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Egypt, Ethiopia agree on Dam talks with Sudan's participation

Date: 2013-06-18 13:16:25 GMT - Ethiopia - Middle East - SN:31 - ID:160788

Ethiopia/Egypt Egypt, Ethiopia agree on Dam talks with Sudan's participation ADDIS ABABA, June 18 (MENA) - Egyptian Foreign Minister Mohamed Kamel Amr wrapped up his talks with Ethiopian officials on the Great Ethiopian Renaissance Dam ....

Turkish premier meets Hamas PM in Ankara

Date: 2013-06-18 10:24:42 GMT - Turkey - Middle East - SN:16 - ID:160708

Turkey/Palestine Turkish premier meets Hamas PM in Ankara ANKARA, June 18 (MENA) - Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan will meet Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh in Ankara later Tuesday, Turkish daily Hurriyet reported They ....

Israeli reconnaissance plane violates Lebanese airspace

Date: 2013-06-18 10:00:09 GMT - Lebanon - Middle East - SN:11 - ID:160699

Lebanon/Israel Israeli reconnaissance plane violates Lebanese airspace BEIRUT, June 18 (MENA) - Israeli military aircraft continued violations of the Lebanese airspace on Tuesday, according to a statement by the Lebanese Army Command. ....

Saudi Arabia Eurofighter talks back on track

Date: 2013-06-17 22:49:31 GMT - United Kingdom - Middle East - SN:138 - ID:160413

Britain-Saudi-Politics Saudi Arabia Eurofighter talks back on track LONDON, June 17 (MENA) - Expectations are growing that BAE Systems will finally conclude price negotiations to supply 72 Eurofighter Typhoon fighter jets to Saudi Arabia, ....

Ashton touring the Middle East

Date: 2013-06-17 19:19:01 GMT - Belgium - Middle East - SN:112 - ID:160109

European Union/Middle East Ashton touring the Middle East BRUSSELS, June 17 (MENA) – The High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy/Vice President of the Commission Catherine Ashton will travel ....

Assad says Europe would 'pay the price' for arming rebels

Date: 2013-06-17 18:17:19 GMT - Syria - Middle East - SN:97 - ID:160051

Syria/Assad Assad says Europe would 'pay the price' for arming rebels DAMASCUS, June 17 (MENA) - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad warned on Monday that European powers would "pay the price" if they sent weapons to rebel forces seeking to ....

Rohani pledges 'constructive interaction' with world via moderate policy

Date: 2013-06-17 18:16:06 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:96 - ID:160047

Iran/Rohani Rohani pledges 'constructive interaction' with world via moderate policy TEHRAN, June 17 (MENA) - Iran’s president-elect Hassan Rohani says he will seek “constructive interaction” with the world through a moderate policy after he ....

Greek FM postpones visit to Lebanon

Date: 2013-06-17 15:17:47 GMT - Lebanon - Middle East - SN:63 - ID:159686

Lebanon/Greece Greek FM postpones visit to Lebanon BEIRUT, June 17 (MENA) - Greek Foreign Minister Dimitris Avramopoulos put off a scheduled visit to Beirut on Monday due to internal conditions in Greece. Avramopoulos stressed, in a ....

Rohani victory sends hopes of reformist revoluion - paper

Date: 2013-06-17 13:29:24 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:52 - ID:159300

US/Iran Rohani victory sends hopes of reformist revoluion - paper NEW YORK, June 17 (MENA) - As Iranians responded to the victory of the cleric Hassan Rowhani in the country’s presidential race over the weekend by erupting into street ....

Egypt FM congratulates Iran on Rohani win

Date: 2013-06-17 12:17:16 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:40 - ID:159301

Iran/Egypt Egypt FM congratulates Iran on Rohani win TEHRAN, June 17 (MENA) - The Egyptian foreign minister has hailed the presidential election in Iran as successful, and offered his felicitations on President-elect Hassan Rohani’s ....