* Livni and aides prepping for possibility of renewed Syria talks Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni is currently conducting staff work to prepare for the possibility of a renewed peace process with Syria.

* Victorious Sarkozy pledges unity France’s new President-elect Nicolas Sarkozy has called for unity after a bitterly-contested campaign.

* ‘Jordan has uranium to build a reactor’ Jordan said Saturday the country possessed the uranium needed to develop its newly announced nuclear energy program.

* Hizbullah: Siniora government more hostile than Israel The top Hizbullah commander in southern Lebanon, Nabil Qaouk, slammed Prime Minister Fouad Siniora’s government.

* ‘Hizbullah is ready for another war’ “Hizbullah has rebuilt itself and is prepared for another Israeli strike,” Naim Kassem, the deputy secretary general of the Iranian-backed terror organization.

* Future of Dead Sea in Jeopardy Due to Disputes The famously salty sea, which lies at Earth’s lowest point, is shrinking.

* New Turkey president poll fails Turkey’s parliament has failed for a second time to elect the Islamist-rooted governing party’s candidate for president, Abdullah Gul.

* U.S. Navy Replaces Persian Gulf Carriers The U.S. Navy said Sunday that it was maintaining a stepped-up military presence in the Persian Gulf by keeping two aircraft carriers in the area amid tensions with Iran.

* Israel accused of prisoner abuse Human rights groups in Israel have accused the security services of routinely mistreating Palestinian detainees.

* Barak’s delaying tactic saves Olmert’s government – for now Prime Minister Ehud Olmert received some political breathing space from former prime minister Ehud Barak.