Syrian lion ready to roar (FIFA) Syria captain and prolific goalscorer Firas Al Khatib has lofty ambitions for club and country as the AFC Player of the Year nominee told FIFA.com Sudan Egypt Bank names director to lead expansion (Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News) CAIRO, Nov 30 (Reuters) – The Sudanese Egyptian Bank (SEB), controlled…
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Middle East News – Syrian lion ready to roar (FIFA)
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Somalia – Somali pirates seize Greek tanker off Somali coast (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Somali pirates seize Greek tanker off Somali coast (Reuters via Yahoo! News) Somali pirates have seized a Greek-flagged oil tanker 700 miles off the coast of Somalia, near the Seychelles, Greece’s coastguard said Monday. Somali training camps fuel US hostility (Arizona Daily Star) MOGADISHU, Somalia The recruits gather in scorching desert hide-outs in Somalia, use…
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India – Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah wants to facilitate triangular talks among India, Pakistan and … (India Daily)
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah wants to facilitate triangular talks among India, Pakistan and … (India Daily) Will India agree? The international think tanks believe Abdullah has the adequate blessing of the Indian and American Governments. Manmohan Singh may have reached an agreement with Obama. US, India determined to defeat LeT: US envoy…
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Afghanistan – Can the U.S. Woo Afghanistan Taliban to Switch Sides? (Time Magazine)
Can the U.S. Woo Afghanistan Taliban to Switch Sides? (Time Magazine) A surge of American reinforcements into Afghanistan will be a sideshow to the effort to put insurgents onto the U.S. payroll West turned blind eye to corruption, former Afghan narcotics minister says (Coast Reporter) TORONTO – Corruption infecting the Afghan government’s highest levels, coupled…
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South Africa Politics and News Monitor – PROFILE-Soccer-Facts on 2010 World Cup hosts South Africa (Reuters via Yahoo! Sports)
PROFILE-Soccer-Facts on 2010 World Cup hosts South Africa (Reuters via Yahoo! Sports) Following are key facts on 2010 World Cup hosts South Africa: World-South Africa’s team desperately seeking improvement (Reuters via Yahoo! Sports) Hosts South Africa are desperate to emerge from the doldrums to ensure there will be local interest to add to the atmosphere…
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Pakistan – Pakistan president claims success against Taliban (AsiaOne)
Pakistan president claims success against Taliban (AsiaOne) ISLAMABAD, Nov 29, 2009 (AFP) – Under-pressure Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari has claimed ‘considerable success’ in a military offensive against Taliban fighters in the remote tribal northwest, his office said Sunday. Pakistani prime minister leaves for Germany (EARTHtimes.org) Islamabad – Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani on…
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Lebanon Crisis Monitor – Posted: 30-11-2009 , 02:52 GMT (Al Bawaba)
Posted: 30-11-2009 , 02:52 GMT (Al Bawaba) According to the London daily Elaph, the Lebanese artist Carole Saqer hosted a live concert with the Iraqi artist Rida Abdullah on 13 November in Lebanon. Putting the green in Orange County Great Park (Los Angeles Times) Emile Haddad, with a new financing deal approved by Irvine for…
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Latin America – Former guerrilla leader elected president in Uruguay (USA Today)
Former guerrilla leader elected president in Uruguay (USA Today) A plain-talking former leader of leftist guerrillas is now the president-elect of Uruguay. Exit polls: Ex-guerrilla wins Uruguay presidency (CNN) Jose “Pepe” Mujica, a former Marxist Tupamaro guerrilla fighter, won Uruguay’s presidential runoff election Sunday, exit polls showed. World-Honduras (Reuters via Yahoo! Sports) Factbox on World…
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Somalia – Australian meets mother after Somalia ordeal (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Australian meets mother after Somalia ordeal (AFP via Yahoo! News) An Australian photojournalist kidnapped and tortured in Somalia has held an emotional reunion with his mother in Kenya, in which the pair “just hugged and hugged”, a report said Sunday. Iranian Navy will fight piracy off coast of Somalia (Press TV) The commander of the…
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North Africa – Italy: Police arrest alleged Algerian terror gang (Adnkronos)
Italy: Police arrest alleged Algerian terror gang (Adnkronos) Italy: Police arrest alleged Algerian terror gang (AKI) – Police authorities in various European countries on Thursday arrested 17 Algerian criminal and terrorism suspects, six of them in the northern Italian city of Milan. The suspects are accused of being in possession of fake IDs as well…
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