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Lebanese President Michel Suleiman, center, receives Saudi King Abdullah, left,and Syrian President Bashar Assad, right, upon their arrival at the Presidential Palace in Baabda, east of Beirut, Lebanon, Friday, July 30, 2010.
Lebanon   Photos   Saudi Arabia   Syria   Wikipedia: Rafic Hariri  
Historic Saudi-Syrian Beirut visit shows Arab concern
It was mightily short on public statements and lasted only a few short hours, but the unprecedented joint visit to Lebanon by two of the most influential Arab leaders produced images that few would ha... (photo: AP / Bilal Hussein)
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In this Wednesday Aug. 19, 2009 photo, made available Saturday Aug. 22, Spc. Paul Pickett, 22, of Minden La., center, of the U.S. Army's Apache Company, 2nd Battalion 87th Infantry Regiment, part of the 3rd Combat Brigade 10th Mountain Division based out of Fort Drum, N.Y., covers a injured U.S. soldier as a helicopter lands to evacuate the wounded after their armored vehicle hit an improvised explosive device in the Tangi Valley of Afghanistan's Wardak Province.
Afghan   Classified   Pentagon   Photos   Wikipedia: War in Afghanistan (2001present)  
Afghan leak: Wikileaks' Assange denies 'blood on hands'
The founder of the website Wikileaks has rejected US claims he has blood on his hands after releasing 90,000 leaked classified documents on the Afghan war. | Julian Assange told the BBC there was no e... (photo: AP / David Goldman)
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Palestinians wheel a wounded police officer at the Shifa hospital following an Israeli air strike in Gaza City, late Friday, July 30, 2010. Israeli jets strike Gaza
| Israel has launched air attacks against targets in the Gaza Strip, injuring eight Palestinians, medical sources have said. | Sami Zyara, a Palestinian journalist in the Gaza Strip, told Al Jazeera t... (photo: AP / Khalil Hamra) Al Jazeera
Defence   Gaza   Israel   Photos   Wikipedia: GazaIsrael conflict  
Taliban Ambassador to Pakistan Abdul Salam Zaeef speaks during a press conference in Islamabad Sunday, Oct. 7, 2001. The Taliban representative said that Afghan authorities are willing to detain suspected terrorist Osama bin Laden and try him under Muslim law if the United States makes a formal request. T U.N. Removes Taliban Members from Sanctions List
| UNITED NATIONS – The United Nations Security Council removed five members of the Taliban from its sanctions list on Friday, in a nod toward the kind of reconciliation considered crucial for Afg... (photo: AP / Bullit Marquez) The New York Times
Afghanistan   Photos   Taliban   UN   Wikipedia: Taliban  
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Pregnant - Woman - Kids Pregnant women advised to abstain from fasting
| Dubai: Pregnant women are being urged not to fast, especially during the first three months of pregnancy. | Medical experts said babies need more nutrients at this time... (photo: WN / Yolanda) Gulf News
Dubai   Medical   Photos   Wikipedia: Pregnant   Women  
Spain's soccer player Cesc Fabregas Cesc Fabregas: forever a gunner
| London: Cesc Fabregas has revealed the depth of his torment over a proposed move to Barcelona, describing himself as a "Gunner" and Arsene Wenger as his "... (photo: AP / Daniel Ochoa de Olza) Gulf News
Barcelona   Conversation   Expressed   Fabregas   Photos  
British Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott leaves 10 Downing Street after a meeting with the Prime Minister Tony Blair, London, Wednesday, May 9, 2007. UK former deputy PM doubted Iraq WMD intelligence
| LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's deputy prime minister at the time of the 2003 invasion of Iraq said on Friday he had doubts about intelligence that Saddam Hussein possesse... (photo: AP / Sang Tan) The Star
Britain   Iraq   Photos   War   Wikipedia: Iraq Inquiry  
French President Nicolas Sarkozy delivers a speech in Grenoble, French Alps, Friday, July 30, 2010. France's Sarkozy cracks down on crime, immigrants
| GRENOBLE/PARIS (Reuters) - President Nicolas Sarkozy proposed tough measures on Friday to fight crime, delinquency and illegal immigration as he looks to shore up his s... (photo: AP / Laurent Cipriani) The Star
Crime   France   Immigrants   Photos   Wikipedia: Nicolas Sarkozy  
Exterior view of the U.S. Embassy in Paris Friday, July 30, 2010 where two of its employees are undergoing medical tests after handling a suspicious letter. Suspicious Envelope Received at U.S. Embassy in Paris
| PARIS — | Two employees of the United States Embassy in Paris underwent medical examinations on Friday after handling a suspicious envelope that arrived at the em... (photo: AP / Yoan Valat) The New York Times
France   Photos   Security   US   Wikipedia: U.S. Embassy, Paris  
An Afghan man holding his son, both injured slightly in a suicide car bomb attack on an Italian military convoy, walks away from the site in Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, Sept. 17, 2009. For Afghans, the situation is not getting any better
| Seven children killed by rockets in a mosque, a 16-year-old girl abused by a district police chief, more than 80 civilians killed in bomb attacks written off as insurge... (photo: AP / Manish Swarup) Gulf News
Afghanistan   Photos   Security   War   Wikipedia: War in Afghanistan (2001present)  
A Palestinian man prepares water pipes for customers at a cafe in Gaza City, Sunday, July 18, 2010. Hamas should not add to Palestinian suffering
| The definition is commonly agreed upon: totalitarian rule is a political system where the state, usually under the control of a single political leader, faction or clas... (photo: AP / Tara Todras-Whitehill) Gulf News
Hamas   Palestine   Photos   Society   Wikipedia: Hamas  
Iraqi police, some holding Iraqi flags, raise their inked fingers after casting their vote in Najaf, Iraq, Thursday, March 4, 2010. Do Iraq's politicians believe in Iraq?
| Nearly five months after parliamentary elections were held, Iraq is still without a government. Unfortunate as this may be, it is not entirely surprising because Iraq, ... (photo: AP / Alaa al-Marjani) Gulf News
Elections   Iraq   Photos   Politics   Wikipedia: Iraq  
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Britain's ex-deputy PM doubted Iraq weapons intelligence
British Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott leaves 10 Downing Street after a meeting with the Prime Minister Tony Blair, London, Wednesday, May 9, 2007.
UK former deputy PM doubted Iraq WMD intelligence
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Historic Saudi-Syrian Beirut visit shows Arab concern
Arab leaders seek to avert violence in Lebanon
Lebanese President Michel Suleiman, center, receives Saudi King Abdullah, left,and Syrian President Bashar Assad, right, upon their arrival at the Presidential Palace in Baabda, east of Beirut, Lebanon, Friday, July 30, 2010.
Historic Saudi-Syrian Beirut visit shows Arab concern
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Historic Saudi-Syrian Beirut visit shows Arab concern
Arab leaders seek to avert violence in Lebanon
Syria and Saudi leaders in mission to avert war
Abdullah, Assad urge sustained stability
Lebanese President Michel Suleiman, center, receives Saudi King Abdullah, left,and Syrian President Bashar Assad, right, upon their arrival at the Presidential Palace in Baabda, east of Beirut, Lebanon, Friday, July 30, 2010.
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Budget carriers aim high in Mideast
Arab stocks take cue from global gains
Manage debt through usage of debit cards
A Persian message for Obama
President Barack Obama listens while conducting the daily press briefing, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010, in the White House press briefing room in Washington.
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UAE Egypt
Qatari emir stresses commitment to stable Lebanon
UAE among top 20 medical tourism destinations
Health hazards of going head over heels on stilletos
Pregnant women advised to abstain from fasting
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UAE among top 20 medical tourism destinations
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Arab leaders seek to avert violence in Lebanon
Israel pledges response to missile attack from Gaza
The revolution will be televised, tweeted, texted, e-mailed
Sue Wassef: My son is in an Egyptian jail for drug crimes he
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Arab stocks close week higher on global market gains
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Arab stocks take cue from global gains
Arab stocks close week higher on global market gains
Arabs agree to direct talks, Abbas ‘must decide’
Syrian president Bashar al-Assad to visit Beirut for Arab mi
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Arab stocks close week higher on global market gains
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Activist: Iranian with stoning sentence tormented
Christina Patterson: We can try to live without the past but
Obama urges Iran to release three U.S. hikers
Historic Saudi-Syrian Beirut visit shows Arab concern
Lebanese President Michel Suleiman, center, receives Saudi King Abdullah, left,and Syrian President Bashar Assad, right, upon their arrival at the Presidential Palace in Baabda, east of Beirut, Lebanon, Friday, July 30, 2010.
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