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RAMALLAH — Acting Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said yesterday Israel would seek talks with the US and others before embarking on another round of unilateral withdrawals from occupied Palestinian territories.
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March, 2006
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26 March
We’ll be big losers of Israeli elections, Palestinians say
GAZA CITY (AFP) — Palestinians fear they are likely to emerge the real losers of next week’s Israeli election if it paves the way for the ruling Kadima Party to push on with its plan to set the final borders.
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26 March
Serious and then charming, Bush makes his case on Iraq
WHEELING, West Virginia (AP) — No matter his audience, President George W. Bush is drawing on his plainspoken manner in freewheeling venues to defend his Iraq strategy.
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26 March
Sporadic gunfire in Somali capital, day after fighting killed at least 20
MOGADISHU (AP) — Sporadic gunfire rang out in the Somali capital Thursday, witnesses said, a day after some of the heaviest recent fighting in Mogadishu killed at least 20 people when an Islamic militia battled forces that have challenged clerics’ growing power.
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26 March
In Egypt, virus outbreak leaves many jobless
CAIRO — Jobless and broke, Hamada Ismail called off his wedding and broke up with his fiancee — all because of bird flu. Its outbreak last month in Egypt has forced the closing of hundreds of
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26 March
Arab Israelis struggle to keep hold in parliament
BE’INEH — “Fifteen minutes of your time every four years is not too much to ask. You must vote,†one Arab Israeli lawmaker shouted through his megaphone. “Vote for us or for any other Arab party,†called Azmi Bishara to a small audience in the northern Israeli village of Be’ineh-Njeidat.
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26 March
Bird flu forces Israeli-Palestinian cooperation
GAZA CITY — The discovery of deadly bird flu in both Israel and the Palestinian territories is pushing the two sides to work together despite plummeting relations as Hamas prepares for government.
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26 March
Iraq, Mideast conflict top Arab summit agenda
KHARTOUM (AFP) — Arab leaders meet in Khartoum for their annual summit Tuesday under pressure to take a more active role in Iraq and find a common stance on dealing with a Hamas-led Palestinian government.
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26 March
Stark problems await Hamas-led PA
LONDON — Battered, bloated and broke, the Palestinian Authority faces an uncertain future under a new Hamas leadership at odds with the PLO, Israel and the West.
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26 March
US-Iran talks may prove dialogue of deaf
TEHRAN — US-Iranian talks to discuss Iraq could open a valuable channel of communication between the two foes, but analysts say a history of missed opportunities dampens hopes of any broader dialogue developing.
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