Pakistan probes claims Taliban chief dead
January 31st, 2010
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Pakistan says trying to confirm new reports on state television that Taliban chief Mehsud killed.
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Hamas says Palestinian reconciliation near
January 31st, 2010
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Hamas’s exiled leader Khaled Meshaal says reconciliation deal with rival Palestinian faction Fatah near.
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Dubai Police: "Mossad hand in murder of Hamas official"
January 31st, 2010
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“It could be Mossad, or another party,” police chief Dhahi Khalfan told AFP. “Personally, I don’t exclude any possibility. I don’t exclude any party that has an interest in the assassination.”
NYTimes: "… we were glad to see Secretary of State Clinton publicly warn China …"
January 31st, 2010
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Does the NYTimes really think that China gives a rat’s arse about being “isolated”?
” … Britain, France and Germany share Mr. Obama’s concerns. Russia and China — which have veto power on the Security Council and strong economic ties with Iran — have previously insisted on watering down penalties. That has made the Council look feckless and made it far too easy for Iran to press ahead. On Friday, we were glad to see Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton publicly warn China, which seems especially intractable, that it faces diplomatic isolation if it fails to back new sanctions…”
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Netanyahu:"… I’ll free Fatah prisoners to boost Abbas…"
January 31st, 2010
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Occupation & aggression continue while occupier offers meaningless …
… Israeli gestures that would be carried out at the start of the proximity talks the United States would conduct. The main goodwill gesture is expected to be the release of hundreds of Fatah prisoners to the West Bank. The senior source in Jerusalem said that these would largely be prisoners with only a little time left in their sentences….”
Categories: Arab Blogs Fatah, goodwill gesture, Haaretz, hereOccupation, Jerusalem, Source, United States
Israel closes case on US man wounded in protest (AP)
January 31st, 2010
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AP – Israel’s Justice Ministry declared Sunday that no indictments will be filed against police in the case of an American activist who was hit by a tear gas canister and left comatose during a violent demonstration in the West Bank last year.
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Israel: Slain Hamas leader key arms smuggler (AP)
January 31st, 2010
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AP – Israeli officials said Sunday that a Hamas commander assassinated in Dubai played a central role in smuggling weapons from Iran to Gaza militants. But they refused to say whether Israel was responsible for killing the man it had sought for two decades.
Karlsson conquers Qatar rivals
January 31st, 2010
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Robert Karlsson completed a stunning comeback from a career threatening eye injury with a comprehensive three-stroke victory at the Commercialbank Qatar Masters. After becoming the first Swedish play…
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Egypt to soon announce King Tut DNA test results
January 31st, 2010
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(AP Photo/Ben Curtis, Pool, File)FILE – In this Sunday, Nov. 4, 2007 file photo, Egypt's antiquities chief Dr. Zahi Hawass, center, supervises the removal of King Tut from his stone sarcophagus in his…
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Record triumph for Egypt in Africa Cup
January 31st, 2010
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Egypt secure a record seventh Africa Cup of Nations title, after beating Ghana 1-0 in a tense final in Angola.
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