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U.S. envoy discusses political situation with Aridi
Daily Star Lebanese Politics - 0 sec ago
U.S. Ambassador to Lebanon Maura Connelly holds discussions with Public Works Minister Ghazi Aridi on the economic and political situation in Lebanon.
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Israel grooms ties with EU member Czech Republic
Yahoo/Mideast - 36 min 14 sec ago
Israel and the Czech Republic inked a raft of inter-governmental deals on Thursday as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu began a two-day visit to Prague.
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Protesters Set Upon at Aleppo University Despite Monitors
New York Times - 36 min 32 sec ago
The crackdown on the demonstration at Aleppo University came less then a week after it had reopened following a raid by security forces that left at least four students dead.
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Qatar eyes Bulgaria investment possibilities
Yahoo/Mideast - 52 min 37 sec ago
Qatar eyed Bulgaria investment opportunities on Thursday as the two countries signed a framework agreement at the start of a visit here by Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Hamad bin Jassem Al-Thani.
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US military option on Iran 'ready': envoy to Israel
Yahoo/Mideast - 54 min 15 sec ago
The United States has a military option "ready" if diplomacy fails to halt Iran's controversial nuclear programme, the US envoy to Israel has said, an Israeli newspaper reported on Thursday.
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Syrian opposition leader offers to resign
Al Jazeera English - 1 hour 4 min ago
Ghalioun says he will give up post as Syrian National Council president after being accused of monopolising power.
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Iraq summons Turkish envoy in ongoing row
Yahoo/Mideast - 1 hour 13 min ago
Iraq summoned Ankara's envoy to Baghdad to complain about the conduct of two Turkish diplomats, the foreign ministry said Thursday, the latest bout of a weeks-long spat between the two neighbours.
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Qabbani: Sit-in if judiciary continues to tarry on Islamists' trials
Daily Star Lebanese Politics - 1 hour 22 min ago
Mufti Sheikh Mohammad Rashid Qabbani urges Muslims to hold an open-ended sit-in if the Lebanese judiciary fails to try or release Islamists detained without charge by summer.
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Three Palestinians 'restart' hunger strike
Yahoo/Mideast - 1 hour 35 min ago
Three Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails are refusing food, despite the signing this week of a deal to end a mass prisoner hunger strike, Israeli and Palestinian officials said on Thursday.
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In Libya, the Captors Have Become the Captive
New York Times - 1 hour 36 min ago
The future of Libya depends on mercy or revenge.
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Syrian opposition faces more fractures, infighting
Yahoo/Mideast - 1 hour 36 min ago
The head of Syria's main opposition council offered to resign Thursday after some members threatened to pull out of the umbrella group amid rampant infighting, striking a blow to efforts to present a united front against President Bashar Assad.
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Egyptian director sends defiant Cannes message
Yahoo/Mideast - 1 hour 51 min ago
Egyptian director Yousry Nasrallah, in Cannes with an Arab Spring drama, defiantly vowed Thursday that the Islamists jockeying for power back home would never succeed in stifling art.
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Bashar al-Assad, in Rare TV Interview, Disparages Opponents
New York Times - 2 hours 36 min ago
President Bashar al-Assad of Syria said in an interview broadcast Wednesday that he faced no real domestic opposition in the 15-month-old uprising against him.
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F.B.I. Chief Says Leak on Qaeda Plot Is Under Investigation
New York Times - 2 hours 36 min ago
Robert S. Mueller III said that such a leak threatens operations, “makes it much more difficult to recruit sources, and damages our relationships with our foreign partners.”
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Ahmadinejad wants to attend London Olympics
Yahoo/Mideast - 2 hours 39 min ago
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Thursday that he is eager to attend the Olympic Games in London to support Iranian athletes but that Britain doesn't want to host him.
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Iran threatens to sue Google over 'nameless map'
Yahoo/Mideast - 2 hours 44 min ago
Iran warned on Thursday it could sue Google for leaving the body of water separating it from the Arabian peninsula nameless on its online map service.
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US envoy to Israel: US ready to strike Iran
Yahoo/Mideast - 2 hours 48 min ago
The U.S. has plans in place to attack Iran if necessary to prevent it from developing nuclear weapons, Washington's envoy to Israel said, days ahead of a crucial round of nuclear talks with Tehran.
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Yemeni army pushing into al-Qaida stronghold
Yahoo/Mideast - 2 hours 54 min ago
Government troops battling al-Qaida fighters in southern Yemen have made inroads into the militants' strongholds, but the offensive on a strategic city has slowed because of concerns the extremists could launch a surprise counterattack, military officials said Thursday.
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Egypt Military Leader, Tantawi, Promises Fair Vote
New York Times - 2 hours 56 min ago
Field Marshal Mohamed Hussein Tantawi spoke amid concerns about the potential for voting fraud and the military’s willingness to shift to civilian control.
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Syria opposition chief resigns amid infighting
Yahoo/Mideast - 3 hours 2 min ago
Syrian National Council chief Burhan Ghalioun said Thursday he is resigning to avert divisions within the opposition bloc, after activists on the ground accused him of monopolising power.
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