Briefly: Guards shoot gunman outside U.S. Embassy International Herald Tribune
A gunman opened fire outside the U.S. Embassy on Tuesday but was shot by Yemeni security guards and arrested before anyone else was wounded, an Interior Ministry official said.
Swiss respond to Abacha funds allegation NZZ
The Swiss foreign ministry says it has done all it can to ensure that funds stolen by the late Nigerian dictator Sani Abacha were used properly in his homeland.
Swiss Charge in Tehran summoned IranMania.com
LONDON, December 4 (IranMania) - Swiss Embassy’s Charge d’Affaire in Tehran was summoned to the Foreign Ministry to follow up the case of a US-based Iranian student who was attacked by the police.
Variety at film fest The Washington Times
From a collection of shorts on the July 18, 1994, terrorist bombings in Argentina to a Swiss feature poking fun at how hard it is to find a good Jewish man to marry, the offerings at this year's Washington Jewish Film Festival are diverse, indeed.
South Africa: KZN Establishes Education Rural Education Centres AllAfrica.com
About 120 centres supporting rural education are to be established in KwaZulu Natal, in a bid to bring resources and services closer to rural schools.
Defence firms fear Saudi fall-out BBC News
An inquiry into allegations of corruption in a big arms deal with Saudi Arabia could spell trouble for British business, BBC business editor Robert Peston writes.
Tuesday December 5, 2006 By Vicki Virtue The New Zealand Herald
See that Landcruiser? Those are the tribesmen who kidnap foreigners." I slunk down in my seat as I observed the 4WD in front of us, crammed full of men armed to the teeth with machine guns. I began to wonder if ignoring the travel warnings about Yemen had been such a great idea.
Lebanese Billionaire Drawn Into British-Saudi Arms Deal As Middleman For Saudis Free Internet Press
Another billionaire Saudi middleman was named last night in Britain's Serious Fraud Office's (SFO) controversial Saudi arms deal investigation, according to potential witnesses. The SFO is seeking information about any Swiss bank accounts belonging to Mohammad Safadi, a Lebanese politician who has acted for relatives of Prince Sultan, crown prince of Saudi Arabia. Safadi would not comment last
Kazakhstan hires ex-BAE chairman Guardian Unlimited
Sir Richard Evans, former chairman of Britain's biggest arms company, BAE Systems, has gone to work for the president of Kazakhstan, Nursultan Nazarbayev. Mark Hollingsworth and David Leigh report.
Lebanese billionaire is drawn into BAE arms deal inquiry as 'second middleman for Saudis' Guardian Unlimited
Focus on Swiss accounts of Mohammad Safadi.
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