Debate Viewed Warily in Middle East
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Arab viewers, many suspicious of U.S. intentions in their region, watched the U.S. presidential debate with wariness &#151; some dismissing it as a trivial "American show" and others expressing dismay that the Palestinian-Israeli conflict was nearly ignored.
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Focusing on the Middle East, he will stress spreading and strengthening democracy. But will world leaders listen?
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Arab officials and commentators said Tuesday they feared the budding dialogue between Washington and Iran could cut them out of the debate over the future of Iraq, one of the region's most important countries.
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Palestinians may well be glad to see the back of George W. Bush at next month's presidential elections but are sceptical that John Kerry will execute a major rethink in US policy on the Middle East conflict.
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CAIRO - The prospect of George W Bush spending four more years in the White House drew mixed reactions and a dose of caution in the troubled Middle East.
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Voters tend to forget most of what is said during U.S. presidential debates, but a few memorable moments endure.
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A majority of Israelis say their   biggest concern is Iran and they also believe the Jewish state   is struggling for survival, two opinion polls published on   Friday showed.
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This fall's presidential debates will pit George W. Bush's folksy manner and big-picture brand of policymaking against John Kerry's more cerebral outlook and nuanced world view. Each is a proven debater who knows, only too well, what personal pitfalls to avoid: Bush must stifle the smirk, for instance, and Kerry must cut short his rhetorical rambling.
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The debate by the Israeli parliament on whether to pull out of the Gaza Strip is the focus of much editorial comment in Europe Tuesday, while other European papers look at the high price of oil.
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Iran is the one issue where President Bush and Arab leaders have shared concerns. Ahead of the president's Mideast trip, Arab nations are eager to contain growing Iranian power, though they're wary of doing so militarily.
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BEIRUT: Consistently second only to Ariel Sharon in terms of unpopularity among Arabs, US President George W. Bush&#39;s re-election victory was greeted in the Arab world with a sense of disillusionment and foreboding.
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Christians in the Middle East are growing uneasy over the widespread Muslim anger at Pope Benedict XVI, saying they increasingly worry about growing divisions between the two faiths.
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Jittery after a confrontation between U.S. and Iranian naval vessels off their shores, the Persian Gulf's Arab countries have a contradictory message for President Bush: Be tough on Iran Â but not tough enough to start a war.
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Â·   Mashal predicts explosion across Middle East Â·   Fatah conflict blamed on foreign intervention
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An unlikely meeting of minds on an issue of global concern.
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With America&#39;s hawkish President George W. Bush headed for a likely second term in office, the US election produced mixed reactions and a dose of caution in the troubled Middle East on Wednesday.
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THE likely re-election of US President George W.Bush is already sending shockwaves through the Middle East. Israel, the Iraqi interim Government and the Arab states aligned with American interests are rejoicing