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US-IRAQ: Troops Leave Cities, as Questions Remain

MIDEAST: Arabs Court U.S. via Baghdad

IRAQ: Lame-Duck Lawmakers Push Through Kurdistan's New Charter

MIDEAST: Iran Crisis Ripples Outward

POLITICS: U.S. to Name Ambassador to Damascus after Four Years

MIDEAST: Future of Fatah in Doubt

MIDEAST: Nobel Laureate 'Abducted' by Israeli Navy

MIDEAST: Finding Fish, But Israelis Too

MIDEAST: When Drones Become Indiscriminate

MIDEAST: Not Correct Soccer, But Better

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MIDEAST: Future of Fatah in Doubt
Analysis by Mel Frykberg
RAMALLAH - The future of Palestinian unity talks is far more complex than the bitter rivalry, bloodshed and division which represent the yawning chasm separating Palestine's two main political factions, Hamas and Fatah.
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MIDEAST: Nobel Laureate 'Abducted' by Israeli Navy
By Mel Frykberg
RAMALLAH - Twenty-one international peace activists were seized by Israeli naval frigates in international waters Tuesday as their boat 'The Spirit of Humanity' tried to carry humanitarian aid to Gaza.
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MIDEAST: Finding Fish, But Israelis Too
By Eva Bartlett
GAZA CITY - "They told us 'go west or we will shoot you'," says Ashraf Sadallah. "Initially, we refused, so they began shooting very close all around our boat."
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MIDEAST: When Drones Become Indiscriminate
By Jerrold Kessel and Pierre Klochendler
JERUSALEM - The concerted effort of international human rights activists to rein in violations of laws of war was given a major impetus when Human Rights Watch researchers presented a report Tuesday on the unbridled use by the Israeli military of unmanned combat aerial vehicles (UCLAV), commonly known as drones, during Israel's 22-day assault on Hamas in Gaza at the beginning of the year.
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US-IRAQ: Troops Leave Cities, as Questions Remain
By Jared Levy
WASHINGTON - U.S. combat troops pulled out of most Iraqi cities Monday, a day before the Jun. 30 deadline for their withdrawal in accordance with the Status of Force Agreement (SOFA) ratified by the Iraqi parliament in November 2008.
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MIDEAST: Not Correct Soccer, But Better
By Jerrold Kessel and Pierre Klochendler
SAKHNIN, Israel - In this Arab town in northern Israel, Michael Zantovsky, the Czech Republic ambassador, is throwing an end-of-term party, an event markedly different from customary diplomatic bashes.
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MIDEAST: Lest We Don't Forget
By Erin Cunningham
GAZA CITY - They are little white, yellow or green pills and are available almost anywhere. At the pharmacies or in the market, they are accessible, addictive and cheap.
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TURKEY: Military Ghost Rises Again
Analysis by Jacques N. Couvas
ANKARA - Less than two years after its discreet sealing, the truce between ruling Justice and Development (AK) Party and the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) seems to have ended.
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MIDEAST: Deal on Gaza Makes Headway
Analysis by Jerrold Kessel and Pierre Klochendler
JERUSALEM - Under a complex twin-pronged initiative from the U.S. and Egypt, Israel's hard- line government is moving towards backtracking on two major planks of its policy in the occupied territories - resisting demands for a blanket freeze on all settlement building in the West Bank, and acquiescing in the end of its tight siege of the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip.
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POLITICS-EGYPT: Women Get Help on Road to Parliament
By Cam McGrath
CAIRO - Egypt elected the first Arab woman to parliament in 1957, but in the half century since, the most populous country in the Arab world has gone from being a leader in women's political participation to a lagger.
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MIDEAST: Arabs Court U.S. via Baghdad
By Adam Morrow and Khaled Moussa Al-Omrani
CAIRO - Egypt finally appointed an ambassador to Iraq earlier this month after four years without diplomatic representation in Baghdad. While the last year has seen other Arab capitals do likewise, some critics question the wisdom of the move in light of Iraq's still volatile security situation.
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IRAQ: Lame-Duck Lawmakers Push Through Kurdistan's New Charter
By Mohammed A. Salih
WASHINGTON - A draft constitution passed by the parliament of Iraqi Kurdistan has drawn divided reactions, with some questioning the very legitimacy of a lame-duck parliament to pass the single most important legal document of the Kurdish region and others touting it as a positive step forward.
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MIDEAST: Iran Crisis Ripples Outward
Analysis by Helena Cobban*
WASHINGTON - As the political crisis that erupted after Iran’s Jun. 12 elections enters its third week, it is becoming evident that this crisis will have repercussions in many parts of the Middle East - and far beyond.
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