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Israeli Embassy was warned

by Haitham Sabbah July 8, 2005

“British police told the Israeli Embassy in London minutes before Thursday’s explosions that they had received warnings of possible terror attacks in the city, a senior Israeli official said.”

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London blasts: At a glance

by Haitham Sabbah July 8, 2005

BBC News correspondents are on the ground with the latest details and covering events as they unfold.

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Bloggledygook says: “I have talked to a few people who have pointed out that Edgware, Aldgate (and Moorgate) and King’s Cross all are in or adjacent to Muslim communities. King’s Cross is the locale of The School of Oriental and African Studies, a highly respected institution teaching and researching Asia, Africa and the Middle East. [...]

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London blast resources

by Haitham Sabbah July 7, 2005

You will, no doubt, by now heard of the terrorist bombings in London. The BBC’s site gives a general overview and Europhobia has been blogging the different sources and rumors far better than many blogs. Guardian blog have some updates. There is also a pool of photos at Flickr and Wikipedia is up and running [...]

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Blog coverage of the London bombings

by Haitham Sabbah July 7, 2005

Hereï¿½s an interesting article from the Wall Street Journal on blog coverage of the London bombings. It has links to some interesting stuff.

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Forget police cameras – spy device will monitor

by Haitham Sabbah July 7, 2005

Be among the first to have the speed spy devices fitted in your car. They would be offered a discount on the congestion charge if they use the system. Times UK Continue reading “Forget police radars – satellites will monitor your speed and apply brakes as necessary. Consider yourself owned.” This is not the plot [...]

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“Nefertiti Queen of the Nile” and the “Jewish” roots?

by Haitham Sabbah May 30, 2005

Dr. Zahi Hawas, head of the Egyptian Antiquity Commission, has announced that he will not allow the filming of “Nefertiti Queen of the Nile” to commence in Egypt. The film is based on the book “Moses and Akhenaton,” written by Egyptian Ahmad Othman. The film is based on the book “Moses and Akhenaton,” written by [...]

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New gospels text from Egypt

by Haitham Sabbah May 22, 2005

Rubbish dumps of Oxyrhynchus, a city that flourished after the conquest of Egypt by Alexander the Great in 332 B.C. reveals texts of Trojan Wars and early Christian gospels that do not appear in the New Testament. Originally developed by NASA scientists and used to map the surface of Mars, multispectral imaging was successfully applied [...]

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British torture victims challenge Saudi authorities

by Haitham Sabbah May 18, 2005

Lawyer of three British ‘torture victims’ moves to seize Saudi assets in Britain over legal case. Lawyer will “start the process” this week of seizing some Britain-based Saudi state assets, which include Saudi Arabian Airlines.

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British Girl, 8, ‘was tortured for being witch’

by Haitham Sabbah May 11, 2005

A girl aged 8 was stuffed into a bag after being denounced as a witch and was moments from being drowned in a canal by her family, a court was told yesterday. She had been starved, beaten, cut with a knife and had chilli peppers rubbed in her eyes in the plot to kill her, [...]

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Donkeys win lunch break

by Haitham Sabbah May 11, 2005

British donkeys get lunch break as part of “employment rights.” For more than a century, teams of donkeys have carried tourists down the beach at Blackpool, one of Britain’s top tourist destinations. But only now are they to get a compulsory lunch break.

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Israeli strikes, British pays millions

by Haitham Sabbah May 9, 2005

And you still pay… The cost of damage to infrastructure paid for by British and European tax payers by the Israeli military in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank has been put at more than ï¿½16 million. According to Christian Aid, the military strikes against medical facilities, non-governmental organisations, a fishing harbour and an [...]

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BBC reporting doesn’t tell the whole story

by Haitham Sabbah March 30, 2005

Following up on the last post, I just came across this interview with Tim Llewellyn was the BBC’s Middle East correspondent twice from 1976 – 1982 and from 1987 – 1992. It’s sheds more light on BBC Biased story telling and the reasons behind it. Here is some excerpts from the interview: … “Since then, [...]

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