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Israel Caught Between Islamist Crossfire: Lebanon Pays Price
By CLAUDE SALHANI (Editor, Middle East Times) Oct. 10 6:15 EDT
Both Israel and Hezbollah feel that another round of violence is inevitable, though for the moment neither side wants to initiate a fight, the consequences of which would be devastating for all sides.
Eight Men Face Jail in Egypt for Sexual Assault
By JOSEPH MAYTON (Middle East Times) Oct. 9 11:57 EDT
CAIRO -- Eight young men arrested during a mob-style attack by scores of youths against female bystanders in a Cairo neighborhood on Oct. 2 will face prosecution, as the government finally acknowledges that sexual harassment is a serious problem.
EDITORIAL
World Top Financiers Start Thinking Global
By MIDDLE EAST TIMES
Oct. 10 4:08 EDT
At last the worlds top finance officials, including those in China, have started thinking globally. This weeks coordinated interest rate cuts suggest that the central banks are at last working together. Governments, legislatures and cartels have yet to learn the same lesson.
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Syria's Unlikely Shepherd
A series of meetings between United States and Syrian diplomats, including U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and her counterpart, Foreign Minister Walid Muallem, at the United Nations last week are stirring speculation that Washington may at last be moving toward engaging Damascus.
A Double Deal With Tripoli
This time no one behaved badly during the state visit. Sometimes even thoroughly right-wing politicians dont behave like swashbucklers, but move with the appropriate diplomatic finesse. That was certainly the case during Silvio Berlusconis latest visit to Libya.

FLASH POINT: Once again Lebanon is caught between Israel's fight with another enemy. Before it was the PLO; today it's Iran. But Lebanon is also looking nervously over its shoulder at Syria. Photo shows Israeli tank fire in northern Israel. (Chameleons Eye via Newscom) FULL STORY
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ANALYSIS
Somali Pirates Threaten Middle East Shipping
By ARIEL COHEN (Middle East Times)
Oct. 10 4:08 EDT
Piracy off the coast of Somali and in the Gulf of Aden threatens shipping to and from the Gulf, the Indian Ocean, and the Red Sea. The Gulf states, however, do little to prevent it, while Iran and Saudi Arabia may be supporting the pirates allies in Somalia. Sources at Lloyds of London warn that if not stopped, the Somali pirates will threaten the Suez Canal traffic and Bab-el-Mandeb maritime traffic.
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  • Israel says banking system solid
  • TV satire lets Lebanese vent political frustrations
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  • Hamas bomb factory found in West Bank: Fatah
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  • Report on frozen terror assets released
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Headlines From the Arab Press
By MIDDLE EAST TIMES October 10, 2008 10:27 EDT

Kuwait Times (KUWAIT): Talking to the Taliban -- Is there a dispute between the Americans and their European partners inside NATO? As for the Europeans, many have made statements within the last few days calling for peace talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban.

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