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The war for the Arab world
horrific scenes of children massacred by forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad are only a few of Syria’s ever-growing catalog of atrocities. This stuff of nightmares has raised fears that Syria’s civil war is spreading Sunni-Shiite sectarian conflict across the Middle East — fears galvanized by the escalating body count in Iraq, the dismal standoff in Bahrain, and the ...
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New documents reveal how a 1980s nuclear war scare became a full-blown crisis
During 10 days in November 1983, the United States and the Soviet Union nearly started a nuclear war. Newly declassified documents from the CIA, NSA, KGB, and senior officials in both countries reveal just how close we came to mutually assured destruction -- over a military exercise. That exercise, Able Archer 83, simulated the transition by NATO from a conventional war to a nuclear war, ...
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Palestinians under pressure to resume talks with Israel
Mahmoud Abbas is under pressure to reopen peace talks without any guarantees from Israel, a senior Palestinian official said Saturday. In recent visits by foreign ministers, the official said, most have urged Abbas to comply with a request by U.S. Secretary of ...
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Israeli Doctors Save Syrian Toddler
JERUSALEM, Israel -- Israeli pediatric surgeons corrected congenital heart defects on a four-year-old Syrian girl at Wolfson Medical Center in Holon on ...
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Official Israeli-Palestinian Talks to Resume Soon
JERUSALEM, Israel -- Secretary of State John Kerry plans to return to Israel in two weeks to keep the momentum up for restarting peace negotiations with the Palestinian Authority. According to one Israeli official quoted ...
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Israeli expert says Syria cyberattack foiled
The attack took place just after Israel bombed a military complex near Damascus. Israel refuses to comment on the strike but officials at the time said Iranian missiles set for Hezbollah were hit. Syria has said that it would keep all options on the table for its ...
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Palestinian president urges investment to boost economy
Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas has called for investment and joint ventures in tourism, energy and industry to help improve the economic prospects and security of his ...
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Abbas Two states side by side still possible
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas said Saturday that peace with Israel is still possible, and that the Palestinians "want to have two states living side by side," Palestinian news agency Ma'an reported.Speaking at the opening session of the World Economic Forum on the Middle East and North Africa at the King Hussein Convention Center at the Dead Sea, Abbas referred to ...
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EU must urge Israel to curb settlements in W. Bank
RAMALLAH, West Bank - A group of 80 international aid agencies urged the European Union on Saturday to follow through on pledges it made last year to back Palestinian communities seen as vulnerable to Israeli settlement expansion in the occupied West Bank.Not enough action has been taken since EU foreign ministers last May urged Israel to ...
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Palestinian-Israeli peace deal still possible Abbas
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas speaks at the World Economic Forum, held at the King Hussein Bin Talal Convention center, in Southern Shuneh, 55 kilometers southeast of Amman, Jordan, Saturday, May 25, 2013. (AP Photo/Raad ...
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Aid groups urge EU to fulfil commitments to Palestinians
RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - A group of 80 international aid agencies urged the European Union on Saturday to follow through on pledges it made last year to back Palestinian communities seen as vulnerable to Israeli settlement expansion in the occupied West ...
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Gaza exports have plummeted under Israeli blockade
The sun rises as fishermen ride a boat at the seaport of Gaza City on Wednesday. Israel has enforced a strict naval blockade off Gaza's coast, putting an end on exporting anything from Gaza by sea and only very limited exports are allowed by ...
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Kerry Acknowledges Years Of Disappointments In West Bank
Skepticism, cynicism, maybe some hope? Secretary of State John Kerry met with political leaders in Israel and the Israeli-occupied West Bank this week in his effort to restart direct peace talks between the two parties. As NPR's Emily Harris tells host Scott Simon, this visit brought no concrete plan, but one is expected next ...
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World Bank Grants US $55 Million For Palestinian Development
(MENAFN - Qatar News Agency) The World Bank Board of Executive Directors has advised its Board of Governors to authorize the US 55 million replenishment of the West Bank and Gaza Trust Fund. This supports investment in municipal services, energy, water and sanitation, as well as social protection and education, the bank said. "Our program with the Palestinian people is designed to support ...
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Jordan king says extremism grown fat on Israel-Palestinian conflict
SOUTHERN SHUNEH, Jordan - Jordan's King Abdullah II says extremism has "grown fat" off of the longstanding conflict between Israel and the Palestinians. "Good faith talks must get going," he said in Saturday remarks at the opening of a two-day meeting of the Geneva-based World Economic Forum on the shores of the Dead Sea. He pointed to an Arab peace initiative that ...
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Norwegian pension fund reconsiders Israel investments
Norway’s Ministry of Finance is referring to its Ethical Guidelines for the Norwegian Government Pension Fund – Global following the situation in Gaza. According to the current Guidelines, the Council on Ethics shall recommend exclusion of companies from the fund’s investment universe where they see a considerable risk of contributing to serious or systematic human ...
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Real News Network Will Next Israeli Leader Attack Iran
Will Next Israeli Leader Attack Iran? August 8 - The decision by Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert to step down amid corruption allegations has left many questions in Israel and in the region. What this could mean for the stalled peace process with the Palestinians will depend mostly on the next US president. But on the question of Iran, there is still fear that Israel might act ...
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Carter Downplays US Influence on Israel Palestine
Former US President Jimmy Carter has downplayed the US influence over Israel and Palestine, saying its record low sway on either side hinders resolution of prolonged Palestinian-Israeli ...
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Gaza-bound Aid Ship Boarded by Israeli Forces
Two Palestinians have been killed in air strikes on the Gaza Strip after they had clashed with Israeli troops crossing into the territory, medical sources ...
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Palestinians Await Ship Attempting to Break Gaza Siege
Two Palestinians have been killed in air strikes on the Gaza Strip after they had clashed with Israeli troops crossing into the territory, medical sources ...
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Israeli Parliament Dissolves for Early Vote
Two Palestinians have been killed in air strikes on the Gaza Strip after they had clashed with Israeli troops crossing into the territory, medical sources ...
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Islamic Jihad No Truce Reached with Israel
Former US President Jimmy Carter has downplayed the US influence over Israel and Palestine, saying its record low sway on either side hinders resolution of prolonged Palestinian-Israeli ...
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Qatar Gaza Aid Via Egypt Not Israel
Former US President Jimmy Carter has downplayed the US influence over Israel and Palestine, saying its record low sway on either side hinders resolution of prolonged Palestinian-Israeli ...
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Hezbollah Advances Will Help Palestinian Resistance Brigades
Brigades in Gaza on Friday said advances in Hezbollah's weapons capabilities would benefit the Palestinian resistance. Hezbollah chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah on Thursday said his movement had sent the reconnaissance drone shot down over Israel last weekend.The Gaza-based Al-Mujahideen Brigades described Hezbollah's operation as "unprecedented" and said it proved that ...
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Drone Downed by Israel Sent by Hezbollah
Former US President Jimmy Carter has downplayed the US influence over Israel and Palestine, saying its record low sway on either side hinders resolution of prolonged Palestinian-Israeli ...
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Palestine is a potential eco-friendly hub
Palestine, occupied Palestine, the Palestinian Territories or the Occupied Territories, call it what you will, this patch of land in the Middle East has many different name according to political opinion, but what many don’t realize about it is the ingenuity that takes place on a daily basis.
Palestine is one of the poorest regions in the world and certainly in the Middle East, the territory which is loosely made up of the West Bank and Gaza Strip, is a large refugee camp because none of the inhabitants have sovereignty and therefore do not have a centrally strong government to provide basic services. Much of the areas income is derived through donations and money earned by day laborers within Israel. Read more
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