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AFGHANISTAN: Aid Worker’s Killing Underlines Decline in Security
Aid workers are increasingly targets in the ongoing "war on terrorism" between U.S.-led forces and Islamic radicals, as the killing of a United Nations refugee worker Sunday in Afghanistan demonstrates.IRAQ: U.S. Wants to Get Tough, and Get Out
The announcement over the weekend that the coalition forces will turn over sovereignty to Iraq by next June has prompted many to ask whether Washington's recent "get tough" military policy will ease as well.DEVELOPMENT: The Red Sea Beckons the Tourist
Egypt's southern Red Sea coast was always a poorly kept secret. Divers and adventurous travellers have long known of its pristine coastline and world class dive sites, but lack of infrastructure kept it off the tourist map.IRAQ: Council Fails to Govern
Faced with threats of extinction, the Iraqi governing council is promising to reform itself and become the kind of authoritative body that Washington wants it to be.RIGHTS: One Meal a Day for Most Palestinians – Report
Most Palestinians living in the Israeli-occupied territories of Gaza and the West Bank are eating only one meal a day, leading to malnutrition at levels found in sub-Saharan Africa, according to a new United Nations report.MIDEAST: The Ground Shakes, but Little Moves
Bloodshed and political developments once again marched hand in hand over the past weekend in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.IRAQ: U.S. Stuck without a Turkish Crutch
Turkey's decision not to send troops to Iraq has brought relief to Iraqis and Turks, but comes as a setback to an increasingly beleaguered United States.IRAQ: War Comes to the Classroom
Shams Mohammed Ali is a shy 10-year-old girl. Sitting in her school principal's office in Baghdad, she tries to explain why she missed school last Saturday.MIDEAST: Some Lives Begin and End at the Checkpoint
"I went into labour at one in the morning," Houriyyah Mir'ie recalls. "We took the car to Jericho. At the checkpoint they wouldn't let me pass."MIDEAST: Where the Front Line Runs Through Home
A camouflage-green bulldozer of the Israeli army slowly flattens the moonscape that marks the border between the Gaza strip and Egypt. There is a huge gap in the row of houses here in Rafah town straddling the border. The buildings around are pockmarked by bullets.MIDEAST: Poverty Becomes Israel’s New Enemy
Close to one in five families below the poverty line. An average of almost one in three children living in poverty. That is a total of 1.32 million people, including 618,000 children in a population of 6.5 million.IRAQ: ‘Should I Stay or Should I Go?’
After the single deadliest day in Baghdad since the fall of Saddam Hussein's regime, the coalition forces find themselves in a quandary.MIDEAST: Dispute Grows over ‘Targeted Killings’
Israelis and Palestinians are both facing up to long-term consequences of Monday's air strikes on the Gaza strip.IRAQ: No Turks Is Good News
After intense opposition from several parties, Iraqis say they are pleased with signs that Turkey may decide not to send troops to Iraq after all.ECONOMY: US Brands Get an Arab Face
Mohammed Hashem used to growl that U.S. fast food outlets were stealing all his customers. Today his felafel stand is doing brisk business, while a nearby U.S.-style burger joint is almost empty.IRAQ: Little Expected at Donors Meet
Iraqi officials leave for the donors conference in Madrid this week hoping for the best but prepared to return empty-handed.POLITICS: Stifled Arab World Traumatised by Outside Forces – Study
Intellectually stifled because it has no real multi-party democracy nor a free press, the Arab world has been traumatised by new political and military misadventures engineered by outside forces, says a new Arab Human Development Report released Monday.IRAQ: Where is All the Money Going?
As U.S. President George W. Bush continues to woo Congress for an additional 20 billion dollars to help rebuild Iraq, many Iraqis accuse the coalition forces of mismanaging money that should be better spent on Iraqi people.MIDEAST: Moderates Push Ahead
Moderate Israelis and Palestinians have started drumming up support for a draft peace agreement they reached last weekend after years of negotiating.MIDEAST: Sleepless Nights for Arafat
It was the nightmare scenario for Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat. The last thing he needed was a bomb attack on an official convoy in an area under Palestinian control, like the one that that killed three U..S. security men in the Gaza Strip Wednesday.IRAQ: Six Months After Saddam, Little Seems Better
On that bright and sunny April 9, scores of people pulled down a statue of Saddam Hussein in a central square in Baghdad before live television broadcasts aired to the world.« Previous Page — Next Page »
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