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Jihadist groups infiltrate Lebanon, Gaza
Beirut, Lebanon (UPI) Nov 2, 2009
A jihadist group suspected of having links to al-Qaida has claimed responsibility for a fumbled rocket attack against Israel from South Lebanon on Oct. 27, the fifth such attack this year. The claim on an Islamic Web site by the little-known group calling itself the Battalions of Ziad Jarrah, a Lebanese who was one of the Sept. 11, 2001, suicide hijackers, has not been verified ... read more

Saudis being dragged into Yemen war
Sanaa, Yemen (UPI) Oct 29, 2009
Slowly but surely, Saudi Arabia, which has traditionally shied away from conflict in favor of diplomacy and buying its way out of trouble, is being dragged into the Middle East's conflicts as a participant. It's happening in Iraq and Iran, but right now the main hotspot is Yemen, the poorest country on the Arabian peninsula, wracked by tribal insurrection, southern secessionists and a ... more

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Lebanese military find and defuse rockets
Beirut, Lebanon (UPI) Oct 28, 2009
Lebanese military and U.N. peacekeepers are searching an unoccupied house after the army defused four Katyusha rockets, three of them set with timers. The rockets were mounted on home-made launchers, officials said. The house, in Hula village, several miles from Lebanon's southeastern border with Israel, is also the scene of a rocket launch earlier this week. The target was the ... more

Rocket fire exchanged between Lebanon and Israel
Jerusalem (AFP) Oct 27, 2009
A Katyusha-type rocket fired from Lebanon hit northern Israel on Tuesday night without causing any casualties, prompting Israel to retaliate with a salvo of missiles, sources on both sides said. The rocket fired from Lebanon hit open ground east of the Israeli town of Kiryat Shmona and started a fire, which did not cause any serious damage, they said. Witnesses in Kiryat Shmona said ... more

Mystery blasts in Lebanon heighten tension
Beirut, Lebanon (UPI) Oct 22, 2009
Mysterious explosions in South Lebanon, reportedly involving covert Israeli operations to eavesdrop on Hezbollah's secret communications network, have heightened tension after two alleged guerrilla arms dumps were blown up in recent weeks. Israeli media reports have implied that Israeli Special Forces teams were responsible for the wiretapping operations a mile or more inside Lebanese ... more

After arrests, Basques ready for talks
Madrid (UPI) Oct 20, 2009
After police arrested two top ETA terrorists, the political wing of the Basque separatist group seems to be willing to revive peaceful negotiations. The outlawed Batasuna Party is ready for a peaceful pro-independence political process, according to a document published Tuesday by Basque newspaper Gara. Batasuna aims for a "democratic process … without any violence or external ... more

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    Tough-talking Fatah chief is back
    Ramallah, West Bank (UPI) Oct 1, 2009
    The return of former security chief Mohammed Dahlan from exile to the inner circle of Palestinian political power could signal a new dynamic in the long-moribund peace process. It could also trigger a new spasm of fighting between the mainstream Fatah movement and Hamas, which now rules Gaza. In August the charismatic Dahlan, 47, who has worked closely with the Israelis and the ... more

    Peru seeks Latin non-aggression treaty
    United Nations, N.Y. (UPI) Sep 30, 2009
    Peru stepped up its diplomatic campaign against massive Latin American arms purchases by calling for a non-aggression treaty that will help divert scarce resources to development. Peruvian Foreign Affairs Minister Jose Antonio Garcia Belaunde told the General Assembly a non-aggression treaty would counter "massive and costly purchases of arms" by South American countries that could use ... more

    Georgia says Russia stoking tensions in Black Sea
    Tbilisi (AFP) Sept 22, 2009
    Georgia on Tuesday accused Moscow of raising tensions and threatening security in the Black Sea region by deploying Russian patrol ships off the coast of its rebel Abkhazia enclave. The deployment "will inevitably escalate tensions and pose a threat to the security of the countries of the region," Georgia's foreign ministry said in a statement. "The Kremlin is once again making it clear ... more

    Obama seeks to bridge gaps in Mideast peace talks
    Washington (AFP) Sept 20, 2009
    President Barack Obama hopes to rekindle the faltering Middle East peace process this week in three-way talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas. The US leader will meet separately with the two men on Tuesday on the sidelines of the United Nations general assembly, before hosting a trilateral summit, the White House announced in a surprise ... more

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