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Hamas elements attack Jordanian delegation on visit to Aqsa -- Fatah

Date: 2013-09-17 18:08:49 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:104 - ID:294247

Palestine/Fatah Hamas elements attack Jordanian delegation on visit to Aqsa -- Fatah RAMALLAH, Sept 17 (MENA) - A senior Fatah official has condemned what he called attempts by Hamas elements to prevent a visit by a Jordanian delegation ....

'Israel wanted Assad gone since start of Syria civil war' - diplomat

Date: 2013-09-17 17:53:35 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:99 - ID:294195

Israel/UN 'Israel wanted Assad gone since start of Syria civil war' - diplomat GAZA CITY, Sept 17 (MENA) - “Bad guys” backed by Iran are worse for Israel than “bad guys” who are not supported by the Islamic Republic, Israel’s outgoing ....

Several wounded at crossing on Syria-Turkey border

Date: 2013-09-17 17:05:01 GMT - Syria - Middle East - SN:90 - ID:294032

Syria/Turkey Several wounded at crossing on Syria-Turkey border DAMASCUS, Sept 17 (MENA) – At least a dozen people were wounded and taken to hospital after a car bomb exploded on the Syrian side of the main Bab al-Hawa border crossing with ....

Abu Mazen discusses with US envoy latest peace process developments

Date: 2013-09-17 16:00:32 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:76 - ID:293906

Palestine/US Abu Mazen discusses with US envoy latest peace process developments RAMALLAH, Sept 17 (MENA) – Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen) discussed on Tuesday with US peace envoy Martin Indyk the latest developments in ....

IAEO chief says he is in Vienna to end Iran nuclear case

Date: 2013-09-17 14:57:44 GMT - Austria - Middle East - SN:65 - ID:293747

Austria/Iran IAEO chief says he is in Vienna to end Iran nuclear case VIENNA, Sept 17 (MENA) – Head of Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization (IAEO) Ali-Akbar Salehi said here that he came to Vienna to end Iran’s nuclear case, IRNA news ....

New plan for Gush Etzion-Dead Sea road project - Maariv

Date: 2013-09-17 14:43:38 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:63 - ID:293732

Palestine/Israel New plan for Gush Etzion-Dead Sea road project - Maariv RAMALLAH, Sept 17 (MENA) - The Maariv daily reported that the Israeli government has recently approved a plan to pave a new road from Gush Etzion settlement to the Dead ....

8 killed, wounded in bomb blast in Baghdad

Date: 2013-09-17 14:37:10 GMT - Iraq - Middle East - SN:61 - ID:293729

Iraq/Blast 8 killed, wounded in bomb blast in Baghdad BAGHDAD, Sept 17 (MENA) - Eight people were killed and injured in a bomb blast in al-Taramiya area in northern Baghdad on Tuesday. An explosive device was placed in a public ....

Fatah calls for urgent meeting on Israeli's recent attacks

Date: 2013-09-17 14:28:42 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:56 - ID:293663

Palestine/Israel Fatah calls for urgent meeting on Israeli's recent attacks RAMALLAH, Sept 17 (MENA) - Fatah Central Command member Abbas Zaki called for holding an urgent meeting of the Palestinian leadership to confer Israeli's recent ....

Palestinian minister lauds Egypt's decision to carry Palestinians for pilgrimage via Cairo airport

Date: 2013-09-17 13:29:22 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:48 - ID:293507

Palestine/Egypt/Politics Palestinian minister lauds Egypt's decision to carry Palestinians for pilgrimage via Cairo airport RAMALLAH, Sept 17 (MENA) - Palestinian Minister of Religious Affairs and Awqaf Mahmoud Al-Habash praised the ....

Israel arrests Al-Aqsa scholar after confronting Jewish settlers storming

Date: 2013-09-17 13:11:15 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:45 - ID:293315

Palestine/Al-Aqsa/Politics Israel arrests Al-Aqsa scholar after confronting Jewish settlers storming RAMALLAH, Sept 17 (MENA) - The Israeli occupation forces arrested on Tuesday a religious scholar from Al-Aqsa mosque after being involved in ....