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<title><![CDATA[ 4 Palestinian civilians and 4 militants killed by Israeli fire in Gaza ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 22 Mar 2011 17:34:02 EDT</pubDate>
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The eight deaths reported Tuesday in the Gaza Strip represent the most serious escalation of violence in Gaza since 2009. Israeli officials said the airstrikes were in response to rocket fire.
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<dc:creator>Janine Zacharia</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ Yemen's leader battens down the hatches ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 22 Mar 2011 18:16:06 EDT</pubDate>
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Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh clung to power by a thread after country's most powerful military commander threw his support behind protesters and opposition groups seeking Saleh's ouster and defections mounted.
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<dc:creator>Karen DeYoung</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ Former Israeli president Katsav sentenced to 7 years for rape ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 22 Mar 2011 15:04:02 EDT</pubDate>
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Former Israeli president Moshe Katsav was sentenced Tuesday to seven years in prison for rape, after being convicted of molesting women who worked for him when he was minister of tourism and during his term as president from 2000 to 2007.
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<dc:creator>Joel Greenberg</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ U.S., allies seek to maintain Arab support for military intervention in Libya ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 22 Mar 2011 11:09:00 EDT</pubDate>
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U.S. and European diplomats moved quickly to rally wavering Arab support for military intervention in Libya after key Arab officials complained about Western airstrikes.
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<dc:creator>Joby Warrick</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ Former Israeli president Katsav sentenced to 7 years in jail ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 22 Mar 2011 07:40:00 EDT</pubDate>
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Former Israeli president Moshe Katsav was sentenced Tuesday to seven years in prison for rape, after being convicted of molesting women who worked for him when he was minister of tourism and during his term as president from 2000 to 2007.
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<dc:creator>Joel Greenberg</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ Saleh suffers string of major defections after protesters gunned down in Yemen ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 22 Mar 2011 01:56:12 EDT</pubDate>
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President Ali Abdullah Saleh's grip on power looked increasingly tenuous Monday as top generals, tribal leaders and diplomats turned against him, apparently dividing the military and leaving the long-serving former army officer barricaded in his presidential palace.
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<dc:creator>Hakim Almasmari and William Branigin</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ Envisioning a post-Gaddafi future, some refugees consider returning ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 21 Mar 2011 20:56:02 EDT</pubDate>
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Already looking ahead to a post-Gaddafi future, many Libyans who had fled Benghazi are talking about returning and describe a new sense of unity and civic responsibility that has taken root in their city since the uprising began. Coalition attacks against Gaddafi's forces give them hope.
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<dc:creator>Tara Bahrampour</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ Obama puts his foreign policy on display: at once, the hand of friendship, the hand of might ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 21 Mar 2011 14:16:00 EDT</pubDate>
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SANTIAGO, Chile - Seeking to set an example for the Middle East, President Barack Obama will tout the successful transitions to democracy across much of Latin America during a speech in Chile Monday.
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<dc:creator>Associated Press</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ Rival tanks deploy in streets of Yemen's capital after powerful general defects to opposition ]]></title>
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Tanks and armored vehicles have deployed in the Yemeni capital after a top army commander and close aide to the country's embattled leader announced he was defecting to the opposition.
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<dc:creator>Associated Press</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ In Iraq protests, a younger generation finds its voice ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 21 Mar 2011 10:23:00 EDT</pubDate>
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Movement transforms an obscure band of organizers into young leaders who are defining their vision of a postwar Iraq.
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<dc:creator>Stephanie McCrummen</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ Arab League condemns broad bombing campaign in Libya ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 21 Mar 2011 10:17:00 EDT</pubDate>
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Group says endorsement of no-fly zone was intended to prevent civilian casualties
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<dc:creator>Edward Cody</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ Increase in oil revenue amid unrest in Arab world gives Russia some breathing room ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 21 Mar 2011 10:10:00 EDT</pubDate>
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The money is flowing in, but it could bring with it a complacency that will hinder reform.
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<dc:creator>Will Englund</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ For Bahrain protest movement, democratic hopes give way to sectarian concerns ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 20 Mar 2011 10:30:00 EDT</pubDate>
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Many of the nation's majority Shiites fear their demands for greater influence in the country will not be met anytime soon.
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<dc:creator>Michael Birnbaum</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ Egyptians swarm polls in first vote since revolution ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 20 Mar 2011 10:08:05 EDT</pubDate>
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Unprecedented numbers flocked to participate in the nation's first vote since the revolution.
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<dc:creator>Edward Cody and Richard Leiby</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ France fires first shots against Libya after Gaddafi's forces enter Benghazi ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 19 Mar 2011 15:29:01 EDT</pubDate>
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Planes bombed a Libyan military vehicle and set up 600-square-mile sanctuary over Benghazi; 20 planes were patrolling the skies.
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<dc:creator>Liz Sly, Sudarsan Raghavan and Joby Warrick</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ U.S., allies' jets poised to fly over Libya as other nations mull strategy ]]></title>
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Fighter aircraft from France, Britain and the United Arab Emirates converged on bases in and around Italy late Friday to begin operations over Libya under the command and control of the United States at its naval base in Naples, according to U.S. and European officials.
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<dc:creator>Karen DeYoung</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ Syria seals off southern city after clashes kill 5 in first sign of intruding Mideast unrest ]]></title>
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BEIRUT - Syrian police sealed off a southern city Saturday after security forces killed at least five protesters there in the first sign that the Arab world's pro-democracy push is seeping into one of the region's most repressive places.
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<dc:creator>Associated Press</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ Obama administration seeks more U.N. authority to intervene in Libya ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 18 Mar 2011 16:48:01 EDT</pubDate>
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The Obama administration pressed Thursday for greater United Nations authority to confront Libyan leader Moammar Gaddafi's forces by land, air and sea, while insisting that Arab governments play a central role in any possible military action.
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<dc:creator>Scott Wilson, Colum Lynch and Karen DeYoung</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ As Bahrain arrests the opposition leaders, no one is left for dialogue ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 18 Mar 2011 11:37:00 EDT</pubDate>
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The vastly outgunned movement appears to have few viable options following arrests.
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<dc:creator>Michael Birnbaum</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ Clinton visits Cairo's Tahrir Square, decries violence in Bahrain ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 17 Mar 2011 23:22:04 EDT</pubDate>
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U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton hails the "power of the human spirit" in a surprise visit to Cairo's Tahrir Square, a bright spot in a trip mostly focused on ominous developments elsewhere in the Middle East.
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<dc:creator>Joby Warrick and Richard Leiby</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ Clinton encounters frustration with U.S. stance on Arab unrest ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 17 Mar 2011 21:51:04 EDT</pubDate>
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On a trip to Tunisia and Egypt, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton was dogged by questions about looming crises in Libya and other countries where democratic aspirations have been met with brute force.
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<dc:creator>Joby Warrick</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ Bahrain arrests opposition leaders as crackdown intensifies ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 17 Mar 2011 17:47:01 EDT</pubDate>
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Government troops attack pro-democracy demonstrators in defiance of U.S. warnings.
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<dc:creator>Michael Birnbaum</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ White House appears reluctant to take hard line with Arab monarchies ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 17 Mar 2011 11:20:02 EDT</pubDate>
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As Persian Gulf monarchs forcibly suppress street protests in the kingdom of Bahrain, the Obama adminstration has responded mostly with mild or muted objections - a sharp contrast from its demands for new governments in the republics of Egypt and Libya.
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<dc:creator>Craig Whitlock</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ In Cairo, Hillary Clinton pledges millions in U.S. aid to Egypt ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 16 Mar 2011 17:45:03 EDT</pubDate>
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CAIRO - Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton traveled to the wellspring of Egypt's pro-democracy revolution on Tuesday to pledge tens of millions of dollars in U.S. financial aid and business incentives while also appealing for Arab help in ending the escalating violence in Libya and Bahrain .
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<dc:creator>Joby Warrick and Richard Leiby</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ Palestinians rally for unity in Gaza, West Bank ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 16 Mar 2011 16:54:03 EDT</pubDate>
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Thousands of Palestinians took to the streets of the Gaza Strip and the West Bank to demand an end to the rift between Hamas and Fatah that has left the territories in the control of rival governments.
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<dc:creator>Joel Greenberg</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ Curfew in Bahrain after security clears protesters from Pearl Square ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 16 Mar 2011 14:05:03 EDT</pubDate>
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Security forces fire tear gas and rubber bullets to clear protesters from central square.
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<dc:creator>Michael Birnbaum</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ Congress members struggle to define message on Mideast, North Africa ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 16 Mar 2011 00:40:00 EDT</pubDate>
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How difficult are the decisions the president must make about the turmoil in the Mideast?
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<dc:creator>David A. Fahrenthold</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ Bahrain vows 'crackdown on lawbreakers' ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 16 Mar 2011 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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MANAMA, Bahrain - Bahrain's king declared a state of emergency Tuesday, imposing a curfew, banning rallies and handing broad powers to a military bolstered by the fresh arrival of dozens of tanks sent by other Gulf monarchies.
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<dc:creator>Michael Birnbaum</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ Gaddafi's forces likely to push rebels back to Benghazi, analysts say ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 15 Mar 2011 18:09:08 EDT</pubDate>
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Analysts say uprising will be forced to retreat absent foreign intervention.
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<dc:creator>Craig Whitlock</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ Israel intercepts ship it says carried Iranian weapons bound for Gaza ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 15 Mar 2011 13:36:01 EDT</pubDate>
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The Israeli navy on Tuesday intercepted what officials alleged was a ship carrying Iranian weapons destined for Palestinian groups in the Gaza Strip.
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<dc:creator>Janine Zacharia</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ Latest developments in Arab political unrest stretching from North Africa to Persian Gulf ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 15 Mar 2011 13:01:03 EDT</pubDate>
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Latest developments in the unrest sweeping the Arab world from North Africa to the Persian Gulf:
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<dc:creator>The Associated Press</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ Hundreds of protesters injured by shotgun blasts and clubs as Bahraini king declares emergency ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 15 Mar 2011 12:43:01 EDT</pubDate>
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MANAMA, Bahrain - Frenzied clashes swept Bahrain Tuesday, a day after a Saudi-led military force entered the country to defend its Sunni monarchy from a Shiite-led protest movement. Hundreds of demonstrators were injured by shotgun blasts and clubs, a doctor said.
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<title><![CDATA[ Resignations of 2 Kurdish politicians in northern Iraq seen as challenge to Arabs for control ]]></title>
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SULAIMANIYAH, Iraq - Two top Kurdish politicians resigned Tuesday from local government in northern Iraq in what appears to be a political maneuver to challenge Arabs for control of the oil-rich city of Kirkuk, one of the nation's most volatile fault lines.
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<dc:creator>YAHYA BARZANJI</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ Israel says its navy intercepts Egypt-bound ship carrying arms off Mediterranean coast ]]></title>
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JERUSALEM - Israel intercepted a ship carrying a large delivery of arms off the country's Mediterranean coast on Tuesday, saying the shipment included sophisticated weaponry sent by Iran and Syria for Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip.
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<dc:creator>ARON HELLER</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ Thousands of Palestinians rally in Gaza, West Bank to end split between rival governments ]]></title>
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GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip - Thousands of Palestinians thronged major squares in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank on Tuesday to deliver an impassioned appeal to their leaders to end the long-running feud that has divided the Palestinian people between two rival governments.
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<dc:creator>IBRAHIM BARZAK and MOHAMMED DARAGHMEH</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ Rebel council seeks to transform Libya ]]></title>
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Libya's rebels are a movement under siege and desperate for international recognition, assistance and a no-fly zone.
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<dc:creator>Sudarsan Raghavan</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ Clinton, top US visitor since uprising, pressing Egypt's temporary leaders to stick to reform ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 15 Mar 2011 10:40:03 EDT</pubDate>
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CAIRO - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton was pressing Egypt's transitional leaders Tuesday to follow through on pledges for democratic reform after the ouster of the country's longtime autocratic president in a popular revolt.
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<title><![CDATA[ Witnesses say anti-government tribesmen in Yemen border town kill 4 soldiers after protest ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 15 Mar 2011 08:57:00 EDT</pubDate>
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SANAA, Yemen - Anti-government tribesmen in northern Yemen stormed a security building and shot dead four soldiers in a revenge attack after government troops opened fire on opposition protesters calling for the president's ouster, witnesses said.
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<dc:creator>AHMED AL-HAJ</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ Israel says its navy intercepts Egypt-bound ship carrying arms 200 miles off Israeli shore ]]></title>
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JERUSALEM - Israel says its navy intercepts Egypt-bound ship carrying arms 200 miles off Israeli shore.
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<dc:creator>The Associated Press</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ Israel comes to standstill to remember soldier captured by Palestinian militants 5 years ago ]]></title>
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JERUSALEM - Traffic has come to a standstill on major roads across Israel as activists hold a nationwide five-minute protest to draw attention to the plight of a captured Israeli soldier still held by Palestinian militants.
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<dc:creator>The Associated Press</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ Rebel council seeks to transform Libya ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 15 Mar 2011 05:16:00 EDT</pubDate>
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Libya's rebels are a movement under siege and desperate for international recognition, assistance and a no-fly zone.
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<dc:creator>Sudarsan Raghavan</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ Critics say Egypt getting crash course in constitutional confusion ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 15 Mar 2011 00:29:03 EDT</pubDate>
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With voting scheduled five weeks after the old regime was toppled, pundits and politicians have expressed deep concern that citizens are ill prepared to comprehend what proposed constitutional amendments mean.
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<dc:creator>Richard Leiby</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ Critics say Egypt getting crash course in constitutional confusion ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 15 Mar 2011 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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CAIRO - If it's true that Egypt pulled off a so-called Facebook revolution, then the nation is about to confront a status change in its relationship with democracy: "It's complicated." Very.
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<dc:creator>Richard Leiby</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ Abbas: Settler family killings 'inhuman' ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 14 Mar 2011 23:38:02 EDT</pubDate>
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Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas on Monday ratcheted up his condemnation of the fatal stabbing of five members of a family in a Jewish settlement on Friday, calling it a "despicable act" that was "inhuman and immoral."
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<dc:creator>Joel Greenberg</dc:creator>
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<pubDate>Mon, 14 Mar 2011 17:53:01 EDT</pubDate>
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DAMMAM, SAUDI ARABIA - Saudi armored personnel carriers rolled over a causeway into Bahrain on Monday in an extraordinary intervention aimed at helping a neighboring Sunni monarchy bring an end to weeks of Shiite-led protests that have unnerved kingdoms and emirates throughout the Gulf region.
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<dc:creator>Michael Birnbaum and Karen DeYoung</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ Saudi-led military force crosses into Bahrain amid fears of wider unrest ]]></title>
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MANAMA, Bahrain - A Saudi-led military force crossed into Bahrain on Monday to prop up the monarchy against widening demonstrations, launching the first cross-border military operation to quell unrest since the Arab world's rebellions began in December.
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<dc:creator>BRIAN MURPHY and REEM KHALIFA</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ Police, protesters clash in Bahrain while hundreds rally in Saudi Arabia ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 14 Mar 2011 17:13:03 EDT</pubDate>
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Security forces and protesters faced off Sunday during the most violent day in weeks.
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<dc:creator>Post</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ Yemen deports 2 American, 2 British journalists as country is roiled by unrest ]]></title>
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CAIRO - Armed Yemeni security forces raided an apartment shared by four Western journalists Monday and deported them because of their coverage of a growing uprising against the country's longtime ruler, one of the reporters said.
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<dc:creator>ELIZABETH A. KENNEDY</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ Obama administration prepares for possibility of new post-revolt Islamist regimes ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 14 Mar 2011 16:05:01 EDT</pubDate>
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The White House is acknowledging popular revolutions might bring a more religious cast to politics.
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<dc:creator>Scott Wilson</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ Signs of dissent becoming more visible among Saudi Arabian youths ]]></title>
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Discontent is palpable in Jiddah, the Red Sea city that has long been the most socially progressive in the Kingdom.
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<dc:creator>Janine Zacharia</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ Israel to expand West Bank settlements in response to slayings of five in home ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 14 Mar 2011 01:57:12 EDT</pubDate>
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Members of the slain family are eulogized as martyrs to the cause of settling the biblical homeland.
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<dc:creator>Joel Greenberg</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ 16 miles away, Saudi Arabia's watchful eye looms over Bahrain unrest ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 14 Mar 2011 01:54:00 EDT</pubDate>
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MANAMA, BAHRAIN - On Wednesday morning, King Hamad bin Isa al-Khalifa boarded a plane to pay his respects to King Abdullah of neighboring Saudi Arabia, who had returned home after months abroad for medical treatments.
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<dc:creator>Michael Birnbaum</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ Increase in oil revenue amid unrest in Arab world gives Russia some breathing room ]]></title>
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The money is flowing in, but it could bring with it a complacency that will hinder reform.
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<title><![CDATA[ Israeli troops scour West Bank villages for killers of 5 Jewish settlers ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 13 Mar 2011 17:01:00 EDT</pubDate>
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The first deadly attack on settlers in months shattered the relative calm that had settled over the West Bank.
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<dc:creator>Janine Zacharia</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ Arab League's backing of no-fly zone over Libya ramps up pressure on West ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 12 Mar 2011 21:59:01 EST</pubDate>
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The league's move represents an extraordinary step by the leading Arab organization, historically reluctant to sanction a member, and provided fresh evidence of the reformist spirit recasting Arab politics.
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<dc:creator>Richard Leiby and Scott Wilson</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ Yemeni clashes turn deadly ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 12 Mar 2011 18:33:02 EST</pubDate>
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SANAA, YEMEN -  Security forces used water cannons, tear gas and live ammunition to quell anti-government activists in the capital early Saturday, witnesses said, but were forced to retreat after hours-long clashes in which at least two people were reportedly killed and hundreds were injured.
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<dc:creator>Portia Walker</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ Saudi Arabia calm on planned 'Day of Rage,' but protests spark violence elsewhere ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 11 Mar 2011 21:53:02 EST</pubDate>
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QATIF, SAUDI ARABIA -  A "Day of Rage" planned by critics of the Saudi Arabian government proved relatively calm Friday, with peaceful demonstrations in and around the eastern city of Qatif, a day after police fired on protesters there, and elsewhere in oil-rich Eastern province.
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<dc:creator>Michael Birnbaum</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ Gaza power plant engineer being held in Israeli prison ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 11 Mar 2011 09:29:01 EST</pubDate>
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JERUSALEM -  An engineer in Gaza's power plant is being held in an Israeli prison after disappearing mysteriously off a train in the Ukraine last month, according to relatives, the U.N. refugee agency and an Israeli human rights group.
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<dc:creator>Joel Greenberg</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ Egypt's leaders seek police force's speedy return to duty ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 10 Mar 2011 20:10:04 EST</pubDate>
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CAIRO -  Responding to public alarm over escalating lawlessness and sectarian violence, Egyptian political leaders urged police Thursday to return to the streets as soon as possible, saying their absence threatens to undermine the country's fledgling democracy.
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<dc:creator>Richard Leiby</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ U.S., Europe considering naval operations to deliver humanitarian aid to Libya ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 10 Mar 2011 19:38:00 EST</pubDate>
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The United States and its European allies are considering the use of naval assets to deliver humanitarian aid to Libya and to block arms shipments to the government of Moammar Gaddafi, even as they weigh the legality of imposing a no-fly zone without United Nations authorization, according to U.S...
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<dc:creator>Karen DeYoung</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ Top intelligence official says Gaddafi likely to prevail; U.S., Europe weigh responses ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 10 Mar 2011 17:38:00 EST</pubDate>
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The top U.S. intelligence official said Thursday that Libyan leader Moammar Gaddafi is likely to "prevail" in his battle against rebels without foreign intervention or some other major change, as European governments and U.S. lawmakers sought ways to aid Gaddafi's increasingly beleaguered opponents.
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<dc:creator>Craig Whitlock, Edward Cody and Liz Sly</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ Iran's response to Middle East protests is muted ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 10 Mar 2011 17:38:00 EST</pubDate>
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Sensing gains in the unrest across the Middle East, the Islamic republic is refraining from intervening.
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<dc:creator>Joby Warrick</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ Saudi police open fire at protest ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 10 Mar 2011 18:59:01 EST</pubDate>
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DAMMAM, SAUDI ARABIA -  Three people were injured when police opened fire during a protest in eastern Saudi Arabia on Thursday, according to a witness and a Saudi official.
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<dc:creator>Michael Birnbaum</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ In West Bank, a loss in soccer is still seen as a victory ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 09 Mar 2011 20:03:01 EST</pubDate>
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AL-RAM, WEST BANK -  When the game was finally over, after extra time and penalty kicks, the Palestinian squad had lost to Thailand. But the Palestinian national team's first official soccer match on home turf Wednesday gave thousands of raucous fans who braved a cold and rain-lashed night a tast...
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<dc:creator>Joel Greenberg</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ 13 die in sectarian violence in Cairo ]]></title>
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CAIRO -  Thirteen people died in overnight clashes between Christians and Muslims in the worst outbreak of sectarian violence in Egypt since last month's ouster of president Hosni Mubarak, officials reported Wednesday.
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<dc:creator>Richard N. Leiby</dc:creator>
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