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Thursday 27 October 2005 (24 Ramadan 1426)

Crown Prince Calls Upon Iraqi People to Stand United
P.K. Abdul Ghafour, Arab News
JEDDAH, 27 October 2005 — Crown Prince Sultan hoped that the people of Iraq would unite in an independent Arab country following the adoption of a new constitution, which was vehemently opposed by...  Full Story 
 
 
BBC Arabic TV May Bring In New Perspectives
Siraj Wahab, Arab News
JEDDAH, 27 October 2005 — The Middle East will soon become much hotter — at least in the cutthroat world of competition for television viewers. The British Broadcasting Corporation’s decision on Tuesday...  Full Story 
 
 
Human Rights Watch Appeals Teenage Killer’s Death Verdict
Maha Akeel, Arab News
JEDDAH, 27 October 2005 — The Human Rights Watch (HRW) has filed a memo with Saudi officials concerning the 15-year-old Egyptian boy sentenced to death for killing a three-year-old Egyptian girl, Wala...  Full Story 
 
 
UN: Donors Pledge $580 Million More for Quake Victims
Azhar Masood, Arab News
ISLAMABAD, 27 October 2005 — Governments and other donors told the United Nations yesterday they were pledging an additional $580 million for Pakistani earthquake victims, but UN officials said it...  Full Story 
Bomber Strikes in Central Israel
Hisham Abu Taha, Arab News

 
GAZA CITY, 27 October 2005 — A Palestinian bomber blew himself up yesterday in an open-air market, killing himself and five Israelis in the deadliest attack in Israel in more than three months. The...  Full Story 
 
 
Russia Vows to Do All to Block Syria Sanctions
Dahi Hassan, Arab News
DAMASCUS, 27 October 2005 — Syria’s hopes of escaping sanctions from the UN Security Council gained momentum yesterday with Russia, the country’s oldest ally, pledging that it will do all it takes...  Full Story 
 
 
Caught on Bluetooth: Ugly Cases of Violence
Abeer Mishkas, abeermishkhas@arabnews.com
IT came in an e-mail. A reader sent me a clip and asked me to watch it. I clicked on the link and the video clip began; it seemed to be in a schoolroom and I saw a male teacher holding a long electrical...  Full Story 
 
 
Editorial: A Shameful Failure
27 October 2005
WHY is it that the governments of such rich countries as France and Germany have not yet given a cent to help the victims of the South Asian quake? Their failures come at a time of dire predictions...  Full Story 

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