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Monday 4 February 2008 (26 Muharram 1429)

Journalists Shut Out From Madani's Shoura Session
Raid Qusti, Arab News
RIYADH, 4 February 2008 - Minister of Culture and Information Iyad Madani has reportedly given orders to the Shoura Council to ban Saudi journalists from attending the Shoura session in which he was...  Full Story 
 
 
Government Rep. Fails to Show Up for Hakami Case
Samir Al-Saadi, Arab News
JEDDAH, 4 February 2008 — The Court of Grievances postponed the hearing regarding a complaint by the father of a 16-year-old boy who was executed last year after the representative of the plaintiff...  Full Story 
 
 
France to Help Evacuate Saudis Trapped in Chad
M. Ghazanfar Ali Khan, Arab News
RIYADH, 4 February 2008 — Saudi Arabia and France are working closely to evacuate Saudi citizens in Chad amid reports that fierce fighting was continuing between rebels and government forces in the...  Full Story 
 
 
Saudi Mother Seeks Justice for ‘Murdered’ Daughter
Arab News
JEDDAH, 4 February 2008 — Manal Al-Sharif says she’s on a quest for justice, not just for her murdered daughter but also for all future victims of domestic abuse by fathers and stepmothers. ...  Full Story 
OIC Condemns Gaza Siege; Urges Immediate Action by UN
Siraj Wahab, Arab News
JEDDAH, 4 February 2008 — The Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC), which groups all Muslim countries, yesterday lashed out at Israel for the crimes it is committing against Palestinians in...  Full Story 
 
 
Barak Says He Won’t Resign Over Lebanon War Report
Mohammed Mar’i, Arab News
RAMALLAH, 4 February 2008 — Israeli Defense Minister and Labor Party chairman Ehud Barak announced yesterday he would remain in the government of Prime Minster Ehud Olmert due to the “challenges facing...  Full Story 
 
 
A Double Dose of Clinton Is Not What the World Needs
Jonathan Power, jonatpower@aol.com
It is not a question of who has the dominant personality— Bill or Hillary Clinton? If we hadn’t caught the penny before we certainly heard it drop in South Carolina. Bill and Hilary is “two for one”...  Full Story 
 
 
Editorial: Uneasy Calm
4 February 2008
After close to two weeks of unchecked inundation into Rafah by an estimated 700,000 of the 1.5 million inhabitants of Gaza, quiet once again reigns after Egyptian troops have closed the border. But...  Full Story 

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