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Lebanon foes to resume dialogue

The pro-western government and the Hizbollah-led opposition agreed to a resumption of political dialogue after Arab League mediators brokered a deal ending days of sectarian fighting

Bush warns against a nuclear Iran

Allowing Iran to build nuclear weapons would mark an “unforgivable betrayal of future generations”, George W. Bush told the Israeli parliament, promising that the US would continue to stand with the Jewish state in future confrontations

EU to tighten screw on Tehran bank

Bank Melli, Iran’s biggest commercial bank, is set to be banned from operating in the European Union under proposals in the final stages of discussion in Brussels

Obama team slams Bush’s Knesset speech

Barack Obama’s campaign accused George W. Bush of launching an “unprecedented political attack on foreign soil” in a speech to the Israeli Knesset that linked Mr Obama’s call for talks with America’s enemies to 1930s-style appeasement of Hitler

Contrarian investor eyes Cuba

Orascom, the Egyptian telecoms group, always has an eye on the next opportunity and is thinking about the possibilities in Cuba as the country’s leader liberalises the economy

Stand-off ends with Lebanon revocation

Pro-western government revokes two decisions that sparked almost a week of fighting between its supporters and the Hizbollah-led opposition and rekindled fears of a civil war

House votes to block war funds

The House of Representatives yesterday blocked funding for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, setting up a battle with the Senate that will probably restore money for...

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