| In a Baghdad Cinema, Celebrating a Return of Iraqi Culture At the premiere for “Son of Babylon,” excitement and relief that culture could defy occupation, war, government neglect and occasional hostility to signal its survival. nytimes.com |
11 Killed as Militants Storm Yemen Jail Heavily armed militants thought to belong to Al Qaeda stormed a jail used by the intelligence services in Aden, killing at least 11 people, security officials said. feeds.nytimes.com |
Leaders of Syria and Saudi Arabia in Lebanon to Discuss Tribunal The visit, five years after the assassination of a former Lebanese prime minister, showed that Syria’s influence over Lebanon was rising again. feeds.nytimes.com |
Looking at Hamas and Seeing the I.R.A. Does excluding Hamas from Middle East peace talks ignore what was learned in Northern Ireland when peace was achieved only after the I.R.A.'s political representatives were included? feeds.nytimes.com |
Sudan Attacks Darfur Rebels Hours Before U.N. Visit EL FASHER, Sudan (Reuters) - Sudan's army said it attacked rebel positions in the Darfur region on Thursday hours before the arrival of a delegation of U.N. Security Council envoys in the territory. feeds.nytimes.com |