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Iran said Monday it has formally told the UN nuclear watchdog of its plan to produce higher enriched uranium, sparking fresh warnings by world powers of new sanctions against the Islamic Republic. "Iran's official letter about commencing the 20 percent enrichment activity in order to provide fuel for the Tehran reactor has been handed over to the IAEA"

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» Expect only modest US gains from thaw with Syria: analysts

» Palestinians want peace talks to focus on borders

» Egypt arrests 3 top Muslim Brotherhood leaders

» Hamas leader holds talks on Palestinian unity in Moscow

» Israeli police raid East Jerusalem refugee camp

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World's tallest tower lookout suddenly shuttered

The Burj Khalifa's owner said Monday the observation deck of the world's tallest tower has been unexpectedly shut down, disappointing visitors and marring the spire's reputation just a month after it opened. Dubai had hoped the 2,717-foot (828-meter) skyscraper would be a major tourist draw. The Middle East city-state has promoted itself worldwide [...] Full story

» China disrupts hacker training business

» Court orders Hyundai boss pay $60 million

» Saudi consumers demand government action on Toyota

» Saudi Arabia opens military supply to local firms

» G7 to continue stimulus until global economy on track

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Too much ado about a handshake

There are handshakes, and then there are handshakes. One type of handshake took place recently in Europe, at a security conference in Munich, between Saudi Prince Turki al-Faisal and Israeli official Danny Ayalon.

Naturally, the incident has sparked a commotion in the Arab world, similar to such occasions in the past. Such "scandals" are a dreary waste of time and effort

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Making theater out of historical tragedy

Making theater out of historical tragedy is a difficult balancing act. Too much focus on a small-scale human story can belittle terrible acts of war or genocide taking place in the background, making them seem merely metaphorical exteriorizations of the characters' stormy inner lives. The vast genre of slushy WWII dramas manifests this peril [...] Full story

» Dead: Another language goes the way of the carrier pigeon

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» Tehran cuts ties with British Museum

» Visiting Hindi star Pallavi Kulkarni mobbed by Senegalese fans

» 'Art masterpieces are once again the commodity of choice'

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Facing Al-Qaeda in the Maghreb threat
By James Badcock

They know it in Paris, Rome and Madrid. There is a big security hole to the south of Europe, the existence of which is confirmed by ongoing hostage crises involving citizens from France, Italy and Spain. The hostages are being held by Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), which has celebrated its third anniversary with a wave of kidnappings [...] Continue reading

» A Gallup poll tells us what Americans think of Muslims
By Dalia Mogahed

» Avatar' will show how shallow is America's national mythology
By Naomi Wolf

» Turkey can save the pompous European has-been
By Jean-Pierre Lehmann

» There is ample space free for Israeli-Palestinian land swaps
By David Newman

» Cynicism aside, Ukraine's election is important for the West
By Nina Khrushcheva

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Sluggish NSSF system forces citizens to wait without end for urgent services

The National Social Security Fund (NSSF) remains teetering on the edge of collapse and a major strain on the country's private and public coffers. The need for immediate reform of the NSSF is an issue of life or death for many, particularly the chronically ill and the elderly. Reforming the NSSF has been a governmental priority for years, but the institutional rot has continued [...] Full story

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» Refugee boss calls for policy change in Lebanon

» A brief history of the internet

» Iraqi illegal immigrants face exploitation

» Non-ID Palestinians lack even basic rights of refugees

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US Supreme Court in the eye of the storm
By Chibli Mallat

When the Supreme Court's decision Buckley v. Valeo invalidated in 1976 the first serious post-Watergate attempt to regulate campaign finance, the New York Times did not even mention the case. This week's decision, Citizens United v. FEC, which invalidates a three-decade effort to limit the impact of money on politics, took two-thirds of the paper's front page. [...] Continue reading

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James Rowles

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Chibli Mallat

» Why hold Israeli democracy to higher standards?
Joel Zinberg

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George Saad

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» Sleiman: World can 'no longer' take Israel's threats lightly

» Lebanese president urges Spain to enforce implementation of UNSCR 1701

» Sfeir: We are a nation of 'civilized minorities'

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» Harb calls for full restructuring of NSSF

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