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Dr. Jim Swire, spokesman for the bereaved families, speaks with the media in front of the High Court of Justiciary where the Lockerbie trial is taking place at Camp Zeist near Soesterberg, Netherlands Wednesday Nov. 29 2000.
Government   Lockerbie   Photos   Scotland   Wikipedia: Investigation into the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103  
Concern over Lockerbie appeal report legislation
Government legislation to aid publication of a secret legal report on the Lockerbie bomber case may fail to work properly, it has been claimed. | The bill would let the Scottish Criminal Cases Review ... (photo: AP / Bas Czerwinski)
BBC News
Anti-Syrian regime protesters play drums and wave a revolutionary flag during a demonstration in Idlib, Syria, Monday, Feb. 6, 2012.
Photos   Protest   Syria   UN   Wikipedia: 20112012 Syrian uprising  
Syria crisis: Homs army assault enters fourth day
An assault by the Syrian army on the restive city of Homs has entered its fourth day. | Hundreds of people are reported to have been killed since government troops began pounding known strongholds of ... (photo: AP)
BBC News
Dubai - Shaikh Zayed Road - (United Arab Emirates) New motorway will ease traffic on Abu Dhabi-Dubai route
| Abu Dhabi: The Department of Transport (DoT) in Abu Dhabi on Monday invited local and international bids for a new Abu Dhabi-Dubai motorway (E311), expected to be completed by the end of 2014. ... (photo: WN / Prajkta) Gulf News
Dubai   Photos   Traffic   UAE   Wikipedia: Dubai  
President Barack Obama outlines his fiscal policy during an address at George Washington University in Washington, Wednesday, April 13, 2011. Deeper Iran sanctions; US targets its central bank
| Targeting Iran's economy, the U.S. ordered tough new penalties Monday to further pinch the country's financial system and encourage Israel to give sanctions more time before any military action agai... (photo: AP / Charles Dharapak) STL Today
Economy   Iran   Photos   US   Wikipedia: U.S. sanctions against Iran  
Top Stories
Qatar Airways Qatar Airways' 2012 Route Expansion Program Underway
Daily Services To Georgia Via Azerbaijan Mark Doha-Based Carrier’s First Entry Into South-Eastern Europe | Doha, QATAR – Qatar Airways’ 2012 expansion progr... (photo: Creative Commons / Per aspera ad Astra) Journal of Commerce
Expansion   Georgia   Photos   Services   Wikipedia/Qatar Airways  
President Barack Obama speaks in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 11,2012, during a forum on "Insourcing American Jobs". Obama administration closes US embassy in Damascus, pulls American diplomats out of Syria
| WASHINGTON - The Obama administration closed the U.S. Embassy in Damascus on Monday and pulled all American diplomats out of violence-wracked Syria as the U.S. stepped ... (photo: AP / Pablo Martinez Monsivais) Star Tribune
Government   Obama   Photos   Syria   Wikipedia: Barack Obama  
GRAND ISLE, La. - A pair of Chinook helicopters depart  Coast Guard Station Grand Isle, La., after President Barack Obama addressed the media concerning the ongoing, multi-agency response to the Deepwater Horizon incident, May 28, 2010.  Obama stressed that Adm. Thad Allen, national incident commander of the response, has all resources to manage the response at his disposal.  U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Patrick Kelley. (891117) ( ) In Iran Dispute, Who’s at Fault?
| As saber-rattling against Iran intensifies, the question of which side in this confrontation really violates international obligations has largely been avoided. | Inste... (photo: US Coastguard / Petty Officer 3rd Patrick Kelley.) Middle East Online
Arab   Iran   Mideast   Photos   Wikipedia: U.S. sanctions against Iran  
FILE- In this April 8, 2008, file photo released by the Iranian President's Office, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, center, listens to a technician during his visit of the Natanz Uranium Enrichment Facility some 200 miles (322 kilometers) south of the capital Tehran, Iran. For the first time in nearly two decades of escalating tensions over the Iranian nuclear program, it appears that world leaders are genuinely concerned that an Israeli military attack on the Islamic Republic could be imminent, an action that many fear might trigger war, terrorism and global economic havoc. (AP Photo/Iranian Presidents office, File) What Israel Really Fears about Iran
| As we all know only too well, the United States and Israel would hate to see Iran possessing nuclear weapons. Being “the only nuclear power in the Middle East” is a gre... (photo: AP / Iranian Presidents office, File) Middle East Online
Iran   Israel   Mideast   Photos   Wikipedia: Israel  
President Barack Obama pauses as he delivers remarks at Gen44 fundraiser event at Sony Studios in Los Angeles, Thursday, April 21, 2011. Obama: Syria can be solved without military action
| President Barack Obama says it is important to resolve the ongoing conflict in Syria without outside military intervention. | Obama says not every situation allows for ... (photo: AP / Pablo Martinez Monsivais) STL Today
Military   Obama   Photos   President   Syria  
U.S. Marines assigned to Bravo Company 1-8, conduct clean-up operations at a schoolhouse in the city of Fallujah, Iraq. Iraqi lawmaker says he faces charges; new crisis
| BAGHDAD — Iraq's Shiite-led government wants to bring charges against a member of the Sunni-backed bloc, the lawmaker said Monday, the latest step in a political ... (photo: US Navy / Staff Sgt. J. Knauth) Palm Beach Post
Baghdad   Iraq   Leader   Photos   Wikipedia: Iraq  
In this Thursday, Dec. 29, 2011 file photo, Egyptian military stand guard as officials raid one of the non-governmental organization offices in Cairo, Egypt. NGO worker cases sent to Egypt court in funding row
| CAIRO (Reuters) - The cases of 40 foreign and Egyptian activists, including 19 Americans subject to travel bans over their work for pro-democracy and other groups, have... (photo: AP / Mohammed Asad) Chicago Tribune
Aid   Democracy   Egypt   Photos   Wikipedia: 2011 Egyptian revolution  
President Barack Obama meets with Iraq's Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Monday, Dec. 12, 2011. Obama dinner to mark end of Iraq War
| With U.S. forces still fighting in Afghanistan, the Obama administration has chosen to mark the end of the Iraq War with something more modest than a ticker-tape parade... (photo: AP / Carolyn Kaster) Nashville Tennessean
Administration   Afghanistan   Fighting   Photos   Wikipedia/Barack Obama  
Iraq Saudi Arabia
Iraq's Sunni-backed ministers to return to Cabinet
Iraq's Sunni-backed ministers to return to Cabinet
Veterans of Iraq War Also Deserve Parade in City, Some Argue
Iraq's Sunni-backed ministers to return to Cabinet
U.S. Marines assigned to Bravo Company 1-8, conduct clean-up operations at a schoolhouse in the city of Fallujah, Iraq.
Iraqi lawmaker says he faces charges; new crisis
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China forges Arab ties, hedging bets in the Gulf
China deepens ties to Arab Gulf states while rejecting Weste
New US sanctions on Iran aim to head off Israel
Search for a Syria strategy focuses on stiffening fragmented
Milk - drinks - health - grocery store
Up-market Auckland grocer leads charge on lower milk prices
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Syria Kuwait
Bombardment of Syria's Homs city resumes - activists
Russia unswayed on Syria diplomacy
US shutters Syria embassy, pulls out ambassador
Al Assad's UK-born wife 'defends Syria crackdown'
Anti-Syrian regime protesters play drums and wave a revolutionary flag during a demonstration in Idlib, Syria, Monday, Feb. 6, 2012.
Syria crisis: Homs army assault enters fourth day
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Run-up to proxy war over Syr
Gulf debt sales post 34% jump
Success of the people’s uprising
Iran’s Undisputed Weapon: Power to Block the Strait of Hor
U.S. President Barack Obama looks on during the G8 Summit, in L'Aquila, Italy, Thursday, July 9, 2009
It’s risky to attack Iran: Obama
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UAE Egypt
UAE Football Association dismiss speculation linking them wi
New 62km road to link Abu Dhabi-Dubai by 2014
Abu Dhabi a promising hub for investments
Dubai ride locked in as McEvoy gets Sepoy
Dubai - Shaikh Zayed Road - (United Arab Emirates)
New motorway will ease traffic on Abu Dhabi-Dubai route
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Dozens feared dead in Philippines quake
Maldives president 'resigns' amid protests
Russia unswayed on Syria diplomacy
Chinese village exports cheap labour abroad
In this Thursday, Dec. 29, 2011 file photo, Egyptian military stand guard as officials raid one of the non-governmental organization offices in Cairo, Egypt.
NGO worker cases sent to Egypt court in funding row
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Jordan Iran
Hale and Blair discuss Middle East peace in Jordan
Turkey, Europe And Middle East Seek Balance In Islamic Count
Football and the Arab Spring February 4, 2012
Arabs, West seek to avert Russian veto of U.N. Syria
Vitaly Churkin, U.N. Russian Ambassador speaks at a Security Council meeting at U.N. headquarters Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2008 during emergency consultations on the conflict between Russia and Georgia after France requested discussion of a new draft plan to end the hostiliti
Arabs, West seek to avert Russian veto of U.N. Syria
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New US sanctions on Iran aim to head off Israel
Timeline focus of new trial
New US sanctions on Iran aim to head off Israel
Oil hovers below $97 as traders eye US supplies
President Barack Obama outlines his fiscal policy during an address at George Washington University in Washington, Wednesday, April 13, 2011.
Deeper Iran sanctions; US targets its central bank
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