Now this is interesting. With elections looming in problematic Israel, the race seems to be down to right-wing leader Benjamin Netanyahu and center party candidate Zipi Livni. Surprisingly, many Arabs favor a win by the seemingly more hawkish Netanyahu. The considered opinion of political and business leaders in the region is that Netanyahu offers stability [...]
Tony Blair may want to revisit his hiring policy. International Mideast peace envoy Tony Blair’s body guard caused a fright on Tuesday when he accidentally fired his handgun at Ben-Gurion International Airport. No one was injured in the incident, which occurred outside the terminal building at around 3:00 P.M. Blair, a former British prime minister, [...]
Ma’an News has a tribute article to Yasser Arafat, which is begging for some mockery. On Tuesday 11 November Palestinians commemorated the death of their first leader: Abu Ammar, Al-Ra’is (the president) and in the end Al-Khityar (the old man), former Palestinian President Yasser Arafat. Not to forget Abu Al-Shityar (the dirty old man), Abu [...]
How I’ve always wanted to say that. Digital sleuths are coming closer to uncovering the mystery surrounding North Korea’s secretive leader, Kim Jong-il, who has dropped from public view and is widely rumoured to be gravely ill or worse. Pyongyang has released several “recent” photos of Kim, 66, in an effort to prove his good [...]
