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Lebanon
 AP
A Lebanese army helicopter was hit by gunfire in south Lebanon on Thursday, forcing it to land, the military said.
Lebanon
Lebanon is seeking to arrest Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi for an alleged role in the disappearance of a prominent Lebanese Shiite cleric 30 years ago, court documents say.
Middle East
Israel reopened its border crossings with the Gaza Strip on Thursday, two days after they were sealed.
Iraq
The United States asked Iraq for permission to maintain a troop presence there to 2015, but US and Iraqi negotiators agreed to limit their authorisation to 2011, Iraqi President Jalal Talabani said.
Iraq
An Iraqi university president and a top local official in a restive province north of Baghdad are suspected of giving weapons and government cars to Al Qaida in Iraq insurgents, according to arrest reports obtained on Wednesday.
Egypt
Case of mother-of-three bearing septuplets in Egypt points to lax regulation of fertility treatment.
Syria
Syria's President Bashar Al Assad has publicly stepped up his outreach to old ally Russia in recent days, seeking aid to build up Syrian military forces and offering Moscow help in return, in an apparent effort to exploit a new Russian-American rift.
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Columns/Region
Bush Administration's latest pact with Al Maliki sets the stage for a gradual pullback.
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