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Syrian FM arrives in Baghdad

Date: 2013-05-26 13:20:36 GMT - Iraq - Middle East - SN:36 - ID:125812

Iraq-Syria-Arrival Syrian FM on surprise visit to Baghdad BAGHDAD, May 26 (MENA) - Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem arrived here on Sunday. Al-Arabiya satellite channel carried the news, giving no further details. (MENA) RR/DA ....

Israeli forces arrest 2 teens

Date: 2013-05-26 11:44:33 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:31 - ID:125634

Palestine-Israel-Arrest Israeli forces arrest 2 teens RAMALLAH, May 26 (MENA) - Israeli forces arrested two teenagers in the West Bank city of Hebron and Bethlehem, security sources said on Sunday. The 16-year-old youths were ....

Lebanese interior minister: Today's rocket attack act of sabotage

Date: 2013-05-26 10:26:47 GMT - Lebanon - Middle East - SN:20 - ID:125647

Lebanon-Security-Statements Lebanese interior minister: Today's rocket attack act of sabotage BEIRUT, May 26 (MENA) - Lebanese caretaker Interior Minister Marwan Charbel said that Sunday's rocket attack on the southern suburb of Beirut ....

Sound bomb detonated in Istanbul kids park

Date: 2013-05-26 10:00:06 GMT - Turkey - Middle East - SN:17 - ID:125598

Turkey-Blast Sound bomb detonated in Istanbul kids park ANKARA, May 26 (MENA) - An unidentified person threw late Saturday a sound bomb at a children park in Istanbul. The park sustained slight structural damage, but no casualties ....

Iran's Foreign Ministry condemns deadly terrorist attacks in Niger

Date: 2013-05-26 09:59:16 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:16 - ID:125577

Iran-Blasts Iran's Foreign Ministry condemns deadly terrorist attacks in Niger TEHRAN, May 26 (MENA) - Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Seyyed Abbas Araqchi has condemned the recent terrorist attacks in Niger, which led to the death and ....

28 killed, injured in Mosul house blast

Date: 2013-05-26 09:39:29 GMT - Iraq - Middle East - SN:14 - ID:125574

Iraq-Blast 28 killed, injured in Mosul house blast BAGHDAD, May 26 (MENA) - Twenty-eight people - mostly policemen - were killed and injured in a blast of an explosive-packed house in southern Mosul in Ninawa governorate, 405 km north of ....

Iraq authority forced Syrian plane to land for inspection at Baghdad airport

Date: 2013-05-26 09:38:52 GMT - Iraq - Middle East - SN:13 - ID:125555

Iraq-Syria-Aviation Iraq authority forced Syrian plane to land for inspection at Baghdad airport BAGHDAD, May 26 (MENA) - The Iraq Civil Aviation Authority (ICCA) forced a Syrian plane coming from Moscow en route to Damascus to land for ....

5 injured in rocket attack on southern suburb in Lebanon

Date: 2013-05-26 09:36:10 GMT - Lebanon - Middle East - SN:10 - ID:125523

Lebanon-Rockets 5 injured in rocket attack on southern suburb in Lebanon BEIRUT, May 26 (MENA) - Five persons were injured when two "Grad" rockets hit a district in the southern part of Beirut on Sunday, according to Lebanese sources. ....

Gaza gov't hails Egyptian support to health sector

Date: 2013-05-25 19:26:08 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:64 - ID:125095

Palestine-Egypt-Gaza Gaza gov't hails Egyptian support to health sector GAZA CITY, May 25 (MENA) – Hamas government in Gaza enclave hailed Egyptian support to health sector in Gaza during the Israeli siege on the enclave. An ....

Israeli expert says Syria cyberattack foiled

Date: 2013-05-25 19:19:16 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:61 - ID:125062

Israel-Syria-Attack Israeli expert says Syria cyberattack foiled GAZA May 25 (MENA) - An Israeli security expert says Syrian hackers tried to break into the computers of the water system of the city of Haifa. Speaking at a lecture on ....