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Why Did Iran's Foreign Minister Visit
Jordan?

Article by Nasser Chararah Updated Fri, May 17 
Did Jordan's King Abdullah II charge Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi with sending a "friendly message" to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad?
(REUTERS/Muhammad Hamed)
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Obama and Erdogan
Smile for the Camera

Article by Tulin Daloglu Updated Fri, May 17 
US President Barack Obama and Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan appeared to come closer on Syria, but challenges remain.
(REUTERS/Jason Reed)
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Obama and Erdogan Edge Closer
On Syria

Article by Kadri Gursel Updated Fri, May 17 
In meeting with US President Barack Obama, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan seems to have committed Turkey to the Geneva process that foresees a diplomatic solution to the Syrian crisis.
(REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque)
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Who’s Afraid of Turkey’s Opposition?

Article by Yavuz Baydar Updated Fri, May 17 
The genuine fear in Turkey is that the Republican Peoples’ Party (CHP) now stands as an impediment to formation of a credible alternative on the left.
(REUTERS/Umit Bektas)
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Saudi-Qatar Honeymoon
In Lebanon is Over

Article by Nasser Chararah Updated Fri, May 17 
Seemingly eager to turn the regional unrest to their advantage, both Qatar and Saudi Arabia are carefully strategizing their diplomatic efforts in the Mideast.
(REUTERS/Saudi Press Agency)
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'Rebel' Egyptian Movement
Defies Morsi Through Petitions

Article by Ahmed Ateyya Updated Fri, May 17 
The increasingly popular 'Rebel' (Tamarod) Movement is collecting signatures to force early elections in Egypt.
(Ahmed Ateyya)
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Israeli Outposts Remain Illegal
Under International Law

Article by Daoud Kuttab Updated Fri, May 17 
Despite Israel's attempts to "legalize" four outposts in the West Bank within its own judicial system, the legal maneuvering will not change international law.
(REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun)
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Armed Militias in Libya
Push for Political Control

Article by Abdullah Elmaazi Updated Fri, May 17 
Libya’s armed militias are consolidating their authority in key parts of the country and pushing to entrench their power politically.
(REUTERS/Ismail Zitouny)
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Basra Becomes Battleground
For Iraqi Politics

Article by Mushreq Abbas Updated Fri, May 17 
Basra has become Iraq’s latest political battleground as the country’s prominent Shiite factions seek to win over the local population of the majority-Shiite city in southern Iraq.
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US Should Heed Russia,
Include Iran in Syria Talks

Article by Barbara Slavin Updated Fri, May 17 
Russia is asking the US to include Iran in the upcoming "Geneva II" conference on Syria, a move that could also benefit the stalemated nuclear talks.
(REUTERS/Mikhail Klimentyev/RIA Novosti)
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