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Saudi FM says West partly to blame for Iran nuke programme

LONDON (AP) — Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister said he opposed any attempt by Iran to develop nuclear weapons, but alleged the West was partly to blame for Tehran’s nuclear programme. In an interview broadcast Monday by the British Broadcasting Corp.,

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Israel sends troops to quell ‘Jewish intifada’

HEBRON (AFP) — Israel drafted hundreds of police reinforcements to the West Bank town of Hebron in a bid to quell what the press on Monday dubbed the Jewish intifada, sparked by plans to evacuate settlers.

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2 Syrian officials give more evidence to Hariri probe

VIENNA (AFP) — Two Syrian intelligence officers began giving evidence in Vienna again Monday to the UN commission investigating the murder 11 months ago of Lebanese former prime minister Rafiq Hariri, a Syrian diplomat said.

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