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Israeli bestseller flays 'myth' of Zionist state

admin — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 00:00:00 +0000

Israeli bestseller flays 'myth' of Zionist state

11/10/2008

NO ONE is more surprised than Shlomo Sand that his latest academic work has spent 19 weeks on Israel's bestseller list...

Palestinians' water leaves a bitter taste

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Palestinians' water leaves a bitter taste

11/10/2008

PALESTINIAN villagers drink unsafe agricultural water rather than trusting water provided by an Israeli company, says...

Moroccan authorities move to curb radical views

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Moroccan authorities move to curb radical views

11/10/2008

ISLAMIC law allows men to wed girls as young as nine years, because marriages to younger women often work out better...

Iran faces US challenge in 'pistachio war'

admin — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 00:00:00 +0000

Iran faces US challenge in 'pistachio war'

10/10/2008

FOR some Iranians, it's a galling thought: the United States may oust Iran as the world's largest producer of pistachio...

Brunei's biodiversity safe but country to remain alert

admin — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 00:00:00 +0000

Brunei's biodiversity safe but country to remain alert

10/10/2008

AS THE world's animals and plants are fast fading like the proverbial Dodo — that flightless bird that got wiped...

Torture 'routine' in Jordanian prisons

admin — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 00:00:00 +0000

Torture 'routine' in Jordanian prisons

10/10/2008

A NEW report released recently by Human Rights Watch (HRW) accuses the Jordanian authorities of routine and widespread...

Cambodia's higher education dreams confront reality

admin — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 00:00:00 +0000

Cambodia's higher education dreams confront reality

09/10/2008

SHE has two years to go until graduation, but already Cambodian student Chhum Savorn is filled with a sense of dread. ...

Meet Lebanon drug baron, outlaw Nuh Zaayter

admin — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 00:00:00 +0000

Meet Lebanon drug baron, outlaw Nuh Zaayter

09/10/2008

WITH his pony tail, long sideburns, tight jeans and cowboy boots, Nuh Zaayter cuts an odd figure as he struts through...

Lebanon lawsuit against Israel — for cuisine theft

admin — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 00:00:00 +0000

Lebanon lawsuit against Israel — for cuisine theft

09/10/2008

A NEW war between Israel and Lebanon has erupted, but this time it the war is not geopolitical, but rather an issue of...

Financial crisis scuffs well-heeled US shoppers

admin — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 00:00:00 +0000

Financial crisis scuffs well-heeled US shoppers

09/10/2008

SUSAN COYNE had her heart set on a new pair of earrings at Saks Fifth Avenue in New York, a purchase she would not have...