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JERUSALEM - A senior Israeli defence official has warned that Palestinian efforts to isolate Israel and secure recognition

Israeli dictionary: war is peace, diplomacy is war

Israeli fears Palestinians' growing diplomatic successes as Tel Aviv becomes more isolated…

The Libyan rebels insisted Monday that the whole Gathafi family must leave before there can be any truce with regime

No to all Gathafi family

Rebels insist whole Gathafi family must leave before there can be any truce with regime forces.

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SAN FRANCISCO - Even as Western leaders call for democratic freedom in the Middle East, software from US and

Western software firms aiding oppressive regimes in Mideast by 'directly collaborating' with, profiting from censors.

Canadian firms is being wielded by censors in oppressive regimes, a report said Monday.…

DUBAI - Islamic scholars, at least in the Emirates, spoke on whether April Fools' Day is "haram," meaning banned by

Islamic scholars in UAE say jokes or pranks that cause no harm to people are not contradictory to faith's laws.

their religion, or not harmful.

"It is haram, considering (that) some jokes make many…

BENGHAZI, Libya - Libya's opposition is ready for a ceasefire provided Moamer Gathafi's forces end their assaults on

Wants freedom of expression, end of besieging cities

UN mediation for possible ceasefire between Libyan rebel fighters, forces loyal to…

JERUSALEM - Facebook shut down a page calling for a "Third Intifada" against Israel after a surge in comments calling

Several copycat sites had since sprung up

Social networking site says Palestinian 'Third Intifada' page – with 500,000 fans – shut down over 'wild…

CAIRO - Fridays in the Middle East are notable for the mass observance of midday prayers, but street protests have

In Egypt

Friday feeling becoming crucial in many countries across Arab regions where protestors call for reform, democracy

become just as…

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates -- Three things happened simultaneously this week that point the way to a looming

We may be witnessing the birth of an exciting new era in which Arab and American values actually converge -- for the best interest of both parties, says Rami G. Khouri.

 new era in the Middle East: U.S. President Barack Obama’s speech Monday laying down the reasons for American…

WASHINGTON - The United States and Britain have inserted covert intelligence agents into Libya to make contact with

007 mission in Libya

CIA has inserted clandestine agents into Libya to gather data for airstrikes, establish links with…

JERUSALEM - Israel's Knesset, or parliament, has passed a law which would enable the court system to revoke the

The brainchild of Avigdor Lieberman

Arab Israeli MPs blast 'racist' new law which is seen as aimed solely at country's Arab…

Rebels Tuesday had the key city of Sirte in their sights as world powers mapped out a post-Gathafi future for Libya and

Sirte in sight

Obama warns against ousting Gathafi by force as London talks bid to aid 'political transition in Libya'.

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