Wednesday, September 06, 2006

9/6/06

Arab states to push Mideast peace plan Arab foreign ministers met Wednesday to promote a plan to revive the deadlocked Middle East peace process.

Iran-EU nuclear talks postponed
Talks between Iran and the EU over Tehran's nuclear program have been postponed for several days.

Russia: No military force against Iran Russia's foreign minister said that any economic sanctions imposed by the international community on Iran for its nuclear programs would preclude the use of military force.

Bush warns of Iraqi caliphate President Bush vowed on Tuesday to prevent al Qaeda from setting up a violent, radical Islamic empire based in Iraq.

Anti-Semitic Hate Wave Rolls Across Britain and Australia TheAge.com in Australia reports that anti-Semitism is on the rise across university campuses in the country.

Annan lauds Turkey for joining UN force UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan on Wednesday praised Turkey's decision to join the expanded UN peacekeeping force in southern Lebanon.

Judea and Samaria: Where do we go from here? The settlers in Judea and Samaria are beginning to plan a major offensive.

China asks EU to lift arms embargo China has called on the EU to lift its 17-year-old ban on arms sales to Beijing to improve the relations between the two.

Palestinians train to kidnap more Israelis A terror leader whose group in June abducted Israeli Defense Forces soldier Gilad Shalit said Palestinian terror organizations are currently training in the West Bank and Gaza Strip to carry out operations aimed at kidnapping Israeli soldiers.

Brussels seeks ways to keep EU-Turkey talks afloat In a bid to keep EU-Turkey talks from derailing completely, Brussels is considering ways of putting off dealing with the thorny Cyprus question until after Turkish elections next year.