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Israel 'to open Gaza crossings'
December 25, 2008 - 11:10pmIsrael will re-open crossings into the Gaza Strip to allow humanitarian aid through, Israeli officials say.
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Ahmadinejad UK TV speech condemned
December 25, 2008 - 2:43pmThe decision by UK TV's Channel 4 to broadcast an alternative Christmas speech by Iran's president is criticised.
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Egypt teacher jailed for killing pupil
December 25, 2008 - 9:38amAn Egyptian court sentences a teacher to six years in jail for beating a pupil to death because he had not done his homework.
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Palestinian jailed for 30 years
December 25, 2008 - 8:40amThe leader of a Palestinian armed group is sentenced to 30 years in prison by an Israeli military court.
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Nativity diary
December 25, 2008 - 7:49amBBC reporter reaches end of epic Bethlehem trek
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Muted festivities
December 25, 2008 - 7:07amUK troops celebrate Christmas in zones of conflict
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Pope laments global instability
December 25, 2008 - 6:13amPope Benedict XVI calls for peace in the Middle East and stability in Africa in his Christmas Day message from the Vatican.
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Israel warns Hamas over rockets
December 25, 2008 - 5:42amIsraeli leaders issue stern warnings to Palestinian militant group Hamas to stop firing rockets into Israel.
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Pope appeals for Mid-East peace
December 24, 2008 - 10:03pmIn his Christmas Midnight Mass at the Vatican, Pope Benedict calls for new efforts to end hatred and violence in the Middle East.
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Israeli strike kills Hamas member
December 24, 2008 - 7:07pmMilitants in the Gaza Strip fire mortars and rockets into southern Israel, in retaliation for the killing of three men on Tuesday.
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Baghdad ambition
December 24, 2008 - 5:19pmThe boy band from Iraq taking on the Backstreet Boys
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Man accused of mummy smuggling
December 24, 2008 - 4:49pmAn Australian is arrested at Cairo airport after ancient Egyptian animal mummies are found in his luggage, reports say.
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UN tops up budget as costs rise
December 24, 2008 - 4:10pmMember states agree to top up the UN's two-year core budget by a sixth because of rising mission costs.
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Tourist revival boosts Bethlehem
December 24, 2008 - 11:01amVisitors to Bethlehem reach a level not seen since 2000, when an uprising began against Israel, Palestinian officials say.
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Iran's President Ahmadinejad to give alternative Queen's speech
December 24, 2008 - 7:03amIranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will deliver Channel 4's alternative to the Queen's Christmas Day speech this year, it has announced.
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Bush pardons Israel bomber seller
December 24, 2008 - 7:03amUS President Bush grants a posthumous pardon to a man who broke the law to supply aircraft to the state of Israel in 1948.
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Oil falls back below $39 a barrel
December 24, 2008 - 5:03amMore bad economic news from the US on Tuesday sends oil prices falling back below $39 a barrel.
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Iraqi MPs back foreign troop deal
December 23, 2008 - 12:32pmIraqi MPs authorise the government to sign agreements allowing British and other non-US troops to stay on after 2008.
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Egypt clerics back woman's Koran
December 23, 2008 - 11:14amThe highest authority in Sunni Islam gives its backing for the first time to an interpretation of the Koran submitted by a woman.
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British tourist strikes gold in Jerusalem car park
December 23, 2008 - 10:46amA British tourist has discovered almost 300 gold coins dating from the 7th Century at a dig just outside Jerusalem's Old City.
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