Biting the Lebanese bullet
Was it a throw of the dice or the first move in the endgame? Graham Usher in Jerusalem reports on the Israeli cabinet's "historic decision" to "deploy" from Lebanon by July this year
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Kidnappers turn to diplomats
An ambassador becomes the first diplomatic victim of Yemeni kidnapping. From Sana'a, Nasser Arabyee reports on the latest twist
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Oiling 'people's power'
Muammar Gaddafi dissolves Libya's cabinet and proposes reinstating the post of head of state. Rasha Saad reports on a new spin on 'people's power'
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Kuwait's mixed memories
The trial of Kuwaiti Colonel Alaa Hussein Ali for treason brings back memories of invasion rather than liberation, writes Sherine Bahaa
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Banning the Kurds
Jailed Kurdish mayors and another fatal PKK skirmish suggest that Turkey's Kurdish dilemma is neither resolved nor further complicated by decisions on Ocalan's fate. Gareth Jenkins reports from Istanbul
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