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Israel to close Karm Abu Salem crossing

Date: 2013-08-02 13:39:35 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:39 - ID:226018

Palestine/Crossing Israel to close Karm Abu Salem crossing GAZA CITY, Aug 2 (MENA) - Israeli authorities will close Karm Abu Salem (Kerem Shalom) border terminal, southeast the Gaza Strip, on Friday and Saturday. In a press statement, ....

11 killed, injured in N. Baghdad blast

Date: 2013-08-02 13:24:53 GMT - Iraq - Middle East - SN:37 - ID:226001

Iraq/Blast 11 killed, injured in N. Baghdad blast BAGHDAD, Aug 2 (MENA) – Three citizens were killed and eight others injured after an explosive charge went off northern Baghdad, according to an Iraqi security source. The bomb was ....

Rohani: Israel is an 'old wound' that should be removed

Date: 2013-08-02 13:09:08 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:35 - ID:225947

Iran/Israel/Politics Rohani: Israel is an 'old wound' that should be removed TEHRAN, Aug 2 (MENA) - Iran's new president has called Israel an "old wound" that should be removed in comments published just two days ahead of his inauguration ....

Palestinian detainees injured as Israeli troops storm section of Negev prison

Date: 2013-08-02 12:32:49 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:28 - ID:225939

Palestine/Israel/Prison Palestinian detainees injured as Israeli troops storm section of Negev prison GAZA CITY, Aug 3 (MENA) – A number of Palestinian captives were injured after an Israeli security unit stormed Section 8 of the Negev ....

Iranian, British FMs Discuss Bilateral Ties on Phone

Date: 2013-08-02 11:27:51 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:20 - ID:225864

Iran/UK Iranian, British FMs Discuss Bilateral Ties on Phone TEHRAN, Aug 2 (MENA) - Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi and his British counterpart William Hague in a telephone conversation discussed bilateral ties and the latest regional ....

Egyptians do not need foreign mediation to gain democracy

Date: 2013-08-02 10:42:37 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:13 - ID:225701

Iran/Egypt Iranian lawmaker: Egyptians do not need foreign mediation to gain democracy TEHRAN, Aug 2 (MENA) - An Iranian lawmaker says the European Union seeks to engineer the situation in the crisis-hit Egypt in its own interest, arguing that ....

2 rockets from Syria hit Beqaa

Date: 2013-08-01 14:59:44 GMT - Lebanon - Middle East - SN:41 - ID:224766

Lebanon/Syria 2 rockets from Syria hit Beqaa BEIRUT, Aug 1 (MENA) - Two rockets from the Syrian side landed at Beqaa Valley in eastern Lebanon Thursday. The attack caused damage to agricultural lands in the area, according to ....

UN inspectors to visit Syrian sites

Date: 2013-08-01 10:38:09 GMT - United Nations - Middle East - SN:17 - ID:224411

UN/Syria UN inspectors to visit Syrian sites NEW YORK, August 1 (MENA) - Syria has agreed to allow UN investigators to visit three sites where chemical weapons have allegedly been used, the UN has said. The inspectors will go "as ....

Egypt welcomes resumption of US-sponsored Middle East talks

Date: 2013-08-01 09:16:33 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:11 - ID:224308

Egypt/Middle East/Peace Egypt welcomes resumption of US-sponsored Middle East talks CAIRO, August 1 (MENA) - An Egyptian Foreign Ministry source welcomed the re-start of Palestinian-Israeli peace talks in Washington. "We wish that ....

S.Sudan president names new gov't

Date: 2013-07-31 22:33:22 GMT - South Sudan - Middle East - SN:75 - ID:224092

South Sudan/Cabinet S.Sudan president names new gov't JUBA, July 31 (MENA) – South Sudanese President Salva Kiir named his new cabinet Wednesday after sacking his entire team last week, a decree on state media read. Some are new ....