{"id":703,"date":"2008-07-02T10:25:56","date_gmt":"2008-07-02T15:25:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=703"},"modified":"2008-07-02T10:25:56","modified_gmt":"2008-07-02T15:25:56","slug":"news-and-analysis-7208","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=703","title":{"rendered":"News and Analysis (7\/2\/08)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial\">French and Syrian heads of state meet in advance of Mediterranean Summit, reflecting an improvement in the two influential countries\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 relations regarding <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial\">Lebanon<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial\">:  <\/span><\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\" style=\"margin-top: 0in\">\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial\"><a href=\"http:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk\/2\/hi\/middle_east\/7484064.stm\"> Sarkozy to Meet Syrian President<\/a> (BBC      News)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial\">Iran<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial\">\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Foreign Minister recognizes the <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial\">US<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial\"> public\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s aversion to yet another war\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6<\/span><\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\" style=\"margin-top: 0in\">\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-dyn\/content\/article\/2008\/07\/01\/AR2008070101185_pf.html\">Iran      Appears to Warm to Diplomacy<\/a> (<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial\">Washington<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial\"> Post)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial\">\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6while Secretary Rice\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s proposal for a <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial\">US<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial\"> interests-section in <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial\">Tehran<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial\"> meets skepticism regarding the sincerity of a possible policy shift toward diplomacy and multilateralism:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\" style=\"margin-top: 0in\">\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial\"><a href=\"http:\/\/wiredispatch.com\/news\/print\/?id=232706\">Will the U.S. Open an      Office in Iran?<\/a> (Christian Science Monitor)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial\">Recognizing the importance of education, local communities in Somali war-zones pool together resources to rebuild schools\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6<\/span><\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\" style=\"margin-top: 0in\">\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial\"><a href=\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/stories\/printable\/200807011034.html\">Fighting      for an Education<\/a> (Inter Press Service\/All <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial\">Africa<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial\">)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial\">\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6while the <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial\">US<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial\"> uses the dangerous humanitarian aid situation as a pretext to organize African Union forces in Al-Qaeda\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s African stronghold:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\" style=\"margin-top: 0in\">\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.csmonitor.com\/2008\/0701\/p99s01-duts.html\">Nigeria and      Burundi to Deploy Troops in Somalia<\/a> (Christian Science Monitor)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial\">While Western companies look to acquire Iraqi oil field contracts, the resource-rich nation still lacks the infrastructure to distribute its own gas and electricity:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\" style=\"margin-top: 0in\">\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.msnbc.msn.com\/id\/25476751\/\">Iraqis Face Miles-long Lines      at Gas Stations<\/a> (MSNBC)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial\">Israel<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial\"> loosens restrictions on commercial goods crossing the border, perhaps allowing the reconstruction of destroyed Palestinian infrastructure:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\" style=\"margin-top: 0in\">\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial\"><a href=\"http:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk\/2\/hi\/middle_east\/7484887.stm\"> Gaza Gets First Cement for a Year<\/a> (BBC      News)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial\">A move away from social conservatism in <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial\">Egypt<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial\">\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s censorship board allows film-makers to approach more controversial topics and strive for foreign markets:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\" style=\"margin-top: 0in\">\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial\"><a href=\"http:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk\/2\/hi\/middle_east\/7481208.stm\"> A New Start for Egyptian Cinema<\/a> (BBC      News)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial\">An Indonesian legislator advises the Corruption Eradication Commission to expand its <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial\">bribery <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial\">investigation of his colleague: <\/span><\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\" style=\"margin-top: 0in\">\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thejakartapost.com\/news\/2008\/07\/02\/businessman-detained-bribing-lawmaker.html\">Businessman      Detained for Bribing Lawmaker<\/a> (<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial\">Jakarta<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial\"> Post)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>French and Syrian heads of state meet in advance of Mediterranean Summit, reflecting an improvement in the two influential countries\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 relations regarding Lebanon: Sarkozy to Meet Syrian President (BBC News) Iran\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Foreign Minister recognizes the US public\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s aversion to yet another war\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 Iran Appears to Warm to Diplomacy (Washington Post) \u00e2\u20ac\u00a6while Secretary Rice\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s proposal for [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-703","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news-and-analysis"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/703","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=703"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/703\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=703"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=703"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=703"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}