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NYT > Middle East
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| 09/02/2010 09:26 PM |
| Settlements in West Bank Are Clouding Peace Talks |
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Middle East negotiators agreed to keep talking, but the issue of West Bank settlements threatens to derail the negotiations. |
| 09/02/2010 09:01 PM |
| Wiesenthal Worked for Israeli Spy Agency, Book Alleges |
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Simon Wiesenthal, who ran a one-man Nazi-hunting operation, worked for Israel?s spy agency, a new biography claims. |
| 09/02/2010 12:01 PM |
| Special Report: Business of Green: Multiplying the Yield of an Oasis |
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The government of Abu Dhabi, with the help of a German consultant, is working on a plan to extend its emergency freshwater reserves from 48 hours to 90 days. |
| 09/02/2010 09:26 PM |
| Mideast Experts Fear Peace Talks Are Too Ambitious |
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Some veteran peace process practitioners say Israel and the Palestinians should first aim for a partial solution because the gaps between the positions are too wide. |
| 09/02/2010 09:04 PM |
| Attackers Strike Home of Iranian Opposition Leader |
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Attackers smashed windows and damaged security cameras at the home of Mehdi Karroubi a day before a rally that the authorities worry might reignite antigovernment protests. |
| 09/02/2010 03:20 AM |
| Gates, in Iraq, Takes the Long View |
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Marking the formal end of combat operations, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said history would judge if the war was worth it. |
| 09/02/2010 07:55 PM |
| World Briefing | Middle East: Gaza: Militant Groups Promise More Attacks |
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Thirteen militant groups in Gaza vowed Thursday to step up attacks on Israeli targets to foil peace negotiations. |
| 09/02/2010 08:44 AM |
| In Baghdad, U.S. Officials Take Note of Milestone |
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Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. and Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates inaugurated the post-combat phase. |
| 09/02/2010 02:31 PM |
| Leaders Call for Peace as Mideast Talks Begin |
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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel and President Mahmoud Abbas of the Palestinian Authority appeared together with President Obama. |
| 09/02/2010 02:20 AM |
| Palestinians Hunt the Killers of 4 Israelis |
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Palestinian troops rounded up dozens of men suspected of ties to Hamas as Israeli settlers held a mass funeral for two women and two men who were shot dead in their car on Tuesday night. |
| 09/02/2010 02:36 PM |
| Israeli Peace Effort Rests on Netanyahu |
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The Israeli prime minister believes that only someone like himself, with his hawkish credentials, has the will and support to produce lasting peace with the Palestinians. |
| 09/02/2010 02:00 AM |
| Scantily Clad Dancers Are Nowhere to Be Found When Turkey Plays |
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A dance squad from Ukraine, known as the Red Foxes, was pulled to avoid performing in front of Turkish government officials, but no one can agree as to why. |
| 09/02/2010 02:00 AM |
| United States 88, Iran 51: Opponents for a Game, but No Rivalry Here |
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The United States easily beat Iran at the FIBA world championships in a game that was overshadowed by a political rivalry. |
| 09/01/2010 02:17 AM |
| Killing of Israeli Settlers Rattles Leaders |
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The killing of four Israeli settlers on the eve of peace talks in Washington underscored the role the issue of Jewish settlements could play in the fragile negotiations. |
| 09/01/2010 03:47 PM |
| After Years of War, Few Iraqis Have a Clear View of the Future |
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Many of the same complaints about daily life are heard now as in 2003, when the United States invasion transformed the political life of the nation. |
| 09/01/2010 12:17 PM |
| News Analysis: Trying to Buck Odds, Obama Takes On 3 Big Mideast Tasks |
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President Obama is looking for simultaneous progress on Iraq, Iran and Israeli-Palestinian peace, a triple play that has eluded his predecessors for decades. |
| 08/31/2010 11:01 AM |
| Doctors Heed Call for Books for Afghanistan |
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The Taliban singled out the texts for destruction because anatomical depictions of the human body were considered blasphemous. |
| 08/31/2010 02:01 AM |
| Biden in Iraq for Talks and Handover |
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Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. arrived in Baghdad to commemorate the official end of the United States combat mission. |
| 09/02/2010 04:53 PM |
| Restoring Names to War?s Unknown Casualties |
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A quest to confirm the death of a loved one ? a son, husband, father and brother ? took years, along with courage and luck. |
| 08/31/2010 03:48 PM |
| Obama to Make 2nd Oval Office Speech |
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The president will speak to the nation from the Oval Office Tuesday night about one of the central promises of his campaign: withdrawing U.S. combat troops from Iraq. |
| 09/02/2010 04:35 PM |
| Outlines Emerge of Future State in the West Bank |
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Some see encouraging signs about a two-state solution in improved security and governance by Palestinians. |
| 08/31/2010 03:01 AM |
| World Briefing | Middle East: Bahrain: Opposition Leader Charged With Trying to Overthrow Government |
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The Shiite leader Abduljalil al-Singace was arrested in a sweep that the Sunni government described as a counterterrorism operation, but critics call a crackdown on political dissent. |
| 08/31/2010 11:58 AM |
| Making Soldiers Fit to Fight, Without the Situps |
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The goal of a new training program is to reduce injuries and better prepare recruits for the rigors of combat. |
| 08/31/2010 01:50 AM |
| Rights Groups Sue U.S. on Effort to Kill Cleric |
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The complicating factor in the case of Anwar al-Awlaki, now hiding in Yemen, is that he is an American citizen. |
| 08/30/2010 01:20 AM |
| Iran Shifts Assets Out of Europe Banks |
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The governor of Iran?s central bank, Mahmoud Bahmani, did not specify the amount or date of the transfers. |
| 08/30/2010 10:16 AM |
| Actors? Protest and Rabbi?s Sermon Stoke Tensions in Israel Ahead of Peace Talks |
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Ahead of Israeli-Palestinian peace talks, Israel was in an uproar over actors? refusal to perform in settlements, and Palestinians were outraged by a rabbi?s sermon. |
| 08/30/2010 04:01 AM |
| U.S. Commander Fears Political Stalemate in Iraq |
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The outgoing commander of American forces in Iraq said a deadlock could create demands for a new election, throwing Iraqi politics into greater turmoil. |
| 09/02/2010 04:10 PM |
| Early Obstacle, and Test, at Start of Mideast Talks |
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If the Israeli and Palestinian leaders move beyond the Sept. 26 expiration of Israel?s settlement moratorium, they will demonstrate that this time, they mean business. |
| 08/30/2010 02:00 AM |
| Imam Says Politics Has Stoked Controversy Over Center |
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Commenting on the Islamic center controversy, Feisal Abdul Rauf said he was intent on eliminating the notion that Islam can be equated with extremism. |
| 08/30/2010 02:11 PM |
| Qaeda in Iraq Says It Was Behind Latest Attacks |
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The breadth of attacks this week dealt a blow to Iraq?s security forces and surprised the American military. |
| 08/29/2010 01:40 AM |
| Doors Start to Open to Activists in Syria |
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The government?s embrace of civil society is complicated and often does not include groups demanding greater political rights. |
| 09/02/2010 04:45 PM |
| Martyrs in the Valley of Peace |
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In the Cemetery of the Martyrs of the Army of the Imam Mahdi, death is not mourned. The men here have died as martyrs, and sacrifice is exalted. |
| 09/02/2010 03:20 AM |
| Iraqis? Reactions to Obama?s Speech |
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Talking with Iraqi citizens about their growing frustrations as the United States brings an end to its combat mission. |
| 09/02/2010 10:02 AM |
| An Iraqi Woman's Change of Address and New Life |
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Almost nine months ago, Anwar and her family came to the United States, taking part in a special visa program for Iraqis who risked their lives to help Americans in wartime. |
| 08/31/2010 04:24 PM |
| Passengers Still Fly Above Unscreened Cargo |
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An aviation security loophole that remains unclosed: not all of the cargo loaded onto passenger jets that fly into the United States from abroad is screened. |
| 08/31/2010 12:36 PM |
| Iran Paper Aims at Bruni-Sarkozy |
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An Iranian newspaper with close ties to the country's leader has called Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, a "prostitute" who "deserves to die" for to joining a campaign to save the life of an Iranian woman sentenced to die by stoning. |
| 08/30/2010 07:14 PM |
| The World Watches America's Heated Mosque Debates |
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From Taiwan to Abu Dhabi to Afghanistan, there is anecdotal evidence that attention is being paid to the furious debate over mosque-building projects in American cities. |
