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China Deployed Artillery on Disputed Island, US Says
New York Times
SINGAPORE — The United States has spotted a pair of mobile artillery vehicles on an artificial island that China is building in the South China Sea, a resource-rich stretch of ocean crossed by vital shipping lanes, American officials said. China's construction ...

US Defense Chief calls on China to end sea expansion   CNN
US defense chief says China's island-building erodes security | Reuters   Firstpost
Insight - Civilians emerge as pawns in South China Sea legal chess game   Reuters
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Haaretz

Hezbollah's war of survival
Haaretz
If Syria's Assad falls, its Lebanese Shi'ite ally will find itself cut off without military or logistic support, and facing a new Syrian regime out for revenge. By Zvi Bar'el | May 29, 2015 | 1:40 AM. submit to reddit. Hezbollah militants during the funeral of their fellow ...

Is Hezbollah in Trouble?   Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting in America (blog)
Behind the Lines: Hezbollah - Born in Lebanon, dying in Syria?   Jerusalem Post Israel News
Hezbollah in Syria: Plan B or a quagmire?   Al-Arabiya
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Suicide bomber kills three in S. Arabia
DAWN.com
RIYADH: A suicide bomber disguised as a woman blew himself up outside a mosque in eastern Saudi Arabia on Friday, killing himself and three other people, the second attack of its kind in the kingdom in one week. The bombing, which was claimed by the ...

Deadly Friday: IS bombs second mosque in Saudi province   The Express Tribune
Terrorism 'a dangerous plague'   Gulf Daily News
Saudi suicide bomber dressed as woman   Brisbane Times
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CNN

Mohammed cartoon contest: Protest held outside Phoenix mosque
CNN
Phoenix (CNN) Protesters at Friday's "Freedom of Speech" rally outside a Phoenix mosque were met by counterprotesters. The two groups lined both sides of the street in front of the Islamic Community Center of Phoenix and yelled at each other, with a line of ...

Phoenix, DHS officials in contact before cartoon event: White House   Reuters
Protesters, some armed, rally against Islam outside Phoenix mosque during prayer   Jerusalem Post Israel News
ISIS calls for lone wolf attacks on Phoenix man planning 'purposefully ...   Daily Mail
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US removes Cuba from terrorism list
DAWN.com
WASHINGTON: The United States declared on Friday that Cuba was no longer a state sponsor of terrorism. The United States placed Cuba on its list terrorism sponsors 33 years ago when the cold war was at its peak. “The Secretary of State has made the ...

The Economist explains   The Economist (blog)
Cuba Not Off the Hook, Despite Removal From List   Voice of America
US removes Cuba from list of terrorism sponsors   Los Angeles Times
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Haaretz

Israel and Hamas maintain a fragile truce
Haaretz
In Gaza, as in Lebanon, the situation could deteriorate into warfare, even though neither side seeks a conflict. By Amos Harel | May 30, 2015 | 5:08 AM. submit to reddit. An Israeli military exercise on the Gaza border, March 22, 2015. Photo by Ilan Assayag.
Hamas Threatens to Take 'Crazy' Action Over Israeli Blockade   Washington Free Beacon

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US Signals Willingness to Expand Military Cooperation With Nigeria
New York Times
ABUJA, Nigeria — As Nigeria swore in Muhammadu Buhari as the new president on Friday, the Obama administration signaled that it was prepared to expand military cooperation in the fight against Boko Haram. Secretary of State John Kerry, who led the ...

Kerry attends inauguration of Nigeria's new president   Washington Post
Buhari To Nigerians: 'We've Opportunity, Let's Take It'   The Guardian Nigeria (satire) (press release) (blog)
Buhari vows to tackle Nigeria's problems 'head on'   DAWN.com
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Houthis kill Sanaa's governor, nephew
DAWN.com
SANAA: Yemen's Shia Houthi rebels killed the capital's governor in clashes that erupted during an attempt to detain him, his relatives said on Friday. Sanaa governor Abdulghani Jamil and his nephew Nasr Jamil died of wounds suffered in clashes late on ...

Fighters battle Houthis in Yemen's southern city of Aden   Reuters
Houthi rebels in Yemen are holding multiple Americans prisoner   Washington Post
Notable & Quotable   Wall Street Journal
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