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MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA 
EGYPT  ITEM 1: Spengler: When will Egypt go broke?    http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/MG12Ak03.html

SYRIA  ITEM 2: MEMRI: Saudi Columnist: Khaled Mash’al Is Trading in the Palestinian Cause   http://www.memri.org/report/en/0/0/0/0/0/0/5447.htm

IRAQ  ITEM 3: Thomas Joscelyn: Still Clueless About Al Qaeda in Iraq   http://www.weeklystandard.com/blogs/still-clueless-about-al-qaeda-iraq_576537.html?nopager=1

ISRAEL-LEBANON  ITEM 4: Herb Keinon: Cabinet approves northern maritime border   http://www.jpost.com/NationalNews/Article.aspx?id=228666
ITEM 5: HA’ARETZ: Vice Premier: Iran, Hezbollah behind Lebanon protest over Israel sea border.  Moshe Ya’alon tells cabinet Iran and Hezbollah decided to turn maritime border into point of contention after Israel announced natural gas discoveries.  http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/vice-premier-iran-hezbollah-behind-lebanon-protest-over-israel-sea-border-1.372532

HEZBOLLAH  ITEM 6: Omri Ceren: What It Means to Engage Hezbollah  http://www.commentarymagazine.com/2011/07/11/engaging-hezbollah-or-hezbollah-controlled-lebanon/

ISRAEL-SUDAN  ITEM 7: REUTERS/YAHOO: Israel recognizes South Sudan, offers economic aid   http://news.yahoo.com/israel-recognizes-south-sudan-offers-economic-aid-084150563.html

IRAN  ITEM 8: WP: In Iran, sanctions aim at shipping lifeline   http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/in-iran-sanctions-aim-at-shipping-lifeline/2011/07/08/gIQAyJgw7H_story.html
ITEM 9: TIMES UK: Iranian opposition calls on exiles to give new life to a dying battle   http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/news/world/middleeast/article3090947.ece

SOUTH ASIA 
AFGHANISTAN  ITEM 10: TIMES UK: Karzai’s brother shot dead by his bodyguard. Ahmed Wali Karzai was shot dead at his home   http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/news/world/asia/afghanistan/article3091397.ece

AL QAEDA  ITEM 11: WP: Panetta appears to link al-Qaeda presence with Iraq invasion   http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/national-security/panetta-echoes-bush-comments-linking-iraq-invasion-to-war-on-al-qaeda/2011/07/11/gIQA3m3h8H_story.html
ITEM 12: Bruce Riedel: Al Qaeda’s Ominous Silence   http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2011/07/10/al-qaeda-s-ominous-silence-and-zawahiri-s-big-challenge.html
ITEM 13: TELEGRAPH UK: CIA ‘set up fake vaccination programme to capture Osama bin Laden’s DNA’   http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/al-qaeda/8631420/CIA-set-up-fake-vaccination-programme-to-capture-Osama-bin-Ladens-DNA.html
ITEM 14: MEMRI: Al-Qaeda Announces Launch of New Jihadi Website
http://www.memri.org/report/en/0/0/0/0/0/0/5455.htm

EUROPE 
ITEM 15: DER SPIEGEL ONLINE: The World from Berlin: For Euro Zone, It’s Euro Bonds or Else   http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,773893,00.html
ITEM 16: GUARDIAN UK: World financial crisis has led to sharp cut in migration, says OECD. Immigration not ‘out of control’, but failure to help unemployed foreign workers risks social unrest, governments warned   http://www.guardian.co.uk/global-development/2011/jul/12/financial-crisis-migration-cut-oecd

ITALY  ITEM 17: WSJ: Italy Seeks Swift Austerity Approval   http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303812104576441650793563550.html?mod=WSJ_World_LEFTSecondNews

GERMANY  ITEM 18: Veli Sirin: Radical Islam in Germany: The Convert as Missionary   http://www.hudson-ny.org/2253/radical-islam-germany
ITEM 19: GUARDIAN UK: German spymasters left red-faced as plans for new Berlin HQ are stolen
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/jul/12/plans-of-new-german-spy-hq-stolen

GERMANY/RUSSIA  ITEM 20: RFE/RL: Too Special A Friendship: Is Germany Questioning Russia’s Embrace?   http://origin.rferl.org/content/germany_and_russia_too_special_a_relationship/24262486.html

EAST ASIA 
CHINA  ITEM 21: WSJ: China Premier Signals Pressure on Prices   http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304584404576441682781002062.html?mod=WSJ_World_LEFTSecondNews
ITEM 22: WSJ: China and U.S. Spar Over South China Sea  http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304584404576439923010221808.html?mod=WSJ_World_LEFTSecondNews

NORTH AMERICA 
UNITED STATES  ITEM 23: LA TIMES: Federal government isn’t touching Arkansas terrorism case   http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-little-rock-death-20110710,0,5146307.story

ISSUES 
ENERGY  ITEM 24: ISTOCKANALYST.COM: Lithuania: moves towards new roadmap for gas industry   http://www.istockanalyst.com/business/news/5283730/lithuania-moves-towards-new-roadmap-for-gas-industry
ITEM 25: DAILY STAR (LEBANON): Sleiman warns Israel against plundering reserves   http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Politics/2011/Jul-12/Sleiman-warns-Israel-against-plundering-reserves.ashx#axzz1RugbvnJA
ITEM 26: BNO NEWS: Jordan considers Iranian offer after Egypt gas disruptions   http://channel6newsonline.com/2011/07/jordan-considers-iranian-offer-after-egypt-gas-disruptions/

BANKS  ITEM 27: WSJ: Afghan Lawmakers Seek Audit of Second Bank   http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304584404576440421510998958.html?mod=WSJ_World_LEFTSecondNews
ITEM 28: WSJ: Brazil’s Real Falls After Bank Acts   http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304584404576440173183743408.html?mod=WSJ_World_LEFTSecondNews
ITEM 29: UPI: Bahrain financial woes worsened by Libya   http://www.upi.com/Top_News/Special/2011/07/11/Bahrain-financial-woes-worsened-by-Libya/UPI-50091310422872/

SHARI’A BANKING/INVESTMENT  ITEM 30: CREEPING SHARIA: Sharia creeps into Hungary   http://creepingsharia.wordpress.com/2011/07/11/sharia-creeps-into-hungary/
ITEM 31: ARAB NEWS: Bahrain bank signs $20m finance deal   http://arabnews.com/economy/article470312.ece
ITEM 32: JIHADWATCH: Malaysia’s dhimmis fund Islamic da’wah  http://www.jihadwatch.org/2011/07/malaysias-dhimmis-fund-islamic-dawah.html
ITEM 33: ONISLAM: Egypt Brothers Eye Islamic Finance Economy   http://www.onislam.net/english/news/africa/452895-egypt-brothers-eye-islamic-finance-economy.html