July 30, 2008

Dutch trade minister Frank Heemskerk blames U.S. for failure in WTO trade talks

Turkish Constitutional Court Rules Against Banning the Ruling Justice and Development Party

US Occupation of Iraq:

2 US Soldiers, 6 Iraqis Killed in War Attacks, US Base Attacked, Richard Pearle to Get Oil Contract, According to July 30, 2008 News Reports

Israeli Occupation of Palestine:

Israeli Aggression Against the Palestinian People: Illegal Settlers' Attacks, Army Raids, Invasions, Kidnappings, on July 30, 2008

Acting President of the Palestinian Legislative Council, Ahmed Bahar, calls for lifting the Israeli siege on the Gaza

Olmert to resign once a new Kadima leader is chosen

A fourth round of indirect Israeli-Syrian talks ends

July 29, 2008

WTO Talks Collapse in Geneva Between the Wealthy and the Poor

India, Pakistan halt clashes on LoC in Kashmir

NAM ministerial conference opens in Tehran, Iranian FM urges change of world order

US Occupation of Afghanistan:

9 Afghanis Killed by NATO Forces and Air Strikes, Including 5 Children

US Occupation of Iraq:

Iraq War News, July 29, 2008

Israeli Occupation of Palestine:

Israeli Aggression Against the Palestinian People: Killing Child, Injuring Peace Activists, Burning Furniture Store, Raids, Kidnapping Civilians, July 29, 2008

Peres calls for building fence, bridge in occupied Jerusalem, Awqaf denounces Israeli plans to confiscate vast areas of occupied Jerusalem lands

July 28, 2008

US Occupation of Iraq:

69 Iraqis Killed in War Attacks, Rocket Attacks on 3 US Bases, According to July 28, 2008 News Reports

Turkey:

Explosions in İstanbul kill 17, injure more than 150

Turkish soap opera flop takes Arab world by storm

UK & Illegal Israeli Settlements:

PSC calls on UK government to stop import products from illegal Israeli settlement

Israeli Occupation of Palestine:

Israeli Aggression Against the Palestinian People: Invasions, Kidnappings, Injuries, Home Demolition, July 28, 2008

Barghouthi says Olmert's statements show negotiations are pointless

Israeli occupation forces blow up Palestinian six-storey building in Beit Hanina, Jerusalem

Palestinian house set ablaze by illegal Israeli settlers in Burin

Palestinian woman gives birth at an Israeli occupation military  checkpoint, near Hebron

July 27, 2008

Jordan, Yemen, and South Africa Oppose Charging Sudanese President by ICC Prosecutor

Oil prices may fall to $70 if dollar toughens, Iran crisis softens, says  OPEC chief Shakib Khalil

US Congress approves wide-ranging housing rescue bill, no  Bush veto

US-Led Occupation of Afghanistan:

NATO Air Strikes Kill 74 Afghanis on July 27, 2008

US Occupation of Iraq:

26 Iraqis Killed in War Attacks, Rocket Attacks on US-British Forces, According to July 27, 2008 News Reports

Israeli Occupation of Palestine:

Hamas activist Shihabuddin Al-Natshah Killed by Israeli Occupation Forces, Who Demolished Hebron Home on him

American peace activist Joel Gulledge attacked by illegal Israeli settler children near Hebron

Israeli occupation forces injure and detain Palestinian citizens in Beit Ummar

Two ships to sail from Cyprus to Gaza on August 5th to break the Israeli siege, says Al-Khudari

July 26, 2008

Doha round talks brought back from brink of collapse, WTO chief warns of failure of global trade talks

Germany to Invest in Iran's Gas Sector

Oil prices slide below $124 on falling fuel demand, OPEC weekly oil prices drop further

US Presidential Campaigns:

Obama calls for stronger transatlantic ties, holds talks with Sarkozy, Brown, Merkel

Israeli Occupation of Palestine:

Israeli occupation government imposes a different form of blockade in the West Bank, says MP Jamal Al-Khudari

Israeli occupation government is not committed to the truce in Gaza, says  Sa'eed Siyam

Students Trapped in Gaza Because of Israeli Siege appeal to Ban Ki-moon

Israeli Aggression on Iran:

Official: Iran Open to US Mission

US Dismisses Israeli Report on Export of Russian Missiles to Iran

Oil Prices Could Reach $500 Per Barrel in Few Years If US Dollar Falls Further and US-Israeli Threats to Iran Intensify

Paper Slams Britain for Siding with Israel against Iran  

July 25, 2008

Bush orders new sanctions against Zimbabwe

US-Led Occupation of Afghanistan:

43 Taliban Fighters, British & Danish Soldiers Killed in Afghanistan War Attacks

US Occupation of Iraq:

13 Iraqis Killed in War Attacks, According to July 24-25, 2008 News Reports

Israeli Occupation of Palestine:

Obama vows permanent support to Israel, rejects talks with Hamas

7 Palestinians killed, 20 injured in a Hamas leader car explosion in Gaza City

Five Palestinians injured including Dubai TV crew in peaceful Ni'lin anti-wall protest

Israeli Aggression Against the Palestinian People: Injuring, Kidnapping, Attacking Innocent Civilians, on July 25, 2008

More than half Gaza households slump below poverty line, a UNRWA report

Israeli occupation government announces establishment of new illegal settlement in the Jordan valley

July 23, 2008

US Occupation of Iraq:

5 Iraqis Killed in War Attacks, More Reports About Heavy Israeli Involvement in Iraq, According to July 23, 2008 News Reports

Israeli Occupation of Palestine:

Lawsuit Filed in Spanish Court to Try Israeli War Criminals Ben-Eliezer, Michael Herzong, Moshe Ya'alon, Dan Halutz

US Presidential Candidate Barack Obama Visits Jerusalem and Rammalah on Wednesday

Israeli Aggression on the Palestinian People: Shooting, Kidnapping, Running Over, July 23, 2008

Illegal Israeli settlers spray chemicals on Palestinian farmers during attack

Nasrullah Tells Ban Ki Moon Israel Broke Prisoner-Swap Agreement

Sari Nussaibah tells British Prime Minister that EU aid to Palestinians should be cut because it pays cost of the occupation for Israelis

July 22, 2008

Sudan vows to protect sovereignty, dismisses ICC arrest warrant against President Omar Al-Bashir

Former Bosnian Serb Leader Karadzic Arrested in Serbia, Russia Considers it as Serbia's Internal Affair

Slim Chances for WTO Deal on Doha Round

US announces unofficial talks with Syrian officials in Washington

US Occupation of Iraq:

14 Iraqis Killed in War Attacks, Israelis Active in Iraq, Obama Reiterates Pledge to Withdraw US Forces, According to July 22, 2008 News Reports

Israeli Occupation of Palestine:

Release of Israeli Soldier Who Shot Blindfolded, Handcuffed Peace Activist, Ashraf Abu Rahma, by Israeli Occupation Forces Unit in Ni'lin

Jerusalemite Palestinian Killed After Injuring 16 Israelis with his Bulldozer

Israeli occupation army invades West Bank areas, kidnaps 3  civilians, 14 critically ill Palestinians prevented from leaving Gaza

Palestinian MPs denounce Israeli kidnapping of MP Mona Mansour, ask PA to stop negotiations with the Israeli occupation government

60 Peace Activists to sail to Gaza in August to break the Israeli siege

Hamas will not work with Abbas as PA president after the end of his current term, on January 9, 2009, says Sa'id Siyam

Illegal Israeli Zionist settlers burn Palestinian farms

July 21, 2008

Following Merkel, Bush, and Sarkozy, Gordon Brown Makes his Pilgrimage of Allegiance to Israel, to Announce British Support for Israelis in their Expected Attack on Iran

ASEAN ministers commit to speeding up integration

Yang Jiechi Sergei Lavrov China Sign Border Protocol Between Russia and China

White House says US-Iraq Agreement Not to Include Date of Withdrawal But Puppet Government Hopes for 2010

US Occupation of Afghanistan:

NATO Occupation Forces Kill 7 Afghani Civilians, 9 Policemen, 21 Alleged Taliban Fighters, According to July 20, 2008 News Reports

US Occupation of Iraq:

12 Iraqis Killed in War Attacks, Including Two Executed by Death Squads, According to July 21, 2008 News Reports

Israeli Occupation of Palestine:

Israeli Barbaric War Crime Videotaped: Israeli Soldier Shoots Blindfolded, Handcuffed Peace Activist Ashraf Abu Rahma from 1.5 Meters Distance

Israeli Aggression on the Palestinian People, Raids and Kidnapping, July 21, 2008

Israeli Kidnapping of MP Mona Mansour Escalation in West Bank, a Threat to Calm, Says Ahmed Bahar

395 Palestinians Kidnapped by Israeli Occupation Forces in the  West Bank One Month After Gaza Truce

Ahmed Al-Kurd Says Israeli Occupation government and PA Pressure Palestinians to Surrender their Rights

Father of eight children, Kamel Abu Rezq, dies due to Israeli siege on Gaza

Haniyah says Israeli-Palestinian prisoner swap imminent

Hizbullah hands over bodies to Palestinian factions; Mughrabi not yet identified

Illegal Israeli settlers launch homemade projectile at villages of 'Awarta and Odala, south of Nablus

Illegal Israeli settlers launch homemade projectile at villages of 'Awarta and Odala, south of Nablus

July 20, 2008

Arab FMs criticize ICC prosecutor's charges against Sudanese president

Al-Ahmad condemns ICC decision on Sudan, Al-Qaddoumi sees it mirroring Afghanistan, Iraq, Palestine

Energy Expert Paul Sullivan Sounds Alarm Over Oil Exhaustion

Obama embarks on multi-stop foreign trip to Europe and Middle East

US Occupation of Afghanistan:

NATO Occupation Forces Kill 7 Afghani Civilians, 9 Policemen, 21 Alleged Taliban Fighters, According to July 20, 2008 News Reports

US Occupation of Iraq:

19 Iraqis Killed in War Attacks, Brown Reveals British Troop Withdrawal in Mid-2009, According to July 20, 2008 News Reports

US Occupation of Iraq:

19 Iraqis Killed in War Attacks, Brown Reveals British Troop Withdrawal in Mid-2009, According to July 20, 2008 News Reports

Israeli Occupation of Palestine:

Israeli Aggression Against the Palestinian People, a July 20, 2008 Report

Two sick children die on Thursday due to the ongoing Israeli siege on Gaza

3 Palestinians killed, 13 wounded in Israeli attacks, PCHR Weekly Report, July 09 -16, 2008  

Israeli internal intelligence, Shabak, blocks departure of 14 critically ill Palestinians from Gaza

Israeli warships fire at Gaza fishermen

Europeans plan to break the siege on Gaza using a boat

July 17, 2008

85% Americans think nation on wrong track

Wall Street rallies as oil prices trade below $130 per barrel

US Occupation of Iraq:

2 US Soldiers, 22 Iraqis Killed in War Attacks, According to July 16 News Reports

Israeli Occupation of Palestine:

Israeli Aggression Against the Palestinian People, July 17, 2008

Hizbullah-Israel Prisoner Exchange:

Haniya: Israel has to pay a price for return of captured soldier, Hamdan: No resumption of talks on Shalit unless crossings are opened

Hamas: The Lebanese swap deal proved that resistance is a strategic option

The swap deal with Lebanon prompts Palestinian resistance to raise its demands

Israel threatens to assassinate Kuntar only one day after his release

July 16, 2008

Stage two of prisoner swap begins, Haniya Congratulates Al-Quntar's adoptive mother, Um Jabr Washah, over prisoner release

Israeli Occupation Forces Invade 6 Palestinian Towns, Kidnap 9 civilians, Detain Shaikh Bassam Al-Sa’ady Instead of Releasing him

July 15, 2008

China may artificially change unfavorable weather for Olympics

US Occupation of Iraq:

38 Iraqis Killed in War Attacks, Including 28 in Ba'aqouba Suicide Bombing, According to Initial July 15, 2008

Israeli Occupation of Palestine:

Israeli occupation forces continue campaign against Nablus institutions

Israeli Aggression Against the Palestinian People: Invasions, Kidnapping, Damaging Property, July 15, 2008

Illegal Israeli settlers stake claim to abandoned West Bank military base in Beit Sahour

Blair Cancels Visit to Gaza Due to Pressures from the Israeli Occupation Government

July 14, 2008

Arab bodies, Sudan slam ICC allegation against Sudanese president

Bush lifts ban on offshore oil drilling despite opposition, OPEC weekly oil prices drop

Nicolas Sarkozy Launches Mediterranean Union to Unite Arabs, Israelis, Southern Europeans But Upsets Angela Merkel

Sulaiman and Assad agree to exchange embassies between Lebanon and Syria

US Occupation of Iraq:

US Soldier,14 Iraqis Killed, Including 8 Executed by Death Squads, According to July 14, 2008 News Reports

Israeli Occupation of Palestine:

Euro-Mediterranean conference meant to help Israel merge in the region, says Waleed Hillis

Paris Summit Statement Delayed by Disagreement Over a Contradictory Definition of Israel as a Racist But Democratic State

Israeli Aggression Against the Palestinian People: Invasions, Injuries, Kidnapping, Illegal Settlements, Blockade, Siege, Denying Health Care,  on July 14, 2008

July 13, 2008

US Occupation of Afghanistan:

8 NATO Soldiers, 66 Afghanis Killed in War Attacks, on July 13, 2008

US Occupation of Iraq:

8 Iraqis Killed in War Attacks, British Soldiers Sexually Abuse Iraqi Boy, Possible Coup Against Maliki, According to Initial July 13, 2008 News Reports

Israeli Occupation of Palestine:

3 Palestinian women turned away from visiting relative political prisoners at Israeli occupation checkpoint after refusing to undress

Egyptian, European reservations delay opening Rafah crossing, says Khalil Al-Haya

Israeli occupation soldiers brutally beat student near Bethlehem, kidnap 3 Palestinians

Two Israeli policemen wounded in shooting attack in Jerusalem

UN RWA Director, John Ging, Demands Israel to End Gaza Siege and Open Border Crossings

July 12, 2008

US Occupation of Iraq:

15 Iraqis Killed in War Attacks, Including 7 Executed by Death Squads, Fighting All Over Iraq, According to Initial July 12, 2008 News Reports

Israeli Aggression Against the Palestinian People: Raids, Attacks, Injuries, Kidnapping, on July 12, 2008

Canadian Companies, Green Park International Inc. and Green Mount International Inc, Sued by Palestinian Village of Bil'in for Assisting Illegal Israeli Settlement Construction

July 11, 2008

NATO Lust for Darfur Oil and Uranium Reaches a Climax: Hague court prosecutor seeks arrest warrant for Sudanese president Omar Al-Bashir

US Occupation of Iraq:

2 US Soldiers Killed in War Attacks, Britain Pays £3m to Iraqis Tortured by British Soldiers, According to July 11, 2008 News Reports

Israeli Occupation of Palestine:

Israeli Occupation Aggression on the Palestinian People: Killing, Injuring, Kidnapping People, Invading Towns, Damaging Property, on July 11, 2008

Robert Serry: The humanitarian situation in Gaza is a priority for the UN

Israeli occupation soldiers torture 10-year-old Ezzat in his home, in Sanniriya

Israeli occupation government to build 1883 new housing units in occupied Jerusalem

Haniyah agrees to truce monitoring by Carter Center

New technology at Israeli Ben Gurion airport allows customs officers to view passengers naked

July 10, 2008

Antarctic Ice Shelf Breaking up, in a Troubling Sign of Global Warming

What's Behind Israeli Escalation Against Iran?

Oil and Gold Gain on US-Israeli Threats Against Iran and the Iranian Missile-Test Response

China's crude oil import volume up 11% in first half

El-Badri of OPEC says Iran Oil Output Irreplaceable

Israeli Aggression Against Iran:

Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak Still Threatens: Israel Will Not Hesitate to Resort to Military Action Against Iran

Iran Test-Fires More Missiles at the Strait of Hormuz

Italian FM Franco Frattini Warns Against Israeli Attack on Iran, Saying it Would be Disastrous on the Middle East

US Occupation of Iraq:

4 Iraqis Killed, Five Attacks on US & British Soldiers Result in Casualties, According to Initial July 10, 2008 News Reports

Israeli Occupation of Palestine:

Israeli Occupation Forces Kills a Palestinian in Gaza, Kidnap Five in West Bank, Continue Crackdown on Hamas Institutions in Nablus

Israeli Occupation Forces Attacking West Bank Cities, Injuring, Kidnapping Palestinians, Damaging Property, July 10, 2008

Yasser Abed Rabbo: Palestinians Threaten to Freeze Talks Because of Continuing Israeli Theft of Lands

July 9, 2008

Iran Blames West for Artificially Raising Oil Prices

US Exports to Iran Rise Tenfold during Bush Years

US Consulate in Istanbul Attacked, 3 Policemen and 3 Attackers Killed

Israeli Aggression Against Iran:

Iran test fires new long-range, mid-range missiles: Shahab, Fat'h and Zelzal

Obama underlines diplomacy while McCain guns for missile shield in dealing with Iran  

US Occupation of Afghanistan:

NATO soldier killed in Afghan blast, Alarm over Afghan civilian deaths

US Occupation of Iraq:

2 US Soldiers, 19 Iraqis Killed, Scores Injured in War Attacks, 15 Bodies Found in Ramadi, According to July 9, 2008 News Reports

Israeli Occupation of Palestine:

Israeli Aggression on the Palestinian People: Killing, Injuring, Kidnapping, Shooting People, Attacking, Imposing Curfews, and Blockading of West Bank Cities, July 9, 2008

Anti-wall march marks 4th anniversary of ICJ ruling, Palestinian bulldozer driver tries to demolish part of Land-Grab, Apartheid Wall

July 8, 2008

G-8 leaders meeting in Tokyo tackle soaring oil prices, Africa aid,  and emission cuts

Leaders of China, Brazil, India, Mexico, South Africa call for joint efforts to ensure food, energy security

Israeli Aggression Against Iran:

Khamenei aide: Iran to hit Tel Aviv and U.S. fleet in Gulf if attacked

Ron Paul Says Congress Supports Bombing Iran

US Occupation of Iraq:

US Soldier, 4 US Army Contractors, 11 Iraqis Killed in War Attacks, According to Initial July 8, 2008 News Reports

Israeli Occupation of Palestine:

Israeli occupation forces kidnap nine Palestinians from the West Bank, keep abducted four Gazan brothers

Muslim Americans:

CAIR Welcomes Arrest in Shooting of Ohio Muslim  

July 7, 2008

G8 summit opens in Tokyo with focus on Africa on Day 1

Jordan is one of the five richest countries in oil shale

US Occupation of Afghanistan:

Non-Taliban suicide car blast kills 28, injures 141 in Afghan

US Occupation of Iraq:

23 Iraqis Killed in War Attacks, According to Initial July 7, 2008 News Reports

Israeli Occupation of Palestine:

Hizbullah - Israeli prisoner swap deal signed, to be implemented July 13-16, 2008

Israeli Aggression Against the Palestinian People: Invasions, Attacks, Kidnapping, Curfews, July 7, 2008

Israeli occupation forces raid Nablus, ransack and close four charities

July 6, 2008

Senior Arab official warns of oil price hike if Iran attacked, OPEC president predicts further rise in oil prices

At least 10 killed in blast in Pakistani capital

US Occupation of Afghanistan:

27 Afghani Civilians Walking to a Wedding Ceremony Killed by US Air Raid on Sunday, 15 Civilians Were Killed in a Friday Air Raid

US Occupation of Iraq:

6 US Soldiers, 16 Iraqis Killed in War Attacks, According to Initial July 6, 2008 News Reports

Israeli Occupation of Palestine:

Israeli occupation soldiers physically assaulted 10-year-old Palestinian boy in Qalqilya, a DCI report

US Congress stand on Al-Aqsa TV politically motivated, says Fat'hi Hammad

Israeli occupation forces fire on farmers in northern Gaza

Masked illegal Israeli settlers attack Palestinian shepherds near Hebron

Palestinian villagers defiant as Israeli occupation forces tighten blockade of Ni'lin  

449 Palestinians, Including 66 Children, Killed by Israeli Occupation Force in the First Half of 2008

Disabled Palestinian 7-Year-Old Girl, Maria Aman, Versus the State of Israel

Gaza beaches polluted due to the Israeli siege

July 5, 2008

US investor Jim Rogers says oil reserve decline is major reason behind oil price hike

US Occupation of Afghanistan:

55 Afghanis Killed, Including 22 Civilians in US-NATO Air Strike

US Occupation of Iraq:

9 Iraqis Killed in War Attacks, According to Initial July 5, 2008 News Reports

13 Iraqis Killed in War Attacks, According to July 4, 2008 News Reports

Israeli Occupation of Palestine:

Zahar says Euro-American veto froze inter-Palestinian dialog

Israeli Aggression Against the Palestinian People: Invasions, Kidnappings, Curfews, on July 5, 2008

Palestinian child, Majid Jaradat, abused during abduction, tortured during interrogation by Israeli occupation forces

Illegal Israeli settlers tie Palestinian teacher to pole and club him in Samu'a

July 4, 2008

Oil prices settle record above $145 per barrel, Dollar rebounds against euro

China received $1.75 trillion in speculative funds in 5 years, external debts reach $392.59 billion in March 2008

Climate Change and African Development Top G8 Summit Agenda in Japan  

Over 50 injured in blast in Belarus during Independence Day celebration

US Occupation of Iraq:

10 Iraqis Killed in War Attacks, According to Initial July 4, 2008 News Reports

Change candidate Obama agrees to keep Gates, senior Pentagon and Homeland Security officials in their jobs

Israeli Occupation of Palestine:

Body of women's resistance icon, Dalal Al-Mughrabi, to return in swap, Fatah planning large ceremonies

Israeli Aggression Against the Palestinian People: Invasions, Attacks, Kidnapping, mistreatment of political prisoners, on July 4, 2008

Israeli collective punishment extends to Jerusalem: Attorney General approves destroying homes of Palestinian attackers, to punish their families

Racist Israeli parliament extends its racist law preventing re-unification of Palestinian families

Oslo godfather, Shimon Peres, says no hope for Israeli-Palestinian peace deal

July 3, 2008

Detention of Turkish Generals Marks End of Impunity for Military Coups

Egyptian-Arab Intellectual Abdul Wahab Al-Mesairi Dies at Age 70

American Airlines to cut 7,000 jobs amid high fuel costs

US Occupation of Iraq:

Hunt Oil's deal with Kurds blessed by U.S officials

9 Iraqis Killed in War Attacks, 14 Bodies Found in Samarra, According to July 2-3, 2008 News Reports

Israeli Occupation of Palestine:

Human situation in Gaza reached an uncontrollable catastrophic level,  Haniya calls on Egypt to open Rafah crossing

Israeli occupation forces kidnap 24 Palestinian civilians from Duma, south of Nablus, injure one & kidnap 3 near Hebron

Israeli Occupation Forces Raid 3 Mosques in the Ramallah District

Israelis use legal tricks and excessive force to destroy home of Kameel Al-Sa'u in Beit Hanina, north of East Jerusalem

Olmert orders ministers to consider destroying attacker's Jerusalem home  

July 2, 2008

Chinese President Hu Jintao to attend G8 summit in Japan

China Cracks Down on Drug Cheats

Zionist-Controlled British Government Announces Hizbullah Military Wing as a "Terrorist Organization"

US-Led NATO Occupation of Afghanistan:

49 Afghanis Killed in War Attacks, Including 33 by NATO forces

Israeli Aggression & Expansion:

Abbas introduces Iraqi president Talabani to the Israeli occupation government war minister Ehud Barak

Olmert pays a secret visit to Dimona nuclear reactor, after reports of Iranian retaliatory strike

Israeli Occupation of Palestine:

Four dead, 30 wounded in a bulldozer attack in Jerusalem

15 Palestinians Kidnapped in the West Bank by Israeli Occupation Forces, on July 2, 2008

7,000 Palestinians storm Rafah crossing, pushed back by Egyptian security, terminal closed after riots

MP Mariam Saleh narrates heart breaking stories about women in Israeli jails

Israeli water policies violation of basic human rights, says a B'Tselem report

Proposed Legislation in Israeli Parliament to Deny Rights to Outspoken Palestinian MPs, like Azmi Bishara

MP Barakah Racist Israeli law of citizenship up for extension

July 1, 2008

28 Iraqis Killed in War Attacks, According to July 1, 2008 News Reports

Israeli Daily Aggression on the Palestinian People Casualties, Kidnapping, Damage of Property by Israeli Occupation Forces and Settlers, July 1, 2008

African Union summit closed after discussions on development, food crisis, and Zimbabwe

OPEC chief says threat against Iran, weak dollar behind oil price hike