Monday, March 17, 2008

News Round-up

I'm back! I missed a lot this past week, so I'm just going to do a news round-up (unless mentioned, these are from BBC News).

The Middle East's Assymetric War (Palestine-Israel)

'National Crisis' for Iraqi Women

BBC Pictures Click on picture #5 for Iraqi policewomen, veiled. Click #6 for Iraqi girls playing football/soccer. Yes, Muslim women can work as police officers and they can play athletics.

Saudi Women Make Video Protest

Qatar Pushes for Universal Health Coverage (Gulf Times)

Turkey and Iraq Take a Step at a Time (Asia Times)

Markets Await Top Court Action (Turkish Daily News) - yes, the US market affects a lot of countries, and weird stuff is going on in Turkey.

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