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Politics articles covering the Middle East region
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Russia: NATO's increased Black Sea presence raising tensions
Russia accused the West Wednesday of ratcheting up tensions in the Black Sea with an increased NATO naval presence and warned against isolating Moscow over the conflict in Georgia. Amid a war of words over Russia's decision on Tuesday to recognize the independence of two Georgian rebel regions.
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Hijackers of Sudanese aircraft surrender in Libya
Two hijackers of a Sudanese plane surrendered to Libyan authorities at a remote desert airport on Wednesday after freeing all passengers on board, almost 24 hours after the drama began in Darfur. "The hijackers surrendered without any violence and the crew are safe and sound," a Libyan official said from the airport in Kufra.
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Iran, Nigeria open talks to improve relations
Senior government officials from Iran and Nigeria opened talks on Tuesday aimed at boosting ties between the two oil-producing nations. Head of the Iranian delegation, junior Commerce Minister Mohammadali Zeyghami, said the two Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries member states had the capability.
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Egypt arrests 33 migrants crossing illegally into Israel
Egyptian authorities have arrested 33 African migrants, including four children, who were trying to cross the border illegally into Israel, a security official said on Wednesday. "The group, which included four children aged three to eight, was arrested on Tuesday evening in central Sinai near the border with Israel.
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US transfers two Guantanamo detainees to Algeria
Two detainees at the Guantanamo "war-on-terror" jail were recently transferred to Algeria, the US Defense Department said Tuesday, adding that about 260 people are still being held at the facility. The department declined to identify the two prisoners or provide other details.
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Dubai hostel blaze kills 11 sleeping Asian workers
Eleven Asian workers, most of them Indians, died in their sleep in a fire that broke out in a cramped hostel in Dubai, reports said Wednesday. Another six workers were injured in the dawn blaze Tuesday, said newspapers in the United Arab Emirates. Dubai deputy police chief General Khamis al-Mazeina.
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ARice's Libya visit next week aims to show benefits of bending
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will embark on a historic visit to Libya next week, a US official told AFP Tuesday, the first time the top US diplomat travels to the country since 1953. Washington is eager to show how a country like Libya, which has abandoned its nuclear, biological and chemical weapons programs.
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Divisions deepen as Pakistan reappoints eight sacked judges
Eight judges among dozens sacked by Pakistan's former President Pervez Musharraf were reappointed by the government Wednesday, a move condemned by many lawyers as a political stunt. The decision comes two days after former Premier Nawaz Sharif quit the government over differences with coalition partner Asif Ali Zardari.
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Afghan police find bullet-ridden body of abducted Japanese
Police found the bullet-ridden body of a Japanese aid worker in Afghanistan Wednesday, a day after he was kidnapped, as scores of rebels died in bloody clashes across the nation. Kazuya Ito, 31, who had spent the past five years working in the war-torn country, was seized en route to his daily inspection.
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Jewish settlers plan to build 1,761 illegal housing units in Occupied East Jerusalem alone
Israel has published tenders for the construction of 1,761 illegal housing units for Israeli settlers in Occupied East Jerusalem alone, according to the Israeli rights group Peace Now. The expansion plans come despite promises by the Israeli government at last year's peace summit at Annapolis.
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