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summons Egypt amb. to Turkey for talks

Date: 2013-08-15 22:42:57 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:177 - ID:243684

Egypt/Turkey FM summons Egypt amb. to Turkey for talks CAIRO, Aug 15 (MENA) - Egypt's Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy summoned on Thursday Egyptian ambassador in Ankara Abdel Rahman Salah Eddin for consultation. (MENA) MM/AS ....

Lebanese president hints at Israeli involvement in Beirut blast

Date: 2013-08-15 22:12:56 GMT - Lebanon - Middle East - SN:173 - ID:243618

Lebanon/Israel Lebanese president hints at Israeli involvement in Beirut blast BEIRUT, Aug 15 (MENA) - Lebanese President Michel Suleiman condemned the explosion which occurred on Thursday in the Dahiyeh quarter in southern Beirut. According ....

UN Security Council to meet in closed session on Thursday to disuss ME developments

Date: 2013-08-15 22:01:47 GMT - United Nations - Middle East - SN:172 - ID:243650

UN/Middle East UN Security Council to meet in closed session on Thursday to discuss ME developments NEW YORK, Aug 15 (MENA) - The UN Security Council will hold an emergency briefing on the latest developments in Middle East on Thuesday. ....

Abbas, Ban tackle peace process

Date: 2013-08-15 21:49:46 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:168 - ID:243580

Palestine/UN/Politics Abbas, Ban tackle peace process RAMALLAH, Aug 15 (MENA) – Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas Thursday welcomed United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon in his first visit to Palestine following the UN General ....

Blast hits southern suburb of Beirut

Date: 2013-08-15 21:19:19 GMT - Lebanon - Middle East - SN:161 - ID:243540

Lebanon/Blast Blast hits southern suburb of Beirut BEIRUT, Aug 15 (MENA) – A large blast was heard on Thursday in the southern suburb of the Lebanese capital, Beirut. Ambulances rushed to the place of the explosion. (MENA) MAA/AS ....

Rafah border terminal closed on both sides for one day

Date: 2013-08-15 11:34:30 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:31 - ID:242506

Egypt/Terminal Rafah border terminal closed on both sides for one day CAIRO, Aug 15 (MENA) - Rafah terminal between Egypt and Gaza Strip was closed on Thursday to passengers on both sides for one day and until further notice. The ....

UN chemical weapons inspectors to leave for Syria imminently: Ban

Date: 2013-08-15 09:55:18 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:16 - ID:242301

UN/Syria/Politics UN chemical weapons inspectors to leave for Syria imminently: Ban NEW YORK, Aug 15 (MENA) - UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has announced that the UN team of chemical weapons inspectors will have an imminent departure ....

Salehi, Brahimi urge political solution to Syria crisis

Date: 2013-08-15 09:44:30 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:15 - ID:242298

Iran/Syria/Politics Salehi, Brahimi urge political solution to Syria crisis TEHRAN, Aug 15 (MENA) - Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi and UN-Arab League Special Representative for Syria Lakhdar Brahimi have stressed the need for a ....

British air force joins Cougar operation in Arabian Peninsula

Date: 2013-08-15 09:05:30 GMT - Yemen - Middle East - SN:11 - ID:242261

Yemen/Britain/Military British air force joins Cougar operation in Arabian Peninsula SANAA, Aug 15 (MENA) – A British Royal Air Force (RAF) headed Monday to the Gulf of Aden to assist the French forces there for four months, a Yemeni ....

Second round of Israeli-Palestinian peace talks ends in Jerusalem

Date: 2013-08-15 09:02:30 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:10 - ID:242276

Israel/Palestine Second round of Israeli-Palestinian peace talks ends in Jerusalem GAZA CIY, Aug 15 (MENA) - The second round of talks between Israeli and Palestinian negotiating teams ended late Wednesday night, after five hours of ....