Israeli rightist party postpones quitting cabinet
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The Israeli National Religious Party (NRP) decided Monday to postpone its quitting from the government until the parliament ratifies a Gaza withdrawal, givingPrime Minister
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Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's  right-wing Likud party voted on Wednesday against his bid to  form a coalition with center-left Labour he seeks to advance  his Gaza withdrawal plan.
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Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh of Hamas has postponed a tour of Muslim countries because of Israeli travel restrictions, his office said Monday.
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Lebanese Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri and his cabinet have resigned, ending weeks of political uncertainty.
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The leaders of Israel's Labour Party back plans for a coalition with Ariel Sharon's Likud but it may not be formed for weeks.
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JERUSALEM - Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon today fired a rebel cabinet minister and deputy cabinet minister after they voted against his plan to withdraw from the Gaza Strip next year, Israeli media said.
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Hungary's opposition Fidesz party on   Thursday called off its planned anti-government rally at the   weekend, which the government had warned would cause week-long   violent protests to escalate.
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A hawkish faction in Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's coalition pulled out of the government on Wednesday, weakening him at a time when he needs broad support to reach a peace deal with the Palestinians by the end of the year
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Budapest, August 20 (NNN): Hungarian Prime Minister, Peter Medgyessy, resigned on Friday following a row with his Socialist party&#39;s liberal coalition partner, the Free Democrats (SZDSZ), over a government reshuffle.
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Iraq's main Sunni Arab bloc is suspending its participation in cabinet because of legal steps being taken against one of its ministers, the head of the bloc, Adnan al-Dulaimi, said on Friday.
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Israel's finance minister resigns amid allegations of embezzlement at a workers' union he headed in 2003.
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Egypt&#39;s foreign minister and intelligence chief have postponed a visit to Israel, a Foreign Ministry official said Saturday, two days after an Israeli tank crew fired on and killed three Egyptian policemen.
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Lebanon&#39;s Prime Minister Rafik al-Hariri submitted his cabinet&#39;s resignation Wednesday and said he would not form a new government.
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Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon  sacked his main coalition partner on Wednesday and aides said  he would immediately approach the Labour party to save his  government from collapse and keep a Gaza pullout plan on track.
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CAIRO - Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Abul Gheit and intelligence chief Omar Suleiman have cancelled their scheduled visit to Israel next week, the foreign ministry said on Saturday.
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JERUSALEM - Israeli Finance Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on Tuesday he was lifting his threat to resign over Prime Minister Ariel Sharon&#39;s refusal to put a Gaza pullout plan to a national referendum.
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Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon  sacked his main coalition partner on Wednesday after a  humiliating parliamentary defeat that left him scrambling to  avoid early elections and save his Gaza withdrawal plan.