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Fatah: Releasing old prisoners step towards complete freedom of Palestinian people

Date: 2013-07-29 16:53:13 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:60 - ID:220778

Palestine/Israel Fatah: Releasing old prisoners step towards complete freedom of Palestinian people RAMALLAH, July 29 (MENA) - The spokesman for Fatah movement, Osama el-Qawasmy, said that the decision by the Israeli government on ....

Mansour meets Abbas

Date: 2013-07-29 15:50:53 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:52 - ID:220781

Egypt/Palestine Mansour meets Abbas CAIRO, July 29 (MENA) - Interim President Adly Mansour met on Monday with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas who arrived on a brief visit to Cairo earlier in the day. The meeting was held at ....

Israel clears way for peace talks with release of 104 Palestinian prisoners -- newspaper

Date: 2013-07-29 14:47:22 GMT - United Kingdom - Middle East - SN:111 - ID:220519

Britain/Israel/Palestine Israel clears way for peace talks with release of 104 Palestinian prisoners -- newspaper LONDON, July 29 (MENA) - More than a hundred Palestinian prisoners are to be released after Israel’s cabinet voted to authorise ....

Mahmoud Abbas arrives in Cairo

Date: 2013-07-29 14:23:02 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:45 - ID:220715

Egypt/Palestine Mahmoud Abbas arrives in Cairo CAIRO, July 29 (MENA) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas arrived on a brief visit to Cairo on Monday to meet with Interim President Adly Mansour and senior officials for talks on issues of ....

Sound bomb goes off in central Istanbul

Date: 2013-07-29 10:03:13 GMT - Turkey - Middle East - SN:19 - ID:220181

Turkey/Blast Sound bomb goes off in central Istanbul ANKARA, July 29 (MENA) - A sound bomb planted by unidentified men outside Kartal municipality in central Istanbul exploded on Sunday, causing damage to the building but no casualties, ....

Iran denies demanding direct talks with US

Date: 2013-07-28 16:04:53 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:60 - ID:219280

Iran/US Iran denies demanding direct talks with US TEHRAN, July 28 (MENA) - Spokesman of the Iranian Foreign Ministry Abbas Araqchi stressed Sunday "Iran has made no demand for holding direct talks with the US". He made the remark ....

Israeli cabinet unanimously approves Dermer as envoy to US

Date: 2013-07-28 13:59:13 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:43 - ID:219263

Israel/US/Ambassador Israeli cabinet unanimously approves Dermer as envoy to US GAZA CITY, July 28 (MENA) - The Israeli cabinet on Sunday unanimously approved the appointment of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's close associate Ron Dermer ....

Israel re-opens Karm Abu Salem crossing

Date: 2013-07-28 11:10:57 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:20 - ID:218932

Palestine/Israel Israel re-opens Karm Abu Salem crossing GAZA CITY, July 28 (MENA) - Israeli authorities re-opened on Sunday Karm Abu Salem crossing after a two-day closure, Raed Fatouh, Chairman of the coordination committee for entry of ....

After PM's plea to Israeli people, cabinet to vote on freeing 104 Palestinian prisoners

Date: 2013-07-28 10:30:33 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:16 - ID:218895

Israel/Palestine After PM's plea to Israeli people, cabinet to vote on freeing 104 Palestinian prisoners GAZA CITY, July 28 (MENA) - A day after Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu openly appealed to the Israeli people on the issue, the ....

Israel closes Karm Abu Salem crossing for 2nd day

Date: 2013-07-27 11:36:30 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:30 - ID:217880

Palestine/Israel/Politics Israel closes Karm Abu Salem crossing for 2nd day GAZA CITY, July 27 (MENA) - Israeli authorities continued to close on Saturday the Karm Abu Salem border crossing, located southeast of Gaza. The Israeli ....