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Netanyahu: Israel, U.S. agree Iran must be halted

Posted: 19 May 2009 11:57 AM PDT

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday that Israel and the United States had agreed that Iran must not be allowed to continue its contentious nuclear program. ...

New PA government sworn in, still under Fatah control

Posted: 19 May 2009 11:15 AM PDT

Western-backed technocrat Salam Fayyad will stay on as Palestinian Authority prime minister, at the head of a new cabinet announced on Tuesday evening, Palestinian officials said. ...

Hamas leader said fired for wanting distance from Iran, Syria

Posted: 19 May 2009 10:36 AM PDT

Iranian and Syrian pressure has led Hamas Political Bureau Chief Khaled Meshal to dismiss his deputy Musa Abu Marzouk and senior militant Imad Al-Almi, according to a report in the Kuwaiti daily Al-Siyasa. ...

Egyptian president's 12-year-old grandson dies

Posted: 19 May 2009 10:35 AM PDT

Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak's grandson died abruptly, the president's office said Tuesday, declining to give a cause of the 12-year-old boy's sudden death. ...

Trapped in a sexless marriage? The Kosher Sex rabbi can help

Posted: 19 May 2009 09:50 AM PDT

Trapped in a sexless marriage? Hang on one more television season - Rabbi Shmueley Boteach is coming to your rescue. ...