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- Pope has departed for Cyprus, a day after killing of Catholic bishop in Turkey
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- Church shocked by killing of bishop in Turkey on eve of Cyprus trip
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- Israeli PM Netanyahu: Breaking Gaza blockade could lead to missile attacks
- Turkish lawmakers urge review of ties with Israel; All activists to be deported from Israel
- Turkey’s parliament urges government to review political, military ties with Israel
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- Iraq’s al-Maliki says he’s only PM nominee from his party, rejects consensus candidate
- White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel visits Israel for son’s bar mitzvah celebration
- White House Chief of Staff Emanuel in Israel for son’s bar mitzvah celebration
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- Iraq’s top Shiite cleric says no group will be excluded from new government
- Archeologists unearth 57 ancient tombs in Egypt, most boasting a painted sarcophagus and mummy
- Top Shiite cleric assures Iraq’s Sunni-backed bloc of inclusion in new government, reps say
- Pope’s visit stirs hopes of ancient sect hurt by Cyprus division and fearing assimiliation
- Israeli archaeologists say pagan altar found at disputed building site shows graves not Jewish
- Court overturns ban on 9 Iraqi candidates barred for ties to Saddam Hussein’s party
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- Saudi journalist who interviewed and traveled with bin Laden resigns from leading newspaper
- Ultra-Orthodox Israelis protest removal of ancient graves to make way for new emergency room
- Iranian cleric wants to see creation of ‘Greater Iran’ to rule over Middle East, Central Asia
- Israeli officials vow to build for Jews, demolish Palestinian homes in east Jerusalem
- AP sources: US to join advisory group despite concern over possible anti-Israel bias
- Turkish lawmakers OK constitutional amendments; opposition says secularism at risk
- Iraq’s top vote-getter returns to country, asserts his right to form the next government
- Sunni-backed party that got most votes in Iraq elections warns against sectarian politics
- Iraq’s top Shiite cleric says political blocs didn’t ask before making him arbiter of disputes
- Deal uniting Iraq’s rival Shiite factions gives clerics potential voice in political decisions
- AP Exclusive: New Iraqi electoral alliance gives top Shiite clerics final say in disputes
- New Iraqi electoral alliance gives top Shiite clerics final say over all disputes
- Sunni politician warns new Shiite alliance could revive Iraq’s sectarian conflict
- Sunni politician warns new Shiite alliance could bring back Iraqi sectarian conflict
- Iraq’s Shiite parties throw aside differences and unite to try to form new government
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- Iraqi officials fight publicly at start of vote recount for Baghdad
- Iraq begins recount of Baghdad ballots demanded by PM after narrow loss to challenger
- Iraqi PM criticizes opponent’s calls for international involvement in post-election impasse
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- Postelection court order disqualifies Iraqi candidates, risks longer delays for new government
- Iran’s opposition leader says corrupt dictatorship is ruling country in the name of Islam
- Anti-US Shiite cleric calls on followers to defend themselves, places of worship after attacks
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- Shiite Iraqi prime minister: Sunni-backed rival political bloc must be included in new govt
- Sunni-supported party from Iraq courts Iranian support
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- Allawi’s secularism may not fly in today’s Iraq, where religion, politics are inseparable
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- AP Interview: Allawi says Iraq’s political impasse could drag on for months
- A new fight over female judges in Egypt stirs old arguments that women not fit for bench
- Saudi cleric announces on-air plans to visit Jerusalem
- With ancient hymns and religious rock bands, Christians celebrate Easter in Jerusalem
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- Matzoh, a dry Passover fare for Jews, is a mysterious favorite among Israel’s Arabs
- Allawi gains momentum as Iraqi PM’s hopes of drawing Shiite coalitions to his side crumble
- Leader of Iraqi Shiite party gives boost to Allawi in race for prime minister
- Anti-US cleric’s supporters choose which candidate to back in self-styled referendum
- Carrying crosses and digital cameras, Christians mark Good Friday in Jerusalem
- Iraqi kingmaker declines to back either frontrunner, leaves decision to supporters
- Al-Sadr call for referendum further scrambles political jockeying for new government
- Anti-American cleric al-Sadr calls for Iraqi referendum on who will be prime minister
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- Several prominent Iraq politicians fail to get into parliament, new election lists show
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