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       <title>Middle East - livepress.com</title>
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  <updated>2006-08-10 04:51:10</updated>
  <entry>
    <title><![CDATA['New Mideast' may see stronger extremists 
    (AP)
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    <link href="http://livepress.com/go/?136788"/>
    <id>http://livepress.com/go/?136788</id>
    <updated>2006-08-10 04:47:49</updated>
    <summary><![CDATA[AP - The "new  Middle East " being born out of the warfare in Lebanon may be one where Islamic extremists are even stronger and reformists are isolated amid widespread skepticism over U.S. promises of democracy, activists in the Arab world warn.]]></summary>
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  <entry>
    <title><![CDATA[Jordan King: West Has No Comprehensive Strategy For The Middle East]]></title>
    <link href="http://livepress.com/go/?136683"/>
    <id>http://livepress.com/go/?136683</id>
    <updated>2006-08-10 00:13:49</updated>
    <summary><![CDATA[Jordan's King Abdullah declared that the United States, Britain and  Europe  have still yet to agree on a comprehensive strategy to deal with the issues of the  Middle East . Arab countries are also working to discover a common ground to end the violence between Israel and Lebanese Hezbollah...]]></summary>
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  <entry>
    <title><![CDATA[U.S. Working Closely With France For A Middle East Resolution]]></title>
    <link href="http://livepress.com/go/?136682"/>
    <id>http://livepress.com/go/?136682</id>
    <updated>2006-08-10 00:13:49</updated>
    <summary><![CDATA[In a briefing from the U.S. Department of State, the Bush Administration continues to outline its objectives in a feasible ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon. Department of State spokesman, Sean McCormack, explains, "We are working away up at the Security Council with the French as well as...]]></summary>
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  <entry>
    <title><![CDATA[British MP quits defence post over Lebanon conflict 
    (AFP)
]]></title>
    <link href="http://livepress.com/go/?136497"/>
    <id>http://livepress.com/go/?136497</id>
    <updated>2006-08-09 18:58:22</updated>
    <summary><![CDATA[    AFP - A British member of parliament became the first to resign over the government's stance on the  Middle East  conflict when he quit his post at the Ministry of Defence.  ]]></summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title><![CDATA[Saudi monarch makes rare trip to Turkey 
    (AP)
]]></title>
    <link href="http://livepress.com/go/?136365"/>
    <id>http://livepress.com/go/?136365</id>
    <updated>2006-08-09 15:11:59</updated>
    <summary><![CDATA[    AP - King Abdullah is in Turkey &#151; the first visit here by a Saudi monarch in four decades, a development many see as an example of Turkey shifting its foreign policy focus from the European Union toward the  Middle East .  ]]></summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title><![CDATA[MPs want parliament recalled to debate Middle East conflict 
    (AFP)
]]></title>
    <link href="http://livepress.com/go/?136223"/>
    <id>http://livepress.com/go/?136223</id>
    <updated>2006-08-09 11:25:12</updated>
    <summary><![CDATA[    AFP - Some 150 members of the parliament have called for the House of Commons, now in an 11-week summer recess, to be promptly recalled to debate the war between Israel and Hezbollah.  ]]></summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title><![CDATA[British MPs to demand recall of parliament 
    (AFP)
]]></title>
    <link href="http://livepress.com/go/?135713"/>
    <id>http://livepress.com/go/?135713</id>
    <updated>2006-08-08 18:30:45</updated>
    <summary><![CDATA[    AFP - As many as 100 British members of Parliament, most of them from the governing Labour Party, are to demand that parliament is re-called immediately amid concern over the government's strategy to end the conflict in the  Middle East , The Guardian reported.  ]]></summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title><![CDATA[British PM Confident Of UN Deal By Wednesday]]></title>
    <link href="http://livepress.com/go/?135620"/>
    <id>http://livepress.com/go/?135620</id>
    <updated>2006-08-08 16:09:36</updated>
    <summary><![CDATA[British Prime Minister Tony Blair on Tuesday said he was confident that a U.N. resolution which calls for a ceasefire in the  Middle East  will be agreed Wednesday. The premier also urged the international community to avoid any further delays over the issue....]]></summary>
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  <entry>
    <title><![CDATA[Beirutis again adapt to rhythm of war 
    (AP)
]]></title>
    <link href="http://livepress.com/go/?135528"/>
    <id>http://livepress.com/go/?135528</id>
    <updated>2006-08-08 13:43:05</updated>
    <summary><![CDATA[    AP - Beirut, yet again, is in the line of fire, but Beirutis have plenty of practice living in war. On the city's famed Hamra Street, the  Starbucks  coffee shop is closed, but most of the tables are full at Wimpy's. An upscale store selling ceramic tiles is shut, but a bookstore is open &#151; a 2004 novel, "It's Time to Return to Lebanon," on its shelves.  ]]></summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title><![CDATA[Jakarta Bans Militants From Joining "Jihad"]]></title>
    <link href="http://livepress.com/go/?134862"/>
    <id>http://livepress.com/go/?134862</id>
    <updated>2006-08-07 16:05:51</updated>
    <summary><![CDATA[Indonesia, the largest Muslim country in the world has announced on Monday it would detain and prevent militants from going to the  Middle East  to engage in "suicide missions" to answer the call of "jihad" or holy war. Indonesian police spokesman Anton Bachrul Alam told Xinhua News Agency, "We...]]></summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title><![CDATA[UN says Mideast crisis won't distract from Afghanistan 
    (AFP)
]]></title>
    <link href="http://livepress.com/go/?134704"/>
    <id>http://livepress.com/go/?134704</id>
    <updated>2006-08-07 11:14:19</updated>
    <summary><![CDATA[    AFP - The international community has proimised not to forget  Afghanistan  despite the crisis in the  Middle East , a senior UN official in the war-torn country said.  ]]></summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title><![CDATA[Arab anger at their governments grow 
    (AP)
]]></title>
    <link href="http://livepress.com/go/?134501"/>
    <id>http://livepress.com/go/?134501</id>
    <updated>2006-08-07 04:09:56</updated>
    <summary><![CDATA[AP - As their anger against Israel and America swells, protesters across the  Middle East  are also increasingly venting their frustration at their Arab rulers, especially in moderate countries whose governments have been reliable U.S. allies.]]></summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title><![CDATA[Pope makes new appeal for Mideast peace 
    (AP)
]]></title>
    <link href="http://livepress.com/go/?134208"/>
    <id>http://livepress.com/go/?134208</id>
    <updated>2006-08-06 12:30:04</updated>
    <summary><![CDATA[    AP - Pope Benedict XVI made a new appeal for peace in the  Middle East  on Sunday, calling for an immediate cease-fire.  ]]></summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title><![CDATA[Lebanon rockets hurt China peacekeepers 
    (AP)
]]></title>
    <link href="http://livepress.com/go/?134137"/>
    <id>http://livepress.com/go/?134137</id>
    <updated>2006-08-06 09:12:39</updated>
    <summary><![CDATA[AP - A rocket blast in  southern  Lebanon injured three Chinese peacekeepers on Sunday, just hours after China called on the United Nations to ensure the security of U.N. peacekeepers in the  Middle East , state media reported.]]></summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title><![CDATA[Beirut Rejects Draft UN Resolution On Middle East Crises]]></title>
    <link href="http://livepress.com/go/?134134"/>
    <id>http://livepress.com/go/?134134</id>
    <updated>2006-08-06 09:01:03</updated>
    <summary><![CDATA[Demanding amendment in text of draft United Nations Security Council's Resolution for solving  Middle East  crises, Lebanese government rejected it on early Sunday.
                    
                
                
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  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title><![CDATA[Global marches protest Israeli offensive 
    (AP)
]]></title>
    <link href="http://livepress.com/go/?134046"/>
    <id>http://livepress.com/go/?134046</id>
    <updated>2006-08-06 01:07:58</updated>
    <summary><![CDATA[    AP - Thousands of people marched in Britain, South Africa and Egypt Saturday to protest the Israeli offensive in Lebanon, some demanding an immediate halt to the fighting and others pressing for sanctions against Israel.  ]]></summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title><![CDATA[Pope presses bid to end Mideast fighting 
    (AP)
]]></title>
    <link href="http://livepress.com/go/?134012"/>
    <id>http://livepress.com/go/?134012</id>
    <updated>2006-08-05 22:21:32</updated>
    <summary><![CDATA[    AP - Pope Benedict XVI called Saturday on Christians and others touched by his words to mobilize against the widening warfare in the  Middle East , saying no good comes out of war, not even for the victors.  ]]></summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title><![CDATA[Analysis: Lebanon war hurting U.S. goals 
    (AP)
]]></title>
    <link href="http://livepress.com/go/?133993"/>
    <id>http://livepress.com/go/?133993</id>
    <updated>2006-08-05 21:36:05</updated>
    <summary><![CDATA[    AP - Anger toward America is high, extremists are on the upswing and hopes for democracy in the  Middle East  lie dashed. The Lebanon war is creating dangerous ripples in the war on terror, the future of  Iraq  &#151; even the effort to keep nuclear weapons from dangerous hands.  ]]></summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title><![CDATA[Global marches protest Israeli offensive 
    (AP)
]]></title>
    <link href="http://livepress.com/go/?133910"/>
    <id>http://livepress.com/go/?133910</id>
    <updated>2006-08-05 15:47:36</updated>
    <summary><![CDATA[    AP - Thousands of people marched in Britain, South Africa and Egypt Saturday to protest the Israeli offensive in Lebanon, some demanding an immediate halt to the fighting and others pressing for sanctions against Israel.  ]]></summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title><![CDATA[Analysis: War sends ripples over Mideast 
    (AP)
]]></title>
    <link href="http://livepress.com/go/?133861"/>
    <id>http://livepress.com/go/?133861</id>
    <updated>2006-08-05 12:30:17</updated>
    <summary><![CDATA[AP - Anger toward America is high, extremists are on the upswing and hopes for democracy in the  Middle East  lie dashed. The Lebanon war is creating dangerous ripples in the war on terror, the future of  Iraq  &#151; even the effort to keep nuclear weapons from dangerous hands.]]></summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title><![CDATA[Muslims Show Support For Hezbollah In Demonstrations]]></title>
    <link href="http://livepress.com/go/?133513"/>
    <id>http://livepress.com/go/?133513</id>
    <updated>2006-08-04 18:55:13</updated>
    <summary><![CDATA[As Israel's offensive against militants in Lebanon, Shiite Muslims across the  Middle East  are showing support for Hezbollah. In Iran, a predominantly Shiite country that has long been seen as a major financial and material supporter of Hezbollah, a violent riot erupted outside the British Embassy...]]></summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title><![CDATA[Blair delays vacation to work on Mideast 
    (AP)
]]></title>
    <link href="http://livepress.com/go/?133488"/>
    <id>http://livepress.com/go/?133488</id>
    <updated>2006-08-04 17:50:11</updated>
    <summary><![CDATA[    AP - British Prime Minister Tony Blair postponed his summer vacation Friday to stay in London and help develop a U.N. resolution on the  Middle East  crisis.  ]]></summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title><![CDATA[Blair delays holiday to work on UN resolution for Middle East 
    (AFP)
]]></title>
    <link href="http://livepress.com/go/?133189"/>
    <id>http://livepress.com/go/?133189</id>
    <updated>2006-08-04 08:15:00</updated>
    <summary><![CDATA[    AFP - Prime Minister Tony Blair has delayed his summer holiday to work on a United Nations resolution to resolve the  Middle East  crisis, emphasising that the next two days were &quot;crucial&quot;.  ]]></summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title><![CDATA[Blair says Middle East accord possible within days 
    (AFP)
]]></title>
    <link href="http://livepress.com/go/?132676"/>
    <id>http://livepress.com/go/?132676</id>
    <updated>2006-08-03 13:03:29</updated>
    <summary><![CDATA[    AFP - An agreement to end the conflict in Lebanon could be just days away, Tony Blair said as he faced a barrage of questions about his position on the crisis.  ]]></summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title><![CDATA[Ahmadinejad: Destroy Israel, end crisis 
    (AP)
]]></title>
    <link href="http://livepress.com/go/?132594"/>
    <id>http://livepress.com/go/?132594</id>
    <updated>2006-08-03 11:02:49</updated>
    <summary><![CDATA[    AP - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Thursday the solution to the  Middle East  crisis is to destroy Israel. In a speech during an emergency meeting of Muslim leaders, Ahmadinejad also called for an immediate halt to fighting in Lebanon between Israel and the Iranian-backed militant group Hezbollah.  ]]></summary>
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