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By Dr. Rachel EhrenfeldOn Jan. 23, 2004, at 2:33 p.m., an e-mail popped up on my computer screen from the solicitors for Saudi billionaire Khalid bin Mahfouz threatening to sue me in London for libel. My first thought was, “He found the wrong victim.” I then called my lawyer to find out how best I could fight back.

Lord Patten & HE Khalid Bin Sulayem opens Layia Oak Hotel & Suites By eTN Staff Writer Layia Oak Hotel & Suites was officially opened this morning in a ceremony attended by Lord Chris Patten, Former Commander in Chief and Governor of Hong Kong; HE Khalid Bin Sulayem, director general,

Khalid Amayreh in Occupied Jerusalem The decision by the Buckingham palace to bestow an honorary knighthood on Israeli President Shimon Peres should be viewed as a blatant disregard for propriety and moral conduct by Queen Elizabeth II and the British government. It is also a...

Israel's planned operation to rescue Shalit could spark a new Intifada, writes Khaled Amayreh There is a growing impression among observers in Palestine-Israel that Israel may be preparing a "rescue operation" to free Gilad Shalit, the Israeli occupation army soldier who was taken prisoner in Gaza...

WRITTEN BY KHALID AMAYREH With Israeli Jewish society drifting towards right-wing extremism, especially with regard to the Palestinian issue, Israeli political parties contesting the upcoming elections, slated to take place on 10 February, are radicalising the tone of their public discourse in the hope of wooing as many potential voters as possible to their respective agendas.

More details are emerging on the news that purported Al Qaeda prisoner in U.S. custody, Dr. Aafia Siddiqui, has been declared mentally unfit to stand trial. Arrested last summer, and wounded after supposedly grabbing for a U.S. soldier's rifle, Siddiqui was given a Forensic Evaluation Report at FMC Carsville Texas Hospital, where she is currently held.

Who Assassinated Benzair Bhutto? Political assassinations, judicial murders, military takeover, and manipulated coup by unelected leaders are seminal events in the history of any nation. The assassination of Benazir Bhutto is all the more traumatic for Pakistanis and others because “nothing seems like what it is”.

Eight Muslim women have settled a case with UPS over a "human rights" complaint which alleged a UPS dress code dispute interfered with their religious rights. The women, all "devout" Muslims, lost their jobs in 2005 because they refused to wear shorter knee-length Islamic dress over their UPS uniforms and the company said it was a safety issue because of the fact they had to ascend ladders.

PPP Facilitates The Invasion Of Pakistan Obama is to finish what Bush could not – invade Pakistani tribal areas or perhaps the country itself. But before that Pakistan has to be brought on its knees in terms of economy and defense. The IMF deal and the attempt to weaken ISI is part of this plan.

Iraq’s cabinet approved a treaty on Sunday that will allow a continued American military presence in Iraq for up to three more years. Parliament’s deputy speaker, Khalid al-Attiyah, said he expected the 275-member legislature to begin debating the document this week and vote on it by Nov. 24.