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PA Minister: 'Palestinians' Must Unite to Destroy Israel
A Palestinian Authority minister stated last month that Fatah and Hamas
must unite in order to achieve the destruction of the state of Israel.
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Egypt Islamists rally against ex-regime candidates
Islamists were out on the streets of Cairo in a show of force Friday to
demand members of ousted president Hosni Mubarak's regime be barred from
politics.
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Iran nuclear talks 'positive' after 15-month break
Six world powers - the US, UK, France, China, Russia and Germany - and Iran are meeting in Istanbul in Turkey.
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UN Security Council passes plan to deploy Syria monitors
A small group of observers has been poised to leave for Syria as soon as a resolution is passed.
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Syrians take to the streets amid a fragile cease-fire
Syrians poured into the streets after Friday prayers, chanting and
raising opposition flags in a major test of a fragile cease-fire.
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This WEEK in the European Union
The EU will on Thursday (19 April) present proposals on how to get Europe back to work and increase economic growth.
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American Nazi Party registers first lobbyist in DC
The American Nazi Party has registered its first Washington DC lobbyist.
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1600 Palestinian prisoners to go on hunger strike
Some 1600 Palestinians in Israeli prisons will go on an open-ended hunger strike as of April 17.
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Iraq political blocs accuse PM of dictatorship
Key political factions accused the premier of moving towards a
dictatorship with the arrest of Iraq's electoral commission chief.
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German ship carrying Iranian weapons to Syria stopped at sea
A German ship carrying Iranian weapons was stopped in the Mediterranean on Saturday.