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China Daily Hardline tactics will only push Teheran into corner, says envoy Beijing: China's special envoy to the Middle East denied on Friday that interest in oil is the key reason why Beijing opposes tougher... (photo: UN / Evan Schneider) | |
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 Fresh Middle East talks hit a wall
Al Jazeera Israel's move to expand illegal settlements in the occupied West Bank has threatened to sabotage newly agreed indirect talks with the Palestinian Authority before they can even begin. George Mitchell,... (photo: AP / Baz Ratner) |
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 Obama, Hillary congratulate Iraq
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 Israel to allow Ashton, Ban into Gaza Strip
The Star JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel will allow two senior international visitors to enter the blockaded Gaza Strip, in a rare departure from policy, during their upcoming visits... (photo: UN / Eskinder Debebe) |
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 Petraeus calls Iran ‘thugocracy’
Taipei Times NEW THREAT: Iran announced it had developed a new line of cruise missiles that could be fired from ground-based launchers or ships to destroy 3,000-tonne targets General... (photo: USAF / SSgt. Paul Villanueva II) |
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 Coalition led by Maliki ahead in poll
The Independent Early estimates from a range of Iraqi parties yesterday predicted a coalition led by Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki would take the lead in the parliamentary election,... (photo: WN / Jamal Penjweny) |
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 Barack Obama: Iraq must be free to choose its own leaders and chart its own course
The Independent The people of Iraq have gone to the polls to choose their leaders in Iraq's second national election. By any measure, this was an important milestone in Iraqi history.... (photo: AP / Susan Walsh) |
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 Vice President Biden on goodwill trip to Israel
Hartford Courant Reporting from Jerusalem - Vice President Joe Biden was due to arrive Monday in Israel on a mission to mend relations after a rocky first year for new administrations in... (photo: WN / Aruna Gilbert) |
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 Gates Warns of "Hard Fighting" in Afghanistan
Voa News U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates is in Kabul, where he says Afghan and international troops have "hard fighting" ahead of them. Speaking to reporters Monday, Gates... (photo: Public Domain / U.S. Navy photo) |
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