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Lebanon August 17, 2006

Lebanon pact disappoints U.S.; Bush admin wanted “Israeli” forces to destroy Hizbullah

For weeks, the Bush administration resisted international pressure for a cease-fire between "Israel" and Hizbullah, insisting that only disarming the terrorist organization would cure a "root cause" of hostility and
Lebanon August 17, 2006

Hizbullah Leads Work to Rebuild, Gaining Stature

As stunned Lebanese returned Tuesday over broken roads to shattered apartments in the south, it increasingly seemed that the beneficiary of the destruction was most likely to be Hizbullah.A major
Lebanon August 17, 2006

Hizbullah’s aid reaches thousands in Lebanon

 While its fighters battle "Israeli" forces in the hills of southern Lebanon, Hizbullah’s relief workers in the capital are fighting on a different front: in sweltering kitchens, on soccer fields
MB in International press August 17, 2006

Egypt court frees 11 Muslim Brotherhood members jailed after judiciary protests

An Egyptian appeals court ruled Monday that 11 members of the banned Muslim Brotherhood [party website; FAS backgrounder] jailed since May after participating in
Other ViewsPolitical Islam Studies August 17, 2006

Islamist sunni-shia convergence: Lebanese Ikhwan announces it will join Hezbollah in reconstruction

Many commentators in the West still believe in the fairy tale that Sunni and Shia Islamists are at odds. Though most Sunni jihadis tend to see Shias as heretics and
Other Views August 17, 2006

Bush Mideast Doctrine Seen As ‘Disaster’ For Israel

Emerging critique from pro-Israel analysts hits administration for helping Islamists to power via elections.   President Bush, in the view of many Jews, is the most pro-Israel president ever, and the reasons
Lebanon August 17, 2006

The Israeli debacle will affect the whole region

It is too early to judge how solid is the ceasefire agreed upon in the second Lebanon war. But it is already possible to draw some initial conclusions - the
Iran August 17, 2006

Group Says Iran Is ’Not a Crisis’

Seeking to counter the White House’s depiction of its Middle East policies as crucial to the prevention of terrorist attacks at home, 21 former generals, diplomats and national security officials
Palestine August 17, 2006

PA labor minister admitted to hospital two days after his release from Israeli prison

PA labor minister Mohammed Al-Barghouthi was admitted to hospital on Wednesday two days after his release from an Israeli jail where he had spent 48 days under cruel interrogation rounds
Fanatic Messages August 17, 2006

Somalia: Islamic Courts Council Breaks Up MB Religious Rally

The Somali Islamic Courts Council banned a religious rally organized the Islah( reform) Movement( Muslim Brotherhood) on Thursday August 17, 2006, in the Somali capital Mogadishu, marking its 28th anniversary