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Former U.N. chief Kofi Annan waves as he arrives for his meeting with Arab League chief Nabil Elaraby at the Arab league headquarters in Cairo, Egypt, Thursday, March 8, 2012. Anan says his top priority as special envoy to Syria is to end the violence, deliver humanitarian relief and finally start a "political process" to resolve the one-year conflict there.
Arab   Photos   Syria   UN   Wikipedia: Syrian uprising (2011present)  
Annan urges Syria to stop delaying humanitarian aid
| AFP - UN-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan on Tuesday urged Syria to stop delaying UN access to more than one million Syrians in need of assistance. | The United Nations has been negotiating with Preside... (photo: AP / Amr Nabil)
France24
Soldiers stand guard outside the presidential palace after a military coup in Bamako, Mali, Friday, March 23, 2012.
Human Rights   Mali   Military   Photos   Wikipedia: 2012 Malian coup d'état  
Amnesty cites rights abuses in northern Mali
| Amnesty International has accused armed Tuaregs and groups fighting to impose Sharia law in northern Mali of carrying out grave rights abuses such as rape, murder and using child soldiers. | A repor... (photo: AP / Harouna Traore)
Al Jazeera
Cargo Ships India ranked 46th in trade logistics performance
| Washington, May 16 (IANS) Global trade logistics performance slowed down over the last two years amid the global recession, but India and others that pursued aggressive reforms continued to improve,... (photo: WN / prajkta) Newstrack India
India   Photos   Trade   Washington   Wikipedia: Trade  
Pakistan president to attend NATO summit Pakistan president to attend NATO summit
| Pakistan has confirmed its president will attend a summit of NATO leaders this weekend in Chicago as negotiations with US to reopen supply lines into Afghanistan continues. | Nadeem Hotian... (photo: AP / Lefteris Pitarakis) Al Jazeera
Afghan   Nato   Pakistan   Photos   Wikipedia: NATO logistics in the Afghan War  
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Palestinians hold up their flag as they rally along the Rafah border terminal between Egypt and the southern Gaza Strip, on May 15, 2011, during a gathering to mark the 63th anniversary of the "Nakba" (catastrophe). Nakba means "catastrophe" in reference to the birth of the state of Israel 63 years ago in British-mandate Palestine, which led to the displacement of hundreds of thousands of Palestinians who either fled or were driven out of their homes during the 1948 war over Israel's creation. (Photo By Ahmed Deeb/ WN) Palestinians march in annual mourning ritual
| RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Thousands of Palestinians are marching in the West Bank to mark the anniversary of their uprooting during the war over Israel's creation. |... (photo: WN / Ahmed Deeb) The Guardian
Israel   Palestinians   Photos   Protests   Wikipedia: 1948 Palestinian exodus  
File - The Iraqi police duty officer of the jail, orders inmates to move to the other side of the room as he prepares to walk inside the cell, during a walking tour of the Bab al Sheikh Police Station, in Eastern Baghdad, Iraq, May 27, 2008. Iraqis held illegally in 'closed' prison, rights group claims
| Human Rights Watch accuses Iraqi security forces of 'grabbing people outside of the law' and putting them in secret jails Human Rights Watch claims troops controlled by... (photo: US Army file / Staff Sgt. Brian D. Lehnhardt) The Guardian
Human Rights   Iraq   Photos   Prison   Wikipedia: Iraq War  
Ali Jamali Fashi, center, attends his trial, at the revolutionary court in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2011. Jamali has been charged with the killing last year of a Tehran physicist, an assassination that Iranian authorities blamed on Israel's Mossad spy agency. Iran hangs 'Israel spy' over nuclear scientist killing
A man convicted of killing an Iranian nuclear scientist in Tehran two years ago has been hanged, Iran's state media report. | Majid Jamali Fashi, 24, was convicted o... (photo: AP / Vahid Salemi) BBC News
Crime   Iran   Israel   Photos   Wikipedia: Masoud Alimohammadi  
A soldier keeps an eye on the movements at Gurez, about 180 kilometers (113 miles) north of Srinagar, India, Saturday, Aug. 20, 2011. Indian troops in Kashmir fought a deadly gunbattle with suspected rebels crossing the military Line of Control from Pakistani-controlled territory Saturday, the army said. One soldier and 11 suspected rebels were killed, army spokesman Lt. Col. J.S. Brar said, but only six suspected rebels' bodies were recovered. He said the other five bodies were lost when they fell into a river during the fighting in the disputed Himalayan region. India may move troops to peacetime positions on Pakistan border
May 15: | India is likely to thin-out troops from wartime positions on the border with Pakistan, where they were deployed after the 2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks, accordi... (photo: WN / Imran Nissar) The Siasat Daily
India   Pakistan   Photos   Troops   Wikipedia: Troop  
Palestinians hold pictures of prisoners and Palestinian flags as they celebrate the end of a prisoners' hunger strike in Israeli jails, in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Monday, May 14, 2012. Palestinian prisoners, Israel make deal to end hunger strike
Tuesday, 15 May 2012, 12:24 pm | Article: The Scoop Team | Palestinian prisoners and Israel make deal to end hunger strike | The Scoop Team | May 15, 2012 | An Egyptian a... (photo: AP / Majdi Mohammed) Scoop
Hunger strike   Israel   Palestinian   Photos   Wikipedia: Palestinian prisoners in Israel  
In this photo taken on a government organized tour, soldiers and civilians gather in front of a burning official building following an airstrike in Tripoli, Libya, early Tuesday, May 17, 2011. Nato defends its role over civilian deaths in Libya
| Human Rights Watch (HRW) has published evidence that scores of ordinary civilians, many of them women and children, were wrongly targeted in a series of missile attacks... (photo: AP / Darko Bandic) The Independent
Human Rights   Libya   Nato   Photos   Wikipedia: 2011 military intervention in Libya  
US-Pak have made considerable progress on NATO routes US-Pak have made considerable progress on NATO routes
| The US on Monday said it had made "considerable progress" with Pakistan in negotiations on the re-opening of the NATO supply routes to Afghanistan, on the eve of crucia... (photo: US Army / Michael J. MacLeod) DNA India
Afghanistan   Crucial   Nato   Pakistan   Photos   Wikipedia: Afghanistan  
Soldiers operate their Bradley armored fighting vehicle during an operation to search for weapons and munitions in areas of anti-Coalition activity along the Iraq-Syria border. The troopers are assigned to 1st Squadron, 3rd Armored Calvary Regiment. U.S. Fighting kills 32 as Syria peace plan falters
Fighting in Syria has killed at least 32 people, activists said, and Saudi Arabia said stubborn violence was shredding the credibility of a U.N.-Arab League peace plan st... (photo: U.S. Army/Staff Sgt. Joseph Roberts) Otago Daily Times
Government   Photos   Politics   Syria   Wikipedia: Syria  
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File - The Iraqi police duty officer of the jail, orders inmates to move to the other side of the room as he prepares to walk inside the cell, during a walking tour of the Bab al Sheikh Police Station, in Eastern Baghdad, Iraq, May 27, 2008.
Iraqis held illegally in 'closed' prison, rights group claims
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Doctor firings expose medical failings in Nigeria
Soldiers stand guard outside the presidential palace after a military coup in Bamako, Mali, Friday, March 23, 2012.
Amnesty cites rights abuses in northern Mali
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Syria Kuwait
U.N. monitors in Syria caught in violent clashes
U.N. Team Evacuated From Syrian Town
UN team in Syria evacuated from tense town
Leading figures pay tribute to journalist Marie Colvin at me
Former U.N. chief Kofi Annan waves as he arrives for his meeting with Arab League chief Nabil Elaraby at the Arab league headquarters in Cairo, Egypt, Thursday, March 8, 2012. Anan says his top priority as special envoy to Syria is to end the violence, deliver humanitarian relief and finally start a "political process" to resolve the one-year conflict there.
Annan urges Syria to stop delaying humanitarian aid
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Kuwait Stock Exchange suspends 31 firms for not posting resu
Jailed activist: Bahrain seeks to weaken uprising
Jailed activist: Bahrain seeks to weaken uprising
Manhunt for driver who dared police to catch him
Air Arabia A320 CN-NMB
Air Arabia first quarter 2012 net profit rises 11% to Dh49.2 million
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UAE Egypt
FEATURE-UAE's aerospace dream blooms in the desert
UAE foreign minister to visit India
Plane bound to Moscow from UAE makes emergency landing
Dubai Legal Affairs Department to hear Nakheel PJSC cases
Dubai - Burj Al Arab - Words most  luxurious Hotel - Jumeirah (United Arab Emirates)
DSS 2011 brings Dh8.8 billion to Dubai’s economy
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Showbiz Arabia: chasing Amy
Israeli Company Writes Off Stake In Egyptian Gas
Completion of the Draft Law of Constituent Assembly
Ayman Mostafa Executive Director for National Sport
Soldiers stand guard outside the presidential palace after a military coup in Bamako, Mali, Friday, March 23, 2012.
Amnesty cites rights abuses in northern Mali
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Jordan Iran
U.N. Strike Shows Convergence of Labor and Middle East Polit
U.S Priorities amidst Economic Challenges in the Middle East
Rebels kill 23 Syrian soldiers, opposition snubs Arab talks
Rebels kill 23 Syrian soldiers, opposition snubs Arab talks
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Iran will positively respond to West if realistic atmosphere
Will have more talks with India on Iran oil import: US
Will have talks with India on Iran oil import: US
Iran calls for rallies against Saudi-Bahrain union
Ali Jamali Fashi, center, attends his trial, at the revolutionary court in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2011. Jamali has been charged with the killing last year of a Tehran physicist, an assassination that Iranian authorities blamed on Israel's Mossad spy agency.
Iran hangs 'Israel spy' over nuclear scientist killing
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