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Palestinian president agrees to delay elections
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has agreed to postpone parliamentary and presidential elections that had been set for January.
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U.N. panel condemns Iran for post-election crackdown
The U.N. General Assembly's human rights committee condemned Iran on Friday for a violent crackdown on protesters after presidential elections this year that the Iranian opposition says were rigged.
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Iraq cleric's aide urges end to political crisis
A top aide to Iraq's Shiite spiritual leader is calling on the country's fractious political blocs to solve a crisis over a key election law that threatens to delay national polls planned for January, AP reported.
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Israel minister headed to Turkey
An Israeli minister said on Friday he was to travel to Turkey, in the first such visit since Israel's military offensive in Gaza at the turn of the year strained ties with Turkey, AFP reported.
Thu Nov 19, 2009
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Nasrallah re-elected as Hezbollah Secretary General
The Secretary General of Hezbollah movement, Seyyed Hassan Nasrallah, has been re-elected chief of the Lebanese movement for a sixth term, Press TV reported.
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200 Web sites spread al-Qaida's message in English
Increasing numbers of English-language Web sites are spreading al-Qaida's message to Muslims in the West. They translate writings and sermons once largely out of reach of English readers and often feature charismatic clerics like Anwar al-Awlaki, who exchanged dozens of e-mails with the Army psychiatrist accused of the Fort Hood shootings, AP reported.
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Report: Abbas says Israel secretly talking with Hamas
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said Thursday that Israel is currently conducting secret negotiations with Hamas, HaAretz quoted Israeli TV Channel 10 as reporting.
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Jailed Palestinian leader Marwan Barghouti urges unity
A jailed leader of the Fatah movement, Marwan Barghouti, says Palestinian factions must be united and launch a campaign to achieve statehood, BBC reported.
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Egypt recalls Algiers envoy after soccer loss
Egypt recalled its ambassador from Algiers for consultations on Thursday after Egypt's soccer team lost to rival Algeria in a play-off to reach the World Cup finals, accusing its fans of post-match thuggery in Sudan, Reuters reported.
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200 Web sites spread al-Qaida's message in English
RIYADH,Saudi Arabia - RIYADH, Saudi Arabia a ' Increasing numbers of English-language Web sites are spreading al-Qaida's message to Muslims in the West.
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Barghouti wants popular, diplomatic action
Peace talks with Israel have failed and the Palestinians must launch popular and diplomatic campaigns to achieve statehood, Marwan Barghouti said in an interview from his prison cell.
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Iraq struggles over election law dispute
Iraqi lawmakers will vote Saturday on how to break a deadlock over a key election law after a vice president vetoed the legislation, causing a crisis that could delay a national vote scheduled for January and affect the timetable for an American troop withdrawal.
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Behind missed Gitmo deadline: No one wants detainees
President Barack Obama is now confirming what many have long suspected: He will miss his January deadline to close the Guantanamo prison - partly because he cannot persuade other nations to take the detainees.
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Hamas: Prisoner swap talks ongoing
German mediators are continuing to broker efforts to produce a prisoner swap deal for with the release of captured Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit, senior Hamas leader Usama Al-Muzeini said.
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Abbas: Mideast peace deal won't happen with me
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas this week countered Israeli and American claims that a Middle East peace deal could be reached before the end of his term, Israeli Haaretz reported.
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Israel's TowerJazz to collaborate with Tanner EDA
Israeli chip maker TowerJazz (TSEM.TA) and Tanner EDA, a maker of electronic design automation (EDA) tools, said on Thursday they will jointly develop process design kits for analog/mixed-signal designers, Reuters reported.
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Israeli air strikes wound three in Gaza - Hamas
Israeli warplanes bombed two smuggling tunnels and a military training compound in the Gaza Strip on Thursday, wounding three people, said officials in the Palestinian territory ruled by the Islamist Hamas movement, Reuters reported.
Wed Nov 18, 2009
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Pax Turcica Jewish identity symposium to be held at the center for Jewish history in New York
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On November 23, Azerbaijan Society of America (ASA) and Azerbaijani-American Council (AAC) will be joining the Turkish Coalition of America (TCA), the Assembly of Turkish American Associations (ATAA), the "Turk of America" magazine and the Uzbek Initiative in organizing a one-day symposium on "Jewish Identity in the Turkic World". This one day educational grassroots conference, organized under the Pax Turcica Initiative, will be held at the Center for Jewish History in New York. Among other event co-sponsors are the International Charity Fund of Mountain Jews (STMEGI), the Turkish-American Chamber of Commerce and Industry (TACCI), the Bukharian Jewish Community of the US and Canada, the Turkish American Action Committee and "Kavkaz" Jewish Youth Center.
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Israel no longer trusts Turkey, Erdogan says
Israel no longer trusts Turkey to mediate peace talks with Syria, Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday, signalling how much relations have deteriorated between the regional allies in recent months, Reuters reported.