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Palestinian official meets US Consul General, USAID Mission Director
Date: 2013-05-28 14:38:20 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:46 - ID:129168
Palestine-US-Meeting Palestinian official meets US Consul General, USAID Mission Director RAMALLAH, May 28 (MENA) - Palestinian Minister of Public Works and Housing Maher Ghuneim received on Tuesday US Consul General Michael Ratney and ....
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Guard arrested for preventing Jewish settlers from performing Talmudic rituals inside Al-Aqsa Mosque
Date: 2013-05-28 13:15:22 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:39 - ID:128775
Palestine-Israel Guard arrested for preventing Jewish settlers from performing Talmudic rituals inside Al-Aqsa Mosque RAMALLAH, May 28 (MENA) - Israeli occupation forces arrested a guard of Al-Aqsa Mosque after he faced an attempt by a ....
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EU asks Turkey to carry out more judicial, military reforms
Date: 2013-05-28 12:06:53 GMT - Turkey - Middle East - SN:28 - ID:128831
Turkey-EU EU asks Turkey to carry out more judicial, military reforms ANKARA, May 28 (MENA) - The European Union urged Turkey to take additional steps towards fully meeting the Copenhagen criteria, especially in freedom of expression, ....
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Israeli forces arrest young man in West Bank
Date: 2013-05-28 10:29:47 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:15 - ID:128680
Palestine-Israel Israeli forces arrest young man in West Bank RAMALLAH, May 28 (MENA) - Israeli occupation forces arrested on Tuesday morning a young man from Arraba town in northern West Bank, 13 kilometers southwest of Jenin. The ....
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Iranian presidential candidate says will fix economic problems through foreign policy
Date: 2013-05-28 10:11:34 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:13 - ID:128627
Iran-Elections-Statements Iranian presidential candidate says will fix economic problems through foreign policy TEHRAN, May 28 (MENA) - Iranian presidential candidate Ali Akbar Velayati says it is possible to fix the Islamic Republic’s ....
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Peace conference on Syria 'tall order'- Lavrov
Date: 2013-05-28 00:24:51 GMT - France - Middle East - SN:124 - ID:128415
US-Russia-Russia Peace conference on Syria 'tall order'- Lavrov PARIS, May 27 (MENA) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov described Monday preparations of a peace conference on Syria as a "tall order", after talks with his US ....
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US Senator John McCain visits rebels in Syria
Date: 2013-05-27 22:34:29 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:120 - ID:128337
US-Syria-Senator US Senator John McCain visits rebels in Syria WASHINGTON, May 27 (MENA) - US Senator John McCain paid a surprise visit to Syria on Monday and met with rebels in the war-torn country, the Voice of America reported. ....
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Military source denies using chemical weapons in Damascus suburbs
Date: 2013-05-27 19:21:33 GMT - Syria - Middle East - SN:106 - ID:128083
Syria-Chemical Weapons Military source denies using chemical weapons in Damascus suburbs DAMASCUS, May 26 (MENA) – A well-placed military source has denied reports alleging that the governmental troops used chemical weapons in a military ....
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Abbas, Kerry discuss efforts to revive peace talks
Date: 2013-05-27 19:13:07 GMT - Jordan - Middle East - SN:104 - ID:128087
Jordan-US-Abbas Abbas, Kerry discuss efforts to revive peace talks AMMAN, May 27 (MENA) – Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas held Monday a meeting at his residence here with US Secretary of State John Kerry to discuss means of reviving ....
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Drills unrelated to regional incidents, says IDF spokesman
Date: 2013-05-27 18:01:39 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:84 - ID:127775
Israel-Official-Statement Drills unrelated to regional incidents, says IDF spokesman GAZA CITY, May 27 (MENA) - Spokesman for the Israeli military Avichay Adraee stated on Monday that drills, which are being held in Israel, have nothing ....