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Ten Iraqi soldiers slain in checkpoint attack
Suspected al Qaeda militants killed 10 Iraqi soldiers at a checkpoint in Iraq's restive Diyala province north of Baghdad on Monday, the U.S. military said.
May 5, 2008, 23:17
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Palestinian groups want truce to include West Bank
Several Palestinian groups said on Tuesday a possible truce with Israel must include all Palestinian territories simultaneously, opposing a Hamas suggestion that it start in the Gaza Strip.
Apr 29, 2008, 17:30
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Arab nations non-committal on Iraq debt, embassies
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice received no firm commitments on debt relief for Iraq or greater Arab diplomatic representation in Baghdad after a meeting of Arab states on Monday.
Apr 21, 2008, 16:40
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Car bombs kill more than 50 in Iraq
Car bombs on crowded streets killed more than 50 people in Sunni Arab areas of Iraq on Tuesday, a sudden spasm of violence in regions which had been comparatively quiet while battles raged in the Shi'ite south.
Apr 15, 2008, 19:01
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Olmert and Abbas resume meetings after hiatus
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas met for the first time in nearly two months on Monday with Palestinians cautioning that settlement expansion undercut the chances of a peace deal.
Apr 7, 2008, 22:27
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Iran signals backing for Iraqi PM in crackdown
Iran voiced support on Monday for Iraq's prime minister in a crackdown on a Shi'ite militia but blamed U.S. forces for civilian deaths in the fighting.
Apr 7, 2008, 22:15
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Rice says Mideast talks on track, despite settlements
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on Monday Israel must stop expanding Jewish settlements but voiced confidence peace talks were on track despite an Israeli announcement of a new housing project.
Mar 31, 2008, 21:34
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U.S. acknowledges navy warning shot killed Egyptian
The United States said on Wednesday a warning shot fired from a U.S. naval vessel appeared to have killed an Egyptian on Monday, after earlier denying reports of such a death.
Mar 26, 2008, 19:42
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Israel to approve security equipment for Abbas
Israel's defense minister said on Wednesday he has agreed to the transfer of new vehicles and equipment to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas's security forces and to ease travel restrictions for West Bank businesses.
Mar 26, 2008, 19:03
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Fatah says Hamas must cede Gaza before talks
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas's Fatah faction on Wednesday ruled out talks with Hamas unless the Islamist group first cedes control of Gaza, casting doubt on a Yemen-sponsored reconciliation push.
Mar 26, 2008, 18:52
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Israeli army and Gaza militants in uneasy lull
Israel and Hamas Islamists who control the Gaza Strip have both been holding their fire across the tense border as Egypt tries to mediate a truce, officials from both sides said on Monday.
Mar 10, 2008, 21:45
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Egypt rounds up Palestinians to deport to Gaza
Egyptian police have rounded up some 500 Palestinians in north Sinai in the past four days and plan to deport them back into Gaza shortly, Egyptian security sources said on Monday.
Feb 18, 2008, 18:55
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Saudi Arabia advises citizens not to visit Lebanon
Saudi Arabia, a key backer of Sunni Muslims in Lebanon, advised its citizens on Monday not to travel there because of a deteriorating political and security situation.
Feb 18, 2008, 18:50
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Egypt and Palestinians trade fire at border
Palestinian gunmen and Egyptian forces exchanged fire at the Gaza-Egypt border on Monday, killing one person and wounding 59 others a day after Cairo closed the breached frontier with the Hamas-run enclave.
Feb 5, 2008, 00:08
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Bush to reaffirm strong ties with Saudi Arabia
U.S. President George W. Bush heads to Saudi Arabia on Monday to encourage support for Israeli-Palestinian peacemaking by the Arab powerbroker and seek help maintaining American pressure on Iran.
Jan 14, 2008, 14:02
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Israeli and Palestinian teams meet ahead of Bush visit
Top Israeli and Palestinian negotiators, under U.S. pressure to start peace talks, met on Monday on a plan to begin tackling some of the thorniest issues after a month-long impasse over Jewish settlements.
Jan 7, 2008, 15:19
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Stranded Palestinian haj pilgrims protest in Egypt
Stranded Palestinian haj pilgrims protesting at Egypt's refusal to allow them to return to Gaza through a Hamas-controlled crossing, smashed furniture and windows at a shelter on Monday, a security source said.
Dec 31, 2007, 17:07
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Five children among 11 dead in Iraq bomb
A suicide car bomb killed five children and six neighbourhood patrol volunteers on the outskirts of Baghdad on Monday, an Interior Ministry source said.
Dec 31, 2007, 14:50
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Lebanese government drafts law to let army head be president
Lebanon's government drafted a law on Monday to amend the constitution to allow the army chief to become president, but the opposition condemned the move and said it would intensify the country's political deadlock.
Dec 24, 2007, 22:41
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Five dead in Egyptian building collapse
At least five people were killed on Monday when a 12-storey residential building collapsed in Egypt's Mediterranean city of Alexandria, a security source said.
Dec 24, 2007, 20:56
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Pilgrims flock to most peaceful Bethlehem in years
Thousands of pilgrims gathered in Bethlehem on Monday for a Christmas mass promoted by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Western powers as a chance to highlight the benefits of peacemaking.
Dec 24, 2007, 20:28
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Israel kills top Gaza militant and five others dead
Israel killed a senior Islamic Jihad commander, a top bombmaker and at least four other militants in the Gaza Strip on Monday, prompting the group to threaten suicide bombings within the Jewish state.
Dec 17, 2007, 23:09
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Muslim pilgrims leave Mecca city at start of haj
The annual haj pilgrimage began in Mecca on Monday when hundreds of thousands of Muslim pilgrims put on white clothes, packed their bags and left for a tented encampment on the edge of the holy city.
Dec 17, 2007, 12:31
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Iraq ministry eyes power to arrest foreign guards
Iraq's Interior Ministry will have the power to arrest foreign guards involved in shooting incidents if parliament approves a bill ending foreign security firms' immunity from prosecution, the minister said on Monday.
Dec 3, 2007, 22:28
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Iran hails Gulf ties, Gulf Arabs tightlipped
Iran went on a charm offensive in Qatar on Monday, hailing its debut presence at a summit of Gulf leaders as ushering in a new era of regional ties, but its Arab neighbors offered no immediate matching welcome.
Dec 3, 2007, 22:24
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YouTube restores account of Egypt anti-torture blogger
The video-sharing Web site YouTube has restored the account of a prominent Egyptian anti-torture activist, and said on Monday he may repost graphic images of purported rights abuses if he puts them in proper context.
Dec 3, 2007, 22:07
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Olmert acts to bolster Abbas before meeting
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert sought wide Arab support on Monday for a U.S.-led peace conference by agreeing to release 441 Palestinian prisoners and reaffirming a pledge not to build new Jewish settlements.
Nov 19, 2007, 17:30
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Blocked Lebanon deal angers France's Kouchner
France's foreign minister blamed unnamed parties on Monday for blocking a deal between feuding Lebanese leaders to agree on a compromise candidate for president, two days before a key parliamentary vote.
Nov 19, 2007, 17:19
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Five dead in gunfire at Fatah rally in Gaza
Gunfire killed at least five people on Monday at a Fatah memorial rally for Yasser Arafat that drew hundreds of thousands of supporters of the defeated faction in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip, a medic said.
Nov 12, 2007, 14:24
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Iraq hopes to end Baghdad security plan soon
Iraq's government hopes it will soon be able to declare an end to a U.S.-Iraqi security operation in Baghdad following a sharp drop in insurgent attacks in the capital, a military spokesman said on Monday.
Nov 12, 2007, 13:59
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Iran president calls atomic policy critics "traitors"
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Monday denounced as "traitors" Iranian politicians who want the country to suspend its nuclear work, the official IRNA news agency reported.
Nov 12, 2007, 13:46
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$100 oil overshadows OPEC summit
The prospect of $100 oil and what OPEC can -- or cannot -- do about it will loom large as leaders of major oil exporters including Saudi Arabia, Venezuela and Iran meet in Riyadh this week.
Nov 12, 2007, 13:26
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Rice seeks Mideast peace deal while Bush in office
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice joined Israeli and Palestinian leaders on Monday in voicing hope they could reach a peace agreement before President George W. Bush leaves office in January 2009.
Nov 5, 2007, 19:22
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Maliki declares victory over violence during walkabout
Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al- Maliki declared victory over "terrorist groups and militias" during a rare walkabout in Baghdad as night fell on Monday.
Nov 5, 2007, 18:57
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Olmert: Mideast conference no threat to government
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert insisted on Monday that his coalition government was not at risk of unraveling over a U.S.-sponsored conference on Palestinian statehood.
Oct 22, 2007, 18:31
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