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British troops in southern Iraq
UK probes new Iraq abuse claims
The UK Ministry of Defence says it is investigating new allegations of abuse by its troops during the years they spent in Iraq.
Soldiers 'hit and kicked' Mousa
'No evidence' of endemic abuse
Army abuse 'systematic'

A dispalced Yemeni girl from Saada province carries a young boy on her shoulders at the Mazraq Internally Displaced People"s (IDP) camp in northern Yemen, on November 12, 2009 Saudis 'renew Yemen bombing'
Shia rebels in northern Yemen say Saudi Arabia has carried out more bombing raids, targeting several villages along the border.

Ultra-Orthodox Jews protest outside Intel offices in Jerusalem 'Sabbath' protest targets Intel
More than 1,000 ultra-Orthodox Jews protest in Jerusalem against US firm Intel operating on the Jewish day of rest.

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Old tensions haunt Algeria-Egypt World Cup qualifier
Mohamed Tayfour with his nephew in Sudan Slum life
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Beirut skyline Years of paralysis
Why the Lebanese have given up on their politicians

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Libya to put Swiss men on trial
Death for Egypt drug smugglers
Israel call for Syria peace talks
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YOUR PERSPECTIVE
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Iran witness: Protest videos
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FEATURES
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Legal row over Gaza intensifies
Iran's internal divisions
Taking the capital out of a city
Jerusalem artists go underground
Bridging Iraq's sectarian gap
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FEATURES, VIEWS, ANALYSIS
A Palestinian woman holds a picture of Yasser Arafat in Ramallah on 11 November 2009 After Arafat
Palestinian dream of independence is remote as ever
Al-Askari shrine is one of the holiest buildings of Shia Islam Danger tourism
Can Iraq really become a tourist hotspot?
Poster showing Marwan Sherbini 'Justice served'
Egypt reacts to Germany's 'veil martyr' verdict
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Fifty women, calling themselves the Lioness group, become the first female graduates of Iraq’s police officer training academy (9 November 2009)

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