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News from Africa & Middle East from The International Herald Tribune, the world's daily newspaper online.
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Museum in Gaza to display area's rich cultural history
When Jawdat Khoudary opens the first ever museum of archaeology in Gaza this month, it will be an act of Palestinian patriotism, showing how this increasingly poor and isolated coastal strip was once a thriving multicultural crossroad.
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A sanitized view of the Iraq war?
Journalists like Zoriah Miller say the U.S. military is engaged in a growing effort to keep them away from covering the front lines.
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Fatah supporters arrested in Gaza blast
Hamas security arrested dozens of supporters of the rival Fatah group early Saturday, Fatah said, a day after a mysterious beachside blast killed five Hamas members and a 6-year-old girl.
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Stymied in UN, Bush widens Zimbabwe sanctions
President George W. Bush on Friday ordered the new sanctions to intensify pressure on President Robert Mugabe.
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At least 45 killed as Congo boat sinks
At least 45 people were killed and another 100 were missing after a boat sank on a remote stretch of river in Democratic Republic of Congo, a local government official said on Friday.
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5 killed in sectarian fighting in northern Lebanese city
Sectarian clashes broke out Friday in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli, killing five people, including a policeman, and wounding at least 15, police officials said.
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U.S. military admits to accidental killing of Iraqi editor's son
The U.S. military admitted Friday that American troops accidentally killed the son of the chief editor of a local newspaper during a gunbattle in the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk.
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U.S. expands visa program for Iraqi allies
The 10-fold expansion of a system to help threatened Iraqi employees obtain U.S. visas and ultimately citizenship comes after criticism over delays.
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Israel moves closer to building more settler homes
An Israeli Defense Ministry-linked committee has approved the construction of 22 new homes in a barely populated West Bank settlement, a move that angered Palestinians.
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The Harare handshake: Soft power, Africa style
When the political rivals of Zimbabwe posed for the cameras in a remarkable handshake, the message resonated far beyond Africa.
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