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41% of teenage school students smoke
AMMAN - Around 41 per cent of Jordanian students aged 13 to 18 are smokers, a study released recently by the National Jordanian Anti-Smoking Society found.  

Syrian schoolgirl dropouts rise
DAMASCUS - Before going to work at a tailoring factory every morning, Laylas helps her mother with household chores. She is just 13 years old and has not been to school for four years.  

Erdogan: Israel is 'main threat to Mideast peace'
PARIS- Turkish Prime Minister on Wednesday branded the Jewish state as the "principal threat to peace" in the Middle East.  

Palestinian refugee marks a lifetime with UNRWA
AMMAN - Suleiman Alqam has spent nearly 60 years with UNRWA. As a child he attended UNRWA schools and received food aid in the West Bank. Later he worked for UNRWA’s health department and food distribution centres in Amman. As he approaches retirement, the years he has spent with the Agency have left him grateful for the opportunities given to him.  

No ‘Israelis’ in the Jewish State?
A group of Jews and Arabs are fighting in the Israeli courts to be recognised as “Israelis”, a nationality currently denied them, in a case that officials fear may threaten the country’s self-declared status as a Jewish state.  

King to visit Washington next week
AMMAN – His Majesty King Abdullah will start a visit to the US early next week where he will meet with President Barack Obama to discuss efforts to achieve peace in the region as well as bilateral cooperation, a Royal Court statement announced Wednesday.  

Jerusalem patriarch: Hamas protecting Christians
Occupied Jerusalem -Arabs in Palestine Christians or Muslims are the same people, with the same culture and the same history, a nation that is in conflict with another nation. A nation that is living under military occupation has no need of compassion but of justice. In a very tense political context we are trying to cope with the same challenge, Jerusalem Patriarch Michel Sabah said. 

Egypt frees senior Muslim Brotherhood members
CAIRO - Egyptian police released 16 senior Muslim Brotherhood leaders, including deputy chief Mahmud Ezzat, who are charged with organising "terrorist groups," Ezzat said on Thursday.  

Spain's Muslim immigrants well integrated
MADRID - The vast majority of Muslim immigrants to Spain are well integrated in the country even if 27 percent of them are currently unemployed, according to a government study published Wednesday.  

'Public sector day labourers face discrimination, unsafe work conditions'
AMMAN - A majority of the 23,000 day labourers in the public sector are being denied their rights to job security and safety, according to a recently released report. 

Jordan
- SSC renews press blackout in graft case
- Princess Basma award to highlight research on women’s issues
- Boat race to highlight Kingdom’s renewable energy potential
- King urges US to set 'strong parameters' for peace process
- Court rejects bail for defendants in JPRC case of corruption

South Africa
- Israel 'desecrating' 12th century Muslim cemetery
- Qays Abo Samrah talks of his arrest by Palestinian Security Services
- Election observers applaud SA standards
- ANC takes strong lead in South African election
- Director of Fact International South Africa receives media award

Occupied Palestine
- Islamic Jihad to stop rocket fire on Israel- Report
- Israel allows goods to go to Gaza traders after three years
- Israeli aircraft fires at Palestinians in Gaza
- Israel Gags News on Extrajudicial Killings
- US seeks 4-month Jerusalem building freeze as condition for renewing peace talks

Iraq
- 30 killed, dozens injured as triple blasts rock Baghdad
- 25 people massacred in iraqi village
- Iraq PM slams UN over inaction on vote fraud charge
- Allawi opens coalition talks to all political opponents
- Iraq orders its FM to quit Arab summit

Arab World
- In Lebanon, all roads lead once again to Damascus
- Hashish shortage in Egypt sparks plot theories
- Displaced Yemenis struggling to recover from north war
- Death sentence upheld for 'Israel spy'
- Egyptian publisher arrested for supporting UN nuclear watchdog chief Mohammad Al Baradei

International
- Afghan President slams west, threatens to join insurgency
- Child abuse scandal cost US Catholic church $3b
- What is behind Ahmadinejad’s cultural budget?
- Obama wants to engage Syria as key peace player – Kerry
- Egyptians quit French film festival over Israeli entry

General
- Islam at home in Britain
- ‘End of world in 2012’ prediction is superstition
- Carter: Palestinians treated like 'animals' under Israeli siege
- Obama Steers Toward Endless War With Islam
- Talking on hands-free mobile 'more dangerous than speaking to passengers'- Study

Islam
- Belgian MPs vote to ban Islamic burqa in public
- Influence of Islam grows in Syria
- Anti-Muslim neo-Nazis challenged in Germany
- US mosque fire bomber gets 15 year sentence
- Cartoons critical of Islam and Prophet Mohammad (pbuh) republished in Swedish papers

- The Gypsy journalist who taught me about Gypsies in Middle East
- Racism: no longer black or white, but mostly Muslim or non-Muslim
- Letters from Palestine
- US Muslims: painting a true picture of America
- The Other Occupation (3): Tunb refugees dream of returning home
It’s the West That Needs to Gain Iran’s Trust
By : Dallas Daring
Double Standards won’t Lead to a Nuclear-Free World
By : James Zogby
Palestinian Feuds and the International Stalemate
By : Patrick Seale
Deception, Spin and Lies
By : Gilad Atzmon
The Challenge Yet to Come
By : James Zogby
Iran-Bashing Will Serve No Purpose
By : Patrick Seale
A Story of Betrayal
By : Uri Avnery
More Lies, More Deceptions
By : Paul Craig Roberts

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