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The Jewish Chronicle, 2 hours 49 minutes ago / Shahar Peer is through to the fourth round of the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells after beating ninth seed Flavia Pennetta of Italy 6-4, 6-7, 6-1.
The Fabulous Forum - Los Angeles Times, 13 hours 7 minutes ago / Second-seeded Novak Djokovic saved three match points on his own serve against Philipp Kohlschreiber and moved to the fourth round of the BNP Paribas Open at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden with a 6-3, 2-6, 7-6 (3) victory Monday afternoon.
The Jewish Chronicle, 21 hours 51 minutes ago / Dudi Sela returned to form with a 6-4, 1-6, 6-2 victory over 14th seed Radek Stepanek of the Czech Republic in the second round of the BNP Paribas Open Masters at Indian Wells.
Jewish Telegraphic Agency (JTA), Mar 10, 2010 / The news out of Dubai has been rife with speculation about who assassinated Hamas terrorist commander Mahmoud al-Mabhouh in a local hotel.
StreetInsider.com, Mar 04, 2010 / Wolfe Research downgrades RailAmerica (NYSE: RA ) from Outperform to Peer Perform.
South China Morning Post - Hong Kong, Feb 27, 2010 / Shahar Peer's stirring run to the semi-finals last week at the Dubai Championships was significant in more ways than one: the challenges the Israeli athlete faced off the court were as formidable as the dominating play of American Venus Williams on it that ultimately sent her packing.
The Jewish Chronicle, Feb 25, 2010 / Shahar Peer has risen to 20 in the world rankings after her best-ever performance in a major tournament last week.
NBC - WHIZ - Zanesville OH, Feb 23, 2010 / Shahar Peer's stirring run to the semifinals last week at the Dubai Championships was significant in more ways than one: The challenges the Israeli athlete faced off the court were as formidable as the dominating play of Venus Williams on it that ultimately sent her packing.
Israel Insider, Feb 23, 2010 / Amidst mounting tensions vis-a-vis London, someone in Israel's UK Embassy issued a tweet message pertaining to tennis player Shahar Peer's win in Dubai quarterfinals: claiming an Israeli "hit" on a "Dubai target."
USA Today, Feb 22, 2010 / •His world ranking is up to a career-high No. 21.
Haaretz, Feb 21, 2010 / Following her semifinal loss to American tennis star Venus Williams in the Dubai Championships on Friday, Shahar Peer can breathe easier after emerging from the near-hermetic security detail that blanketed her throughout her improbable tournament run last week.
Taipei Times, Feb 20, 2010 / Sam Querrey broke top seeded Andy Roddick's serve twice in the deciding set to stun the defending champion 7-5, 3-6, 6-1 in the quarter-finals of the Memphis Championships on Friday.
Richmond Times-Dispatch - Richmond VA, Feb 20, 2010 / Venus Williams ended the stirring run of Shahar Peer 6-1, 6-4 in the semifinals of the Dubai Championships yesterday.
The Daily Star of Bangladesh, Feb 19, 2010 / Venus Williams put an end to the security agonies of the 2million dollar Dubai Open on Friday when she halted the remarkable run of the pioneering Israeli, Shahar Peer. But the defending champion had to cope with the smallest arena she has played in for many years before winning 6-1, 6-4 against the first Israeli woman athlete ever to compete in the United Arab Emirates.
The Guardian - London - UK, Feb 19, 2010 / Venus Williams quelled fears of a security nightmare when she halted the inspired run of Shahar Peer, the first Israeli woman athlete ever to compete in the United Arab Emirates.
The Earth Times, Feb 19, 2010 / Israeli Shahar Peer says she will retain mixed memories of the private locker room where she was kept under constant guard for her own protection as she made a breakthrough appearance at this week's Barclays Championships in the Gulf emirate.
Maktoob Business - UAE, Feb 19, 2010 / Venus Williams put an end to the security agonies of the 2million dollar Dubai Open on Friday when she halted the remarkable run of the pioneering Israeli, Shahar Peer. But the defending champion had to cope with the smallest arena she has played in for many years before winning 6-1, 6-4 against the first Israeli woman athlete ever to compete in the United Arab Emirates.
The Sunday Independent, Feb 19, 2010 / Defending champion Venus Williams ended the run of unseeded Israeli Shahar Peer on Friday to reach the final of the Dubai tennis championship.
The Earth Times, Feb 19, 2010 / Venus Williams reached her second straight final at the Barclays Championships Sunday, scoring what turned into a hard-fought win over Israeli Shahar Peer 6-1, 6-4.
Ynetnews - Israel, Feb 19, 2010 / It was a strange coincidence that the exposure of the hit squad which assassinated Hamas official Mahmoud al-Mabhouh in Dubai, an act attributed to the Mossad, coincided with an impressive winning streak by Israeli star tennis player Shahar Peer in the Emirate.
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The Globe and Mail - Toronto ON - Canada, 28 minutes ago/ P re-orders of the Apple AAPL-Q iPad started Friday and so too did the guessing game around how many of new tablet devices were being sold.
The New York Times - New York NY, 18 minutes ago/ The group, Peace Now, pointed to a notice on the Web site of the Israel Lands Authority inviting developers to bid on construction of new homes in Jewish suburb of Neve Yaakov, in northeast Jerusalem.
The Daily Mirror - London - UK, 25 minutes ago/ The mother of a five-year-old British boy kidnapped by gunmen in Pakistan has told of her joy after he was released unharmed.
The San Diego Union Tribune - San Diego CA, 19 minutes ago/ David Beckham is recovering well from surgery on his left Achilles' tendon and will start to walk on crutches in his first rehabilitation exercises on Tuesday.
Shahar Pe'er (; Hebrew: שחר פאר shahar pe'er, ; born May 1, 1987, Jerusalem) is a 1.71 m (5' 7") right-handed Israeli professional tennis player.
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