Monday, November 15, 2010

Top Stories November 15, 2010

Arab News (Saudi Arabia):  Mina reverberates with 'Labbaik' -Officially, about 2.5 million people are in Mina for the Haj. 

Daily Star (Lebanon):  Tribunal, arms aid on Hariri's Russia agenda -  Prime Minister Saad Hariri is visiting Moscow.

Haaretz (Israel):  Contentious Jerusalem construction taken off the agenda - The Prime Minister's bureau asked 2 committees to take the construction of 1,300 homes in Gilo off of their agenda.  Gilo is on the other side of the Green Line.

Turkish Daily News:  Istanbul animal bazaar overrun ahead of Feast of the Sacrifice - Tuesday is Kurban Bayram, when animals are sacrificed.  Istanbul has set up a big animal market, including mobile slaughterhouses, to handle the traffic.

Tripoli Post (Libya):  CAF Confederation Cup: So Near, Yet So Far for Ittihad as they Miss Final on Away Goals Rule - Ittihad won their game (soccer), but did not have enough total goals to progress to the next level.

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