The economic impact of expatriates leaving Saudi Arabia
A steady stream of expatriates is now leaving Saudi Arabia in the wake of recent violence and terrorist attacks. Many are setting up home in Bahrain and Dubai with the aim of servicing the Kingdom by remote control and regular visits. What economic impact will this have?


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Egypt Prepares to Train Palestinian Police
Mood:  not sure
By DONNA BRYSON
Associated Press Writer

June 26, 2004, 1:48 AM EDT


CAIRO, Egypt -- The first day, Egyptians opposed to the war in Iraq were allowed to vent their anger in the streets. The next day, authorities let the police loose.

Officers beat the largely peaceful protesters, lashed them with water cannons, set dogs on them, even pelted them with stones. Human rights groups say demonstration leaders were detained for days or weeks without charge, and in some cases tortured.

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Wil they get police training ore terrorist training.
You tell me,

Crackdown keeps the Israeli peace
ABOVE the tabloid headlines in Israel in recent weeks marked by almost forgotten commonplaces - a lifeguard strike, a dog attacking a child, a dispute over a baby between its natural parents and adoptive parents - has been hovering a screaming, if unwritten, banner: "No terror attacks".

For the first time since the Palestinian uprising against Israeli occupation broke out almost four years ago, the country has gone four consecutive months without a suicide bombing.

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Israel skeptical about Palestinian reform
JERUSALEM -- Israel is deeply skeptical about Egypt's assurances that the Palestinians are willing to overhaul their security services ahead of an Israeli withdrawal from the Gaza Strip, the defense minister said Friday.

Israeli Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz spoke during a meeting with U.S. envoy William Burns, who is touring the region to mobilize support for the withdrawal plan.



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Laughing Matters
Arab-American Comics Poke Fun at War, Terrorism -- But Is It Funny?



In his act, Hood Qa'im-Maqami, an Iranian comedian, lifts his shirt to reveal mock explosives.
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"Muslim Reformists Against Wahhabi Islam
An increasing number of reform minded Muslims have begun to speak out against the impact of Saudi Wahhabism in the Muslim world. They have accused Wahhabism of serving as Al Qaeda's guiding philosophy, "poisoning minds" of young Muslims, and being the main purveyor of anti-American, anti-Semitic, and anti-Christian sentiment in the Arab and Muslim world.
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UK group takes aim at anti-Arab media bias
Mood:  d'oh
A London-based group striving for fairer coverage of Arab issues in the British media says violence perpetrated by Arab organizations in the Middle East is often reported without explanation of the root causes, leading to an unbalanced version of a story. "While not excusing the killing of civilians, much of the violence in the Middle East is currently due to the occupation of Iraq and Palestine," said Sharif Nashashibi, director of Arab Media Watch


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Arafat `puzzled' he's not seen as peace partner
JERUSALEM - Yasser Arafat, the most prolific killer of Jews since Adolf Hitler, said this week he was "puzzled" the Israeli government does not view him as an honest peace partner.


By Ryan Jones June 18th, 2004

Israeli forces search Nablus homes
AP - Israeli soldiers blew open doors with grenades, rifled through closets and rounded up residents in search of fugitives and bomb labs in Nablus's old city - the largest army operation in the militant stronghold in more than a year.

Soldiers sealed the old city with cement blocks and barbed wire to lock in militants, and imposed a strict curfew. The military said "Operation Full Court Press" would last several days.

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