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Reuters via Yahoo! News - Sun Nov 8, 1:52 pm ET
A senior opposition leader in Israel unveiled a peace plan Sunday that held out the possibility of negotiations with Hamas, the Palestinian Islamist group in control of the Gaza Strip.
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Reuters via Yahoo! News - 1 hour 3 minutes ago
Lebanon's Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri formed a new unity government on Monday that includes two ministers from Syrian- and Iranian-backed Hezbollah.
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CBS News - Mon Nov 9, 8:56 am ET
57 Nations Meet in Turkey to Talk Economics, but Ahmadinejad's Presence, Israeli Occupation May Steal Spotlight
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AFP via Yahoo! News - Mon Nov 9, 2:56 pm ET
Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri formed a government of national unity on Monday, ending more than four months of tough negotiations with his Hezbollah-led rivals.
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The Huffington Post - 2 hours 29 minutes ago
While both groups embrace Islamic values as their core ideology and driving principle, their political actions appear to be driven more by realpolitik than Quranic mandate.
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International Herald Tribune - 1 hour 36 minutes ago
Lebanon formed a new cabinet on Monday, ending five months of gridlock.
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New York Times - 2 hours 5 minutes ago
Lebanon formed a new cabinet on Monday, ending a gridlock that illustrated once again the myriad dysfunctions of its bitterly divided political system.
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The Christian Science Monitor - 1 hour 33 minutes ago
Former Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz, now leader of Israel's opposition party, unveiled a new peace plan Sunday – and aspirations of replacing Netanyahu.
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UPI - 2 hours 23 minutes ago
BEIRUT, Lebanon, Nov. 9 (UPI) -- Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri formed a unity government Monday, delivering his list of Cabinet minister to the president after months of wrangling.
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New York Times - 1 hour 0 minutes ago
Those close to Mahmoud Abbas said that he intended to resign and that other Palestinian officials would follow him.
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UPI - Mon Nov 9, 2:44 pm ET
SANAA, Yemen, Nov. 9 (UPI) -- Saudi Arabia's entry into Yemen's war against northern Shiite rebels has dramatically increased the stakes in a smoldering powder keg of conflicts in the Red Sea and Horn of Africa region, a key oil artery.
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UPI - Mon Nov 9, 2:33 pm ET
BEIRUT, Lebanon, Nov. 9 (UPI) -- The crew of the vessel allegedly carrying weapons to Hezbollah is under interrogation in Beirut as the resistance movement braces for an Israeli assault.
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New York Times - Mon Nov 9, 12:18 pm ET
Those close to Mahmoud Abbas said Monday that he intended to resign and forecast that others would follow.
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Memphis Commercial Appeal - Sun Nov 8, 8:33 pm ET
WASHINGTON -- Barack Obama's extended hand was whacked across the knuckles by the leaders of Iran, Syria and assorted other thuggeries last week. But the Obama administration did manage a good demonstration in Burma of how its brand of engagement can and should work. Kurt Campbell, the State Department's top Asia official, traveled to the isolated military dictatorship to talk with its ...
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Bloomberg - Mon Nov 9, 2:45 pm ET
Nov. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Lebanon’s Saad Hariri , the prime minister-designate tasked with forming a government since June parliamentary elections, was confirmed today by President Michel Suleiman as premier for a national unity government.
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AFP via Yahoo! News - Mon Nov 9, 9:07 am ET
Israeli President Shimon Peres on Monday headed on a tour of Brazil and Argentina to counter arch-foe Iran's influence in Latin America, the second such trip in months by a senior Israeli official.
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JTA - Mon Nov 9, 10:13 am ET
JERUSALEM (JTA) -- Israel is allowing thousands of cattle to enter the Gaza Strip. The 3,000 cattle began crossing into Gaza through border crossings with Israel last week as part of a goodwill gesture in honor of a major Muslim holiday that will be celebrated later this month.
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AP via Yahoo! News - 2 hours 6 minutes ago
The chief Palestinian negotiator on Monday warned Israel that if it does not take peacemaking seriously, it will find itself dealing with the militant Hamas instead of moderates like him.
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Time Magazine - 29 minutes ago
This is yet another signal of the Iranian regime going off the rails.
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CNN - Thu Nov 5, 12:47 pm ET
Something is stirring within the Hamas body politic, a moderating trend that, if nourished and engaged, could transform Palestinian politics and the Arab-Israeli peace process. There are unmistakable signs that the religiously based radical movement has subtly changed its uncompromising posture on Israel.