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Holocaust scholars praise Uganda for stance on Darfur
Iranian moderate: Our security agents are 'worse than Zionists'
Hamas says Egypt bolstering Gaza border security
Why is Israel suddenly resuming immigration from Ethiopia?
Hamas sponsors mass Palestinian wedding at Syrian refugee camp

Holocaust scholars praise Uganda for stance on Darfur

Posted: 25 Jul 2009 11:14 AM PDT

Uganda's decision to block Sudan's president from attending a conference in Uganda this weekend drew praise from leading Holocaust scholars from around the world, who support Omar al-Bashir's isolation for his role in the Darfur genocide. ...

Iranian moderate: Our security agents are 'worse than Zionists'

Posted: 25 Jul 2009 09:10 AM PDT

Moderate Iranian defeated presidential candidate Mehdi Karoubi said Saturday that Iranian intelligence agents were handling detainees with harsher methods than those used by Israel, his website reported. ...

Hamas says Egypt bolstering Gaza border security

Posted: 25 Jul 2009 06:38 AM PDT

Egyptian security forces are bolstering security along the country's border with the Gaza Strip, witnesses and Hamas security forces said Saturday. ...

Why is Israel suddenly resuming immigration from Ethiopia?

Posted: 25 Jul 2009 05:40 AM PDT

Quietly, without fanfare or any sort of serious debate, the government is resuming Falashmura immigration from Ethiopia, a year after it was ended by the previous administration. ...