http://www.rxpgnews.com/ Medical News and Information Sat, 19 May 2007 13:28:39 PST en-us http://www.rxpgnews.com/gulf-middle-east/Britain-will-continue-to-support-Iraq-Blair_30407.shtml Gulf & Middle East Baghdad, May 19 - Outgoing British Prime Minister Tony Blair made a surprise visit to Iraq Saturday and said he had 'no doubt' that Britain would continue its support for Iraq after his departure. Sat, 19 May 2007 21:30:02 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/gulf-middle-east/Britain-will-continue-to-support-Iraq-Blair_30407.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/gulf-middle-east/No-intention-to-wipe-Israel-off-the-map-Larijani_28612.shtml Gulf & Middle East South Shuneh -, May 19 - Iran's national security chief Mohammad Larijani has said that his country had no intentions to wipe Israel 'off the map'. Sat, 19 May 2007 10:05:10 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/gulf-middle-east/No-intention-to-wipe-Israel-off-the-map-Larijani_28612.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/gulf-middle-east/Arab-League-chief-blames-Israel-for-Gaza-infighting_28604.shtml Gulf & Middle East Dead Sea -, May 19 - Arab League Secretary General Amr Mussa has called for fighting between Palestinian factions Hamas and Fatah to stop, but blamed the battles on Israel and its continuation of an economic siege on the Palestinian areas. Sat, 19 May 2007 08:33:56 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/gulf-middle-east/Arab-League-chief-blames-Israel-for-Gaza-infighting_28604.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/gulf-middle-east/Economic-meet-on-Middle-East-opens-in-Jordan_28568.shtml Gulf & Middle East South Shuneh -, May 18 - The World Economic Forum on the Middle East opened its meeting at Jordan's Dead Sea resort of South Shuneh Friday. Fri, 18 May 2007 19:53:14 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/gulf-middle-east/Economic-meet-on-Middle-East-opens-in-Jordan_28568.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/gulf-middle-east/Car-bomb-kills-three-Iraqi-policemen_28526.shtml Gulf & Middle East Baghdad, May 18 - Three Iraqi policemen were killed and two others wounded Friday in an attack south of the Iraqi capital of Baghdad, a police source said. Fri, 18 May 2007 16:11:58 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/gulf-middle-east/Car-bomb-kills-three-Iraqi-policemen_28526.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/gulf-middle-east/Israeli-double-air-strike-kills-five-in-Gaza-_28534.shtml Gulf & Middle East Gaza City, May 18 - After days of intense rocket fire on its southern territory, Israel pushed ahead with an aerial campaign against Hamas in the Gaza Strip Friday killing five Palestinians. Fri, 18 May 2007 16:06:50 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/gulf-middle-east/Israeli-double-air-strike-kills-five-in-Gaza-_28534.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/gulf-middle-east/Indian-crew-deported-after-serving-term-for-killing-sailor_28492.shtml Gulf & Middle East Dubai, May 18 - Five Indian members of the crew of a Norwegian vessel convicted by a UAE court for murdering a fellow Indian sailor last year were deported to India after they served out one year in jail. Fri, 18 May 2007 13:36:34 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/gulf-middle-east/Indian-crew-deported-after-serving-term-for-killing-sailor_28492.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/gulf-middle-east/Tailor-made-insurance-for-Indians-in-UAE_28466.shtml Gulf & Middle East Dubai, May 18 - Two specially designed insurance schemes for Indians working in the United Arab Emirates - have been launched taking into consideration some of the problems faced by them. Fri, 18 May 2007 11:05:45 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/gulf-middle-east/Tailor-made-insurance-for-Indians-in-UAE_28466.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/gulf-middle-east/Smart-card---Ahmadinejads-answer-to-petrol-consumption_28442.shtml Gulf & Middle East Tehran, May 18 - Although Iran has a daily oil production of 4.2 million barrels, it still spends five to eight billion dollars for petrol imports. Fri, 18 May 2007 08:55:08 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/gulf-middle-east/Smart-card---Ahmadinejads-answer-to-petrol-consumption_28442.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/gulf-middle-east/Seven-Palestinians-killed-in-Israeli-airstrikes_28438.shtml Gulf & Middle East Gaza City, May 18 - Three children were among seven Palestinians killed in Israeli airstrikes on Gaza, while four more four died in internal factional fighting. Fri, 18 May 2007 08:50:17 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/gulf-middle-east/Seven-Palestinians-killed-in-Israeli-airstrikes_28438.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/gulf-middle-east/16-dead-in-heavy-Gaza-city-clashes_28214.shtml Gulf & Middle East Gaza city, May 16 - Gun battles between supporters of the rival Palestinian Hamas and Fatah movements escalated throughout Gaza City Wednesday, killing at least 16 people and raising the total death toll in four days of fighting to at least 44. Wed, 16 May 2007 19:18:06 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/gulf-middle-east/16-dead-in-heavy-Gaza-city-clashes_28214.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/gulf-middle-east/Talks-with-US-only-for-Iraqs-sake-Iran_28216.shtml Gulf & Middle East Tehran, May 16 - Iran's scheduled talks with the US are just for the sake of Iraq and not for improving ties with Washington, Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Wednesday. Wed, 16 May 2007 18:31:14 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/gulf-middle-east/Talks-with-US-only-for-Iraqs-sake-Iran_28216.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/gulf-middle-east/32-killed-in-Baghdad-car-bomb-explosion_28199.shtml Gulf & Middle East Baghdad, May 16 - The death toll in a suicide car bomb attack last night in a crowded market in a Shia enclave in Diyala province, northeast of Baghdad, rose to at least 32, police said Wednesday. Wed, 16 May 2007 17:24:06 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/gulf-middle-east/32-killed-in-Baghdad-car-bomb-explosion_28199.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/gulf-middle-east/Six-dead-in-Gaza-City-clash_28130.shtml Gulf & Middle East Gaza City, May 16 - Dozens of Hamas gunmen stormed the house of a senior security chief loyal to President Mahmoud Abbas early Wednesday, killing at least six of his bodyguards, Fatah spokesman Abdel Kahim Awad said. Wed, 16 May 2007 11:39:07 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/gulf-middle-east/Six-dead-in-Gaza-City-clash_28130.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/gulf-middle-east/Militants-admit-plan-to-draw-US-to-Saudi-Arabia-reports_28088.shtml Gulf & Middle East Riyadh, May 15 - Suspected militants being held in Saudi Arabia on charges of plotting terror attacks have told prosecutors their main aim had been to draw the US into Saudi territory, Saudi media reports said Tuesday. Tue, 15 May 2007 22:32:24 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/gulf-middle-east/Militants-admit-plan-to-draw-US-to-Saudi-Arabia-reports_28088.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/gulf-middle-east/11-killed-as-Hamas-Fatah-violence-escalates_28053.shtml Gulf & Middle East Gaza City, May 15 - Hamas militants opened fire on a jeep carrying officers of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' Fatah-dominated National Security service in Gaza City Tuesday, killing at least eight members of the force, witnesses said. Tue, 15 May 2007 19:03:03 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/gulf-middle-east/11-killed-as-Hamas-Fatah-violence-escalates_28053.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/gulf-middle-east/10-killed-as-Gaza-violence-escalates_28008.shtml Gulf & Middle East Gaza City, May 15 - Hamas militants opened fire on a jeep with officers of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' National Security force in Gaza City Tuesday, killing at least eight members of the force. Tue, 15 May 2007 16:31:49 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/gulf-middle-east/10-killed-as-Gaza-violence-escalates_28008.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/gulf-middle-east/Jersey-to-host-ICC-World-League-next-year_28033.shtml Gulf & Middle East Dubai, May 15 - The International Cricket Council - Tuesday confirmed that the largest of the Channel Islands, Jersey will host the World Cricket League Division V next year. Tue, 15 May 2007 16:26:29 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/gulf-middle-east/Jersey-to-host-ICC-World-League-next-year_28033.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/gulf-middle-east/Six-US-soldiers-killed-in-Iraq_28003.shtml Gulf & Middle East Baghdad, May 15 - Six American soldiers were killed and 11 wounded in Iraq, the US military said Tuesday. Tue, 15 May 2007 14:06:40 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/gulf-middle-east/Six-US-soldiers-killed-in-Iraq_28003.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/gulf-middle-east/Jerusalem-Day-Israelis-celebrate-Palestinians-mourn_27957.shtml Gulf & Middle East Jerusalem, May 15 - Forty years on, Ziyad, 74, remembers with remarkable clarity the day the Israelis took the walled, historic centre of perhaps the most disputed city in the world, on day three of the 1967 Six-Day War. Tue, 15 May 2007 10:38:09 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/gulf-middle-east/Jerusalem-Day-Israelis-celebrate-Palestinians-mourn_27957.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/gulf-middle-east/22-dead-in-Iraqi-violence_27955.shtml Gulf & Middle East Baghdad, May 15 - At least 22 people were killed and another 25 wounded in ongoing violence hitting the Iraqi cities of Baghdad and Baquba, sources said Tuesday. Tue, 15 May 2007 09:22:06 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/gulf-middle-east/22-dead-in-Iraqi-violence_27955.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/gulf-middle-east/Palestinian-minister-resigns-as-two-more-killed-in-Gaza_27870.shtml Gulf & Middle East Gaza, May 14 - Palestinian Interior Minister Hani al-Qawasmi stepped down Monday as two more people were killed and at least six injured in renewed Hamas - Fatah clashes. Mon, 14 May 2007 16:02:58 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/gulf-middle-east/Palestinian-minister-resigns-as-two-more-killed-in-Gaza_27870.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/gulf-middle-east/One-killed-in-Gaza-despite-new-Hamas-Fatah-truce_27867.shtml Gulf & Middle East Gaza, May 14 - One Palestinian was killed and at least six injured Monday in renewed clashes between Hamas and Fatah, despite a new ceasefire between the two leading Palestinian movements reached overnight. Mon, 14 May 2007 15:31:12 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/gulf-middle-east/One-killed-in-Gaza-despite-new-Hamas-Fatah-truce_27867.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/gulf-middle-east/Bin-Laden-is-alive-says-Afghan-warlord_27804.shtml Gulf & Middle East Abu Dhabi, May 14 - Al Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden is still alive but maintaining a low profile, Afghan warlord Gulbuddin Hekmatyar said in a latest video release. Mon, 14 May 2007 09:38:34 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/gulf-middle-east/Bin-Laden-is-alive-says-Afghan-warlord_27804.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/gulf-middle-east/Five-killed-in-renewed-Hamas-Fatah-clashes_27795.shtml Gulf & Middle East Gaza City, May 14 - Five Palestinians were killed in renewed clashes between the rival Palestinian factions Hamas and Fatah in three separate incidents in the Gaza Strip. Mon, 14 May 2007 08:41:08 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/gulf-middle-east/Five-killed-in-renewed-Hamas-Fatah-clashes_27795.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/gulf-middle-east/Australian-governments-decision-unfortunate-says-Speed_27771.shtml Gulf & Middle East Dubai, May 13 - International Cricket Council - chief executive Malcolm Speed Sunday said that the decision by the Australian government to ban its players from touring Zimbabwe in September as 'unfortunate for Zimbabwe's cricketers and supporters'. Sun, 13 May 2007 19:30:25 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/gulf-middle-east/Australian-governments-decision-unfortunate-says-Speed_27771.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/gulf-middle-east/54-killed-in-Iraq-violence-_27759.shtml Gulf & Middle East Baghdad, May 13 - At least 54 people, including 15 insurgents, were killed and over 70 wounded in separate attacks in Iraq Sunday. Sun, 13 May 2007 17:40:27 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/gulf-middle-east/54-killed-in-Iraq-violence-_27759.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/gulf-middle-east/30-killed-in-Iraq-suicide-bomb-attack_27745.shtml Gulf & Middle East Baghdad, May 13 - At least 30 people were killed and 60 wounded in a suicide truck bomb attack on a Kurdish party office in the northern Iraqi town of Makhmour Sunday, local police said. Sun, 13 May 2007 16:31:24 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/gulf-middle-east/30-killed-in-Iraq-suicide-bomb-attack_27745.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/gulf-middle-east/Gunmen-kill-five-people-north-of-Baghdad_27626.shtml Gulf & Middle East Tikrit - May 12 - Unidentified gunmen killed five people, including four women, and wounded three in separate attacks in Salahudin province north of Baghdad, a provincial police source said Saturday. Sat, 12 May 2007 15:46:24 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/gulf-middle-east/Gunmen-kill-five-people-north-of-Baghdad_27626.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/gulf-middle-east/Millions-of-barrels-of-oil-missing-in-Iraq_27602.shtml Gulf & Middle East Washington, May 12 - Up to 300,000 barrels a day of Iraq's declared oil production has gone missing in Iraq over four years and is not accounted for, according to a draft report quoted Saturday by the New York Times Saturday. Sat, 12 May 2007 12:49:41 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/gulf-middle-east/Millions-of-barrels-of-oil-missing-in-Iraq_27602.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/gulf-middle-east/North-Koreas-debt-to-Iran-obstacle-for-cooperation-Mottaki_27513.shtml Gulf & Middle East Tehran, May 11 - Tehran considers North Korean debt to Iran as an obstacle to the comprehensive development of relations between the two countries, the Iranian foreign minister said Friday. Fri, 11 May 2007 18:00:19 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/gulf-middle-east/North-Koreas-debt-to-Iran-obstacle-for-cooperation-Mottaki_27513.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/gulf-middle-east/Vayalar-Ravi-stresses-on-UAE-Indian-workers-welfare_27432.shtml Gulf & Middle East Dubai, May 11 - Minister of Overseas Indian Affairs Vayalar Ravi, who is on an official visit to the UAE, emphasised the need to improve the living conditions of Indian workers there and also expedite the return of illegal immigrants to the country. Fri, 11 May 2007 10:01:09 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/gulf-middle-east/Vayalar-Ravi-stresses-on-UAE-Indian-workers-welfare_27432.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/gulf-middle-east/India-UAE-discuss-ways-to-improve-condition-of-Indian-workers_27408.shtml Gulf & Middle East Dubai, May 10 - India and the United Arab Emirates - Thursday decided to set up a task force to study the visa regime in the UAE and simplify the mechanism for attestation of work permits and work contracts through information technology. Thu, 10 May 2007 22:36:49 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/gulf-middle-east/India-UAE-discuss-ways-to-improve-condition-of-Indian-workers_27408.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/gulf-middle-east/Pyongyang-Tehran-vow-to-stand-up-to-arrogant-global-powers_27413.shtml Gulf & Middle East Tehran, May 10 - Iran will assist North Korea economically and help it otherwise to 'stand up to arrogant global powers,' an Iranian top official said Thursday. Thu, 10 May 2007 22:34:21 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/gulf-middle-east/Pyongyang-Tehran-vow-to-stand-up-to-arrogant-global-powers_27413.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/gulf-middle-east/India-look-to-improve-ODI-rankings-with-win-in-Bangladesh_27376.shtml Gulf & Middle East Dubai, May 10 - India look to get back to winning ways and start climb up the one-day championship table with a five-wicket victory against Bangladesh Thursday. Thu, 10 May 2007 19:53:01 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/gulf-middle-east/India-look-to-improve-ODI-rankings-with-win-in-Bangladesh_27376.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/gulf-middle-east/Dhoni-ranked-eighth-in-one-day-rankings_27375.shtml Gulf & Middle East Dubai, May 10 - Mahendra Singh Dhoni is ranked eighth while England's Kevin Pietersen is still the top batsman in the latest one-day international - rankings released by the International Cricket Council - here Thursday. Thu, 10 May 2007 19:10:04 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/gulf-middle-east/Dhoni-ranked-eighth-in-one-day-rankings_27375.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/gulf-middle-east/Israel-not-ready-to-make-peace-with-Syria-Assad_27347.shtml Gulf & Middle East Damascus, May 10 - Syrian President Bashar Assad said Thursday that the Israeli government was not ready to make peace with Syria, stressing that negotiations must resume from the point they had last reached in 2000. Thu, 10 May 2007 17:30:48 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/gulf-middle-east/Israel-not-ready-to-make-peace-with-Syria-Assad_27347.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/gulf-middle-east/US-air-strike-kills-three-insurgents-in-Baghdad_27326.shtml Gulf & Middle East Baghdad, May 10 - US troops backed by an aerial support Thursday raided Baghdad's eastern neighborhood of Sadr City and killed three insurgents besides injuring three civilians, the US military said. Thu, 10 May 2007 14:56:39 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/gulf-middle-east/US-air-strike-kills-three-insurgents-in-Baghdad_27326.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/gulf-middle-east/Iraq-parliament-recess-bad-idea-US-officials_27266.shtml Gulf & Middle East Baghdad/Washington, May 10 - US officials have severely criticised plans by the Iraqi parliament to take a two-month summer recess while US troops were trying to secure the country enabling the government to seek political reconciliation among warring parties. Thu, 10 May 2007 09:33:28 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/gulf-middle-east/Iraq-parliament-recess-bad-idea-US-officials_27266.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/gulf-middle-east/US-vice-president-visits-Iraq-meets-al-Maliki_27249.shtml Gulf & Middle East Baghdad, May 9 - US Vice President Dick Cheney arrived in Baghdad Wednesday for an unannounced visit and meeting with Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki that the latter called 'positive and serious'. Wed, 09 May 2007 23:42:15 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/gulf-middle-east/US-vice-president-visits-Iraq-meets-al-Maliki_27249.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/gulf-middle-east/Mozart-to-come-alive-in-Arabic_27186.shtml Gulf & Middle East Abu Dhabi, May 9 - Music lovers here will get a chance to watch Arabic version of Mozart's operas at musical event on Sunday. Wed, 09 May 2007 17:57:18 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/gulf-middle-east/Mozart-to-come-alive-in-Arabic_27186.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/gulf-middle-east/Iraqi-court-convicts-33-for-attacking-US-led-forces_27183.shtml Gulf & Middle East Baghdad, May 9 - The Central Criminal Court of Iraq - convicted 33 individuals between April 30 and May 5 for attacking the US-led coalition forces, the US military said in a statement Wednesday. Wed, 09 May 2007 16:11:30 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/gulf-middle-east/Iraqi-court-convicts-33-for-attacking-US-led-forces_27183.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/gulf-middle-east/Palestinian-group-claims-holding-BBC-reporter-in-Gaza_27154.shtml Gulf & Middle East Gaza, May 9 - A Palestinian militant group claimed responsibility Wednesday for kidnapping BBC reporter Alan Johnston in Gaza and urged London to release a Palestinian held in Britain. Wed, 09 May 2007 13:50:07 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/gulf-middle-east/Palestinian-group-claims-holding-BBC-reporter-in-Gaza_27154.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/gulf-middle-east/Car-bomb-in-Iraqi-city-kills-45_27071.shtml Gulf & Middle East Baghdad, May 8 - A car bomb blast in the Iraqi city of Kufa, around 170 km south of Baghdad, Tuesday killed 45 and wounded over 80, police said. Tue, 08 May 2007 19:53:22 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/gulf-middle-east/Car-bomb-in-Iraqi-city-kills-45_27071.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/gulf-middle-east/Israeli-scientists-discover-tomb-of-Herod_27030.shtml Gulf & Middle East Jerusalem, May 8 - Israeli scientists said Tuesday that they had discovered the tomb of Herod the Great - the notorious, Rome-appointed 'King of the Jews', who ruled over the Biblical kingdom of Judaea at the time of the birth of Jesus. Tue, 08 May 2007 17:02:29 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/gulf-middle-east/Israeli-scientists-discover-tomb-of-Herod_27030.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/gulf-middle-east/12-years-more-Gulf-will-have-nuclear-energy_27032.shtml Gulf & Middle East Abu Dhabi, May 8 - It will take Gulf nations 12-15 years to start developing civilian nuclear energy, the foreign minister of Kuwait said Tuesday. Tue, 08 May 2007 16:47:13 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/gulf-middle-east/12-years-more-Gulf-will-have-nuclear-energy_27032.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/gulf-middle-east/16-killed-70-wounded-in-Baghdad-car-bomb-attack_27031.shtml Gulf & Middle East Baghdad, May 8 - At least 16 people were killed and up to 70 others injured Tuesday when a suicide car bomb struck a busy market in the town of Kufa, 160 km south of Baghdad, local police said. Tue, 08 May 2007 16:11:12 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/gulf-middle-east/16-killed-70-wounded-in-Baghdad-car-bomb-attack_27031.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/gulf-middle-east/Worlds-first-zero-carbon-city-coming-up-in-Abu-Dhabi_27011.shtml Gulf & Middle East Abu Dhabi, May 8 - Abu Dhabi will soon have the world's first zero-carbon, zero-waste and multifaceted city powered by renewable energy resources. Tue, 08 May 2007 14:48:39 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/gulf-middle-east/Worlds-first-zero-carbon-city-coming-up-in-Abu-Dhabi_27011.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/gulf-middle-east/Fresh-violence-leaves-25-dead-in-Baghdad_26893.shtml Gulf & Middle East Baghdad, May 7 - At least 25 people were killed and over 40 injured in separate violent incidents in Baghdad Monday while six unidentified bodies were also recovered, official sources said. Mon, 07 May 2007 16:41:54 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/gulf-middle-east/Fresh-violence-leaves-25-dead-in-Baghdad_26893.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/gulf-middle-east/Iranian-parliament-bans-al-Jazeera-over-Sistani-insult_26887.shtml Gulf & Middle East Tehran, May 7 - The Iranian parliament has banned the Tehran correspondents of the Qatar-based news network al-Jazeera after the channel allegedly insulted Iraqi Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani, Tehran press reported Monday. Mon, 07 May 2007 16:13:57 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/gulf-middle-east/Iranian-parliament-bans-al-Jazeera-over-Sistani-insult_26887.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/gulf-middle-east/Iran-to-consider-talks-with-US_26783.shtml Gulf & Middle East Tehran, May 6 - Iran Sunday said talks with the US would be considered if it officially asks for it. Sun, 06 May 2007 18:22:54 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/gulf-middle-east/Iran-to-consider-talks-with-US_26783.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/gulf-middle-east/Nine-killed-in-Egypt-plane-crash_26764.shtml Gulf & Middle East Cairo, May 6 - A plane of multi-national peacekeeping force crashed in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula Sunday, killing nine people on board, an official of Multinational Force and Observers - said. Sun, 06 May 2007 16:28:14 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/gulf-middle-east/Nine-killed-in-Egypt-plane-crash_26764.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/gulf-middle-east/Seven-killed-in-Baghdad-car-bomb-attack_26757.shtml Gulf & Middle East Baghdad, May 6 - A car bomb went off in a commercial area in southern Baghdad neighbourhood Sunday, killing seven people and wounding 15, an interior ministry source said. Sun, 06 May 2007 15:21:26 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/gulf-middle-east/Seven-killed-in-Baghdad-car-bomb-attack_26757.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/gulf-middle-east/Iran-China-to-ink-agreement-on-10-dam-projects_26737.shtml Gulf & Middle East Tehran, May 6 - A $2 billion agreement on establishment of a maximum of 10 dams will be signed by Iran and China in two weeks, Deputy Energy Minister Rasoul Zargar said. Sun, 06 May 2007 13:39:20 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/gulf-middle-east/Iran-China-to-ink-agreement-on-10-dam-projects_26737.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/gulf-middle-east/Iran-US-contacts-in-Egypt-not-even-worth-mentioning-Tehran_26707.shtml Gulf & Middle East Tehran, May 6 - Contacts between Iran and the US on the sidelines of the Iraq conference in Sharm-el-Sheikh, Egypt were 'not even worth mentioning,' said Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi. Sun, 06 May 2007 10:03:18 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/gulf-middle-east/Iran-US-contacts-in-Egypt-not-even-worth-mentioning-Tehran_26707.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/gulf-middle-east/Presidential-polls-heat-up-Lebanons-summer_26699.shtml Gulf & Middle East Beirut, May 6 - Discussion on a presidential election posted for September to replace pro-Syrian President Emile Lahoud is getting increasingly heated in Lebanon. Sun, 06 May 2007 08:39:15 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/gulf-middle-east/Presidential-polls-heat-up-Lebanons-summer_26699.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/gulf-middle-east/Hamas-rejects-US-benchmark-proposal_26679.shtml Gulf & Middle East Ramallah/Gaza City, May 5 - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas Saturday presented to the Palestinian Liberation Organization - the latest US proposal setting deadlines for confidence-building measures between Israel and the Palestinians but was rejected by Hamas Sat, 05 May 2007 20:36:33 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/gulf-middle-east/Hamas-rejects-US-benchmark-proposal_26679.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/gulf-middle-east/UAE-aware-of-threats-facing-the-region-Khalifa_26669.shtml Gulf & Middle East Abu Dhabi, May 5 - United Arab Emirates - President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan has said the country is aware of the threats facing the region but has been able to counter it by constructive engagement and a judicious foreign policy, WAM news agency reported Saturday. Sat, 05 May 2007 18:53:42 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/gulf-middle-east/UAE-aware-of-threats-facing-the-region-Khalifa_26669.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/gulf-middle-east/US-Iran-talk-on-Iraq_26604.shtml Gulf & Middle East Sharm el-Sheikh -, May 5 - Iran and the US held expert level talks on the sidelines of an international meeting on Iraqi security here despite Tehran's harsh words against Washington. Sat, 05 May 2007 11:45:16 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/gulf-middle-east/US-Iran-talk-on-Iraq_26604.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/gulf-middle-east/15-killed-in-latest-Iraq-violence_26563.shtml Gulf & Middle East Baghdad, May 4 - At least 15 people died in latest Iraq violence including eight people, one a five-month-old baby, killed by two bombs targeting a police officer and the chairman of the city council in the northern city of Kirkuk, local media reports said Friday. Fri, 04 May 2007 21:25:31 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/gulf-middle-east/15-killed-in-latest-Iraq-violence_26563.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/gulf-middle-east/Olmert-fears-coalition-break-up_26544.shtml Gulf & Middle East Jerusalem, May 4 - Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert was bracing for a possible break-up of his coalition as soon as early next month over a harsh report criticising his management of last summer's Lebanon war. Fri, 04 May 2007 19:15:26 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/gulf-middle-east/Olmert-fears-coalition-break-up_26544.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/gulf-middle-east/Too-early-to-withdraw-foreign-troops-from-Iraq-Russia_26524.shtml Gulf & Middle East Sharm el-Sheikh -, May 4 - It is too early to withdraw foreign troops from Iraq, Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov said at an international conference on Iraq here Friday. Fri, 04 May 2007 18:40:06 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/gulf-middle-east/Too-early-to-withdraw-foreign-troops-from-Iraq-Russia_26524.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/gulf-middle-east/Dubai-tourism-projects-to-reach-%24-122-billion-Dirhams-by-2018_26522.shtml Gulf & Middle East Dubai, May 4 - Tourism-related projects in Dubai would touch 450 billion dirhams - by 2018, or more than 50 percent of the 858 billion dirhams - being projected for the whole of United Arab Emirate -, WAM news agency reported Friday. Fri, 04 May 2007 18:24:42 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/gulf-middle-east/Dubai-tourism-projects-to-reach-%24-122-billion-Dirhams-by-2018_26522.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/gulf-middle-east/UAE-stands-in-support-of-Iraq_26507.shtml Gulf & Middle East Sharm El Sheikh -, May 4 - The UAE has reiterated its unequivocal stance in support of the Iraqi government and people in their effort to build 'stable, unified, fully independent and prosperous Iraq,' Emirates news agency WAM reported. Fri, 04 May 2007 16:47:43 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/gulf-middle-east/UAE-stands-in-support-of-Iraq_26507.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/gulf-middle-east/Iraq-economic-plan-approved-Rice-meets-Syrian-minister_26437.shtml Gulf & Middle East Sharm el-Sheikh -, May 4 - More than 50 countries have endorsed an international proposal to help the Iraqi economy during the first day of a two-day conference in Egypt, aimed at stabilising the beleaguered nation. Fri, 04 May 2007 10:39:02 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/gulf-middle-east/Iraq-economic-plan-approved-Rice-meets-Syrian-minister_26437.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/gulf-middle-east/Gulf-Traffic-Exhibition-2007-in-Dubai-in-December_26371.shtml Gulf & Middle East Dubai, May 3, - The Middle East's premier traffic and transport infrastructure show 2007 will be held in December at the Dubai International Exhibition Centre, Emirates news agency WAM reported. Thu, 03 May 2007 19:18:44 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/gulf-middle-east/Gulf-Traffic-Exhibition-2007-in-Dubai-in-December_26371.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/gulf-middle-east/Iraqi-PM-calls-on-donor-countries-to-write-off-debt_26343.shtml Gulf & Middle East Cairo, May 3 - Iraq's prime minister called on donor states to write off the Iraqi government's debts accumulated during Saddam Hussein's rule. Thu, 03 May 2007 17:36:14 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/gulf-middle-east/Iraqi-PM-calls-on-donor-countries-to-write-off-debt_26343.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/gulf-middle-east/Ahmadinejad-US-can-choose-between-friendship-and-hostility_26321.shtml Gulf & Middle East Tehran, May 3 - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Thursday that the US could choose between friendship and continued hostility with Iran. Thu, 03 May 2007 15:42:51 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/gulf-middle-east/Ahmadinejad-US-can-choose-between-friendship-and-hostility_26321.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/gulf-middle-east/UAE-mulls-legalizing-therapeutic-abortion_26301.shtml Gulf & Middle East Abu Dhabi, May 3 - A senior official of the United Arab Emirates - said the government is working to draft a law allowing therapeutic abortions, as part of the country's prevention programme of genetic disorders. Thu, 03 May 2007 13:36:02 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/gulf-middle-east/UAE-mulls-legalizing-therapeutic-abortion_26301.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/gulf-middle-east/Tourist-inflow-touches-record-high-in-Sharjah_26263.shtml Gulf & Middle East Sharjah, May 3 - With hotel occupancy achieving record highs, Sharjah has become one of the leading destinations in the region - successfully attracting a worldwide influx of both tourists and investors. Thu, 03 May 2007 09:12:12 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/gulf-middle-east/Tourist-inflow-touches-record-high-in-Sharjah_26263.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/gulf-middle-east/BBC-scribes-kidnappers-have-presented-demands-Haniya_26232.shtml Gulf & Middle East Gaza City, May 2 - Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniya revealed Wednesday that the kidnappers of Alan Johnston, the BBC correspondent abducted in Gaza City on March 12, presented seven demands that 'are not related to the Palestinian cause'. Wed, 02 May 2007 23:37:14 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/gulf-middle-east/BBC-scribes-kidnappers-have-presented-demands-Haniya_26232.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/gulf-middle-east/Palestine-ready-for-two-state-solution-talks_26206.shtml Gulf & Middle East Ramallah, May 2 - Palestinian leadership is capable and ready to engage in peace talks with Israel based on two-state solution, a member of the Palestinian Liberation Organization - said Wednesday. Wed, 02 May 2007 19:16:30 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/gulf-middle-east/Palestine-ready-for-two-state-solution-talks_26206.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/gulf-middle-east/Ahmadinejad-criticized-for-embracing-his-female-schoolteacher_26186.shtml Gulf & Middle East Tehran, May 2 - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, widely known for his strict Islamic approach, was criticized Wednesday in Islamic circles for having embraced his female teacher from primary school and for having kissed her hand. Wed, 02 May 2007 18:37:41 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/gulf-middle-east/Ahmadinejad-criticized-for-embracing-his-female-schoolteacher_26186.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/gulf-middle-east/US-talking-secretly-to-terrorists-in-Iraq-Larijani_26153.shtml Gulf & Middle East Najaf, May 2 - Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council - Ali Larijani says the US is engaged in secret talks with terrorists in Iraq and the US ambassador to the country held negotiations with terrorist groups a couple of months ago. Wed, 02 May 2007 13:51:20 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/gulf-middle-east/US-talking-secretly-to-terrorists-in-Iraq-Larijani_26153.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/gulf-middle-east/A-wedding-and-two-conferences-at-Sharm-el-Sheikh_26110.shtml Gulf & Middle East Cairo, May 2 - While many of the delegates at a two-day Iraq conference in the Egyptian Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh this week will prepare to leave after it ends Friday, a chosen few might stay over for a majestic reception the same day. Wed, 02 May 2007 08:23:50 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/gulf-middle-east/A-wedding-and-two-conferences-at-Sharm-el-Sheikh_26110.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/gulf-middle-east/Israeli-minister-resigns-over-harsh-report-on-Lebanon-war_26033.shtml Gulf & Middle East Tel Aviv, May 1 - A minister of the Israeli Labour Party coalition partner announced his resignation Tuesday, becoming the first member of Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's cabinet to quit over a report harshly criticizing his handling of last summer's war with Hezbollah. Tue, 01 May 2007 16:00:21 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/gulf-middle-east/Israeli-minister-resigns-over-harsh-report-on-Lebanon-war_26033.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/gulf-middle-east/Israeli-inquiry-panel-blasts-Olmert-over-Lebanon-war_25996.shtml Gulf & Middle East Jerusalem, May 1 - An Israeli commission of inquiry has slammed Ehud Olmert's 'severe failure' in the opening days of last summer's indecisive offensive against the Hezbollah, casting a shadow over his future as prime minister and prompting opposition leaders to call for early elections. Tue, 01 May 2007 10:49:04 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/gulf-middle-east/Israeli-inquiry-panel-blasts-Olmert-over-Lebanon-war_25996.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/gulf-middle-east/Bush-in-talks-to-prevent-collapse-of-Iraqi-coalition_25951.shtml Gulf & Middle East Baghdad, April 30 - US President George W. Bush has spoken to Iraqi Vice President Tarek al-Hashimi on the latter's possible move to bring his party out of the Iraqi government, the news agency Aswat al-Iraq reported Monday as violence, including a suicide attack that killed 25 people, continued. Mon, 30 Apr 2007 23:21:41 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/gulf-middle-east/Bush-in-talks-to-prevent-collapse-of-Iraqi-coalition_25951.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/gulf-middle-east/Six-killed-35-injured-in-Iraq-violence_25936.shtml Gulf & Middle East Baghdad, April 30 - At least six people were killed and 35 injured in separate violent incident in Iraq Monday, source said. Mon, 30 Apr 2007 20:30:38 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/gulf-middle-east/Six-killed-35-injured-in-Iraq-violence_25936.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/gulf-middle-east/Iraqi-politicians-say-Harry-would-be-prize-target_25899.shtml Gulf & Middle East London, April 30 - Senior Iraqi politicians have urged that plans for Britain's Prince Harry to serve in southern Iraq be abandoned because he would become a 'target prize' for insurgents, The Daily Telegraph newspaper reported Monday. Mon, 30 Apr 2007 17:48:22 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/gulf-middle-east/Iraqi-politicians-say-Harry-would-be-prize-target_25899.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/gulf-middle-east/Booby-trap-kills-two-in-Baghdad_25866.shtml Gulf & Middle East Baghdad, April 30 - At least two people were killed and over 10 wounded when a booby trapped mini van detonated in a tunnel here Monday, leading to its collapse, officials said. Mon, 30 Apr 2007 13:59:54 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/gulf-middle-east/Booby-trap-kills-two-in-Baghdad_25866.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/gulf-middle-east/Indian-matrimonial-portal-eyes-Middle-East-expansion_25854.shtml Gulf & Middle East Dubai, April 30 - Popular Indian matrimonial portal Shaadi.com is all set to enter the Gulf Cooperation Council - states due to a surge in demand for their services in the United Arab Emirates -. Mon, 30 Apr 2007 11:32:07 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/gulf-middle-east/Indian-matrimonial-portal-eyes-Middle-East-expansion_25854.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/gulf-middle-east/Karbala-blast-death-toll-rises-to-60_25812.shtml Gulf & Middle East Baghdad, April 29 - A group of angry Iraqis attempted an attack on the residence of Karbala's governor Sunday in the aftermath of a bomb blast that killed at least 60 and wounded 170 in the Shia holy city. Sun, 29 Apr 2007 21:22:07 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/gulf-middle-east/Karbala-blast-death-toll-rises-to-60_25812.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/gulf-middle-east/Six-killed-in-Iraq-violence_25782.shtml Gulf & Middle East Baghdad, April 29 - At least six people were killed in separate incidents in Baghdad Sunday, source said. Sun, 29 Apr 2007 15:23:52 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/gulf-middle-east/Six-killed-in-Iraq-violence_25782.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/gulf-middle-east/Japan-Saudi-Arabia-to-develop-economic-ties_25763.shtml Gulf & Middle East Riyadh, April 29 - Japan and Saudi Arabia have agreed to make joint efforts to develop mutual economic ties. Sun, 29 Apr 2007 12:06:47 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/gulf-middle-east/Japan-Saudi-Arabia-to-develop-economic-ties_25763.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/gulf-middle-east/Kublai-Khans-pearl-to-be-auctioned-in-Abu-Dhabi_25493.shtml Gulf & Middle East Dubai, April 27 - A saltwater pearl insured for $5 million is due to be auctioned in May in Abu Dhabi. Fri, 27 Apr 2007 09:04:30 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/gulf-middle-east/Kublai-Khans-pearl-to-be-auctioned-in-Abu-Dhabi_25493.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/gulf-middle-east/12-killed-in-Iraq-violence_25397.shtml Gulf & Middle East Baghdad/Mosul, April 26 - At least 12 people, including nine soldiers, were killed and 28 injured Thursday in separate suicide attacks in Iraq, police sources said. Thu, 26 Apr 2007 15:12:17 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/gulf-middle-east/12-killed-in-Iraq-violence_25397.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/gulf-middle-east/Saudi-working-women-find-it-hard-to-be-free_25345.shtml Gulf & Middle East Mecca, April 26 - Covered from head-to-toe in black robes, Asmaa usually experiences the world around her through the two slits in her black face-veil. Sometimes, she says, frowns from men even compel her to let down a see-through netting to cover her kohl-lined eyes. Thu, 26 Apr 2007 08:14:53 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/gulf-middle-east/Saudi-working-women-find-it-hard-to-be-free_25345.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/gulf-middle-east/11-killed-24-injured-in-Baghdad-Bombings_25305.shtml Gulf & Middle East Baghdad, April 25 - At least 11 Iraqis were killed and 24 others wounded Wednesday, including policemen, in attacks in Baghdad and Baquba as Iraqi-US joint forces stormed two Sunni mosques in western Baghdad and detained two imams provoking outrage among Sunni leaders, sources said. Wed, 25 Apr 2007 19:50:14 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/gulf-middle-east/11-killed-24-injured-in-Baghdad-Bombings_25305.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/gulf-middle-east/US-forces-kill-Al-Qaeda-leader-in-Iraq_25272.shtml Gulf & Middle East Baghdad, April 25 - The US forces have killed one of the Al Qaeda senior leader during a search operation in an area northwest of the capital, the military said Wednesday. Wed, 25 Apr 2007 17:51:18 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/gulf-middle-east/US-forces-kill-Al-Qaeda-leader-in-Iraq_25272.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/gulf-middle-east/Demonstration-in-Gaza-for-freeing-BBC-correspondent_25266.shtml Gulf & Middle East Gaza, April 25 - Palestinian journalists blamed the Palestinian Authority Wednesday for failing to secure the release of BBC correspondent Alan Johnston six weeks after he was captured at gunpoint in Gaza City by unknown militants. Wed, 25 Apr 2007 17:08:41 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/gulf-middle-east/Demonstration-in-Gaza-for-freeing-BBC-correspondent_25266.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/gulf-middle-east/Four-Iraq-bomb-attacks-claim-29-lives_25009.shtml Gulf & Middle East Baghdad, April 23 - At least 29 Iraqis were killed and scores wounded in four separate bombings Monday, local police sources said. Mon, 23 Apr 2007 20:10:49 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/gulf-middle-east/Four-Iraq-bomb-attacks-claim-29-lives_25009.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/gulf-middle-east/As-Tehran-warns-against-deceptive-plans-EU-toughens-stand_25010.shtml Gulf & Middle East Luxembourg/Tehran, April 23 - In a two-track bid to defuse the nuclear standoff with Iran, European Union foreign ministers Monday agreed on tougher sanctions against Tehran but also backed talks this week between the bloc's chief diplomat Javier Solana and Iranian negotiator Ali Larijani. Mon, 23 Apr 2007 19:20:18 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/gulf-middle-east/As-Tehran-warns-against-deceptive-plans-EU-toughens-stand_25010.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/gulf-middle-east/Tehran-warns-against-EU-deceptive-plan-in-nuclear-talks_24991.shtml Gulf & Middle East Tehran, April 23 - Tehran Monday warned against a 'new deceptive plan' by the European Union in the new round of nuclear talks between EU chief diplomat Javier Solana and Iran's chief nuclear negotiator Ali Larijani. Mon, 23 Apr 2007 17:25:32 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/gulf-middle-east/Tehran-warns-against-EU-deceptive-plan-in-nuclear-talks_24991.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/gulf-middle-east/22-killed-in-Iraq-violence_24974.shtml Gulf & Middle East Baghdad, April 23 - At least 22 people were killed and over 40 injured in separate suicide bombings in Iraq Monday, police sources said. Mon, 23 Apr 2007 16:39:25 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/gulf-middle-east/22-killed-in-Iraq-violence_24974.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/gulf-middle-east/Beauty-is-essential-for-Lebanese-despite-crisis_24911.shtml Gulf & Middle East Beirut, April 23 - Although Lebanon has been reeling under the worst political and economic crisis since the end of the Lebanese civil war, beauty, body shape and cosmetic surgery remain a priority for Lebanese women. Mon, 23 Apr 2007 08:01:44 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/gulf-middle-east/Beauty-is-essential-for-Lebanese-despite-crisis_24911.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/gulf-middle-east/18-killed-in-bomb-attacks-in-Baghdad_24890.shtml Gulf & Middle East Baghdad, April 22 - Six people were killed and ten wounded when a car bomb followed by a roadside bomb detonated near a school in southern Baghdad Sunday, an interior ministry source said. Sun, 22 Apr 2007 19:57:40 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/gulf-middle-east/18-killed-in-bomb-attacks-in-Baghdad_24890.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/gulf-middle-east/Israel-escalates-military-actions-in-Palestinian-areas_24891.shtml Gulf & Middle East Gaza/Ramallah, April 22 - The Israeli army has escalated its military actions against the Palestinians in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip since Saturday, killing at least nine Palestinians. Sun, 22 Apr 2007 19:23:10 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/gulf-middle-east/Israel-escalates-military-actions-in-Palestinian-areas_24891.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/gulf-middle-east/12-killed-95-injured-in-Baghdad-twin-bombings_24874.shtml Gulf & Middle East Baghdad, April 22 - Twin suicide car bombings struck a police station in southern Baghdad Sunday, killing up to 12 people and wounding 95, including dozens of policemen, an interior ministry source said. Sun, 22 Apr 2007 18:26:56 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/gulf-middle-east/12-killed-95-injured-in-Baghdad-twin-bombings_24874.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/gulf-middle-east/Olmert-turns-down-Musharrafs-mediation-offer_24886.shtml Gulf & Middle East Jerusalem, April 22 - Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert Sunday rejected an offer by Pakistan's President General Pervez Musharraf to help resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Sun, 22 Apr 2007 18:15:35 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/gulf-middle-east/Olmert-turns-down-Musharrafs-mediation-offer_24886.shtml