U.N. rights body tells Israel to end Gaza blockade
 
July 30, 2010 - REUTERS
 
Israel must lift its military blockade of the Gaza Strip and invite an independent, fact-finding mission to investigate its raid on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla, a United Nations rights body said on Friday.
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Medvedev Says He's `Bored to Death' by Russia's Ministers, Kommersant Says
 
July 30, 2010 - Bloomberg
 
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev told ministers he was “bored to death” by reports that boast of accomplishments and avoid mentioning problems, Kommersant said.
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Deadly assault exposes Iraq's delicate state of security
 
July 30, 2010 - LATimes
 
Insurgents kill 16 people, including 10 Iraqi security force members, and raise a militant group's flag in a Sunni neighborhood of Baghdad.
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US now says Pakistani support for Taliban 'in the past'
 
July 30, 2010 - HindustanTimes
 
With the storm over WikiLeaks revelations refusing to die down, US officials are at pains to suggest that while some people in Pakistan's intelligence community had supported the Taliban, that situation is
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China opposes new EU sanctions on Iran
 
July 30, 2010 - REUTERS
 
China said on Friday that it did not approve of tougher new sanctions imposed by the European Union on Iran, and welcomed Tehran's offer to return to negotiations on a nuclear fuel swap without conditions.
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Beirut summit unlikely to resolve basic differences understanding among leaders could still help to defuse situation, say analysts
 
July 30, 2010 - Daily Star
 
BEIRUT: While Friday’s summit in Beirut will likely focus on easing tensions here, it will not resolve the fundamental difference over the international tribunal among Lebanon’s factions, while the meeting will
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US to boost LAF aid 'to counter Syria, Hizbullah'
 
July 30, 2010 - Daily Star
 
BEIRUT: The US will boost the capabilities of the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) to balance against the influence of Syria and Hizbullah in Lebanon, As-Safir newspaper quoted a senior US Army official as
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Hariri Says Joint Visit of Abdullah, Assad 'Brings Considerable Stability to the Country'
 
July 30, 2010 - 14 March Official Site
 
Prime Minister Saad Hariri said Thursday that the joint visit of Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz al-Saud and Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to Lebanon Friday "brings considerable stability to the country after
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Former Speaker Kamel al-Asaad dies at age 78
July 27, 2010 - Daily Star
 
BEIRUT: Former Parliament Speaker Kamel al-Asaad passed away on Sunday at the age of 78 after a long battle with illness.
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Four Lebanese charged of spying for Israel

March 20, 2010 Xinhua 

BEIRUT, (Xinhua) -- A Lebanese military judge on Friday filed a law suit against four Lebanese citizens, accusing them of spying for Israel, the state-run National News Agency (NNA) reported.

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