Lebanese general seeks court record in Hariri case
Maj. Gen. Jamil al-SayyedLEIDSCHENDAM, Netherlands – A former Lebanese army general asked an international court on Tuesday to release his secret case file in the 2005 assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri to learn why he was jailed for nearly four years without charge. The hearing by the Special Tribunal...Tariq Aziz shifted to Iraqi custody
The Iraqi government says U.S. forces have handed over 55 former members of Saddam Hussein's government, including Tariq Aziz, his former foreign minister. Busho Ibrahim, Iraq's deputy justice minister, said on Wednesday that the detainees also include Saddam's former oil and culture ministers. The U.S. military in Baghdad...UK envoy’s praise for Lebanon Shi’a leader draws Israeli anger
Frances Guy BEIRUT - Israel has criticized Britain's ambassador to Lebanon for eulogizing a recently deceased Lebanese cleric said to have inspired Hizbullah. Frances Guy wrote on her personal blog that Grand Ayatollah Mohammed Hussein Fadlallah was a "decent man" who rated among the people she most admired. An Israeli spokesman...Death sentence for Israeli spy
BEIRUT - A Lebanese man accused of spying for Israel and giving the Jewish state security information it used during its 34-day war with Hizbullah in 2006 was sentenced to death yesterday. Ali Mantash appeared in court in Beirut on the same day that prosecutors charged Charbel Qazzi, a manager at the state mobile telephone company Alfa,...Saleh: No seventh war in Yemen’s north
Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh stressed on Tuesday that no seventh war will take place in the impoverished country's tense north between the Sanaa government and Houthi rebels. "There are no indicators for a seventh war," Saleh told a news conference, saying that would be "totally unacceptable." The sixth war with the rebels, known...West Bank barrier a ‘health hazard’
Israel's separation barrier makes it difficult for Palestinians in the West Bank to obtain proper health care, according to a new United Nations report. Prepared by the Office of the Co-ordinator for Humanitarian Affairs, the report found that thousands of Palestinians have limited access to East Jerusalem hospitals because of the...Rahaf Abdallah crowned Miss Lebanon 2010
Rahaf Abdallah poses after being crowned Miss Lebanon 2010 in Adma, north of Beirut, July 9, 2010.BEIRUT- Rahaf Abdallah of Khiyam was crowned the 2010 winner of the Miss Lebanon competition on July 8, 2010 during the annual ceremony, which was 0aired by the Lebanese Broadcasting Channel (LBC) The 22-year-old winner beat out...Woronchak vies to retain his commission seat
DEARBORN — Gary Woronchak (D-Dearborn) and Scott J. Saionz (R-Dearborn) are candidates competing during the state general election Nov.2. to serve the 13th district of the Wayne County Commission. Waronchak is the incumbent Wayne County Commissioner, and has served the district since 2004. District 13 represents Allen Park, Dearborn...Casino, health care issues miss Michigan ballot
Lansing - Citizen petition drives to expand casino gaming in Michigan and to give individuals the right to opt out of federal health care regulation failed to meet Monday's deadline for submitting signatures to put the issues before voters in November. Backers of two of the proposed constitutional amendments -- one to authorize seven...Detroit City council President endorses Dillon for governor
Detroit — Detroit City Council President Charles Pugh has endorsed Democratic candidate for governor of Michigan Andy Dillon. Pugh said Dillon's experience in the state Legislature and past consideration of Detroit in significant decisions are reasons for his endorsement. This is Dillon's third term on the Michigan House of...Hamas lawmaker: Gaza flotilla did more than 10,000 rockets could have
Who now doubts that strategic nonviolent action can transform the politics of the Israel/Palestine conflict? Not Hamas parliamentarian Aziz Dweik, The Wall Street Journal reports: "When we use violence, we help Israel win international support," said Dweik, a leading Hamas lawmaker in the West Bank. "The Gaza flotilla has done more for...Biden pushes for Iraqi deal
Joe BidenJoe Biden, the U.S. vice-president, has met Jalal Talabani, the Iraqi president, as part of an attempt to urge political parties to set aside their differences and form a government four months after elections. The talks with Talabani on Monday follow meetings with the leaders of the two political factions that polled...Israel creates new Gaza ‘blacklist’
Israel has eased restrictions on the import of consumer goods to the Gaza Strip, relaxing its blockade on the Palestinian territory while maintaining restrictions on the entry of construction materials. In a statement on Monday, Israel said all items would be allowed into Gaza except "weapons, war material and dual-use...Israel preparing to occupy Lebanon
Israel troops are conducting military drills to get prepared for being deployed in Lebanon, in a move Tel Aviv says is aimed at preventing "rocket attacks by Hizbullah," Israeli sources say. Israel is conducting drills at its Elyakim training base, near Haifa, to simulate attacks on Hizbullah targets in southern Lebanon, Haaretz...Genetic damage and health in Fallujah, Iraq worse than Hiroshima
Results of a population-based epidemiological study organized by Malak Hamdan and Chris Busby were published in the International Journal of Environmental Studies and Public Health (IJERPH) based in Basle, Switzerland. They show increases in cancer, leukemia and infant mortality and perturbations of the normal human population birth sex......
World loses great Islamic thinker, scholar
July 8th, 20100 In one of his Friday sermons in January, 75-year-old Grand Ayatollah Sayed Mohamed Hussein Fadlullah, who died Sunday in Beirut, spoke to his followers about "true Islam." "The true Islam," he said, "wants us to base our lives on reason and to elevate it by means of knowledge, so as to enrich it and be enriched by it." This sentence...Bouchard Endorsed by Michigan Police Organization
ROCHESTER HILLS - Mike Bouchard, a candidate for governor from the Michigan Republican Party, recently received an endorsement from the Michigan Fraternal Order of Police (FOP), an organization that represents over 11,500 members across the state. The endorsement comes on the heels of Bouchard’s latest endorsements from......
Community raises funds for Republican gubernatorial candidate in Dearborn
Retired Wayne County Deputy Chief Marwan Taleb (second from left), his wife Sally Taleb (to his right), and Michigan Attorney General/Gubernatorial Candidate Mike Cox (to her right) attended.PHOTO: Marc GorskiDEARBORN — Michigan Attorney General Mike Cox spoke at a fundraising dinner at Byblos Banquet Hall in Dearborn on Thursday,...Palestinian refugees in Lebanon: Righting a perpetual wrong
Finally, a parliamentary debate in Lebanon over the human rights of Palestinian refugees. What is unfortunate though, is that granting basic civil rights to over 400,000 Palestinians - 62 years after their expulsion from their historic homeland and the issuing of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights — has been a topic of "debate"...No way out of this town: This light is always red
SHEIKH SA'AD, Occupied Eastern Jerusalem — A traffic light, yet no traffic at all. In fact, a traffic light...for pedestrians only. And even they move little. There are restrictions on walking out of this village (pop. 3,000). The 1,200 villagers who carry Palestinian identity papers have no way of crossing the barrier to leave...Right-wing Israel lobby riding high in election run-up
WASHINGTON — Despite the growing international condemnation and isolation incurred by the government of Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, the right-wing leadership of the so-called "Israel Lobby" here is riding high in the U.S. Congress. So far this week, it has chalked up a key victory on Capitol Hill in its longstanding effort to......
Dearborn State House seat up for grabs
DEARBORN —With State Representative Gino Polidori at his term limit, five Democrats and a Republican will be contending for his seat as Representative of the 15th State House district. George T. DaranyThe 15th State House district is part of Wayne County and covers Dearborn, excluding a few precincts in the northeast part of the...Bouchard receives two major endorsements
MIKE BOUCHARDDETROIT - The Detroit Regional Chamber (DRC) and the Grand Rapids Area Chamber of Commerce recently endorsed Republican candidate for governor Mike Bouchard. DRC is the largest chamber in the U.S. with a membership estimated at 20,000. Bouchard said he is honored chamber business leaders are supporting his campaign. If......
Dillon supported by Spanish Speaking Democrats
Andy DillonDETROIT - In other election news, Speaker of the House and Democratic candidate for governor of Michigan, Andy Dillon, was endorsed by The Michigan Spanish Speaking Democrats. Dillon said he's looking forward to working with the organization while laying out his plans for job creation, improved education and economic...
Rights groups say Gaza blockade must go
June 21st, 20100 Palestinian boys sit in front of a mural depicting a Palestinian prisoner in an Israeli jail, during a summer camp organized by the Hamas movement in Gaza City June 17, 2010. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem RAMALLAH (IPS) — Under intense international pressure Israel declared last week that it would ease its crippling blockade on Gaza by......
