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Israeli, Saudi and American Leaders Say Arabs Are Not Ready for Democracy

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Friday:I’m not sure the time is right for the Arab region to go through the democratic process.And see this.Also on Friday, Saudi King Abdullah said he support Egyptian president Mubarak and called the …

Rich Arabs, Israelis bought Serbs’ organs

Serbian War Crimes Prosecution’s information shows that organs removed from civilians kidnapped in Kosovo were sent to rich countries, daily Politika reports.

According to the daily, the organs were delivered to Germany, Scandinavia, the U.S., Israel, Great Britain and other rich countries.

Israeli FM: Israeli Arabs belong in Palestine

A senior Israeli official is ruffling feathers with a controversial proposal for the current peace talks with the Palestinians, VOA reports. Israel’s hawkish Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman has rejected the traditional formula of trading land for peace, which has defined the peace process for two decades.

Arabs called to boycott Swiss products

Arab websites are urging citizens to boycott products made in Switzerland, in protest of a ban on the construction of minarets in that country. “The Swiss do not want our minarets, we do not want Swiss products,” says one of the websites, according to a report aired on Swiss national television TSR.

Jerusalem: Israeli police clash with Arabs

Israeli police fired stun grenades at Arab youths during clashes in the compound of Jerusalem’s flashpoint Al-Aqsa mosque in the Old City. Twelve people were arrested. Violence erupted at the the scene a month ago when a similar incident led to restrictions on entry for worhsippers.

Yuan spenders eclipse Arabs in London

Gloom-defying shoppers from China are flocking to the luxury stores of London’s West End, outspending Arabs, replacing Russia’s departing super-rich and lifting spirits after nine months of recession. Data from tax rebate companies suggests Chinese tourists are spending three to four times

Youthful Arabs

Arab society remains young and in need of more jobs

THE 22 countries, including the unborn Palestine, that belong to the Arab League as “the Arab world” are home to a heterogeneous agglomeration of some 350m people. Maronites, Copts, Berbers, Kurds and Africans as well as Arabs and Muslims inhabit a miscellany of lands from the Atlantic to the Persian Gulf and from the Saharan desert to the foothills of Anatolia. One common characteristic, however, is the youthfulness of Arab society: the majority of Arabs are under 25 years old. But a shortage of jobs for the young means that political instablity, in many Arabic countries, is likely to persist.

Magic Madjer makes football history

When Rabeh Madjer started playing football in his homeland at the age of 11, he never imagined that one day he would lift the European Cup. However, in 1987, the celebrated striker became the first Arab player to reach the pinnacle of club football, instantly providing inspiration for other ArabsWhen Rabeh Madjer started playing football in his homeland at the age of 11, he never imagined that one day he would lift the European Cup. However, in 1987, the celebrated striker became the first Arab player to reach the pinnacle of club football, instantly providing inspiration for other Arabs