Ali Hatem, head of the Awakening Councils in Iraq, has warned Iranians and their supporters in Iraq against attacking Iraqi citizens, particularly tribal members in Iraq.

Hatem threatened to expel the Iranian ambassador from Iraq if Iran continues to interfere in its affairs.

Source: Al-Sharq Al-Awsat, London, April 30, 2008

The chairman of the Administrative Council of the Office of Trade and Industry in the Al-Qasim region in Saudi Arabia has reported on the establishment of an industrial city run by women.

Source: Al-Watan, Saudi Arabia, April 30, 2008

'Abd Al-Karim Al-Khadr, Saudi human rights activist and lecturer in Islamic law at the shari'a faculty at Al-Qasim University, has published a communiqué calling on King Abdallah to protect him and his family from threats to his life because of his activism in defense of human rights in Saudi Arabia.

Source: Aafaq.org, April 30, 2008

High-level Palestinian sources have said that the Palestinian leadership will support nonviolent protests against Israel, with the participation of peace activists from Israel and abroad, if Palestinian-Israeli negotiations fail.

Source: Al-Quds Al-Arabi, London, April 30, 2008

Senior Hamas official Muhammad Al-Zahhar warned that if Israel rejects the tahdia ("calm") proposal, it will pay a very high price.

He added, "Israel has 200 nuclear warheads, and the Palestinians have 200,000 heads of people who want to give their lives and blow themselves up inside Israel."

Source: Al-Hayat, London, April 30, 2008

In a speech at Port Sudan, Sudanese President Omar Al-Bashir declared that his government rejected Europe's and the U.S.'s proposal to provide economic aid on condition that Sudan normalize relations with Israel.

He explained the rejection by saying that Allah had warned Muslims against allying with Jews and Christians.

Source: Al-Ahdath, Sudan, April 30, 2008

Cartoonist: Naser Al-J'afari

Source: Al-Quds, Jerusalem, April 28, 2008

Man in middle: "The Syrian position." Man on left says: "Could you come with me for a moment so we could have a few words alone?"

Cartoonist: Amjad Rasmi

Source: Al-Sharq Al-Awsat, London, April 28, 2008

Cartoonist: 'Abdallah Darqawi

Source: Al-Dustour, Jordan, April 28, 2008

Muslim Brotherhood General Guide Muhammad Mahdi 'Akef has called on Muslim Brotherhood supporters to participate in the general strike organized by the opposition movements, set for May 4.

The Muslim Brotherhood leadership decided that its members would participate as individuals, not as representatives of the movement, and called on its members not to wave movement symbols.

According to 'Akef, the Muslim Brotherhood is opposed to harming government institutions or national resources.

Source: Al-Masri Al-Yawm, Egypt, April 30, 2008