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Egypt, Israel attempt to ease tension after mounting violence
Egypt
August 21, 2011
Egypt, Israel attempt to ease tension after mounting violence
Egypt and Israel sought on Sunday to defuse a diplomatic crisis over the killing of five Egyptian security personnel during…
Independent South Sudan ‘free at last,’ tensions remain
World
July 9, 2011
Independent South Sudan ‘free at last,’ tensions remain
Thousands of South Sudanese danced through the night to mark the first hours of their independence on Saturday, a hard-won…
Israel envoy says crisis with US ‘worst since 1975’
World
March 15, 2010
Israel envoy says crisis with US ‘worst since 1975’
Jerusalem--Relations between Israel and the United States have hit a 35-year low, Israel's ambassador in Washington said amid simmering tensions…