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US Army (USA) Lieutenant General (LGEN) David H. Petraeus (center), Commanding General, Multinational Security Transition Command-Iraq, talks with a local Iraqi contractor near a market construction site in the city of An Najaf, Iraq, during Operation IRA
Afghanistan   Petraeus   Photos   War   Wikipedia: John R. Allen		  Papua New Guinea Post 
Petraeus steps down: Afghan war
Tue 19 Jul 2011
KABUL: General David Petraeus, the US commander in Afghanistan and most celebrated military leader of his generation, stepped down yesterday after a chequered year at the helm of what is America's... (photo: US DoD)
Rebel fighters standing in the back of a pickup truck prepare to make an advance, in the desert on the outskirts of Ajdabiya, Libya Thursday, April 14, 2011. Forces loyal to Moammar Gadhafi shelled a besieged western city Thursday, killing at least 13 people, and new explosions rocked Tripoli as the U.S. told a NATO meeting the alliance must intensify its mission to isolate the Libyan leader and "bring about his departure."
Libya   Photos   Rebels   Troops   Wikipedia: Battle of Brega–Ajdabiya road		  Huffington Post 
Libya Rebels Claim To Have Routed Most Of Gaddafi's Troops In Oil Town Of Brega, ...
Tue 19 Jul 2011
By Nick Carey MISRATA, Libya, July 18 (Reuters) - Rebel forces have routed most of Muammar Gaddafi's troops in the Libyan oil town of Brega in the biggest boost of their campaign in weeks, spokesmen... (photo: AP / Ben Curtis)
Nakhal Fort, Oman.  Khaleej Times  Mon 18 Jul 2011
Oman to put on display rare manuscripts, historical papers on Renaissance Day
MUSCAT - A rare collection of manuscripts and historical documents will go on display in Salalah on Saturday to mark Oman's July 23 Renaissance Day. The show, organised by the National Records and... (photo: Creative Commons / Andries Oudshoorn)
Culture   Historical   Oman   Photos   Toursim   Wikipedia: Oman
In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, supporters of Syrian President Bashar Assad carry his pictures as military police load the coffins of eleven killed soldiers and security force members into ambulances before sending them to their families for burial, in front of a military hospital in the central city of Homs, Syria, Saturday, May 7, 2011.  m&c;  Mon 18 Jul 2011
EU looks to up pressure on al-Assad, UN over Syria violence
Brussels - EU foreign ministers on Monday sought to up the pressure on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's regime over its ongoing crackdown on anti-regime protesters, while also calling on the United... (photo: AP / SANA)
Brussels   Photos   Protests   Syria   Wikipedia: 2011 Syrian uprising
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Palestinian Authority condemns new Israeli settlement plan m&c; Mon 18 Jul 2011
Palestinian Authority condemns new Israeli settlement plan
Ramallah/Jerusalem - Israel on Monday announced it plans to build hundreds of housing units in the West Bank, a move the Palestinian Authority immediately condemned as... (photo: WN / Ahmed Deeb)
Gaza   Israel   Jerusalem   Palestinian   Photos
Rebel fighters take positions in the front line between them and Moammar Gadhafi forces, 25 km west from Misrata, Libya, Thursday, May 26, 2011. CNN Mon 18 Jul 2011
Rebels: Our forces have advanced closer to Libyan city of al-Brega
(CNN) -- Libyan rebel forces have advanced about 18 miles (30 kilometers) closer to the eastern city of al-Brega after dismantling thousands of landmines, a rebel... (photo: AP / Rodrigo Abd)
Libya   Nato   Photos   Rebels   Wikipedia: 2011 Libyan civil war
Egypt PM delays swearing-in of new cabinet Khaleej Times Mon 18 Jul 2011
Egypt PM delays swearing-in of new cabinet
Egyptian Prime Minister Essam Sharaf on Monday postponed the swearing-in of a new cabinet intended to deflect anger over the pace of reform. Sharaf, who heads a caretaker... (photo: WN / Ahmed Deeb)
Cairo   Egypt   Justice   Photos   Protesters   Wikipedia: Tahrir Square
British Foreign Secretary William Hague, right, speaks with French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe, second left, during a round table meeting of EU foreign ministers at the EU Council building in Brussels on Monday, July 18, 2011. Khaleej Times Mon 18 Jul 2011
EU to toughen Syria sanctions
BRUSSELS - The European Union could toughen sanctions on Syrian President President Bashar al-Assad's government in days over his crackdown on pro-democracy protests, EU... (photo: AP / Virginia Mayo)
EU   Photos   Sanctions   Syria   Wikipedia: 2011 Syrian uprising
World Bank President Robert Zoellick speaks during a news conference at the 2011 Spring Meetings of the World Bank Group/IMF, Thursday, April 14, 2011 Hartford Courant Mon 18 Jul 2011
World Bank's Zoellick urges U.S. drive for Doha deal
GENEVA (Reuters) - U.S. leadership could be the vital spark needed to revive moribund world trade talks, World Bank President Robert Zoellick said on Monday, decrying as... (photo: AP / Jacquelyn Martin)
Doha   Geneva   Photos   US   Wikipedia: Robert Zoellick
Syrian anti-government protesters march during a demonstration following Friday prayers in the central city of Homs, Syria, Friday, April 22, 2011. BBC News Mon 18 Jul 2011
Syria unrest: Protesters released in Hama
Reports from the Syrian city of Hama say 50 protesters arrested during the past few weeks have been released. Residents told the BBC that government offices in the city... (photo: AP)
Government   Photos   Protesters   Syria   Wikipedia: 2011 Syrian uprising


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An anti-government protestor suffering from the effect of the tear gas is helped by others following clashes with Yemeni police in Sanaa, Yemen, Saturday, March 12, 2011. Yemeni security forces stormed a square early Saturday where thousands of pro-democracy protesters have been camped out for the past month, firing tear gas and live ammunition during a pre-dawn raid that killed at least one person, doctors and witnesses said. Yemenis Organize Shadow Government The New York Times
Residents of the Shiite Muslim village of Malkiya, Bahrain, look over the makeshift barricades they said they replaced Sunday, March 20, 2011, after they were cleared when riot police and tanks moved through town earlier in the day. Bahrain Shiites pull out of reconciliation talks The Daily Telegraph
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak listens during a meeting with Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Saltanov, at the Presidential palace in Cairo, Egypt, Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2011. The boldest challenge ever to President Hosni Mubarak's three decades of authoritarian rule has so far failed in its singular goal to oust him immediately. And after initial euphoria over their defiance of a state once thought impregnable, protesters are increasingly uneasy that Mubarak or leaders he has chosen may manage to hang on to power. Egyptian foreign minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit, at forground. Mubarak's Health at Issue in Egypt The New York Times
Lebanese protesters shout slogans as they carry a picture depicting the bloodied hands of Syrian President Bashar Assad and his father former President Hafez Assad, during a rally in solidarity with Syrian anti-government protesters in the northern city of Tripoli, Lebanon, Friday, July 15, 2011. Residents: Syrian forces move into border city, detain dozens CNN
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HPCL - Hindustan petroleum logo, India HPCL to seek extra crude from Saudi in Aug: Source The Times of India
Mc Donald's Restaurant McDonald's plans to run UAE vehicles on biofuels The News & Observer
Rear Adm. Mark D. Guadagnini, commander of the Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group, tours the Al Basra Oil Terminal. Iraq can barely handle oil security in south The Guardian
A female anti-government protestor and a girl, hold a Libyan flag during a demonstration demanding the resignation of Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh, in Sanaa, Yemen, Wednesday, June 22, 2011. Living conditions deteriorate as Yemen impasse deepens Hartford Courant
Turnpike Gas Station view Oil falls to below $99 on Saudi crude output boost Herald Tribune
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An MQ-1 Predator unmanned aerial vehicle with the 46th Expeditionary Reconnaissance and Attack Squadron taxies toward a parking ramp on Joint Base Balad, Iraq, Nov. 20, 2008, following a mission. The US love affair with drones Al Jazeera
Syrian protesters shout slogans Robert Fisk: Now the Arab Spring becomes an Arab Summer The Independent
Ali Abdullah Saleh meets Donald H. Rumsfeld at Pentagon 2004 Yemen's crisis worsens as president stays away Lexington Herald-Leader
File - Two Turkish soldiers patrol in an army vehicle on a road in the southeastern Turkish province of Sirnak, bordering Iraq, Thursday Nov. 8, 2007 Turkey launches offensive against Kurdish rebels The State
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