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| May 31 |
| France renews commitment to Iraq |
| French foreign minister arrives in Iraq |
| Putin: Iran not seeking to build nuclear arms |
| Gunman Kills 8 Worshipers At Mosque In Yemen |
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| May 30 |
| Beleaguered Olmert's party eyes succession |
| Olmert's party considers ballot over scandal |
| Israeli poll finds Netanyahu would win elections |
| At least 33 killed in Iraq, 4,000 US troops to return
home |
| More Sunnis joining Iraq's National Police |
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| May 29 |
| Pressure grows on Olmert to step aside |
| Tutu blasts international 'complicity' over Gaza |
| Syrian media says Sarkozy praises Assad in call |
| German foreign minister due in Mideast |
| Syria-bound missile components intercepted, claims US |
| Palestinians pin biz hopes on high-tech industry |
| Iran says its atomic work not a U.N. council issue |
| Larijani warns IAEA that Iran could revise cooperation |
| US troops kill 10 militiamen in Baghdad: military |
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| May 28 |
| Syria's Assad dismisses Israel demands over Iran |
| Defense Minister Barak says Olmert must step down |
| US makes progress in Iraq's `triangle of death' |
| Palestinians live in horror of losing their homes |
| Hamas says 2 killed in Israeli airstrike on Gaza |
| Larijani elected Iran's parliament speaker |
| Qatar PM wins libel case over Israel links |
| Palestinian police get training in riot control |
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| May 27 |
| US millionaire admits giving cash to Olmert |
| Israeli leader says key Gaza crossing to stay shut |
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| May 26 |
| Olmert says he gave no commitment on Golan |
| Ahmadinejad sure Syria will press struggle against Israel |
| Israel sees little progress in Gaza truce talks |
| Egypt extends state of emergency by two years |
| Six Iraqis dead in suicide attack on pro-US militia |
| Explosion damages Iran-Turkey gas pipeline |
| Al Qaeda urges attacks on US interests in Yemen |
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| May 25 |
| Hamas asks for Arab mediation in inter-Palestinian
dispute |
| US military says Iraqi unrest at four-year low |
| Iranian-born Israeli arrested on suspicion of spying for
Teheran |
| Senior member of al-Qaeda in Iraq arrested |
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| May 24 |
| Ex-army chief says Israel can 'manage' without Golan |
| Top Israeli defence official to Egypt for truce talks |
| Al-Qaeda in Iraq has never been closer to defeat |
| Iraq's PM bolstered by string of successes |
| Feeling safer, Iraqis come home |
| Iran plays down Israeli-Syrian peace talks |
| Iraq says Qaeda cleared from main northern city |
| Iraq's Sadrists say crackdowns endanger truce |
| Iran troops kill nine Kurd rebels |
| Hamas: Israel PM too weak to talk peace with Syria |
| In sign of change, Israeli, Palestinian officers meet |
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| May 23 |
| Iraq troops relax in cleric Sadr's former bastion |
| Qaeda video berates Saudi king on faith dialogue |
| Investors pledge $1.4 bln for Palestinians |
| Israeli PM grilled again in graft probe |
| Iraqi troops tighten grip on Baghdad Shiite bastion |
| Hamas-Israel talks on truce falter over crossings |
| US strike on al-Qaida kills children |
| Interpol warrant for Abu Dhabi bank CEO |
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| May 22 |
| Israel sets demands in new Syrian peace track |
| Talk of returning Golan to Syria raises Israeli
objections |
| Palestinian suicide bomber attacks Gaza crossing |
| Israel engages in indirect peace talks with Syria |
| US welcomes Syrian-Israeli talks but stresses Palestinian
track |
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| May 21 |
| Olmert proposes naval blockade on Iran: report |
| Palestinians woo investment for West Bank |
| Israel accepts Gaza truce in principle: Egypt |
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| May 20 |
| Olmert loses first legal challenge in bribery case |
| Iraqi army enters Sadr's Baghdad bastion |
| 4 Palestinians reported killed in Gaza airstrikes |
| Kuwait emir asks outgoing PM to form cabinet |
| Iran's Islamist militia to launch security patrol |
| Iran confirms six Bahai faithful arrested |
| Islamists want new PM as Kuwait cabinet resigns after
polls |
| Kuwait cabinet resigns after polls |
| Ambushers kill 11 Iraqi soldiers: local leader |
| Bomb under bed kills local Iraqi police chief |
| Church opposes Iraq death penalty for archbishop's killer |
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| May 19 |
| Israel's Barak warns of military escalation in Gaza |
| Hamas officials in Egypt for Israel truce talks |
| US says French contacts with Hamas 'unwise' |
| Bin Laden calls on Muslims to end Israeli Gaza blockade:
website |
| Radical Islamists gain in Kuwait vote, no women elected |
| Bin Laden lashes out at Arab leaders |
| Bush lectures Arab world on political reform, women's
rights |
| US-Syrian trade on rise despite tensions |
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| May 18 |
| Bush says Mideast peace needs 'tough sacrifices' |
| Olmert says Israel 'very close' to decision on Gaza |
| Israeli, Egyptian leaders to seek Gaza cease-fire |
| Bush reassures Abbas on 'dream' of Palestinian state |
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| May 17 |
| Kuwaitis vote to elect second parliament in two years |
| Israeli PM to be grilled again in corruption probe:
reports |
| Bush arrives in Egypt for Palestinian talks |
| Iraq arrests 1,100 in Qaeda crackdown in Mosul |
| Bush to meet Abbas at Egypt's ‘Davos' |
| Osama bin Laden targets Israel on anniversary |
| Bush to head for Egypt talks with Palestinians |
| Bush fails to win Saudi help on gas prices |
| Weak dollar and supply worries push oil to fresh high of
$128 |
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| May 16 |
| Saudis see no reason to raise oil production now |
| Israel: US sees need for "tangible action" on
Iran |
| Assailants set off bomb outside Christian school in Gaza
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| Bin Laden to release speech for Israel anniversary:
reports |
| Israeli animation on Beirut massacre bids for top Cannes
prize |
| Bush presents peace prophecy for Middle East |
| Burqa bomber kills 16; U.N. slams overkill |
| Seven die in clashes in Baghdad's Sadr City |
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| May 15 |
| Bush envisions a democratic Middle East free of
oppression |
| Bush vows to support Israel against 'terror' |
| Palestinians mark 1948 uprooting with rallies |
| White House Notebook: Bush a bit wary of drinking the
water |
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| May 14 |
| Gaza rocket wounds 14 in Israel mall as Bush visits |
| Bush links optimism for Mideast reform to democratic
Israel |
| Bush hails Israel on 60th anniversary visit |
| Bush heads back to Mideast amid fading peace hopes |
| Defense secretary urges military to mold itself to fight
Iraq-style wars |
| Australia mulls court action against Ahmadinejad |
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| May 13 |
| Bush aims to 'encourage' on Mideast trip |
| 11 killed, 19 injured in Sadr City clashes |
| Kidnapped Israeli soldier not part of truce: Hamas |
| Bush says Olmert probe won't scuttle peace talks |
| Israel agrees to ease W.Bank restrictions: Blair |
| U.S. influence in Middle East wanes |
| US drops charges against Saudi in Sept. 11 |
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| May 12 |
| Bush calls Iran 'single biggest threat' to Mideast peace |
| Bush finds Israel's Olmert to be an "honest
man" |
| US battles Shiite militia in Baghdad despite ceasefire |
| Iran says to sue U.S., Britain over mosque blast |
| Rocket kills woman after Israel sets conditions for Gaza
truce |
| Peres sees Mideast peace deal as 'extremely difficult' |
| Egypt blocks opposition website |
| One in four Iranian youths jobless: report |
| American-Jewish businessman admits funding Olmert |
| Gaza official: Fuel supply resumes to Gaza plant |
| Bush's Mideast agenda larger then celebrating Israel's
independence |
| New tensions between Sudan and Chad after Khartoum attack |
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| May 11 |
| Gaza cartoon commemorates Palestinian "Nakba" |
| Power blackouts hit Gaza after sole plant shuts down |
| Embattled Israeli PM receives boost from his party |
| Egypt opens border to sick and wounded Gazans |
| Iraqi factions agree to end Baghdad fighting |
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| May 10 |
| Iraqi, US troops move against Al Qaeda in north |
| Iraq govt, Sadr bloc agree truce to end clashes |
| Hamas militants fire rockets into Israel, no one hurt |
| Israeli PM pressured to resign over bribery scandal |
| Israel will not tolerate nuclear Iran: Olmert |
| 19 Kurdish rebels, six soldiers killed in Turkey clashes,
air raid |
| Attack from Gaza kills 1, Israeli retaliation kills 5 |
| Palestinians urged to stay off Lebanon conflict |
| Olmert defies calls to resign over bribe probe |
| Nuclear powers speak out against Iran |
| Sadr aide lashes out at Iraq's senior Shiite cleric |
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| May 9 |
| Israeli PM fights for political life in bribery scandal |
| Al-Qaida in Iraq leader reported arrested |
| Israel's Olmert admits taking cash but won't quit |
| Israeli leader denies taking illicit donations from
American |
| Obama accuses McCain of 'losing his bearings' |
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| May 8 |
| Iran 'blames monarchists for mosque blast' |
| Gaza-Egypt border to open for three days: Hamas |
| Thousands of Arab Israelis call for refugee right of
return |
| Israel marks 60th birthday still not at peace |
| Arab League says US-Syria dialogue better than sanctions |
| US the main obstacle to Mideast peace: Iran leader |
| Global markets are challenge for Israel economy |
| Israel marks 60th birthday still not at peace |
| US extends Syria sanctions |
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| May 7 |
| PM's future in doubt as Israel turns 60 |
| Palestinians mourn loss of homeland sixty years on |
| Israel's population nears 7.3 million |
| 11 wounded in Israeli raid in Gaza |
| Report: NY businessman linked to probe of Ehud Olmert |
| Most Israelis expect war in next five years, poll finds |
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| May 6 |
| Israel reports 'preliminary work' towards Syria talks |
| Israel throws 60th birthday bash under cloud of
uncertainty |
| Palestinian police clash with militants in West Bank; 3
hurt |
| Uncertainty grows over Olmert's political future |
| Israel braces for political shakeup if Olmert goes |
| Israel's Barak weighs post-Olmert options: source |
| Sharp rise in suicide attacks by women in Iraq likely: US
expert |
| Diaries show Saddam feared getting AIDS in prison |
| Iran ex-president rebuked over insurgent remarks |
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| May 5 |
| Israel's Peres says nuclear Iran would be 'nightmare' |
| Israeli ex-president calls for peace with Syria |
| Prodded by U.S., Olmert and Abbas meet privately |
| Iran rules out nuclear halt |
| Iran says new talks with US on Iraq meaningless |
| Economic fears move Saudi women into workplace |
| Zaidi rebels in new peace talks with Yemen govt |
| Ten killed in Baghdad clashes |
| Six killed in Sadr City clashes: Iraqi medics |
| Rice holds talks with Olmert |
| Israeli political crisis overshadows Rice’s trip |
| Peace process expected to freeze until Olmert's fate
cleared |
| Obama: U.S. would defend Israel in attack, 'nuclear or
otherwise' |
| Ayatollah: Iran won't stop nuke program |
| 12 die as Yemeni troops clash with Shiite rebels |
| Syria's top cellphone firm posts 29 pct profit rise |
| Syria: Business Prevails |
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| May 4 |
| Rice meets Israeli, Palestinian leaders |
| Palestinians commemorate 6 decades of Naqba |
| Five US soldiers killed, Shia mosque blown up by army |
| Rice pushes for progress on Israel-Palestinian peace |
| Turkish army claims killing 150 Kurd rebels in Iraq |
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| May 3 |
| Syria: U.S. nuclear reactor allegations aim to create
Mideast crisis |
| Hundreds of Palestinian troops take up positions in Jenin |
| Yemeni police clashes with rebels cost another 10 lives |
| Qaeda claims 'attack' on Yemen Italian embassy |
| Abbas sends forces to north WBank in security push |
| Israel arrests 363 Palestinians in WBank in April |
| Iran won't talk to US on Iraq till attacks stop |
| Yemenis protest mosque bomb as truce falters |
| 75 suspects detained after Iraq twin bombings |
| At least 24 killed, 26 injured in Iraqi violence |
| Iraq's Shiite sermons reflect deep rifts over government
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| Top legal source: In new scandal, doubtful if Olmert can
continue as PM |
| Major powers offer Iran new incentives |
| Palestinian fiscal crisis averted by donation |
| Syria raises wages 25 percent over high prices |
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| May 2 |
| Bush seeks further $US70b for Iraq, Afghan wars |
| Car Bomb Hits Yemeni Mosque |
| Top cleric vows crushing response if Iran attacked |
| US blames Al-Qaeda for twin suicide blasts in Iraq |
| High prices force UN to cut Palestinian refugees's food
aid |
| Israeli Prime Minister Olmert questioned by police |
| Mideast Quartet presses Israel over settlements, Gaza
blockade |
| Al-Jazeera chief 'fired for being white Christian' |
| World powers urge Arabs to honor Palestinian pledges |
| Nine die as Egypt tourist bus bursts into flames |
| Israel urged to end blockade of Gaza as talks begin in
London |
| Rice raises new doubts about Iran's nuclear program |
| Palestinian donors meet amid doubts on peace moves |
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| May 1 |
| Iraq tells Iran to curb militia support |
| Palestinian president undergoes heart tests |
| Jordan's Brotherhood elects hardline leader |
| Jailed Syrian lawyer wins human rights award |
| Jordan imposes visa requirements on Iraqis |
| Hamas military leader killed in Gaza air strike: Israeli
army |
| Fear that Israel-Syria progress could harm Palestinian
talks |
| Blast in Baghdad kills nine |
| Rice returns to Mideast amid few signs of progress |
