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The Week Ahead: Baiting Iran, briefing Brussels, a call to Brunei
Azerbaijan taunting Iran with Azerbaijani confab, Israel visit Through Tuesday, April 23 — Azerbaijan has sent its foreign minister to Israel this week for the first time since the former Soviet republic re-embraced its Islamic heritage 22 years...
Tags: Bashar Assad, Xi Jinping, European Union, Baku (Azerbaijan), Central Intelligence Agency
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Israel says it shot down drone near Lebanon
JERUSALEM — Israel said Thursday that it shot down an unmanned aircraft that had entered Israeli airspace off the northern coast near Haifa, the second such incident in nearly seven months. Lt. Col. Peter Lerner, a military spokesman, said the...
Tags: Television Industry, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Lebanon, Benjamin Netanyahu, Military Equipment
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John Kerry urges Turkish leader to delay Gaza Strip visit
ISTANBUL -- Secretary of State John F. Kerry has urged Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan to delay a planned visit to the Gaza Strip, saying it could jeopardize efforts to restart Israeli-Palestinian peace talks. Ending a two-day visit here,...
Tags: Turkey, Mahmoud Abbas, John Kerry, Gaza Strip, Recep Tayyip Erdogan
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Israel says it shot down drone from Lebanon
This post has been updated. See the note below for details.JERUSALEM -- Israel said Thursday that it had shot down an unmanned aircraft that entered Israeli airspace off the northern coast near Haifa, the second such incident in seven months. Military officials said they suspect the drone originated in...Tags: Television Industry, Lebanon, Benjamin Netanyahu
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Report on Syria's chemical weapons could put fresh pressure on U.S.
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates -- U.S. intelligence has determined that embattled Syrian President Bashar Assad deployed chemical weapons to subdue the rebellion in his country, Obama administration officials said Thursday, a disclosure that could move...
Tags: Politics, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Bashar Assad, Iraq War (2003-2011), White House
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Letters: Getting into and out of Israel
Re "Israel's free pass from Boxer," Opinion, April 28 Israel has the right and obligation to protect its citizens from harm. Contrary to George Bisharat's assertion, no "free pass" will be given to Israel to racially profile Americans entering that...Tags: Politics, Interior Policy, U.S. Congress, Barbara Boxer, Personal Data Collection
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A 'red line' on Syria
President Obama has followed a commendably restrained policy in refusing to intervene militarily in Syria's civil war. But if the U.S. confirms that the regime of President Bashar Assad has used chemical weapons, the president should adhere to his...
Tags: Wars and Interventions, Unrest, Conflicts and War, United Nations, Bashar Assad, Chuck Hagel
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Activists: Bangladesh workers told to enter building before collapse
Garment workers in Bangladesh were so uneasy about the cracks in their building that as many as 2,500 refused to enter Tuesday, according to a labor rights group. Activists say the building's owner and several factory managers assured the workers that...
Tags: Television Industry, Politics, BBC, Labor Legislation, Career and Workplace
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Israeli airline workers strike over 'open skies' agreement
JERUSALEM — As Israeli airline workers went on strike in protest, Israel's government approved an "open skies" agreement with the European Union that will give European carriers greater access to the lucrative Israeli tourism market. The...
Tags: Politics, Air Transportation Industry, Employees, Benjamin Netanyahu, Government
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Secretary of State John Kerry urges against new Iran sanctions
WASHINGTON — Secretary of State John F. Kerry implored Congress on Thursday not to impose tough new sanctions on Iran, warning that such a move could disrupt diplomacy over Tehran's disputed nuclear program at a delicate moment. Appearing before...
Tags: Politics, Manufacturing and Engineering, Nuclear Policy, Mark Kirk, U.S. Department of State
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Critically ill Palestinian released from Israeli jail
RAMALLAH, West Bank–-Two weeks after a Palestinian prisoner died of cancer in an Israeli jail, provoking violent protests in the West Bank, Israel released a critically ill Palestinian prisoner who had served 11 years of a 14-year-sentence....
Tags: Prisons, West Bank, Arab Spring, Palestine, Tzipi Livni
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Step toward possible military intervention in Syria
WASHINGTON — The Pentagon is sending about 200 troops to Jordan, the vanguard of a potential U.S. military force of 20,000 or more that could be deployed if the Obama administration decides to intervene in Syria to secure chemical weapons arsenals...
Tags: Politics, Leon Panetta, Bashar Assad, David Petraeus, Rebellions
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