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  • Saudi woman makes history by reaching Everest summit

    Date: 2013-05-18 20:33:27 GMT - Nepal - Middle East - SN:62 - ID:114781

    Nepal-Everest Saudi woman makes history by reaching Everest summit      KATHMANDU, Nepal, May 18 (MEAN) - A Saudi woman has made history by reaching the summit of the world's highest mountain, the BBC reported on ....

  • Gaza Foreign Ministry: Contacts underway with Egypt to reopen Rafah terminal

    Date: 2013-05-18 14:00:05 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:27 - ID:114195

    Palestine-Gaza-Contacts Gaza Foreign Ministry: Contacts underway with Egypt to reopen Rafah terminal       GAZA CITY, May 18 (MENA) - The foreign ministry in Gaza's Hamas government said on Saturday that it is in constant ....

  • Arab ambassadors meet UN official over Israel's violations in Al-Quds

    Date: 2013-05-17 14:16:18 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:38 - ID:112852

    UN-Egypt-PalestineArab ambassadors meet UN official over Israel's violations in Al-Quds   NEW YORK, May 17 (MENA) - Egypt's permanent envoy to the United Nations Ambassador Motaz Ahmadan Khalil along with ambassadors of Libya, Lebanon and ....

  • Westerwelle sees peace 'opportunity' in Middle East

    Date: 2013-05-17 12:53:56 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:32 - ID:112819

    Israel-GermanyWesterwelle sees peace 'opportunity' in Middle East   GAZA CITY, May 17 (MENA) - German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle has begun a visit to Tel Aviv by urging Israel and the Palestinians to use a "window of opportunity" ....

  • Russia says it will ship missiles to Syria

    Date: 2013-05-17 11:39:35 GMT - Russia - Middle East - SN:24 - ID:112756

    Russia-SyriaRussia says it will ship missiles to Syria    MOSCWO, May 17 (MENA) - Moscow plans to deliver already contracted ground-to-air missile systems to Syria, Russian officials said Friday, The Wall Street Journal said.   ....

  • Rafah Terminal closed to show support for Kidnapped soldiers

    Date: 2013-05-17 11:38:06 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:23 - ID:112750

    Egypt-North Sinai-Governorates Rafah Terminal closed to show support for Kidnapped soldiers    RAFAH, Egypt, May 17 (MENA) – Rafah terminal has been closed since the early hours of Friday to show support with the seven Egyptian ....

  • Russian FM slams Mideast Quartet as ‘passive’

    Date: 2013-05-17 10:57:17 GMT - Russia - Middle East - SN:18 - ID:112668

    Russia-MideastRussian FM slams Mideast Quartet as ‘passive’   MOSCOW, May 17 (MENA) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has criticized the Middle East Quartet mediating the peace process in the Israeli-Palestinian ....

  • Three peacekeepers briefly kidnapped in Golan Heights: official

    Date: 2013-05-17 09:27:53 GMT - Syria - Middle East - SN:12 - ID:112521

    Syria-Golan-Kidnapping Three peacekeepers briefly kidnapped in Golan Heights: official    DAMASCUS, May 17 (MENA) - UN peacekeeping chief Herve Ladsous said three UN peacekeepers in the Golan Heights had been kidnapped for about five hours ....

  • Guardian: For Syria, the civil war is still to come

    Date: 2013-05-16 12:36:46 GMT - United Kingdom - Middle East - SN:39 - ID:111271

    Britain-Syria-PaperGuardian: For Syria, the civil war is still to come   LONDON, May 16 (MENA) - The US and Russia announced plans for a conference on Syria last week. The world can be forgiven for wondering: what use is that? Indeed, what ....

  • Libya army denies assassination attempt on chief of staff

    Date: 2013-05-15 23:40:26 GMT - Libya - Middle East - SN:133 - ID:110825

    Libya-DenialLibya army denies assassination attempt on chief of staff   TRIPOLI, May 15 (MENA) - The Libyan army denied media reports about an assassination attempt on the army chief of staff in the capital Tripoli.   ....

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