TEL AVIV -- "Battleship" director Peter Berg had more on his mind than fictional warfare while promoting his film in an interview with an Israeli reporter earlier this month."What the f--k is going to happen in Israel?" Berg said to stunned interviewer Jason Danino-Holt at an international press junket... full story ![]()

An effort to improve water management in drought-stricken countries in the Middle East and North Africa has encountered friction between Arab and Israeli participants, said University of Nebra…
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A week before President Barack Obama is set to arrive in the region, Middle East politics are already casting a cloud over the visit as Israeli and Palestinian officials plan a series of event…
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JERUSALEM -- A week before President Barack Obama is set to arrive in the region, Middle East politics are casting a cloud over the visit as Israeli and Palestinian officials plan events to promote their agendas.
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A week before President Barack Obama is set to arrive in the region, Middle East politics are already casting a cloud over the visit as Israeli and Palestinian officials plan a series of events to promote their agendas.
miamiherald.com (3 months and 7 days ago)
JERUSALEM (AP) -- A week before President Barack Obama is set to arrive in the region, Middle East politics are already casting a cloud over the visit as Israeli and Palestinian officials plan a series of events to promote their agendas....
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It’s always about politics in the Middle East, even when it’s not about politics. So after the Israeli national soccer team drew with Portugal at Ramat Gan this spring, 3-3, in a nail-biting World Cup qualifier, the match analysis in the region was as much about Portugal’s superstar Cristiano Ronaldo’s perceived, partisan statements as about the injury-time goal by Fabio...
nydailynews.com (17 days ago)
On the second day of his Middle East trip, President Barack Obama heads to the West Bank for meetings with Palestinian leaders. Obama will hold a working lunch with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, followed by a news conference. Obama has said he is not bringing any new initiatives to revive Israeli-Palestinian peace talks, and [...]
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China is hosting both the Palestinian and Israeli leaders this week in a sign of its desire for a larger role in the Middle East.
independent.co.uk (1 month and 12 days ago)

JERUSALEM (AP) — A week before President Barack Obama is set to arrive in the region, Middle East politics are already casting a cloud over the visit as Israeli and Palestinian officials plan a series of events to promote their agendas. Jerusalem city officials are offering visiting journalists a free tour of Israel's most contentious archaeological excavation, a sprawling...
washingtonexaminer.com (3 months and 7 days ago)
Mar 21 - Two rockets explode in the southern Israeli town of Sderot as U.S. President Barack Obama begins the second day of his Middle East tour. Sarah Sheffer reports.
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