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His Majesty King Abdullah has said a Palestinian-Israeli peace settlement on the basis of two states living side by side is a precondition for the security and stability of all countries of the Middle East. |
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The latest Hamas attacks in the West Bank killed Israeli settlers, but their real target was Palestinian peace negotiators in Washington, observers said on Thursday. |
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| | Army needs US help to sustain itself - commanders |  |
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Iraq cannot yet sustain its army despite having managed to quell a violent insurgency, US and local commanders told AFP, raising the prospect that American troops will stay on beyond 2011. |
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| | Give us jobs, say Somali pirates | |
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The pirates of old often took to the seas to rebel against the social order but in lawless Somalia, many pirates say they would happily pay taxes and take a job in a factory. |
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| | Iran stoning lawyer reunited with family | |
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The lawyer who defended a woman sentenced to death by stoning in Iran was reunited with his family in Norway Thursday. |
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| | Beirut’s beautiful people splash out for Ramadan | |
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"A more beautiful Ramadan," promises an advertisement for one Beirut clinic offering discounts to image-conscious Lebanese during the Muslim holy month of dawn-to-dusk fasting. |
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| | Iran hardliners attack opposition leader’s home - website | |
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Hardline "thugs" surrounded the home of opposition Iranian leader Mehdi Karroubi, pelting the building with rocks to prevent the cleric from attending a rally on Friday, his website said. |
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| | US looks at bolstering funding for Yemeni military | |
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US commanders have proposed spending up to $1.2 billion over five years on Yemen\'s security forces, reflecting US worries about Al Qaeda\'s presence in the region, officials said Thursday. |
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| | AT A GLANCE | |
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A group of activists have hung up posters around Egypt\'s capital supporting the country\'s intelligence chief as a possible candidate in next year\'s presidential elections. |
