Source: Tareek al-Sha'ab, Baghdad, March 29, 2007

Source: Tareek al-Sha'ab, Baghdad, March 29, 2007

With “Riyadh Summit” written on his sleeve, the warrior rides a dove while charging at Israel. On the sword/hand is inscribed “Arab [Peace] Initiative.

Source: Al-Watan, Qatar, March 29, 2007

Source: Syria-news, Syria, March 29, 2007

Speaking for a European parliamentary delegation that visited Turkey, European parliamentarian Bernard Jean Marie warned of the “negative impression” given by the deteriorating situation of the Kurds in Turkey. He said their “poor situation in Turkey raises questions regarding Turkey’s commitment to the principles of Copenhagen which determine the conditions that Turkey should meet before joining the unified European entity.”

Source: Sotaliraq, March 30, 2007

Japan announced that it will continue to maintain its air force contingent in Kuwait to supply the American army in Iraq for another two years.

Source: Sotaliraq, March 30, 2007

The Arab summit’s final statement confirmed its support for Iraq’s “Arab and Islamic identity.” [MEMRI’s senior analyst considers the statement to be an insult to Talabani and the Iraqi foreign minister, Hoshyar Zibari, who are Muslims but not Arabs. Moreover, there is a large Christian and Assyrian minority in Iraq who will find the statement disturbing.]

Source: Al-Sharq Al-Awsat, London, March 30, 2007

Iraqi President Talabani informed the Arab summit that Iraq’s Council of Ministers has decided to contribute $10 million to “our Palestinian brothers” in support of their “national unity government.”

Source: Sotaliraq, March 30, 2007

In a strongly worded statement at the concluding session of the Arab summit meeting in Riyadh, President Jalal Talabani said the liberation of Iraq by the American forces has turned into an “occupation” with “horrible consequences” for the country.

Source: Al-Hayat, London, March 30, 2007

At the opening session of the Fourth Cairo Conference for the Struggle Against the U.S. and Zionist Occupation, Muslim Brotherhood General Guide Muhammad Mahdi 'Akef said that the devil Bush and his allies were now the ones sowing terror and aggression worldwide, and were sending American youth to die by the thousands for the interests of the military industry and the gang of capitalists that was dealing in oil, weapons, and medicines at the expense of the poor in the U.S. and across the world.

Source: www.ikhwanonline.com, March 30, 2007