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Athens Review - Dec 15 6:08 AM
PALESTINE The Palestine Ladycats were victims of the turnover bug Tuesday night as the Ladycats lost to Athens 51-38.International Church Forum Pushes for Peace in Palestine Israel Christian Today - Dec 15 6:29 AM
With the urgent need to secure peace in Israel and Palestine at the top of the agenda a World Council of Churches meeting has begun work on setting up an international forum to galvanise worldwide church advocacy for the Middle EastPalestine envoy to visit Tanzania s little Arafat IPP Media - Dec 14 9:11 PM
The Ambassador of Palestine to Tanzania, Yousef Habbab, has been touched by the brave physically challenged one-year-old boy, Arafat Bakari Mshamu, who was born with neither legs nor arms.Two more indicted for Palestine crimes Lisbon Morning Journal - Dec 14 9:16 PM
LISBON Two more people have been indicted by the county grand jury in connection with a series of break-ins mostly in the East Palestine area.Carter Says No Debate On Palestine Book NBC 11 Bay Area - Dec 15 4:07 PM
BOSTON -- Former President Jimmy Carter turned down a request to debate Alan Dershowitz about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, saying the outspoken Harvard law professor "knows nothing about the situation."Carter and Palestine: Don't Condemn the Messenger Middle East Online - Dec 14 2:23 AM
Marwan Bishara contemplates the courage of Jimmy Carter in writing Palestine: Peace, Not Apartheid , and summarizes the kind of separation - apartness - that Carter portrays as the decades-long activity of Israel in Palestine.Arab attitudes toward US worsen because of Iraq, Palestine: poll AFP via Yahoo! News - Dec 14 3:07 PM
Arab attitudes toward the United States worsened in 2006 largely because of the war in Iraq and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, according to a poll.Carter Says No Debate On Palestine Book NBC 5 Chicago - Dec 15 2:38 PM
Former President Jimmy Carter won't debate a Harvard professor about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.Hardcover Nonfiction New York Times - Dec 15 5:31 PM
1. THE AUDACITY OF HOPE, by Barack Obama 2. THE INNOCENT MAN, by John Grisham 3. CULTURE WARRIOR, by Bill O?Reilly 4. MARLEY & ME, by John Grogan 5. PALESTINE PEACE NOT APARTHEID, by Jimmy CarterCarter dismisses criticism of his 'Palestine' book Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Dec 13 9:08 PM
Weathering a barrage of criticism about his provocative new book, "Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid," former President Jimmy Carter yesterday said he wouldn't change a thing in it.Palestine council repeals ordinance dictating mayor's starting salary Forrest City Times-Herald - Dec 13 1:07 PM
Palestine Mayor Willetta Carroll cast a couple of tie-breaking votes in her last meeting as chief executive for the city during the monthly city council meeting Tuesday.Turkish Company Produces Armored Gates for Iraq, Palestine Zaman Online - Dec 13 2:17 PM
A company from Kayseri is manufacturing bulletproof doors after fielding demands from countries facing fierce combat such as Iraq, Palestine and Israel.Carter explains 'apartheid' reference in book in a letter to American Jews KLAS Las Vegas - 1 hour, 19 minutes ago
ATLANTA Former President Jimmy Carter continues to defend the title of his book on the Israel-Palestinian conflict. It's called "Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid." Some...China holds Israeli-Palestinian seminar, calling for maintaining ceasefire and peace People's Daily - Dec 15 6:27 PM
China holds that Israel and Palestine should take concrete measures in maintaining ceasefire and the current situation, Chinese Assistant Foreign Minister Zhai Jun said in Beijing on Friday.Former President Carter says he won't visit Brandeis Boston Globe - Dec 15 7:52 AM
Former President Carter has decided not to visit Brandeis University to talk about his new book "Palestine: Peace not Apartheid" because he does not want to debate Harvard Law professor Alan Dershowitz as the university had requested.Carter defends challenged book The Western Star - Dec 15 3:23 PM
AUSTIN, Texas Former President Jimmy Carter defended his latest book on Thursday, saying critics of "Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid" have not countered his negative depiction of life among Israelis and Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.Former President Carter says he won't visit Brandeis Boston Herald - Dec 15 9:48 AM
BOSTON - Former President Carter has decided not to visit Brandeis University to talk about his new book "Palestine: Peace not Apartheid" because he does not want to debate Harvard Law professor...Book Review: The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine The Palestine Chronicle - Dec 13 11:26 AM
The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine should be put forward as a document serving as a prime witness to the war crimes and the crimes against humanity of the destruction of Palestinian society and cultural geography.Carter: Speaking Frankly About Israel And PALESTINE - Jimmy Carter says his recent book is drawing knee-jerk ... News From Bangladesh - Dec 13 10:23 AM
Carter: Speaking Frankly About Israel And PALESTINE - Jimmy Carter says his recent book is drawing knee-jerk accusations of anti-Israel bias.Fire Early Friday Destroys Condominium Complex KWTX-TV Waco - Dec 15 12:47 PM
(December 15, 2006)-- An early morning fire near Lake Palestine Friday destroyed a condominium complex. The fire broke out shortly after midnight at the Lake Village Condominiums in Flint.Gulf Daily News Gulf Daily News - Dec 15 5:08 PM
GAZA CITY: Palestine President Mahmoud Abbas's security forces fired on a Hamas rally in the West Bank and gunbattles between the two Palestinian factions erupted in Gaza yesterday, prompting a top Hamas leader to accuse Abbas of starting a war.Koffi Annan Is Sad As He's Unable To Solve Israel-Palestine Issue Bernama - Dec 15 2:36 AM
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 15 (Bernama) -- The outgoing United Nations (UN) Secretary General Kofi Annan has expressed sadness over his inability to solve the Israel-Palestinian conflict during his term of office.Israel should have let Tutu probe Palestine deaths: South Africa New Kerala - Dec 14 10:32 PM
Durban, Dec 13: South Africa has expressed its disappointment about Israel's refusal to let top human rights campaigner, Desmond Tutu investigate the deaths of 19 Palestinians in November.Carter attacked for linking 'Israel' and 'apartheid' The Daily Star Lebannon - Dec 15 12:52 PM
Former US President Jimmy Carter has met with a storm of criticism in the United States over his latest book, which uses the word "apartheid" in describing the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The book, "Palestine: Peace, Not Apartheid," has raised a furor among Jewish groups who accuse the architect of the 1979 Arab-Israeli peace.PALESTINE Huge Hamas rally following Haniyeh attack AsiaNews.it - Dec 15 8:41 AM
Hamas leaders make threatening statements. PM instead urges people not to spill Palestinian blood. More than 30 people are injured in Ramallah as security forces loyal to President Abbas clash with supporters of the Islamist movement.Carter book won't stir Brandeis debate Boston Globe - Dec 15 1:01 AM
It seemed like a good idea at the time: Have former president Jimmy Carter talk about his controversial new book "Palestine: Peace not Apartheid" at Brandeis University.72 tonnes of food sent to Palestine Gulf Daily News - Dec 14 6:08 PM
The 72-tonne consignment was dispatched by the Bahrain Red Crescent Society (BRCS). Nine trucks carrying the food parcels left the society, in Manama, at 10am yesterday, following a ceremony held under the patronage of society president Shaikh Abdulla bin Khalid Al Khalifa.WCC NEWS: Palestine/Israel: new church forum for peace [Press Release] Worldwide Faith News - Dec 13 8:49 AM
With the urgent necessity of peace in Israel and Palestine atthe top of the agenda, a World Council of Churches meeting hasbegun work on setting up an international forum to galvanizeworld-wide church advocacy for the Middle East.The proposed Palestine/Israel Ecumenical Forum is to be a keyelement in a multi-year programme for peace in the regioninvolving WCC member churches and related ...Unrest spreads in Palestine Sunday Times - Dec 15 5:36 AM
RAMALLAH, West Bank - Palestinian security forces, swinging truncheons and firing rifles into the air, have clashed with Hamas supporters in the West Bank city of Ramallah, a journalist said.Palestinian PM thanks Iran's Basij for aid to Palestine Islamic Republic News Agency - Dec 13 12:47 AM
Iran - Palestine - Haniya Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniya, in a message sent before his departure from Tehran, thanked Iran's Basij (volunteer forces) for the aid it extended to the elected government of Palestine, it was reported here Tuesday evening.Walker's World: EU-U.S. agree on Mideast UPI - Dec 15 6:29 AM
WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 (UPI) -- The striking feature of the UPI-Zogby poll on American attitudes toward the Israel-Palestine dispute is the similarity with views in Europe.Early Morning Fire Destroys Condominium KLTV Texas - Dec 15 6:06 AM
An early morning fire that destroyed an entire condominium unit near Lake Palestine. It happened around 12:15 this morning at the lake village condominiums on Big Eddy road in Flint.Carter: careful no more Seattle Times - Dec 15 12:14 AM
Jimmy Carter scholars are unlikely to be surprised by the argument in his new book, "Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid. " After all, when Yasser...PALESTINE Hamas accuses Abbas of trying to kill Haniyeh AsiaNews.it - Dec 15 2:26 AM
The prime minister s son and one of his advisers were injured. There was crossfire and clashes at Rafah airport. Tension is increasing between Fatah and Hamas.Arts, Briefly New York Times - 2 minutes ago
CBS markets its music, the thieves of Père-Lachaise, holiday parties, holiday ratings, a letter from Jimmy Carter and more culture news.Carter explains 'apartheid' reference AP via Yahoo! News - 2 hours, 48 minutes ago
Former President Jimmy Carter issued a letter to American Jews on Friday, explaining the use of the term "apartheid" in his new book and sympathizing with Israelis who fear terrorism.Book: The Palestine Conspiracy by Robert Spirko Scoop.co.nz - Dec 12 5:21 PM
MEDINA, OHIO The Palestine Conspiracy, a genre spy-thriller by Robert Spirko, was fourth on the September best-seller list from Atlasbooks, Inc., a national book distributor.UPI Poll: Strong support for 'Palestine' UPI - Dec 14 7:13 AM
WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 (UPI) -- About two-thirds of those asked in a UPI-Zogby International poll said there should be an independent Palestinian state.Ties Cut With Iran Institute Over Holocaust New York Times - 1 hour, 56 minutes ago
Leading policy institutes said they were breaking off relations with Iran over a conference featuring Holocaust deniers.William Z. Salcer, 82, Successful Inventor, Is Dead New York Times - 2 hours, 25 minutes ago
William Z. Salcer survived a Nazi concentration camp and later made a fortune by inventing things in the United States.Abbas to deliver speech, may call early elections Reuters via Yahoo! News - 2 hours, 27 minutes ago
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas may call early elections on Saturday in a much anticipated speech after violence between his Fatah group and the ruling Hamas movement stirred fears of civil war.Carter won't back down on Palestine book Sun-Sentinel - Dec 14 12:01 AM
Despite charges of plagiarism, shoddy research and even anti-Semitism, former President Jimmy Carter isn't backing off the contention in his new book that Israel's rule over the Palestinians is oppressive and brutal.Suspected Murderer Of Palestine Security Chief's Children Arrested Nasdaq - Dec 14 11:52 AM
(RTTNews) - Palestinian police on Thursday arrested a Hamas-linked militant, suspected in the murder of a security chief's three young boys. The security chief's three children were killed on Monday as they arrived at their school.UN Must Be At Forefront Of Palestine Peace Efforts, Says Syed Hamid Bernama - Dec 14 2:51 AM
PUTRAJAYA, Dec 14 (Bernama) -- Malaysia feels that the United Nations (UN), and not any other parties, should be the central player in efforts to resolve the Palestinian issue, Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Syed Hamid Albar said Thursday.Rabbis won't boycott Carter's Palestine book Deseret Morning News - Dec 13 11:22 PM
Former President Jimmy Carter prayed with rabbis who are angered by his new book's reference to apartheid in describing the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, but he didn't change their minds.World churches to establish advocacy forum on Middle East Ekklesia - Dec 15 2:39 AM
With the urgent necessity for peace in Israel and Palestine at the top of the global agenda, a World Council of Churches meeting has begun work on setting up an international forum to galvanize world-wide church advocacy for the Middle East.Blair defends decision to halt inquiry into Saudi defense contacts International Herald Tribune - Dec 15 1:39 PM
He says the investigation of the defense company, BAE, and bribes it may have paid to Saudi royals would damage Britain if it continued.Carter nixes debate with outspoken prof AP via Yahoo! News - Dec 15 11:42 AM
Former President Carter turned down a request to debate Alan Dershowitz about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, saying the outspoken Harvard law professor "knows nothing about the situation."Rabbis try reaching out to Carter, but say damage from book remains JTA - Dec 14 3:25 PM
NEW YORK, Dec. 14 (JTA) With former President Carter traveling the country touting his book Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid, which essentially blames Israel for the absence of peace with the Palestinians, a group of Phoenix-area rabbis hoped a face-to-face meeting could patch things up and help repair Carter s relationship with the Jewish community.Former US president Carter's latest book on Mideast raises furor AFP via Yahoo! News - Dec 15 9:46 AM
Former US president Jimmy Carter has come under a storm of criticism in the United States over his latest book, which uses the word "apartheid" in describing the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.FIREFIGHTERS RESPONDING TO MULTI -STORY CONDO FIRE Tyler Morning Telegraph - Dec 14 11:29 PM
Firefighters were responding to a structure fire at the Villages Marina condos on Lake Palestine in Smith County at around 12:30 a.m. Friday. Check TylerPaper.com and the Tyler Morning Telegraph for updates.Blair defends dropping BAE fraud probe AP via Yahoo! News - Dec 15 10:35 AM
British Prime Minister Tony Blair defended a decision to halt the investigation of a multibillion dollar arms deal between BAE Systems PLC and Saudi Arabia, saying Friday he took full responsibility for the controversial move.Blair in Turkey to back EU bid, start Mideast trip AFP via Yahoo! News - Dec 15 11:47 AM
Prime Minister Tony Blair arrived in Ankara ahead of a Middle East tour aimed at advancing the stalled Israeli-Palestinian peace process and discussing Turkey's EU ambitions.Blair under fire after Saudi arms deal probe halted AFP via Yahoo! News - Dec 15 9:16 AM
British Prime Minister Tony Blair has defended himself against criticism of a decision to stop a probe into a British weapons deal with Saudi Arabia, saying he was promoting national strategic interests.Blair Defends Decision to Drop Inquiry into Defense Contractor New York Times - Dec 15 9:33 AM
The prime minister said today that a corruption probe into a deal between BAE Systems and Saudi Arabia would damage Britain if it continued.Carter on Israel, Palestine, peace and apartheid Malta Star - Dec 12 11:14 AM
The many controversial issues concerning Palestine and the path to peace for Israel are intensely debated among Israelis and throughout other nations - but not in the United States.Blair in Ankara to confirm British support for Turkey's EU bid AFP via Yahoo! News - Dec 15 8:44 AM
Prime Minister Tony Blair has arrived in Ankara on the first leg of a Middle East tour designed to advance the stalled Israeli-Palestinian peace process and discuss Turkey's bid to join the European Union.Carter defends challenged book at Austin stop Austin American-Statesman - Dec 14 10:00 AM
Central Texans line up to buy 1,200 autographed copies. Former President Carter defended his latest book Thursday, saying critics of "Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid" have not countered his negative depiction of life among Israelis and Palestinians in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip.Blair heads to Turkey, Middle East on outreach tour AFP via Yahoo! News - Dec 15 8:24 AM
Prime Minister Tony Blair has left for Turkey to start a Middle East tour aimed at boosting moderate Islam and reaffirming his commitment to resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.Blair defends decision to drop BAE probe AP via Yahoo! News - Dec 15 5:43 AM
Prime Minister Tony Blair defended a controversial decision by the government to halt an investigation into a multibillion dollar arms deal between BAE Systems PLC and "key ally" Saudi Arabia on Friday.Woman arrested in jewelry theft; charges pending against other suspects Forrest City Times-Herald - Dec 14 1:07 PM
Deputies have recovered several pieces of jewelry reported stolen during a recent burglary at a residence near Palestine.Britain's Blair tarnished by scandal as end nears Reuters via Yahoo! News - Dec 15 7:00 AM
British premier Tony Blair faces a harder fight than ever to save his legacy in the wake of savage postmortems after he scrapped an arms deal bribery probe and was questioned by police investigating political funding.James Zogby: Revealing the Obvious HuffingtonPost - Dec 15 2:11 PM
Sometimes polling reveals the obvious. And sometimes the obvious needs to be revealed. Our most recent Arab American Institute/Zogby International (AAI/ZI) survey of Arab public opinion demonstrates that overall attitudes toward the US have worsened, and that negative attitudes have hardened. Here's the obvious: the two principal factors accounting for this animosity are US policy toward ...BRAVE JIMMY CARTER? Mona Charen via Yahoo! News - Dec 15 2:47 AM
Having scolded the Western world for its "inordinate fear of communism," Jimmy Carter is now, 30 years later, attempting to legitimize the shameful Zionism Equals Racism resolution passed and later repealed by the United Nations.Chessers rise to 9th place INQ7.net - Dec 14 8:57 AM
THE PHILIPPINES blanked Palestine, 3-0, to climb to solo ninth spot with one round left in the Classical/Standard Team competition of the 15th Asian Games at the Al-Dana Club, Doha, Qatar, late Wednesday.Blair embarks on Middle East tour BBC News - Dec 15 9:22 AM
Tony Blair arrives in Turkey, on the first leg of a Middle East tour he hopes will help progress the stalled peace process.Carter Signs Book In Austin, Defends Title CBS 42 Austin - Dec 14 10:36 AM
Former President Jimmy Carter signed copies of his new book at Book People in Austin Thursday morning. The title of Carter's latest book -- Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid -- has caused controversy. Get our video and stories on your cell phone. Subscribe to CBS 42 To Go. Pope asks Syria to help secure peace Gulf News - Dec 14 3:25 PM
Vatican City: Pope Benedict XVI yesterday encouraged Syria to use its influence to help resolve Middle East conflicts and counter terrorism. Greeting Syria's new ambassador to the Holy See, the pontiff noted repeated papal appeals for cessation of violence in Lebanon, Palestine and in Iraq.Carter Won't Debate Mideast With Harvard Prof Dershowitz Fox News - Dec 15 12:41 PM
Former President Jimmy Carter says he won't debate outspoken Harvard law professor Alan Dershowitz about the Mideast conflict.Annan "sadness" over Mideast crisis AFP via Yahoo! News - Dec 15 12:37 AM
Outgoing UN Secretary General Kofi Annan has said he is sad to leave office with Palestinian territory still under occupation, and urged a quick return to the peace process.Shorts: U.S. J. the Jewish News Weekly of Northern California - Dec 14 1:40 PM
Jimmy Carter said universities with substantial Jewish enrollment have blocked him from discussing his book Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid, which blames most of the impasse in Israeli-Palestinian talks on Israel s settlement policy.Blair defends dropping probe into Saudi arms deal International Herald Tribune - Dec 15 5:44 AM
Prime Minister Tony Blair defended the government's decision to halt an inquiry into a deal with "key ally" Saudi Arabia.Carter Book Stirs Furor With Its View of Israelis? ?Apartheid? New York Times - Dec 13 4:01 PM
Jimmy Carter?s new book, ?Palestine Peace Not Apartheid,? has drawn outrage for its apparent equation of the plight of today?s Palestinians to the former victims of racial separation in South Africa.Hutsonville Basketball Coach killed in wreck Daily Clay County Advocate-Press - Dec 14 1:34 PM
An accident on Illinois 121 has claimed the life of a Little Illini Conference basketball coach. Greg Lauritzen, 43, was killed in a Sunday night automobile accident. Lauritzen was the Hutsonville-Palestine Pioneers head boy's basketball coach and athletic director.Iraq tied to Israel-Palestine conflict Medina-Gazette - Dec 14 12:08 AM
With the Baker-Hamil-ton report on Iraq in the news, what horrendous issue is sometimes mentioned but continually given short shrift?Fayza Rady Al-Ahram Weekly - Dec 14 9:50 AM
WHAT MEANING, PALESTINE? Holes left by bullets which killed three sons of a Fatah intelligence official... --caption-- © Copyright Al-Ahram Weekly. All rights reservedWhen democracy fails Al-Ahram Weekly - Dec 14 9:49 AM
A new wind is blowing over the Arab world and it brings with it a promise of many governments of national unity. In Iraq, Palestine, Lebanon, Mauritania and Somalia, national unity is a byword for politics.Blair Seeks Turkish Backing for Mideast Peace Plan (Update1) Bloomberg.com - Dec 15 10:39 AM
Dec. 15 (Bloomberg) -- Prime Minister Tony Blair will seek the backing of his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan for a new plan to revive peace efforts between Israel and Palestinians.Blair Defends Decision to Drop BAE Probe ABC News - Dec 15 10:22 AM
Prime Minister Blair Defends Controversial Decision to Drop Fraud Investigation of BAEBlair outlines Mid East peace hopes PA via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News - 2 hours, 10 minutes ago
Prime Minister Tony Blair is to set out his hopes for progress in the Middle East peace process on the first leg of a visit to the region.BLAIR SETS OUT MIDDLE EAST PEACE HOPES PA via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News - 2 hours, 16 minutes ago
By Andrew Woodcock, PA Chief Political Correspondent, in AnkaraCarter explains "apartheid" reference in letter to U.S. Jews Orlando Sentinel - Dec 15 6:07 PM
Facing continuing controversy over his new book on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, former President Jimmy Carter issued a letter Friday to American Jews explaining his use of the term "apartheid" and sympathizing with Israelis who fear terrorism. Abbas may call early elections AAP via Yahoo!7 News - 2 hours, 20 minutes ago
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas may call early elections after violence between his Fatah group and Hamas stirred fears of civil war.Attack on Hamas Politician Sparks Fighting in Gaza The Online NewsHour - Dec 15 6:00 PM
Clashes erupted Friday between rival Palestinian factions after Hamas accused Fatah of trying to assassinate Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh of the Hamas-led Palestinian Authority government. Two experts on the Middle East analyze Palestinian tensions.Related Items FOX 31 Denver - Dec 14 5:13 AM
DENVER -- Here is your chance to sound off. This is Thursday's Question of the Day: Immigration Raid: Who are the real victims? Former President Jimmy Carter was in Denver Wednesday to promote his controversial new book "Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid." Fox 31 s R...12/15 area basketball scores The Lufkin Daily News - 37 minutes ago
Central girls 52, Broaddus 41 The Central girls basketball team defeated Broaddus Friday night at Central behind the hot hands of Amber Carver and Paige Modisette.NCC joins renewed religious Mideast peace effort [Press Release] Worldwide Faith News - Dec 14 1:49 PM
New York City, December 14, 2006--The National Council of Churches USA has joined with a broad coalition of Jewish, Christian and Muslim leaders in calling for a renewed initiative toward peace in Israel and Palestine.Saudi inquiry faces challenge Guardian Unlimited - Dec 15 5:32 PM
PM and attorney general offer different accounts of why inquiry into Saudi arms deals was dropped.Wataniya, Palestine mobiles AME Info - Dec 11 7:21 PM
Wataniya International is partnering with Palestine Investment Fund to set up a mobile operator in Palestine.Abbas to deliver speech, may call early elections AlertNet - 2 hours, 9 minutes ago
Source: Reuters (Adds details) By Mohammed Assadi RAMALLAH, West Bank, Dec 16 (Reuters) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas may call early elections on Saturday in a much anticipated speech after violence ... Q&A: Palestinian crisis BBC News - Dec 15 5:25 AM
The BBC News website explains why tensions have risen to such a dangerous level in the Palestinian territories.Saudi inquiry decision faces legal challenge Guardian Unlimited - 2 hours, 37 minutes ago
The government's controversial decision to drop a Serious Fraud Office investigation into allegations that Saudi officials were bribed to win a lucrative order for a British arms firm could be challenged in the high court, it emerged last night.Blair heads to Turkey on first leg of Middle East tour Guardian Unlimited - 2 hours, 35 minutes ago
The prime minister, Tony Blair, set off for Turkey today on the first leg of a visit to the Middle East designed to restore momentum to the search for peace and stability in the region.Toxic ties that have poisoned both countries Guardian Unlimited - 2 hours, 36 minutes ago
Britain's relations with Saudi Arabia go back to before it became independent in 1927. But the closeness of the relationship can be traced back to 1938, when oil was found. It is a toxic relationship that has a detrimental impact on both countries domestically and internationally.Brown hits out at 'rogue' honours plotters Guardian Unlimited - 2 hours, 39 minutes ago
The autumn truce between Tony Blair and Gordon Brown looked fragile last night when the chancellor's camp accused "rogue elements" around the prime minister of seeking to implicate Mr Brown in Labour's cash for peerages scandal.Blair defends Saudi probe decision Reuters.co.uk - Dec 15 5:44 PM
BRUSSELS/LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister Tony Blair defended on Friday a decision to halt a corruption inquiry into a multi-billion-pound defence deal with Saudi Arabia, but analysts questioned his argument that vital national security interests were at stake.Corruption inquiry to go on despite collapse of arms case Times Online - Dec 15 3:29 PM
Serious Fraud Office investigators will continue their investigation into the activities of BAE in five countries, despite the collapse of the £2 million inquiry into the alleged use of slush funds to bribe Saudi Arabian officials....Robert Fisk: Different narratives in the Middle East Independent - Dec 15 4:24 PM
Oh how - when it comes to the realities of history - the Muslims of the Middle East exhaust my patience. After years of explaining to Arab friends that the Jewish Holocaust - the systematic, planned murder of six million Jews by the Nazis, is an indisputable fact - I am still met with a state of willing disbelief.Blair defends Saudi probe ruling BBC News - Dec 15 3:42 AM
Tony Blair hits back at criticism over a decision to drop a Saudi arms inquiry and "cash for honours" allegations.KERIM BALCI Zaman Online - Dec 15 2:20 PM
Speaking to thousands in Gaza last Friday, Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniye succeeded in showing that Hamas still ruled the streets.