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Gunmen kidnapped a Saudi doctor in north Yemen demanding the release of nine imprisoned Al-Qaeda members
Israel gave preliminary approval for 130 new apartments in disputed east Jerusalem on Monday, the area the Palestinians want as the capital of their state
Sudan’s President Omar Al- Bashir, who was scheduled to attend the Africa-EU summit in Libya, decided a no-show would be more prudent
US diplomats have cast doubts on the reliability of NATO ally Turkey, portraying its leadership as divided and permeated by Islamists, according to a German magazine's website
A 19-year-old Somali-American will appear in court in Portland, Oregon, Monday for attempting to set off a car bomb
Late Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin’s son Yuval proposed a peace initiative together with Koby Huberman, a businessman, in response to the Arab intiative presented in 2002, which Israel flatly rejected
South Korean president finds the time inappropriate for China's proposed emergency talks on North Korea
Jordan's monarch inaugurates new assembly and calls for amendments to electoral law challenged by Islamists
Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah is in good shape and began walking shortly after undergoing an operation last week
Sudan's president, under an international arrest warrant over genocide and war crimes in Darfur, will attend the Africa-EU summit in Libya
Lebanese Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah is to give a speech Sunday amid a tense political scene awaiting the STL’s contentious indictment due on 2 December.
As Turkey's relationship with Israel deteriorates, Israel looks to the Balkans for a new strategic alliance, attempting to isolate its one time partner  
On the third and final day of Premier Hariri's visit to Iran, the Lebanese leader met with Iran's Ayatollah Khamene, discussing Beirut's relationship with Hezbollah

A Saudi writer, close to the royal family, has flatly dismissed reports released by WikiLeaks indicating that King Abdullah encouraged the US to strike Iran

Iran on Monday named the US and Israeli intelligence services, the CIA and Mossad, of killing a prominent scientist in the Islamic republic's controversial nuclear programme.

Egyptian and Palestinian officials deny the implication suggested by WikiLeaks-released US documents that Israel had an understanding with Egypt and the Palestinian Authority with respect to its 2008 invasion of Gaza

Washington has exaggerated threats regarding Iran, Iraq, Yemen and Al-Qaeda to convince other GCC countries to sign arms deals similar to the most recent Saudi purchase

Arms deals between Riyadh and Washington, Madrid and London are viewed as recompense for western economic crisis and a preparative measure for any future conflict with Iran

Iran declares solidarity with Lebanon and its intention to assist Lebanese army

Hamas leader, Meshaal, appeals to the PA to launch resistance against the Israeli occupation and the settlements

An Arab conference on the development of East Sudan is to be held in Kuwait 1-2 December

An agreement has been reached between international negotiators and Ireland on a 85 billion-euro bailout package

Tens of thousands Italians marched in Rome on Saturday in a rally organised by Italy's largest union to protest bleak job prospects and demand more rights for workers

South Korea's defense minister resigns on Thursday following deadly clashes with North Korea two days earlier.

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