Syrians seek treatment across the border

We start with a special report from France 24 journalists about their visit to a makeshift medical centre near Turkey's border with Syria. A France 24 team also went to a TV channel on the Jordan-Syria border that transmits photos and videos from the frontline. Finally, we explore the oasis-like shores of Iraq's Lake Habbaniyah to find out why it's become a tourist hotspot.

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Gulf prostitutes, Iraqi oil and France's attitude to Israel's FM

France 24 investigates prostitution in the Gulf Emirates, and why Iraq's big oil auction didn't go as planned. Also the buzz surrounding French President Nicolas Sarkozy's alleged call for the head of Israel's anti-Arab foreign minister.

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Tourism, a new weapon in the West Bank

Our weekly review of the Middle East looks at Israeli settlers' burgeoning tourism in the West Bank, al Qaeda's growing clout in Yemen, and a plot to ensure Iraq's mobile phones don't work well.

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Post elections, Lebanon tests its new government

In this edition: what now for Lebanon after the Hariri camp's election victory against the Hezbollah?; the Israeli 'bubble' of Tel Aviv turns 100; the curious case of a shopaholic Saudi princess.

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Tel Aviv, the ailing hub of Israel's diamond industry

This week: a trip inside the struggling Israeli diamond business, an industry that makes up a quarter of the country's exports. Also, the Shiah-led Hezbollah are poised to gain ground at the upcoming elections thanks to Christian voters.

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Lebanese votes for sale

In this edition: Lebanese voters talking openly of perks and bribes in the upcoming general election; Kuwaiti women on the campaign trail; and Pope Benedict XVI's heavily scrutinised trip to the Holy Land.

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