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Baghdad- Al Sharq Al AwsatKamal Hamdoun, a lawyer and member of the constitutional committee, said that the dialogue council and the national forces, representing the Arab Sunnis, have nominated Sheikh Hassan Zidan Al Leheibi and Akram Al Watri, as two new members in the constitutional committee, which is derived from …

WASHINGTON- BPDrafts of Iraq?s permanent constitution are a retreat from the religious and human rights protections in its transitional charter, the United States Commission on International Freedom has noted.The draft constitution, which Iraqi legislators are scheduled to complete Aug. 15, fails to mention freedom of religion and does not guarantee …

Assyrians who still harbor some hope for positive developments in the future of their cause turned their attention to London the second weekend of Tammuz. This was in order to receive some signals of change from an important congress of the Assyrian Universal Alliance (AUA) and ascertain how AUA might …

BAGHDAD- AFPTwenty-two people were killed and 25 wounded when a suicide bomber blew up a truck full of explosives outside a police station in Baghdad. “The bodies of the victims, many of whom were policemen, were completely burnt by the blast,” an interior ministry official said.Around 22 cars, 10 shops …

SHARM EL-SHEIKH( Egypt)- AFPEgypt launched a vast manhunt after the multiple bombings in the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh that killed 88 people and fueled global terror fears after the London attacks.Egypt’s deadliest attacks, that came at the peak of the tourist season and killed at least nine foreigners, …

RAMALLAH- AFPLa secr?taire d’Etat am?ricaine Condoleezza Rice rencontre samedi ? Ramallah les dirigeants palestiniens pour s’assurer que le retrait isra?lien de la bande de Gaza pr?vu ? la mi-ao?t ne soit pas compromis par de nouvelles violences.Mme Rice qui a eu vendredi un entretien avec le Premier ministre isra?lien Ariel …

SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt- AFPAl-Qaeda linked suicide car bombers unleashed a trail of carnage in Egypt’s tourist-packed Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, killing at least 75 people, including foreign tourists.The attacks on the popular Sinai town at the peak of the tourist season were the deadliest in Egypt, topping the …

RAMALLAH (West Bank) ? AFPUS Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice was holding talks with the Palestinian leadership in a bid to ensure that next month’s Israeli pullout from Gaza is not marred by militant violence.After discussions on Friday with Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon about the historic withdrawal of troops …

BEIRUT– ReutersA Lebanese minister close to Hizbollah has urged the United States to take the group off its “terror list” and seek a way to start a dialogue with its leaders. “I call on the U.S. to change its stance toward Hizbollah and I support direct dialogue between the two …

WASHINGTON- United States- AFPThe House of Representatives has voted to renew the USA Patriot Act, the controversial package of laws passed in the immediate aftermath of the September 11, 2001 terror attacks. The House passed the USA Patriot and Terrorism Prevention Reauthorization Act of 2005 by a vote of 257-171.President …