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Middle East talks set to continue

Al Jazeera English - September 2, 2010 - 10:49pm

Israeli and Palestinian leaders agree to meet regularly to form a framework for peace.

The Disappearing Christians of Iraq

Assyrian International News Agency - September 2, 2010 - 9:00pm

KATE SEELYE (correspondent): In a church in the Iraqi village of Qaraqosh, a priest prepares for a communal baptism. With a splash of water, he welcomes these infants into the Christian faith.

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Assyrian, Greek Organizations Condemn Genocide Monument Vandalism

Assyrian International News Agency - September 2, 2010 - 9:00pm

(AINA) -- A number of Melbourne's Assyrian and Hellenic organizations issued a joint statement today condemning recent acts of vandalism against two Sydney memorials dedicated to the Assyrian Genocide and the Assyrian Levies (AINA 8-30-2010).

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Congress Highlights USCIRF's Concerns About Religious Minorities in Iraq

Assyrian International News Agency - September 2, 2010 - 9:00pm

Iraq (USCIRF) -- The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) applauds the U.S. Senate's adoption of S. Res. 322, a resolution spearheaded by Senator Carl Levin (D-MI) that focuses on the perilous status of religious minorities in Iraq.

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U.N. Asks Europe to Halt Deportations of Iraqis

Assyrian International News Agency - September 2, 2010 - 9:00pm

(Reuters) -- The United Nations refugee agency called on European governments on Friday to halt deportations of Iraqis, after what it said was at least the third coordinated round of forced returns since April.

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Afghan Raids on Rebels Exceed Iraq Pace: Petraeus

Assyrian International News Agency - September 2, 2010 - 9:00pm

(Bloomberg) -- U.S. Army General David Petraeus, the top coalition commander in Afghanistan, said special forces operations against militants there are about four times more frequent than at the peak of the Iraq War.

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Obama's Failing Middle East Policy

Assyrian International News Agency - September 2, 2010 - 9:00pm

Only fifteen months after his historic Cairo speech, there are alarming signs that President Obama's new engagement policy with the middle east may soon find its place in history's dustbin.

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Turkey and Iran Have an Eye on Iraq

Assyrian International News Agency - September 2, 2010 - 9:00pm

ISTANBUL -- Just a few months ago, Turkey shocked the West when it appeared to stand shoulder to shoulder with Iran in the row surrounding Tehran's nuclear programme.

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Obama: the Distracted Commander-in-Chief

Assyrian International News Agency - September 2, 2010 - 9:00pm

Many have charged that President Obama's decision to begin withdrawing from Afghanistan ten months from now is hampering our war effort. But now it's official.

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Park51 and the Charge of 'Islamophobia'

Assyrian International News Agency - September 2, 2010 - 9:00pm

The recent and growing controversy over the plan to build a thirteen-storey mosque near Ground Zero has, once again, concentrated public attention on the fact and nature of Islam.

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Middle East talks set to continue

The Disappearing Christians of Iraq

Assyrian, Greek Organizations Condemn Genocide Monument Vandalism

Congress Highlights USCIRF's Concerns About Religious Minorities in Iraq

U.N. Asks Europe to Halt Deportations of Iraqis

Afghan Raids on Rebels Exceed Iraq Pace: Petraeus

Obama's Failing Middle East Policy

Turkey and Iran Have an Eye on Iraq

Obama: the Distracted Commander-in-Chief

Park51 and the Charge of 'Islamophobia'

Security 'not behind' delay of Sfeir's Jbeil visit

General Security 'has taken all measures' to halt broadcasts of herbal drug ads

Debate continues over ridding Beirut of all weapons

Lebanese Shiite cleric arrested in Syria over spying for Israel

Lebanon, Israel vow to avoid Blue Line scuffles

Premier urges Lebanese to 'preserve' coexistence

US delegation meets Hariri, Murr amid talk of funding cuts

Iran hardliners besiege opposition leader's home

Abbas, Netanyahu agree to meet again September 14-15

EU presses China on observing Iran sanctions

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