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Barak: US plans 'surgical strike' if Iran sanctions fail
Ehud Barak is certain the US has plans for surgical strikes against Iran
as a last-ditch measure if Tehran refuses to stop its development of a
nuclear weapons capability.
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Iranian official: Attack on Syria is attack on us
Iran considers any attack against Syria an attack on itself.
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'Iran would definitely use nuclear weapon on Israel'
If Iran makes a nuclear bomb "it would definitely use it against Israel
or against any other enemy state," a former representative of the
Iranian Foreign Ministry said.
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Egypt: Protesters Clash with Police on Anniversary of Revolt
Egyptian protesters on Friday stormed a regional government headquarters and clashed with police.
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Iraq Sunnis threaten army attacks after protest deaths
Sunni leaders in Anbar have threatened to launch attacks against the
army in the western Iraqi province after five protesters were shot dead
in Fallujah.
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Nasrallah: Israel facing a 'crisis of leadership'
Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah on Friday said that following Tuesday's
Knesset elections, Israel is facing a "crisis of leadership," and urged
the Palestinians to increase their resistance.
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As UN marks Holocaust, Israel warns of Iran threat
Holocaust survivors, their families and delegates of their cause flooded
the General Assembly hall of the United Nations on Friday.
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Mali: French-led soldiers in control of Gao airport
French-led troops in Mali have taken control of the airport in the
northern town and Islamist stronghold of Gao, the French defence
ministry has said.
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Door Closing on Peace, Warns Jordan's King
The door is closing on the chances of a two-state solution to the conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Authority.
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PA Arabs Re-enter Illegal Outpost
Dozens of Palestinian Authority Arabs re-entered a demolished outpost near Jerusalem and started to rebuild it.