TOP 100 ARABIAN SITES
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| Senate Approves Money for Afghanistan and Iraq Combat Meanwhile, House Democrats struggled to round up votes for a major package of business tax breaks and safety-net programs for the long-term unemployed. feeds.nytimes.com |
Airstrike Complicates Afghanistan Fight The accidental killing of what appeared to be an intrepid squad of Afghan troops was a particularly hard blow, and a reminder of just how much is at stake in General Petraeus' current review of the rules of engagement covering airstrikes. feeds.nytimes.com |
6 Migrants Are Killed in Egypt African migrants seeking work or asylum in Israel use the Sinai Peninsula as a transit route, and smugglers use it to ferry drugs and weapons into Israel and a variety of goods into the Gaza Strip. feeds.nytimes.com |
Egyptian Paper Admits Altering Photo The editor of a newspaper owned by the Egyptian government admitted that a photograph published this week in its pages had been altered to make it seem as if Egypt's president, Hosni Mubarak, had led, rather than followed, a group of world leaders. feeds.nytimes.com |
Crossroads of Antiquity Can’t Decide on New Path The tomb of the Prophet Ezekiel in iraq, revered by Jews and Muslims alike, could draw tourism to the town of Kifl, Iraq, but modernization plans have run into opposition. nytimes.com |