Dubai Names More Suspects in Hamas Leader’s Death – WSJ.com

Posted by Matt in February 24th, 2010 | no comment

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Dubai police on Wednesday identified 15 new suspects in their probe of the January death of a senior Hamas leader here, and released a mountain of fresh, often-cryptic clues that authorities say they have picked up in the investigation.
The new suspects bring to 26 the number of people Dubai has identified as connected to the [...]

Nasrallah confident of crushing Israel

Posted by Matt in January 15th, 2010 | no comment

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Nasrallah, who is the leader of Hezbollah, knows something that most people aren’t thinking about. The next war with Israel will be a coordinated attack by Hezbollah, Syria, Hamas and probably Iran too. The attempt will be to crush and destroy Israel once and for all.
After the next war only one side will exist.
BEIRUT: [...]

Hamas Officials’ Deaths Stoke Tensions – WSJ.com

Posted by Matt in December 27th, 2009 | no comment

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The Palestinian militant group Hamas said Sunday that two of its members were killed and at least two others were wounded in a bomb blast in southern Beirut.
It is the latest in a series of attacks against Hezbollah and Hamas militants in Lebanon and Syria that many in the region blame on Israel. Israel denies [...]

Al Qaeda may try to provoke India-Pakistan conflict | Reuters

Posted by Matt in December 8th, 2009 | no comment

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“When they can’t guarantee there will be no attacks in their own country, they can’t guarantee India won’t be attacked.”
India, angry at Pakistan’s refusal to act against the Lashkar-e-Taiba militant group blamed for killing 166 people in the Mumbai attacks, has rejected calls for talks and suggested it could even retaliate were there to be [...]

Clashes in General Strike in Lebanon

Posted by Matt in May 7th, 2008 | no comment

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BEIRUT, Lebanon — Supporters of the Iranian-backed group Hezbollah, trying to enforce a general strike called by labor unions, clashed with government supporters and blocked roads in Beirut on Wednesday, escalating tensions as the country remained mired in its worst political crisis since the 1975-1990 civil war.
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The government said on Tuesday that it would act [...]

Hamas undertaking a broad military buildup, Israeli study finds

Posted by Matt in April 9th, 2008 | no comment

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An Israeli study says that Hamas, the militant group that now controls Gaza, is engaged in the broadest and most significant military buildup in its history with help from Syria and Iran, restructuring itself more hierarchically and using more and more powerful weapons, especially longer-range rockets against Israel’s southern communities.
The study, by an independent research [...]