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Iran issue 'unites' UK and China

BBC Middle East News - 2 hours 24 min ago
The UK foreign secretary says Britain and China have "a shared goal" in solving the issue of Iran's nuclear programme.
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Palestinians in Jerusalem clashes

BBC Middle East News - 4 hours 39 min ago
Palestinians clash with Israeli police in East Jerusalem amid tension over settlements and a reopened synagogue.
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Israeli FM 'boycotts Brazil head'

BBC Middle East News - 4 hours 41 min ago
Israel's foreign minister is reported to have boycotted a visit by the Brazilian President, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.
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Israeli FM 'boycotts Brazil head'

BBC Middle East News - March 15, 2010 - 10:17pm
Israel's foreign minister is reported to have boycotted a visit by the Brazilian President, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.
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World Briefing | Middle East: Egypt: Constitutional Court Supports Female Judges

New York Times Middle East News - March 15, 2010 - 10:00pm
The ruling follows a dispute in the State Council, the top administrative court, over whether women should be appointed to the courts.

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Iraq Election Results Hint of Political Shift

New York Times Middle East News - March 15, 2010 - 10:00pm
Partial election results suggested a shift in power, with a secular candidate challenging the prime minister.

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Defendants Fresh From War Find Service Counts in Court

New York Times Middle East News - March 15, 2010 - 9:42pm
Judges are finding ways to factor stress and other burdens into sentences for Iraq and Afghanistan veterans who break the law.

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Rebuilt Synagogue Is Caught in Disputes Over Jerusalem

New York Times Middle East News - March 15, 2010 - 9:25pm
Israel officially inaugurated a rebuilt synagogue in Jerusalem’s Old City, entangling what was intended to be a festive event with the diplomatic row over new Israeli construction.

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US presses Israel on settler row

BBC Middle East News - March 15, 2010 - 6:56pm
The US says it is awaiting a formal response from Israel amid a row over its decision to build new homes in East Jerusalem.
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Iran Sentences 6 Protesters to Death

New York Times Middle East News - March 15, 2010 - 2:51pm
In what appeared to be a strong warning to the opposition ahead of a traditional annual celebration, authorities announced death penalties for six people arrested during December protests.

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US hand over of prison to Iraqis

BBC Middle East News - March 15, 2010 - 1:22pm
The US military hands over control of a prison to the Iraqi authorities ahead of a larger troop withdrawal.
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Bruised friendship

BBC Middle East News - March 15, 2010 - 12:34pm
Has Israeli-US row brought ties to a 35 year low?
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An Enigma Wrapped in Rumor: Maliki’s Hospital Visit

New York Times Middle East News - March 15, 2010 - 11:58am
A political vacuum created by the delay in counting the ballots from the March 7 vote has proven fertile ground for conspiracy theories, the most attention-grabbing one being that Nuri Kamal al-Malki had been shot.

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Submarine officer given reprimand

BBC Middle East News - March 15, 2010 - 11:35am
A nuclear submarine commander whose vessel ran aground in the Red Sea is reprimanded by a court martial.
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Israel closes protest villages

BBC Middle East News - March 15, 2010 - 10:09am
The Israeli military has ordered two West Bank villages at the centre of protests against the "separation wall" are off-limits.
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Netanyahu Offers an Apology, but No Shift in Policy

New York Times Middle East News - March 15, 2010 - 9:37am
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel did not indicate that new housing plans in East Jerusalem would be canceled.

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EU's Ashton visits tense Mid-East

BBC Middle East News - March 15, 2010 - 9:22am
EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton begins a Middle East tour amid tension over an Israeli housing project in East Jerusalem.
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Early call

BBC Middle East News - March 15, 2010 - 8:49am
Will Iraqi PM Nouri Maliki hold on to an early lead?
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Primary colours

BBC Middle East News - March 15, 2010 - 8:25am
Israeli designer aims to 'recolour' grey public space
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4 Killed in Car Bombing in Iraq

New York Times Middle East News - March 15, 2010 - 8:08am
Explosives packed in a parked car detonated Monday on a busy street in Fallujah, a town in a once dangerous and still unsettled region of western Iraq.

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