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2 hrs ago | CBS News

Syrian rebels claim to repel attack on town

A Syrian rebel takes up position during a battle with Syrian government forces, at Rastan in Homs province, Syria, in this Jan.

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6 hrs ago | Tri-cityherald.com

Israel rejects Palestinian hunger striker's appeal

Palestinians hold images of Khader Adnan, 33, a senior member of Islamic Jihad jailed in Israel who has been on hunger strike, as they protest in his support, and for the release of Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli jails, in the West Bank city of Jenin, Monday, Feb.

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8 hrs ago | Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Bombers target Israeli diplomats in Georgia, India

A car belonging to the Israeli Embassy goes up in flames after an explosion in New Delhi, India, on Monday.

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8 hrs ago | WATE-TV Knoxville

Bahrain police fire tear gas at protesters

Security forces in Bahrain fired tear gas and stun grenades at protesters trying to occupy a landmark square in the nation's capital on Monday ahead of the one-year anniversary of the Gulf kingdom's Shiite-led uprising.

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10 hrs ago | The Miami Herald

Israeli settler: Outpost to stay 2 more years

Israeli settlers say they have reached a deal with the country's government to allow them to stay in their West Bank outpost for two more years, despite Supreme Court orders for evacuation next month.

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14 hrs ago | en.trend.az | Trend_News

Netanyahu accuses Abbas of having "turned his back on peace"

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday accused Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas of having "turned his back on peace, dpa reported

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16 hrs ago | Lake Wylie Pilot

Baghdad's romance grows with Valentine's Day

Iraq's capital is embracing Valentine's Day this year with a huge public display of affection in what its residents say is the nation's most amorous celebration of the holiday ever.

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Related Topix: Iraq, World News, Iraq Travel, Saudi Arabia

Sun Feb 12, 2012

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Iraq opens new oil export terminal

Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, center, cuts the ribbon during a ceremony for the opening of a new oil export terminal in the Persian Gulf, southern Iraq, Sunday.

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WTOP-FM Washington

U.S. admiral says forces prepared to confront Iran

The top U.S. Navy official in the Gulf said Sunday he takes Iran's military capabilities seriously but insists his forces are prepared to confront any Iranian aggression in the region.

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Boston.com

Turkish premier discharged after second surgery

In this Jan. 9, 2012 file photo, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan seen outside his office in Ankara, Turkey.

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KFVS12

Sudanese head of Arab mission to Syria resigns

An Arab League official says the Sudanese head of the League's observer mission to Syria has resigned.

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WMUR-TV Manchester

Police: Tourists Blocked From Jerusalem Holy Sites After Leaflets Call For Disturbances

Israeli authorities temporarily blocked Jews and foreign tourists from entering some of Jerusalem's most visited holy sites Sunday after leaflets called for causing disturbances there, police said.

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Lake Wylie Pilot

Hamas strongman in Gaza rejects unity deal

A rare public rift broke open Sunday in the usually tightly disciplined Islamic movement Hamas over a reconciliation deal that would require it to relinquish key areas of control in the Gaza Strip.

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Bellingham Herald

Iran urges Hamas to continue fight against Israel

Iranian state TV quoted Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as telling Ismail Haniyeh on Sunday that people expect Hamas to continue its fight against Israel.

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Canadian Business Magazine

Iraq opens new oil export terminal to boost crude exports through Persian Gulf

Iraq has opened the taps at a new oil export terminal in the Persian Gulf in a vital step to bringing sorely needed cash for reconstruction after decades of war and international sanctions.

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Sat Feb 11, 2012

Click2Houston

Horror escalates in Syria as U.N. tries again to reach resolution

As U.N. diplomats make another attempt to condemn Syria's massacre of civilians, one resident in the besieged city of Homs pleaded for President Bashar al-Assad's regime to have mercy on the most innocent victims.

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WHDH

Iraqi dissidents form new opposition

A group of political dissidents created a new Iraqi opposition party Saturday, vowing to act as a check on the government as the prime minister warned that a push for regional autonomy could tear the country apart.

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The Star Online

Bahraini police fire teargas at protesters

Bahraini police fired teargas and stun grenades to stop mainly Shi'ite protesters trying to march towards the roundabout at the centre of a failed pro-democracy uprising last year and detained two American rights activists who came to monitor.

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Boston Herald

U.S. officials: Al-Qaida behind Syria bombings

ASHINGTON _ The Iraqi branch of al-Qaida, seeking to exploit the bloody turmoil in Syria to reassert its potency, carried out two recent bombings in the Syrian capital, Damascus, and likely was behind suicide bombings Friday that killed at least 28 people in the largest city, Aleppo, U.S. officials told McClatchy Newspapers.

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The Post-Standard

Violence continues in Syria; gunmen assassinate army general in Damascus

Gunmen assassinated an army general in Damascus on Saturday in the first killing of a high ranking military officer in the Syrian capital since the uprising against President Bashar Assad's regime began in March, the state-run news agency said.

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