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Iran Remains Defiant, Nuclear Agency Says
2 hours 33 min agoThe International Atomic Energy Agency reported that Iran had banned two of its top inspectors and still refused to answer questions about its nuclear program.
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Iranian Woman Said to Be Lashed Over Photo
8 hours 25 min agoA mix-up over a photograph led to a sentence of 99 lashes for the Iranian woman whose earlier death sentence by stoning caused an international outcry, a lawyer said.
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Nuclear Watchdog Says Iran Boosts Nuclear Work
8 hours 38 min agoIran’s total production of low-enriched uranium has risen by around 15 percent since May, the U.N. nuclear watchdog said.
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Attack Shows Lasting Threat to U.S. in Iraq
10 hours 26 min agoA coordinated attack on one of the main military commands in Baghdad punctuated a sharp rise in violence as the United States declared an official end to its combat mission.
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23 Accused of Coup Plot in Bahrain
19 hours 3 min agoBahraini officials announced that they were charging 23 people, most of them activists from the Shiite majority, with coordinating a violent campaign to overthrow the minority Sunni government.
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Thin Line for Group of Muslims in Egypt
19 hours 13 min agoThe most influential of Egypt’s dissident groups is caught between fighting and placating the government.
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Mideast Leaders Hopeful After Opening of Talks
19 hours 13 min agoPalestinian and Israeli leaders expressed hope in their first public utterances since last week’s round of peace talks in Washington.
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Inside Corrupt-istan, a Loss of Faith in Leaders
September 5, 2010 - 6:10pmA belief by Westerners that Afghans expect misrule and malfeasance could make Afghans’ contempt for their leaders as much a threat as the Taliban.
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Diplomatic Memo: In Middle East Peace Talks, Clinton Faces a Crucial Test
September 5, 2010 - 7:30amThe talks could cement the legacy of Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton as a diplomat, or pose risks to any political ambitions she may harbor.
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30 False Fronts Won Contracts for Blackwater
September 4, 2010 - 9:29amThe security firm created shell companies to obtain U.S. contracts after it was criticized for its conduct in Iraq, investigators said.
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Analysis: Iraq's Military Needs After 2011
September 4, 2010 - 3:28amThe third phase, from the end of 2016 to the end of 2020, is the "completion phase" by which time the Iraqi army will be a "real power," able to deal not only with internal, but also external threats.
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Syria’s Solidarity With Islamists Ends at Home
September 4, 2010 - 1:10amThe country, which had sought to allow religious figures a greater role in public life, has reversed course.
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World Briefing | Middle East: Iran: Opposition Beginssatellite Television Channel
September 3, 2010 - 10:20pmIranian opposition activists have started a new satellite TV channel, RASA TV, from Belgium as an alternative to Iran’s increasingly state-controlled media.
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World Briefing | Middle East: Iraq: U.N. Asks Europe to Halt Deportations
September 3, 2010 - 10:20pmThe U.N. refugee agency called on European governments 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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Pessimism Permeates Mideast Media on Talks
September 3, 2010 - 10:20pmMany Palestinian and Israeli commentators described this week’s talks in Washington as mere political theater.
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World Briefing | Middle East: Lebanon: Hezbollah Chief Rejects Demand From U.N. Prosecutor
September 3, 2010 - 10:10pmSheik Hassan Nasrallah said that he would not hand over all information relevant to the killing of Lebanon’s former prime minister Rafik Hariri.
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World Briefing | Middle East: Israel: Atomic Agency Seeking Signature on Nonproliferation Pact
September 3, 2010 - 10:10pmThe head of the International Atomic Energy Agency asked Israel last month to consider signing the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty.
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Settlements in West Bank Are Clouding Peace Talks
September 3, 2010 - 11:24amMiddle East negotiators agreed to keep talking, but the issue of West Bank settlements threatens to derail the negotiations.
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Punk’d, Iraqi-Style, at a Checkpoint
September 3, 2010 - 10:03amThe show "Put Him in [Camp] Bucca" has drawn protests but has stayed on air throughout Ramadan, broadcasting pranks on Iraqi celebrities.
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Experts Fear Mideast Talks Are Too Ambitious
September 3, 2010 - 8:40amSome veteran peace process practitioners say Israel and the Palestinians should first aim for a partial solution because the gaps between the positions are too wide.
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