Mid-East 'drifting towards chaos'
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A top UN official warns the Israeli-Palestinian conflict will not end without international involvement.
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There&#39;s been a lukewarm reaction to a British-backed Middle East conference. Israel says it will boycott the meeting pencilled in for February in London.
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VIENNA -- The diplomatic showdown over Iran's alleged nuclear ambitions could escalate into a confrontation that changes the political dynamic of the Middle East and further destabilizes the region, Western diplomats, officials, and analysts say.
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Analysis: It has been clear for some time that the U.S. is not in control of events in Iraq. But the latest sectarian bloodshed suggests that even help from Iran and Syria  may not be enough to stop the slide into chaos
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World leaders, tearing up a carefully prepared agenda for their annual summit, turned their attention to a growing crisis in the Middle East that has highlighted the differences between President Bush and major U.S. allies.
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In the year since Israel's war with Hezbollah guerrillas began, two contradictory currents have emerged: a grim mood of apprehension and disillusionment with the country's leadership, alongside a booming economy unfazed by the fighting or concerns about Israel's security.
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Israel&#39;s Prime Minister Ariel Sharon&#39;s recent decisions rather than advancing the peace process will probably contribute to stall it even further.
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Yet it&#39;s clear chaos has escalated and violence is becoming more co-ordinated. Some experts are calling Iraq a potential &quot;super rogue state&quot; and the next Lebanon.
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Description: Despite recent violence, there have been increasingly positive signs in the Middle East over the last few weeks. The death of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat and the withdrawal of Israeli settlers may be thawing the hardened conflict.
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Tony Blair in the Middle East faces more questions on his leadership after calling for an end to infighting in his party.
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One month after Yasser Arafat'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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The history of the Middle East is at a turning point, as Yasser Arafat&#39;s health deteriorates and Israel takes steps to withdraw from the Gaza Strip.
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The timing does not help. Colin Powell is embarking on what is expected to be a crucial mission to the Middle East, one which could prove decisive in the resurrection - or collapse - of the stalled peace process.
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UK News, LONDON, Is there hope in the Middle East in the aftermath of Yasser Arafat&#39;s death, or will the optimistic noises now being made fizzle out into the usual confrontation?
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The international community must try to resolve the Arab-Israeli conflict to stop the Middle East, already mired in its worst crisis in years, sliding further into turmoil, a respected think tank said on Thursday.
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A country in chaos, a terrorized population under siege in neighborhoods polarized on sectarian lines or on the move in their hundreds of thousands to escape worsening violence. That was the picture of Iraq depicted in a new U.N. human rights report on Wednesday.
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Analysis: Israel's widening counterattacks against Lebanon threaten not only the country's fragile economic rebirth, but an entire region's tenuous stability