Oct 21st, 2008 · The musical palette of multi-instrumentalist David Lindley is as varied and eccentric as his colorful onstage apparel. For this intimate Mountain Stage performance, Lindley played instruments as varied as a Hawaiian lap-steel guitar and a traditional Middle Eastern oud.
May 21st, 2008 · Israel and Syria hold indirect peace talks through Turkish mediators. The Middle Eastern neighbors have fought three wars and recently clashed in Lebanon.
May 20th, 2008 · Burial's "Ghost Hardware" features a warm Middle Eastern vocal hook, along with a clipped soul-singer sample featuring the words "love you" that hints at a desire for warmth and connection. But the crackly lo-fi production, the fall-off-a-cliff bass line, and nervous drums invoke existential terror.
Apr 23rd, 2008 · When classical music could no longer contain his ambitions, he turned to Middle Eastern music, flamenco and Jimi Hendrix for inspiration. And when his cello couldn't keep up with his new ideas, he gave it an extra string.
Jan 15th, 2008 · China's government is rejecting one of its bank's plans to invest billions of dollars in the U.S. financial giant Citigroup. The move comes as Citigroup announces billions in losses. China and other Asian and Middle Eastern governments have been investing heavily in U.S. companies.
Dec 8th, 2007 · Fresh from his sixth trip to Iraq and his third to Afghanistan this year, Defense Secretary Robert Gates addresses a conference of Middle Eastern and European defense chiefs in Bahrain.
Sep 6th, 2007 · More than half of the commercial beehives in the United States were affected last year by what became known as "Colony Collapse Disorder." Scientists have now pegged a Middle Eastern virus as one of the possible causes of the disaster.
Aug 23rd, 2007 · An intriguing photo in the Seattle Times on Wednesday showed two men who appear to be of Middle Eastern origin standing on a Puget Sound ferry. The FBI wants to know whether they were up to something nefarious.