BREAKING NEWS
Two French aid workers kidnapped in the Central African Republic
Two French aid workers from the NGO Triangle were kidnapped overnight from Sunday to Monday in the north-east of the Central African Republic, Mahamat Salah Amadou Birao, Bangui's vice-consul in Darfur, Sudan told AFP.
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Palestinian Territories
MIDEAST CONFLICT
Israel's Peres cites 'progress' in talks to free Gilad Shalit
Israeli President Shimon Peres has reported "progress" in talks to free soldier Gilad Shalit, who has been held by Hamas for the past three years. He did not elaborate about indirect negotiations between Israel and Palestinian militants.
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PALESTINIANS
Jailed activist Barghouti calls for Palestinian unity and diplomatic action
Jailed Palestinian activist Marwan Barghouti has said in an interview from his prison cell that there is no justification for the Palestinian divisions he blames for the breakdown in the diplomatic campaign for statehood.
PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES
US opposes unilateral Palestinian statehood bid
A US State Department spokesman reiterated US commitment to a future Palestinian state but poured cold water on an initiative to ask the United Nations Security Council to recognise a state unilaterally.
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PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES
Palestinians to seek UN recognition of independence
Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erakat (pictured) said Sunday they plan to ask for UN recognition of their independence "with June 1967 borders", amid mounting frustration over the stalled peace process.
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Iraq - Lebanon - Palestinian Territories
Do the Lebanese welcome the new unity government?
In this Edition: Do the Lebanese welcome the new unity government; the growing wave of kidnappings in Iraq; and a report on female police officers in the West Bank.
PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES
Electoral commission postpones January poll
The Palestinian electoral commission has postponed presidential and parliamentary elections slated for January 24, saying the poll could not proceed in the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip.
PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES
Palestinians mark Arafat anniversary amid bitter divide
Palestinians mark the fifth anniversary of the death of their revered leader, Yasser Arafat, amid bitter internal divisions and no sign of progress towards the establishment of a Palestinian state.
PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES
Protesters remove part of West Bank barrier as world marks fall of Berlin Wall
Palestinian protesters tore down a section of Israel's West Bank barrier on Monday near the Qalandia refugee camp, in a demonstration staged to coincide with the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall.
Gaza Strip - Hamas - Iran - Israel - Palestinian Territories
The growing influence of Zionist rabbis in the IDF
The Week in the Middle East looks at the increasing religious influence on the IDF, follow Palestinians trying to leave the Gaza strip and examine what Barrack Obama has achieved in the Middle East.
DIPLOMACY
Clinton says peace talks must include future of Jerusalem
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has said Jerusalem must be on the agenda for peace talks, denying Palestinian claims that Washington's policy on Israeli settlement activity has changed.
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