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VIDEO: New uprising takes hold in Cairo's Tahrir Square in Egypt

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In Cairo, Egypt, protests against the military government have entered their third, bloody day as many of the same protesters who pushed former President Hosni Mubarak from power seek to rid themselves of military rule as well.
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Syrians in America turn to technology to help their countryman get message out

The Shaam News Network, run mostly by Syrians living in America, is providing tools and funding to help Syrians get photos, videos and news of the protest out of heavily controlled Syria and into the wider world....
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Syrian violences leaves Iraqi refugees in extended limbo

With violence in Syria preventing American officials from entering the country to interview Iraqi refugees, many are stuck in Syria with no way to join their families in the United States....
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Israeli settlers conducting attacks on fellow Israelis, as well as Palestinians

The so-called "price tag" attacks are reprisals against Palestinians and Israelis they view as collaborating with the Palestinians by tearing down settlements that Israeli government considers to be illegal....
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VIDEO: Syrians take to streets to protest Arab League suspension

Syrian loyalists attacked embassies in Damascus over the weekend — retribution for those countries supporting an Arab League decision to suspend Syria over its violence against protesting citizens....
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Israelis agitating for action — possibly military — to deal with Iran's nuclear threat

A new report released Tuesday provides the clearest evidence yet that Iran is trying to build nuclear weapons. In Israel, that has many speculating the country may act militarily, and unilaterally, to push back the Iranian program....
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IAEA expected to release report showing best evidence yet that Iran pursuing atomic weapons

The International Atomic Energy Agency is expected to release a report soon that details Iran's efforts to develop explosives that focus all their energy inward, essentially only useful in building atomic weapons....
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Egyptian military puts thousand of protesters through military trials

As the months since the Arab Spring protests in Tahrir Square drag on, thousands of those who protested now find themselves under fire from the very people they thought had fulfilled their dreams....
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Syrian government reaches agreement to end months-long crackdown (with video)

The Arab League and the government of Syria reached an agreement Thursday to end the bloody crackdown in that country — part of the Arab Spring protests....
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United States plans' for leaving Iraq include large military presence in Kuwait

With all U.S. troops set to leave Iraq by year's end, the U.S. Army is planning to transform a logistics base in Kuwait back into a base for combat force....
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