Supplies for 750,000 needy Palestinians can last only 48 hours:
- UN Says Gaza Running Out of Food (Al Jazeera)
Sunni and Shi’ite neighborhoods reunited by Iraqi government’s decision to reopen bridge:
- Long-Closed Baghdad Bridge Reopens (Washington Post)
Having expelled Al-Qaeda a year ago, Dulaim illustrates the difficulty in maintaining sovereignty:
- Iraqi Town Defies Al Qaeda (Christian Science Monitor)
King Abdullah agreed for the first time to dine in the same room as the Israeli president in promoting his call for interfaith dialogue:
- Saudi Arabia to Lead U.N. Faith Forum (Washington Post)
A fanatical proponent of a “unified Jerusalem,” the new mayor supports building Jewish settlements in violation of international law:
- Secularist Wins Jerusalem Poll (Al Jazeera)
Hizbullah leader warns against optimism after the election of Obama and reinstates his desire for “free and fair elections ‘without obstruction or postponement’ in Lebanon”:
- Nasrallah Urges Timely Elections, Wider Dialogue (Daily Star)
Emphasizing their strength, Pakistani hijackers did not fire a single bullet:
- Taliban Hijacking Threatens Key NATO Supply Route (Christian Science Monitor)
