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Israeli warplanes bomb southern Gaza

AFP - 1 hour 39 mins ago

JERUSALEM (AFP) - Israeli warplanes bombed several sites in southern Gaza overnight in response to rocket fire from the Hamas-run enclave, the army and Palestinian medics said on Wednesday. More »

Hard times in Gaza fill ranks of Hamas police
AFP - 1 hour 59 mins ago
GAZA CITY (AFP) - Taher al-Mazlum is desperate to join the Hamas-run police in the Gaza Strip, not because he agrees with the Islamist group's hardline ideology, but because he needs money to get married. More »
Lebanese PM warns of escalating Israeli threat: BBC
AFP - 3 hours 38 mins ago
LONDON (AFP) - Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri voiced concern about Israeli threats and escalating military activity in a BBC interview broadcast Wednesday. More »
NY Times editor rejects call to remove Jerusalem bureau chief
AFP - Yesterday, 08:17 pm
WASHINGTON (AFP) - New York Times executive editor Bill Keller has rejected a call by the newspaper's ombudsman for the Jerusalem bureau chief of the Times to be reassigned because his son is serving in the Israeli army. More »
New Dubai oil find a drop in the ocean of debt, say analysts
AFP - Yesterday, 06:42 pm
NICOSIA (AFP) - Dubai's newly discovered oil field is unlikely to generate the big cash needed to get the debt-ridden emirate out of the doldrums, analysts say, challenging the government's claim that it could inject new life into its ailing economy. More »
Kuwait projects huge deficit in next fiscal year
AFP - Yesterday, 06:29 pm
KUWAIT CITY (AFP) - OPEC member Kuwait is projecting a 22.4 billion dollar budget deficit for the 2010-2011 fiscal year after raising spending by more than 33 percent, according to a draft budget seen on Tuesday. More »
Iraq to open 10-15 posts in Jordan as part of worldwide vote
AFP - Yesterday, 05:53 pm
AMMAN (AFP) - At least 10 polling stations are to open in Jordan for Iraqi expatriates to take part in their country's March 7 election, as part of worldwide out-of-country voting, Iraq's ambassador said on Tuesday. More »
Iraq launches fourth state oil firm
AFP - Yesterday, 04:42 pm
BAGHDAD (AFP) - Iraq's oil ministry on Tuesday announced the launch of a fourth state company responsible for overseeing development in recently auctioned fields in the centre of the country. More »
Boonen takes third stage of cycling's Tour of Qatar
AFP - Yesterday, 04:11 pm
DOHA (AFP) - Defending champion Tom Boonen of Belgium sprinted to victory in the third stage of the Tour of Qatar on Tuesday, while Dutchman Wouter Mol held on to the leader's yellow jersey. More »
Police arrest rock-throwing Palestinians in Jerusalem
AFP - Yesterday, 04:10 pm
JERUSALEM (AFP) - Israeli security forces on Tuesday arrested nine Palestinians in a second raid in as many days in a refugee camp in mainly Arab east Jerusalem after youths hurled stones at them. More »