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Published in: HomeHizbollah vs Israel: the coming clash
A shifting balance of calculation in the middle east makes Lebanon’s Hizbollah movement more confident in its...
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Published in: openSecurityViolence and uncertainty underscore Iraqi elections
Insurgents strike polling stations as Iraq votes for its new government. Turkey withdraws its ambassador to the US...
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Published in: openSecuritySuicide bombers target Iraqi city ahead of polls
Suicide bombers target Iraqi city ahead of polls. Arab League backs indirect talks with Israel. Afghanistan bans...
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Published in: openSecurityWashington split by revised US nuclear strategy
White House reconsiders nuclear weapons policy. Pakistani Taliban chief killed by US airstrike. Dubai moves to...
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Published in: openSecurityHizbollah General Secretary meets Ahmadinejad in Damascus
Hassan Nasrallah meets with Bashar al-Assad and Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in Damascus. A suicide attack kills seventeen in...
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Published in: HomeNetanyahu and the sanctioning of Iran
Israel’s attempt to rally support for energy sanctions against Iran look like failing, for good reason. They would...
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Published in: openSecuritySudan and Darfur rebels sign ceasefire deal
Sudan and Darfur rebels sign ceasefire deal. Ailing Nigerian leader returns to Nigeria. Escalating dispute over...
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Published in: openSecurityMossad accused of complicity in assassination of top Hamas official in Dubai
Mossad is accused of complicity in assassination of top Hamas official in Dubai. Russia and Abkhazia sign deal to...
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Published in: openSecuritySpain agrees to take in former Guantanamo Bay inmates
Spanish government agrees to house former terrorist suspects. Sydney bomb plotters sentenced. Tymoshenko accuses...
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Published in: openSecurityOperation Moshtarak a crucial test for Obama's Afghan war strategy
Operation Moshtarak a crucial test for Obama’s Afghan war strategy. Protestors clash in Sri Lankan capital....
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Published in: openSecurityUS military personnel killed in Pakistan school blast
US military personnel die in bomb blast in Pakistan as a record rise in drone attacks and militancy grips the...
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Published in: openSecurityIsrael admits to using white phosphorous in Gaza
Israeli government disciplines soldiers responsible for the white phosphorous attack on a UN compound in Gaza....
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Published in: openSecurityHizbollah prepares for war
Hizbollah upgrades its military capability as Israel is accused of assassinating a senior Hamas commander....
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Published in: openDemocracyUKProsecuting war crimes: the courts must be independent
Britain’s friendship with Israel leads to further potential breaches in British governance, human rights and...
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Published in: openSecurityUS military presence in Haiti sparks controversy
US military presence in Haiti sparks controversy. Religious riots kill 200 in Jos, Nigeria. UN warns Israeli...
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Published in: openSecurityDutch inquiry concludes the Iraq war 'was illegal' as Tony Blair’s spin doctor presents evidence at Chilcot inquiry
A Dutch inquiry concludes the Iraq war ‘was illegal’ as Alastair Campbell presents his evidence before the Chilcot...
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Published in: openSecurityChina successfully tests missile interceptor
China conducts missile system test following US-Taiwan arms sales. Optimistic poll raises hopes for Afghanistan....
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Published in: openSecurityIntelligence agencies in the United States under fire as airport security undergoes review worldwide
President Barack Obama criticises intelligence agencies for security failings as airport security undergoes review...
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Published in: HomeLeaving Gaza
A young citizen journalist has a rare chance to leave his homeland, reduced to rubble by the Israeli army’s most...