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Palestinians want Blair replaced, official says

A senior Palestinian official calls for the replacement of international Middle East envoy Tony Blair, saying the former British leader is biased in favour of Israel and is 'of no use at all'

Days of mourning after bomb kills 70 in Somalia

Somalia's president declares three days of mourning and vows to prevent future bombings after deadliest single attack by Al-Shabab insurgents

Syrian dissident colonel takes refuge in Turkey

Colonel claims more than 10,000 members of Syria's military have defected

Libya NTC forces expect to take Sirte in 48 hours

Bahrain jails 13 over bid to burn police station

Bahraini special court sentences Shia protesters to five years in jail after they were arrested with 'prepared molotov cocktails' during anti-regime protests

Israel a threat to region because of atomic bomb: Erdogan

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan accuses one-time ally during trip to South Africa

Israel's deputy US envoy 'sacked over leaks to press'

Israel government fire its deputy ambassador to Washington after leaking sensitive information to an Israeli journalist in an incident which occurred in Israel 30 months ago

Syria woman thought mutilated turns up alive on TV

Syrian state television has aired an interview with a woman who had reportedly been found decapitated, armless and skinned in a morgue last month, amid a deadly protest crackdown

Winds of change sweep over the region, cornering Israel into isolation

As analysts expect a political 'tsunami' to hit Israel, the country's political and social terrain has been shaken, raising questions over its future

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Israel's Labour party popularity up

Food crisis looming in Sudan, UN agency reports

The Blue Nile and South Kordofan regions are reported to be on the brink of starvation after fighting erupted earlier this year, forcing thousands to flee to neighboring Ethiopia

Russia, China veto UN resolution on Syria crackdown

Russia and China handed President Bashar al-Assad a diplomatic victory by vetoing a European-drafted UN Security Council resolution against Syria, six months into a violent crackdown on pro-democracy protests

Turkey PM to announce sanctions against Syria over loss of innocent lives

Growing impatient with Assad's continued repression of democracy movement, Erdogan to outline roadmap for sanctions against Syria

Bahrain sentences 26 for protest links

26 more Bahrainis are sent to prison, with sentences ranging from 5 to 15 years, for taking part in mass protests earlier this year

Fighting, air strike kill 16 in Yemen

As Yemen's political deadlock remains unresolved, rival pro and anti-regime forces continue to fight in Sanaa as a crackdown on militants in the south leads to more deaths on both sides

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