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BBC News
Beijing defends Syria veto at UN - Mon, 06 Feb 2012
Chinese state media defend Beijing's veto of a UN resolution condemning Syria's violent crackdown on protesters, as violence continues across the country.
Yahoo News
Abbas proposed as PM in interim unity government
(AP)
- Sun, 05 Feb 2012
AP - Hamas on Sunday endorsed a proposal by Qatar that Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas assume the role of prime minister in an interim Palestinian unity government that would prepare for general elections in the West Bank and Gaza, according to two officials close to the contacts.
HRW calls for Palestinian residency rights
(AP)
- Sun, 05 Feb 2012
AP - A Gaza-born woman recently sneaked into her native land through a smugglers' tunnel because the legal route was blocked. A car mechanic who settled in the West Bank 15 years ago to raise a family lives in fear of deportation because his ID card says he's originally from Gaza.
Palestinian rivals hold unity talks in Qatar
(AP)
- Sun, 05 Feb 2012
AP - The Palestinian president and the head of rival Hamas resumed talks Sunday over efforts to move along a reconciliation pact that remains stalled after nearly a year.
Israeli prospector says natural gas found offshore
(AP)
- Sun, 05 Feb 2012
AP - American and Israeli gas prospectors say they have discovered a large amount of offshore natural gas in Israeli waters near the Lebanese border.
Top Hamas member leaves Syria because of uprising
(AP)
- Sun, 05 Feb 2012
AP - Hamas officials say a senior member of the Palestinian militant group has left Syria because of the government's crackdown on an uprising there.
