JPost Middle Easthttp://www.jpost.com/en-usJPost.comThu, 19 Nov 2009 22:16:53 +020030Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:16:53 +0200 Lebanese diva accused of singing racist songhttp://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull&cid=1258624595596Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:16:14 +02001258624595596Haifa Wehbe stirs controversy over lyric implying Nubian Egyptians are "monkeys." Iraq vote delay likely after veto on election lawhttp://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull&cid=1258566460966Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:57:02 +02001258566460966Veto slammed by Iraq's Shi'ite prime minister as threat to democracy; comes as top US commander says timetable for American troop drawdown on track. Turkey: Assad won't accept French mediationhttp://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull&cid=1258566461582Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:28:09 +02001258566461582Erdogan says Netanyahu doesn't trust Turkey to mediate Syria talks, Damascus doesn't want Paris. Algerians party in Gaza after World Cup qualificationhttp://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull&cid=1258566464453Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:28:21 +02001258566464453National team earns its first World Cup berth since 1986 with 1-0 victory over bitter rival Egypt. Gaza group offers bounty for IDF troopshttp://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull&cid=1258489194724Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:04:30 +02001258489194724Hamas-linked charity sends email offering $1.4 million to anybody who captures an Israeli soldier. Iran warns Saudi Arabia over Yemen offensivehttp://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull&cid=1258489195473Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:16:59 +02001258489195473Iran denounces Saudi Arabian military offensive against Yemen and warns of dire consequences for region. Yemen-Saudi clashes push up qat priceshttp://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull&cid=1258555949778Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:51:10 +02001258555949778Clashes between the Saudi army and Al-Houthi rebels are damaging the lucrative qat drug trade, a major source of income for rebels. Sarkozy: France ready for Syria-Israel mediationhttp://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull&cid=1258027314574Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:37:30 +02001258027314574Sarkozy warns that extremists could benefit from continued deadlock in Mideast peace process. 'IAEA inspects site outside Damascus'http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull&cid=1258027314843Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:54:01 +02001258027314843Channel 10 says moves follows discovery of processed uranium at three separate Syrian sites. Gaza smuggling at pre-Cast Lead volumehttp://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull&cid=1258027307182Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:59:49 +02001258027307182Estimates of how many tunnels are now functioning beneath border range from several hundred to 1,000. Israeli, Jordanian archeologists discuss risks to historical sites in Acre workshophttp://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull&cid=1258027305654Tue, 17 Nov 2009 11:29:08 +02001258027305654More than 80 international experts from 16 countries gathered on Sunday for UNESCO's second annual World Heritage Workshop. Hope in search for remains of Briton kidnapped during Lebanon civil warhttp://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull&cid=1258027314479Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:15:26 +02001258027314479Alec Collet was killed in 1980's by same Palestinian terror group that attacked Israeli envoy in 1982. Number of Middle Eastern students in US up 18%http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull&cid=1258027309539Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:54:02 +02001258027309539Middle Eastern nation with the most students studying abroad is Saudi Arabia, with 12,661 students overseas. 'IAEA suspects Syrian nuclear sites'http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull&cid=1258027305442Tue, 17 Nov 2009 08:12:30 +02001258027305442UN watchdog reportedly worried after Syria fails to provide convincing explanations for uranium traces. State Department: US opposes unilateral moves by PAhttp://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull&cid=1258027304563Tue, 17 Nov 2009 06:00:01 +02001258027304563Spokesman says creation of Palestinian state "has to be achieved through negotiations"; visiting US politicians also slam Palestinian plan. Recent Baghdad blasts further worsen bureaucratic snarlhttp://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull&cid=1258027309563Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:57:37 +02001258027309563Recent bombings that left 250 dead had a wider effect: slowing down the government services Iraqis use on a daily basis. Analysis: Unilateral statehood hurts Palestine, not Israelhttp://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull&cid=1258027297926Mon, 16 Nov 2009 10:33:36 +02001258027297926Erekat's 'threat' to Israel appears more like a self-made trap for Palestinian leaders. 'The Palestinian Water Authority wouldn't last a day on its own'http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull&cid=1258027297260Mon, 16 Nov 2009 09:25:03 +02001258027297260Defense assessment shows PA is still far from being able to manage an independent state. FM: Unilateral PA declaration wouldn't workhttp://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull&cid=1258027301589Tue, 17 Nov 2009 08:20:27 +02001258027301589Foreign minister warns that if Palestinians breach agreements, Israel would be free to act as well. Bill Clinton: US settlements policy has changedhttp://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull&cid=1258027297193Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:18:12 +02001258027297193Obama deeply committed to peace process and to Israel's security, stresses Bill Clinton in J'lem.