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NEWS ABOUT: Arab

Arab stories: 13 news summaries

 Marine Beats Terrorist... 
 Er, Orthodox Priest 

Reservist may be guilty of hate crime in Tampa, police say

Nov 11, 09 11:20 AM CST
(Newser) - A Marine reservist in Tampa chased down a terrorist and beat him with a tire iron—only the terrorist was actually a lost tourist and Greek Orthodox priest who spoke little English. Jasen D. Bruce went after Alexios Marakis after Marakis approached him asking for directions. Bruce chased him for... More »

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Florida • military • battery • terrorist • Arab

 Arab World 
 Head-Over-Heels 
 About Return of 
 'Hero' Shoe-Tosser 

Zaidi hailed as Goliath-battling David

Sep 9, 09 3:12 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Iraqi journalist who hurled both his shoes at George Bush during a speech in Baghdad last year will be released early from prison next week to a hero's welcome, a free house and offers of money, a wife, and a gold-saddled horse, reports the Guardian. Muntadar al-Zaidi "is... More »

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Iraq • Baghdad • shoes • protests • Arabs • Arab • George W. Bush • Muntadar al-Zaidi

OPINION

Palestine Could Offer Bright Spot for Arab World

PM Fayyad's economy- first approach a good model: Friedman

Aug 5, 09 9:22 AM CDT
(Newser) - Things are bad in the Arab world, but Thomas Friedman sees green shoots in an unlikely place: Palestine. “The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is to the wider Middle East what off-Broadway is to Broadway,” he writes in the New York Times. “It is where all good and bad ideas... More »

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Palestine • West Bank • Salam Fayyad • Yasir Arafat • Thomas Friedman • Arab • Arab-Israeli conflict

(Newser) - Barack Obama’s trip to the Middle East has established even higher standards for his presidency, Politico reports. Obama is using his global celebrity to restart Israel-Palestine talks and improve relations between the West and the Muslim world, proving he’s “not a president who has ever shied away... More »

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Barack Obama • Middle East • West • Europe • Muslim • Cairo • Arab Israeli conflict • Arab

Dubai Woman Rattles Arab World With Sex Advice Book

Book of frank erotic advice rooted in religion shocks Arab world

Jun 6, 09 10:27 AM CDT
(Newser) - A Dubai marriage counselor is making waves in the Arab world with a frank book on sexuality, the New York Times reports. Wedad Lootah, a former Islamic scholar, grounds her book of erotic advice in the teachings of the Koran. She discusses taboo subjects such as homosexuality and urges readers... More »

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Islam • sex education • sexuality • United Arab Emirates • Koran • Arab

 'Torture Sheik' Detained 


May 10, 09 6:16 AM CDT
(Newser) - An Abu Dhabi prince captured on videotape torturing a grain merchant has been detained by authorities, CNN reports. Sheik Issa bin Zayed al-Nahyan is under house arrest pending an investigation, officials of the United Arab Emirates have told the US State Department. The videotape shows the prince beating, burning and... More »

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torture • State Department • house arrest • Abu Dhabi • United Arab Emirates • Arab • detention • UAE • Sheikh Issa bin Zayed al-Nahyan

Obama to Address Muslim World From Egypt

President to tackle US-Muslim relations on first Middle Eastern trip

May 9, 09 3:34 AM CDT
(Newser) - President Obama will travel to Egypt next month to deliver a speech aimed at mending America's relationship with the Muslim world, McClatchy Newspapers reports. Egypt is a politically risky choice due to President Hosni Mubarak's heavy-handed autocratic rule, but a White House spokesman said the country "in many ways... More »

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Barack Obama • Islam • Middle East • Hosni Mubarak • Egypt • Muslim • speech • Arab • President Obama

analysis

Middle East Fumes Over Obama's Gaza Silence

Arabs and Muslims disappointed after 'promise of change'

Jan 5, 09 11:10 AM CST
(Newser) - Barack Obama's studied silence on the Gaza attacks—there’s only one president at a time, and so on—isn’t playing well in the Middle East, writes Simon Tisdall in the Guardian. “Foreign wars don't wait for Washington inaugurations,” Tisdall notes. Many Arabs and Muslims “cannot... More »

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Israel • Middle East • Gaza • Palestine • Muslim • Arab Israeli conflict • Arab • Israeli offensive • President Obama

Arab Leaders Shower Condi With Jewelry; Bush, Meh

State chief got $316K in gifts last year, to about $100K for Bush

Dec 23, 08 12:55 PM CST
(Newser) - Condoleezza Rice scored $316,000 worth of lavish jewelry from Arab royals last year, the AP reports. Jordan’s King Abdullah treated Rice to an emerald and diamond necklace, ring, bracelet, earrings, and other finery; King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia a ruby and diamond necklace and earrings, bracelet and ring.... More »

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King Abdullah • King Abdullah II • Condoleezza Rice • secretary of State • gift • jewelry • Arab • George W. Bush

Shoe-Throwing Journo Beaten, Brother Alleges

Iraqi military denies claim and says
man is healthy

Dec 16, 08 1:00 PM CST
(Newser) - The journalist who threw his shoes at President Bush during a news conference 2 days ago has been beaten in custody, his brother told the BBC. The brother alleges that Muntadar al-Zaidi, 28, has a broken arm, broken ribs and internal bleeding, but the Iraqi military says the journalist is... More »

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Iraq • prison • shoes • journalist • Arab • George W. Bush • insult • Muntadar al-Zaidi

ANALYSIS

Shoe-Throw Is Arab World's Heartiest Insult

Journo's sole assault on Bush would likely have meant death under Saddam

Dec 15, 08 1:05 PM CST
(Newser) - Throwing a shoe at someone is hardly a positive gesture anywhere, but in Arab and Islamic countries, footwear is viewed as ritually unclean: Even mentioning your shoes while insulting someone carries vile significance, the BBC reports. Accidentally displaying an exposed sole is also considered insulting, so yesterday’s loafer-launching aimed... More »

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Iraq • Islam • Condoleezza Rice • shoes • Muslim • journalist • Arab • George W. Bush • insult • Muntadar al-Zaidi

 Iraqi Hurls Shoes at Bush 

Shoe-throwing a signal of intense contempt in Arab world

Dec 14, 08 2:40 PM CST
(Newser) - President Bush never quite got the book thrown at him for invading Iraq, but the next closest thing happened today, CBS News reports. A correspondent for a Cairo-based Iraqi TV station hurled a pair of shoes at the outgoing president during a press conference in Baghdad, shouting, “This is... More »

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Iraq • Baghdad • shoes • Bush legacy • Arab • Iraq war • George W. Bush

Disney Takes Aim at
Family-Friendly Mideast

Company seeks to tap into Arabic appetite for family-friendly films

Nov 12, 08 8:55 AM CST
(Newser) - Disney has decided it's a big world after all, the Financial Times reports. The company is making its first Arabic-language movie, aiming to tap into demand for family-friendly fare in the Middle East. The Last Storyteller will be produced somewhere in the Middle East and distributed in Morocco, Egypt, Lebanon,... More »

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Middle East • Disney • Walt Disney • Arabic • Arab • animated movie • Disney Studios

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