“I think everyone has made clear that if the Sadrists are willing to participate in the political process, that they would be welcome in that process”
A senior defense official said Wednesday that Iraqi leaders are hoping to present Iranian officials with the latest evidence that Iran is giving weapons and training support to militias in Iraq. via KMGH-TV Denver
Officials from Syria may join the negotiation team in Cairo to help broker a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas, intelligence reports say. via The Post Chronicle
Wednesday, 30 April, 2008 @ 3:01 PM in Beirut By: Andrei Murtazin Beirut / Moscow - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad unveiled some details of his game plan for the Middle East. via Ya Libnan
RIYADH: Inflation in Saudi Arabia jumped to almost 10 per cent in March, its highest since at least the oil boom of the 1970s, raising pressure on the state to offset price pressures on the oil exporter’s 25 … via Gulf Daily News
“So far the talks with the PPP are over”
Heads of Pakistan’s ruling coalition parties on Tuesday failed to break deadlock on the judges issues after two-day talks in Dubai, local TV channel reported. via Xinhuanet
FES, Morocco, April 29 (UPI) — No. 1 seeded Anabel Medina Garrigues roared back from a deficit Tuesday for a first-round win in the $145000 Moroccan Grand …
KUWAIT CITY : It’s all systems go for the coming 2nd Annual Kuwait Boat Show International, where boat lovers in Kuwait and from around the GCC will converge for the chance to see a dazzling array of the latest … via Arab Times
“I would be grateful if you could bring the content of the letter and its annex to the attention of the members of the council, and to circulate it as a document of the Security Council.”
IRNA. NEW YORK. Iran’S Ambassador to the United Nations dismissed “certain baseless allegations” made by representative of the United States at the Security Council meeting against Iran on Monday. via The Herald
“Following recent material increases in fuel prices and tightening of credit conditions in the airline industry, Silverjet’s working capital has deteriorated and its residual reserves are limited.”
Silverjet, one of the remaining all-premium class airlines flying between the United States and Europe, says it has a memorandum of understanding with a United Arab Emirates investor for additional money. via The Dallas Morning News
GULFPORT - A leader from the Middle Eastern country of Qatar is touring a Gulfport neighborhood today to look at the area’s recovery from Hurricane Katrina. via Hattiesburg American