Regardless of the next American administration, Arabs do not expect a change in US Middle East policy:
- Mideast Sees More of the Same if Obama Is Elected (New York Times)
Recent ceasefire provides a window of opportunity to address Gaza’s deteriorating waste infrastructure:
- Israel-Hamas Standoff Deepens Water Woes (Christian Science Monitor)
Residents fear Fallujah leaders may be using threats to security to advance their own political interests in an upcoming election:
- Fallujah Braces for Another Assault (Inter Press Service/Antiwar.com)
Although a coherent Taliban policy is lacking in Islamabad, some fear a US intervention could draw more support for extremists:
- Unilateral Action by U.S. a Growing Fear in Pakistan (New York Times)
Kurdish political party declares the arrest of its leader unconstitutional because permanent “emergency powers,†rather than judicial action was the instrument for government detention…
- Syria Detains Kurdish Political Leader – Rights Group (Agence France Presse/Daily Star)
…and members of Egypt’s main opposition group are arrested for possession of banned literature:
- Egypt Rounds up 39 Brotherhood Members (Agence France Presse/Daily Star)
As GE pledges commercial finance to the Middle East and Africa, an Abu Dhabi company hopes to become one of its largest shareholders in the open market:
- GE, Abu Dhabi Firm In $8 Billion Joint Venture (New York Times)
Reports indicate foreign fighters are joining local insurgency in Somalia:
- Military Says Pakistani, Iraqi Fighters Killed in Clashes (Garowe/All Africa)
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