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Palestinian supporters of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PLFP) wave the group's red flag, the Syrian flag, and the Palestinian flag as they holds poster of Lebanon's Hezbollah leader Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah, during a rally on May 7,2013. Against Israeli attack on Syria in Khan Yunis town in the southern Gaza Strip. Israel is not getting involved in Syria's civil war, Defence Minister Moshe Yaalon said just days after two Israeli air strikes near Damascus sent regional tensions soaring. Photo by Ahmed Deeb / WN

Hezbollah Iran Photos Syria Wikipedia: Syrian civil war

BBC News
Hezbollah 'perpetuating Assad's campaign of terror'
Thu 23 May 2013
US Secretary of State John Kerry has said the militant Lebanese Shia Islamist group Hezbollah and Iran are helping perpetuate President Bashar al-Assad's "campaign of terror" in Syria.... (photo: WN / Ahmed Deeb)

The "Returning" as palestinians attend "camp of return" to mark refugees' ties to lands lost, in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip on May 15, 2013, to mark the 65th anniversary of the "Nakba" (catastrophe).

Israel Mideast Palestine Photos Wikipedia: 1948 Palestinian exodus

The People's Voice
65 Years of Palestinian Nakba
Mon 20 May 2013
Every 15th of May Palestinians; old and young, all over the world, within Zionist occupied Palestine, in every Palestinian refugee camp, and in every exile country, commemorate the Palestinian Nakba;... (photo: WN / Ahmed Deeb)

Iran's Supreme National Security Council Secretary and chief nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili listens to a question during a final news conference in Almaty

US News Fri 24 May 2013
Iran presidential candidate vows to resist West
Comment () Tweet TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's top nuclear negotiator, a candidate in next month's presidential elections, says he will pursue a policy of resistance against the West if elected.... (photo: AP / Pavel Mikheyev)
Business Photos Politics Tehran Wikipedia: Saeed Jalili

British Foreign Minister William Hague listens to his Jordanian counterpart Nasser Judeh, not shown, at a press conference in Amman Jordan on Tuesday

The Daily Telegraph Fri 24 May 2013
William Hague says Israel has 'lost international support' over its policies
William Hague, the Foreign Secretary, said that Israel has lost international support in recent years over its building of settlements. Foreign Secretary William Hague (R) arrives for a meeting with... (photo: AP / Raad Adayleh)
Israel Palestine Photos West Bank Wikipedia: William Hague

President Barack Obama waves as he walks down the West Wing Colonnade of the White House in Washington

Seattle Post Fri 24 May 2013
>Counting US drone strikes in Pakistan, Yemen
President Barack Obama said Thursday that he will engage Congress in exploring a number of options for increased oversight of lethal drone strikes outside of war zones... (photo: AP / Charles Dharapak)
Congress Drone Pakistan Photos Wikipedia: Drone attacks in Pakistan

In this image taken from video obtained from the Shaam News Network, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, Free Syrian Army fighters fire at Syrian army soldiers during a fierce firefight in Daraa al-Balad, Syria, Monday March 18, 2013.

Al Jazeera Fri 24 May 2013
Russia: Syria agrees to take part in talks
Russia says the Syrian government had agreed in principle to attend an international peace conference proposed by Russia and the US, and criticised what it... (photo: AP / Shaam News Network via AP video)
Peace Talks Photos Russia Syria Wikipedia: Syrian conflict peace proposals

Fire fighters extinguish a fire at the Great Prophet Shiite mosque after a suicide car bomb attack in Kirkuk, 180 miles (290 kilometers) north of Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, March 29, 2013.

BBC News Fri 24 May 2013
Iraq's reminder of the worst of times
On two separate mornings, bombs went off almost simultaneously in many different public places around Baghdad. In the chaos, we visited Meshtal, a predominantly Shia... (photo: AP / Emad Matti)
Iraq Photos Shiite Violence Wikipedia: Iraqi insurgency

A bus carrying Palestinian passengers arrive from the Egyptian side as Egyptian soldiers guard at the Rafah border crossing in the southern Gaza Strip on May 22, 2013. Egypt re-opened the border crossing on Wednesday five days after they sealed it of the abduction of seven security personnel. Photo by Ahmed Deeb / WN

Belfast Telegraph Fri 24 May 2013
All human life is precious
PERHAPS someone will explain why, when a Muslim kills a solider on British soil, he is called a terrorist, but when a British solider kills a Muslim in Iraq, or... (photo: WN / Ahmed Deeb)
Life Muslim Photos Terrorism Wikipedia: Human life

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, left, meets with Israeli Prime Minster Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem Thursday, May 23, 2013.

The Irish Times Fri 24 May 2013
John Kerry reaches out in effort to restart Middle East peace talks
United States secretary of state John Kerry is pushing ahead with efforts to resume Middle East peace talks despite no signs of a diplomatic breakthrough. Yesterday he... (photo: AP / Jim Young)
Israel Palestinians Peace Photos Wikipedia: Peace process in the Israeli–Palestinian conflict

The New York Times Thu 23 May 2013
Obama Lifts Ban on Guantanamo Transfers to Yemen
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is lifting his self-imposed ban on transferring Guantanamo Bay detainees to Yemen, where a leadership upheaval has improved the... (photo: AP / Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
Guantanamo Photos USA Wikipedia: Guantanamo Bay detention camp Yemen

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Terrorism

	Video: Jeremy Scahill & Noam Chomsky on Secret U.S. Dirty Wars From Laos to Yemen to Pakistan Democracy Now
	Israel warns Syria of 'consequences' if Golan fire continues The Siasat Daily
	Sectarian attacks in Iraq stoked by spillover from Syrian war The Guardian

Oil

	Fuelling geopolitics: The oil saga Al Jazeera
	Iran sees no need for OPEC emergency meeting over drop in prices Middle East Online
	India to create Rs 2,000 cr energy pool to reinsure Iran crude imports Indian Express
	Markets Live: Investors wary after Cyprus deal Canberra Times

Russian President Vladimir Putin gives state medals at an award ceremony in the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2012.

US scolds Russia for sending arms to Syria

File - A look inside Za’atri refugee camp, host to tens of thousands of Syrians displaced by conflict, near Mafraq, Jordan

Jordan to host 'world's largest refugee camp'

U.S. Sen. John Kerry acknowledges applause while addressing constituents at Faneuil Hall in Boston Thursday, Jan. 31, 2013.

Syria’s Assad must go, Kerry insists

Kerry, Lavrov to Meet in Paris The New York Times
Opposition Discusses Its Approach to Syria Talks The New York Times
Will the Jordanian Parliament Expel the Israeli Ambassador F Huffington Post
Amman meeting on Syria emphasises need for a political solut Khaleej Times
Nations to boost aid to Syria rebels until Assad goes Khaleej Times
Joint Statement of Amman Ministerial Meeting On Syria Scoop
Kerry: Remarks with Jordanian Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh Scoop
John Kerry Returns To The Middle East For A Fourth Go-Round Business Insider
Germany and Britain Push to List Hezbollah as a Terror Group The New York Times
Geneva talks in jeopardy: Rebels demand heavy weapons as pre Foreign Policy
Hezbollah perpetuating 'Assad's campaign of terror' BBC News
Kerry: US, Allies, Ready to Step Up Aid Rebels The New York Times
'Friends of Syria' gather in hopes of bringing an end to Syr The Independent
Iran and Hezbollah’s Support for Syria Complicates U.S. Stra The New York Times
Obama promises Jordan $200 million to help with Syrian refug The Examiner
Background Briefing on the Secretary's Trip to Amman Scoop
Jordan keeps out Syrian refugees in border clampdown Khaleej Times
Kerry visits Oman for mega defense deal, Mideast talks Middle East Online
Three Syrian refugees die in Jordan The Siasat Daily
Jordan PM says Arab Spring forced governments to widen press The Washington Post

Palestinians take part in a protest against the reduction of some of the financial and food aid services given by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) to Palestine refugees, in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on April 9, 2013. Photo by Ahmed Deeb / WN

Review: Doing Bad by Doing Good: Why Humanitarian Action Fails

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Everest joy for Saudi woman with altitude

Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund Christine Lagarde, right, speaks with Chief Executive Officer of the European Financial Stability Facility Klaus Regling during a meeting of eurogroup finance ministers in Brussels on Monday, March 4, 2013.

Iran Has Hacked US Energy Companies Gizmodo
New Bill Threatens Bedouin Rights in Israel The Daily Beast
Cyprus lifts money controls on more banks Kathimerini
Turkey takes important steps to end human rights violations: Turkish Press
Jerusalem 'Price Taggers' Damage Jewish, Arab Cars The Daily Beast
Q&A: On Turkey's proposed alcohol restrictions RoadRunner
Cyprus eliminates money withdrawal, transfer limits for anot The Washington Post
US lauds India for reducing Iranian oil imports Houston Chronicle
U.S.casts doubt on credibility of Iranian election Reuters
Bank of Bahrain opens 1st branch in Kerala The Hindu
India likely to get fresh US waiver on business with Iran The Hindu
>US lauds India for reducing Iranian oil imports Seattle Post
US official praises India for supporting sanctions against I The Washington Post
Burberry boss 'looking to Middle East' BBC News
British Attack Suspect Followed Fringe Preacher Once Conside The New York Times
"No Light Between the U.S. and Israel” The Daily Beast
Theater to See in L.A. This Week, Including a Pulitzer Final LA Weekly
Iran elected as head of UNIDOˈs plan and budget committee Irna
Learning from Israeli Druze Hamad Amar The Daily Beast
Turkey debates alcohol sales and ad restrictions Springfield News-Sun

This citizen journalism image provided by Aleppo Media Center AMC which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows a Syrian man carrying a child's body in the aftermath of a strike by Syrian government, in the neighborhood of Jabal Bedro, in Aleppo, Syria, Tuesday Feb. 19, 2013. The Britain-based activist group Syrian Observatory for Human Rights and the Aleppo Media Center reported several dead in the attack late Monday night, saying the strike appeared to be from a ground-to-ground missile.

Amnesty report condemns 'inaction' over rights abuses

Egyptian Army soldiers patrol in an armored vehicle backed by a helicopter gunship during a sweep through villages in in Sheikh Zuweyid, northern Sinai, Egypt, Tuesday, May 21, 2013.

Sinai kidnappers release Egypt security force hostages

Supporters of Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi chant slogans and wave his campaign posters outside the Presidential palace, background, in Cairo, Egypt, Friday, Nov. 23, 2012. Supporters and opponents of Egypt's Islamist president staged rival rallies Friday after he assumed sweeping new powers, a clear show of the deepening polarization plaguing the country.

Egypt: Echoes of the revolution far from Cairo

Number of Syrians in Turkey at 194,908 Turkish Press
Syria targeted Israeli jeep going to rebel village The Tribune San Luis Obispo
Syria says Israeli vehicle entered its territory and was tar The Washington Post
Nigeria’s military says it has rescued women and children he The Washington Post
Canada: Qatar gives up bid to relocate UN agency The Tribune San Luis Obispo
3 al-Qaida members, 2 soldiers dead in Yemen clash The Tribune San Luis Obispo
New book asks: Could Germany have a Jewish chancellor? Reuters
UN nuke agency's Iran probe driven by US-led intel The Tribune San Luis Obispo
Austria links UN peacekeepers to Syria arms ban The Tribune San Luis Obispo
Kerry blasts Iranian election maneuvering The Tribune San Luis Obispo
Obama's drone speech welcomed in Pakistan, Yemen The Tribune San Luis Obispo
Syria govt to take part in peace conference The Tribune San Luis Obispo
Martin van Bruinessen: Dedicating life to perpetual research Jakarta Post
How To: Get medical aid kits to Aleppo, Syria IRINnews
Nichols: In Colonial debut, Dallas' Jordan Spieth relies on The Dallas Morning News
Nine Assemblies set up sister-city programme with Turkey Graphic
'Paresh embraced Islam for safe haven in Bangla' The Times of India
A Homestead Sprouts in the Ozarks Wall Street Journal
LOOKING AT ISLAM FROM A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE Islamic Societ The Telegraph India
Syria’s exile opposition opens conference in Turkey a The Tribune San Luis Obispo

In this Sunday, May 5, 2013 image taken from video obtained from the Shaam News Network, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, men stand near a wrecked helicopter, left, in Deir el-Zour, Syria.

Saudi vies to avoid Afghan-style blowback from Syria

Director Asghar Farhadi, right, and actress Merila Zareibarzi during a photo-call for the Iranian movie "Darbareye Elly" / "About Elly" at the Berlinale in Berlin, Germany, Saturday, Feb. 7, 2009.

Iran's Farhadi scores Cannes hit with ‘The Past’

Justin Bieber performs during the 'Believe Tour' at the Amway Center Orlando, Florida - January 25, 2013

Justin Bieber stops Turkey concert twice for Muslim prayer call

Manuscripts Don't Burn Screen Daily
Iran filmmaker gets standing ovation for secret film at Cann Reuters
Ending Mideast Visit, Kerry Calls for Leadership The New York Times
Neil Jordan: post your questions for the Byzantium and Cryin The Guardian
International Jazz Day: Istanbul, Turkey April 30, 2013 All About Jazz
Cumberbatch to narrate Jerusalem Screen Daily
Air Jordan 1 Retro Hi OG “Black Toe” update (Photos) The Examiner
Banned Iranian director Rasoulof coming to Cannes The Wichita Eagle
Convicted Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof bringing banned The Washington Post
Prophet boosting: the Muhammad films taking on interest in I The Guardian
Banned Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof to attend Cannes F The Independent
Tesco Clothing Range F&F Set To Expand To Middle East Fashion Capital
Iran increases Internet control before presidential election France24
Hiner Saleem developing epic Middle East love story Screen Daily
On Mormon church's Jerusalem set, the end (of filming) is ni The Salt Lake Tribune
Where Islam Meets America New Yorker
Where Islam Meet America New Yorker
See 'Harvey,' in a manner of speaking, at Lebanon Community Penn Live
Young faces enliven Kuwait's faded art scene Daily Press
Leaving The Ordinary Behind: Charlemagne Palestine Interview The Quietus

The Hon Barack Obama and the Prime Minister of Denmark

Obama to address drones, Gitmo in security speech

A bus carrying Palestinian passengers arrive from the Egyptian side as Egyptian soldiers guard at the Rafah border crossing in the southern Gaza Strip on May 22, 2013. Egypt re-opened the border crossing on Wednesday five days after they sealed it of the abduction of seven security personnel. Photo by Ahmed Deeb / WN

Egypt reopens Gaza border crossing after soldiers released

A bus carrying Palestinian passengers arrive from the Egyptian side as Egyptian soldiers guard at the Rafah border crossing in the southern Gaza Strip on May 22, 2013. Egypt re-opened the border crossing on Wednesday five days after they sealed it of the abduction of seven security personnel. Photo by Ahmed Deeb / WN

Egypt leader claims victory in captives' release

Israel, in reassessment, thinks Syria’s Bashar Assad Lexington Herald-Leader
Israel, in reassessment, thinks Syria’s Bashar Assad will la The Charlotte Observer
Television choices of the week: The Iraq War shows us how th The Independent
Syria: Bashar al-Assad agrees 'in principle' to head to peac The Daily Telegraph
At least 5 killed in Kabul violence CNN
Tunisian feminist faces 6 months in prison The Tribune San Luis Obispo
Radical Islam does not exist: Islam is the enemy The Washington Times
Obama's drone speech could improve Pakistan ties Philadelphia Daily News
Afghan Taliban attack aid group, 2 guards killed Philadelphia Daily News
Russia says Syrian regime agrees to peace talks Houston Chronicle
Syria opposition seeks to unify as momentum for talks builds The Star
Could regulatory agencies foil Gawker's Rob Ford 'Crackstart Foreign Policy
Syria opposition seeks to unify Independent online (SA)
Egypt: 3 women killed in suspected 'honor' crime Philadelphia Daily News
>Russia says Syrian regime agrees to peace talks Seattle Post
Deal keeps alive proposed Lake Michigan preserve at Port Was Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Wall and barbed wires to cover 2.4 km borderline between Tur Turkish Press
ITV News Twitter account hacked by Syrian Electronic Army Reuters
Former Bucks player Flynn Robinson dies Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Majority of Milwaukee-area delegation backed end to Scouts' Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

A School Girl walk during rain in Srinagar, India, on 26, April 2013.

Saudi girls will be allowed to play sports in private schools

Iraqi children are photographed while U.S. National Security Council member Samantha Power and representatives from the United Nations meet with representatives from the Iraqi Ministry of Displacement and Migration regarding internally displaced persons (IDP) at the Kindi IDP Resettlement Center near Baghdad, Iraq, Nov. 16, 2009.

Situation of children in Iraq 'a neglected crisis'

Bahraini anti-government protesters block a road with burning debris to slow approaching riot police in Sanabis, Bahrain, Monday, April 15, 2013.

Police, students clash in Bahrain after raid

UK soldier's killing: Attacker wielding butcher knife was a The Times of India
Michael Adebolajo was best friend of war hero killed in Iraq The Daily Mail
Judge allows suit to build Islamic school in Pittsfield Twp. Detroit news
McIntosh County school board member Dwight A. Jordan charged The Florida Times Union
Israel to discuss military draft reform proposal San Francisco Chronicle
Jordan adds two to Rutgers coaching staff San Francisco Chronicle
Christopher Simion, Eastern Lebanon County High School: Best Penn Live
McIntosh County school board member Dwight E. Jordan charged The Florida Times Union
Tax rate down, but revenues up for Mt. Lebanon schools Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
U.S. missing opportunity with Yemen and food for education The Examiner
Hard-line students in Afghanistan protest women’s rights dec The Washington Post
Ryanair mulls Poland-Israel link for Auschwitz school trips South China Morning Post
Bomb threats made to Islamic school U~T San Diego
Mount Lebanon students will now pay for sports, extracurricu WPXI
Six Barak Valley students among top 10 The Times of India
R.O.T.C. Returns to New York’s City College More Than The New York Times
Local man busted supplying Iranian air force Dayton Daily News
Indian embassy starts delivering exit papers in Saudi Arabia The Times of India
UAE to raise standard of education The Siasat Daily
Eddie Jordan discusses adjusting to college, building toughn Asbury Park Press

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