When Rafik Ismail Hamad last traveled from the West Bank to visit relatives in America, he was struck by the pressures one of his nephews... |
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U.N. official admonishes Karzai to enact reforms
The top United Nations official in Afghanistan on Thursday issued an unusually pointed warning to President Hamid Karzai to enact major...
Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas says he won't seek reelection
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas announced Thursday that he would not seek reelection next year, citing a lack of U.S....
Exxon Mobil-led consortium to develop major Iraqi oil field
The Iraqi government Thursday signed a deal with a consortium led by U.S. oil giant Exxon Mobil Corp. to develop a major oil field in...
Italy judge convicts 23 Americans in 2003 CIA kidnapping of Egyptian cleric
An Italian judge on Wednesday convicted 23 Americans of kidnapping an Egyptian cleric off the streets of Milan in 2003, a sweeping verdict...
U.S. keeps a low profile ahead of Iraq elections
As Iraqi lawmakers repeatedly miss deadlines for writing the new law urgently needed for elections to go ahead in January -- and for U.S....
In Iran, anti-government protests rival anti-America rally
A cry from the streets of Tehran put Iranian attitudes toward America at the center of a day of violent clashes Wednesday.
Hundreds of U.N. staffers temporarily leaving Afghanistan
The United Nations is temporarily pulling hundreds of staff members out of Afghanistan while it reviews security arrangements in the wake of...
Israel seizes ship with alleged Hezbollah-bound arms
Israel's navy seized a cargo ship Wednesday, intercepting what officials described as 300 tons of weapons being smuggled from Iran to...
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