<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>MSN Arabia World</title><description>MSN Arabia RSS News</description><language>en-us</language><link>http://arabia.msn.com/r33xml/world.aspx</link><image><title>MSN Arabia World</title><url>http://arabic.arabia.msn.com</url><link>http://arabia.msn.com</link><description>MSN Arabia RSS </description></image><copyright>Copyright  MSN Arabia 2012</copyright><lastBuildDate>Mon, 21 May 2012 06:25:03 +0200</lastBuildDate><generator>MSN Arabia</generator><item><id>tcm:35-5032697</id><title><![CDATA[ Economy trumps religion in Egypt's election]]></title><description><![CDATA[ Egyptians head to the polls to elect a new president this week. Unlike last year's parliamentary elections, economic issues - not religious ones - are foremost on voters' minds.]]></description><Image>http://productnews.link.net/dw-world/English/World/21-05-2012/0,,15954879_2,00.jpg</Image><NormalImage>http://productnews.link.net/dw-world/English/World/21-05-2012/0,,15954879_1,00.jpg</NormalImage><date>5/21/2012 6:21:58 AM</date><duration></duration><country>all-egypt</country><keywords><![CDATA[ Egypt, election, presidential election, parliamentary elections, candidates, religious,  security,]]></keywords><link>http://arabia.msn.com/News/World/DW/2012/May/15518721.aspx</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://arabia.msn.com/News/World/DW/2012/May/15518721.aspx</guid></item><item><id>tcm:35-5030917</id><title><![CDATA[ G8 vows to combine austerity and growth]]></title><description><![CDATA[ World leaders committed to finding a balance between budgetary restraint and stimulus spending to address the eurozone crisis. At a summit with no real losers, France's new president saw his hand strengthened most.]]></description><Image></Image><NormalImage></NormalImage><date>5/20/2012 2:15:03 PM</date><duration></duration><country>all</country><keywords><![CDATA[ G8, austerity, growth, stimulus, eurozone crisis, Camp David, Hollande, Merkel,]]></keywords><link>http://arabia.msn.com/News/World/DW/2012/May/15499525.aspx</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://arabia.msn.com/News/World/DW/2012/May/15499525.aspx</guid></item><item><id>tcm:35-5030913</id><title><![CDATA[ NATO considers future of Afghanistan]]></title><description><![CDATA[ The future strategy for Afghanistan is the main item on the agenda at the NATO summit in Chicago. But French President Francois Hollande's plan to withdraw troops earlier than planned does not suit the allies.]]></description><Image></Image><NormalImage></NormalImage><date>5/20/2012 2:14:18 PM</date><duration></duration><country>all-egypt</country><keywords><![CDATA[ nato, summit, chicago, afghanistan, withdrawal, strategy, alliance, war, military, obama, rasmussen,]]></keywords><link>http://arabia.msn.com/News/World/DW/2012/May/15497894.aspx</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://arabia.msn.com/News/World/DW/2012/May/15497894.aspx</guid></item><item><id>tcm:35-5030322</id><title><![CDATA[ Catholic conference: many problems, few hopes, no message]]></title><description><![CDATA[ Modern church conferences frequently say they want to address modern political and social issues, but the 98th Catholic Conference in Mannheim lacked any vision or coherent message.]]></description><Image></Image><NormalImage></NormalImage><date>5/20/2012 9:22:43 AM</date><duration></duration><country>all</country><keywords><![CDATA[ catholics, religion, germany, catholic conference, Mannheim, 98th, norbert lammert,]]></keywords><link>http://arabia.msn.com/News/World/DW/2012/May/15493366.aspx</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://arabia.msn.com/News/World/DW/2012/May/15493366.aspx</guid></item><item><id>tcm:35-5028392</id><title><![CDATA[ Azerbaijan: autocracy in an oil paradise]]></title><description><![CDATA[ Oil is central to Azerbaijan. The former Soviet Republic, in which the Eurovision Song Contest is due to take place at the end of May, is one of the richest countries in the region - but it is also an autocracy.]]></description><Image></Image><NormalImage></NormalImage><date>5/19/2012 2:33:24 PM</date><duration></duration><country>all</country><keywords><![CDATA[ Azerbaijan, Eurovision, autocracy, oil, human rights, ESC, music,]]></keywords><link>http://arabia.msn.com/News/World/DW/2012/May/15469308.aspx</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://arabia.msn.com/News/World/DW/2012/May/15469308.aspx</guid></item><item><id>tcm:35-5027656</id><title><![CDATA[ Protesters descend on Frankfurt's banking quarter]]></title><description><![CDATA[ Around 40 organizations belonging to the anti-banker Blockupy movement have gathered in Frankfurt. Their goal is to keep bankers from their work.]]></description><Image>http://productnews.link.net/dw-world/English/Germany/19-05-2012/0,,15958569_2,00.jpg</Image><NormalImage>http://productnews.link.net/dw-world/English/Germany/19-05-2012/0,,15958569_1,00.jpg</NormalImage><date>5/19/2012 6:17:07 AM</date><duration></duration><country>all</country><keywords><![CDATA[ Blockupy, occupy wall street, EZB, protests, Frankfurt am Main, police]]></keywords><link>http://arabia.msn.com/News/World/DW/2012/May/15460943.aspx</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://arabia.msn.com/News/World/DW/2012/May/15460943.aspx</guid></item><item><id>tcm:35-5025765</id><title><![CDATA[ Afghanistan's neighbors view US influence with misgiving]]></title><description><![CDATA[ As Washington and Kabul deepen their post-2014 cooperation, the neighboring states have certain misgivings about their own role in the resource-rich region.]]></description><Image></Image><NormalImage></NormalImage><date>5/18/2012 1:29:20 PM</date><duration></duration><country>all-ksa-gulf</country><keywords><![CDATA[ Afghanistan, USA, NATO, Iran, Pakistan]]></keywords><link>http://arabia.msn.com/News/World/DW/2012/May/15440573.aspx</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://arabia.msn.com/News/World/DW/2012/May/15440573.aspx</guid></item><item><id>tcm:35-5025761</id><title><![CDATA[ Cassava – a 'rambo root' that can fight climate change in Africa]]></title><description><![CDATA[ Drought, poor soil and erratic rainy seasons are problems that affect African farmers daily. But scientists are hoping to change that, with the help of cassava roots that seem able to withstand climate change.]]></description><Image></Image><NormalImage></NormalImage><date>5/18/2012 1:26:44 PM</date><duration></duration><country>all-ksa-gulf</country><keywords><![CDATA[ Cassava, climate change, food, Africa]]></keywords><link>http://arabia.msn.com/News/World/DW/2012/May/15440574.aspx</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://arabia.msn.com/News/World/DW/2012/May/15440574.aspx</guid></item><item><id>tcm:35-5025264</id><title><![CDATA[ What's in the new environment minister's in-tray?]]></title><description><![CDATA[ Germany's new Environment Minister Peter Altmaier has a few difficult tasks his in-tray – and they all depend on how he manages the country's all-important transition from nuclear and fossil fuel power to renewables.]]></description><Image></Image><NormalImage></NormalImage><date>5/18/2012 8:06:27 AM</date><duration></duration><country>all</country><keywords><![CDATA[ R?ttgen, Altmaier, merkel, Energy, environment minister, transition, nuclear, renewables,]]></keywords><link>http://arabia.msn.com/News/World/DW/2012/May/15434153.aspx</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://arabia.msn.com/News/World/DW/2012/May/15434153.aspx</guid></item><item><id>tcm:35-5022768</id><title><![CDATA[ German troops face post-war trauma after Afghanistan]]></title><description><![CDATA[ War-weary and disenchanted, elite German special forces soldier, Markus Kreutzer, is bitter about the lack of support for troops coming home from their mission in Afghanistan.]]></description><Image></Image><NormalImage></NormalImage><date>5/17/2012 11:12:57 AM</date><duration></duration><country>all</country><keywords><![CDATA[ Afghanistan, KSK, Germany, troops, soldiers, war trauma, Kreutzer, mission, Taliban]]></keywords><link>http://arabia.msn.com/News/World/DW/2012/May/15408838.aspx</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://arabia.msn.com/News/World/DW/2012/May/15408838.aspx</guid></item><item><id>tcm:35-5022764</id><title><![CDATA[ G8 summit faces ample issues to tackle]]></title><description><![CDATA[ G8 leaders are meeting on Friday in Camp David to consult on international issues. The Euro crisis overshadows the summit, as well as the question whether the exclusive circle still has any meaning.]]></description><Image></Image><NormalImage></NormalImage><date>5/17/2012 11:09:17 AM</date><duration></duration><country>all</country><keywords><![CDATA[ g8, summit, obama, putin, camp david]]></keywords><link>http://arabia.msn.com/News/World/DW/2012/May/15408836.aspx</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://arabia.msn.com/News/World/DW/2012/May/15408836.aspx</guid></item><item><id>tcm:35-5022762</id><title><![CDATA[ Jordan attempts to cope with Syrian refugees]]></title><description><![CDATA[ Thousands of Syrian refugees are stranded in Jordan. The border region has reached its limits. But Jordanians continue to show their solidarity with their Syrian neighbors, despite increasing rent and food prices.]]></description><Image>http://productnews.link.net/dw-world/English/World/17-05-2012/0,,15768979_2,00.jpg</Image><NormalImage>http://productnews.link.net/dw-world/English/World/17-05-2012/0,,15768979_1,00.jpg</NormalImage><date>5/17/2012 11:08:03 AM</date><duration></duration><country>all</country><keywords><![CDATA[ Jordan, Syria, refugees, UNHCR, humanitarian, aid]]></keywords><link>http://arabia.msn.com/News/World/DW/2012/May/15408837.aspx</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://arabia.msn.com/News/World/DW/2012/May/15408837.aspx</guid></item><item><id>tcm:35-5022581</id><title><![CDATA[ Merkel gets mixed response for minister's dismissal]]></title><description><![CDATA[ The German chancellor has parted ways with her erstwhile favorite, Environment Minister Norbert R?ttgen, and his successor is already in the wings. Opposition parties say the cabinet's authority is weakened.]]></description><Image></Image><NormalImage></NormalImage><date>5/17/2012 9:21:53 AM</date><duration></duration><country>all</country><keywords><![CDATA[ R?ttgen, Altmaier, merkel, Energy, environment minister, party, cdu, fdp, transition,]]></keywords><link>http://arabia.msn.com/News/World/DW/2012/May/15406825.aspx</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://arabia.msn.com/News/World/DW/2012/May/15406825.aspx</guid></item><item><id>tcm:35-5022579</id><title><![CDATA[ Frankfurt gets 'blockupied']]></title><description><![CDATA[ Occupy, block, protest - the numerous groups that belong to the so-called ''Blockupy'' alliance are aiming to do all of these in Frankfurt through Sunday. And many banks and shops will stay closed over the holiday weekend.]]></description><Image></Image><NormalImage></NormalImage><date>5/17/2012 9:21:07 AM</date><duration></duration><country>all</country><keywords><![CDATA[ occupy, Blockupy, Frankfurt, police, protests, demos,]]></keywords><link>http://arabia.msn.com/News/World/DW/2012/May/15406826.aspx</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://arabia.msn.com/News/World/DW/2012/May/15406826.aspx</guid></item><item><id>tcm:35-5021884</id><title><![CDATA[ Grand Ayatollah issues fatwa against exiled rapper]]></title><description><![CDATA[ Shahin Najafi fears for his life. He is currently in a secret location under police protection. Islamic clerics have accused the musician of blasphemy - a crime that, according to Islamic law, is punishable by death.]]></description><Image></Image><NormalImage></NormalImage><date>5/17/2012 12:36:18 AM</date><duration></duration><country>all</country><keywords><![CDATA[ fatwa, Najafi, al-Naqi, Shirazi, Golpaygani]]></keywords><link>http://arabia.msn.com/News/World/DW/2012/May/15395213.aspx</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://arabia.msn.com/News/World/DW/2012/May/15395213.aspx</guid></item><item><id>tcm:35-5019475</id><title><![CDATA[ Opinion: The Greek people have to choose again]]></title><description><![CDATA[ Attempts to form a government in Greece have failed. Now that the parties have failed, says DW's Spiros Moskovou, it's up to the people to prevent the collapse of the country at new elections in June.]]></description><Image></Image><NormalImage></NormalImage><date>5/16/2012 9:32:58 AM</date><duration></duration><country>all</country><keywords><![CDATA[ Greece, elections, parties]]></keywords><link>http://arabia.msn.com/News/World/DW/2012/May/15378037.aspx</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://arabia.msn.com/News/World/DW/2012/May/15378037.aspx</guid></item><item><id>tcm:35-5016113</id><title><![CDATA[ Eurogroup agonizes over Greek exclusion]]></title><description><![CDATA[ The finance ministers of the Eurogroup want to keep Greece in the euro, but their patience is rapidly draining. In the meantime, Eurogroup President Jean-Claude Juncker has a clear message for Athens.]]></description><Image></Image><NormalImage></NormalImage><date>5/15/2012 4:19:06 AM</date><duration></duration><country>all</country><keywords><![CDATA[ Eurogroup, Greece, Sch?uble, Fekter, Juncker, eurozone, crisis, euro, Luc Frieden, spain,]]></keywords><link>http://arabia.msn.com/News/World/DW/2012/May/15342995.aspx</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://arabia.msn.com/News/World/DW/2012/May/15342995.aspx</guid></item><item><id>tcm:35-5014376</id><title><![CDATA[ Further blow to reconciliation efforts in Afghanistan]]></title><description><![CDATA[ The assassination of senior Afghan peace negotiator Arsala Rahmani, who was given the task to broker peace with the Taliban, is seen by many as another major blow to the fragile peace process in war-torn Afghanistan.]]></description><Image></Image><NormalImage></NormalImage><date>5/14/2012 3:13:10 PM</date><duration></duration><country>all-ksa-gulf</country><keywords><![CDATA[ Arsala Rahmani, Afghanistan, High Peace Council, Taliban, Pakistan, Islamabad, ISI, US, Washington, Barack Obama, Hamid Karzai, Burhanuddin Rabbani]]></keywords><link>http://arabia.msn.com</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://arabia.msn.com</guid></item><item><id>tcm:35-5014370</id><title><![CDATA[ Turkey-Iraq row escalates]]></title><description><![CDATA[ Ankara’s refusal to extradite Sunni politician al-Hashemi to Iraq has heightened tensions between Turkey and Iraq's Shi'ite-led government. The crisis adds to concerns over a Sunni-Shi'ite ''Cold War'' in the region.]]></description><Image></Image><NormalImage></NormalImage><date>5/14/2012 3:12:23 PM</date><duration></duration><country>all</country><keywords><![CDATA[ turkey, religion, sectarian, iran, iraq, middle east, sunni, shi'ite, islam,]]></keywords><link>http://arabia.msn.com/News/World/DW/2012/May/15326089.aspx</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://arabia.msn.com/News/World/DW/2012/May/15326089.aspx</guid></item><item><id>tcm:35-5013447</id><title><![CDATA[ Opinion: Merkel has a new rival]]></title><description><![CDATA[ The Social Democrats and Greens have handily won the election in Germany's biggest state. Hannelore Kraft is now an obvious rival to Angela Merkel in next year's national election.]]></description><Image></Image><NormalImage></NormalImage><date>5/14/2012 4:18:20 AM</date><duration></duration><country>all</country><keywords><![CDATA[ Hannelore Kraft, L?hrmann, R?ttgen, Merkel, NRW, election, chancellor]]></keywords><link>http://arabia.msn.com/News/World/DW/2012/May/15313609.aspx</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://arabia.msn.com/News/World/DW/2012/May/15313609.aspx</guid></item><item><id>tcm:35-5011769</id><title><![CDATA[ Election test for governing duo Kraft and L?hrmann]]></title><description><![CDATA[ SPD state premier Hannelore Kraft and the Green Party's Sylvia L?hrmann have governed the most populous state in Germany, North Rhine-Westphalia, for the last two years. Both women are now seeking reelection.]]></description><Image></Image><NormalImage></NormalImage><date>5/13/2012 3:10:34 PM</date><duration></duration><country>all</country><keywords><![CDATA[ Hannelore Kraft, Sylvia L?hrmann, NRW, elections, Jürgen Trittin, Ruhr, SPD, Grüne]]></keywords><link>http://arabia.msn.com/News/World/DW/2012/May/15297498.aspx</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://arabia.msn.com/News/World/DW/2012/May/15297498.aspx</guid></item><item><id>tcm:35-5010779</id><title><![CDATA[ Algeria now 'anchor of stability' in region]]></title><description><![CDATA[ There's little sign of the Arab Spring in Algeria. The ruling parties won the recent election handily, with Islamists a distant third.]]></description><Image></Image><NormalImage></NormalImage><date>5/13/2012 3:58:06 AM</date><duration></duration><country>all-egypt</country><keywords><![CDATA[ Algeria, Arab Spring, Bouteflika, Maghreb, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, islamist]]></keywords><link>http://arabia.msn.com/News/World/DW/2012/May/15284601.aspx</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://arabia.msn.com/News/World/DW/2012/May/15284601.aspx</guid></item><item><id>tcm:35-5010270</id><title><![CDATA[ A new hope for Merkel's coalition partner?]]></title><description><![CDATA[ Not long ago German conservatives worried that Angela Merkel would have to stand for re-election without a coalition partner. But the business-friendly FDP is back, thanks to a man many had written off.]]></description><Image></Image><NormalImage></NormalImage><date>5/12/2012 9:22:10 PM</date><duration></duration><country>all</country><keywords><![CDATA[ NRW, R?sler, Lindner, FDP, politics,]]></keywords><link>http://arabia.msn.com/News/World/DW/2012/May/15275803.aspx</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://arabia.msn.com/News/World/DW/2012/May/15275803.aspx</guid></item><item><id>tcm:35-5008524</id><title><![CDATA[ UN approves land grabbing guidelines]]></title><description><![CDATA[ After three years of discussions, the UN has agreed a document meant to protect local populations against land grabbing. It should help ensure the right to food.]]></description><Image></Image><NormalImage></NormalImage><date>5/12/2012 3:17:31 AM</date><duration></duration><country>all</country><keywords><![CDATA[ Land grabbing, guideline, FAO, UN Committee on World Food Security]]></keywords><link>http://arabia.msn.com/News/World/DW/2012/May/15254890.aspx</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://arabia.msn.com/News/World/DW/2012/May/15254890.aspx</guid></item><item><id>tcm:35-5007166</id><title><![CDATA[ Pirates primed to enter state parliament in NRW]]></title><description><![CDATA[ On Sunday voters in Germany's largest state, North Rhine-Westphalia, will elect a new state parliament. If recent opinion polls ring true, the Pirate Party will have its best election results to date.]]></description><Image>http://productnews.link.net/dw-world/English/Germany/11-05-2012/0,,15938913_2,00.jpg</Image><NormalImage>http://productnews.link.net/dw-world/English/Germany/11-05-2012/0,,15938913_1,00.jpg</NormalImage><date>5/11/2012 4:02:44 PM</date><duration></duration><country>all</country><keywords><![CDATA[ NRW, state, election, North, Rhine, Westphalia, Berlin, Pirates,]]></keywords><link>http://arabia.msn.com/News/World/DW/2012/May/15241275.aspx</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://arabia.msn.com/News/World/DW/2012/May/15241275.aspx</guid></item><item><id>tcm:35-5006264</id><title><![CDATA[ Opinion: Atalanta mission bears too many risks]]></title><description><![CDATA[ The enlarged mandate for the EU's anti-piracy mission means that EU troops will soon also be able to fight pirates on land. But DW's Daniel Scheschkewitz says that this is not the right path.]]></description><Image></Image><NormalImage></NormalImage><date>5/11/2012 3:26:56 AM</date><duration></duration><country>all</country><keywords><![CDATA[ Atalanta, EU, Pirates, Somalia, islamists]]></keywords><link>http://arabia.msn.com/News/World/DW/2012/May/15226030.aspx</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://arabia.msn.com/News/World/DW/2012/May/15226030.aspx</guid></item><item><id>tcm:35-5004078</id><title><![CDATA[ Germany to vote on new anti-piracy mission in Somalia]]></title><description><![CDATA[ The EU's anti-piracy mission Atalanta off the Horn of Africa has recorded modest success. Now, the German parliament is set to vote on a controversial enlarged mandate that would see troops also going ashore.]]></description><Image></Image><NormalImage></NormalImage><date>5/10/2012 8:42:06 AM</date><duration></duration><country>all</country><keywords><![CDATA[ Atalanta, somalia, pirates, horn of africa, piracy,]]></keywords><link>http://arabia.msn.com/News/World/DW/2012/May/15203037.aspx</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://arabia.msn.com/News/World/DW/2012/May/15203037.aspx</guid></item><item><id>tcm:35-5001447</id><title><![CDATA[ Salafism expert: 'Massive threat']]></title><description><![CDATA[ The latest violence has sparked concerns about the German Salafist scene. Islam expert Herbert Müller of the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution explains why the extremists pose a threat.]]></description><Image></Image><NormalImage></NormalImage><date>5/9/2012 7:44:06 AM</date><duration></duration><country>all-ksa-gulf</country><keywords><![CDATA[ jihadism, salafists, islamists, extremists, al qaeda, terrorism,]]></keywords><link>http://arabia.msn.com/News/World/DW/2012/May/15172465.aspx</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://arabia.msn.com/News/World/DW/2012/May/15172465.aspx</guid></item><item><id>tcm:35-5001302</id><title><![CDATA[ Mixed prospects for resolution to Kosovo stalemate after Serbian ballot]]></title><description><![CDATA[ Economic crisis has overshadowed Kosovo's status in Serbia's presidential campaign. But there might be hope for a resolution to the tense situation between the two sides once a new president takes office in Belgrade.]]></description><Image></Image><NormalImage></NormalImage><date>5/9/2012 5:15:11 AM</date><duration></duration><country>all</country><keywords><![CDATA[ Kosovo, Serbia, Boris Tadic, Tomislav Nikolic, Belgrade, Pristina]]></keywords><link>http://arabia.msn.com/News/World/DW/2012/May/15169541.aspx</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://arabia.msn.com/News/World/DW/2012/May/15169541.aspx</guid></item><item><id>tcm:35-4998996</id><title><![CDATA[ Germany debates: Who should count as a veteran?]]></title><description><![CDATA[ Wherever there is war, there are veterans. German soldiers returning from Afghanistan regard themselves as such, but official policies on veteran support are still in the early stages in Germany.]]></description><Image></Image><NormalImage></NormalImage><date>5/8/2012 7:57:06 AM</date><duration></duration><country>all</country><keywords><![CDATA[ veterans, war, history, holiday, honor, designation, recognition, germany,]]></keywords><link>http://arabia.msn.com/News/World/DW/2012/May/15143432.aspx</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://arabia.msn.com/News/World/DW/2012/May/15143432.aspx</guid></item><item><id>tcm:35-4998988</id><title><![CDATA[ 'Greece must revise its strategy‘]]></title><description><![CDATA[ Cultures of excessive debt in the EU need to change into cultures of stability, says Alexander Graf Lambsdorff, a member of the European Parliament, who spoke with DW about the election results in France and Greece.]]></description><Image></Image><NormalImage></NormalImage><date>5/8/2012 7:47:06 AM</date><duration></duration><country>all</country><keywords><![CDATA[ alexander graf lambsdorff, eu, crisis, debt, budget, stability, greece, elections, france,]]></keywords><link>http://arabia.msn.com/News/World/DW/2012/May/15143230.aspx</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://arabia.msn.com/News/World/DW/2012/May/15143230.aspx</guid></item></channel></rss>
