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An Attack on Iran is Israel's Right: Netanyahu

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Sitting in the Oval Office before his much publicized, but private, meeting with President Barack Obama, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that Israel has the right to “defend itself, by itself.”

Syria Seen Facing Bosnia-style War; Rebels to Seek Heavy Weapons

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Few close observers of the Syrian conflict believe the uprising that began nearly a year ago is anything like over, and nor do they believe that President Bashar al-Assad can use the siege of Homs as a springboard to regain full control of the country. Yet some experts believe the authorities' brutality will lead to a drawn-out Bosnia-style war.
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Middle East Tidbits: $10 Billion Sex Drugs, Anorexic Model Bill, Rise in Marriageable Age

Nearly 12 percent of Saudi Arabia's 20 million men are believed to be suffering from impotence and 80 percent of these cases are associated with psychological problems. Speaker of an Israeli legislative body is seeking to pass a bill which outlaws the use of images of extremely underweight models in Israeli media, reports said. Top Israeli model and actress Bar Refaeli has sued Suny Electronics Ltd., the authorized Israeli importer of Samsung mobile phones, for about $1.2 million in breach of...
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American NGO Workers Leave Egypt

The 16 American pro-democracy workers in Egypt, including the son of Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, flew home on Thursday.
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Egypt's Presidential Election Set to Begin in May

Egypt's first presidential election since the Egyptian revolution which toppled the dictatorial Hosni Mubarak regime in February last year is scheduled to begin in May, the head of the electoral commission has said.
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Americans Held in Egypt May Be Freed: What Happens Next?

The lifting of a travel ban on seven Americans in Egypt eases some of the nascent tension between Cairo and the Washington D.C. This has been the worst diplomatic crisis between the two nations in three decades, aggravated by a recent context of unease in diplomatic relations between Egypt and the West.
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Egypt Ends U.S. NGO Travel Ban

The activists are all accused of obtaining foreign funds without the proper approval of Egyptian authorities and carrying out political activities unrelated to their work.
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Arab Spring Headed to Iran, Warns Senior Muslim Brotherhood Member

A senior Muslim Brotherhood member and the head of the foreign affairs committee in the Egyptian parliament said on Monday that the popular political uprising that swept across the Middle East last year, overthrowing many dictatorial regimes including that of Egypt, is headed to Iran.
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U.S. Democracy Activists' Trial Set to Begin in Egypt Sunday

Dozens of democracy activists -- 16 Americans among them -- go on trial in Egypt Sunday in a politically charged case that has led to a crisis in relations between Cairo and Washington while threatening $1.3 billion in annual U.S. military aid to the North African nation.
Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh waves to his supporters following his speech after Friday prayers at Al-Azhar mosque in Cairo

Hamas Cuts Ties with Assad, Backs Syrian Opposition

Just hours after UK Foreign Secretary William Hague said that Britain officially recognizes the Syrian National Council as a legitimate representative of Syrian people, the SNC won an unusual ally in the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas.
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Hamas Ditches Assad, Backs Syrian Revolt

Leaders of the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas turned publicly against their long-time ally President Bashar al-Assad of Syria on Friday, endorsing the revolt aimed at overthrowing his dynastic rule.
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Why Does America Hate Al Jazeera?

On Thursday Al Jazeera was named as News Channel of the Year at the Royal Television Society Awards. But despite its numerous plaudits and fans the Qatar-based network has virtually no presence in the U.S.
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Anonymous Timeline 2011: The Rise of the Hactivist [INFOGRAPHIC]

In recent past, hacktivist groups like Anonymous and LulzSec carried various cyber attacks on different government and non-government Web sites. The reason behind all these attacks, as claimed by the hackers themselves, is to show their gripe against corruption, injustice, oppression, and violence. Here's an infographic detailing the moves done by Anonymous and their fellow hackitivists during 2011.

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