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Egypt seeks to ease Lebanon-Israel tension
BEIRUT, Lebanon - Egyptian officials are trying to ease tension between Lebanon and Israel that has risen over an exchange of threats. | Israel's prime minister warned last week that his country would... (photo: AP / Nasser Nasser)
 A Lebanese Hezbollah supporter sits on a street light as he waves a Lebanese flag during a demonstration to force the resignation of Western-backed Prime Minister Fuad Saniora, in Beirut, Lebanon, Friday Dec. 1, 2006. Hundreds of thousands of protesters
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Kouchner worries about lingering 'hatred' among feuding Lebanese parties - report
| By The Daily Star | Wednesday, August 27, 2008 | BEIRUT: Lebanese media on Tuesday reported that French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner was satisfied with the outcomes with his visit to Lebanon an... (photo: AP/Hussein Malla)
Afghan Foreign Minister Rangeen Dadfar Spanta, center, gestures as his Canadian counterpart, Maxime Bernier, left, is seen with the French foreign minister Bernard Kouchner, right, during a press conference at the Foreign Ministry in Kabul, Afghanistan on Saturday, April 12, 2008  Middle East Online 
French FM admits Mideast is tense
| BEIRUT - French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner played down on Monday the significance of a mounting war of words between Israel and Lebanese militant group Hezbollah but acknowledged the region w... (photo: (AP Photo/Musadeq Sadeq))
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 Hezbollah leader Sheik Hassan Nasrallah is shown on a large screen as he addresses the crowd in a stadium during a rally organized by the Shiite Muslim group to mark the first anniversary of the war with Israel, which Hezbollah says it won and calls &quo  Daily Star Lebanon 
Nasrallah threatens to destroy Israel if Jewish state carries out threat to attack Lebanon
| By The Daily Star and Agence France Presse (AFP) | Monday, August 25, 2008 | BEIRUT: Hizbullah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah said on Sunday Hizbullah would destroy Israel if the Jewish state carrie... (photo: AP/Mahmoud Tawil)
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French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner gestures as he speaks during a press conference at the Foreign Ministry in Paris, Tuesday, April 8, 2008. Daily Star Lebanon
Kouchner to prod Syria on Lebanon relations
| Future ties with paris 'depend' on ties with Beirut | By Hussein Abdallah | Daily Star staff | Monday, August 25, 2008 | BEIRUT: French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchne... (photo: AP / Francois Mori)
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Hezbollah chief threatens to destroy Israel
| Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah has vowed to destroy Israel if it carries out threats to hit Lebanon should the government give greater legitimacy to the Shi'ite milit... (photo: Creative Commons / wa3ad7)
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Member of Iran's Revolutionary Guards parade in Tehran in this Sept. 22, 2007 file photo. Amid growing tensions over Iran's nuclear aims, U.S. defense officials have signaled that up-to-date attack plans are available if needed, but no strike appears imminent. The News International
Hizbullah warns Israel against attack on Iran
Monday, August 25, 2008 | BEIRUT: Israel will be targeted by thousands of rockets if it attacks Iran, a senior official in the Tehran-backed group Hizbullah said on Sunda... (photo: AP / Hasan Sarbakhshian, File)
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The foodie road to Damascus
Syria is known for its deserts and ancient ruins, but now its cuisine is starting to draw visitors too. Matthew Teller is a delighted convert | Damascus, Syria: Matthew T... (photo: creative commons photo / Snakeyes)
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Jet airways boeing 777-300er (s1l) Bahrain Tribune
Jet to start Saudi flights
Dubai (IANS) | To enter code-sharing pact with Emirates | Leading Indian private carrier Jet Airways will include Saudi Arabia on its list of destinations in the Gulf wit... (photo: creative commons / )
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- US military says Baghdad bombing suspect detained
- Prices of goods in Lebanon surge by 7.2 percent since start
- Lebanon's gross pubic debt rises 5.83 percent to $44.5 b
- The Gulf states, change you can invest in
- Uniceramic to scrap low-quality Egyptian imports, begin loca
- Reuters Middle East Highlights 1330 GMT Aug 26
A camel keeper waits for the tourists on the beach as the Palm Island construction site looks in the background in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Monday June 26, 2006. In fact, Dubai is more accurately described as an enormous construction site, rather than a finished city.
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- Belgian frigate will help 'stabilize' Lebanon
- Four Amal members wounded in Bekaa shooting incident
- Prosecutor files arrest warrant for Gadhafi
- Sleiman urges world to open up to Syria
- Might Lebanon face what Georgia did?
- UNIFIL, Lebanese Army conduct joint maneuvers along border
Ahmed Aboul Gheit
Egypt seeks to ease Lebanon-Israel tension
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- Ramadan fair gives disabled students opportunity to showcase
- Higher Colleges of Education hold 21st annual conference
- Driver shortage leaves Sharjah children stranded
- State court to hear year-round school case
- Principal of Islamic school in Buffalo ousted over sex alleg
- JORDAN: Iraqi students exempted from school fees
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- Hydra Open Air Cinema UAE 2008 to hit Dubai and Abu Dhabi in
- Video reports: Scots in Afghanistan
- Clooney, Pitt plan appearances in Venice
- Reviews of recent and upcoming DVD releases
- Man who filmed up women's skirts to serve jail term
- Iraqi police film teenage 'bomber'
 Ocean´s Thirteen Photos: George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon    (js1)
Clooney, Pitt plan appearances in Venice
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Sport Health & Medicine
- Iran Edge Past Azerbaijan In Friendly
- Arsenal stroll on as Walcott adds the finishing touches
- Bahrain team in AbuDhabi
- Israel shred GB EuroBasket hopes
- UAE face Bahrain in friendly ahead of Asian qualifiers
- Kuwait dominate Championship
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- Reserve officer wounded in Lee County shooting
- 2 Iraqi officials accused of aiding al-Qaida
- Fewer Marines needed in Iraq's western province
- Egypt septuplets stir debate on fertility drugs
- Sudan: U.N. sends military to camp after 'killings'
- Marine pleads not guilty to '04 shooting in Iraq
 Advocates for a stronger global response to HIV and AIDS march in Toronto in advance of the International AIDS Conference, August 2006 (td1)
Man with HIV accused of endangering public health
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- AUB summer camp sees young engineers volunteering in South
- Wanted: Architect to build Beirut's world-class House of
- Syria and Iran: an Alliance of Convenience
- Sidon gathering underlines need to develop heritage sites
- Lebanon's gross pubic debt rises 5.83 percent to $44.5 b
- Pathways to peril: Roads to Damascus, Tripoli see alarming n
A camel keeper waits for the tourists on the beach as the Palm Island construction site looks in the background in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Monday June 26, 2006. In fact, Dubai is more accurately described as an enormous construction site, rather than a finished city.
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- Terrorist link to Venezuela alarms U.S.
- Islamists protest in downtown Beirut
- Islamists protest in downtown Beirut
- Islamists protest in downtown Beirut
- Islamists Protest In Downtown Beirut
- Islamists protest near Lebanon's parliament
 A Lebanese policeman, stands guard outside the Lebanese Parliament in downtown Beirut.
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