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Gaza - Missing Hamas leader

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The armed wing of Palestinian group HAMAS accused Israeli special forces of kidnapping one of its leaders on Friday (12/9), but Israeli and Palestinians both poured scorn on the report. Israel categorically denied it had anything to do...
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Religious leaders gather in Cairo for anti-extremism conference

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Religious leaders have gathered in Cairo for a two-day conference on combating extremism, in the wake of the Islamic State group's offensive. Among them is Egypt's Grand Mufti, who says leaders want to send out a "strong" message that...
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Tanzania - Albright visit

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US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright on Tuesday (18/8) wound up a half-day visit to Tanzania with a declaration that the United States would not be intimidated in its fight for world peace and democracy. WS PAN to follow US Secretary...
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Isreal - Detention of Smirek extended

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An Israeli court on Wednesday (07/01) extended the detention of Stefan Smirek who is accused of planning a suicide attack in Tel Aviv. Smirak, a German who converted to Islam, was arrested a month ago when he arrived at Ben Gurion...
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Pakistan - Kashmir Demo Killings

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Gunmen shot dead 11 people on Sunday (5/2) in Karachi. The victims had been participating in protest against Indian rule of the disputed Kashmir area. Police said the masked gunmen fired indiscriminately and escaped after killing 11...
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US and ASEAN forces wrap up five day drills to counter extremism

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A multinational "anti-terrorism" exercise concluded on Friday in Indonesia with a demonstration of hostage rescue carried out by elite soldiers. The exercises, which began on Monday, brought together 872 soldiers from 10 ASEAN countries,...
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USA - Taliban press conference

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The Taliban government demanded official recognition from the United Nations, following its claim that it controlled most of war-torn Afghanistan. The UN seat is still held by the Afghan government of Burhanuddin Rabbani, whose troops...
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Israel/Lebanon - Netanyahu holds presser/Hezbollah

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday (18/06) said Jews would continue to move into Jerusalem and that new neighbourhoods were being planned. Netanyahu said Jerusalem was the sovereign capital of Israel and there was a...
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Gaza - Islamic groups hold joint presser

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Twelve Islamic groups, including Yasser Arafat's Fatah faction and the militant Hamas and Islamic Jihad, on Thursday (27/03) held a joint media conference in Gaza to discuss unrest in the West Bank over Israel's settlement plans in East...
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West Bank - Hamas wedding

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Thirty-five couples were married on Thursday (10/7) in a mass, HAMAS-sponsored ceremony at a football field in the West Bank town of Nablus. The grooms promised later in the party that they will die for "the cause" if needed. Several...
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Lebanon/Gaza - Middle East tension

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Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri on Wednesday (20/8) visited the victims of the shelling on Sidon city and paid his condolences to the religious leaders in the city. His visit follows Israel's bombing of suspected guerilla bases in...
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West Bank - Peace Technology Fund/Protests

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Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat met World Bank president James Wolfensohn and former Israeli Prime Minister Shimon Peres in Bethlehem on Tuesday (18/05) to inaugurate a "Peace Technology Fund". Meanwhile, demonstrations were again...
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Gaza - Arafat meets HAMAS delegates

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A top HAMAS official on Wednesday (20/8) reaffirmed the Islamic militant group's support for "all forms of resistance" against Israel. Abdel Aziz Rantisi, a HAMAS spokesman, was addressing a meeting between Palestinian leader Yasser...
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Gaza - HAMAS threat to take actions against US

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The leader of HAMAS in Gaza Dr Mahmod A-Zahar threatened on Friday (11/10) to take action against the United States if the U.S refused to stop the extradition of Hamas political leader Mousa Mohamad Abu Marzook to Israel on charges of...
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Albania - Rally calling for NATO intervention

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Up to a thousand Albanians from the country's opposition parties held a rally in Tirana's Skanderbeg square on Wednesday (10/06) calling for a stronger NATO response to the current violence in Kosovo. Albanians at the rally chanting...
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Ahead of Obama meeting Tunisian PM says extremism being tackled, path to democracy being restored

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Tunisia's interim prime minister says the government has a handle on extremism and the transition to democracy is back on track. "The security situation in Tunisia is today much more under control," Mehdi Jomaa, the Tunisian Interim...
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Pakistan - Demonstration regarding US air strikes

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Pakistan has strongly condemned the US missile attacks on Afghanistan and Sudan. Religious activists held anti-American protests across Pakistan by shouting and burning US flags. Two Pakistani nationals were wounded in the missile...
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Muslims form human chain against extremism at Westgate mall, shopowners salvage belongings

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The Asian Muslim community in Nairobi organised a human chain outside the Westgate shopping mall on Sunday, in solidarity with the relatives of the victims and those affected after the attack that last week took the lives of 67 people....
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Israel - Suskin sent for further psychiatric tests

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A Jerusalem court on Wednesday (20/08) ordered further psychiatric tests for Tatiana Suskin, the Israeli woman charged with racial incitement for distributing leaflets on the West Bank portraying the prophet Mohammad as a pig. She's...
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Benazir Bhutto meets Afghan President Karzai

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AP Television 1. Wide exterior of Islamabad Serena Hotel, venue for meeting between Afghan President Hamid Karzai and leader of Pakistan People's Party, Benazir Bhutto 2. Wide of Bhutto and Karzai during meeting 3. Mid of Bhutto 4. Mid...
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Lebanon - Homecoming for Hezbollah prisoners

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Hezbollah have started preparing a hero's welcome for hundreds of returning prisoners and bodies released by the Israelis in a swap for the body of a dead Israeli commando. On Wednesday (17/6) Hezbollah began erecting banners with...
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Lebanon - Video Of Suicide Bombers Last Will

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Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah, secretary general of the pro-Iranian Hezbollah group, said on Thursday (21/3) that any Israeli bombardments of Lebanese civilians in southern Lebanon would be met with swift Hezbollah retaliation. Nasrallah also...
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Tanzania/Kenya - Albright visit

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US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright paid tribute on Tuesday (18/8) to bombing victims and staff of the embassies in Nairobi and Tanzania,and promised to track down the perpetrators of the August 7th bombs, which left 257 dead and...
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Kenya - President speak on terrorism

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The presidents of Kenya and Tanzania on Thursday (13/08) appealed for greater efforts to fight international terrorism following the car-bomb attacks at the US embassies in their countries last week. MS motorcade; WS Kenyan President...