Eurasia Press & News
Israeli forces have wounded at least two Palestinians in a fresh raid in the West Bank city of Nablus, Palestinian sources say.
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March, 2007
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3 March
Palestinian People’s Party to join unity gov’t
The Palestinian People’s Party on Saturday announced its initial acceptance to join a national unity government that is expected to be ready in a week.
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2 bomb attacks hit police in Baghdad
A police commando member was killed and four policemen wounded in two bomb attacks in Baghdadon Saturday, an Interior Ministry source said.
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3 March
Spokesman: Iran studying U.S. proposals for talks on Iraq
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Mohammad-Ali Hosseini said on Saturday that Iran is studying U.S. proposals for talks on Iraq.
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3 March
Hamas submits ministerial names to Palestinian PM
Hamas gave Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh its list of nominees for ministerial posts in a national unity cabinet on Saturday, but a source in the Islamist movement declined to reveal the names.
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U.S. Congress’ Iraq struggle evokes Vietnam years
 A large portrait of Mike Mansfield, dogged Democratic foe of the Vietnam war, hangs near the U.S. Senate chamber where a new generation of Democrats is trying to stop another unpopular conflict — in Iraq.
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Iraqi Air Force shows off rebuilt Huey helicopters
Iraq’s Air Force should have 50 to 60 helicopters by the end of the year, including 28 new Russian aircraft, Iraq’s defence minister said on Saturday as he inspected two refitted Vietnam-era Huey helicopters in Baghdad.
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Abu Dhabi Feb Gold Sales Fall on Higher Prices
Abu Dhabi’s gold industry sales fell 40 percent year-on-year in February as high prices dampened demand, Tushar Patni, the chairman of the emirate’s Gold and Jewellery Group, said on Saturday.
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Saudis Host Iran President Amid Tensions
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Saudi Arabia’s king personally welcomed Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad upon his arrival Saturday, a rapprochement many hope will help calm sectarian tensions threatening the Middle East.
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Genome Sequence Shows What Makes Bacteria Dangerous For Troops In Iraq
Researchers at Yale have identified multiple pathogenic “alien islands” in the genome of the A. baumannii, bacteria that has been responsible for new and highly drug-resistant infections in combat troops in the Middle East, according to a report in the March 1 issue of Genes and Development.
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