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Gunman killed, weapons seized by Army at checkpoint in Bekaa
Daily Star Lebanese Politics - 0 sec ago
A gunman is killed overnight and another is arrested after they fail to stop at a Lebanese Army checkpoint in the Bekaa border area of Mashareeh al-Qaa.
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Hariri confident new French PM to maintain special Lebanon ties
Daily Star Lebanese Politics - 0 sec ago
Former Prime Minister Saad Hariri congratulates France’s new Prime Minister, saying he is confident that Jean-Marc Ayrault will maintain his country's special ties with Lebanon.
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U.S. Ambassador to Israel Speaks of Military Option for Iran
New York Times - 1 hour 14 min ago
Dan Shapiro told the Israeli bar association that preparations had been made for a possible attack.
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I.A.E.A. Director General to Visit Tehran
New York Times - 1 hour 18 min ago
The unexpected announcement suggested that both the I.A.E.A. and Iran had accelerated the urgency of resolving their dispute over I.A.E.A. requests for access to a restricted Iranian military site.
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Demonstration in Tehran over Bahrain-Saudi union
Yahoo/Mideast - 1 hour 19 min ago
Thousands of people demonstrated in Tehran on Friday to protest a proposed union of Saudi Arabia and Bahrain, in the first step toward closer links among six Arab monarchies across the Gulf.
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Iran Oil Production Drop Seen
New York Times - 1 hour 34 min ago
A 12 percent decline in the first three months of the year is at odds with Iran’s assessment that there has been no significant change in output over the past year.
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Baghdad pet market bombs kill five: officials
Yahoo/Mideast - 1 hour 45 min ago
Three near-simultaneous bomb blasts at a pet market in east Baghdad killed five people on Friday, officials said, just hours after an attack in the city's southeast left five dead.
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Legendary singer Warda dies in Cairo aged 72
Yahoo/Mideast - 1 hour 51 min ago
Algerian singer Warda, whose powerful vocal range and patriotic songs earned her legendary status throughout the Arab world, died of a heart attack late on Thursday aged 72, her family said.
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At War Blog: Spying Balloons as Artistic Muse
New York Times - 1 hour 51 min ago
One reader sees art in the specter of all-seeing eye in the skies over Afghanistan.
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Bashar al-Assad, in Rare TV Interview, Disparages Opponents
New York Times - 2 hours 2 min ago
President Bashar al-Assad of Syria said in an interview broadcast Wednesday that he faced no real domestic opposition in the 15-month-old uprising against him.
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Bulgaria, Qatar, Turkey eye joint infrastructure projects
Yahoo/Mideast - 2 hours 33 min ago
Leaders of Bulgaria, Qatar and Turkey agreed Friday to study joint infrastructure projects like the construction of a new motorway from Istanbul across Bulgaria.
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IAEA chief Amano to visit Iran on Monday
Yahoo/Mideast - 2 hours 35 min ago
The chief of the UN nuclear watchdog, Yukiya Amano, will visit Iran on Monday and meet Tehran's chief nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili, the IAEA said.
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Bahrainis demonstrate against Saudi union plan
Yahoo/Mideast - 2 hours 46 min ago
Thousands of Shiites took to the streets on Friday to demonstrate against a proposal to unite the Sunni-ruled kingdom with neighbouring Saudi Arabia, also a Sunni monarchy, witnesses said.
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Protesters react with restraint to judge’s decision to hold Mawlawi
Daily Star Lebanese Politics - 2 hours 55 min ago
A judge’s decision not to release Islamist Shadi Mawlawi, whose arrest triggered deadly clashes in Tripoli, is met with subdued resentment on the part of his supporters.
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Israeli charged over arson attack on Africa migrants
Yahoo/Mideast - 3 hours 4 min ago
An Israeli man has been charged with arson after he threw Molotov cocktails at the homes of African migrants in south Tel Aviv, highlighting a sharp rise in tension between locals and immigrants.
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Kahwagi urges politicians to pull gunmen from Tripoli streets
Daily Star Lebanese Politics - 3 hours 4 min ago
Lebanese Army Commander Gen. Jean Kahwagi urges political leaders to withdraw gunmen from the streets of Tripoli, a week after deadly fighting in the northern city left 11 people killed.
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IAEA chief to visit Iran for talks on nuclear deal
Haaretz Defense - 3 hours 42 min ago
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Largest protests yet in Syrian city of Aleppo
Yahoo/Mideast - 3 hours 47 min ago
Syrian security forces fired tear gas and live ammunition to disperse thousands rallying Friday in Aleppo in what activists said was the largest protest yet in a city that has largely remained loyal to President Bashar Assad during the country's 15-month uprising.
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Yemen army advances towards Qaeda bastion
Yahoo/Mideast - 3 hours 51 min ago
Yemeni troops advanced Friday toward the city of Jaar, a bastion of Al-Qaeda in the south of the country where five militants were also killed in clashes with tribesmen, local and military sources said.
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Egypt's Ramy on course for UK squash history
Yahoo/Mideast - 4 hours 55 sec ago
Ramy Ashour kept alive his hopes of becoming the first Egyptian in nearly half a century to win the British Open title with a performance of athleticism and great artistry which carried him into the semi-finals.
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