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10 Israelis detained in gas export protest

Date: 2013-06-23 00:24:38 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:74 - ID:168195

Israel/Protests/Politics 10 Israelis detained in gas export protest GAZA CITY, June 22 (MENA) - Israeli police has detained 10 activists protesting against the export of gas after they blocked a road in the vicinity of the prime minister's ....

Israeli minister says Palestinian state is 'national suicide'

Date: 2013-06-22 22:08:47 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:67 - ID:168072

Israel/Palestine Israeli minister says Palestinian state is 'national suicide' GAZA CITY, June 22 (MENA) – Israel's Economy Minister and Habayit Hayehudi chairman Naftali Bennett described Saturday that forcing Israel to establish a ....

Iran foreign policy on strategic issues unchanging: Envoy

Date: 2013-06-22 19:41:02 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:52 - ID:167834

Iran-Politics-MiddleEast Iran foreign policy on strategic issues unchanging: Envoy TEHRAN, June 22 (MENA) - Iran’s ambassador to Syria said that the election of a new president in Iran will not change the Islamic Republic’s foreign policy ....

Jordan blasts foreign media reports on Syria rebel training as "baseless"

Date: 2013-06-22 18:39:40 GMT - Jordan - Middle East - SN:48 - ID:167838

Jordan/Jordan/MiddleEast Jordan blasts foreign media reports on Syria rebel training as "baseless" AMMAN, June 22 (MENA) – Jordan's Prime Minister Abdullah Ensour on Saturday denied reports that Syrian opposition forces are receiving ....

22 killed, injured in twin blasts in Mosul

Date: 2013-06-22 15:56:17 GMT - Iraq - Middle East - SN:30 - ID:167559

Iraq/Blasts/MiddleEast 22 killed, injured in twin blasts in Mosul BAGHDAD, June 22 (MENA) - At least 22 people were killed and injured Saturday in two explosions in southern and western Mosul, Ninawa province (about 405 km north of ....

Archbishop to start Mideast tour Sunday

Date: 2013-06-22 14:11:41 GMT - United Kingdom - Middle East - SN:24 - ID:167426

Britain-Middle East Canterbury Archbishop to start Mideast tour Sunday LONDON, June 22 (MENA) - The Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby will start on Sunday a tour of the Middle East region, the first of its kind since assuming post on ....

Hamas welcomes UN report which accuses Israel of using Palestinian children as human shields

Date: 2013-06-22 12:29:50 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:17 - ID:167269

Palestine/Israel Hamas welcomes UN report accusing Israel of using Palestinian children as human shields GAZA CITY, June 22 (MENA) - The Hamas movement welcomed the report the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child, which accused Israeli ....

Norwegian Foreign Ministry official starts ME tour Monday

Date: 2013-06-22 11:35:10 GMT - Norway - Middle East - SN:13 - ID:167227

Norway/ME/Tour Norwegian Foreign Ministry official starts ME tour Monday OSLO, June 22 (MENA) – State Secretary at the Norwegian Foreign Ministry Torgeir Larsen will start a tour of the Middle East on Monday. The tour includes the ....

US has secretly provided arms training to Syria rebels since 2012 - paper

Date: 2013-06-22 11:34:11 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:12 - ID:167230

US/Syria/Politics US has secretly provided arms training to Syria rebels since 2012 - paper WASHINGTON, June 22 (MENA) - CIA operatives and US special operations troops have been secretly training Syrian rebels with anti-tank and ....

Hamas executes two Israel 'collaborators' in Gaza

Date: 2013-06-22 11:16:44 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:7 - ID:167140

Palestine/Israel/Politics Hamas executes two Israel 'collaborators' in Gaza GAZA CITY, June 22 (MENA) - Hamas hanged two men accused of collaborating with Israel on Saturday, a statement from the interior ministry of the Islamist ....