TOP 100 ARABIAN SITES
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| Gates Says U.S. Army’s Size Will Grow by 22,000 Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates announced a temporary increase in troops in Iraq and Afghanistan. nytimes.com |
Khalid bin Mahfouz, Saudi Banker, Dies at 60 Sheik Mahfouz paid $225 million to settle charges of bank fraud in 1993 and later won a string of lawsuits in Britain against writers who had accused him of supporting terrorism. feeds.nytimes.com |
Moshav Yated Journal: Along Gaza, a Quiet (but Still Tense) Life Last winter’s war has brought some quiet to Israeli communities along the border with Gaza, but in some respects, the war is not over. feeds.nytimes.com |
U.N. Nuclear Chief Urges Iran to Agree to Deal by Year End The head of the U.N’s atomic agency, Mohamed ElBaradei, described the offer made to Iran by the West to process its uranium abroad as a “unique but fleeting opportunity.” nytimes.com |
A Mideast Bond, Stitched of Pain and Healing The friendship between two children in a hospital — a Palestinian and an Israeli — has drawn their parents into a kinship that defies national struggle. feeds.nytimes.com |