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Diplomat hails a breakthrough in US-Syria ties

ABU DHABI // Washington's decision to dispatch an ambassador to Damascus after a four-year diplomatic absence marks a breakthrough in US-Syrian relations, according to Jeffrey Feltman, the acting assistant secretary of state for near eastern affairs.

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Related Topix: Syria, World News, Middle East, US Politics, US News, 2008 Presidential Election, Barack Obama, Travel, Israel Travel, Palestinian Territories, Lebanon

Wed Jul 01, 2009

Manawatu Evening Standard

Plane crash survivor calls for dead mother

MIRACLE GIRL: Bahia Bakari is recovering after 13 hours spent clinging to the wreckage of a crashed Yemeni plane - the only known survivor.

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Related Topix: Boat Disaster, Air Accidents, Travel, Israel Travel, Comoros, World News, Africa

Tue Jun 30, 2009

Top stories from Times Online

US moves to isolate Iran with full Syria embassy

The United States is to appoint a new ambassador to Syria after a gap of four years, the strongest sign yet of President Obama's desire to re-engage the pariah state and draw it away from the influence of Iran .

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Related Topix: Syria, World News, Middle East, Travel, Syria Travel, Israel, Israel Travel, Ehud Olmert

Sun Jun 28, 2009

The Sydney Morning Herald

Gillard makes surprise Baghdad visit

Deputy Prime Minister Julia Gillard has made a surprise visit to Baghdad at the end of her tour of the Middle East.

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Related Topix: Iraq, World News, Julia Gillard, Travel, Iraq Travel, Israel Travel

Sat Jun 27, 2009

Christian Science Monitor

By reopening Syria embassy, Obama mends more fences with Arabs

The Obama administration's decision to return an ambassador to Syria after a four-year absence reflects the president's desire to start making good on a pledge to broaden American diplomacy to include dialogue with adversaries.

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Related Topix: Syria, World News, Middle East, Travel, Syria Travel, Israel, University of Oklahoma, Israel Travel, US Politics, US News, 2008 Presidential Election

Thu Jun 25, 2009

IRIN

Middle East: Swine flu cases on the rise

The number of cases of the A virus, otherwise known as swine flu, is growing in the Middle East, with many new suspected and confirmed cases in the past few days, but so far no one has died of the disease.

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Related Topix: H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, Health, Israel Travel, World News, Palestinian Territories, Middle East, Medicine, Influenza

Tue Jun 23, 2009

WAFF-TV Huntsville

Deploying Athens troops have patriotic ceremony

Before they head to Fort Bliss, or Travel to Iraq, the 203rd military police battalion is being sent off in style.

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Related Topix: Athens, AL, Travel, Israel Travel

Sun Jun 21, 2009

Forbes Autos

High Five With Fouad Ajami

The eminent historian of the Middle East picks his five favorite Western movies.

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Related Topix: Travel, Israel Travel, Lebanon Travel, Opinion, Autos

Fri Jun 19, 2009

The Huffington Post

Louise Blouin: Encouraging True Democracy in Palestine Brings Security to Israel

Benjamin Netanyahu's recent policy speech sets out two "small" conditions for Israeli recognition of a Palestinian state: "if we receive this guarantee regarding the demilitarization" of Palestine," and "if the Palestinians recognize Israel as the state of the Jewish people, then we will be ready in a future peace agreement to reach a solution ...

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Related Topix: Israel, World News, Middle East, Palestinian Territories, Travel, Israel Travel, Prison

Wed Jun 17, 2009

Buffalo News

Arabs largely silent on Iran election and unrest

Iranian women resident in Turkey, support presidential candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi, during a protest against the Iranian presidential election results, near the Iranian embassy in Ankara, Turkey, Tuesday, June 16, 2009.

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Related Topix: Travel, Iran Travel, US Politics, US News, 2008 Presidential Election, Turkey, World News, Activism, Israel Travel

National Post

Daniel Pipes: The Middle East cold war

A cold war is "the key to understanding the Middle East in the 21st century." So argue Yigal Carmon and three of his colleagues at the Middle East Media and Research Institute in a recent study, An Escalating Regional Cold War.

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Related Topix: Travel, Israel Travel, Iran Travel, Turkey, World News, Middle East, Egypt, Sudan Travel, Sudan Travel, Israel, Terrorism

Tue Jun 16, 2009

PR-inside.com

Andy Martin on Iran

Once again, America's uniquely qualified and experienced Middle East expert comes up with a contrarian point of view.

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Related Topix: Iran, World News, Middle East, Travel, Iran Travel, Israel Travel, US Politics, US News, 2008 Presidential Election, Barack Obama

Sun Jun 14, 2009

Progressive Democrats of America Blog

How the U.S. Will Win the War on Terror

President Bush's War on Terror may be passA©, but the U.S. occupation and involvement in the Middle East is far from over and will probably last a long time.

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Related Topix: George Bush, Travel, Israel Travel, Pakistan Travel

Sat Jun 13, 2009

Hampton Roads, Virginia, news, sports...

With nuclear dispute at stake, world reacts cautiously to ...

A world wary of Iran's nuclear program reacted cautiously Saturday to hardline leader Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's hotly disputed re-election. Some expressed hope that the Islamic republic's president will soften his defiance and warm to recent U.S. overtures.

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Related Topix: Iran, World News, Middle East, Travel, Iran Travel, US Politics, US News, 2008 Presidential Election, Israel Travel, Israel

Fri Jun 12, 2009

Crofsblogs.typepad.com

The H1N1-free countries

I was just scanning the list of 74 countries on WHO's update 46 and realized that some countries aren't on it, though you might expect them to be.

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Related Topix: Israel Travel, Pakistan Travel

Wed Jun 10, 2009

United Nations

Have mediation skills, will travel: UN's roaming mediation team termed a success

The United Nations special on-call mediation team has helped respond to sticky problems all over the globe in their first year - and should do more, according to a top official at the world body.

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Related Topix: Israel Travel

Tue Jun 09, 2009

Odessa American Online

Obama appeals to some Muslims

Real progress would be to reduce U.S. profile in the Middle East. June 4, 2009 - 7:56 PM There is probably no great harm in President Barack Obama traveling to Saudi Arabia and Egypt to try to show respect for Islam and to try to moderate the hostile feelings that all too many Muslims harbor toward the United States.

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Related Topix: Travel, Israel Travel, US Politics, US News, Barack Obama, Religion, Islam, George Bush, Israel, World News, Middle East, Opinion

Sun Jun 07, 2009

Haaretz

Israel warns Belarus against ties with Iran

Foreign Minister Lieberman on Thursday strongly cautioned Belarus against developing relations with Iran.

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Related Topix: Israel, World News, Middle East, Travel, Israel Travel

Sat Jun 06, 2009

Guardian Unlimited

Barack Obama signs the Dresden visitor's book with Angela Merkel

Photograph: Michael Sohn/AP Barack Obama today signalled the start of a new push for peace in the Middle East following his speech in Cairo yesterday calling for a new beginning between the US and Muslim countries.

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Related Topix: Angela Merkel, US Politics, US News, Barack Obama, Travel, Israel Travel, Israel, World News, Middle East, George Bush

International Herald Tribune

Experts in the Middle East

Egyptians watched President Barack Obama's Middle East speech on TV in a coffee shop in Cairo on Thursday.

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Related Topix: Travel, Israel Travel, US Politics, US News, Barack Obama, World News, Afghanistan, Afghanistan Travel, Israel, Middle East

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