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  Kerry on new Mideast trip
  
  WASHINGTON: U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will travel on Jan. 1 to Jerusalem to meet with...
  

Iraq forces under fire over abuse as unrest surges

• Dec. 30, 14:04

BAGHDAD: Iraq’s security forces face a rising chorus of criticism that, with violence at the highest level in years, their heavy-handed tactics and alleged abuses do more harm than good. Human rights groups, ****ysts,...

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South Sudan rebels threaten key town: army

• Dec. 30, 12:49

JUBA: Rebels in violence-wracked South Sudan sought to take back control Monday of a key town they were forced from last week, the army said, vowing to defeat the militia. United Nations peacekeepers said they were concerned...

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Victims’ families lament release of Palestinian prisoners

• Dec. 30, 04:45

JERUSALEM: From a rudimentary tent outside the Israeli prime minister’s residence in Jerusalem, Ortal Tamam, whose uncle was killed by Palestinians, rails against the imminent release of Palestinian prisoners. “I...

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UN says armed groups close to South Sudan town

• Dec. 30, 04:17

UNITED NATIONS: The United Nations on Sunday reported armed groups close to a key town in South Sudan amid battles between supporters of the country’s president and vice president. A UN surveillance aircraft spotted the...

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Syria committed to Iran attending peace talks: minister

• Dec. 30, 02:24

DAMASCUS: Syria is committed to its key regional ally Iran attending a planned peace conference next month to which it has yet to be invited, Foreign Minister Walid Muallem said Sunday. “Syria is committed to Iran...

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Iraq attacks kill at least 18, including army general: police, medics

• Dec. 30, 02:19

BAGHDAD: At least 18 people were killed in attacks across Iraq on Sunday, including a military general in a bombing in the northern city of Mosul, police and medical sources said. Violence in Iraq has hit its highest levels...

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Lebanese ex-minister buried to anti-Hezbollah chants

• Dec. 30, 01:04

BEIRUT: Mourners chanting anti-Hezbollah slogans laid to rest former Lebanese minister Mohamad Chatah on Sunday after he was killed by a car bomb his allies blame on the powerful Shi’ite group. Friday’s attack on...

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Two peacekeepers killed in Sudan’s Darfur region: UN

• Dec. 30, 00:41

SUDAN: Two peacekeepers, one from Senegal and one from Jordan, were killed in Sudan’s Darfur region on Sunday when an unidentified armed group attacked their convoy, the United Nations said. In a statement, U.N....

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Saudi religious police warn against New Year’s celebrations

• Dec. 29, 21:53

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s religious police has warned against celebrating the New Year’s Eve in the ultra-conservative Gulf kingdom, the local Okaz daily said on Sunday. The Commission of the Promotion of Virtue and...

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Protesters gather at Libyan ministries demanding PM quit

• Dec. 29, 21:41

TRIPOLI: Protesters gathered outside ministries and major institutions across Libya’s capital on Sunday, state news agency Lana reported, and those at the foreign ministry said they wanted Prime Minister Ali Zeidan to...

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Libyan militia threatens to cut gas deliveries

• Dec. 29, 20:35

TRIPOLI, Libya: A spokesman for a Libyan militia that shut down most of the country’s oil terminals for months has threatened to close off natural gas deliveries to the capital in a serious escalation in its standoff...

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Israeli tanks wound 2 Palestinians in Gaza: medics

• Dec. 29, 20:27

GAZA CITY: Two Palestinians in the Gaza Strip were wounded Sunday by Israeli tank fire, medical sources said, less than a week after cross-border violence peaked with deaths on both sides. Ashraf al-Qudra, a spokesman for the...

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Saudi Arabia to give Lebanese army $3 bln

• Dec. 29, 19:49

BEIRUT: Saudi Arabia is giving the Lebanese army $3 billion in aid, Lebanon’s President Michel Suleiman said on Sunday, calling it the largest grant ever given to the country’s armed forces. “The king of the...

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Libya, Algeria to boost border security

• Dec. 29, 19:31

TRIPOLI: Libya and Algeria agreed Sunday agreed to boost cooperation on border security, illegal immigration, weapons trafficking and “terrorism,” during a visit by Algerian Prime Minister Abdelmalek Sellal. His..