"I will ensure our friend and ally Israel maintains its qualitative military edge in the region, " he added.

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The disclosure came as John Kerry arrives Friday in Asia for his first tour as secretary of state through a region more on edge than it has been in years.

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And the region's leading edge defence firms are already jockeying for position hoping for a serious payday.

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Not only is it the spearhead of the city and country, the street is becoming a focal point for some of the most cutting edge trends and cultural initiatives in the region.

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Sitting in the center of the so-called Sun Belt, the country is part of a vast, rainless region reaching from the western edge of North Africa to the eastern edge of Central Asia that boasts the best solar energy resources on Earth.

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Prosecutor Eric Maillaud said the family was on a camping holiday on the edge of Lake Annecy in the Haute-Savoie region.

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The flare-up in Iraq's sparsely populated, desert northwestern region marks a troubling turn for a country that sits on the edge of sectarian conflict.

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The region's prosperity means many can afford a premium for a cutting-edge house.

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However, given that the company has competitive advantage in this region, the potential upside could be substantially higher if it can maintain the edge and gain even more share.

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Vermentino is also produced on Italy's mainland, in the coastal region of Maremma in Tuscany and further north in the Liguria region, where Vermentino takes on a decidedly minerally, sometimes almost stony, edge.

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