Archive for ◊ January, 2007 ◊

• Wednesday, January 31st, 2007
This week, we’re spending a number of days with the Lancer Ralliart, Mitsubishi’s body-kitted 2.0-litre economy car. Admittedly, the car only has until the summer to live before the all-new model debuts in the Middle East. But that doesn’t mean the current one is nothing special. It has a lot to offer… For the price of a [...]
• Tuesday, January 30th, 2007
Shia Muslims in the Lebanese capital celebrate the festival of Ashura amid increasing tensions with Sunnis.
• Sunday, January 28th, 2007
BAGHDAD, Jan. 28 -- Iraqi soldiers supported by U.S. helicopters on Sunday clashed with a gathering of insurgents hiding out amid date palm orchards near the southern holy city of Najaf, according to Iraqi officials.
• Sunday, January 28th, 2007
Attributed to anonymous sources and denied by the foreign ministries of both Egypt and Iran, the report could strain already tense relations between the countries.
• Sunday, January 28th, 2007
Bombs and mortars hit two Iraqi schools, killing seven children, as a US helicopter is reported shot down in Najaf.
• Sunday, January 28th, 2007
A group of Jewish people in Yemen flee from their village after being threatened by radical Islamists.
• Sunday, January 28th, 2007
Natural Resources Minister Gary Lunn highlighted how the $2 billion ecoENERGY Initiatives will reduce smog and greenhouse gas emissions that affect the environment and the health of Canadians. [click link for full article]
• Sunday, January 28th, 2007
Israel's government appoints the country's first Arab Muslim minister - in what is being hailed as an historic move.
• Sunday, January 28th, 2007
Six soldiers die and 20 are injured in attacks by Shia militants in the north of Yemen, officials say.
• Sunday, January 28th, 2007
The American Society for Microbiology (ASM) will host its 2007 Biodefense and Emerging Diseases Research Meeting from February 27 - March 2, 2007 at the Renaissance Hotel in downtown Washington, DC. [click link for full article]