ARAB League News, Mar 18, 2012

Israel becomes target in Egypt's presidential race The Daily Star A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Daily Star on May 18, 2012, on page 9. An advertisement billboard shows a portrait of former Arab League General Secretary and presidential candidate Amr. See all stories on this topic » The Daily Star

Egypt's New President Could Come From Old Guard KQED by Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson | May 18, 2012 — 11:53 AM Among the candidates in Egypt's presidential election is Mohammed Mursi of the Muslim Brotherhood. Here, his young supporters campaign for him on the outskirts of Cairo on Thursday. See all stories on this topic »

Why I Love Football (And Not Soccer) Windy City Gridiron by DaveGilbertNFL on May 18, 2012 9:00 AM CDT in Notes Just in case anyone was uncertain, I was born in the United Kingdom, and for a lot of my sins, I still live here. I remember it well. An early morning news programmed showed footage of the Fridge ... See all stories on this topic »

Presidential Elections - What Do the Military Want? AllAfrica.com By Louisa Loveluck, 18 May 2012 On 23 May, Egyptians head to the polls to elect the first president of the post-Mubarak era. Whilst this is likely to be the freest election in Egyptian history, the process faces a number of constraints. See all stories on this topic »

Parish Pump Lewes - May 18,2012 Sussex Express Members of the public may attend and will be given an opportunity to make representations. DARTS: Charity Fun Darts Night with Premier League stars James Wade, Simon Whitlock and five times world champion Raymond van Barneveld along with a whole host ... See all stories on this topic »

Ghalioun ready to quit to save opposition unity The Daily Star Clashes continue despite a truce brokered by UN-Arab Leagueenvoy Kofi Annan as part of a six-point plan aimed at ending violence that has swept Syria since March 2011, when the uprising against Assad erupted. More than 12000 people, the majority of ... See all stories on this topic » The Daily Star

From Mubarak to Worse Inter Press Service By Adam Morrow and Khaled Moussa al-Omrani CAIRO, May 18, 2012 (IPS) - More than 15 months after Egypt's Tahrir Square uprising and four months after free parliamentary polls, many Egyptians say that daily living conditions are worse now than they were ... See all stories on this topic »

Hollande, Obama meet at White House Jakarta Globe by Philippe Alfroy | May 18, 2012 French President Francois Hollande tasted the rarefied air of international diplomacy on Friday, entering his first White House talks with President Barack Obama ahead of his debut G8 summit. See all stories on this topic » Jakarta Globe

Syria complains to UN about tourism downturn amid conflict Ottawa Citizen By Michelle Nichols, Reuters May 18, 2012 10:02 AM UNITED NATIONS - Syria has complained to the United Nations that its tourism industry has been severely damaged by a 14-month conflict between government forces and rebels fighting to overthrow ... See all stories on this topic »

Activists: Syrian forces shell rebel town Newsday Nation Newsday > News > Nation Print Aa Activists: Syrian forces shell rebel town Published: May 18, 2012 3:46 AM By The Associated Press BEIRUT - (AP) -- Opposition groups say Syrian government forces are pounding a rebel-held town north of the ... See all stories on this topic » Newsday

Maradona could be next coach of United Arab Emirates club The Daily Star “Whoever will be chosen at the end of the day by the [UAE] FA will be the right choice based on their judgement,” he added. A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Daily Star on May 18, 2012, on page 14. See all stories on this topic » The Daily Star

Hollande facing diplomatic crash course in US Jakarta Globe by Philippe Alfroy | May 18, 2012 Just three days after being sworn in, French President Francois Hollande heads to Washington Friday for a crash course in big-power diplomacy in back-to-back summits at the White House, G8 and NATO. See all stories on this topic » Jakarta Globe

Syrian Split Sets Back Bid to Unseat Assad Wall Street Journal Kofi Annan, the United Nations and Arab League peace envoy to Syria, said he, too, was concerned the opposition was facing difficulties in uniting, his spokesman, Ahmad Fawzi, said. Burhan Ghalioun, who has presided over the Syrian National Council ... See all stories on this topic » Wall Street Journal

Envoy Annan to Visit Syria 'Soon' Naharnet by Naharnet Newsdesk 18 May 2012, 11:15 Kofi Annan, the special UN-Arab League envoy to violence-torn Syria, plans to return to Damascus "soon" to further efforts to find a peaceful solution to the crisis, his spokesman said on Friday. See all stories on this topic » Naharnet

UN chief believes al-Qaeda behind Syria car bombs Firstpost by FP Staff May 18, 2012 UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Thursday he believed al Qaeda was responsible for two suicide car bombs that killed at least 55 people in Syria a week ago and that the death toll in the ... See all stories on this topic » Firstpost

War-war when jaw-jaw fails? On Line opinion By Benjamin Herscovitch - posted Friday, 18 May 2012 Despite a United Nations and Arab League-sponsored ceasefire agreement and the deployment of growing numbers of UN observers, Syrian troops continue to fire on civilians. See all stories on this topic »

South Sudan, world's youngest nation, develops unlikely friendship with 'role ... The Times of Israel By Armin Rosen May 18, 2012, 3:07 am UBA, South Sudan (JTA) – This city in the world's newest country is not your typical Arabic-speaking capital. For one thing, most of the city's inhabitants are Christian. For another, the Israeli flag is ubiquitous ... See all stories on this topic » The Times of Israel

Official says U.N. monitoring in Syria can work UPI.com The cease-fire was declared in April as part of a six-point peace plan proffered by UN-Arab League special envoy Kofi Annan. The UN mission is expected to expand to 300 observers. In a speech Thursday at a UN youth event, UN Secretary-General Ban ... See all stories on this topic » UPI.com

20 Dead as Syrian Forces Fire on Huge Protests Naharnet by Naharnet Newsdesk 18 May 2012, 15:30 Regime forces fired on protesters who took to the streets of Aleppo on Friday, wounding several people at the biggest rally seen in Syria's second city since a revolt erupted last year, as at least 20 people were ... See all stories on this topic » Naharnet

Real intentions of US exercise in Middle East People's Daily Online By Ruan Zongze (People's Daily Overseas Edition) Over 12000 troops from the United States, Jordan, and 15 other Middle Eastern countries are taking part in a massive three-week joint military drill dubbed “Eager Lion 2012” that started on May 15, ... See all stories on this topic »

Syria-wide protests urged as Qaeda fears grows Outcome Magazine (blog) 05/18/2012 Anti-regime activists have called for Syria-wide protests on Friday in support of students in Aleppo, a day after thousands of them rallied, emboldened by the presence of UN truce observers. This picture taken February 27, 2012 shows the ... See all stories on this topic »

Regime forces fire on huge Syria protests Zawya (registration) DAMASCUS, May 18, 2012 (AFP) - Regime forces fired on protesters who took to the streets of Aleppo on Friday, wounding several people at the biggest rally seen in Syria's second city since a revolt erupted last year, a watchdog said. See all stories on this topic »

Will non-Chelsea Fans Put Aside Partisanship and Choose an ... By Coachie Ballgames EPL Talk is your source for daily news, interviews and analysis of the English Premier League, the world's number one soccer league. Home · Video ... Club over Bayern Munich? By Coachie Ballgames on May 18, 2012 (about 2 hours ago) ... Premier League blog, soccer news...

The Angry Arab News Service/وكالة أنباء العربي الغاضب: New York ... By As'ad AbuKhalil Friday, May 18, 2012 ... "Syrian political analysts have said that Mr. Assad's intolerance for opposition demonstrations in Aleppo reflects his intention ultimately to subvert the peace plan brokered by the United Nations and theArab League. The Angry Arab News Service/وكال...

Envoy Annan to Visit Syria 'Soon': Spokesman, 18 May 2012 Friday ... Friday, 18 May 2012 ... Kofi Annan, the special UN-Arab League envoy to violence-torn Syria, plans to return to ... LATEST NEWS FROM MIDDLE EAST... www.turkishweekly.net/.../envoy-annan-to-visit-syria-39-soon...

UN chief blames al-Qaeda for Syria bombings 18 May 2012 01:19:10 PM Friday BdST, E-mail this Topics ... observe an unraveling five-week-old truce brokered by UN-Arab League peace envoy Kofi Annan. www.banglanews24.com/English/detailsnews.php?nssl...

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