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File - Harvard law professor Alan Dershowitz addresses an audience at Brandeis University, in Waltham, Mass., Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2007.
Culture   Israel   Photos   Politics   Wikipedia: Alan Dershowitz  
Alan Dershowitz on Tuba
Article By Gilad Atzmon | "Dershowitz is not only a remarkable liar and slanderer, but also an extreme opponent of elementary civil rights" Noam Chomsky | The following is an analytical yet amusing gl... (photo: AP / Steven Senne)
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Syrian army defectors secure an area near an anti-Syrian regime protest in the Deir Baghlaba area of Homs province, central Syria, on Friday, Jan. 27, 2012.
Human Rights   Photos   Protest   Syria   Wikipedia: 20112012 Syrian uprising  
'They want to finish us,' Syrian resident says amid shelling in Homs
February 8, 2012 -- Updated 0955 GMT (1755 HKT) 'Anti-air tanks shooting at buildings' | (CNN) -- Not long after Russia's foreign minister touted the Syrian president's "commitment" to ending violence... (photo: AP)
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A man begs at a pedestrian crossing at Athens' main Syntagma square, on Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012. Greek PM seeks consensus on bailout plan
| Greek leaders are set to hold delayed talks to discuss the latest package of austerity measures demanded by Athens' international creditors in return for a bailout payment to save the country from b... (photo: AP / Dimitri Messinis) Al Jazeera
Economy   Europe   Greece   Photos   Wikipedia: Greek government debt crisis  
People watch the televised speech of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in a cafe in the southern port city of Sidon, Lebanon, Friday, June 24, 2011. Nasrallah calls for unity among Muslims
| Hezbollah Secretary General Seyyed Hassan Nasrallah has called for Islamic unity and praised Iran for its support of the Lebanese resistance movement, Press TV reports. | In a speech commemorating t... (photo: AP / Mohammed Zaatari) The Siasat Daily
Hezbollah   Muslims   Nasrallah   Photos   Wikipedia: Hassan Nasrallah  
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Iraq's Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki walks onstage prior to speaking at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2011. Iraq's Sunni MPs lift their boycott of Maliki cabinet
| The government of the Shia Prime Minister, Nouri al-Maliki, set off the political crisis in December by issuing an arrest warrant against the country's most senior Sunn... (photo: AP / Cliff Owen) The Independent
Iraq   Parliament   Photos   Sunni   Wikipedia: Iraq  
In this photo provided by the Syrian official news agency SANA, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, left, meets with Syrian President Bashar Assad at the presidential Palace in Damascus, Syria, Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012 Russian visit ends in talk of peace as shells rain on Homs
| Sergei Lavrov said after a meeting with the Syrian President, Bashar al-Assad, that the embattled leader had pledged to talk to the opposition, hold a referendum on a n... (photo: AP / SANA) The Independent
Peace   Photos   Russia   Syria   Wikipedia: 20112012 Syrian uprising  
British Prime Minister David Cameron speaks during a joint press conference with Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, unseen, at the Foreign Office in central London, Monday, June 27, 2011. UK rules out military action or arming Syrian rebels
| David Cameron chaired a meeting of the National Security Council which agreed to increase sanctions against the regime and to strengthen links with opposition leaders. ... (photo: AP / Carl Court, pool) The Independent
Military   Photos   Syria   UK   Wikipedia: Timeline of the 20112012 Syrian uprising  
Assaid Ibrahim, 23, lies burned and with a broken leg as his brother, above left, speaks to a friend who was with him when he was wounded in an attack by pro-Gadhafi forces, at the hospital in Ajdabiya, Libya, Saturday, April 16, 2011. Fierce fighting between rebels and pro-Gadhafi forces was reported midway between the eastern cities of Ajdabiya and Brega on Saturday, with a hospital supervisor in Ajdabiya reporting at least six rebels killed and 21 wounded in the battle. Treatment plan for Libya war victims turns into scandal
One of the first announcements made by Libya's National Transitional Council (NTC) after the fall of Tripoli last August was a promise to all those wounded in the fight a... (photo: AP / Ben Curtis) BBC News
Libya   Photos   Treatment   War   Wikipedia: Libyan civil war  
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivers a statement to members of the foreign press in Jerusalem, Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2011. Netanyahu is punishing Israel
| In a Pavlovian response to the reconciliation agreement signed by the rival Palestinian factions, under which Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas will also se... (photo: AP / Ariel Schalit) Ha'aretz
Governemnt   Israel   Politics   Wikipedia: Israel   photo  
Chinese technicians man drilling equipment on an oil rig in Paloich, South Sudan. Militants apparently captured 29 Chinese workers after attacking a remote work site in the volatile South Kordofan region of neighboring Sudan, and Sudanese forces were increasing security for Chinese projects and personnel there, China said Sunday. Kidnapped Chinese workers freed in Sudan oil state
| KHARTOUM/BEIJING (Reuters) - Sudanese rebels released 29 Chinese workers on Tuesday, ten days after kidnapping them in the main oil-producing state of South Kordofan wh... (photo: AP / Pete Muller) The Star
Business   China   Khartoum   Photos   Wikipedia: Sudan  
In this file photo taken on March 17, 2007, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, left, and Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh from Hamas, right, raise their linked arms as they move through the crowd at a special session of parliament in Gaza City. Mahmoud Abbas's choice 'peace or Hamas'
| ISRAEL has warned that a new agreement between Palestinian factions Fatah and Hamas amounts to a choice by Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas to abandon the pea... (photo: AP / Hatem Moussa) The Australian
Fatah   Hamas   Peace   Photos   Wikipedia: FatahHamas conflict  
Syrian President Bashar Assad, left, shakes hands with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, right, as Russian Foreign Intelligence chief Mikhail Fradkov smiles second right, in Damascus, Syria on Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012. Russia pushes Syria reforms as bloodshed mounts
| BEIRUT: Days after blocking a U.S.-backed peace plan at the U.N., senior Russian officials pushed for reforms Tuesday during an emergency meeting with Syrian President ... (photo: AP) Ohio
Peace   Photos   Russia   Syria   Wikipedia: 20112012 Syrian uprising  
Iraq Saudi Arabia
Australia's link to secret Iraq prisons
US to cut Baghdad embassy staff
Mistrust begets sanction: Iraq wants to limit private securi
Iraq wants to limit private security contractors
Iraq's Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki walks onstage prior to speaking at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2011.
Iraq's Sunni MPs lift their boycott of Maliki cabinet
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Showbiz Arabia: The Fab Four are back
Signs build that Iran sanctions disrupt food imports
Violence in Bahrain escalates ahead of Feb. 14 anniversary
Insight - In Sudan, glimpses of an Arab spring
Syrian army defectors secure an area near an anti-Syrian regime protest in the Deir Baghlaba area of Homs province, central Syria, on Friday, Jan. 27, 2012.
'They want to finish us,' Syrian resident says amid shelling in Homs
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Syria Kuwait
Russia defends Syria's Bashar al-Assad as international
Depravity in Syria
EU threatens new sanctions on Syria as Russia tries to broke
Assad militia kills 3 families in Syria's Homes
Syrian army defectors secure an area near an anti-Syrian regime protest in the Deir Baghlaba area of Homs province, central Syria, on Friday, Jan. 27, 2012.
'They want to finish us,' Syrian resident says amid shelling in Homs
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Kuwait cabinet may be key to ending political gridlock
Kuwait cabinet may be key to ending political gridlock
Kuwait cabinet may be key to ending political gridlock
Batelco sells its stake in Indian telecom S Tel
Syrian army defectors secure an area near an anti-Syrian regime protest in the Deir Baghlaba area of Homs province, central Syria, on Friday, Jan. 27, 2012.
'They want to finish us,' Syrian resident says amid shelling in Homs
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UAE Egypt
KJ Yesudas is coming to Dubai
Rock looking for 2nd consecutive win in Dubai
FIFA awards UAE win in Olympic qualifier
Rock looking for 2nd consecutive win in Dubai
Syrian army defectors secure an area near an anti-Syrian regime protest in the Deir Baghlaba area of Homs province, central Syria, on Friday, Jan. 27, 2012.
'They want to finish us,' Syrian resident says amid shelling in Homs
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The Gulf Is Where It's At
Oman calling: 10,000 expected at Muscat International Film F
Showbiz Arabia: The Fab Four are back
Top general to visit Egypt amid tensions over charges agains
A supporter of the Pakistani religious party Jamaat-e-Islami shouts during a rally against drone attacks Saturday, June 4, 2011 in Karachi, Pakistan.
Drone strike leaves several dead in Pakistan
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Jordan Iran
Hale and Blair discuss Middle East peace in Jordan
Turkey, Europe And Middle East Seek Balance In Islamic Count
Football and the Arab Spring February 4, 2012
Arabs, West seek to avert Russian veto of U.N. Syria
Vitaly Churkin, U.N. Russian Ambassador speaks at a Security Council meeting at U.N. headquarters Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2008 during emergency consultations on the conflict between Russia and Georgia after France requested discussion of a new draft plan to end the hostiliti
Arabs, West seek to avert Russian veto of U.N. Syria
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The Gulf Is Where It's At
Iran could hit US forces anywhere if attacked: Report
Oil rises above $99 after US crude supply drop
Signs build that Iran sanctions disrupt food imports
People watch the televised speech of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in a cafe in the southern port city of Sidon, Lebanon, Friday, June 24, 2011.
Nasrallah calls for unity among Muslims
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