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lipca
29
2010

Hezbollah militants may be charged in Hariri death

LEBANON Lebanon is braced for another political crisis as a special tribunal set up to try the killers of Rafiq al-Hariri, the former prime minister, appears to be heading toward indicting members of Hezbollah, the Shiite militant group.


Lebanon - Middle East - Hezbollah - Syria - Hassan Nasrallah
lipca
28
2010

Pressure mounts for Mideast talks as Israel’s settlement freeze nears end

ITAMAR, WEST BANK -- While Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak visited Washington this week to talk about peace gestures toward the Palestinians, Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman was planting a tree in a Jewish settlement in the West Bank -- an indication of permanence that few Palestinians would...


Religion and Spirituality - Jewish - Middle East - Jews - Israel
lipca
27
2010

Pentagon can’t account for how it spent $2.6 billion in Iraqi funds, audit finds

BAGHDAD -- Because of poor record-keeping and lax oversight, the Department of Defense cannot account for how it spent $2.6 billion that belonged to the Iraqi government, according to the inspector general for Iraq reconstruction.


Iraq - Pentagon - Middle East - United States - Business
lipca
26
2010

Q&A with Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak

Edited excerpts of interview by Washington Post's Janine Zacharia, with Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak at the Defense Ministry in Tel Aviv, Friday, July 23, 2010



Ehud Barak - Israel - Middle East - Prime minister - History
lipca
26
2010

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26
2010

Israeli defense chief offers warnings on Iran and Lebanon

TEL AVIV -- Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak is due to arrive in Washington on Monday bearing two warnings for American policymakers: Sanctions won't thwart Iran's push for nuclear weapons, and Israel will strike directly at Lebanese government institutions if Hezbollah launches rockets at Is...


Lebanon - Middle East - Iran - Politics - Israel
lipca
24
2010

Mosul struggles with ethnic divides, insurgency

MOSUL, IRAQ -- In Iraq's third-largest city, buildings are bombed out and scarred by thousands of bullet holes. But unlike in many parts of Iraq that have calmed significantly in recent years, much of the damage is recent.


Iraq - Baghdad - Mosul - Police - United States armed forces
lipca
23
2010

Sanctions slow development of huge natural gas field in Iran

ASALOUYEH, IRAN -- Increasingly tough international sanctions over Iran's nuclear program have significantly slowed the county's most prestigious economic project, scheduled to rake in more than $130 billion in annual sales of natural gas after its completion.

lipca
23
2010

Three U.S. Embassy guards killed in rocket attack in Baghdad’s Green Zone

BAGHDAD -- A rocket attack in Baghdad's Green Zone Thursday afternoon killed three guards employed by the U.S. Embassy and wounded 15 people, including two Americans, the embassy said.



Baghdad - Iraq - Middle East - Green - Politics
lipca
22
2010

Former North Korean spy visits Japan

JAPAN Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan said Wednesday that the visit of a former North Korean spy could help resolve a decades-long mystery about the abduction of at least 17 Japanese citizens, an issue that is hindering normalization of ties between the two countries.


North Korea - Asia - South Korea - Megumi Yokota - Kim Hyon Hui
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