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Saudi cleric plans Jerusalem trip to bolster Muslim claim to city
White House condemns attack on U.S. consulate in Peshawar
Iran `still ready to negotiate solution to nuclear stand-off`
Top Egypt official: Israel-Hamas tensions could lead to another Gaza war
Michael Oren: Israel's Jerusalem policy hasn't changed in 16 years

Saudi cleric plans Jerusalem trip to bolster Muslim claim to city

Posted: 05 Apr 2010 11:48 AM PDT

A Saudi cleric has announced on his television show that he will visit Jerusalem next week to bolster Muslim claims to the city. ...

White House condemns attack on U.S. consulate in Peshawar

Posted: 05 Apr 2010 10:47 AM PDT

The White House on Monday condemned the attacks by Islamic militants on a U.S. consulate in northwest Pakistan that left at least three people dead. ...

Iran `still ready to negotiate solution to nuclear stand-off`

Posted: 05 Apr 2010 10:01 AM PDT

Iran is still ready to negotiate a solution to its nuclear stand-off with the West, but only on the condition that foreign powers agree to a fuel swap on Iranian territory, its foreign ministry said on Monday. ...

Top Egypt official: Israel-Hamas tensions could lead to another Gaza war

Posted: 05 Apr 2010 09:01 AM PDT

A senior Egyptian official said Egypt is concerned that the recent escalation of tensions on the Gaza border could lead to another Israeli invasion, the London-based Arabic language newspaper A-Sharq al-Awsat reported on Monday. ...