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EUROPEAN UNION: First Action Plans emerge
The European Commission yesterday approved the first Action Plans, which help the EU to reach out...
MIDDLE EAST: Barghouti challenge reflects Fatah split
A Fatah official said yesterday that Marwan Barghouti will withdraw from the Palestinian National...
JORDAN: Hamza demotion wards off challenge
King Abdallah II dismissed his half-brother Hamza as crown prince this week. Since Abdallah's...
JordanPROSPECTS 2005: Iraq holds key to US global stance
The broad thrust of the administration's international stance in 2005 depends largely on...
IraqMIDDLE EAST: Barghouti move opens up election
The January 9 Palestinian presidential election has been thrown open by the last-minute decision...
ISRAEL: Budget vote sparks coalition collapse
Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said today that his Likud bloc now faces the choice between elections...
IsraelMIDDLE EAST: Barghouti to contest Palestinian poll?
A senior Fatah official today visited Marwan Barghouti in jail in Israel to try to persuade him...
UNITED STATES: Policy challenge ahead in Middle East
Colin Powell met Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon today at the start of his final visit to the...
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