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	<title>Breaking News &#187; Syria</title>
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	<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 20:00:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Israel passes counter-demands to Hamas for prisoner swap, details could scuttle deal</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 19:59:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben Hubbard</dc:creator>
		
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Israel passes demands in prisoner swap to Hamas

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Israel delivered its counter-demands Tuesday for a deal with Hamas to exchange about 1,000 Palestinian prisoners for a single Israeli soldier held captive by Gaza militants for more than three years.
As families on both sides agonized over the outcome, last-minute differences over who ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/israel-passes-counter-demands-to-hamas-for-prisoner-swap-details-could-scuttle-deal-247388/">Original article on  : Israel passes counter-demands to Hamas for prisoner swap, details could scuttle deal</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Lebanese army: 4 dead so far in sinking of cargo ship, dozens of crew members missing</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 07:45:52 +0000</pubDate>
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Lebanon: 4 dead so far in cargo ship sinking

BEIRUT — The Lebanese army says at least four people have died and dozens are still missing after a Panamanian-flagged cargo ship carrying cattle sank in stormy weather.
The army said Friday that 38 of the 83 crew members have been rescued and that four bodies have been .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/lebanese-army-4-dead-so-far-in-sinking-of-cargo-ship-dozens-of-crew-members-missing-245926/">Original article &nbsp;: Lebanese army: 4 dead so far in sinking of cargo ship, dozens of crew members missing</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Former Syrian President Amin Hafez, brought to power in military coup, dies of cancer at 89</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/former-syrian-president-amin-hafez-brought-to-power-in-military-coup-dies-of-cancer-at-89-245817/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 21:11:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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Former Syrian President Amin Hafez dies at 89

DAMASCUS, Syria — Former Syrian President Amin Hafez, who was brought to power by a military coup only to be overthrown three years later, has died at the age of 89.
One of those who served as an adviser to the former strongman, Monzer Mosaly, says Hafez died Thursday .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/former-syrian-president-amin-hafez-brought-to-power-in-military-coup-dies-of-cancer-at-89-245817/">here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Syria attacks Israel&#8217;s &#8216;conflict diamond&#8217; leadership of Kimberley Process at General Assembly</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/syria-attacks-israels-conflict-diamond-leadership-of-kimberley-process-at-general-assembly-243034/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2009 18:21:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter James Spielmann</dc:creator>
		
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Syria hits Israel &#8216;conflict diamond&#8217; leadership

UNITED NATIONS — Israel, chosen last month to oversee global efforts to end the trade in &#8220;blood diamonds&#8221; that stokes guerrilla wars, was put on the spot Friday when Syria asked the U.N. General Assembly to delete any mention of the Jewish state&#8217;s leadership role.
The General Assembly suspended its deliberations ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/syria-attacks-israels-conflict-diamond-leadership-of-kimberley-process-at-general-assembly-243034/" title="Syria attacks Israel&#8217;s &#8216;conflict diamond&#8217; leadership of Kimberley Process at General Assembly">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>On Syria border: smugglers nabbed but nothing to back Iraq claims of Saddam-era insurgents</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/on-syria-border-smugglers-nabbed-but-nothing-to-back-iraq-claims-of-saddam-era-insurgents-242375/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 07:50:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lara Jakes</dc:creator>
		
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On Syria border: No sign of Saddam loyalist

RABIYA, Iraq — Iraq&#8217;s border with Syria runs for hundreds of miles through barren land patrolled by scattered security forces.
But despite claims about exiled Saddam Hussein loyalists sneaking across to disrupt Iraq&#8217;s upcoming elections, the only evidence around one key outpost is faded slogans of Saddam&#8217;s banned Baath .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/on-syria-border-smugglers-nabbed-but-nothing-to-back-iraq-claims-of-saddam-era-insurgents-242375/">Original source &nbsp;: On Syria border: smugglers nabbed but nothing to back Iraq claims of Saddam-era insurgents</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Iranian exile groups claims health care blocked at Iraqi camp</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/iranian-exile-groups-claims-health-care-blocked-at-iraqi-camp-240072/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2009 19:35:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Murphy</dc:creator>
		
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Iranian group: Health care blocked at Iraq camp

BAGHDAD — Members of an Iranian opposition group claimed Friday that Iraqi authorities are limiting their access to outside health care at a camp in northern Iraq where they have been under watch since the fall of Saddam Hussein in 2003.
The charges are the latest complaints about conditions .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/iranian-exile-groups-claims-health-care-blocked-at-iraqi-camp-240072/">Iranian exile groups claims health care blocked at Iraqi camp</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Syria says explosion near bus was an accident, 3 killed by exploding tire</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/syria-says-explosion-near-bus-was-an-accident-3-killed-by-exploding-tire-239180/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 10:39:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Albert Aji</dc:creator>
		
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Syria says explosion near bus was accident, 3 dead

DAMASCUS, Syria — A blast at a gas station in a Damascus suburb killed three people Thursday, gutting the back of an empty bus and blowing out nearby windows, officials said.
Syria&#8217;s interior minister, Said Mohammad Sammour, ruled out a terrorist attack.
Sammour said on state-run Syrian TV that .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/syria-says-explosion-near-bus-was-an-accident-3-killed-by-exploding-tire-239180/" title="Syria says explosion near bus was an accident, 3 killed by exploding tire">Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Syrian Interior Minister says blast hits Damascus suburb, casualties reported</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/syrian-interior-minister-says-blast-hits-damascus-suburb-casualties-reported-239133/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 09:30:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Albert Aji</dc:creator>
		
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Syrian official: blast in Damascus
DAMASCUS, Syria — Syria&#8217;s interior minister said a blast hit a Damascus suburb on Thursday, and witnesses said it targeted a busload of Iranian pilgrims causing an unconfirmed number of casualties.

Interior Minister Said Mohammad Sammour told Lebanon&#8217;s Al-Manar Hezbollah television station that the cause of blast had not yet been determined. .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/syrian-interior-minister-says-blast-hits-damascus-suburb-casualties-reported-239133/">Original article &nbsp;: Syrian Interior Minister says blast hits Damascus suburb, casualties reported</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Arab TVs say Damascus blast targets Iranian pilgrims, unconfirmed casualties reported</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/arab-tvs-say-damascus-blast-targets-iranian-pilgrims-unconfirmed-casualties-reported-239128/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 09:06:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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Arab TVs: Damascus blast hits Iranian pilgrims

DAMASCUS, Syria — Arab satellite television stations say a blast has targeted a busload of Iranian pilgrims in a Damascus suburb and are reporting casualties.
The blast occurred Thursday in the Sayyida Zainab suburb of the city and television stations Al-Jazeera and Al-Arabiya report that an unconfirmed number of people .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/arab-tvs-say-damascus-blast-targets-iranian-pilgrims-unconfirmed-casualties-reported-239128/">Arab TVs say Damascus blast targets Iranian pilgrims, unconfirmed casualties reported</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Man arrested in plot to buy weapons including anti-aircraft missiles to send to Syria</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/man-arrested-in-plot-to-buy-weapons-including-anti-aircraft-missiles-to-send-to-syria-234793/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:28:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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Man arrested in anti-aircraft missile plot

PHILADELPHIA — Federal investigators in Philadelphia say they have arrested a man who wanted to obtain weapons to ship to Syria, including anti-aircraft missiles.
An affidavit released Monday says Dani Nemr Tarraf, who has residences in Lebanon and Slovakia, wanted weapons to &#8220;take down an F-16.&#8221;
The affidavit says Tarraf paid a ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/man-arrested-in-plot-to-buy-weapons-including-anti-aircraft-missiles-to-send-to-syria-234793/">Man arrested in plot to buy weapons including anti-aircraft missiles to send to Syria</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>France&#8217;s Sarkozy offers to mediate between Syria, Israel, warns deadlock could fuel extremism</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/frances-sarkozy-offers-to-mediate-between-syria-israel-warns-deadlock-could-fuel-extremism-231125/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:32:31 +0000</pubDate>
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Sarkozy: Ready to mediate between Syria, Israel

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — French President Nicolas Sarkozy was quoted Tuesday as saying his country was ready to facilitate a resumption of talks between Syria and Israel and he warned that extremists could benefit from a continued deadlock in the Middle East peace process.
The United States, the European Union ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/frances-sarkozy-offers-to-mediate-between-syria-israel-warns-deadlock-could-fuel-extremism-231125/">France&#8217;s Sarkozy offers to mediate between Syria, Israel, warns deadlock could fuel extremism</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Iranian news reports say missing ex-deputy defense minister abducted and jailed in Israel</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/iranian-news-reports-say-missing-ex-deputy-defense-minister-abducted-and-jailed-in-israel-230064/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 18:01:29 +0000</pubDate>
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Reports: Iran ex-deputy minister jailed in Israel

TEHRAN, Iran — An Iranian former deputy defense minister who has been missing for nearly three years was abducted by Israeli agents and is now being held in Israel, several Iranian news Web sites reported Sunday.
Ali Reza Asgari, a retired general who served in Iran&#8217;s Revolutionary Guard, disappeared while .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/iranian-news-reports-say-missing-ex-deputy-defense-minister-abducted-and-jailed-in-israel-230064/">Iranian news reports say missing ex-deputy defense minister abducted and jailed in Israel</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Lebanon&#8217;s new Cabinet faces tough challenges on keeping unity, tackling Hezbollah&#8217;s weapons</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 08:26:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hussein Dakroub</dc:creator>
		
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Lebanon&#8217;s new Cabinet leery of Hezbollah dispute

BEIRUT — Lebanon&#8217;s new government, a shaky coalition of Western-backed factions and the militant Hezbollah, is unlikely to tackle the chief challenge the country faces — a buildup of the Iranian-backed group&#8217;s weapons — even as the rockets cause sharp new tensions with neighboring Israel.
On Wednesday, Israel released documents ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/lebanons-new-cabinet-faces-tough-challenges-on-keeping-unity-tackling-hezbollahs-weapons-229262/" title="Lebanon&#8217;s new Cabinet faces tough challenges on keeping unity, tackling Hezbollah&#8217;s weapons">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Syrian president says Israel isn&#8217;t a serious partner in stalled peace talks</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:43:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Verena Von Derschau</dc:creator>
		
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Syrian president says Israel doesn&#8217;t want peace
PARIS — Syrian President Bashar Assad urged France on Friday to support Turkish mediation efforts to get momentum in the Middle East peace process.
Assad welcomed renewed indirect discussions mediated by Turkey, but appeared to dismiss suggestions of a direct meeting with Israel&#8217;s prime minister.
&#8220;What would we talk .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/syrian-president-says-israel-isnt-a-serious-partner-in-stalled-peace-talks-228502/">Syrian president says Israel isn&#8217;t a serious partner in stalled peace talks</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Backsliding in Mideast peace process leaves opening for radicals to step up influence</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 08:31:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marjorie Olster</dc:creator>
		
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Mideast radicals fill space left by peace impasse
CAIRO — Iran&#8217;s closest allies in the Middle East are seizing on a deadlock in U.S.-backed peace efforts to try to sway a frustrated Arab world to their side.
Radicals have escalated their rhetoric as hopes for progress on an Israeli-Palestinian deal have faded. The ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/backsliding-in-mideast-peace-process-leaves-opening-for-radicals-to-step-up-influence-227990/">Backsliding in Mideast peace process leaves opening for radicals to step up influence</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Syrian envoy acknowledges foreign fighters enter Iraq but denies any Syrian role</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:13:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Burns</dc:creator>
		
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Syrian envoy denies aiding insurgency in Iraq

WASHINGTON — Disputing an assertion by the top U.S. general in Iraq, Syria&#8217;s ambassador to Washington on Wednesday denied that his government allows foreign fighters to cross the Syrian border into Iraq.
Ambassador Imad Moustapha said his government has been cooperating with the U.S. on the foreign fighter problem, which ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/syrian-envoy-acknowledges-foreign-fighters-enter-iraq-but-denies-any-syrian-role-226178/" title="Syrian envoy acknowledges foreign fighters enter Iraq but denies any Syrian role">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Netanyahu and Sarkozy reveal no breakthrough on settlement dispute at talks on Mideast peace</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 20:02:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Angela Charlton</dc:creator>
		
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PARIS — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and French President Nicolas Sarkozy, at odds over Jewish settlements, made no apparent dent in the dispute as they sought to find ways Wednesday to revive Mideast peace efforts.
The Israeli leader said he would welcome talks with Syria as part of .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/netanyahu-and-sarkozy-reveal-no-breakthrough-on-settlement-dispute-at-talks-on-mideast-peace-226132/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Netanyahu and Sarkozy reveal no breakthrough on settlement dispute at talks on Mideast peace</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>US says Iran violated UN arms embargo by sending weapons to Syria in ship seized by Israel</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 22:18:29 +0000</pubDate>
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US accuses Iran of violating UN arms embargo

UNITED NATIONS — The United States accused Iran Tuesday of violating a U.N. arms embargo by secretly sending weapons to Syria in a cargo ship seized by Israel, a U.S. official said.
Britain took a softer line in the U.N. Security Council, expressing &#8220;very serious concern&#8221; at suggestions that ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-says-iran-violated-un-arms-embargo-by-sending-weapons-to-syria-in-ship-seized-by-israel-225032/">Read : US says Iran violated UN arms embargo by sending weapons to Syria in ship seized by Israel</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Israel says seized weapons would have given Hezbollah a month&#8217;s firepower, urges focus on Iran</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:26:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steven Gutkin</dc:creator>
		
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Israel: Weapons would let Hezbollah fight a month

JERUSALEM — Israel said Thursday that Hezbollah could have bombarded the Jewish state for a month with the weapons confiscated in the country&#8217;s largest-ever arms seizure, and called on the world to focus on the Lebanese militants&#8217; chief backer, Iran, rather than assailing Israel.
Palestinian leaders expressed concern that ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/israel-says-seized-weapons-would-have-given-hezbollah-a-months-firepower-urges-focus-on-iran-219355/">Israel says seized weapons would have given Hezbollah a month&#8217;s firepower, urges focus on Iran</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Lebanese guerrillas deny link to arms ship seized by Israel</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 09:30:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amy Teibel</dc:creator>
		
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Hezbollah denies link to arms ship
JERUSALEM — Israeli defense officials said hundreds of tons of weapons seized from a commandeered ship could have given Lebanese guerrillas an extra month of firepower in a war with Israel, but the militants denied Thursday that the arms were bound for them.

Israeli naval commandos intercepted the ship Wednesday in ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/lebanese-guerrillas-deny-link-to-arms-ship-seized-by-israel-218688/">Read more : Lebanese guerrillas deny link to arms ship seized by Israel</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Israel: Navy seizes ship with hundreds of tons of weapons from Iran headed for Lebanon</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:43:45 +0000</pubDate>
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Israel: Commandos seize huge Iranian arms shipment

JERUSALEM — Open crates from a cargo ship seized Wednesday by Israel revealed dark green missiles inside. Containers from the vessel bore writing in English that said &#8220;I.R. Iranian Shipping Lines Group.&#8221;
Israel alleged that the shipment of hundreds of tons of rockets, missiles, mortars, grenades and anti-tank weapons — .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/israel-navy-seizes-ship-with-hundreds-of-tons-of-weapons-from-iran-headed-for-lebanon-218239/" title="Israel: Navy seizes ship with hundreds of tons of weapons from Iran headed for Lebanon">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Israel says its naval commandos seized ship with hundreds of tons of Hezbollah-bound weapons</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:36:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amy Teibel</dc:creator>
		
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Israel: commandos seize Hezbollah-bound arms ship

JERUSALEM — Israeli commandos seized a ship Wednesday that defense officials said was carrying hundreds of tons of weapons from Iran bound for Lebanon&#8217;s Hezbollah guerrillas — the largest arms shipment Israel has ever commandeered.
The Israeli military said an Iranian document was found on board, showing that the arms shipment ... Read this article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/israel-says-its-naval-commandos-seized-ship-with-hundreds-of-tons-of-hezbollah-bound-weapons-217749/">Israel says its naval commandos seized ship with hundreds of tons of Hezbollah-bound weapons</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Appeals court: Canadian man mistaken for terrorist, detained after 9/11 attacks cannot sue US</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 17:46:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Larry Neumeister</dc:creator>
		
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Appeals court: Detained Canadian cannot sue the US

NEW YORK — A Canadian engineer cannot sue the United States after being mistaken for a terrorist when he was changing planes in New York a year after the 2001 terrorist attacks, a federal appeals court ruled Monday.
The judges of the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals voted ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/appeals-court-canadian-man-mistaken-for-terrorist-detained-after-911-attacks-cannot-sue-us-215174/">Read more : Appeals court: Canadian man mistaken for terrorist, detained after 9/11 attacks cannot sue US</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Iraq&#8217;s government makes progress on election law after blasts kill 155, including 24 children</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 21:56:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rebecca Santana</dc:creator>
		
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Iraq steps up security after blasts kill 155

BAGHDAD — Iraq&#8217;s government made progress on a new election law that could ease tensions and pledged tighter security Monday after suicide bombings claimed at least 155 lives, including as many as two dozen children trapped in a bus leaving a day care center.
But those promises held little .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/iraqs-government-makes-progress-on-election-law-after-blasts-kill-155-including-24-children-207702/">Source article &nbsp;: Iraq&#8217;s government makes progress on election law after blasts kill 155, including 24 children</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>White House calls on Syria to release 78-year-old human rights lawyer, end &#8216;arbitrary arrests&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2009 18:10:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — The White House says it&#8217;s deeply concerned about the arrest of a 78-year-old human rights lawyer in Syria and wants an end to what it calls the Syrian government&#8217;s &#8220;practice of arbitrary arrests.&#8221;

International rights groups say they believe Haitham al-Maleh was detained by a Syrian intelligence agency after he criticized the government in ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/white-house-calls-on-syria-to-release-78-year-old-human-rights-lawyer-end-arbitrary-arrests-205982/">Original article on  : White House calls on Syria to release 78-year-old human rights lawyer, end &#8216;arbitrary arrests&#8217;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Reviving after 2006 destruction, Hezbollah&#8217;s Beirut stronghold a symbol of Shiite strength</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 07:12:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hamza Hendawi</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BEIRUT — The sprawling Shiite suburb of south Beirut has made a comeback after the destruction wreaked by Israel during 2006 fighting, a symbol of the community&#8217;s resilience at a time when its political patron, Hezbollah, is seeking a greater voice in Lebanon&#8217;s government.

The district, called simply Dahiyah — meaning &#8220;the suburb&#8221; in Arabic — ... Read : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/reviving-after-2006-destruction-hezbollahs-beirut-stronghold-a-symbol-of-shiite-strength-204444/">Reviving after 2006 destruction, Hezbollah&#8217;s Beirut stronghold a symbol of Shiite strength</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>In exile, Iraqis step out for a life impossible amid the uncertainty back home</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 07:00:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Omar Sinan</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[DAMASCUS, Syria — After fleeing their bloodied homeland, where violence and increasing conservatism confine their compatriots&#8217; lives, some Iraqis in exile are taking the opportunity to enjoy living outside the box.

Around 1 a.m., five Iraqi women in tight jeans and tops giggled and exchanged high-fives with male friends they ran into the upscale al-Berjis restaurant ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/in-exile-iraqis-step-out-for-a-life-impossible-amid-the-uncertainty-back-home-202994/">Read more : In exile, Iraqis step out for a life impossible amid the uncertainty back home</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Kerry plays key roles for Obama on Afghanistan, Syria, invokes Kennedy&#8217;s advice, &#8216;Do the work&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 23:36:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie Kellman</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — He&#8217;s not president, a Cabinet member or ambassador, but Sen. John Kerry has ascended to the unofficial role of President Barack Obama&#8217;s global adviser on key issues that could reshape the nation&#8217;s image around the world.

Mediating Afghanistan&#8217;s presidential election vaulted Kerry from the already prominent chairmanship of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee into .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/kerry-plays-key-roles-for-obama-on-afghanistan-syria-invokes-kennedys-advice-do-the-work-202791/">Kerry plays key roles for Obama on Afghanistan, Syria, invokes Kennedy&#8217;s advice, &#8216;Do the work&#8217;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Mass. man tried to get into terror camps, plotted attack on US malls, authorities say</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 23:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Denise Lavoie</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BOSTON — A Massachusetts man and two friends tried and failed to get into terrorist training camps and then plotted to kill two prominent U.S. politicians and randomly shoot people at American shopping malls, authorities said Wednesday.

Tarek Mehanna, who recently taught at a Muslim school in Worcester, was arrested early Wednesday at his parents&#8217; suburban .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/mass-man-tried-to-get-into-terror-camps-plotted-attack-on-us-malls-authorities-say-202757/">Original source &nbsp;: Mass. man tried to get into terror camps, plotted attack on US malls, authorities say</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Clinton cites need to stop nuclear arms race while panel says bioweapons threat is more urgent</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 21:07:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Burns</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Wednesday warned of dire consequences from the spread of nuclear weapons, while a special U.S. panel asserted that the more worrisome and urgent threat is terrorists attacking the United States or its allies with biological weapons.

In a speech outlining the Obama administration&#8217;s nuclear arms agenda, Clinton ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/clinton-cites-need-to-stop-nuclear-arms-race-while-panel-says-bioweapons-threat-is-more-urgent-202615/" title="Clinton cites need to stop nuclear arms race while panel says bioweapons threat is more urgent">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Kerry plays key roles for Obama on Afghanistan, Syria, climate change</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 20:50:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie Kellman</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — He&#8217;s not president, a Cabinet member or ambassador, but Sen. John Kerry has ascended to the unofficial role of President Barack Obama&#8217;s global adviser on key issues that could reshape the nation&#8217;s image around the world.

Mediating Afghanistan&#8217;s presidential election vaulted Kerry from the already prominent chairmanship of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee into .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/kerry-plays-key-roles-for-obama-on-afghanistan-syria-climate-change-202595/">Kerry plays key roles for Obama on Afghanistan, Syria, climate change</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Turkey and Israel spar over Turkish television drama about Mideast conflict</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 13:10:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher Torchia</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ISTANBUL — Turkey on Friday shrugged off angry protests from Israel about a Turkish television drama that portrays Israeli soldiers as cruel and repressive and has deepened tension between the Jewish state and its key Muslim ally.

The remarks by Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu were the latest in a series of tart exchanges between two nations, ... Read : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/turkey-and-israel-spar-over-turkish-television-drama-about-mideast-conflict-198056/">Turkey and Israel spar over Turkish television drama about Mideast conflict</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Archeologists find rare Crusader-era murals depicting heaven and hell in Syrian church</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/archeologists-find-rare-crusader-era-murals-depicting-heaven-and-hell-in-syrian-church-197125/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 15:50:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bassem Mroue</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[DAMASCUS, Syria — Archaeologists have discovered two Crusader-era murals depicting heaven and hell in a medieval church near Syria&#8217;s coast — a rare find that could reveal new information about the Christian knights who battled Muslims for control of the Holy Land hundreds of years ago.

Experts are now renovating the 12th century paintings, which were .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/archeologists-find-rare-crusader-era-murals-depicting-heaven-and-hell-in-syrian-church-197125/" title="Archeologists find rare Crusader-era murals depicting heaven and hell in Syrian church">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Hamas demands changes to reconciliation plan to say Palestinians can keep fighting Israel</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 15:35:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Albert Aji</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[DAMASCUS, Syria — Syrian-based leaders of the Islamic militant Hamas said Thursday the group will not sign an Egyptian-mediated proposal to reconcile with rival Fatah unless it is amended to say Palestinians have the right to keep fighting Israel.

The joint statement by Hamas and seven other radical, Damascus-based Palestinian factions came in response to a ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/hamas-demands-changes-to-reconciliation-plan-to-say-palestinians-can-keep-fighting-israel-197115/" title="Hamas demands changes to reconciliation plan to say Palestinians can keep fighting Israel">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Palestinian Hamas faction in Syria rejects Egyptian plan to reconcile with rival Fatah</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 10:57:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[DAMASCUS, Syria — The Syrian-based leadership of the militant Palestinian Hamas said Thursday it has rejected an Egyptian-mediated proposal to reconcile with the rival Fatah group.

Hamas and seven other Damascus-based Palestinian factions issued a joint statement saying the reconciliation plan must be revised to include a reference to the Palestinian right to resist Israeli occupation.
&#8220;The ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/palestinian-hamas-faction-in-syria-rejects-egyptian-plan-to-reconcile-with-rival-fatah-196845/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : Palestinian Hamas faction in Syria rejects Egyptian plan to reconcile with rival Fatah</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>No ifs, ands or buts: Syria becomes latest in tobacco-loving Mideast to ban smoking in public</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2009 20:20:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Albert Aji</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[DAMASCUS, Syria — Syria&#8217;s president on Monday issued a decree banning smoking in public places, joining an anti-smoking trend already under way in other Arab countries.

The ban also includes a rare restriction in the Arab world: limiting places where Syrians can indulge in the hubbly bubbly — water pipes known locally as argileh.
President Bashar Assad&#8217;s ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/no-ifs-ands-or-buts-syria-becomes-latest-in-tobacco-loving-mideast-to-ban-smoking-in-public-194054/" title="No ifs, ands or buts: Syria becomes latest in tobacco-loving Mideast to ban smoking in public">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Syrian president bans smoking in public places, first such sweeping decree in Syria</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2009 16:56:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Albert Aji</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[DAMASCUS, Syria — Syria&#8217;s president on Monday issued a decree banning smoking in public places, joining an anti-smoking trend already under way in other Arab countries.

The ban also includes a rare restriction in the Arab world: limiting places where Syrians can indulge in the hubbly bubbly — water pipes known as argileh here.
President Bashar Assad&#8217;s .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/syrian-president-bans-smoking-in-public-places-first-such-sweeping-decree-in-syria-193940/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Syrian president bans smoking in public places, first such sweeping decree in Syria</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Turkey cancels air force drill with Israel, marking new low in strategic relationship</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2009 18:13:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aron Heller</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[JERUSALEM — Turkey has called off an international military drill because it opposed Israel&#8217;s participation, Israeli defense officials said Sunday, a move that sent strained relations between the two nations to a new low.

Turkey has long been the Jewish state&#8217;s best friend in the Muslim world. But ties have deteriorated dramatically since Israel&#8217;s war last .... Original source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/turkey-cancels-air-force-drill-with-israel-marking-new-low-in-strategic-relationship-193286/">Turkey cancels air force drill with Israel, marking new low in strategic relationship</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Israel says Turkey has canceled air force drill because it opposed Israeli participation</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2009 06:28:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amy Teibel</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[JERUSALEM — Turkey has canceled an annual multinational air force drill including the U.S. and NATO because it opposed Israeli participation, the Israeli military said Sunday, in a sign of further deterioration in relations between the two countries.

Turkey, a secular country ruled by an Islamic-oriented party, had long been Israel&#8217;s closest ally in the Muslim .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/israel-says-turkey-has-canceled-air-force-drill-because-it-opposed-israeli-participation-192956/">Original source &nbsp;: Israel says Turkey has canceled air force drill because it opposed Israeli participation</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Iraqis struggle to find jobs, build new lives in America _ and long for better days</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2009 21:13:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sharon Cohen</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Her mansion in Iraq was bombed, her medical career and future in her beloved country dashed the day she found a white envelope on her car windshield. Inside was a single bullet. Wassan Yassin was marked for death.

She knew she had to flee. She eventually landed in America, far from where her life was threatened, ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/iraqis-struggle-to-find-jobs-build-new-lives-in-america-_-and-long-for-better-days-192802/">Read : Iraqis struggle to find jobs, build new lives in America _ and long for better days</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Captured Arab fighter in Iraq recounts journey from campus to killing fields</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2009 15:53:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Qassim Abdul-zahra</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BAGHDAD — He told his family he was going on a pilgrimage to Mecca.

Instead, the second-year college student packed a vinyl travel bag and left home in Saudi Arabia for a trip that would take him on a smuggling route across the Syrian border and into the heart of the Sunni insurgency in Iraq.
So began .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/captured-arab-fighter-in-iraq-recounts-journey-from-campus-to-killing-fields-192670/">Read the original article &nbsp;: Captured Arab fighter in Iraq recounts journey from campus to killing fields</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Thaw in Syria-Saudi relations could ease tension in the Middle East</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2009 18:45:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Zeina Karam</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[DAMASCUS, Syria — The Saudi king&#8217;s first visit to Syria that ended Thursday marked a crucial turning point in relations as Damascus is emerging from years of isolation — a process that could ease tensions between the pro- and anti-American camps in the Middle East.

King Abdullah&#8217;s two-day visit comes as the U.S. and its European  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/thaw-in-syria-saudi-relations-could-ease-tension-in-the-middle-east-190872/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Saudi king visits Syria in attempt to mend rift after years of tension</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 14:47:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Zeina Karam</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[DAMASCUS, Syria — Saudi Arabia&#8217;s king on Wednesday made his first visit to Syria since becoming monarch, the strongest indication yet of thawing relations between the two rival nations following years of tension.

King Abdullah&#8217;s visit is also the first by a Saudi ruler since the 2005 assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, a  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/saudi-king-visits-syria-in-attempt-to-mend-rift-after-years-of-tension-189464/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Hamas ramps up criticism of Abbas over suspension of efforts to try Israelis for war crimes</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2009 16:49:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rizek Abdel Jawad</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Hamas leaders on Monday launched an unprecedented attack against President Mahmoud Abbas, saying they no longer consider him a Palestinian after he agreed to suspend efforts to go after Israel for alleged war crimes in Gaza.

The harsh verbal assault is likely to undermine attempts at reconciliation scheduled to conclude later ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/hamas-ramps-up-criticism-of-abbas-over-suspension-of-efforts-to-try-israelis-for-war-crimes-187382/" title="Hamas ramps up criticism of Abbas over suspension of efforts to try Israelis for war crimes">>>></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Angelina Jolie, visiting Iraqi refugees in Syria, urges world not to forget their plight</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 18:55:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Albert Aji</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[DAMASCUS, Syria — Angelina Jolie met with Iraqi refugees in Syria on Friday and urged the world not to forget the plight of those among them who cannot return home because of the trauma they suffered and the country&#8217;s instability.

Jolie visited Syria in her role as a goodwill ambassador for the United Nations&#8217; refugee agency, .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/angelina-jolie-visiting-iraqi-refugees-in-syria-urges-world-not-to-forget-their-plight-185333/">Angelina Jolie, visiting Iraqi refugees in Syria, urges world not to forget their plight</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Hamas leader threatens to capture more Israeli soldiers to exchange for Palestinians prisoners</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 17:27:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[DAMASCUS, Syria — The exiled leader of the militant Hamas group is threatening to capture more Israeli soldiers in order to win the release of Palestinian prisoners.

In a speech in Damascus, Syria, Khaled Mashaal congratulated the Palestinian people on Israel&#8217;s release Friday of 19 female prisoners in return for a video of captured Israeli soldier  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/hamas-leader-threatens-to-capture-more-israeli-soldiers-to-exchange-for-palestinians-prisoners-185280/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Hamas video shows captured Israeli soldier looking thin but saying he is well</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 14:30:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[JERUSALEM — In the first glimpse of him since his capture more than three years ago, a thin but healthy-looking Israeli soldier said in a video released Friday that he is being treated well by his Palestinian captors and appealed to Israel&#8217;s leader to bring him home.

Israel received the two-minute video of Sgt. Gilad Schalit .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/hamas-video-shows-captured-israeli-soldier-looking-thin-but-saying-he-is-well-185151/">Source article &nbsp;: Hamas video shows captured Israeli soldier looking thin but saying he is well</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Syria seen regaining its influence in Lebanon years after its military pullout</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 06:35:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hussein Dakroub</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BEIRUT — When Syria&#8217;s vice president recently boasted that his country is now stronger than ever in Lebanon, many Lebanese dismissed his words as wishful thinking. Months of political stalemate in Beirut may show how right he was.

Lebanon&#8217;s pro-Western politicians have been unable to form a government since winning June elections, and many of them .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/syria-seen-regaining-its-influence-in-lebanon-years-after-its-military-pullout-184766/">Original article &nbsp;: Syria seen regaining its influence in Lebanon years after its military pullout</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>In rare decisions, judges allow suits to advance against former Bush administration officials</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 11:38:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Sherman</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — High-ranking government officials are usually protected from claims that they violated a person&#8217;s civil rights. In lawsuits stemming from law enforcement and intelligence efforts after the Sept. 11 attacks, three federal courts have left open the possibility that former Attorney General John Ashcroft and a lieutenant may be held personally liable.

In two cases, .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/in-rare-decisions-judges-allow-suits-to-advance-against-former-bush-administration-officials-181549/">In rare decisions, judges allow suits to advance against former Bush administration officials</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Courts let 3 post-9/11 lawsuits try to hold Bush officials personally liable for terror policy</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 10:49:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Sherman</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Former Attorney General John Ashcroft and one of his hardline lieutenants face the rare prospect of being held personally liable for alleged violations of individuals&#8217; rights in the aggressive aftermath of the 2001 terrorist attacks.

High-ranking officials usually are protected from such civil rights claims. Not necessarily in these cases.
Three federal courts have left ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/courts-let-3-post-911-lawsuits-try-to-hold-bush-officials-personally-liable-for-terror-policy-181179/">Courts let 3 post-9/11 lawsuits try to hold Bush officials personally liable for terror policy</a>.]]></description>
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