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| Iraq Signs Oil Deal With China Worth Up to $3 Billion |
(Fri, 29 Aug 2008)
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The contract was the first major oil deal the Iraq government has made with a foreign country since 2003.
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| Israelis in Anguish Over the Abuse and Murder of a 4-Year-Old |
(Thu, 28 Aug 2008)
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Israel is in the grip of a nightmarish tale of a French girl named Rose, who police say was killed by her grandfather.
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| World Briefing | Middle East: Lebanon: Suspect Handed Over |
(Fri, 29 Aug 2008)
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| Ex-Marine Is Cleared in Killing of Unarmed Iraqi Detainees |
(Fri, 29 Aug 2008)
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The trial was the first in which a civilian jury had determined whether a former military service member had violated the law of war in combat.
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| Families of 12 Slain in Iraq File Lawsuit |
(Fri, 29 Aug 2008)
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The lawsuit, filed in United States District Court, accused the defense contractor KBR and a Jordanian subcontractor of human trafficking.
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Category: Iraq |
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| Abie Nathan, Israeli Peace Champion, Dies at 81 |
(Fri, 29 Aug 2008)
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Mr. Nathan is best remembered for his quirky quest for peace in a 30-year campaign waged through a series of audacious escapades by land, air and sea.
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| World Briefing | Middle East: Lebanon: Army Helicopter Is Fired On |
(Fri, 29 Aug 2008)
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Gunmen fired on a Lebanese Army helicopter on Thursday as it flew over southern Lebanon on a training mission, killing an officer and forcing an emergency landing, military officials said.
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| Military Sending Foreign Fighters to Home Nations |
(Thu, 28 Aug 2008)
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More than 200 militants captured in Iraq and Afghanistan over two years have been passed to their countries’ intelligence services.
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Category: United States Armament and Defense |
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| U.S. to Hand Over Security in Anbar to the Iraqis |
(Fri, 29 Aug 2008)
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The U.S. military will hand over responsibility for the security of Anbar Province, one of the most violent regions in Iraq, as early as next Monday, officials said.
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Category: Iraq |
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| World Briefing | Middle East: Sarkozy Reaches Out to Syria |
(Thu, 28 Aug 2008)
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President Nicolas Sarkozy of France has announced plans to go to Syria next Wednesday to pursue restoring diplomatic ties.
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| U.S. Soldiers Executed Iraqis, Statements Say |
(Wed, 27 Aug 2008)
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Three U.S. soldiers are expected to be charged for murder in connection with the killing of four Iraqi prisoners.
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Category: United States Army |
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| Bomber Kills 25 Recruits at an Iraqi Police Station |
(Wed, 27 Aug 2008)
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It was unclear how the suicide attack against a line of Iraqi police recruits outside a police station in Diyala Province was carried out.
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Category: Iraq |
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| Rice, in Israel, Criticizes Surge in Settlement Construction |
(Wed, 27 Aug 2008)
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A report said that Israel had nearly doubled its settlement construction in the occupied West Bank in violation of its obligations under an American-backed peace plan.
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| World Briefing | Middle East: Lebanon: Report Says Abuse Is Factor in Maids’ Deaths |
(Wed, 27 Aug 2008)
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Foreign maids in Lebanon have been dying at a rate of more than one a week, often through suicide or failed attempts to escape from abusive employers, a report said.
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Category: Lebanon |
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| Maliki Pushes for Troop Withdrawal Date |
(Tue, 26 Aug 2008)
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A departure date is only one of the issues in the security pact. Immunity for U.S. soldiers and continued detention of Iraqis by Americans remain obstacles to a final deal.
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| Israel Frees 198 Palestinians Before Rice Arrives for Talks |
(Tue, 26 Aug 2008)
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The release of 198 prisoners was aimed at bolstering the Palestinian president, hours before Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice arrived to nudge peace efforts forward.
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| Gulf Countries Remain Tied to the Dollar |
(Tue, 26 Aug 2008)
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With the dollar’s modest comeback and oil’s retreat, policy makers in the region have been bolstered in their resolve to keep currency pegs in place.
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Category: Saudi Arabia |
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| World Briefing | Middle East: Iran: Submarine Factory Reported |
(Tue, 26 Aug 2008)
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Defense Minister Mostafa Mohammad Najar said that Iran had begun a submarine production line to equip its army for protecting an important oil shipping route.
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Category: Iran |
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| Chief Cleric of Iran Defends President |
(Mon, 25 Aug 2008)
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Ayatollah Ali Khamenei issued a statement of support for President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s internal policies and his dogged defense of the country’s nuclear program.
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Category: Ahmadinejad, Mahmoud |
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| Rights Advocates Defy Israeli Blockade of Gaza |
(Sun, 24 Aug 2008)
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Israel had told more than 40 international human rights activists to keep their boats away, but ultimately decided to allow them to land in Gaza.
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Category: Gaza Strip |
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| Iraq Takes Aim at U.S.-Tied Sunni Groups’ Leaders |
(Mon, 25 Aug 2008)
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Iraq’s Shiite-dominated government is driving out many leaders of Sunni citizen patrols, which have been a major pillar in the decline in violence.
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| Draft Accord With Iraq Sets Goal of 2011 Pullout |
(Fri, 22 Aug 2008)
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U.S. combat troops will leave Iraqi cities by next June and the rest of the country by the end of 2011 if conditions stay relatively stable, officials said.
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Category: Rice, Condoleezza |
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| Exiting Iraq, Petraeus Says Gains Are Fragile |
(Thu, 21 Aug 2008)
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Gen. David H. Petraeus is preparing to leave Iraq a much safer place than it was when he arrived.
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| World Briefing | Middle East: Lebanon: Low Funds Imperil Bomb Removal |
(Sat, 23 Aug 2008)
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A lack of money is jeopardizing the effort to clear cluster bombs dropped by Israel in south Lebanon during its 2006 war with Hezbollah, according to the United Nations.
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Category: Lebanon |
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| Israeli Minister Warns Against Early Peace |
(Fri, 22 Aug 2008)
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Tzipi Livni, Israel’s foreign minister and its chief negotiator with the Palestinians, warned that too much international pressure for a peace deal could prove harmful.
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| Jerusalem Journal: Israel, After 43 Years, Is Ready for Beatlemania |
(Thu, 28 Aug 2008)
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Excitement is building for the first concert by Paul McCartney in Israel, an epilogue to a tale that began in 1965 when authorities canceled a Beatles concert on “spiritual and cultural” grounds.
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| My Long War |
(Wed, 27 Aug 2008)
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What it’s been like reporting a conflict that never seems to end.
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Category: Iraq |
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| Israel to Display the Dead Sea Scrolls on the Internet |
(Fri, 29 Aug 2008)
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Each piece of the Dead Sea Scrolls is being digitally photographed with the aim of putting the entire file online.
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Category: Dead Sea Scrolls |
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