Epstein Secrets

o Have Its First Female Prime Minister. • Portuguese President Easily Reelected. • Israel Opens Embassy In UAE. • Michaeli Chosen To Lead Israel's Labor Party. • Despite Pressure From Lebanon, Syrians Say It Is Unsafe To Leave. • Filipinas Say They Were Trafficked To Syria. EFTA00148167 THE BIG PICTURE

They Were Trafficked To Syria. The Washington Post (1/24, McQue, 10.52M) cites interviews with 17 Filipinas who say they were "recruited to work in the United Arab Emirates" and were "trafficked to Syria to work as maids, at times subjected to physical and sexual attacks by their employers and denied the salaries they

"influence it from within" that has provoked most of the criticism by Israeli political commentators. Similar criticism is currently being leveled at Labor Party leader Shelly Yachimovich for stating clearly that she would not join Netanyahu's next government, but would serve as leader of the opposition. There

tents and purposes a province of Saudi Arabia, even if it is not polite to say so in diplomatic circles. Since the Iranian revolution, Bahrain - like the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Oman, and Qatar -- has pursued close ties with the United States, in significant measure to counterbalance Iran and Saudi Arabia. With Washi

"influence it from within" that has provoked most of the criticism by Israeli political commentators. Similar criticism is currently being leveled at Labor Party leader Shelly Yachimovich for stating clearly that she would not join Netanyahu's next government, but would serve as leader of the opposition. There

tents and purposes a province of Saudi Arabia, even if it is not polite to say so in diplomatic circles. Since the Iranian revolution, Bahrain - like the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Oman, and Qatar -- has pursued close ties with the United States, in significant measure to counterbalance Iran and Saudi Arabia. With Washi