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  • Israeli forces arrest two youths in Hebron, Qalqiliya

    Date: 2013-09-17 12:50:14 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:36 - ID:293135

    Palestine/Israel Israeli forces arrest two youths in Hebron, Qalqiliya RAMALLAH, Sept 17 (MENA) - Israeli forces detained two youths in northern Hebron and one in Qalbiliya city. The Israeli forces stormed into the house of Youssif ....

  • Palestinian killed, 6 Iraqis wounded in Baghdad violence

    Date: 2013-09-17 12:48:19 GMT - Iraq - Middle East - SN:35 - ID:293498

    Iraq/Violence Palestinian killed, 6 Iraqis wounded in Baghdad violence BAGHDAD, Sept 17 (MENA) – A Palestinian man was killed as gunmen stormed his apartment in western Baghdad on Tuesday. In another incident, seven Iraqis were wounded by ....

  • Karama crossing to be opened for 2 days: Palestinian police

    Date: 2013-09-17 12:18:22 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:31 - ID:293324

    Palestine/Terminal Karama crossing to be opened for 2 days: Palestinian police RAMALLAH, Sept 17 (MENA) - Palestinian police announced that Al-Karama border crossing between the West Bank and Jordan will be opened for travelers on Wednesday ....

  • Khedri to MENA: Israel blamed for Gaza siege, Rafah not only alternative to other crossings

    Date: 2013-09-17 12:17:39 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:30 - ID:293255

    Palestine-Siege-Politics Khedri to MENA: Israel blamed for Gaza siege, Rafah not only alternative to other crossings GAZA CITY, Sept 17 (MENA) - Head of the Popular Committee for Confronting Siege Clamped on Gaza Strip Gamal Al-Khedri ....

  • Iraqi official gunned down in Baghdad

    Date: 2013-09-17 12:11:01 GMT - Iraq - Middle East - SN:29 - ID:293317

    Iraq/Attack Iraqi official gunned down in Baghdad BAGHDAD, Sept 17 (MENA) - Unknown gunmen killed an Iraqi official in Baghdad on Tuesday as part of attacks that are targeting Iraqi officials and officers. Ahmed Kamel, director of projects ....

  • Bomb attack halts Kirkuk-Ceyhan oil pipeline: Iraq official

    Date: 2013-09-17 11:32:18 GMT - Iraq - Middle East - SN:27 - ID:293314

    Iraq/Turkey Bomb attack halts Kirkuk-Ceyhan oil pipeline: Iraq official BAGHDAD, Sept 17 (MENA) - A bomb attack halted the flow of crude oil through a pipeline running from Iraq's Kirkuk oil fields to the Mediterranean port of Ceyhan in ....

  • Iraqi police director survives assassination attempt in Kirkuk

    Date: 2013-09-17 11:09:36 GMT - Iraq - Middle East - SN:25 - ID:293194

    Iraq-Explosion Iraqi police director survives assassination attempt in Kirkuk BAGHDAD, Sept 17 (MENA) - An Iraqi police director of Al-Aqdhiya neighborhood in Kirkuk survived an assassination attempt against his car in northwest the ....

  • Maronite Patriarch hails Pope Francis' Syrian stance

    Date: 2013-09-17 11:08:50 GMT - Lebanon - Middle East - SN:24 - ID:293209

    Lebanon/Vatican Maronite Patriarch hails Pope Francis' Syrian stance BEIRUT, Sept 17 (MENA) - Maronite Patriarch Bechara Boutros Rai hailed the stances of Pope Francis in dealing with the Syrian crisis. Pope Francis has called for ....

  • Palestinian youth dies during confrontations with Israeli forces in Jenin

    Date: 2013-09-17 10:08:47 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:18 - ID:293076

    Palestine/Israel/Killing Palestinian youth dies during confrontations with Israeli forces in Jenin RAMALLAH, Sept 17 (MENA) - A 19-year old Palestinian youth succumbed Tuesday to the wounds he sustained during confrontations with Israeli ....

  • Netanyahu, Obama to meet in Washington on Sept 30, official says

    Date: 2013-09-17 10:08:22 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:17 - ID:293145

    Israel/US Netanyahu, Obama to meet in Washington on Sept 30, official says GAZA CITY, Sept 17 (MENA) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will meet with US President Barack Obama in Washington on Sept 30, Israel Radio quoted ....

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