October 2005


BOTAJAN wrote an interesting post today on
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MOSAIC: World News from the Middle East October 18, 2005Link TV30 min – 18 Oct 2005Link TV's Peabody Award-winning Mosaic features selections from daily TV news programs produced by national broadcasters throughout the Middle East, translated when necessary into English.
Jordan TV, Jordan
Saddam and former regime members face trial
Iraqiya TV, Iraq
Votes for Iraqi referendum processed and counted
Saudi TV, Saudi Arabia
Arab League sponsors national unity conference under framework for Iraqi support
Al-Alam TV, Iran
Casualties from Pakistan's earthquake increase
Algeria TV, Algeria
African immigrants in Morocco face hardships
Nile TV, Egypt
Darfur region slides back into chaos
UN mission orders families and friends of peacekeepers monitoring Ethiopian-Eritrean border to leave
Oman TV, Oman
Quran memorization competition in Oman completed
Iraqi election officials count ballads, meanwhile violence continues
EU foreign minister declares bird flu as international threat
IRIB2 TV, Iran
Iran's president meets with French ambassador over Iran's nuclear activity
South Africa's president voices support for Iran's nuclear activity
Israel under criticism by U.S. for posing more [...]

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Honolulu Star-Bulletin wrote an interesting post today on
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Johanna Foster and her husband, Ron, have lived in several cities on the East Coast, but when they moved to Reynolds Plantation on Lake Oconee, they decided to do something they’d never done in the other cities …

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