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Defense Secretary Robert Gates holds a press briefing at the Pentagon in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2008. Gates said that U.S. and British citizens were the targets of the violent siege in Mumbai, although most of those killed in the city, the nation's financial capital, were Indians. He also said Tuesday that the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Adm. Mike Mullen, had gone to the region to meet with official
Iran   Nuclear   Photos   Saudi Arabia   US  
Gates in Saudi Arabia to Discuss Iran
| RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates arrived here on Wednesday for talks with the Saudi royal family that senior defense officials said would be focused on Iran. | His visi... (photo: AP / Lawrence Jackson)
The New York Times
Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan addresses the lawmakers of his party at the parliament in Ankara, Turkey, Monday, July 22, 2008.
Economy   Finance   IMF   Photos   Turkey  
Turkey and I.M.F. End Talks on Stand-By Loan
| ISTANBUL — Turkey said on Wednesday it was no longer holding talks with the International Monetary Fund on a stand-by loan because it did not need emergency funds, but it left the door open fo... (photo: AP / )
The New York Times
U.S. President Barack Obama, left, listens to Chinese President Hu Jintao, as they attend a state dinner reception at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009. Standing behind them are their translators. Beijing seeks a shift in geopolitics
| By Willy Lam | China's ongoing tussles with the United States over issues including Taiwan, Tibet and trade are in a sense nothing new. For more than two decades, Sino-US relations have periodically... (photo: AP / Pablo Martinez Monsivais) Asia Times
China   Defence   Photos   Politics   US  
Locals listen to Afghan President Hamid Karzai in Marjah, Afghanistan, Sunday, March 7, 2010. Marjah fears return of warlords
| By Mohammad Elyas Daee and Abubakar Siddique | MARJAH - Azizullah Khan might be this town's best example of civic-mindedness. He is a middle-aged farmer in this area, at the center of a recent large... (photo: AP / Dusan Vranic, Pool) Asia Times
Afghanistan   Military   Photos   Security   Taliban  
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Sen. Joe Biden, D-Del., listens to testimony during a Senate Committee on Foreign Relations hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington in this Sept. 19, 2006 file photo. Palestinians complain to Biden
RAMALLAH, West Bank - Palestinians told U.S. Vice President Joe Biden on Wednesday that Israel's new plan to build 1,600 homes for Jewish settlers challenged Washington's... (photo: AP / Charles Dharapak, File) Khaleej Times
Israel   Palestine   Photos   President   US  
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad addresses the 63rd session of the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2008. Ahmadinejad criticises NATO troops, mocks Gates
KABUL - Iran's outspoken president on Wednesday criticised Western troops as an obstacle to peace in Afghanistan and mocked the US defence secretary during their overlapp... (photo: AP / Seth Wenig) Khaleej Times
Iran   Nato   Photos   President   US  
Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses his lawmakers about army's last Iraq incursion at the parliament in Ankara, Turkey, Tuesday, March 4, 2008, four days after the Turkish military ended a week-long ground offensive against Kurdish rebels in northern Ira Erdogan gets Saudi nod as Mideast force
RIYADH - Turkey's role as a key player in Middle East and Arab affairs was set in cement when the Saudis honoured Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan with a prestigious p... (photo: AP / Burhan Ozbilici) Khaleej Times
Mideast   Photos   Riyadh   Saudi   Turkey  
Jenson Button testing for McLaren at Jerez, 10/02/2010. Formula One statistics for Bahrain Grand Prix
March 10 (Reuters) - Formula One statistics for Sunday's season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix: CHAMPIONS There will be four world champions (Fernando Alonso, Jenson Button, ... (photo: Creative Commons / slitz) The Guardian
Formula   Photos   Race   Schumacher   Sport  
Wine - Alcohol - Liquor Bahrain's lower chamber seeks complete ban on alcohol
| Manama: Bahrain could become a dry country if a Bill backed by the parliament’s lower chamber to ban the import and sale of alcohol goes through the upper chamber... (photo: WN / Yolanda Leyba) Gulf News
Alcohol   Ban   Parliament   Photos   Sale  
US Defense Secretary Robert Gates pauses during a joint press conference with Afghan President Hamid Karzai, not seen, at the presidential palace in Kabul, Afghanistan on Tuesday Jan. 16, 2007. Gates keeps up pressure on Iran with Gulf visit
| RIYADH, Saudi Arabia—U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates was keeping up the pressure on Iran on Wednesday, consulting with the United States' closest and most inf... (photo: AP / Musadeq Sadeq) Denver Post
Gulf   Iran   Photos   Politics   US  
U.S. Vice President Joseph Biden, left, and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas wave to the press ahead of their meeting in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Wednesday, March 10, 2010. Israel's new plan to build 1,600 homes for Jews in Palestinian-claimed east Jerusalem overshadowed Vice President Joe Biden's visit to the West Bank on Wednesday. Biden was to hold talks with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Prime Minister Salam Fayyad, in part to ease their doubts about the latest U.S. peace efforts. Israel apologizes for embarrassing Biden
Ramallah (West Bank): Israel apologized Wednesday for disrupting the visit of Vice President Joe Biden with its announcement of 1,600 new homes in disputed east Jerusalem... (photo: AP / Tara Todras-Whitehill) Zeenews
Israel   Jerusalem   Palestinians   Photos   US  
Iraqi Kurds voted on Saturday in elections expected to keep Kurdistan President First Iraq vote results expected by Thursday - U.N.
| BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Preliminary results of Iraq's parliamentary election, a vote seen as a litmus test of its young democracy, are likely to be released by Thursday, a ... (photo: WN / Jamal Penjweny) The Star
Election   Government   Iraq   Photos   UN  
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Partial Iraq Vote Results Expected by Thursday
First Iraq vote results expected by Thursday
First Iraq vote results expected by Thursday - U.N.
Elections are great, but Iraq war still a mistake
Iraqi Kurds voted on Saturday in elections expected to keep Kurdistan President
First Iraq vote results expected by Thursday - U.N.
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Gates in Saudi Arabia to Discuss Iran
UK's Miliband urges push for Afghan peace deal
UN official urges Iraqis to report election results quickly
Sarkozy to raise competition concerns with Obama over multib
Defense Secretary Robert Gates holds a press briefing at the Pentagon in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2008. Gates said that U.S. and British citizens were the targets of the violent siege in Mumbai, although most of those killed in the city, the nation's financial capital, were Indians. He also said Tuesday that the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Adm. Mike Mullen, had gone to the region to meet with official
Gates in Saudi Arabia to Discuss Iran
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Syria Kuwait
Iran and Israel play cat and mouse
Jailed Syria activists lose early release petition
Nuclear energy desired by Israel and Syria
Israel, Syria say they will pursue nuclear plants
Israeli soldiers look at an Israeli air force unmanned plane in the Tel Nof base, central Israel, Sunday, Feb. 21, 2010.
Iran and Israel play cat and mouse
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Man held for cultivating marijuana plants in Kuwait
Gates keeps up pressure on Iran with Gulf visit
Gates keeps up pressure on Iran with Gulf visit
Gates keeps up pressure on Iran with Gulf visit
US Defense Secretary Robert Gates pauses during a joint press conference with Afghan President Hamid Karzai, not seen, at the presidential palace in Kabul, Afghanistan on Tuesday Jan. 16, 2007.
Gates keeps up pressure on Iran with Gulf visit
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UAE Egypt
Google CEO: Development in China dispute 'soon'
Dubai creditors to get multiple options -sources
Dubai creditors to get multiple options - sources
Dubai police chief warns spies out of Gulf region
Balloon Toy displayed in Mall, Dubai
Dubai Mall attracts record visitors in shopping festival
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Biden says Palestinians deserve 'viable' state
African Comment: Egyptians Need To Be In Europe In Order To
Israel Apologizes To Biden Over Settlement Announcement: We
Biden says Palestinians deserve 'viable' state
U.S. Vice President Joseph Biden, left, and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas wave to the press ahead of their meeting in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Wednesday, March 10, 2010. Israel's new plan to build 1,600 homes for Jews in Palestinian-claimed east Jerusalem overshadowed Vice President Joe Biden's visit to the West Bank on Wednesday. Biden was to hold talks with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Prime Minister Salam Fayyad, in part to ease their doubts about the latest U.S. peace efforts.
Israel apologizes for embarrassing Biden
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Jordan Iran
Joe Biden attacks Israeli plan for East Jerusalem homes
Israel approves East Jerusalem homes as Biden visits
Biden heads to Middle East for 5-day tour
Biden Heads To Middle East For 5-day Tour
Construction workers are seen on a new housing development in the Jewish neighborhood of Har Homa in east Jerusalem, Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2009.
Israel approves East Jerusalem homes as Biden visits
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Gates in Saudi Arabia to Discuss Iran
Beijing seeks a shift in geopolitics
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Iran and Israel play cat and mouse
Defense Secretary Robert Gates holds a press briefing at the Pentagon in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2008. Gates said that U.S. and British citizens were the targets of the violent siege in Mumbai, although most of those killed in the city, the nation's financial capital, were Indians. He also said Tuesday that the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Adm. Mike Mullen, had gone to the region to meet with official
Gates in Saudi Arabia to Discuss Iran
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