12,000 year-old witch doctor's skeleton found

JERUSALEM: Archaelogist believed a 12,000 year-old skeleton found in a grave containing 50 tortoise shells, a leopard pelvis, a cow tail and part of an eagle wing is the remains of a witch doctor.The skeleton, found...

Canadian Police arrest 'Paris bomber'

"Canadian police have arrested a suspect for involvement in the 1980 bombing outside of a Paris synagogue that claimed four people.  Canadian Justice Department spokesman Christian Girouard confirmed the arrest of prime suspect Hassan Diab on Thursday. Diab was detained...

Israel threatens to target Lebanese army

As Hezbollah continues to back the  army and play a growing political role in Lebanese politics, Israel threatens with new attacks. According to Jerusalem Post, Israel would attack the entire military infraestructure in any future conflict with Hezbollah. "Should the...

Israel PM Livni: No interim deal with Palestinians

As the celebration of the anniversary of the Annapolis Conference draws near, it is clearer that a Israel-Palestina deal would not be reached prior to the end of term of American President George W. Bush. ...

Iran warns against Israeli plots in region

"Iran's Foreign Minister urges regional states to remain vigilant about Israel's plots and interference in other countries' internal affairs.  "We witness (Israel's) interference in the Caucasus, Lebanon and...

Lebanon detains 'Israeli spies'

Adding pressure to the already tense situation in the Middle East after the US raid in Sirya, two Israeli spies have been detained in Lebanon. Both countries have had a sour relation in the recen past over the...

British to disclose clampdown on hate-preachers

230 people who have been barred from entering the UK because they are suspected of preaching hate will be listed and named, and refused entry permanently unless they make public statement renouncing terror, the government revealed today."Preachers of hate who have been banned...

Hezbollah leader Nasrallah decries Colombian drug link as 'propaganda'

"  The leader of Lebanon's Hezbollah movement has denied allegations linking the organisation to a Colombian drug trafficking network. Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah said in a televised address on Saturday that claims...

Lebanon Demining Program Running Out Of Money..

Herald-Leader http://www.kentucky.com/524/story/559100.htmlBy BASSEM MROUE Associated Press Writer ap.orgLebanon -- Demining chief Hussein Alayan watched from a distance this week as his men in orange...

Lebanon and Israel Fight Over Falafel

A group of Lebanese businessmen is preparing a lawsuit against Israel over who has rights over traditional Arab food. Dishes like hummus, falafel, tabbouleh are believed to have originated in Lebanon, but are...

Do Arab States Already Have the Bomb?

Dateline:  July 27, 2008. Southern California, The West Coast Midnight Run In the last decade attention has been so stiff in the media on North Korea and Iran's nuclear development.  The International...

Syria moves closer to Lebanon diplomatically.

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has issued a decree to formally establish diplomatic relations for the first time with Lebanon as promised last August. This moves follows concerns over the deployment of 10,000...

Syria downplays troop buildup on Lebanese border

While US and Lebanon set up a joint military commission to improve defense ties, Syria dismisses their concern over a buildup in its borders. "Damascus claims it is merely beefing up border security to prevent...

Two missing Americans detained in Syria

While Syria is beefing up border security to prevent smuggling and the infiltration of Islamic extremists from northern Lebanon to both US and Lebanese dismay, two American journalists turned up in Damascus....

An exciting trip through the flavors

This They say I pretend or lieAll I write. No such thing.It simply is that IFeel by imagining.I don't use the heart-string.All that I dream or lose,That falls short or dies on me,Is like a terrace which looksOn...

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