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Minister: Turkey fights with Al-Qaeda

Date: 2013-10-05 12:38:54 GMT - Turkey - Middle East - SN:29 - ID:323379

Turkey/Terrorism Minister: Turkey fights with Al-Qaeda ANKARA, Oct 5 (MENA) - Turkey is fighting with Al-Qaeda, Turkish Interior Minister Muammer Guler was quoted by Anadolu news agency as saying. According to Guler, around 345 people were ....

Israeli settlers ruin Palestinian olive fields

Date: 2013-10-05 12:35:54 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:26 - ID:323377

Palestine/Israel Israeli settlers ruin Palestinian olive fields RAMALLAH, Oct 5 (MENA) – Jewish settlers rooted up more than 100 olive trees in Palestinian fields near Shavei Shomron settlement, northwest of Nablus, on Saturday. The ....

Sudanese Foreign Ministry denies summoning UAE envoy in Khartoum

Date: 2013-10-05 11:47:05 GMT - Sudan - Middle East - SN:22 - ID:323239

Sudan/UAE/Politics Sudanese Foreign Ministry denies summoning UAE envoy in Khartoum KHARTOUM, Oct 5 (MENA) – Sudanese Foreign Minister Ali Kerati denied reports that Khartoum has summoned the UAE ambassador here for talks about the recent UAE ....

Turkey building wall on border with Syria

Date: 2013-10-05 11:02:37 GMT - Turkey - Middle East - SN:21 - ID:323188

Turkey/Syria Turkey building wall on border with Syria ANKARA, Oct 5 (MENA) - Turkey started the construction of a wall along the border with Syria to prevent entrance of illegal immigrants from the neighboring country, CNN Turk TV channel ....

Israeli forces open fire toward Palestinians' homes in eastern Khan Younis

Date: 2013-10-05 11:01:51 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:20 - ID:323182

Palestine/Occupation Israeli forces open fire toward Palestinians' homes in eastern Khan Younis GAZA CITY, Oct 5 (MENA) - Israeli occupation forces opened fire on lands and Palestinian citizens in eastern Khan Younis, in southern Gaza ....

Assad says Turkey will pay for backing Syrian rebels

Date: 2013-10-05 10:58:10 GMT - Syria - Middle East - SN:17 - ID:323186

Syria/Turkey Assad says Turkey will pay for backing Syrian rebels DAMASCUS, Oct 5 (MENA) - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has told Turkey it will pay a heavy price for backing rebels fighting to oust him, accusing it of harboring “terrorists” ....

Lebanese officer gets death penalty over espionage

Date: 2013-10-05 10:57:18 GMT - Lebanon - Middle East - SN:16 - ID:323187

Lebanon/Israel/Court Lebanese officer gets death penalty over espionage BEIRUT, Oct 5 (MENA) – A Lebanese military court handed down in absentia the death penalty to a Lebanese officer for spying for Israel. The court also sentenced ....

Netanyahu urges West to remain firm on Iran sanctions

Date: 2013-10-04 23:32:01 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:124 - ID:322925

Israel/Iran/Sanctions Netanyahu urges West to remain firm on Iran sanctions GAZA CITY, Oct 4 (MENA) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday called on the West to resist temptation to ease sanctions against Iran before the Islamic ....

Syrian mercenaries pose drug threat to Caucasian regions

Date: 2013-10-04 19:17:28 GMT - Russia - Middle East - SN:91 - ID:322674

Russia/Syria/Caucasus Syrian mercenaries pose drug threat to Caucasian regions MOSCOW, Oct 4 (MENA) - Contractors who are fighting in Syria pose a big threat from the point of view of drug spread, Itar-Tass quoted head of Russia’s anti-drug ....

Iran's Defense Minister scoffs Israeli threats against Tehran

Date: 2013-10-04 19:16:01 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:90 - ID:322672

Iran/Israel Iran's Defense Minister scoffs Israeli threats against Tehran TEHRAN, Oct 4 (MENA) - Iran’s Defense Minister Brigadier General Hossein Dehqan has scoffed at Israel’s warmongering threats against the Islamic Republic, saying the ....