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News in Brief Published on 17/11/2006
News in Brief Published on 17/11/2006 … 
Etel Adnan's latest collection of prose maps the city of …
… Had she come from a place with a less volatile recent history, Adnan might make a
pair with Kate Braverman, a Californian whose novels and poetry, like Adnan's, are
feminine …
Organizers cry foul as Moroccan government postpones film fest focusing …
An international film festival on human rights, which was due to open here on Wednesday,
has been postponed by the government until March 2007 in a move organizers decried as …
Erdogan pledges 'every kind of support' to help train Iraqi …
… The pledge came as Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's government plunged into crisis
amid reports that kidnappers tortured many of the dozens of hostages seized …
Spain, France, Italy launch new blueprint for Middle East peace
France, Spain and Italy pushed Thursday for a new Middle East peace plan, including an
international conference, in a move welcomed by the Palestinian Authority but promptly
rejected by Israel …
Saudi minister denies giving interview that ruled out women drivers
… A terse statement by an Interior Ministry spokesman carried by the state SPA news
agency did not refer explicitly to the substance of the remarks …
Co-founder of Syrian Baath Party dies at 80
One of the main founders of the Syrian Baath Party, Mansour al-Atrash, has died at the age
of 80.Atrash was the son of Sultan Pasha al-Atrash, who led a national …
Tehran says Washington needs to clear up mixed signals over …
… "final step" in its nuclear program. "We are hearing different voices from the
United States," Supreme National Security Council Secretary Ali Larijani told …
Impoverished Yemen faces uphill battle to gain trust of donors
… conference in London this week, analysts said Thursday. The two-day meeting,
which opened on Wednesday, aims to raise up to $5 billion to fight poverty in Yemen …
Confusion comes out the winner in AUB elections
… but only further chaos and confusion resulted. No clear winner emerged as both
the March 14 and March 8 coalitions claimed to have won the elections and released
conflicting figures …