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Arab League tries to broker Lebanon settlement

iht.com     49 mins ago    35 related    Send to a friend

Arab foreign ministers urged warring Lebanese factions to immediately cease fighting and said Sunday they will send a delegation to try to broker a settlement between the Hezbollah-led opposition and U.S.-backed government. ... After an emergency meeting in Cairo on the...

Gaza City power plant shut down reducing electricity supply

iht.com     7 hrs ago    73 related    Send to a friend

Gaza City residents faced closed bakeries, stalled elevators and no water on Sunday after the ruling Hamas shut down the territory's only power plant, saying it ran out of fuel supplied by Israel. ... Gaza receives its fuel supplies from Israel, which has severely...

Lebanese clashes shift to mountains

iht.com     6 hrs ago    139 related    Send to a friend

The fighting, in the Chouf Mountains overlooking Beirut, followed overnight clashes in the northern city of Tripoli that left at least two people dead and five wounded, according to security officials. ... Residents leaving their neighborhood for a safe place after heavy...

Arab ministers urge gunmen to pull out of Beirut, let army take over

iht.com     8 hrs ago    1 related    Send to a friend

Arab diplomats demanded Sunday that Shiite gunmen pull out of West Beirut and leave Lebanon's army in charge of security across capital. ... Arab League foreign ministers issued the call at an emergency meeting in Cairo organized by Sunni Arab heavyweights Egypt and...

AHN - Violence Breaks Out In Northern Lebanon As Arab Leaders Gather To Meet In Egypt

allheadlinenews.com     9 hrs ago    63 related    Send to a friend

(AHN) - Just as Arab foreign ministers plan to meet in Egypt on Sunday to discuss the violence in Lebanon, fighting broke out in northern areas of that country. - Sun, 11 May 2008 07:31:12 GMT (AHN) ... Joseph Mayton - Just as Arab foreign ministers plan to meet in Egypt...

Palestinian negotiator urges Israel to think over Egypt's ceasefire offer

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Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekaton Sunday urged Israel to cooperate with Egypt in an effort to make a ceasefire in Gaza Strip. After talks held in Cairo with Egyptian intelligence chief Omar Suleiman, Erekat said that Suleiman wil ... ... Palestinian negotiator Saeb...

Egypt plan to end tax exemptions on govt bonds: minister

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Egyptian Finance Minister Youssef Boutros-Ghali says his government will end tax exemptions on government bonds in part of a series of measures to find the revenue to pay for a 30 percent increase in public sector wages. ... Faced with rising public discontent over...

EGYPT: Whoa, there's a man behind that veil

beiruter.com     10 hrs ago    Send to a friend

You can cross-dress, but you can’t hide without the right shoes. The Egypt Daily News reported that a man was arrested when he crashed the wedding of his lover wearing a niqab, a face veil, and the full-length robe worn...read more ... You can cross-dress, but you can’t...

Palestinian identity before and after Israel's creation...& more from IMEU

annies-letters.blogspot.com     10 hrs ago    42 related    Send to a friend

Read our Background Briefings. (Charlotte de Bellabre, Maan Images) For Palestinians, mourning Yousef Munnayer, The Boston Globe May 11, 2008 On May 15, Jewish communities will hold many celebrations while Palestinian communities will be holding vigils just across the...

Umm Kulthum: The Voice of Egypt

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She had the musical chops of Ella Fitzgerald, the public persona of Eleanor Roosevelt, and the audience of Elvis Presley. More than 30 years after Umm Kulthum's death, Egyptians young and old still celebrate the voice of their country's greatest singer.