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Israeli forces detonate bomb in S. Gaza

Date: 2013-10-03 16:21:37 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:130 - ID:320859

Palestine/Israel Israeli forces detonate bomb in S. Gaza GAZA CITY, Oct 3 (MENA) – Israeli forces detonated an explosive device near al-Sarij gate in northeast Khan Yunis city, southern the Gaza Strip, on Thursday. Earlier, Israeli ....

Iran won’t let Israel disrupt nuclear talks: Zarif

Date: 2013-10-03 15:40:25 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:111 - ID:320743

Iran/Israel Iran won’t let Israel disrupt nuclear talks: Zarif TEHRAN, Oct. 3 (MENA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says Tehran will not allow Israel to interfere in the process of negotiations between Iran and six world ....

Envoy: Iran, Azerbaijan to hold joint cooperation commission meeting

Date: 2013-10-03 15:11:56 GMT - Azerbaijan - Middle East - SN:108 - ID:320493

Azerbaijan/Iran Envoy: Iran, Azerbaijan to hold joint cooperation commission meeting BAKU, Oct. 3 (MENA) – Iranian and Azeri officials are scheduled to hold a meeting of the two countries' Joint Economic Cooperation Commission in Baku in the ....

Lebanon, US discuss boosting cooperation

Date: 2013-10-03 13:55:57 GMT - Lebanon - Middle East - SN:84 - ID:320289

Lebanon/US Lebanon, US discuss boosting cooperation BEIRUT, Oct 3 (MENA) - Lebanese Deputy Premier Samir Mouqbel met on Thursday with US Ambassador to Lebanon David Hill for talks on boosting bilateral cooperation and the US support of ....

Second batch of Palestinian pilgrims leaves Cairo Airport for Saudi Arabia

Date: 2013-10-03 13:54:40 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:82 - ID:320315

Egypt/Palestine/Hajj Second batch of Palestinian pilgrims leaves Cairo Airport for Saudi Arabia CAIRO, Oct 3 (MENA) - The second batch of Palestinian pilgrims crossed the Gaza Strip en route to Saudi Arabia to perform hajj rituals. ....

Netanyahu says Israel welcomes cooperation with Arab nation on Iran

Date: 2013-10-03 13:29:02 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:76 - ID:320318

Israel/Iran Netanyahu says Israel welcomes cooperation with Arab nation on Iran GAZA CITY, Oct 3 (MENA) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday that it made sense for Israel and worried Arab states to work together in an ....

CIA ramping up covert training program for moderate Syrian rebels: paper

Date: 2013-10-03 12:44:06 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:64 - ID:320310

US/Syria/Rebels CIA ramping up covert training program for moderate Syrian rebels: paper WASHINGTON, Oct 3 (MENA) - The CIA is expanding a clandestine effort to train opposition fighters in Syria amid concern that moderate, US-backed ....

Israeli reconnaissance aircraft violates Lebanese airspace

Date: 2013-10-03 11:50:58 GMT - Lebanon - Middle East - SN:50 - ID:320146

Lebanon/Israel Israeli reconnaissance aircraft violates Lebanese airspace BEIRUT, Oct 3 (MENA) - An Israeli reconnaissance plane violated the Lebanese airspace on Thursday, the Lebanese army command said. It said in a statement that the ....

Syrian regime chokes off food to town that was gassed

Date: 2013-10-03 11:39:57 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:44 - ID:320037

US/Syria Syrian regime chokes off food to town that was gassed NEW YORK, Oct 3 (MENA) - Government forces are tightening the noose around one of the suburbs gassed by chemical weapons in August, raising concerns of a fresh humanitarian crisis as ....

Israeli forces bulldoze Gaza lands

Date: 2013-10-03 11:36:25 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:40 - ID:320041

Palestine/Israel Israeli forces bulldoze Gaza lands GAZA CITY, Oct 3 (MENA) – Israeli occupation forces penetrated into Khan Yunis city, southern the Gaza Strip, and an eastern Gaza district on Thursday and bulldozed Palestinian ....