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Syria conflict: 'Suicide bomb' in Damascus Christian area

Date: 2013-06-27 18:00:46 GMT - Syria - Middle East - SN:78 - ID:175625

Syria-Blast-Politics Syria conflict: 'Suicide bomb' in Damascus Christian area DAMASCUS, June 27 (MENA) - A blast in an old Christian quarter of the Syrian capital Damascus has left four people dead, the BBC reported. Several people ....

Palestinian president meets Japan’s Special Envoy to Middle East

Date: 2013-06-27 16:44:32 GMT - Jordan - Middle East - SN:66 - ID:175598

Jordan/Palestine Palestinian president meets Japan’s Special Envoy to Middle East AMMAN, June 27 (MENA) – Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas met on Thursday at his residence in Amman with Japanese Special Peace Envoy to the Middle East ....

We do not interfere in any state's internal affairs - Hamas

Date: 2013-06-27 14:01:32 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:37 - ID:175018

Palestine/Egypt We do not interfere in any state's internal affairs - Hamas GAZA, June 27 (MENA) – Hamas renewed emphasis that it does not interfere in the internal affairs of any Arab country, Egypt in particular. Hamas and the resistance ....

Father of Muhammad Dura: French court ruling in my son's case victory to him, Palestinian martyrs

Date: 2013-06-27 12:44:47 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:29 - ID:174934

Palestine/France Father of Muhammad Dura: French court ruling in my son's case victory to him, Palestinian martyrs GAZA CITY, June 27 (MENA) - Gamal al-Dura, father of Palestinian martyr Muhammad al-Dura, was pleased with a decision by ....

Fatah's Nabil Shaath arrives in Cairo en route to Ramallah

Date: 2013-06-27 12:12:28 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:24 - ID:175125

Egypt/Palestine Fatah's Nabil Shaath arrives in Cairo en route to Ramallah CAIRO, June 27 (MENA) - Palestine's Fatah Central Committee member Nabil Shaath arrived at Cairo airport coming from Morocco on Thursday morning. He left a ....

Three Israeli planes violate anew Lebanese airspace

Date: 2013-06-27 09:06:26 GMT - Lebanon - Middle East - SN:6 - ID:174801

Lebanon/Israel Three Israeli planes violate anew Lebanese airspace BEIRUT, June 27 (MENA) - Israeli planes continued Thursday their daily violation of Lebanese airspace, trampling on the UN Resolution 1701 which ended the 2006 ....

Israel approves settlements in East Jerusalem

Date: 2013-06-27 08:37:36 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:4 - ID:174757

Israel-Jerusalem Israel approves settlements in East Jerusalem GAZA CITY, June 27 (MENA) - An Israeli planning committee has advanced a plan to build 69 housing units in the East Jerusalem settlement of Har Homa, Aljazeera reported ....

Qatar's new Emir forms new government

Date: 2013-06-26 19:28:03 GMT - Qatar - Middle East - SN:80 - ID:174257

Qatar/Govt Qatar's new Emir forms new government QATAR, June 26 (MENA) - Qatar's new Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani named Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa al-Thani as both the prime minister and interior minister in the new ....

Jordan will not close borders to Syrian refugees - minister

Date: 2013-06-26 18:18:13 GMT - Jordan - Middle East - SN:72 - ID:174146

Jordan/US Jordan will not close borders to Syrian refugees - minister AMMAN, June 26 (MENA) – Jordan's Interior and Municipal Affairs Minister Hussein Al-Majali said that his country would not close the borders to Syrian refugees based on ....

Netanyahu says Israel will withstand any challenge to its security

Date: 2013-06-26 17:28:52 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:68 - ID:174099

Israel/PM Netanyahu says Israel will withstand any challenge to its security GAZA CITY, June 26 (MENA) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon issued stern warnings Wednesday to potential attackers on ....