 U.N. Tried to Avert Fatal Israel-Lebanon Clash
By JOE LAURIA at the United Nations and CHARLES LEVINSON in Misgav-Am, Israel United Nations peacekeepers said they tried to hold off the routine Israeli tree-pruning that led to a deadly border clash... (photo: UN / Mark Garten) Wall Street Journal
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 Long wait over as Cairo Islamic art museum reopens
The world's biggest museum of Islamic art will reopen in Cairo in coming weeks after a seven-year facelift, museum officials said on Wednesday. Tourists flock by the millions to the Pyramids at Giza... (photo: Creative Commons / Néfermaât) China Daily
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 Israel was on own side of border during fire, says UN
MICHAEL JANSEN AS ISRAEL yesterday resumed uprooting and pruning trees along the volatile border with Lebanon, a UN spokesman declared that Israeli troops had been operating in their own territory on... (photo: AP / Mohammed Zaatari) Irish Times
Defence Israel Lebanon Photos Wikipedia: Blue Line (Lebanon) |
 Turkey seeks better trade with RP amid flour issue
BY IRMA ISIP Turkey eyes improved trade with the Philippines amidst allegations that its top export to the country, flour, is hazardous and undervalued. Imran Er, deputy commercial counselor of the... (photo: WN / Sweet Radoc) Malaya
Export Photos Trade Turkey Wikipedia: Flour |
 Ahmadinejad convoy hit, state media says fan burst crackers
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was unharmed when a homemade explosive went off near his convoy during a visit to the city of Hamedan on Wednesday, a source in his office said. But the state... (photo: AP / Richard Drew) Indian Express
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 Israel threatens to retaliate against attacks on three fronts
JERUSALEM -- Violence this week on Israel's northern and southern borders has escalated tensions and raised the prospect of further clashes this summer, Israeli military experts said Wednesday. A... (photo: WN / Ahmed Deeb) The Miami Herald
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 Robert Fisk: UN: Israel was on its own side before border clash
So was the tree inside Israel? The UN implies that the shrubbery that ultimately cost the lives of five men on Tuesday was on the Israeli side of the "Blue Line". "Unifil established... that the trees... (photo: AP / Mohammed Zaatari) The Independent
Israel Labanon Mideast Photos Wikipedia: Israeli–Lebanese conflict |
 UAE decision to ban BlackBerry services 'final'
DUBAIThe United Arab Emirates said on Wednesday that a decision to cut some BlackBerry smartphone services was final, as users in Saudi Arabia expressed shock at their telecom regulator's decision to... (photo: Creative Commons / whateyesee13) Inquirer
Arab Dubai Photos Technology Wikipedia: BlackBerry |
 Egypt blames ‘Palestinian factions’ for Red Sea attacks
By Agence France Presse (AFP) Thursday, August 05, 2010 - Powered by Jailan Zayan Agence France Presse CAIRO: Egypt said Wednesday that “Palestinian factions” were... (photo: AP / Ariel Schalit, File) Daily Star Lebanon
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 Gulf Air plans order switch to develop niche
Thursday, August 05, 2010 - Powered by MANAMA: Bahrain state carrier Gulf Air said it was close to a deal to switch plane orders to narrow-body aircraft as part of its strategy to refocus as a niche... (photo: Creative Commons / Aero Icarus) Daily Star Lebanon
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