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Campaigning for tougher sanctions on Tehran, Israel went on the offensive Tuesday against the UN nuclear watchdog, accusing its chief, Mohamed ElBaradei, of playing into Iran’s hands over its atomic program. The campaign comes with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) poised to publish a new report on
Read More »Saudi king holds historic talks with pope
Pope Benedict XVI raised the issue of Christians living in Saudi Arabia in a historic meeting Tuesday with King Abdullah, the first monarch of the conservative Muslim kingdom to visit the Vatican. During their talks, which also touched on conflicts in the Middle East, the pope
Read More »Lebanese may have to wait a little more for new president
Speaker Nabih Berri declared on Tuesday that the upcoming parliamentary session to elect the next head of state would likely be postponed, as senior Arab League official Hisham Youssef arrived in Beirut for two days of consultations with rival leaders. “As we near the deadline for a new president, it …
Read More »Hope grows for Mideast peace
Israel’s foreign minister said Tuesday that an upcoming peace conference in the United States offers a crucial opportunity for progress, amid growing optimism that this time — just maybe — momentum for peace is real and sustainable.
Read More »Turkish troops poised on Iraq border
Tens of thousands of Turkish troops were poised Tuesday on the border with Iraq awaiting the order to attack Kurdish fighters, and President Abdullah Gul said the country will do “what it believes to be right” to tame the rebels.
Read More »2007 now the deadliest year for U.S. troops in Iraq
Six U.S. troops were killed in Iraq on Monday, making 2007 the deadliest for the American military in the Iraq war. Â
Read More »Two PKK rebels killed in Turkey
Two members of the Kurdish Workers’ Party (PKK) have been killed in a military operation in the Idil town of
Read More »Olmert mulls further prisoner releases
Israeli premier Ehud Olmert is planning an additional Palestinian prisoner release
Read More »France and US increase pressure on Syria to leave Lebanon alone
Two senior envoys dispatched by French President Nicolas Sarkozy held talks Sunday with Syrian President Bashar Assad on the political crisis in Lebanon, the French presidency said. Just a day after the US and France chastised Syria over Lebanon, warning it against interfering in the
Read More »Turkish soldiers freed by PKK
The United States Sunday praised the Iraqi government for helping to secure the release of eight Turkish soldiers abducted by Kurdish rebels two weeks ago during a battle that heightened tensions along the Iraq-Turkey border.
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