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Abbas invited to Washington as US ramps up peace efforts

RAMALLAH: US President Barack Obama has invited Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas to…

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Iran, IAEA meet on nuclear deal, but no breakthrough

VIENNA: Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki met with UN atomic watchdog chief…

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Clashes as Israeli right-wingers march in east Jerusalem

JERUSALEM: Rock-throwing Palestinians clashed with Israeli police on Sunday near a march…

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55 killed in Darfur border clashes, says tribal chief

KHARTOUM: At least 55 people were killed and 85 wounded in fighting…

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Hamas broadcasts cartoon about captured Israeli soldier

GAZA CITY: The armed wing of the Islamist Hamas movement on Sunday…

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Al-Qaeda in Iraq confirms deaths of top two commanders, says SITE

BAGHDAD: Al-Qaeda has confirmed the deaths of its top two Iraq commanders…

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Egypt dismisses Israel's Hezbollah Scud warning

BEIRUT: Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit dismissed as "laughable" on Saturday…

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Divers find rocket debris off Israeli resort

JERUSALEM: Sappers on Saturday recovered debris from a rocket that hit the…

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10-nation board okays funds to fight Somalia piracy

UNITED NATIONS: A 10-nation board approved Friday 2.1 million dollars in UN…

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Lebanese march for 'civil marriage, not civil war'

BEIRUT: Thousands of Lebanese marched to parliament in Beirut on Sunday in…

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