My Press Review - Sunday 5 October

Reading Arabic 'hard for brain'

Israeli scientists believe they have identified why Arabic is particularly hard to learn to read.

 

The military 'junk' left in Iraq

Thousands of tonnes of US military equipment have been moved out of Iraq but plenty has been left behind - and not just for the troops who remain there.

 

Long lines at troubled Kabul Bank

Afghans have continued to withdraw money from the country's largest bank, Kabul Bank, over fears it may collapse.

 

Afghanistan forms Taliban council

President Hamid Karzai will announce the members of the panel, tasked with negotiating peace with the militant group, after Eid.

 

Thousands protest French clampdown against Roma

Tens of thousands protested across France on Saturday against a clampdown on immigrants, launching a week of action over policies on which President Nicolas Sarkozy has staked his political reputation.

 

Bahrain charging Shia activists

Prosecutors in Bahrain accuse 23 Shia activists of forming a "terrorist network" aiming to overthrow the Gulf state's Sunni-dominated government.

 

Obama shrugs off tale he is a Muslim

Rumors that he's not US-born also follow president

 

Diyarbakır’s involuntary boycotters hope for new movement on Sept. 13

Most of the people of Diyarbakır do not have any objection to the constitutional amendments that will be submitted to referendum on Sept. 12.

 

Egypt Hosts Young Entrepreneurs Network for Mediterranean, Africa and the Middle East

The Egyptian Junior Business Association (EJB) will be organizing an International B2B event with Mediterranean, Africa, and Middle East Young Entrepreneurs

 

ElBaradei alleges 'smear' tactic

Former UN chief nuclear chief Mohamed ElBaradei accuses Egypt's government of being behind a campaign to smear his family.

 

Mosque tragedy haunts Moroccan city

The collapse of a minaret that killed 41 people remains an open wound in Meknes, where a family recall the grandfather whose absence has left a chasm in their daily lives.

 

Gales, aftershocks shake quake-hit New Zealand city

Strong aftershocks and gale-force winds buffeted New Zealand's second biggest city of Christchurch Sunday as a clean-up got underway after the country's worst earthquake in 80 years.

 

Heavy rains devastate Guatemala

Heavy rains have caused widespread floods and landslides in Guatemala, killing at least 18 people.

 

Nicolas Sarkozy's Roma crisis leaves his presidency still teetering on the brink

Nicolas Sarkozy hoped his plan to expel the Roma would help his faltering presidency back on track. But it has made him even more enemies.

 

Almaty and Astana are just out of this world

Kazakhstan is a tale of two cities.

 

Argentina reopens Franco probe

An Argentine court reopens an investigation into alleged crimes against humanity under General Franco in Spain.

 

Cargo ship embarks on historic Arctic passage

The MV Nordic Barents is lugging 40,000 tonnes of iron ore from Norway to China on an Arctic Ocean shortcut through melting ice -- and making a little history in the process.

 

Fresh legal bid to force inquest into Kelly's death

A fresh legal bid to force an inquest into the death of Government scientist David Kelly is to be launched within the next few days, it was disclosed today.

 

The real deal

Questions over halal meat as market booms in France

 

Egypt silences papers on posters

Newspapers in Egypt are banned from reporting on a poster campaign promoting the chief of intelligence as a possible future president, the BBC learns.

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