Shark-filled Aquarium In Dubai Mall Springs Leak (ap)
AP – The Middle East’s biggest shopping mall was partially evacuated Thursday as maintenance crews scrambled to contain a leak that amateur video showed spilling water out of the shark-filled aquarium. Read more
Sunni Leader Decides To Take Part In Iraq Election (ap)
AP – A top Sunni lawmaker who just last week pulled his party out of Iraq’s upcoming election backtracked Thursday, ending any possibility that minority Sunnis would boycott the crucial March 7 vote. Read more
More Israeli Names On New List Of Dubai Suspects (ap)
AP – The names of at least eight new suspects who Dubai police are linking to the slaying of a top Hamas operative match those of people in Israel, further hinting at Israeli involvement in a killing widely thought to be the work of the Mossad spy agency. Read more
Renewal In The West Bank: A Little Noticed Mideast Success (time.com)
Time.com – The Palestinians have made real progress toward stability. Israel should reward them for it Read more
Politicians Condemn Gruesome N.ireland Murder (afp)
AFP – Politicians condemned Thursday the murder of a man in Northern Ireland who was shot in the head and left half-naked by the side of a road as “a throwback to the very worst of our past”. Read more