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Health care legislation signed… with 22 pens!
24/03/2010 - INTERNATIONAL PRESS REVIEW

Health care legislation signed… with 22 pens!

President Obama signed the historic health care reform bill into law yesterday and the papers are abuzz with analysis, not least of all on the number of pens the US President used in the ceremony! WEDNESDAY, 24th MARCH, 2010
Elections in Iraq: a democracy tested
05/03/2010 - THE WEEK IN THE MIDDLE EAST

Elections in Iraq: a democracy tested

In this edition: parliamentary elections take place in Iraq against a backdrop of continuing violence; the latest on the murder of a top Hamas official in Dubai, allegedly by agents with stolen identities; and how kosher technology is making life easier for Israel's orthodox Jews.
Court orders retrial for tycoon convicted of Lebanese diva murder
04/03/2010 - EGYPT

Court orders retrial for tycoon convicted of Lebanese diva murder

An Egyptian court has overturned the conviction of magnate Hisham Mustafa (left), who was sentenced to death for the murder of his ex-lover, Suzanne Tamim (right). A former policeman, accused of killing Tamim in Dubai, will also be retried.
Dubai police chief 'certain' all Hamas hotel murder suspects are in Israel
01/03/2010 - UAE

Dubai police chief 'certain' all Hamas hotel murder suspects are in Israel

Dubai police chief Dahi Khalfan (pictured) said on Monday he is sure that all the suspects in the January killing of Hamas leader Mahmud al-Mabhuh are now in Israel. Dubai is convinced the suspects are all members of Israeli secret police Mossad.
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Hamas leader was drugged then suffocated, Dubai police say
01/03/2010 - UAE

Hamas leader was drugged then suffocated, Dubai police say

Hamas commander Mahmud al-Mabhuh was drugged and then suffocated in his hotel room, Dubai police said on Sunday, providing details in a murder mystery that has implicated Israeli secret intelligence.
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Djokovic wins his first title of the season in Dubai
28/02/2010 - TENNIS

Djokovic wins his first title of the season in Dubai

Serb Novak Djokovic has defeated Russia's Mikhail Youzhny in three sets (7-5, 5-7, 6-3) to win his first title of the season. It took two days for him to overcome the Russian, due to bad weather.
British police probe passports used in Hamas murder
27/02/2010 - ISRAEL

British police probe passports used in Hamas murder

Dubai police say most of the suspects linked to the January murder of a senior Hamas militant are in Israel, where British police arrived Saturday to investigate the suspects' use of Western travel documents, including British passports.
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International pressure mounts over Hamas killing
25/02/2010 - ISRAEL

International pressure mounts over Hamas killing

Paris have said that the suspected killers of a Hamas leader in Dubai had stolen the identities of French citizens, as pressure mounts on Israel to offer explanations over what is widely speculated to have been a murder plot by its secret service.
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15 new suspects in Dubai assassination
25/02/2010 - INTERNATIONAL PRESS REVIEW

15 new suspects in Dubai assassination

The Gulf News in the United Arab Emirates leads with this story: the total number of suspects in the July assassination of a Hamas commander has risen to 26. THURSDAY, 25th FEBRUARY, 2010
Australia warns Israel over Hamas killing
25/02/2010 - DIPLOMACY

Australia warns Israel over Hamas killing

Australia called in the Israeli ambassador on Thursday as PM Kevin Rudd said his government would “not be silent” after Australian passports were used by suspected Israeli agents to kill a top Hamas commander in Dubai.
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