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Representative of the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas in Lebanon, Ali Barake, speaks to demonstrators during a multi movement protest in Beirut on March 19, 2010 against Israel's plans to build new settlements and in solidarity with Palestinians. Tensions remained high in Jerusalem and the West Bank as the Quartet for the Middle East urged Israel to stop building settlements and set a target for a final deal with the Palestinians within two years. The word 'Israel' is written on the banner in the background. Hamas
Indonesian Muslims wave a Palestinian flag during an anti-Israel protest in Jakarta, Indonesia, Saturday, March 20, 2010. Thousands of people showed up in the Palestinian solidarity protest in the capital of the world's most populous Muslim country. Israel
Under a picture of Iran's late revolutionary founder Ayatollah Khomeini, Syrian President Bashar Assad, left, talks with Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, during their meeting in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, Feb. 18, 2007. Iran
FILE - In this Feb. 4, 2010 photo Israel's Mossad spy agency chief Meir Dagan speaks during a meeting at the Knesset, Israel's parliament. The death of a Hamas operative at the hands of a hit team of inconspicuous lookouts and burly killers in a Dubai hotel conjures up images of both the mysterious deaths that followed the murder of Israeli athletes in the 1972 Munich Olympics and the bungled attempt to poison another Hamas leader in the Jordanian capital in 1997. Israel's Mossad spy agency, the prime suspect in last month's Dubai killing, has known both triumph and embarrassment in decades of covert warfare, and the latest episode would appear to include elements of each. Mossad
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (C) attends the Middle East Quartet meeting in Moscow on March 19, 2010. The international Quartet for the Middle East met in a bid to revive the peace process despite tensions after Israel's announcement of new settler homes and a deadly rocket attack. Middle East
United Arab Emirates Oil Minister Mohamed bin Al-Hamli attends the 156th meeting of the OPEC conference at the new OPEC headquarters in Vienna on March 17, 2010. OPEC members have agreed to maintain the cartel's oil production ceiling in the face of recovering crude prices, de-facto group head Saudi Arabia said here on Wednesday. United Arab Emirates
An Afghan boy plays on the hilltop in Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, March 18, 2010. Afghanistan
KABUL, AFGHANISTAN - MARCH 18: An officer looks on during a speech by Afghan President Hamid Karzai during a graduation ceremony for Afghan National Army (ANA) officers at the ANA Academy in Kabul on March 18, 2010. The ANA currently has100,000 troops, with plans to expand up to 240,000 by 2011. The ANA is currently funded by NATO and the US in the hope that improvement in their performance can see foreign forces start to be scaled down. Hamid Karzai
British Airways planes are seen at Heathrow Airport in London, Saturday March 20, 2010. British Airways canceled more than 1,000 flights after its cabin crew launched a three-day strike Saturday, wreaking havoc on the plans of tens of thousands of passengers just before the busy spring holiday season. Chief Executive Willie Walsh issued a direct apology via YouTube for the walkout, the airline's first in almost 15 years, saying it was a "terrible day for BA." The strike _ backed by some unions in the United States, Germany and Spain _ also risked harm to Britain's Labour government before a tough general election expected before June. London
CULVER CITY, CA - FEBRUARY 19: Chef Gordon Ramsay poses at Fox Television's 'Hell's Kitchen' 100th episode celebration on February 19, 2010 in Culver City, California. Gordon Ramsay
Graphic shows decline in the number of priests in Europe and the U.S. Europe
INDIAN WELLS, CA - MARCH 15: Flavia Pennetta of Italy returns a backhand against Shahar Peer during the BNP Paribas Open at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden on March 15, 2010 in Indian Wells, California. Shahar Peer
FILE - In this Sunday, May 29, 2005 file photo, Palestinian militant group Hamas for the West Bank Hassan Yousef, center, stands with Egyptian mediator Mustafa Buhairi, right, and an unidentifed Hamas representative, during meetings in the West Bank city of Ramallah. The son of one of Hamas' founders Sheik Hassan Yousef served as a top informant for Israel for over a decade, providing top-secret intelligence that helped prevent dozens of suicide bombings and other attacks against Israelis, the Israeli daily Haaretz reported Wednesday 24, 2010. The younger Yousef converted to Christianity and moved to the California in 2007. Haaretz
European Union Enlargement Commissioner Stefan Fuele (L) and Albania's Prime Minister Sali Berisha attend a joint news conference in Tirana on March 19, 2010. European Union
Kalyna Roberge of Canada, leads the race ahead Alyson Dudek of the US, during the ladies 500 metres heats at the ISU World Short Track Speed Skating Championship in the Bulgarian capital Sofia, Saturday, March, 20, 2010. Canada
HOWZ-E-MADAD, AFGHANISTAN - MARCH 15: U.S. Army soldiers point out the position of Taliban insurgents after an attack on March 15, 2010 at Howz-e-Madad in Kandahar province, Afghanistan. A joint patrol of American soldiers from Attack Company, 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment and Afghan Army troops had been on a recon mission when they were fired from multiple directions. The Taliban is strong throughout Kandahar province and U.S. and Canadian forces have announced a major upcoming offensive against them around Kandahar city. Taliban
Afghan policemen search vehicles in the Kabul-Mazar-i-Sharif highway on March 19, 2010, the centre of Afghan New Year celebrations called Nauruz, the Pre-Islamic festival is celebrated in Afghanistan annually and people from across the war-torn country gathers in this northern city due to the presence of the shrine attributed to the Islam's fourth Calif Hazrat-i Ali. Kabul
Manchester City's Robinho, left, reacts after scoring a goal with fellow team members Stephen Ireland, center, and Micah Richards, right, during their English Premier League soccer match against Blackburn at Ewood Park Stadium, Blackburn, England, Sunday, Dec. 28, 2008. Ireland

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Arabian horse San Jose Alfonsina, owned by Sheikh Mohammed Saud Sultan Aqar al-Qassimi, is paraded during the Dubai International Arabian Horse Championship in the Gulf emirate on March 19, 2010. The championship is a competition for purebred Arabian horses which parade during the three-day event to showcase their beauty and talents.

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Arabian horse San Jose Alfonsina, owned by Sheikh Mohammed Saud Sultan Aqar al-Qassimi, is paraded during the Dubai International Arabian Horse Championship in the Gulf emirate on March 19, 2010. The championship is a competition for purebred Arabian horses which parade during the three-day event to showcase their beauty and talents.

AFP 

Arabian horse San Jose Alfonsina, owned by Sheikh Mohammed Saud Sultan Aqar al-Qassimi, is paraded during the Dubai International Arabian Horse Championship in the Gulf emirate on March 19, 2010. The championship is a competition for purebred Arabian horses which parade during the three-day event to showcase their beauty and talents.

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Arabian horse San Jose Alfonsina, owned by Sheikh Mohammed Saud Sultan Aqar al-Qassimi, is paraded during the Dubai International Arabian Horse Championship in the Gulf emirate on March 19, 2010. The championship is a competition for purebred Arabian horses which parade during the three-day event to showcase their beauty and talents.

AFP 

Dam Al-Frashah, an Arabian Class 7 Mares, 10 years, is paraded during the Dubai International Arabian Horse Championship in the Gulf emirate on March 19, 2010. The championship is a competition for purebred Arabian horses which parade during the three-day event to showcase their beauty and talents.

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Dam Al-Frashah, an Arabian Class 7 Mares, 10 years, is paraded during the Dubai International Arabian Horse Championship in the Gulf emirate on March 19, 2010. The championship is a competition for purebred Arabian horses which parade during the three-day event to showcase their beauty and talents.

AFP 

Dam Al-Frashah, an Arabian Class 7 Mares, 10 years, is paraded during the Dubai International Arabian Horse Championship in the Gulf emirate on March 19, 2010. The championship is a competition for purebred Arabian horses which parade during the three-day event to showcase their beauty and talents.

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Dam Al-Frashah, an Arabian Class 7 Mares, 10 years, is paraded during the Dubai International Arabian Horse Championship in the Gulf emirate on March 19, 2010. The championship is a competition for purebred Arabian horses which parade during the three-day event to showcase their beauty and talents.

AFP 

An Arabian Class 6 Mares, 10 years, is paraded during the Dubai International Arabian Horse Championship in the Gulf emirate on March 19, 2010. The championship is a competition for purebred Arabian horses which parade during the three-day event to showcase their beauty and talents.

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An Arabian Class 6 Mares, 10 years, is paraded during the Dubai International Arabian Horse Championship in the Gulf emirate on March 19, 2010. The championship is a competition for purebred Arabian horses which parade during the three-day event to showcase their beauty and talents.

AFP 

Arabian Class 7 Colts, 1 Year, Dam True Romance is paraded during the Dubai International Arabian Horse Championship in the Gulf emirate on March 19, 2010. The championship is a competition for purebred Arabian horses which parade during the three-day event to showcase their beauty and talents.

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Arabian Class 7 Colts, 1 Year, Dam True Romance is paraded during the Dubai International Arabian Horse Championship in the Gulf emirate on March 19, 2010. The championship is a competition for purebred Arabian horses which parade during the three-day event to showcase their beauty and talents.

AFP 

An Arabian Class 6 Mares, 10 years, owned by Emirati Sheikh Abdullah bin Mohammed, is paraded during the Dubai International Arabian Horse Championship in the Gulf emirate on March 19, 2010. The championship is a competition for purebred Arabian horses which parade during the three-day event to showcase their beauty and talents.

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An Arabian Class 6 Mares, 10 years, owned by Emirati Sheikh Abdullah bin Mohammed, is paraded during the Dubai International Arabian Horse Championship in the Gulf emirate on March 19, 2010. The championship is a competition for purebred Arabian horses which parade during the three-day event to showcase their beauty and talents.

AFP 

An Arabian Class 6 Mares, 10 years, owned by Emirati Sheikh Abdullah bin Mohammed, is paraded during the Dubai International Arabian Horse Championship in the Gulf emirate on March 19, 2010. The championship is a competition for purebred Arabian horses which parade during the three-day event to showcase their beauty and talents.

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An Arabian Class 6 Mares, 10 years, owned by Emirati Sheikh Abdullah bin Mohammed, is paraded during the Dubai International Arabian Horse Championship in the Gulf emirate on March 19, 2010. The championship is a competition for purebred Arabian horses which parade during the three-day event to showcase their beauty and talents.

AFP 

An Arabian Class 6 Mares, 10 years, is paraded during the Dubai International Arabian Horse Championship in the Gulf emirate on March 19, 2010. The championship is a competition for purebred Arabian horses which parade during the three-day event to showcase their beauty and talents.

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An Arabian Class 6 Mares, 10 years, is paraded during the Dubai International Arabian Horse Championship in the Gulf emirate on March 19, 2010. The championship is a competition for purebred Arabian horses which parade during the three-day event to showcase their beauty and talents.

AFP 

An Arabian Class 6 Mares, 10 years, owned by Emirati Sheikh Abdullah bin Mohammed, is paraded during the Dubai International Arabian Horse Championship in the Gulf emirate on March 19, 2010. The championship is a competition for purebred Arabian horses which parade during the three-day event to showcase their beauty and talents.

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An Arabian Class 6 Mares, 10 years, owned by Emirati Sheikh Abdullah bin Mohammed, is paraded during the Dubai International Arabian Horse Championship in the Gulf emirate on March 19, 2010. The championship is a competition for purebred Arabian horses which parade during the three-day event to showcase their beauty and talents.

AFP 

A two-year old Arabian Class 8 Colts, owned by Saudi Prince Abdul Aziz bin Ahmed bin Abdul Aziz, is paraded during the Dubai International Arabian Horse Championship in the Gulf emirate on March 19, 2010. The championship is a competition for purebred Arabian horses which parade during the three-day event to showcase their beauty and talents.

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A two-year old Arabian Class 8 Colts, owned by Saudi Prince Abdul Aziz bin Ahmed bin Abdul Aziz, is paraded during the Dubai International Arabian Horse Championship in the Gulf emirate on March 19, 2010. The championship is a competition for purebred Arabian horses which parade during the three-day event to showcase their beauty and talents.

AFP 

A two-year old Arabian Class 8 Colts, owned by Saudi Prince Abdul Aziz bin Ahmed bin Abdul Aziz, is paraded during the Dubai International Arabian Horse Championship in the Gulf emirate on March 19, 2010. The championship is a competition for purebred Arabian horses which parade during the three-day event to showcase their beauty and talents.

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A two-year old Arabian Class 8 Colts, owned by Saudi Prince Abdul Aziz bin Ahmed bin Abdul Aziz, is paraded during the Dubai International Arabian Horse Championship in the Gulf emirate on March 19, 2010. The championship is a competition for purebred Arabian horses which parade during the three-day event to showcase their beauty and talents.

AFP 

A two-year old Arabian Class 8 Colts, owned by Saudi Prince Abdul Aziz bin Ahmed bin Abdul Aziz, is paraded during the Dubai International Arabian Horse Championship in the Gulf emirate on March 19, 2010. The championship is a competition for purebred Arabian horses which parade during the three-day event to showcase their beauty and talents.

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A two-year old Arabian Class 8 Colts, owned by Saudi Prince Abdul Aziz bin Ahmed bin Abdul Aziz, is paraded during the Dubai International Arabian Horse Championship in the Gulf emirate on March 19, 2010. The championship is a competition for purebred Arabian horses which parade during the three-day event to showcase their beauty and talents.

AFP 

A two-year old Arabian Class 8 Colts, owned by Saudi Prince Khaled bin Sultan bin Abdul Aziz, is paraded during the Dubai International Arabian Horse Championship in the Gulf emirate on March 19, 2010. The championship is a competition for purebred Arabian horses which parade during the three-day event to showcase their beauty and talents.

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A two-year old Arabian Class 8 Colts, owned by Saudi Prince Khaled bin Sultan bin Abdul Aziz, is paraded during the Dubai International Arabian Horse Championship in the Gulf emirate on March 19, 2010. The championship is a competition for purebred Arabian horses which parade during the three-day event to showcase their beauty and talents.

AFP 

A two-year old Arabian Class8 Colts, owned by Saudi Prince Khaled bin Sultan bin Abdul Aziz, is paraded during the Dubai International Arabian Horse Championship in the Gulf emirate on March 19, 2010. The championship is a competition for purebred Arabian horses which parade during the three-day event to showcase their beauty and talents.

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A two-year old Arabian Class8 Colts, owned by Saudi Prince Khaled bin Sultan bin Abdul Aziz, is paraded during the Dubai International Arabian Horse Championship in the Gulf emirate on March 19, 2010. The championship is a competition for purebred Arabian horses which parade during the three-day event to showcase their beauty and talents.

AFP 

A two-year old Arabian Class 8 Colts, owned by Saudi Prince Khaled bin Sultan bin Abdul Aziz, is paraded during the Dubai International Arabian Horse Championship in the Gulf emirate on March 19, 2010. The championship is a competition for purebred Arabian horses which parade during the three-day event to showcase their beauty and talents.

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A two-year old Arabian Class 8 Colts, owned by Saudi Prince Khaled bin Sultan bin Abdul Aziz, is paraded during the Dubai International Arabian Horse Championship in the Gulf emirate on March 19, 2010. The championship is a competition for purebred Arabian horses which parade during the three-day event to showcase their beauty and talents.

AFP 

An Iranian man jumps over the fire during Chaharshanbe Soori, a festival held on the eve of the last Wednesday before Nowrooz, the first day on the Iranian calendar, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Tuesday, March 16, 2010.

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An Iranian man jumps over the fire during Chaharshanbe Soori, a festival held on the eve of the last Wednesday before Nowrooz, the first day on the Iranian calendar, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Tuesday, March 16, 2010.

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Visitors looks at 'Sand/Fans', by US artist Alica Aycock at Art Dubai on March 16, 2010, one day before the event's opening. Art Dubai is the biggest contemporary art event in the Middle East. Sahmarani's work mixes oil-on-canvas, watercolour and ink-on-paper, with ceramics and video projection, displayed in an atmospheric interior.

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Visitors looks at 'Sand/Fans', by US artist Alica Aycock at Art Dubai on March 16, 2010, one day before the event's opening. Art Dubai is the biggest contemporary art event in the Middle East. Sahmarani's work mixes oil-on-canvas, watercolour and ink-on-paper, with ceramics and video projection, displayed in an atmospheric interior.

AFP 

A visitor looks at 'Whispers' by Iranian artist Shirin Neshat at Art Dubai on March 16, 2010, one day before the event's opening. Art Dubai is the biggest contemporary art event in the Middle East. Sahmarani's work mixes oil-on-canvas, watercolour and ink-on-paper, with ceramics and video projection, displayed in an atmospheric interior.

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A visitor looks at 'Whispers' by Iranian artist Shirin Neshat at Art Dubai on March 16, 2010, one day before the event's opening. Art Dubai is the biggest contemporary art event in the Middle East. Sahmarani's work mixes oil-on-canvas, watercolour and ink-on-paper, with ceramics and video projection, displayed in an atmospheric interior.

AFP 

A woman looks at 'Spacemen', by Palestinian artist Larissa Sansour at Art Dubai on March 16, 2010, one day before the event's opening. Art Dubai is the biggest contemporary art event in the Middle East. Sahmarani's work mixes oil-on-canvas, watercolour and ink-on-paper, with ceramics and video projection, displayed in an atmospheric interior.

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A woman looks at 'Spacemen', by Palestinian artist Larissa Sansour at Art Dubai on March 16, 2010, one day before the event's opening. Art Dubai is the biggest contemporary art event in the Middle East. Sahmarani's work mixes oil-on-canvas, watercolour and ink-on-paper, with ceramics and video projection, displayed in an atmospheric interior.

AFP 

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"Israel should give some thought to what it would be like to lose a friend like Turkey in the future"


Recep Tayyip Erdogan Mar 20 2010 9:33 AM from Haaretz

"I feel great. I'm so happy to be in the finals for the first time here"


Jelena Jankovic Mar 20 2010 9:32 AM from People's Daily Online

"I played all different shots: lobs, dropshots, volleys, winners, slices. I felt I could hit the ball anywhere. I was a little bit upset after I lost that service game in the first set ... Cost me the whole set. It was really the..."


Ivan Ljubicic Mar 20 2010 6:43 AM from China Post

"I really played some great tennis, and I felt really creative out there"


Ivan Ljubicic Mar 20 2010 6:43 AM from China Post
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Arabian horse San Jose Alfonsina, owned by Sheikh Mohammed Saud Sultan Aqar al-Qassimi, is paraded during the Dubai International Arabian Horse Championship in the Gulf emirate on March 19, 2010. The championship is a competition for purebred Arabian horses which parade during the three-day event to showcase their beauty and talents.

CloseCaption
Arabian horse San Jose Alfonsina, owned by Sheikh Mohammed Saud Sultan Aqar al-Qassimi, is paraded during the Dubai International Arabian Horse Championship in the Gulf emirate on March 19, 2010. The championship is a competition for purebred Arabian horses which parade during the three-day event to showcase their beauty and talents.

AFP 

Arabian horse San Jose Alfonsina, owned by Sheikh Mohammed Saud Sultan Aqar al-Qassimi, is paraded during the Dubai International Arabian Horse Championship in the Gulf emirate on March 19, 2010. The championship is a competition for purebred Arabian horses which parade during the three-day event to showcase their beauty and talents.

CloseCaption
Arabian horse San Jose Alfonsina, owned by Sheikh Mohammed Saud Sultan Aqar al-Qassimi, is paraded during the Dubai International Arabian Horse Championship in the Gulf emirate on March 19, 2010. The championship is a competition for purebred Arabian horses which parade during the three-day event to showcase their beauty and talents.

AFP 

Dam Al-Frashah, an Arabian Class 7 Mares, 10 years, is paraded during the Dubai International Arabian Horse Championship in the Gulf emirate on March 19, 2010. The championship is a competition for purebred Arabian horses which parade during the three-day event to showcase their beauty and talents.

CloseCaption
Dam Al-Frashah, an Arabian Class 7 Mares, 10 years, is paraded during the Dubai International Arabian Horse Championship in the Gulf emirate on March 19, 2010. The championship is a competition for purebred Arabian horses which parade during the three-day event to showcase their beauty and talents.

AFP 

Dam Al-Frashah, an Arabian Class 7 Mares, 10 years, is paraded during the Dubai International Arabian Horse Championship in the Gulf emirate on March 19, 2010. The championship is a competition for purebred Arabian horses which parade during the three-day event to showcase their beauty and talents.

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Dam Al-Frashah, an Arabian Class 7 Mares, 10 years, is paraded during the Dubai International Arabian Horse Championship in the Gulf emirate on March 19, 2010. The championship is a competition for purebred Arabian horses which parade during the three-day event to showcase their beauty and talents.

AFP 

An Arabian Class 6 Mares, 10 years, is paraded during the Dubai International Arabian Horse Championship in the Gulf emirate on March 19, 2010. The championship is a competition for purebred Arabian horses which parade during the three-day event to showcase their beauty and talents.

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An Arabian Class 6 Mares, 10 years, is paraded during the Dubai International Arabian Horse Championship in the Gulf emirate on March 19, 2010. The championship is a competition for purebred Arabian horses which parade during the three-day event to showcase their beauty and talents.

AFP 

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