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# AP's Jim Krane is reporting that the US has quietly opened an office in Dubai UAE to monitor Iran. And he reports the presence of a wealthy expatriate Iranian population of at least half a million there. Dubai maintains relations with Tehran.

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# FRI PRAYER RIOTS: Hundreds of youths barred from entry to Jerusalem for access to the Aksa Mosque clashed with Israeli police at checkpoints around the city.

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