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• Lebanese Christians Protest Hezbollah

  Sun Sep 24, 2006
  • The title should be "a minority of Lebanese Christians protest Hezbollah" The biggest Christian party in Lebanon, FPM of Michel Aoun, is a close ally and staunch supporter of Hezbollah and sworn enemies of the Lebanese Forces.

• Arab world fed up with Hizbullah

  Wed Jul 19, 2006
  • Oh nice! The Arab governmens and political analysts finally woke up. I already was wondering why there weren't any large-scale protests all over the Arab world.

• World War III Update

  Sat Jul 15, 2006
  • Fox News sunk to an alltime low, again. Cheap sensation presented as "serious news"

• Israel's next war has begun

  Wed Jul 12, 2006
  • What is genocidal Islamism? Can you specify that? Give some examples maybe concerning genocide in that area? ( Levant)

• Gay Arabs come out in Beirut

  Mon Jul 3, 2006
  • I was so glad when I heard the news a couple of days ago. Another interesting fact is that the state prosecutor saw no illegality in the acts of Helem when a conservative group complained and tried to close Helem.

• Kuwaitis vote in landmark polls

  Thu Jun 29, 2006
  • Finally! Now let's hope that at least one of them gets elected

• Israelis blocked on Red Cross emblem

  Wed Jun 21, 2006
  • The Cross on the Swiss flag ( and also the symbol of the Red Cross) derives from a banner of the Holy Roman Empire. So it has Christian connotations. http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/ch.html So you could say that the Swiss cross might be offensive to Jews and Muslims.

• Who the heck is Irma?

  Fri Jun 16, 2006
  • Irma, Yep, about Newsvine being multilingual. I would love to use/read Newsvine in Dutch, Hebrew and/or Arabic. It's always nice to use a site in your mother-tongue(s)

• Who the heck is Irma?

  Fri Jun 16, 2006
  • I share your last hopes ;)

• American Muslim Clerics Seek a Modern Middle Ground

  Sat Jun 17, 2006
  • Good effort, hope they'll succeed in convincing their fellow Muslims