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A Syrian man smokes as he passes a portrait of Syrian President Bashar Assad with Arabic words reading:"Maker of surprises and victor against crisis," in Damascus, Syria, Sunday Sept. 18, 2011.

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Veto threats spare Syria from sanctions call
Wed 28 Sep 2011
DAMASCUS - Western powers dropped calls for immediate sanctions against Syria at the UN Security Council in the face of veto threats from China and Russia, as activists reported more Syrian civilian... (photo: AP / Muzaffar Salman)

Syrian students, look for souvenir items at a shop displaying a portrait of Syrian President Bashar Assad with Arabic legend reads "We love you," in the old city of Damascus, Syria, on Tuesday Sept. 27, 2011.

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Khaleej Times
EU powers circulate UN Syria draft resolution
Wed 28 Sep 2011
UNITED NATIONS - Britain, France, Germany and Portugal on Tuesday circulated a new draft UN resolution condemning Syria that drops previous calls for immediate sanctions against Damascus. The... (photo: AP / Muzaffar Salman)

Israeli earth-moving equipment works in the Jewish settlement of Kiryat Netafim, near the West Bank village of Salfit, Monday, Sept. 27, 2010.

The Star Tue 27 Sep 2011
U.S., EU condemn Israeli plan to expand settlement
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel approved on Tuesday the construction of 1,100 settlement homes on annexed land in the West Bank, complicating global efforts to renew peace talks and defuse a crisis over... (photo: AP / Nasser Ishtayeh)
Israel Palestine Photos Settlement US Wikipedia: United Nations resolution on Israeli settlement activity, 2011

Israeli settlers and their supporters wave Israeli flags as they protest against the killing of five members of the Fogel family, including three children, in a knifed attack as they were a sleep in a West Bank settlement over the weekend by Palestinians, in Tel Aviv, Israel Sunday, March 13, 2011. Israel said Sunday it has approved building hundreds of settler homes after five members of the Fogel family, including three children, were knifed to death as they slept in a West Bank settlement over the weekend. The sign reads "Don't sign peace with blod".

Breitbart Tue 27 Sep 2011
Israel approves 1,100 new homes in east Jerusalem
A man works on a construction site in the Jewish neighborhood of Gilo in... A man works on a construction site in the Jewish neighborhood of Gilo in... JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel granted the go-ahead on... (photo: AP / Ariel Schalit)
Israel Jerusalem Mideast Photos Wikipedia: United Nations resolution on Israeli settlement activity, 2011

Bayern Munich's Ivica Olic of Croatia is congratulated by his teammate after scoring the third goal during their Champions League semifinal second leg soccer match between Lyon and Bayern Munich, Tuesday, April. 27, 2010, in Lyon stadium, central France

Caughtoffside Tue 27 Sep 2011
Bayern Munich Vs Manchester City: Two Clubs With Different Road Maps To European Domination
A closer look at how both Allianz Arena and Etihad Stadium sides hope to conquer Europe. Join the FREE CaughtOffside Fantasy Football League and Win Big Prizes!... (photo: AP / Lionel Cironneau)
Bayern Manchester Photos UEFA Wikipedia: 2011–12 UEFA Champions League group stage

GAZA CITY, GAZA STRIP: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas with European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana during a news conference in Gaza May 24, 2007. Abbas called on Hamas on Thursday to halt rocket fire at Israel immediately, as part of a bid

The Hindu Tue 27 Sep 2011
Abbas: reluctant game-changer
Not known for swimming against the tide, President Mahmoud Abbas has caught the world by surprise by insisting on seeking United Nations recognition for an independent... (photo: WN / Ahmed Deeb)
Israel Photos Political President Wikipedia: Mahmoud Abbas

Ali Abdullah Saleh meets Donald H. Rumsfeld at Pentagon 2004

Khaleej Times Tue 27 Sep 2011
Yemen FM blames opposition for ongoing violence
UNITED NATIONS ' Yemen's foreign minister on Tuesday said the opposition's refusal to accept the results of the 2006 presidential election was to blame for the unrest in... (photo: Public Domain / PFHLai)
Photos Political President Wikipedia: Ali Abdullah Saleh Yemen

The Star Tue 27 Sep 2011
Egypt's army draws anger as transition drags
CAIRO (Reuters) - When Egypt's military ruler was caught on video in a civilian suit strolling through downtown Cairo and speaking to passers-by, Web users swiftly mocked... (photo: AP / Egyptian State TV, File)
Egypt Photos Plotical President Wikipedia: Hosni Mubarak

Palestinians in Gaza demonstrate against Israeli military aggression. Palestinians have warned Israel that a de facto truce is in jeopardy after another Israeli air raid in Gaza wounded two civilians. Chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erakat said on Mond

The Columbus Dispatch Tue 27 Sep 2011
Ignorance, politics will hurt Israel
Also in Opinion Subscribe to The Dispatch... (photo: WN / Ahmed Deeb)
Israel Photos Political President Wikipedia: Israelis

Security Council Meeting: -The situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question

m&c; Tue 27 Sep 2011
Security Council to send Palestinian UN bid for review
New York - The UN Security Council, which began discussing the Palestinian application for full UN membership on Monday, planned a new meeting on Wednesday to refer the... (photo: UN / Rick Bajornas)
Israel Palestinian Photos UN Wikipedia: State of Palestine

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Chairman of moderate faction of separatist amalgamation Hurriyat confrence Mirwaiz Umar Farooq addressing a press conference at his residence in Indain Kashmir. on 23, April, 2009, He reiterated his factions stand of calling elections in Kashmir as irrelevant and non issue and wanted people to stay away from this

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Analysis: UN speech gives Abbas a stronger hand The Charlotte Observer
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Netanyahu's speech of lies Ha'aretz

Gunmen kill 5 relatives of Sunni fighter in Iraq

U.S. says Iraq agrees to buy American jet fighters

Iraq says talks underway for post-pullout troop training

Do you find The Sun's Michael Jackson picture offensive? The Guardian
Woman ordered to pay KBR costs from Iraq rape suit Austin American Statesman
Iraq makes first payment for US F-16s Al Jazeera
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Iraq needs lower oil output target, official says The Guardian
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Iraq signs $3billion deal to buy 18 F-16 fighter jets to bol The Daily Mail
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Israel committee urges tax hikes on rich to fund social prog The Los Angeles Times

Lebanon hopes drug arrests cut crime

City manager proposal fails in Lebanon

Lebanon businesswomen design quilt to celebrate local veterans

Report: Lebanon arrests 3 people suspected of spying for Isr Ha'aretz
Lebanon detains man who swam from Israel Independent online (SA)
Lebanon residents evacuated due to gas main break MSNBC
Background Briefing on China, Lebanon, and Georgia Scoop
Egyptian detained in Lebanon for spying for Israel Khaleej Times
Syrian official says 14 government troops captured in town n The Washington Post
Analysis: Civil war becoming a real danger in Syria IRINnews
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PTF to ensure Lebanon honours Davis Cup commitment Indian Express
Yemen: Security Council Urges End to Attacks on Civilians Scoop
Police Arrest 1 In Lebanon Shooting MSNBC
Syria crisis strangles Lebanon border towns Middle East Online
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Driver in death of Mt. Lebanon jogger found guilty of involu Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Miss Lebanon 2011 Yara El Khoury-Mikhael bikini pictures The Examiner
Jury soon to get case in death of Mt. Lebanon jogger Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
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Drugs, 'Low-Severity' Crash Details Disputed In Mt. Lebanon MSNBC
Country Applefest this weekend in Lebanon, Ohio The Examiner
Palestinian UN bid: US alerts citizens in Lebanon Khaleej Times

File -Jorge Torres, of Ecuador, uses a bullhorn Thursday, Feb. 17, 2011, in Newark, N.J., as he leads a large gathering of immigration advocacy groups on a march more than three miles across Newark to protest a proposed immigration detention facility that will likely be built in New Jersey.

Supreme Court to decide deportation issue

Egyptian Wael Ghonim, center, a 30-year-old Google Inc. marketing manager who was a key organizer of the online campaign that sparked the first protest on Jan. 25, talks to the crowd in Tahrir Square, in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2011. A young leader of Egypt's anti-government protesters, newly released from detention, joined a massive crowd of hundreds of thousands in Cairo's Tahrir Square for the first time Tuesday, greeted by cheers, whistling and thunderous applause when he declared: "We will not abandon our demand and that is the departure of the regime."

Nobel Peace Prize may recognise Arab Spring

Syrian President Bashar Assad, right, meets his Iraqi counterpart Jalal Talabani on Sunday, Jan. 14, 2007 at Ash-Shaeb presidential palace in Damascus. Talabani flew in Damascus earlier in the day. His visit to Syria is the first by an Iraqi president in

Syrian uprising showing signs of armed rebellion

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Bullying can't deny legitimate demands of refugees Canberra Times
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Former Somalia refugee makes it his mission to help others The Los Angeles Times
Bill of rights would only complicate refugee debate Canberra Times
Flatlining on trust but sympathy for refugees rises Canberra Times
Refugee challenges department for 'unfairly barring his fami The Australian
UN extends help to 1,000 Syrian refugees in Jordan m&c;
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Child asylum-seekers should stay in Britain, says Emma Thompson

Julia Gillard speaking at the lanch of the Australian Multicultural Council (AMC) and a new local ambassadors program to champion inclusion and highlight the benefits of Australia’s diversity.

Labor backs Julia Gillard's asylum seeker plan

Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard speaks during a news conference at United Nations headquarters Wednesday, March 9, 2011.

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