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Women's film festival in Gaza aims to break 'spiritual siege'
Gaza :: Palestine | 11 days ago
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Organizer says festival aimed at placing spotlight on women's cinema, stressing their artistic abilities Ali Waked The festival, named 'Through women's eyes', screens movies dealing with the Arab custom of the murder of women who "disgraced the family"...
Tags: Palestine, Gaza, Middle East, Fortification, Siege, Lebanon, Palestinian people, Military strategy, Fertile Crescent, Western Asia, Entertainment Culture, War Conflict
Taliban Takes Over Bank Near Presidential Palace And Justice Ministry
The Taliban took Pashtani Trade Bank under siege Wednesday morning, at aproximatley 6 am, and started firing at police. The bank is located in the Seraji area of Kabul, near the presidential palace and the Justice Ministry. “Salahuddin...
Taliban siege of Pakistan elders leaves 7 dead
Taliban militants attacked Pakistani tribal leaders near the Afghan border, triggering a gunbattle and an explosion that killed seven people, an official said Tuesday. The clash happened late Monday in Bajur, a lawless region in Pakistan's northwest...
Pak militants threaten to kill hostages
Islamabad :: Pakistan | about 1 year ago
Credibility Hundreds of heavily-armed Taliban besieged a police station in Hangu on Wednesday after police arrested seven of their comrades. The militants ended the siege early Thursday, after the government dispatched some 700 regular army troops to the area. Before...
Afghanistan: state of siege, Paul Rogers
Karāchi :: Pakistan | about 1 year ago
Credibility Democracy since 26 September 2001 A chain of influence Each year since the Taliban regime was ended, foreign troop numbers in the country have risen; the single greatest increase has been since early 2007, with 20,000 additional troops arriving to take...
Tags: intelligence, pak, military, tribal, cia, washington, Pakistan, siege, officials say, foreign fighters
Hamas: Throwing Gazans Into The Fire
When we talk about the way civilian populations are used as pawns, there is no better example than the people barely surviving in the Gaza Strip. Events this week showed just how little regard anyone, including their own ostensible leaders, has for their...
Tags: Hamas, Carter, Meshal, Mesha'al, Gaza, israel, terrorism, Kerem Shalom, Nahal Oz, Middle East, Palestinian, siege, Schalit
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