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Page last updated at 13:02 GMT, Wednesday, 9 July 2008 14:02 UK

Footage of reported Shahab-3 missile test
Iran sends missile test warning
Iran test-fires its longest-range missile - capable of hitting Israel - in a clear warning against US and Israeli pressure.
US' Israeli option on Iran
Stark choice in Iran policy battles
Q&A: Iran and the nuclear issue

Man expectMan inspects damage from fighting in Tripoli Fresh clashes shake Lebanese city
At least two people are killed and 40 are wounded in renewed sectarian clashes in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli.

Palestinian women in an office raided by Israeli troops, 7 July 2008 Israel raids Nablus 'Hamas' sites
Israeli troops enter the Palestinian city of Nablus for a third day, raiding premises alleged to be linked to Hamas militants.

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Care centre inmate Muhammad Abdul Rahman Jihadi rehab
The Saudi prison where repentance is the easy option
John Humphrys reports from the streets of Basra on security in the Iraqi city BBC in Basra
What is security like on the streets of the Iraqi city?
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BUSINESS
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STRUGGLE FOR IRAQ
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Iraq warns US on withdrawal date
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Israelis and Palestinians DO laugh about this conflict (at least I know we Israelis do). What else can we do? We only need to start laughing at it together...
Daniel, Even Sapir, Israel

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