* Israel sees rapid exit from Iraq endangering Jordanian regime Israel is worried a hasty American withdrawal from Iraq could topple the Hashemite regime in Jordan.

* Ahmadinejad says Iran will stick to atomic work Iran said on Friday no amount of U.N. pressure would deter it from its nuclear program.

* Palestinian PM unveils unity team Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniya has unveiled a national unity cabinet after months of negotiations between his Hamas movement and Fatah.

* Analysis: Strategically crafted ambiguity The political program of the new Palestinian Authority unity government, which constitutes a compromise between the relatively pragmatist policies of Fatah and the radical ideology of Hamas.

* UN probes Lebanon-Israel border row Israel has accused Hezbollah of smuggling arms across the Lebanese-Syrian border.

* China: ‘World should not fear military rise’ The world should not fear China’s military rise, premier Wen Jiabao said Friday.

* Report: Iraq Commander Wants More Troops he commander of U.S. forces in Iraq has asked for an additional 2,500 to 3,000 troops to be sent to Iraq.

* Rice: Arab League plan is a position, not a basis for talks Amid the reemergence of the 2002 Saudi peace initiative ahead of the Arab League meeting at the end of this month, US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice characterized the document as putting forward the Arab position.

* Turkish entrepreneurs court Europe Turkey is a land of mosques and malls — a unique blend of East and West.

* Critics: Olmert Unpopular Because He is a Failure Knesset Members pounced on Prime Minister Ehud Olmert’s speech to Kadima leaders Thursday night.