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Tuesday Dec 22 | Globe and Mail

A Middle East bazaar, revived

Patrick Martin Damascus - From Wednesday's Globe and Mail Published on Tuesday, Dec.

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Related Topix: Syria, World News, Middle East, Electronic, Cellphones

Thu Dec 17, 2009

The Victoria Star

Ankle bracelet cut from former terror suspect Almrei, government won't appeal

An electronic tracking bracelet was sliced from Hassan Almrei's ankle today after the government decided not to contest a decision to free the former terror suspect.

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Related Topix: Electronic

Tue Dec 15, 2009

900 CHML AM

Court strikes down security certificate against Syrian native Almrei

A federal judge has struck down a national security certificate against a Syrian-born man arrested eight years ago on terror suspicions.

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Related Topix: Electronic, Prison, Canada, Immigration Reform, Terrorism

Mon Dec 14, 2009

National Post

Canadian court says jail has reformed terror suspect

A Syrian man imprisoned in Canada for seven years on terror charges has been reformed by the experience and no longer poses a security threat, a court ruled Monday.

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Related Topix: Electronic, Terrorism

Wed Oct 28, 2009

Slashdot

Trojan Kill Switches & the Israeli Attack on S

Nrbelex writes "The New York Times reports in this week's Science section that hardware and software trojan kill switches are an increasing concern, and may have already been used.

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Related Topix: Electronic

Mon Oct 12, 2009

Yale Daily News

Yale digitizes documents

Two recent federal grants will allow Yale to digitize rare primary sources of Middle Eastern history, making them accessible to researchers worldwide.

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Related Topix: Libraries, Yale University, Electronic

Tue Sep 29, 2009

WorldChanging

Cruel Weather, Arab Middle East Film Festival

I normally don't blog about events i can't attend but some cultural initiatives call for exceptions.

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Related Topix: Electronic

Sat Sep 12, 2009

Buzzle.com

Al-Qaida: Tales From Bin Laden's Volunteers

Eight years after 9/11, intelligence reports from captured western recruits suggest the terror network is weakening The meeting was tense.

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Related Topix: Travel, Belgium Travel, Electronic, Terrorism

Mon Sep 07, 2009

The Daily Star

Plugging into the pop-culture collective unconscious

BEIRUT: "It's not intentional. I don't do stuff to make people confused," Raed Yassin insists.

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Related Topix: World News, Middle East, Lebanon, Electronic

Sat Aug 22, 2009

Haaretz

The trap of regional peace

An unusual meeting took place in Damascus two weeks ago, albeit not an earth-shaking one and not one, it seems, affecting Israel directly, but it certainly reflects the modus operandi of U.S. President Barack Obama.

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Related Topix: Syria, World News, Middle East, Electronic

Thu Aug 20, 2009

Washington Times

World scene

Syrian President Bashar Assad congratulated Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Wednesday on his re-election as president of Iran and condemned foreign interference in the Islamic state, Iran's official IRNA news agency reported.

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Related Topix: Electronic, Iran Travel

Wed Aug 12, 2009

The Dominion

Torture, a Canadian Value?

Each year in June the UN marks the International Day in Support of Torture Victims.

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Related Topix: US Military Prisons, Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp, Prison, Electronic

Tue Aug 11, 2009

The Dominion

Torture, a Canadian Value?

Each year in June the UN marks the International Day in Support of Torture Victims.

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Related Topix: US Military Prisons, Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp, Prison, Electronic

Sat Aug 08, 2009

The Dominion

Torture, a Canadian Value?

Each year in June the UN marks the International Day in Support of Torture Victims.

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Related Topix: US Military Prisons, Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp, Prison, Electronic

Sat Jul 25, 2009

Haaretz

New Jersey DA: Religious leaders allegedly acted like 'crime bosses'

Religious leaders allegedly acted like 'crime bosses' in a massive money-laundering and illegal organ trading case that broke this week, New Jersey District Attorney Ralph Marra said Saturday.

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Related Topix: New Jersey, Electronic, Deal, NJ

PhillyBurbs.com

Latest developments in NJ corruption arrests

Court appearances continued Friday in a wide ranging corruption probe that has netted 44 people in New York and New Jersey, including several elected officials and religious leaders.

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Related Topix: Electronic, Jersey City, NJ, Jersey City Metro, Hoboken, NJ, Secaucus, NJ, Newark, NJ

Fri Jul 24, 2009

Toledo Blade

Huge corruption probe in New Jersey leads to arrests of 44 people

An investigation into the sale of black-market kidneys and fake Gucci handbags evolved into a sweeping probe of political corruption in New Jersey, ensnaring more than 40 people yesterday, including three mayors, two state lawmakers, and several rabbis.

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Related Topix: New Jersey, Electronic, Hudson County, NJ, Hoboken, NJ, Jersey City, NJ, Secaucus, NJ

Thu Jul 23, 2009

Ocean County Observer - The Times-Beacon

Rabbi's lawyer: "He will be cleared"

The lawyer for a prominent rabbi arrested today in a federal money laundering and corruption probe said he "remains confident that the truth will come out and he will be cleared." Robert G. Stahl, representing Saul Kassin, 87, of Brooklyn, N.Y. said his client has been a rabbi for more than 60 years and is a well-respected member of the community.

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Related Topix: Brooklyn, NY, New York, NY, Electronic

Fri Jul 17, 2009

IWPR

Rights Groups' Qualified Backing for "Honour Crimes" Move

Civil rights groups have backed an amendment to the law on so-called honour crimes, but said the punishment for such murders of women by their male relatives was still not severe enough.

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Related Topix: Electronic

Sat Jul 11, 2009

Internet Archive

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