It's risky, but alcohol flows again in Iraq The News & Observer BAGHDAD - Iraqis no longer have to settle just for cardamom-laced tea, strawberry-flavored milk or bottled water to quench their summertime thirst. Beer and alcoholic beverages are readily available once again. | There are no bars outside the American-controlled Green Zone and parts of Kurdish terri...
Baghdad's walls keep peace but feel like prison The State | BAGHDAD -- | Baghdad hasn't been this quiet in years. But the respite from bloodshed comes at a high price. Up to 20 feet high in some sections. | Rows after rows of barrier walls divide the city into smaller and smaller areas that protect people from bombings, sniper fire and kidnappings. They al...
Iraqis have new choice to quench their thirst: beer and alcohol The News Tribune BAGHDAD -- Iraqis no longer have to settle just for thick Turkish coffee, cardamom-laced tea, strawberry-flavored milk or bottled water to quench their summertime thirst. Beer and alcoholic beverages are readily available once again. | There are no b...
The State Department Confronts the Synergy Crisis Creators Syndicate Podcast available through: If you like Austin Bay, you might enjoy | Oliver North | Dennis Prager | David Limbaugh | The Internet won't solve the U.S. government's "synergy crisis." However, the State Department's innovative Economic Empowe...
It's risky, but alcohol flows again in Iraq The News & Observer BAGHDAD - Iraqis no longer have to settle just for cardamom-laced tea, strawberry-flavored milk or bottled water to quench their summertime thirst. Beer and alcoholic beverages are readily available once again. | There are no bars outside the America...
UAE ranks 74th in global business climate Journal Online RANKED by Forbes as the world's fourth top economy in terms of GDP per capita, the UAE came 74th in a list of best countries in the globe for doing business. | In a business climate survey of 121 countries posted on Forbes web site, while Denmark cam...
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Saudis get serious on oil prices CNN Saudi summit aims at oil prices | The world's largest oil producer, worried the escalating cost of crude will dampen demand, is convening a special meeting on Sunday to seek soluti...
Bush to press Berlusconi on Iran and Afghanistan The Star | ROME (Reuters) - U.S. President George W. Bush will ask Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi on Thursday to take a tougher stand on Iran's nuclear programme and respond to U....
New Chapter for Arab Authors Arab News | Molouk Y. Ba-Isa | Arab News | Saudi Thuraya A. Batterjee, representing publisher Kadi & Ramadi was a finalist for the 2008 International Young Publishing Entrepreneur Award. (AN...
Walls turning Baghdad into 'prison' Seattle Post Security better, but barriers are burden | BAGHDAD -- Baghdad hasn't been this quiet in years. But the respite from bloodshed comes at a high price. | Up to 20 feet high in some sections. | Rows after rows of barrier walls divide the city into smalle...
Baghdad's walls keep peace but feel like prison USA Today Posted | Comment | Recommend | | | File photo, AP A U.S. Army soldier secures a checkpoint at the wall that separates southern Sadr City from the north, in Baghdad BAGHDAD (AP) — Baghdad hasn't been this quiet in yea...
Baghdad's walls keep peace but feel like prison Lexington Herald-Leader | BAGHDAD -- | Baghdad hasn't been this quiet in years. But the respite from bloodshed comes at a high price. | Up to 20 feet high in some sections. | Rows after rows of barrier walls divide the city into smaller and smaller areas that protect people...
Jerusalem fears Arab enemy within The Australian | FOR the second time in four months, a terror strike on Jerusalem has been carried out by a resident of the Holy City, leaving Israelis confronting the potential nightmare that terrorists have found a new front line. | One day after a resident of the Palestinian half of the city drove a bulldozer on a deadly rampage through the city heart, securit...
Buying frenzy lights up Iranian art market Middle East Online TEHRAN - The prices have soared by a factor of 20 within two years, the galleries are packed with prospective buyers and the works are both modern and daring. | A description of the modern art scene in New York, Paris or London? No -- the extraordinary art boom that has transformed the market in Tehran, capital of the Islamic Republic of Iran. | Fa...
