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Senior members of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood  Mohamed Morsi, right, and Essam el-Erian hold a press conference on the latest situation in Egypt in Cairo, Egypt, Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2011.
Egypt   Election   Muslim   Photos   Wikipedia: Egyptian presidential election, 2012  
Egypt Brotherhood flexes muscle in election stunt
| AFP - Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood organised on Thursday a kilometres-long rally to support its candidate in next week's presidential election, displaying the potent network of activists it counts on ... (photo: AP / Mohammed Abou Zaid)
France24
The aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72), left, and the guided-missile cruiser USS Cape St. George (CG 71) transit the Strait of Hormuz, 1 May, 2012.
Iran   Israel   Photos   US   Wikipedia: Nuclear program of Iran  
US Is Ready for Attack on Iran If Need Be, Says Ambassador to Israel
| The United States is militarily ready to carry out a strike on Iran to stop it from obtaining a nuclear weapon if international pressure fails, American ambassador to Israel Daniel Shapiro said to a... (photo: US Navy / MCS3 Alex R. Forster)
ABC News
Syrian rebels are seen in Idlib, Syria, Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012. Syria accused of new 'massacre,' UN team evacuated
| AFP - Syrian forces were accused of summarily executing 15 civilians, as members of a UN team of observers were evacuated from a shelled town the day after a bomb blast hit their convoy. | Syria's P... (photo: AP) France24
Photos   Syria   UN   Violece   Wikipedia: Timeline of the 20112012 Syrian uprising  
In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, Syrian President Bashar Assad casts his ballot next to his wife Asma at a polling station during a referendum on the new constitution, in Damascus, Syria, on Sunday Feb. 26, 2012. Syria's Assad 'doomed,' says Israel's Barak
| AFP - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is "doomed," Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak said Wednesday, urging the international community to increase pressure on his embattled regime. | Assad's dep... (photo: AP / SANA) France24
Israel   Photos   Politics   Syria   Wikipedia: Syrian uprising (2011present)  
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Chinese Vice Premier LI Keqiang, right, and LIu Yunshan, left, Director of Chinese Communist Party's Propaganda Department, clap while Zhou Yongkang, center, member of Chinese Communist Party Politburo Standing Commitee, is introduced during a conference to celebrate the 90th anniversary of the founding of Chinese Communist Youth League at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Friday, May 4, 2012. Chinese in bold call for official's removal
| A group of Communist Party veterans has written a daring open letter calling for the removal of China's top security official, in the latest sign of disunity ahead of B... (photo: AP / Alexander F. Yuan) Al Jazeera
China   Communism   Photos   Politics   Wikipedia: Zhou Yongkang  
Army launches review of PTSD diagnoses Army launches review of PTSD diagnoses
| Army leaders said Wednesday they are launching a sweeping, independent review of how the service evaluates soldiers with possible post-traumatic stress disorder after r... (photo: US Army / Michael J. MacLeod) The Washington Times
Afghanistan   Leaders   Medical   Photos   Troops   Wikipedia: Posttraumatic stress disorder  
President Barack Obama addresses audience members during a posthumous Medal of Honor ceremony for U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Robert J. Miller in the East Room of the White House Oct. 6, 2010. U.S. sends warning to Saleh backers in Yemen
| WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States warned supporters of former Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh on Wednesday it may freeze their assets if they hamper the tran... (photo: US Army / D. Myles Cullen) Daily Press
Photos   Qaeda   Washington   Wikipedia: 20112012 Yemeni revolution   Yemen  
Germany to give $190 mln to Afghanistan after 2014 Germany to give $190 mn to Afghanistan after 2014
Berlin, May 16: | Germany will give 150 million euros ($190 million) worth of cash aid to Afghanistan a year after international peacekeeping forces pull out on schedule ... (photo: DOD / Public Domain) The Siasat Daily
Afghanistan   Berlin   Germany   Photos   War   Wikipedia: Afghanistan  
Afghan shrines last resort for Afghan mentally ill Afghan shrines last resort for Afghan mentally ill
| JALALABAD, Afghanistan - The young man sits nearly naked in a small concrete room, a thick, heavy chain fastened around his ankle and bolted to the wall. Flies swarm ar... (photo: US Army / Michael J. MacLeod) Herald Tribune
Afghanistan   Defence   Photos   War   Waste   Wikipedia: Afghanistan  
Shot soldier Aaron Deans hopes to return to Afghanistan Shot soldier Aaron Deans hopes to return to Afghanistan
A soldier who was shot in the back in a Taliban ambush is hoping to return to the front line in Afghanistan. | L/Cpl Aaron Deans, 21, of Washington, was driving an armour... (photo: DOD / Public Domain) BBC News
Afghanistan   Ambush   Photos   Taliban   Washington   Wikipedia: Afghanistan  
Veterans Deserve to Be Economically Empowered Veterans Deserve to Be Economically Empowered
| Sergeant Adam Widner had just finished nine months of personal-security detail in Afghanistan, where he was constantly on alert for those seeking to harm or kill him an... (photo: US Army / Michael J. MacLeod) Huffington Post
Afghanistan   Defence   Photos   Security   War   Wikipedia: Afghanistan  
Former U.N. chief Kofi Annan waves as he arrives for his meeting with Arab League chief Nabil Elaraby at the Arab league headquarters in Cairo, Egypt, Thursday, March 8, 2012. Anan says his top priority as special envoy to Syria is to end the violence, deliver humanitarian relief and finally start a "political process" to resolve the one-year conflict there. Annan urges Syria to stop delaying humanitarian aid
| AFP - UN-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan on Tuesday urged Syria to stop delaying UN access to more than one million Syrians in need of assistance. | The United Nations has... (photo: AP / Amr Nabil) France24
Arab   Photos   Syria   UN   Wikipedia: Syrian uprising (2011present)  
Iraq Saudi Arabia
More Mumbaikars Iraq-bound
Three dead in Baghdad blast
Mo. man gets 3 years for sending money to Iraq
Salehi, Norwegian FM discuss Iran-G5+1 Baghdad talks
File - The Iraqi police duty officer of the jail, orders inmates to move to the other side of the room as he prepares to walk inside the cell, during a walking tour of the Bab al Sheikh Police Station, in Eastern Baghdad, Iraq, May 27, 2008.
Iraqis held illegally in 'closed' prison, rights group claims
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Al-Qaeda chief urges Saudis to rise up
Qaeda chief urges Saudis to topple ruling family
Iran threatens to sue Google over dropping Persian Gulf
Syria opposition head says to quit for sake of unity
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad speaks to a gathering at the University of Havana, in Havana, Cuba, Wednesday Jan. 11, 2012.
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad: Why I won't be going to the London Olympics
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Syria Kuwait
Exclusive: U.N. probes possible North Korea arms trade with
Syria: Prioritise Safety Of Wounded And Medical Workers
Exclusive - U.N. panel probes possible N.Korea arms trade wi
Syria opposition head says to quit for sake of unity
Syrian rebels are seen in Idlib, Syria, Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012.
Syria accused of new 'massacre,' UN team evacuated
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Iran threatens to sue Google over dropping Persian Gulf
Iran threatens to sue Google over dropping Persian Gulf
The maker of a giant
Iran threatens to sue Google over dropping Persian Gulf
Air Arabia A320 CN-NMB
Air Arabia first quarter 2012 net profit rises 11% to Dh49.2 million
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UAE Egypt
Youth found dead in Dubai OUR CORRESPONDENT Shillong, May 17
New St Regis Abu Dhabi to open in September
Falling rupee weighs on Dubai's real estate
Dubai Police foil plan to get drugs into jail
Argentinian coach of Al Wasl, Diego Maradona, right, reacts after his players lost a chance during a match with Al Wahda in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Sunday, May 6, 2012.
Diego Maradona in race to become UAE national coach
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Al-Qaeda chief urges Saudis to rise up
Search for way out of Afghanistan central to Nato talks in W
Greengrass shoots and scores with Barcelona film
Museum and Gallery Listings for May 18-24
Senior members of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood  Mohamed Morsi, right, and Essam el-Erian hold a press conference on the latest situation in Egypt in Cairo, Egypt, Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2011.
Egypt Brotherhood flexes muscle in election stunt
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Jordan Iran
U.N. Strike Shows Convergence of Labor and Middle East Polit
U.S Priorities amidst Economic Challenges in the Middle East
Rebels kill 23 Syrian soldiers, opposition snubs Arab talks
Rebels kill 23 Syrian soldiers, opposition snubs Arab talks
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BTMU calls halt to settling Iran deals
SA eyes solution to Iran oil ban
Afghanistan, economy top the agenda as Obama hosts world lea
Search for way out of Afghanistan central to Nato talks in W
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad speaks to a gathering at the University of Havana, in Havana, Cuba, Wednesday Jan. 11, 2012.
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad: Why I won't be going to the London Olympics
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