Middle East News – Baghdad bombs leave 51 dead

Baghdad bombs leave 51 dead
The death toll from twin car bomb blasts in a crowded Baghdad market has risen to 51, police said, and the country’s main Sunni political party condemned the attack on a heavily Shia area

Med investment project launched
The InfraMed fund of the Union for the Mediterranean, the regional grouping formed last year, will be used to finance infrastructure projects in the eastern and southern Mediterranean

Arroyo set to leave for Egypt, Syria (Sun Star)
PRESIDENT Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo will leave early Saturday morning for an official visit to Egypt and a state visit to Syria from May 3 to 5 to promote peace, interfaith dialogue, and more investments and job opportunities for Filipinos.

Second hardliner in Iran presidential race
Mohsen Rezaei, former commander of Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guards, has announced his intention to run for president, underlining the failure of Iran’s fundamentalists to reach a consensus candidate

Old troubles stir in Baghdad
As Iraq sells itself to the world more vigorously violence has been surging, and reviving some of the old fears that many had assumed were buried

Israel strikes tunnels on the Gaza-Egypt border (CNews)
The Israeli military says their aircraft have struck three smuggling tunnels on the Gaza-Egypt border.

Jordan Warns U.S. Of Iranian Penetration (Middle East Newsline)
WASHINGTON [MENL] — Jordan’s King Abdullah has warned the Obama administration that Iran was expanding its presence throughout the Middle East. Officials said Abdullah, in his first meetings with the administration, told the White House and Congress that Iran has established strongholds in such places as Bahrain, Kuwait, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, the Palestinian Authority, Syria, …

Arroyo departs for Egypt, Syria (Sun Star)
PRESIDENT Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo left for Egypt at 3 a.m. Saturday for a working visit there and a state visit in Syria. A Malaca ang statement said the Chief Executive took a chartered Philippine Airlines PR-001 flight at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal (Naia) 2.

Iran helicopters strike Kurd villages (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
Iranian helicopters attacked three Iraqi Kurdish villages in a pre-dawn raid on Saturday, the first time Iran has used aircraft against Kurdish rebels.

The Economist group enters Saudi Arabia and Levant (Mena Report)
Following the opening of a directly managed, Middle East sales office in Dubai, The Economist Group, the leading global media company, has appointed sales representatives in Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, Jordan and Palestine for all advertising and sponsorship sales.

Saudi Arabia on track for railway boon
Riyadh making some progress on three separate developments intended to create a railway network at an estimated cost of $25bn

Biyahe ng Pangulong Arroyo sa Egypt at Syria, pinagpaliban bukas (RMN)
Hindi natuloy ang Pangulong Arroyo sa kanyang biyahe ngayong araw patungong Egypt at Syria. Sa halip alas dos y medya ng madaling araw bukas lilipad ang pangulo para sa nasabing…

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