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US asks Israel to hold back on response to drone
The US has reportedly asked Israel not to immediately respond to the
infiltration of its airspace by a Hezbollah drone that was shot down
over the Haifa bay on Thursday.
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Russian envoy warns on Syria chemical arms 'pretext'
Claims that chemical weapons have been used in Syria should not become a
pretext for a foreign military intervention in the country, Russia's
deputy foreign minister Mikhail Bogdanov said.
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No response to Syria's use of chemical weapons; Israel worried
Top Israeli military officials on Tuesday confirmed that the embattled
forces of Syrian dictator Bashar Assad had used chemical weapons against
rebel populations.
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Lebanon dragged in as Hezbollah joins Syria war
Along north Lebanon's highways, the portraits of Hezbollah militants who have died in skirmishes with Israel are fading.
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Iraq PM Maliki warns of 'plague of sectarianism'
Nouri Maliki said sectarian conflict had returned to Iraq "because it
began in another place in this region" - an apparent reference to Syria.
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Obama backs Planned Parenthood in political fight
President Barack Obama vowed Friday to join Planned Parenthood in
fighting against what he said are efforts by states to turn women's
health back to the 1950s.
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Israel wary quiet on Syrian front may soon end
Against a vista of green fields and snowcapped mountains, all is silent but for a gusting wind.
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Jordan, US have 'enormous stake' in Mideast peace, Obama says
US President Barack Obama welcomed King Abdullah II of Jordan to the White House Friday.
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Muslim-Christian relationship fuels row in Egypt
An alleged romance between an Egyptian Muslim college student and a
Coptic Christian man heightened sectarian tension on Friday.
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Abbas urges cooperation for Palestinian unity
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas said on Saturday he would
begin talks with rival factions including Islamist Hamas to form a unity
government.