Suspect's Death Leads to Questions on Indonesia's Border Security The New York Times | JAKARTA, Indonesia — The fugitive Islamic militant killed by Indonesian security forces traveled to Indonesia from the Philippines within the last few months, police officals said on Wednesday, an admission that raised concerns about the country’s ability to keep known terrorists from ...
Gates in Saudi Arabia to Discuss Iran The New York Times | RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates arrived here on Wednesday for talks with the Saudi royal family that senior defense officials said would be focused on Iran. | His visit follows recent trips to Riyadh by Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton as well as Gen. David ...
Suspect's Death Leads to Questions on Indonesia's Border Security The New York Times | JAKARTA, Indonesia — The fugitive Islamic militant killed by Indonesian security forces traveled to Indonesia from the Philippines within the last few months, police officals said on Wednesday, an admission that raised concerns about the coun...
Gates in Saudi Arabia to Discuss Iran The New York Times | RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates arrived here on Wednesday for talks with the Saudi royal family that senior defense officials said would be focused on Iran. | His visit follows recent trips to Riyadh by Secretary of S...
Partial Iraq Vote Results Expected by Thursday The New York Times | BAGHDAD — Iraq’s electoral commission is expected to announce partial results of parliamentary elections by Thursday, a United Nations official said, offering an incomplete picture of the vote that will nevertheless provide the broad ou...
Marjah fears return of warlords Asia Times | By Mohammad Elyas Daee and Abubakar Siddique | MARJAH - Azizullah Khan might be this town's best example of civic-mindedness. He is a middle-aged farmer in this area, at the center of a recent large-scale military effort against the Taliban in Afgh...
Nepal minister forced to quit over security fracas The Siasat Daily | Kathmandu, March 10: After a series of attacks on high profile people, including the murder of a media magnate and an attempt on Indian managing director of a medical college, Nepal's Minister of State for Home Affairs Rizvan Ansari Wednesday quit ...
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Bali bomb suspect killed in Indonesia CBC | Indonesian counterterrorism authorities won international praise on Wednesday, one day after killing a top-ranked Southeast Asian militant wanted for planning the deadly 2002 Bal...
Tight security on Tibet anniversary Al Jazeera | China has stepped up security in Tibet as the Himalayan region marks the sensitive anniversaries of the failed uprising against Chinese rule in 1959 and bloody riots two years ag...
US condemns Israeli expansion Al Jazeera | The US vice-president has condemned Israel's move to build 1,600 new housing units in occupied East Jerusalem. | Joe Biden had earlier on Tuesday emphasised the close relationshi...
Tibetan exiles hold anti-China protests amid tight security m&c | Kathmandu - Tibetan exiles marked the 51st anniversary of their failed uprising against China with a protest in Kathmandu Wednesday despite government attempts to prevent the demonstrations. | A small group of exiles defied a government ban to gath...
New Constitution Secures Speedier Resolution of Problems - Jurist All Africa The Angolan jurist, Walter Filipe, said Tuesday in Luanda that the new Constitution is beneficial because it enables a speedier resolution of social problems concerning Angolans. | ...
Bahrain's lower chamber seeks complete ban on alcohol Gulf News | Manama: Bahrain could become a dry country if a Bill backed by the parliament’s lower chamber to ban the import and sale of alcohol goes through the upper chamber. | The Islamists-dominated chamber proposed the Bill after MPs overcame their u...
Suspect's Death Leads to Questions on Indonesia's Border Security The New York Times | JAKARTA, Indonesia — The fugitive Islamic militant killed by Indonesian security forces traveled to Indonesia from the Philippines within the last few months, police officals said on Wednesday, an admission that raised concerns about the country’s ability to keep known terrorists from moving across its borders. | They said the militan...
Ahmadinejad criticises NATO troops, mocks Gates Khaleej Times KABUL - Iran's outspoken president on Wednesday criticised Western troops as an obstacle to peace in Afghanistan and mocked the US defence secretary during their overlapping visits to the war-torn country. | President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, paying his first visit to Afghanistan since he and his Afghan counterpart Hamid Karzai were re-elected last yea...
![Jabel Mukaber (Arabic: Hebrew: ' , also Jabal Mukaber or Jabal Mukkaber) is a predominantly Arab neighborhood located in the southern part of East Jerusalem. It is bordered by the Jewish neighbourhood of Armon Hanatziv[1][2] to the west, the Palestinian town of Beit Sahour to the north and the Arab neighbourhood of Sur Baher to the south. Jabel Mukaber has a population of 14,000.[1] Jabel Mukaber, like other Arab neighborhoods in East Jerusalem lying outside of the Old City, could become part of the capital of a proposed Palestinian state,[3] [4] although Jabel Mukaber has been branded a hotbed of terrorism and an obstacle to the peace process due to militant activity and support for terrorism among some of residents.](http://cdn0.wn.com/vp/i/b6/8ffaa0992968bf.jpg)
