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BBC News - Middle East
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The latest stories from the Middle East section of the BBC News web site.
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Pope 'may appeal' in Iran stoning
The Vatican says it could appeal diplomatically to Iran to spare the life of an Iranian woman sentenced to death by stoning for adultery.
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US troops summoned in Iraq attack
US troops are called in to help Iraqi forces battle insurgents behind a deadly attack on an Iraqi army base in Baghdad, security officials tell the BBC.
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One dead in Israeli raids on Gaza
Israel carries out three bombing raids on the Gaza Strip, killing one man and injuring another.
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Bahrain charging Shia activists
Prosecutors in Bahrain accuse 23 Shia activists of forming a "terrorist network" aiming to overthrow the Gulf state's Sunni-dominated government.
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Tourism near the Gaza border
At the Zikim Kibbutz, near Ashkelon in southern Israel, tourists come in to see what life is like living just a short distance from the Gaza border.
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