BP close to signing Jordan gas field deal (Reuters via Yahoo! Malaysia News)
AMMAN, Oct 24 (Reuters) – BP Plc will sign a deal with Jordan on Sunday to explore for natural gas reserves in the small Risha field near the border with Iraq, company and government officials said on Saturday.
The Road to Syria (Manila Bulletin)
“Every cultured man belongs to two nations, his own and Syria. This statement somehow validates the written facts about Syria being the cradle of civilization.
Egypt’s Brotherhood is knocking (Los Angeles Times)
Despite crackdowns, the popular Islamic opposition group aims to have a say on President Hosni Mubarak’s succession. He doesn’t seem a radical or a troublemaker, but to the Egyptian government, Abdel Fattah Rizk, a surgeon with a graying mustache and hands pink from scrubbing, is a man to be watched.
Muslims-Christian clash in Egypt after murder (GMA News)
Muslims and Christians clashed in southern Egypt on Saturday following an earlier murder of a Christian villager by attackers accusing his son of having an affair with a Muslim, according to witnesses.
Syria’s crusade for tourism (Guardian Unlimited)
Our Middle East editor reports on an ambitious campaign to double visitor numbers to the country by 2012 It is more than 900 years since the Crusaders captured Krak des Chevaliers overlooking the valleys of central Syria lugging blocks of limestone up the steep hillside to build a fortress that still looks pretty impregnable so lunch under the Gothic arches of its great hall is a treat that …
In Egypt, a synagogue renovation elicits complicated feelings about preserving Jewish history (Sun-Sentinel)
CAIRO (AP) The warren of slum alleys is called the Jews’ Quarter, but no Jews live there. The ancient synagogue still stands, but its roof is gone. The government is renovating it, but is doing so at a moment when anti-Israel feeling is running especially high in Egypt.
Egypt Muslims stone Coptic churches in sectarian clash (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Muslims students stoned Coptic Christian churches and homes in a southern Egyptian village on Saturday after four Muslims suspected of killing a Copt were kept in custody, police said.
Jordan happy to stay (Herald Sun)
MIDFIELDER Jordan Lewis has spoken of his relief at remaining a Hawk after being linked to trade discussions.
Thousands race in Egypt to fight breast cancer (MSNBC)
Thousands of runners and walkers have participated in the Middle East’s first-ever international Race for the Cure to raise awareness about breast cancer.
Virginity kit outrages some in Egypt (BigPond News)
A kit to help women fool their husbands into believing they are virgins has caused outrage in Egypt.
