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White House Condemns Attack on Iraq's Deputy Prime Minister
The White House strongly condemns suicide attack that seriously wounded Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister Salam al-Zoubai. "It's another completely reprehensible act that demonstrates that there are some terrorists who are going to do whatever they can to try to disrupt things," White House spokesman Tony Snow tells reporters.
USINFO.STATE.GOV Mon, 26 Mar 2007 11:08:30 -0400
Rice Calls Upon All States To Advance Mideast Peace Process
The leadership and commitment of every nation in the region is vital to advancing the Mideast peace process and making the vision of a two-state solution a reality, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says. The secretary calls upon every state in the region to "search very deep to see what it can do at this crucial time to finally end this conflict" and stresses the importance of establishing a "common agenda" that will allow forward movement toward the establishment of a Palestinian state.
USINFO.STATE.GOV Mon, 26 Mar 2007 11:57:12 -0400
United Nations Imposes New Sanctions on Iran
The United Nations Security Council March 24 unanimously voted to increase sanctions on Iran for its failure to suspend its uranium enrichment activities. Acting U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Alejandro Wolff says the unanimous passage of the resolution "sends a clear and unambiguous message to Iran: The regime's continued pursuit of a nuclear weapons capability, in violation of its treaty obligations as a member state of the United Nations, will only further isolate Iran and make it less, not more, secure.
USINFO.STATE.GOV Mon, 26 Mar 2007 11:48:31 -0400
Rice Seeks Common Approach to Mideast Peace on Trip
The United States is seeking agreement on a common approach to the Arab-Israeli issue that can advance the cause of peace and an eventual two-state solution supported by all the parties in the region, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says in a press roundtable on the eve of her trip to the Middle East beginning March 23.
USINFO.STATE.GOV Mon, 26 Mar 2007 11:46:48 -0400
Report: Abbas not optimistic on Schalit
Al-Hayat: PA chairman doubtful abducted IDF soldier will be freed soon.
jpost.com Mon, 26 Mar 2007 10:04:36 +0200
Egypt votes on divisive reforms
Egyptians are voting in a referendum on constitutional changes amid opposition calls for a boycott.
BBC Mon, 26 Mar 2007 10:15:29 GMT
IRAQ: One Picture Sits Over Differing Surveys
BAGHDAD, Mar 26 (IPS) - The two surveys, one following the other, told quite different stories about Iraq. But Iraqis did not need to look at either to know what their own story is like.
IPS Mon, 26 Mar 2007 06:00:00 EST
POLITICS-US: House Ties Iraq Withdrawal to War Funding
WASHINGTON, Mar 23 (IPS) - The new Democratic-led U.S. House of Representatives passed a 124-billion-dollar war spending bill with an explicit deadline for U.S. troop withdrawal from Iraq, in one of the most vocal challenges yet to the George W. Bush administration's policy in the country.
IPS Mon, 26 Mar 2007 06:00:00 EST
POLITICS-US: Congressman Trades Iraq Vote for Spinach
SAN FRANCISCO, Mar 22 (IPS) - A liberal Congressman who represents California's picturesque central coast region is under fire for trading his vote on the Iraq war for spinach.
IPS Mon, 26 Mar 2007 06:00:00 EST
Israel / OT: Amnesty International condemns Israeli Knesset's extension of discriminatory law denying family unification to Palestinian spouses of Israelis
The Citizenship and Entry into Israel Law (Temporary Order), which the Knesset, Israel's parliament, yesterday extended until 31 July 2008 with widened provisions is profoundly discriminatory.
Amnesty International Mon, 26 Mar 2007 06:00:00 EST |
