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WikiLeaks: Israel criticizes Tantawi’s efforts to curb Gaza smuggling, Bahrain sidles up to Israel, US
April 8, 2011
WikiLeaks: Israel criticizes Tantawi’s efforts to curb Gaza smuggling, Bahrain sidles up to Israel, US
In the latest trove of released WikiLeaks cables, Israeli influential daily Haaretz on Friday unearthed November 2009 complaints issued by…
Crown prince ‘no leniency’ on threats to Bahrain
April 8, 2011
Crown prince ‘no leniency’ on threats to Bahrain
Dubai -- Bahrain's crown prince said he was committed to reform but warned there would be "no leniency" for those…
Special from Yemen: With parties poised to enter mediation talks, govt conveys conflicting stance
April 8, 2011
Special from Yemen: With parties poised to enter mediation talks, govt conveys conflicting stance
Sanaa -- Despite President Ali Abdullah Saleh’s Wednesday endorsement of Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) mediation into the nearly three-month-long Yemeni…
Images: Sudan deploys tanks, helicopters near Abyei
April 8, 2011
Images: Sudan deploys tanks, helicopters near Abyei
Khartoum -- Sudan's northern army has deployed attack helicopters and tanks within range of the disputed Abyei area, a satellite…
Gulf Arabs work on plan for Yemen’s Saleh to go
April 8, 2011
Gulf Arabs work on plan for Yemen’s Saleh to go
Sanaa -- A Gulf Arab plan for Yemen's president to step down would guarantee the veteran leader and his family…
Israel uses new anti-missile system as Gaza flares
April 7, 2011
Israel uses new anti-missile system as Gaza flares
Ashkelon, Israel -- An Israeli missile system intercepted a rocket fired from Gaza on Thursday in the first known use…
Egyptian delegation meets with Ugandan president on Nile issues
April 7, 2011
Egyptian delegation meets with Ugandan president on Nile issues
A 40-member Egyptian delegation has held talks with Uganda's president on a new treaty signed by upstream countries for the…
Residents shelter from mortars in Libya’s Misrata
April 7, 2011
Residents shelter from mortars in Libya’s Misrata
Algiers/Beirut -- People in the Libyan city of Misrata are crammed five families to a house in the few safe…
Two injured by Gaza mortar, Israel hits back
April 7, 2011
Two injured by Gaza mortar, Israel hits back
Jerusalem -- A mortar shell fired from the Gaza Strip into Israel Thursday hit a bus, seriously wounding a teenage…