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  • Russian navy sending 3 more ships to Mediterranean – admiral

    Date: 2013-09-13 13:03:51 GMT - Russia - Middle East - SN:17 - ID:287527

    Russia/Mediterranean Sea Russian navy sending 3 more ships to Mediterranean – admiral MOSCOW, Sept 13 (MENA) – Russian top commander told journalists Friday Navy is bolstering its strength in the Mediterranean Sea from seven to ten ....

  • Brahimi to meet Kerry, Lavrov in Geneva

    Date: 2013-09-13 12:32:46 GMT - Russia - Middle East - SN:15 - ID:287414

    Russia/Syria/UN Brahimi to meet Kerry, Lavrov in Geneva MOSCOW, Sept 13 (MENA) - International envoy for Syria Lakhdar Brahimi is expected to hold three-way talks with US Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei ....

  • At least 12 journalists attacked by Turkish police in two days

    Date: 2013-09-13 12:31:27 GMT - France - Middle East - SN:13 - ID:287419

    France/Turkey/Politics At least 12 journalists attacked by Turkish police in two days PARIS, Sept 13 (MENA) - Reporters Without Borders (RSF) condemned the resumption of police violence against journalists that has accompanied a new wave ....

  • Israeli forces storm Nablus, restrict worshipers' access to Aqsa

    Date: 2013-09-13 10:22:08 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:9 - ID:287250

    Palestine/Aqsa/Politics Israeli forces storm Nablus, restrict worshipers' access to Aqsa RAMALLAH, Sept 13 (MENA) – Israeli occupation forces stormed Nablus city and its surrounding areas in north the West Bank on Friday. They ....

  • Three mortar shells from Syria land in Israel

    Date: 2013-09-12 23:00:45 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:169 - ID:287102

    Israel/Syria/Security Three mortar shells from Syria land in Israel GAZA CITY, Sept 12 (MENA) - Three stray Syrian mortar shells fired in battles between Assad loyalists and rebels struck the Golan Heights on Thursday, the Jerusalem Post ....

  • Lavrov arrives in Geneva for talks with US counterpart over Syrian chemical weapons

    Date: 2013-09-12 20:17:41 GMT - Switzerland - Middle East - SN:145 - ID:286804

    Switzerland/Lavrov Lavrov arrives in Geneva for talks with US counterpart over Syrian chemical weapons GENEVA, Sept 12 (MENA) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov arrived in Geneva Thursday to hold talks with his US counterpart over ....

  • Hamas requests Egypt to help in improving humanitarian condition in Gaza

    Date: 2013-09-12 17:45:46 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:123 - ID:286432

    Palestine/Egypt Hamas requests Egypt to help in improving humanitarian condition in Gaza GAZA, Sept 12 (MENA) - Palestinian Minister of Interior and National Security of the Hamas-led government in Gaza Fathi Hammad sent on Thursday an urgent ....

  • Abbas meets EU’s Ashton in Paris

    Date: 2013-09-12 17:32:35 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:121 - ID:286433

    Palestine/France Abbas meets EU’s Ashton in Paris RAMALLAH, Sept 12 (MENA) - President of the Palestinian Authority Mahmoud Abbas met Thursday with European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton at his residence in Paris, WAFA ....

  • Netanyahu announces extension of Gantz tenure as IDF chief for extra year

    Date: 2013-09-12 15:56:44 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:103 - ID:286330

    Israel/Army Netanyahu announces extension of Gantz tenure as IDF chief for extra year GAZA, Sept 12 (MENA) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon announced Thursday that they were extending IDF ....

  • Paris stresses readiness to negotiate on Syria without compromising over main objectives

    Date: 2013-09-12 15:37:59 GMT - France - Middle East - SN:97 - ID:286205

    France/Syria Paris stresses readiness to negotiate on Syria without compromising over main objectives PARIS, Sept 12 (MENA) - France confirmed its readiness to negotiate on Syria crisis without compromising over the main objectives it identified ....

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