Roads to Iraq

Pressure on the Palestinians before the end of Bush’s term

Trying to score at least one tiny achievement, French sources told Al-Sharq Al-Awsat the following: The U.S. is putting pressure on the Palestinians to sign an agreement with the Israelis before the end of Bush term. The agreement contains the progress made in the peace process in Annapolis summit. The Palestinians refused to sign for two reasons: - It would be accepted by ...

Israel plan to internationalize the Red Sea

Leader of Somalia’s Islamic Courts” in a short interview with Al-Hayat today showed his surprise about the escalating level of Somalia pirates attacks on ships saying: When the Islamic Courts was in power there were very limited attacks, but the recent repeated attacks.... a mystery we cannot understand. Yemeni news site nabanews reveals that recent visit of Yemen president Salih to Jordan ...

Hezbollah, Palestine-version

Reported today on news agencies the formation of a new Palestinian armed resistance faction called "Hezbollah in Palestine". The faction denies its connection to Lebanese Hezbollah saying they are Sunni jihadists reject the political process will follow Lebanese Hezbollah's path of resistance. The statement ends with the same slogan used by the Lebanese Hezbollah: "Death to Israel...Death to America".

Nasrallah: Lebanon should arm itself through Black Market

Hassan Nasrallah in his speech yesterday: Lebanon should arm its army even "by obtaining arms from the black market as the resistance does." "Following the reports in Lebanon that Israel objects to the US equipping the Lebanese army with a number of arm systems, can we maintain the sovereignty of Lebanon and its people this way? Must we really wait for permission ...

Syrian news site indirectly accuses Saudi Arabia

Indirectly and unofficially, in it headline Syrian champress accuses Arabs [Saudi Arabia] participation in this morning car bombing near Shiites district "Sayda Zeinib" saying: Damascus crime....Although they speak Arabic. Something revealed today by Qatari newspaper Al-Rai about Bush and Lebanese president Suleiman which is related: Informed sources said that Suleiman asked Bush to end Syria's isolation just like France did...The source also added ...

Bush - Suleiman deal

Assafir says other than the handshake historic image, Suleiman got nothing from Bush except shallow promises to provide the Lebanese army with modern weapons. Both cut a deal to avoid the embarrassment, Bush do not mention Hezbollah in his speech and Suleiman do not mention Israel.

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