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17 min ago | Irish Examiner

Security firm 'had pay-off plan after civilian deaths'

Former executives at US security contractor Blackwater Worldwide have admitted sending about $1m to Iraq to pay off officials angry about the fatal shootings of 17 civilians by its employees, according to a report.

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4 hrs ago | en.trend.az | Trend_News

Palestinians remember Arafat

Thousands of Palestinians gathered Wednesday to mark five years since the death of their iconic leader Yasser Arafat, with president Mahmud Abbas due to address the West Bank rally, AFP reported.

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6 hrs ago | en.trend.az | Trend_News

Egypt reports sixth A/H1N1 flu death

Egypt has registered the sixth A/ H1N1 flu death case in the country, Al-Ahram daily reported on Wednesday, Xinhua reported.

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Tue Nov 10, 2009

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New cabinet of ministers of Lebanon wants to separate foreign policy from operation of government

New cabinet of ministers of Lebanon wants to separate foreign policy from operation of government: Chatham House's expert

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Words by Saad al-Hariri, who heads a new Lebanese government, that this event opens a new page in the Lebanese history, are both constructive and rhetorical, said Nadim Shehadi, Associate Fellow for the Middle East and North Africa Programme at the British Institute of International Affairs Chatham House.

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Sarkozy to meet Israel PM Netanyahu

French President Nicolas Sarkozy is going to meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Paris on Wednesday, the Elysee Palace said Tuesday in a statement, Xinhua reported.

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U.S. says Iran shipped arms to Lebanese fighters

The United States accused Iran in the U.N. Security Council on Tuesday of illicit arms deliveries to Lebanese guerrillas, endorsing charges by Israel after it seized a ship in the Mediterranean last week, Reuters reported.

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en.trend.az | Trend_News

Israeli general says readying all options on Iran

Israel is readying all options to try to force Iran to halt its atomic program, Israel's top general told a parliamentary panel on Tuesday, an official said, Reuters reported.

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Peres urges Brazil to counter Iran's threats

Israeli President Shimon Peres urged Brazil to use its growing clout to challenge Iran's threats against his country during a visit here just two weeks before Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, AFP reported.

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Iraqi security forces capture terrorist involved in deadly bombing, PM

Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al- Maliki on Tuesday said that his security forces arrested a terrorist allegedly involved in Baghdad deadly bombings that killed and wounded more than 600 people, Xinhua reported.

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The State

Israel says major cities are in Hezbollah's range

The Lebanese militant group Hezbollah has significantly expanded its ability to strike deep into Israel with rockets that can now reach the Jewish state's largest cities, and now possesses tens of thousands of projectiles, Israel's army chief said Tuesday.

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VietNamNet

Lebanon's new cabinet formed, Saad Hariri as PM,

Lebanese new Prime Minister Saad Hariri announced the formation of Lebanon's new cabinet on Monday night, bringing an end to the five-month cabinet impasse following the June parliamentary elections.

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Somali pirates demand $3 million for hijacked ship with 18 crew

Pirates have hijacked a Panamanian-flagged ship with 18 crew off the east coast of Africa, the latest in an increasing number of attacks, a Somali businessman said Tuesday.

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Soldiers 'kicked Iraqi prisoner'

A former British soldier has admitted for the first time that he saw two of his colleagues kicking and hitting a handcuffed Iraqi prisoner minutes before he died.

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Passenger bus overturned in Syria

A passenger bus overturned with Iranian citizens traveling to Syria on their way to see holy sites. As a result 10 people died, the Irirbnews television channel reported.

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Israeli president visits Brazil, ahead of Iran

Dueling visits to Brazil by the presidents of Israel and Iran are showing the South American powerhouse's growing role in Mideast diplomacy, AP reported.

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Mon Nov 09, 2009

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Lebanon rivals form unity government

Reporting from Beirut and Doha, Qatar - After a months-long deadlock, Lebanon's rival political camps agreed to a unity government that includes both American-backed Prime Minister Saad Hariri and Hezbollah, a Shiite Muslim political party and militia that the United States considers a terrorist organization, Los Angeles Times reported.

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Hamas bans journalism workshop in Gaza

The Gaza Strip-ruling Hamas authorities on Monday banned the holding of a conference for the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) in Gaza, organizers said, Xinhua reported.

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Arab League urges Abbas to stay on

Arab League head Amr Moussa on Monday urged the Palestinian president to reconsider his decision not to run for a second term in the January 2010 elections, Jpost reported.

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UN: Gaza needs construction material before winter

A senior U.N. official on Monday called on Israel to allow building materials into Gaza, warning that the thousands displaced by an Israeli offensive early this year face a cold winter without proper accommodations, AP reported.

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New York Times

Collapse Feared for Palestinian Authority if Abbas Resigns

The possible collapse of the Palestinian Authority , Israel's negotiating partner, loomed Monday, as several aides to its president, Mahmoud Abbas , said that he intended to resign and forecast that others would follow.

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