| Iraqi Vote Results Sent to Court for Certification Iraq’s election commission sent the final results of the March 7 elections to the Supreme Court for certification. nytimes.com |
World Briefing | Middle East: Egypt: Bus Driver Kills 6 on Morning Commuting Trip A bus driver for an engineering firm, possibly angered that colleagues cut him out of a scheme to steal antiquities, shot six employees before surrendering to the authorities. feeds.nytimes.com |
Islam’s Answer to MTV With his new TV station, Ahmed Abu Haiba aims to reconcile Islamic piety with music videos and reality shows. feeds.nytimes.com |
World Briefing | Middle East: West Bank: Israeli Soldiers Kill Militant in Raid Israeli troops killed a Hamas militant on Friday during a raid in the West Bank, where violence has increased since a new round of peace talks began this month. feeds.nytimes.com |
Iraq Prime Minister Visits Egypt and Iran Nuri Kamal al-Maliki announced that he was seeking “to involve Egyptian companies in reconstructing Iraq,” not to curry support for his bid for re-election. nytimes.com |