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Arab World Bloggers on Obama

Op-Ed Contributors, “Arab World Bloggers Size Up Obama,” New York Times, Nov. 8, 2008

2008 11 08 Ted Thornton Arab World
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Iraq updates Hussein-era Air Force

Summary:
New Iraqi Air-force recruits are training on equipment that is comparable to that of the US Airforce.
At the beginning 2008 year the IQAF had 800 airmen, but that figure has already more than doubled to just over 2,000, and by the end of 2009, the IQAF is set to triple to over 6,000 airmen.
“Their biggest [...]

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2008 11 02 William Wesselhoeft Iraq
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WMR 3 Israeli Security Chief Warns Of Armed Jewish Right

Zoe Weinberg November 2, 2008
Article:
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Israeli Security Chief Warns Of Armed Jewish Right
http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/world/international-us-palestinians-israel-radicals.html
Time: November, 2, 2008
Place: Jerusalem, Israel
Key People: Yuval Diskin, head of the Shin Bet domestic intelligence agency, radicial right Israelis, Prime Minister Ehud Olmert,
Summary:
The radical right wing in Israel is considering using violence to prevent any peace agreements in which the West [...]

2008 11 02 Zoe Weinberg Arab-Israeli Conflict
Foreign Policy
Israel
Judaism
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The Near Future of the Middle East: Predictions and Prescriptions

Julia Bennett, a research assistant at Tufts University’s Fares Center for Eastern Mediterranean Studies, summarizes the predictions and prescriptions offered up by participants at a conference the Center held last March 27-28. 
Predictions
“A long term U.S. presence in Iraq seems inevitable and will require innovative and comprehensive planning.”
“Iran’s regional hegemony is threatening to Arab states vying [...]

2008 10 31 Ted Thornton Foreign Policy
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U.S. Forces Hand Province To Iraqi’s

Recently, U.S. forces have handed over the city of Babil to Iraqi forces. This is the 12th province of 18 Iraqi provinces whose control has been given to Iraqi forces. Babil, a majority Shia city, in March of last year had a suicide bomb kill nearly 100 Shia pilgrims and also has a section of [...]

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2008 10 28 Nick Shaheen Foreign Policy
Iraq
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WMR - UN Approves New Iran Resolution

Alysha Sayall – Sept. 30, 2008
UN Approves New Iran Resolution (Article)
BBC News - http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_depth/7640133.stm 
Time – Sunday, Sept. 28, 2008
Place – United Nations, also regarding Iran
Key People
- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
- Russia’s UN representative, Vitaly Churkin
- Iran’s chief nuclear negotiator, Saeed Jalili

Vocabulary
- IAEA: International Atomic Energy Agency, UN’s nuclear “watchdog”

Main Ideas
The UN approves what they call [...]

2008 10 27 Alysha Sayall Foreign Policy
Iran
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WMR - Egypt

The Middle East in the News
•Cora Lewis, September 28, 2008
•”Egypt Editor Jailed Amid Press Row” (News Article)
•Al Jazeera -http://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2008/09/200892812321154180.html
•Article Summary: Ibrahim Eissa, the chief editor of Egypt’s independent Al-Dustur daily, was sentenced to two months in jail for spreading “false information … and damaging public interest and national stability.” Officials claimed that an article about [...]

2008 10 26 Cora Lewis Egypt
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Iraq Gunmen Launch Deadly Ambush

In a small Iraqi village close to the city of Baquba (located in the Diyala Province North-east of Baghdad), at least 35 people were killed by the Al-Qaeda.  The victims were primarily policemen and Sunni Arab fighters who opposed to the Al-Qaeda.  They first attacked a checkpoint and then opened fire on the police and Sunni [...]

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2008 10 23 Molly Delallo Arab World
Iraq
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Middle East caught in the crisis

BBC News October 23, 2008
 Summary: Economists survey the Middle East’s challenges of their global financial system. Robert Mabro, an energy economist and former director of Oxford Institute for energy studies, comments on the challenges that the Middle East will face, if they are not already. It is said that such crises like financial and associated [...]

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2008 10 23 Pam Chen Economic Issues
Egypt
Iran
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WMR2 - Photos of Jerusalem

Not too terribly long of a “media report,” but it was interesting and thus thought I would share.

October 18, 2008
•Title of Article/Editorial/Column (indicate which type):  “Le Monde 2”: Jérusalem en plans serrés par Didier Ben Loulou (photographic documentation)  

•Source of Article: Le Monde
http://www.lemonde.fr/le-monde-2/portfolio/2008/10/15/le-monde-2-jerusalem-en-plans-serres-par-didier-ben-loulou_1107252_1004868.html 

•Article Summary
 Time: Over the past 18 years
Place: Jerusalem
 Key People: Didier Ben Loulou, a French [...]

2008 10 22 Kaki Elgin Arab-Israeli Conflict
Art and Architecture
Culture
Israel
Judaism
Media
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