Israel

  • Oct 19, 2006
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RUSSIA/ISRAEL: Putin avoids Iran issue in Olmert visit

Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert met President Vladimir Putin yesterday during his two-day...

Israel
  • Oct 10, 2006
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MIDDLE EAST: Palestinian government talks hit impasse

Mediations efforts by Qatar's foreign minister to secure agreement between Hamas and Fatah on a...

  • Oct 5, 2006
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MIDDLE EAST: Palestinian government crisis greets Rice

The Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt is open today for the second day in a row,...

  • Oct 3, 2006
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IRAN/TURKEY/ISRAEL: Kurdistan theatre for competition

Ankara last week rejected claims by Iraqi President Jalal Talabani of meddling in northern Iraq....

Iran
  • Oct 2, 2006
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MIDDLE EAST: Palestinian clashes as Rice arrives

Renewed fighting broke out today in Gaza between rival security forces loyal to Hamas and Fatah,...

  • Sep 27, 2006
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JAPAN: Landmark accord lets in foreign labour

By allowing special access to Philippine nurses and care workers, Tokyo has enlarged the...

Japan
  • Sep 22, 2006
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US/EU/MIDDLE EAST: Dialogue should isolate al-Qaida

The discourse of the 'global war on terror' often tends to demonise state actors. This raises the...

United States
  • Sep 21, 2006
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MIDDLE EAST: Quartet encourages unity government

Hamas spokesmen today welcomed yesterday's Quartet statement on the formation of a Palestinian...