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us and Russia formed close defense ties in the 1990s, and Moscow rejects Ankara's claim to North Cyprus in the conflict over the island. Ankara and Nicosia have yet to delineate a maritime boundary, so Turkish attempts to explore for gas in offshore areas it claims for North Cyprus could result in fisc
among Syrians. The possible reaction by the Syrian regime to EFTA00636689 Israeli involvement is explored by Andrew Tabler, who argues that while Damascus would ignore periodic tactical air or missile strikes, the regime would actively resist Israeli land operations even if aimed at the jihadists. Tab
he northern part of the island. Indeed, Ankara has EFTA_R1_02033695 EFTA02691522 9 already condemned the Cyprus-Israel agreement, although both Nicosia and Israel have apparently ignored these comments. Israel's Growing Gas Riches The strong and even bellicose statements coming out of Lebanon are
more polarised. A growing number want to see the end of the regime; many still cling to it as better than an uncertain alternative, particularly in Damascus. The middle ground has been shrinking. The result has been an apparent stalemate. Protesters gain ground but have yet to cross the crucial threshol
:36 PM Subject: February 29 update 29 February, 2012 Article 1. NYT There Be Draqons Thomas L. Friedman Article 2. Hurriyet Gaza, Jerusalem, Nicosia, Baku Burak Bekdil Article 3. TIME Hamas Signals Break with Iran, But Is That Good for Israel? Tony Karon Article 4. Politico Do Israelis su
icals would turn out to be the Palestinian Islamists of Hamas. Yet, Tuesday's announcement that the Hamas leadership has officially relocated from Damascus, and its public declarations of support for the Syrian rebels, suggest a dramatic political break with Iran — and with it the end of any illusion
Date: Thu, 01 Mar 2012 17:17:36 +0000 29 February, 2012 Article 1 NYT There Be Dragons Thomas L. Friedman Article 2. Hurriyet Gaza, Jerusalem, Nicosia, Baku Burak Bekdil Article 3. TIME Hamas Signals Break with Iran, But Is That Good for Israel? Tony Karon Article 4. Politico Do Israelis su
icals would turn out to be the Palestinian Islamists of Hamas. Yet, Tuesday's announcement that the Hamas leadership has officially relocated from Damascus, and its public declarations of support for the Syrian rebels, suggest a dramatic political break with Iran — and with it the end of any illusion T
Entities connected to both Nicosia and Damascus

Barack Obama
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Bashar al-Assad
PERSON
Lebanon
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United States
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George W. Bush
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Bill Clinton
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Tehran
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Benjamin Netanyahu
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Tunisia
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Hosni Mubarak
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Cairo
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Terje Rod-Larsen
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Vladimir Putin
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Saddam Hussein
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Yemen
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Middle East
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Marc Rich
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Fatah
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Jerusalem
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Jeffrey Epstein
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