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Middle East talks 'constructive' Israeli and Palestinian leaders meet in Washington for the first direct peace talks in nearly two years and agree a framework for negotiations. Egypt spy chief poster campaign Posters promoting Egypt's intelligence chief appear on the streets of Cairo, amid growing speculation over who will succeed President Hosni Mubarak. US hails end of operation in Iraq The US president hails the end of US combat operations in Iraq, saying the US has paid "a huge price" to "put Iraq's future in its people's hands". Netherlands frees Yemeni suspects Two Yemenis arrested in Amsterdam on suspicion of planning a terror attack are released, prosecutors in the Netherlands say. Iran's Bruni slurs 'unacceptable' France says that "insults" in Iran's media aimed at France's first lady, Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, are "unacceptable". Israel academics shun settlements More than 150 Israeli academics say they will no longer lecture or work in Jewish settlements in the West Bank. Rabbi calls for Abbas to 'vanish' An Israeli rabbi says the world would be better without Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas, prompting strong criticism from US officials. Biden in Iraq for mission change US Vice President Joe Biden arrives in Iraq ahead of the official end of the US combat mission there at midnight on Tuesday. Nails removed from 'abused' maid Doctors remove 13 nails and five needles from a Sri Lankan housemaid who said her employer in Saudi Arabia hammered them into her body. Call for Iraq deaths inquiry in UK A full judicial inquiry into all those killed in the war in Iraq should be held, the UK-based Iraq Body Count campaign group says. Cairo zoo puts lions on the pill Vets at Cairo's Giza Zoo are experimenting with the human birth control pill in an attempt to slow their rapidly expanding population of lions. Syrian soaps confront taboos Syrian soaps have become popular across the region in recent years due to their realistic plots which have also caused controversy. Algeria Key facts, figures and dates Bahrain Key facts, figures and dates Egypt Key facts, figures and dates Iran Key facts, figures and dates Iraq Key facts, figures and dates Israel/Palestinian territories Key facts, figures and dates Jordan Key facts, figures and dates Kuwait Key facts, figures and dates Lebanon Key facts, figures and dates Libya Key facts, figures and dates Mauritania Key facts, figures and dates Morocco Key facts, figures and dates Oman Key facts, figures and dates Qatar Key facts, figures and dates Saudi Arabia Key facts, figures and dates Sudan Key facts, figures and dates Syria Key facts, figures and dates Tunisia Key facts, figures and dates United Arab Emirates Key facts, figures and dates Yemen Key facts, figures and dates Golan Heights A profile of the Syrian plateau captured by Israel in 1967 Israeli novelist on Middle East conflict The Israeli novelist David Grossman on how the Middle East conflict tore his family apart. Raising the stakes Why Middle East peace is so important to President Obama On the cards Where are Iraq's 55 "most wanted" as the US combat mission ends? Helicopter tour Troubled geography of Israel and West Bank as seen from above Fresh fears Teen death renews concern over female mutilation in Egypt Rural exodus Syria struggles as farmers flee four-year drought American misadventure? John Simpson on the legacy of America's 'imperial moment' Bittersweet memories Life in Iraq during the US occupation
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