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ISRAEL: Budget vote goes to the wire
The Knesset Finance Committee approved the delayed 2005 budget by 10-9 today, sending the package...
IsraelMIDDLE EAST: Palestinians declare extended 'calm'
Thirteen Palestinian factions meeting in Cairo yesterday agreed to extend the period of 'calm'...
PalestiniansIRAN: Decline in terrorism involvement could reverse
Iran has been one of the world's most persistent and proactive state sponsors of terrorism since...
IranMIDDLE EAST: Ceasefire talks start tomorrow
UN Secretary General Kofi Annan today met Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas as part of his...
US/WESTERN EUROPE: Amity in Middle East peace push
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice attended the UK-organised Middle East peace conference in...
Western EuropeMIDDLE EAST: Suicide bombing has wide repercussions
Israeli Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom is to present foreign ambassadors today with 'proof' of...
RUSSIA/IRAN: Bushehr plant gets go-ahead agreement
Moscow and Tehran signed an additional protocol yesterday to their agreement on the nuclear power...
RussiaISRAEL: Gaza plan risks military disaffection
The cabinet this week approved Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's proposed evacuation of settlers from...
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