Middle East hot spots merging
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The recent trips by President Bush and Secretary Rice signal a US push for a holistic, regional solution.
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The devil dancing in the Middle East is dead. After Arafat used his life to deny Palestinians a national state, Palestinians will now have the chance to use Arafat&#39;s death to usher in a new era of compromise.
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One month after Yasser Arafat&#39;s death, realignments on both sides of the Palestinian-Israeli divide are raising fragile hopes for a mutual retreat from four years of fighting.
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Muslim countries need to join together in a new initiative to resolve turbulence and violence in the Middle East, the leaders of Indonesia and Pakistan said on Wednesday.
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Violence in Iraq and instability in Lebanon are driving hundreds of thousands of people abroad in an upheaval not matched in the Middle East since the exodus of Palestinian refugees when Israel was created in 1948.
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World leaders meeting in Egypt focused on Israel, the Palestinians and what is seen as a chance to jump start the stalled peace process today, with plans to shift the focus to another Mideast hotspot - Iraq â-ater in the day.
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Report: The two leaders to disucss new bid that would capitalise on opportunities created by disengagement plan. British Prime Minister Tony Blair will fly to Washington this week to launch a new Middle East
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AT&T is expanding its network infrastructure in the Middle East and building up its local presence there.
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But the most important entry on Middle East watchers&#39; list is George W. Bush: in for four more years. The recent death of Arafat, the Palestinian Authority president, creates an opportunity for the United
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The Israeli prime minister, Ariel Sharon, yesterday said the death of his long-time rival, Yasser Arafat, could prove to be &quot;a historic turning point in the Middle East&quot;.
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The death of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat a month ago appears to have created a new atmosphere for possible renewal of peace efforts in the Middle East.
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THE DAY after Yasser Arafat&#39;s death, headlines declared a &quot;New Middle East&quot; and commentators described his passing as &quot;a window to peace&quot; and &quot;a great opportunity.
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The flood of Palestinians out of Gaza is fraying relations between Israel and Egypt Â ostensible partners in peace but now bitterly at odds over the border chaos Â undercutting the chances that President Bush's Mideast initiative will succeed.
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A volatile flashpoint in the Middle East cease-fire is the question of arms crossing the fuzzy border between Lebanon and Syria.
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LebanonÂs seeming slide toward civil conflict is a flashpoint for tensions in the Middle East.
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Abu Dhabi has an unlikely proposal for the Middle East. It involves $27 billion, the worldâs top architects and a brand-new city of culture.
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The Pentagon is trying to figure out how to beat jihadists in the propaganda war.  So they're looking to build virtual versions of Middle Eastern countries, to see how "media and rumor propagation" works over there.  Good luck.