<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.congoo.com/css/rss.css" type="text/css" media="screen"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Mideast News - Congoo</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/feed/newschannelsfeed.aspx?chid=65&amp;catid=243</link><description>News Feed for - Mideast</description><item><title>Polanski-Tate nude image on sale</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96419831&amp;Channel_ID=65&amp;Category_ID=243</link><pubDate>2009-11-26T07:54:00</pubDate><description>26/11/2009 A nude photo of film-maker Roman Polanski and his wife Sharon Tate just months before her murder is due to be sold at auction next month. The black and white photo by David Bailey will be sold </description><source>Mirror.co.uk</source></item><item><title>DP World excluded from Dubai World debt restructuring</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96546609&amp;Channel_ID=65&amp;Category_ID=243</link><pubDate>2009-11-26T08:20:00</pubDate><description>DUBAI, Nov 26 (Reuters) - International port operator DP World and its debt are not included in the restructuring of Dubai World, the Dubai government said on Thursday, after announcing it will seek debt </description><source>Forbes.com</source></item><item><title>Israel's Lieberman says ball in Palestinian court</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96545094&amp;Channel_ID=65&amp;Category_ID=243</link><pubDate>2009-11-26T08:09:00</pubDate><description>Israel's foreign minister said Thursday it is up to the Palestinians to decide whether to resume Mideast peace talks now that Israel has announced a settlement freeze. Avigdor Lieberman told Israel's </description><source>San Francisco Chronicle</source></item><item><title>Saudi floods leave 48 dead, 900 stranded</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96494427&amp;Channel_ID=65&amp;Category_ID=243</link><pubDate>2009-11-26T07:32:00</pubDate><description>JEDDAH (Reuters) - Forty-eight people have died in the Saudi Arabian port city of Jeddah following the heaviest rainfall in years, a rescue services spokesman said on Thursday. Some were drowned or were </description><source>Reuters Africa</source></item><item><title>Dubai shocks investors amid debt fears</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96558019&amp;Channel_ID=65&amp;Category_ID=243</link><pubDate>2009-11-26T10:47:00</pubDate><description>Investor confidence in Dubai, exemplified by its stunning architecture, has been shaken. STORY HIGHLIGHTS Dubai has shocked investors by asking for a debt standstill at Dubai World, the government's flagship </description><source>CNN</source></item><item><title>Blair-Bush focus for Iraq inquiry</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96556960&amp;Channel_ID=65&amp;Category_ID=243</link><pubDate>2009-11-26T09:05:00</pubDate><description>Many UK politicians criticised Tony Blair's closeness to George Bush UK-US relations in the run-up to the Iraq war are to come under scrutiny as ex-US Ambassador Sir Christopher Meyer gives evidence to </description><source>BBC</source></item><item><title>Iraq to counter "lies", show successes via YouTube</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96555852&amp;Channel_ID=65&amp;Category_ID=243</link><pubDate>2009-11-26T08:48:00</pubDate><description>BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq's government launched its first channel on Google Inc's video website YouTube on Wednesday, which the prime minister said would allow the country to counter media 'lies' and showcase </description><source>Reuters Canada</source></item><item><title>Dubai debt stunner</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96547370&amp;Channel_ID=65&amp;Category_ID=243</link><pubDate>2009-11-26T07:06:00</pubDate><description>Yes, I would like to receive occasional CNN member updates about new features and special offers. CNN will use the information you submit in a manner consistent with our Privacy Policy. By clicking on </description><source>CNN</source></item><item><title>Why we should still talk with Iran</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96542319&amp;Channel_ID=65&amp;Category_ID=243</link><pubDate>2009-11-26T05:51:00</pubDate><description>Inside Evin, I was forced to confess that I was part of an insidious Western media conspiracy to overthrow the regime. I was forced to apologize to Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Khamenei. I was released </description><source>Washington Post</source></item><item><title>Al-Qaida executes Yemeni anti-terror officer</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96511177&amp;Channel_ID=65&amp;Category_ID=243</link><pubDate>2009-11-26T08:46:00</pubDate><description>SANAA, Nov. 26 (Xinhua) -- A captured senior Yemeni anti-terrorist officer has confirmed to be 'executed' by an al-Qaida group, and a short video showing his killing was posted on the Internet, according </description><source>SINA</source></item><item><title>Dubai seeks debt delay for flagship firms</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96469927&amp;Channel_ID=65&amp;Category_ID=243</link><pubDate>2009-11-26T07:41:00</pubDate><description>Dubai will ask creditors of two of its flagship firms for a standstill on debt worth billions of dollars as a first step towards restructuring Dubai World, the conglomerate which spearheaded the emirate's </description><source>RTE Online</source></item><item><title>Orphan finds new life in Israel</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96525814&amp;Channel_ID=65&amp;Category_ID=243</link><pubDate>2009-11-26T04:53:00</pubDate><description>In a scene his parents would have been heartened to see, family and friends recently thronged around young Moshe Holtzberg as men in black suits and black hats took turns cutting locks of hair from the </description><source>CNN</source></item><item><title>Rain, floods in Saudi delay Muslim pilgrims at haj</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96478273&amp;Channel_ID=65&amp;Category_ID=243</link><pubDate>2009-11-26T01:55:00</pubDate><description>JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia (Reuters) - Heavy rains and floods killed at least 13 people and stranded thousands of Muslim faithful in the Saudi Arabian port city of Jeddah on Wednesday on the first day of the </description><source>Reuters India</source></item><item><title>Venezuela, Iran sign dozens of new agreements</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96525315&amp;Channel_ID=65&amp;Category_ID=243</link><pubDate>2009-11-26T08:45:00</pubDate><description>CARACAS, Nov. 25 (Xinhua) -- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Wednesday signed dozens of new agreements with Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez on the final stop of his three-nation tour to Latin </description><source>SINA</source></item><item><title>Korea Hot Stocks - Construction issues down on Dubai worries</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96542377&amp;Channel_ID=65&amp;Category_ID=243</link><pubDate>2009-11-26T05:43:00</pubDate><description>SEOUL, Nov 26 (Reuters) - Stocks on the move on Thursday include: As of 0447 GMT, the main KOSPI was down 0.01 percent at 1,611.76 points. The index opened down 0.32 percent at 1,606.73 points. **CONSTRUCTION </description><source>Forbes.com</source></item><item><title>Dubai sells $5b in bonds to Abu Dhabi banks</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96413667&amp;Channel_ID=65&amp;Category_ID=243</link><pubDate>2009-11-26T07:36:00</pubDate><description>bonds to Abu Dhabi banks Quote','Stock Charts') Quote','Stock Charts','Earnings') else fregion(m_n) else else getQueryVariable(variable) else (marketvalue else // return the value of the radio button </description><source>MENAFN</source></item><item><title>Christopher Meyer at Iraq inquiry â?? live</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96557514&amp;Channel_ID=65&amp;Category_ID=243</link><pubDate>2009-11-26T09:12:00</pubDate><description>Christopher Meyer at Iraq war inquiry â?? live Minute-by-minute coverage of Sir John Chilcot's investigation into the war in Iraq 9.03am: While we wait for the hearing to start, here's more from Meyer's </description><source>Guardian.co.uk</source></item><item><title>AIR CHINA TRANSPORTS 10,000 PILGRIMS TO MECCA</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96525307&amp;Channel_ID=65&amp;Category_ID=243</link><pubDate>2009-11-26T08:41:00</pubDate><description>(Full text of statement. Contact details below.) MEDIA RELEASE PR37302 BEIJING, Nov. 26 /PRNewswire-Asia-AsiaNet/ -- Over 30 charter flights have taken passengers to the holy meeting site. Between 30th </description><source>Individual.com</source></item><item><title>Dubai bites the bullet on debt</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96548766&amp;Channel_ID=65&amp;Category_ID=243</link><pubDate>2009-11-26T07:32:00</pubDate><description>Dubai has finally entered a treatment facility voluntarily. Dubai World, one of the emirates biggest holding companies, has shocked creditors by asking for a standstill on the $60bn of debt attached to </description><source>Telegraph</source></item><item><title>DIARY - MidEast/African holidays to December 2010</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96548500&amp;Channel_ID=65&amp;Category_ID=243</link><pubDate>2009-11-26T07:28:00</pubDate><description>Market holiday - Markets and exchanges closed. REUTERS DIARY OF MIDDLE EAST/AFRICAN HOLIDAYS Double-click in brackets for Americas holidays, Asian holidays and European holidays Alternatively click on </description><source>Forbes.com</source></item><item><title>Israel appeases US</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96545541&amp;Channel_ID=65&amp;Category_ID=243</link><pubDate>2009-11-26T06:28:00</pubDate><description>Israel on Wednesday offered a temporary ease in settlement building in a move hailed by Washington as helping move forward the stalled peace process but rejected by the Palestinians as insufficient. 'Today </description><source>IAfrica.com</source></item><item><title>Iran seeks anti-US allies</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96545480&amp;Channel_ID=65&amp;Category_ID=243</link><pubDate>2009-11-26T06:28:00</pubDate><description>Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad vowed on Wednesday beside firebrand President Hugo Chavez that Iran and Venezuela would 'stand together until the end' in the face of US 'imperialism'. Ending a tour </description><source>IAfrica.com</source></item><item><title>Maziar Bahari: Why the U.S. should still talk with Iran</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96538094&amp;Channel_ID=65&amp;Category_ID=243</link><pubDate>2009-11-26T05:11:00</pubDate><description>Inside Evin, I was forced to confess that I was part of an insidious Western media conspiracy to overthrow the regime. I was forced to apologize to Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Khamenei. I was released </description><source>Washington Post</source></item><item><title>Evidence on Iraq's WMD 'was patchy' - PA</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96487262&amp;Channel_ID=65&amp;Category_ID=243</link><pubDate>2009-11-26T03:10:00</pubDate><description>The Government was warned just days before the invasion of Iraq that Saddam Hussein may be unable to use his chemical weapons, the official inquiry into the war has been told. The evidence on Iraq's supposed </description><source>Guardian.co.uk</source></item><item><title>Heritage Oil Commences Drilling the Miran West-2 Appraisal Well in the Kurdistan </title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96547376&amp;Channel_ID=65&amp;Category_ID=243</link><pubDate>2009-11-26T07:20:00</pubDate><description>CALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwire - Nov. 26, 2009) - THIS PRESS RELEASE IS NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION TO UNITED STATES NEWSWIRE SERVICES OR FOR DISSEMINATION IN THE UNITED STATES. Heritage Oil Plc (TSX:HOC)(LSE:HOIL), </description><source>Globe Investor</source></item></channel></rss>