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This week in Palestine week 36 2008

indymedia.org.uk     11 hrs ago   19 related          

This Week in Palestine a service of the International Middle East Media Center www.IMEMC.org, for Augast 30th through September 5th 2008 This Week in Palestine week 36 2008 - mp3 10M Lead: Diplomatic efforts continue to...                    

Kalahari in Namibia merger plan

growthcompany.co.uk     11 hrs ago          

Namibia-focused Kalahari Minerals plans to merge with uranium play Extract Resources through a reverse takeover. Under the proposed deal, AIM-quoted Kalahari, headed by entrepreneur Mark Hohnen, will issue 1.6 shares for...                    

Tunisia – Self-Styled Dubai of the Mediterranean

freepressreleases.co.uk     3 hrs ago          

North Africa’s smallest nation, Tunisia, may be mightily overshadowed by near neighbours Morocco and Egypt in the current property press; however the country is set to make a big impact. Property prices are low, even as...                    

Egyptian Ship Hijacked Near Somalia

time.com     5 hrs ago   37 related          

A maritime official says an Egyptian cargo ship with 25 crew has been hijacked by pirates in the Gulf of Aden near Somalia. Noel Choong of the International Maritime Bureau says the ship was seized late Wednesday, making...                    

Purported bomber warns Denmark of more attacks

washingtonpost.com     6 hrs ago   35 related          

CAIRO, Egypt -- A new al-Qaida video identifies the Saudi purportedly behind a suicide bombing at the Danish Embassy in Pakistan, and he is shown warning in a taped last testament that more attacks will punish Denmark...                    

Bolivia moving Mideast embassy to Iran from Egypt

iht.com     9 hrs ago   8 related          

Bolivia's leftist president says he's moving the country's lone Middle Eastern embassy to Iran as he builds increasingly warm ties with one of Washington's least-favorite countries. Until now, Bolivia had the embassy in...                    

The costs of living in a fairy tale kingdom

iht.com     8 hrs ago   16 related          

The rowdiest of the demonstrators flung rocks, looted goods from sidewalk vendors and even set off a few small explosions. A few protesters chanted things meant to make rich people feel guilty: "My mother was a kitchen...                    

Canada imposes sanctions on Zimbabwe

cbc.ca     4 hrs ago   6 related          

The federal government has imposed targeted sanctions against Zimbabwe, slamming what it says is the regime's violation of human rights and "perversion of a legitimate democratic process." “Since the election on March...                    

Black, Paes win first U.S. Open mixed doubles title

cnn.com     2 hrs ago   55 related          

NEW YORK (AP) -- Cara Black of Zimbabwe and Leander Paes of India won their first U.S. Open mixed doubles title by beating Liezel Huber of the United States and Jamie Murray of Britain 7-6 (6), 6-4 in the final Thursday....                    

Rice, Gaddafi meet to turn new page of Washington-Tripoli ties

xinhuanet.com     6 hrs ago   3 related          

Visiting U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi met in Tripoli late Friday with an aim to turn a new page in the Washington-Tripoli relations, said reports reaching here from the Libyan...