Yahoo! News: Mideast Conflict
Sat Feb 4th at 2:51 pm


Bahrainis hold independent dialogue over political crisis (Reuters)

Reuters - Bahrainis of different political stripes faced off in a rare forum on Saturday to try to bridge deep rifts against a backdrop of continued disturbances outside the Gulf Arab state's capital.

Yahoo! News: World - Iran
Sat Feb 4th at 2:03 pm


Iran launches new military exercises (AP)

AP - Iran began ground military exercises Saturday and defiantly warned that it could cut off oil exports to "hostile" European nations as tensions rise over suggestions that military strikes are an increasing possibility if sa...




Yahoo! News: World - Iran
Sat Feb 4th at 8:43 am


Iran says oil ban will not halt nuclear work (Reuters)

Reuters - Iran's oil minister said the Islamic state would not retreat from its nuclear program even if its crude oil exports grind to a halt, the official IRNA news agency reported on Saturday.

Yahoo! News: Mideast Conflict
Sat Feb 4th at 7:27 am


Palestinians call for PM's fall over taxes (AP)

AP - Hundreds of Palestinian protesters have called for their prime minister's resignation over recent tax and price increases.





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Sat Feb 4th at 4:04 am


S.Sudan shoot-out kills 37, wounds UN policeman

JUBA - A shoot-out among South Sudanese security forces using truck-mounted machineguns killed 37 people and injured a United Nations policeman on Wednesday, UN and government officials said on Friday.

The government in South Su...

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Sat Feb 4th at 3:39 am


Report: At least 105 people killed in Syria's Homs

BEIRUT - More than 100 people have been killed in shelling by Syrian armed forces of the city of Homs, and hundreds more have been wounded, the Syrian Observatory For Human Rights said on Friday, citing witnesses.

"At least 105 ...

Yahoo! News: World - Iran
Sat Feb 4th at 3:32 am


Iran will cut oil exports to some European countries: report (Reuters)

Reuters - Iran's oil minister said that the Islamic state would certainly cut its oil exports to "some" European countries, the semi-official Fars news agency reported on Saturday.

Yahoo! News: World - Iran
Sat Feb 4th at 3:22 am


German FM: No military action against Iran (AP)

AP - Germany's foreign minister says Europe is determined to prevent a nuclear-armed Iran but is warning against military action.

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Sat Feb 4th at 3:20 am


Anti-Assad protesters storm Syria's Berlin embassy

A group of Syrian protesters charged into Syria's embassy in the Berlin district of Tiergarten Friday, demolishing sections of the interior, according to German media reports. The approximately 30 Syrian activists, comprised of...

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Sat Feb 4th at 2:28 am


UN council to vote on Syria resolution Saturday

UNITED NATIONS - The UN Security Council will meet at 9:00 a.m EST (1400 GMT) on Saturday to vote on a European-Arab draft resolution endorsing an Arab League plan calling for Syrian President Bashar Assad to give up power, cou...

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Sat Feb 4th at 1:15 am


US eyes Russia trade vote by summer end

WASHINGTON - The Obama administration, a senior US lawmaker and the business community are gearing up for a tough vote in Congress to bolster trade relations with Russia, even as Moscow continued on Friday to take stands that m...

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Sat Feb 4th at 12:04 am


French unions call for air transport strike

PARIS - French trade unions called for a four-day strike across the aviation sector from Monday to protest against a draft bill aimed at ensuring a minimum service for air travellers during industrial action.

The main pilots' un...

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Fri Feb 3rd at 11:51 pm


Activist web group publishes FBI call on hacking

LONDON/WASHINGTON - Internet activist group Anonymous published a recording on Friday of a confidential call between FBI agents and London detectives in which the law-enforcement agents discuss action they are taking against ha...

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Fri Feb 3rd at 10:12 pm


Sudan's Bashir says tensions with South could lead to war

KHARTOUM - Sudan's President Omar Bashir said on Friday tensions with South Sudan might lead to war.

Asked in an interview with state television whether war could break out with Juba, Bashir said: "There is a possibility". He sa...

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Fri Feb 3rd at 9:54 pm


EU planning sanctions against Iran telecoms sector

BRUSSELS - European Union governments could ban the sales of some telecommunications equipment to Iran in the coming months under plans for new sanctions discussed by EU experts in Brussels.

EU diplomats said on Friday the bloc'...

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Fri Feb 3rd at 9:17 pm


Ayalon in Germany: Apply pressure on Iran until it breaks

Deputy Foreign Minister Danny Ayalon warned German Defense Minister Thomas de Maiziere that heavy pressure must be immediately applied to Iran "until it breaks," speaking during a panel at the Munich Conference on Friday.

"We do...

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Fri Feb 3rd at 9:03 pm


Turkish forces kill 5 PKK fighters in Batman

DIYARBAKIR - Turkish security forces killed five Kurdish insurgents on Friday after discovering them hiding in a cave in the southeastern province of Batman, while warplanes launched strikes on militant targets in northern Iraq...

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Fri Feb 3rd at 8:22 pm


US tourists seized in Egypt's Sinai are released

CAIRO - Two American women kidnapped by gunmen in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula on Friday were released into army custody hours after they were seized, security sources said.

The two tourists were among a party of five traveling from ...

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Fri Feb 3rd at 7:46 pm


Report: Russia cannot support amended Syria draft

MOSCOW - Russia cannot support a Western-Arab draft UN Security Council resolution on Syria despite changes that took some of its concerns into account, the Interfax news agency quoted Deputy Foreign Minister Gennady Gatilov as...

AL JAZEERA ENGLISH (AJE)
Fri Feb 3rd at 7:31 pm


Deadly clashes in Egypt over football riots

Seven killed and more than 1,700 wounded in clashes over authorities' failure to stop Port Said football violence.

AL JAZEERA ENGLISH (AJE)
Fri Feb 3rd at 7:25 pm


'Scores dead' in army assault on Syria's Homs

Activists say the military used mortars and nail bombs in attack on the Khaldiyeh neighbourhood.

Yahoo! News: Afghanistan
Fri Feb 3rd at 7:03 pm


Amid peace bid, U.S. got purported letter from Taliban (Reuters)

Reuters - The White House received a letter last year purported to come directly from Mullah Omar, the reclusive leader of the Taliban, asking the United States to deliver militant prisoners whose transfer is now at the heart o...




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Fri Feb 3rd at 6:39 pm


Envoys: Russia may not veto UN council draft on Syria

UNITED NATIONS - Moscow may agree not to veto the latest version of a European-Arab draft resolution endorsing an Arab League plan for Syrian President Bashar Assad to give up power when the UN Security Council votes on it, env...

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Fri Feb 3rd at 6:09 pm


Syrian forces break up Hama protest marking killings

BEIRUT - Syrian forces shot dead one person in the city of Hama on Friday as they broke up a protest marking the anniversary of a 1982 massacre by troops loyal to President Bashar Assad's father, activists said.

The opposition S...

VOA News: Middle East
Fri Feb 3rd at 6:05 pm


Turkey Tries to Navigate Sectarian Divides in Middle East
Dorian Jones

Erdogan has strongly denied his government is following a sectarian agenda


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Fri Feb 3rd at 5:53 pm


UN: S.Sudan oil shutdown to increase food aid dependence

PIBOR, South Sudan - South Sudan's decision to shut down its oil output will make many more people dependent on food aid in one of the world's most undeveloped nations, the United Nations said.

Landlocked South Sudan, which reli...

Yahoo! News: Afghanistan
Fri Feb 3rd at 5:45 pm


Cost drives NATO bid for smaller Afghan army (Reuters)

Reuters - Afghanistan could end up fighting Taliban insurgents with a national army and police force two-thirds the size envisaged, if plans discussed on Friday by NATO defense ministers, trying to balance security needs with b...

Yahoo! News: Iraq
Fri Feb 3rd at 5:41 pm


More U.S. grassroots parades for Iraq war vets possible (Reuters)

Reuters - Organizers of a parade for Iraq war veterans that drew thousands of flag waving spectators in St. Louis last weekend have been asked by people around the country for help in planning similar events, officials said Fri...

JPost.com - Headlines
Fri Feb 3rd at 5:26 pm


UN court rules against Italy's Nazi compensation claims

AMSTERDAM - The United Nations' highest court ruled on Friday that Italy's courts were wrong to allow victims of Nazi war crimes to claim compensation against Germany because it has legal immunity from being sued.

The ruling by ...

AL JAZEERA ENGLISH (AJE)
Fri Feb 3rd at 5:25 pm


US health group drops Planned Parenthood cuts

Breast cancer charity backtracks on reproductive health funding cuts after criticism from women's health advocates.

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Fri Feb 3rd at 5:00 pm


Commander suspended for 'forgetting' soldier

IDF Chief of staff Lt.-Gen. Benny Gantz decided on Friday to suspend Lt.-Col. Moly Cohen from his position as commander of the 74th Armored Battalion after he left a soldier behind in a Palestinian village during an operatio...

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Fri Feb 3rd at 4:55 pm


Rabbi Dov Lior calls compares Haman to villain Haman

Kiryat Arba's chief Rabbi Dov Lior compared US President Barak Obama to Haman - an enemy of the Jews in the Book of Esther- during a conference in the West Bank this week, Army Radio reported Friday.

He also labeled the Obama a ...

VOA News: Middle East
Fri Feb 3rd at 4:49 pm


Renewed Clashes Grip Egypt
Edward Yeranian

At least 3 dead as protesters blame army, police and 'the old regime' for allowing violence to get out of control


JPost.com - Headlines
Fri Feb 3rd at 4:01 pm


Katsav meets with wife for 1st time since incarceration

Former president of Israel and convicted rapist Moshe Katsav met with his wife for the first time since he began his incarceration two months ago, Channel 10 reported on Friday.

Katsav was convicted in March by the Tel Aviv Dis...

AL JAZEERA ENGLISH (AJE)
Fri Feb 3rd at 3:56 pm


UN says Somalia famine over after six months

Rain and food deliveries end famine conditions, but food stocks could run out in May and leave millions in need of aid.

Yahoo! News: Afghanistan
Fri Feb 3rd at 3:48 pm


AP sources: Taliban leader sent letter to Obama (AP)

AP - Reclusive Taliban leader Mullah Mohammed Omar wrote to President Barack Obama last year indicating an interest in talks key to ending the war in Afghanistan, current and former U.S. officials told The Associated Press.

Yahoo! News: World - Iran
Fri Feb 3rd at 3:33 pm


Diplomats: UN nuclear agency pressures Tehran (AP)

AP - Seemingly failed talks this week between Iran and the U.N. nuclear agency have instead increased pressure on Tehran to defuse suspicions before another meeting later in the month that it secretly worked on atomic arms, dip...




Yahoo! News: World - Iran
Fri Feb 3rd at 3:09 pm


Iran reports launch of small satellite into orbit (AP)

AP - Iran successfully launched a new small satellite into orbit early Friday, state media reported, the latest in the country's ambitious space program that has raised concerns in the West because of its possible military appl...




VOA News: Middle East
Fri Feb 3rd at 2:50 pm


US Concerns Grow Over Possible Israeli Strike on Iran
Gary Thomas

At least one US official reported to be warning that Israeli attack is not far off


Yahoo! News: Afghanistan
Fri Feb 3rd at 2:40 pm


Pakistani Taliban kill 7 soldiers, abduct 4 (AP)

AP - Islamist militants attacked a Pakistani army checkpoint near the Afghan border Friday, killing seven paramilitary soldiers and abducting four, a government official and a Taliban spokesman said.





Yahoo! News: World - Iran
Fri Feb 3rd at 2:32 pm


U.S. anxiety grows over possible Israeli plans on Iran (Reuters)

Reuters - The Obama administration is increasingly anxious about Israeli leaders' provocative public comments on Iran's nuclear program but does not have hard proof that it will strike Iran in the next few months, U.S. and Euro...

Yahoo! News: World - Iran
Fri Feb 3rd at 2:32 pm


Iran stonewalls U.N. nuclear watchdog on site: diplomats (Reuters)

Reuters - Iran's apparent reluctance to let U.N. inspectors visit a military site near Tehran underlines the uphill task they face in getting the Islamic state to address suspicions it may be seeking to develop nuclear weapons,...

Yahoo! News: World - Iran
Fri Feb 3rd at 2:30 pm


Quick Iran curbs may obviate need for strike call: Israel (Reuters)

Reuters - Iran "will blink" if sanctions aimed at deterring it from building a nuclear bomb are imposed rapidly, meaning outside powers may never need to decide on possible armed action, an Israeli minister said on Friday.

AL JAZEERA ENGLISH (AJE)
Fri Feb 3rd at 1:52 pm


Hacker group Anonymous publicises FBI call

Alleged recording of call between FBI and Scotland Yard about operations against Anonymous is released on internet.

VOA News: Middle East
Fri Feb 3rd at 1:28 pm


At Least 12 Dead in Latest Syria Violence
VOA News

Latest unrest comes as diplomats at UN pushed for Security Council resolution to condemn government's deadly crackdown on dissent


Yahoo! News: Iraq
Fri Feb 3rd at 1:04 pm


More cities consider parades for Iraq War vets (AP)

AP - A St. Louis parade welcoming home Iraq War and other post-Sept. 11 veterans was such a hit that at least 10 other cities around the country are considering similar celebrations.





Yahoo! News: World - Iran
Fri Feb 3rd at 12:45 pm


Israeli Defense minister implies a strike on Iran nuclear program is near (The Christian Science Monitor)

The Christian Science Monitor - Tensions between Israel and Iran are on the rise after a group of top Israeli leaders engaged in a round of saber-rattling on Thursday and Iran’s Supreme Leader answered on Friday with a pledge...

AL JAZEERA ENGLISH (AJE)
Fri Feb 3rd at 12:28 pm


Harsh winter kills scores in eastern Europe

Temperatures drop to minus 30C and below, causing power outages, traffic chaos and widespread closures.


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