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Israel marks 43-year rule of Jerusalem

JERUSALEM: Israel on Tuesday starts celebrating the anniversary of what it calls…

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Iran sentences Newsweek reporter in absentia

WASHINGTON: Newsweek reporter Maziar Bahari, who was detained in Iran from June…

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Most of Iran's action in Afghanistan not 'malign', says General

WASHINGTON: NATO war commander General Stanley McChrystal said Monday there was intelligence…

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Bahrain arrests man suspected of links to Kuwait spy cell

MANAMA: Bahraini authorities have arrested one of its nationals suspected of having…

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Lebanese premier to make official visit to US

BEIRUT: Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri will make his first official visit…

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Medvedev urges more active US role in Mideast peace efforts

DAMASCUS: Russian President Dmitry Medvedev called in Syria on Tuesday for a…

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Iraqi forces 'negligent' after mass attacks kill 110

BAGHDAD: Iraqi security forces faced charges of negligence on Tuesday after insurgents…

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In Vietnam film, US My Lai killer returns to apologies

In Le Dan's cinematic vision, a tormented former US army lieutenant returns…

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Parliament approves two-year emergency law extension

CAIRO: Egypt's parliament voted on Tuesday to extend a decades-old state of…

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Violence and censorship define Middle East movie output

Fewer than usual movies from the Middle East are in the front…

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