Word: arab
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...Games in Gulf Interception practice planned Days after Iran announced an expansion of its nukes program, the U.S., Britain and several Arab allies plan to hold naval exercises in the Persian Gulf. Goal: to practice stopping ships carrying WMDs...
While Waddah languished in captivity, his family embarked on an agonizing quest to try to find him. His mother Haseeba, 65, took charge of the situation, as befits a traditional Arab matriarch. Realizing that the search for Waddah would require manpower, she dispatched two of her sons to Fallujah and Ramadi to summon as many cousins and uncles as they could muster. Her oldest son Mohammed's job was to canvass the neighborhood to identify the "sheiks"--older men, heads of important families that had lived there a long time and could be tapped for local knowledge and advice. Their...
...according to Islam so they can play a role in Pakistan's social and political life." But what about the country's economic life? The vice chancellor of the university--as at most other Pakistani universities--is a retired general lacking an academic background. There was a time when Arab Muslim countries led the way in advancing knowledge in literature, astronomy and mathematics. Islam was not considered inimical to such advancement. Sadly, Muslims have been in a deep slide since then...
...partners in 2003 and now boasting 80 participating nations. Next week's multinational training exercise, codenamed "Leading Edge," represents the first such counter-proliferation war game to be staged in the Gulf, and the first to include the participation of the Gulf states - Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates...
...also accused of mismanaging the campaign in Fallujah in April 2004. Following the gruesome killing of four contractors, he pressured the Marines - over their objections - to attack the town. Then he compounded the mistake, in the view of these officers, when, faced with complaints from the Iraqis and Arab media about high civilian casualties, he abruptly halted the attack, violating the usual practice of allowing commanders on the ground to control the tactical fight. Many analysts see it as a turning point that allowed the insurgency to expand and become more dangerous...