesday called an Israeli military liaison about 10 times in the six hours before they died to warn that aerial attacks were getting close to their position, a U.N. officer said.
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July 29, 2006 Middle Orient, Middle Orient News
While U.S. and British military personnel continue using illegal uranium munitions—America’s and England’s own “dirty bombsâ€â€”Department of Energy (DOE) and Department of Defense (DOD) officials deny that there are any adverse health and environmental effects as a consequence of the manufacture, testing and use of uranium munitions. The reason for …
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July 29, 2006 Middle Orient, Middle Orient News
Just before U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice started her short trip to the Middle East on Sunday, she described the massive destruction, dislocation, and human suffering in Lebanon as an inevitable part of the “birth pangs of a new Middle East.” From my perspective here in Beirut, where she …
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July 29, 2006 Middle Orient, Middle Orient News
PARIS, July 24 (Reuters) – Lebanon’s president accused Israel on Monday of using phosphorous bombs in its 13-day offensive and urged the United Nations to demand an immediate ceasefire. “According to the Geneva Convention, when they use phosphorous bombs and laser bombs, is that allowed against civilians and children?” President …
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July 29, 2006 Middle Orient, Middle Orient News
The Israeli military will remain in southern Lebanon until a multinational peacekeeping force is deployed in the area, the country’s defence minister said today. Amir Peretz said Israel would control the zone by firing at anyone who enters it.
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July 29, 2006 Middle Orient, Middle Orient News
A US-based professor of religion has warned that the world faces a future of “unending terror”, largely fuelled by President George Bush’s preoccupation with punishing the supposed enemies of conservative Christian groups.
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July 29, 2006 Romania, Romania News
Vineri, pe site-ul Camerei DeputaÅ£ilor a fost publicată stenograma ÅŸedinÅ£ei de joi, în care Birourilor Permanente ale celor Două Camere au decis menÅ£inerea în funcÅ£ii a ÅŸefilor de servicii. Din stenogramă reiese că parlamentarii au discutat într-adevăr ÅŸi despre o eventuală suspendare din funcÅ£ie a preÅŸedintelui Traian Băsescu, dar s-au …
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July 29, 2006 Romania, Romania News
Cosmin Guşă, preÅŸedintele PIN ÅŸi un critic observator al preÅŸedintelui, a găsit mai multe puncte slabe în prestaÅ£ia ÅŸefului statului în vizita din Statele Unite. Invitat în emisiunea „Ştirea zileiâ€, Guşă a precizat că atunci când eÅŸti preÅŸedintele unei ţări, trebuie să urmăreÅŸti profit maxim pentru aceasta,
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