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  • Hebron settlers evicted by force Israeli forces begin evicting Jewish settlers from a disputed building in the West Bank city of Hebron, witnesses say.
  • Deadly bombings strike Iraqi city Two suspected suicide car bombers hit the Iraqi city of Falluja killing at least 15 people and injuring dozens, police say.
  • Israel eases Gaza Strip blockade Israel allows some humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip, easing the blockade of the Hamas-controlled Palestinian territory.
  • US troops launch Iraq toxins case Sixteen American soldiers who served in Iraq accuse defense contractor KBR of knowingly exposing them to a toxic chemical.
  • UK soldier dies in southern Iraq A British soldier has died in southern Iraq, the Ministry of Defence says.
  • Anger as Iraqi reporter is jailed An Iraqi journalist is jailed over a story about homosexuality which prosecutors say violated a public decency law.
  • Militants kill seized Iran police Sunni militants kill 13 police officers captured in south-eastern Iran in June, says authorities.
  • Lebanon's Aoun in Damascus visit Lebanese Christian leader Michel Aoun, who fought a "war of liberation" against Syrian troops, meets Syria's president.
  • Barak meets settlers over Hebron Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak meets settler leaders over a disputed building s in the West Bank city of Hebron.
  • US kills 'pro-Iranian militant' US forces kill a suspected member of an Iranian-backed militant group and arrest two others in Baghdad.
  • Israel buries Mumbai attack dead Thousands of people attend funerals in Israel for Jewish and Israeli victims of the Mumbai attacks.
  • Place of hope? The new face of the West Bank's 'martyr's capital'
  • Your stories Are you an Iraqi working to support relatives abroad?
  • Jerusalem diary At the soup kitchen hit by the economic downturn
  • War nightmares Animation tries to make sense of Lebanon massacre
  • Paying homage Shocked Mumbai Jews remember the dead
  • Iranian bloggers Reactions to Barack Obama's election victory
  • Israel convicts top Palestinian An Israeli military court convicts the Speaker of the Palestinian parliament of being a member of Hamas.
  • UN finds new clues in Hariri case The UN body investigating the killing of Lebanese ex-Prime Minister Rafik Hariri says fresh evidence could help identify new suspects.
  • Argentina denies Iran trade halt Argentina denies media reports it is suspending commercial ties with Iran over the 1994 bombing of a Jewish centre.
  • New Chemical Ali death sentence An Iraqi court sentences Ali Hassan al-Majid, known as Chemical Ali, to death for his role in crushing a 1991 Shia uprising.
  • Israeli military raids kill three Israeli military operations in the West Bank and Gaza Strip have left the Palestinians dead.
  • Jail for Jordan 'honour killing' A court in Jordan jails a man for more than seven years for strangling his sister in a so-called honour killing.
  • Emirate menial workers car ban The Gulf emirate of Sharjah is to ban people in certain, mainly menial, jobs from applying for driving licenses, a report says.
  • Iraq-Iran war dead exchanged Dead Iraqi and Iranian soldiers from the 1980-88 war are exchanged, in the first such move since the fall of Saddam Hussein.
  • Dubai shares hit despite promises Dubai's stock market falls 5% to its lowest level in four years despite assuring investors it can meet its debt obligations.
  • Oil price goes below $50 a barrel Oil prices fall below $50 a barrel amid growing fears over a global recession and lower demand for oil.
  • Anger at Abbas appointment Commentators in the Arab press highlighted the "symbolic" nature of Abbas' appointment to a nominal post last held by Yasser Arafat.


  • Algeria constitution vote dismay Algerian newspapers comment on the parliamentary vote to allow President Bouteflika to run for a third term.
  • Iraqis comment on US troop deal The Iraqi cabinet approves a security pact with the US, which foresees a US troop withdrawal by the end of 2011.
  • Gaza voices on the closure People in Gaza may be without UN food aid from Saturday, after Israel refused to allow in emergency supplies. The territory has been sealed off since 5 November; Israel says continued mortar fire from Gaza militants is to blame. Three Gazans describe how the enforced closure has affected them.
  • Egypt: On TV, in a headscarf Egyptian TV presenter has returned to her presenting job after a six-year fight to be allowed to appear on screen wearing her headscarf.
  • Iraq a step closer to US departure Vote on US troops shows Iraqi democracy at work
  • Taxi revolution on Tehran streets Tehran cab service puts women in the driver's seat
  • Doha's Islamic museum Doha's Islamic museum
  • Despair and anger in Gaza Gazans report worst ever living conditions
  • Syrian business Long-isolated Syria warms to tourism in Damascus

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