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  • Peres calls on Palestinian leader not to quit
    Peres calls on Palestinian leader not to quit

    Israel's president on Saturday called on Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas to rescind his decision to stand down, invoking the memory of Yitzhak Rabin at a public commemoration for the assassinated Israeli premier.

  • Yemen rebels say Saudi bombardments hit stronghold
    Yemen rebels say Saudi bombardments hit stronghold

    Saudi warplanes and artillery bombarded a Shiite rebel stronghold in northern Yemen Saturday for a third straight day, according to the rebel fighters, and Yemen's president vowed to wipe out the insurrection.

  • Iran releases 3 journalists jailed during rallies

    Iranian authorities have released three journalists who were among more than 100 people arrested during pro-government and opposition street demonstrations this week, the country's official news agency reported.

  • Saudi won't bar hajj pilgrims over swine flu fears
    Saudi won't bar hajj pilgrims over swine flu fears

    The Saudi health minister said Saturday that the kingdom will not bar anyone considered high-risk for swine flu from performing the hajj pilgrimage this year, though he urged countries where pilgrims set out from to take precautions.

  • Rival Lebanon factions agree on unity government

    Lebanon's Syrian-backed factions finally agreed on a unity government proposed by their pro-Western rivals on Saturday, ending a four-month deadlock in the deeply divided country.

  • Uncle: Fort Hood suspect loved US

    The Palestinian uncle of Fort Hood shooting suspect Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan says his nephew loved America and wanted to serve his country.

  • Iran lawmakers: No shipment of uranium abroad
    Iran lawmakers: No shipment of uranium abroad

    Senior Iranian lawmakers rejected on Saturday any possibility of Tehran shipping uranium abroad for further enrichment, intensifying pressures on the government to reject the U.N.-backed plan altogether.

  • Abbas' move reflects deep Palestinian despair
    Abbas' move reflects deep Palestinian despair

    By saying he wants to step down as president, Mahmoud Abbas has highlighted a deep Palestinian despair rooted in decades of failed peace initiatives and fruitless violence.

  • Egypt stops opposition leader from traveling to US

    Egyptian authorities have prevented a leading political dissident from traveling to the U.S., saying Friday that the conditions of his early release from prison do not permit him to travel abroad.

  • Rights group: Iran covered up rape of detainees

    An international human rights group said Friday it has documented three cases of sexual assault against detainees arrested during Iran's postelection turmoil, including one that was supported by an official report but not investigated further.

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