May 22, 2007 Afghanistan, Afghanistan News
By Sayed Salahuddin, Reuters The world must remain engaged in Afghanistan until the country manages to stand on its own feet or “terrorists” will strike again, President Hamid Karzai warned on Tuesday. The Taliban and allies such as the al Qaeda network have stepped up raids in the past 18 …
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May 22, 2007 Middle Orient, Middle Orient News, Palestina, Palestina News
OSLO (AP) — Norway is set to make the first transfer of direct aid to the Palestinians’ new government, the foreign minister said Monday — more than two months after the Nordic country broke with most Western nations by recognising the Hamas-led coalition.
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May 22, 2007 Iran, Iran News, Middle Orient, Middle Orient News
TEHRAN (AFP) — One of Iraq’s most powerful Shiite leaders, Abdel Aziz Hakim, said on Monday he was in Iran for medical tests on a “swelling” after undergoing similar treatment in the United States.
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May 22, 2007 Middle Orient, Middle Orient News
MOGADISHU (AFP) — The Somali president warned that “terrorists†were threatening his shattered country’s security and slammed international donors for failing to help as promised, in an interview with AFP.
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May 22, 2007 Middle Orient, Middle Orient News
ANKARA — Turkey’s ruling Islamist-rooted AK Party hopes to project a moderate image by fielding more women and entrepreneurs as candidates in July’s election, but it may struggle to retain the support of urban middle-class voters.
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May 22, 2007 Middle Orient, Middle Orient News, Palestina, Palestina News
GAZA CITY (AP) — Israeli-Palestinian violence escalated dangerously Monday when Israel killed five fighters in air strikes and indicated that Hamas political leaders could be their next target, and a rocket fired from Gaza killed an Israeli woman, inviting a harsh Israeli response.
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May 22, 2007 Middle Orient, Middle Orient News
NAHR AL BARED (AFP) — Lebanese troops bombarded Islamist gunmen with tanks and heavy artillery on Monday, the second day of the bloodiest internal fighting since the civil war that has killed 58 people.
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May 22, 2007 Middle Orient, Middle Orient News, Palestina, Palestina News
Moving Palestinian issue in right direction gives world flexibility to tackle other Mideast problems, Monarch tells BBC
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May 22, 2007 Kavkaz, Kavkaz News, Middle Orient, Middle Orient News, Palestina, Palestina News
Lebanese troops have continued to battle an armed Palestinian group at a refugee camp in northern Lebanon for the second straight day, security sources have said.
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May 22, 2007 Kavkaz, Kavkaz News
The United States Army insists that it’s not so desperate that it would recruit the mentally ill to serve on the front lines.
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