Mosaic: World News From The Middle East: July 23, 2007

Haiti Postpones Ruling On Wyclef Jean’s Candidacy

Haiti’s electoral commission said late Tuesday that it was postponing its ruling on who will be allowed to run for president in November elections, leaving hip hop artist Wyclef Jean’s candidacy in limbo. » E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us

Lib Dems show cracks as Hughes questions coalition

Haroon Siddique with minute-by-minute coverage as David Cameron and Nick Clegg mark a milestone in government 9.24am: Aside from the poll, guardian.co.uk has plenty more coverage of the first 100 days of the coalition elsewhere on the site. Paul Lewis has travelled the country, finding a north-south divide in reaction to the spending cuts. He [...]

In Pakistan’s Punjab Province, Widespread Damage, Distress And Desperation

Flooding has displaced hundreds of thousands of Pakistanis, leaving many of them without shelter, or access to food and medical supplies. Punjab Province, one of the country’s poorest parts, has been left in particularly bad shape. » E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us

Blagojevich guilty on one count in corruption trial

Sentence seen as victory for former Illinois governor, though prosecutors say they will push for retrial Former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich was found guilty on just one count out of 24 in a massive corruption trial that had fascinated America and potentially reached some of the most prominent Democratic politicians in the nation. Blagojevich, a [...]

Mosaic News – 1/9/09: War on Gaza – Day 14

U.S. Judge Dismisses Piracy Charges Against Somalis

The federal judge concluded the U.S. government failed to make the case the alleged actions of the six defendants amounted to piracy. They still face seven other charges related to the alleged attack on the USS Ashland in the Gulf of Aden. » E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us

US-China rift over military secrecy

US says secrecy raises potential for ‘miscalculation’ but experts say China cannot reach desired level of transparency China’s military cannot meet Washington’s expectations of transparency, scholars in Beijing warned today, after a report from the US defence department said the secrecy of the People’s Liberation Army was increasing the potential for “misunderstanding and miscalculation”. The [...]

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In Egypt, Carrie Bradshaw In A Headscarf

Writer Ghada Abdul-Aal chronicles the nightmares of Egypt’s matchmaking culture based on her own experiences. Her popular blog led to a book and now a TV series exploring with humor the way Egyptians marry — or don’t — in Muslim society. » E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us