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  • PNC: Palestinian national rights of return, self-determination "inalienable"

    Date: 2013-05-14 14:44:18 GMT - Jordan - Middle East - SN:61 - ID:108017

    Jordan-Palestine PNC: Palestinian national rights of return, self-determination "inalienable"    AMMAN, May 14 (MENA) - The Palestinian National Council (PNC) asserted that the Palestinians' national rights of  return, according to ....

  • Hardline Jewish groups call for storming Al-Aqsa Mosque Thursday

    Date: 2013-05-14 14:20:33 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:56 - ID:107997

    Palestine-IsraelHardline Jewish groups call for storming Al-Aqsa Mosque Thursday   RAMALLAH, May 14 (MENA) - Hardline Jewish groups urged their supporters to storm the holy Al-Aqsa on Thursday on the occasion of the so-called Torah ....

  • Israel detains five Palestinians in WB, Gaza Strip

    Date: 2013-05-14 13:54:34 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:49 - ID:108123

    Palestine-Israel-Arrests Israel detains five Palestinians in WB, Gaza Strip   GAZA CITY, May 14 (MENA) - Israel detained Tuesday five Palestinians in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip.   Two Palestinian youths of the same family ....

  • Regional states must maintain security: Iranian official

    Date: 2013-05-14 12:10:27 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:32 - ID:107804

    Iran-Peace-StatementsRegional states must maintain security: Iranian official    TEHRAN, May 14 (MENA) - Secretary of Iran’s Expediency Council Mohsen Rezaei says regional countries should cooperate to maintain security and bring ....

  • Russian, UAE FMs discuss Syria on phone

    Date: 2013-05-14 11:34:19 GMT - Russia - Middle East - SN:23 - ID:107762

    Russia-UAE-SyriaRussian, UAE FMs discuss Syria on phone   MOSCOW, May 14 (MENA) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov discussed with his UAE counterpart Abdullah Al-Nahyan over the phone the Syrian civil war and bilateral relations, d ....

  • Israel shuts down Karm Abu-Salem crossing for two days over holidays

    Date: 2013-05-14 09:50:01 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:15 - ID:107640

    Palestine-Israel-GazaIsrael shuts down Karm Abu-Salem crossing for two days over holidays   GAZA CITY, May 14 (MENA) - Israeli authorities decided to close the commercial Karm Abu-Salem (Kerem Shalom) crossing, southeast of the Gaza Strip, ....

  • Security Council condemns deadly car bomb attacks in Turkey

    Date: 2013-05-13 23:42:07 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:142 - ID:107408

    UN-Security Council-Turkey Security Council condemns deadly car bomb attacks in Turkey    NEW YORK, May 13 (MENA) – The Security Council members condemned Monday the deadly attack in Turkey over the weekend and expressed their ....

  • US says Syria peace conference to sweep to June

    Date: 2013-05-13 22:54:44 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:137 - ID:107326

    US-Syria-Conference US says Syria peace conference to sweep to June    WASHINGTON, May 13 (MENA) - An expected conference to gather representatives of the Syrian government and opposition to try to end the Syrian crisis may be ....

  • Militia contracted by Washington ‘complicit’ in Benghazi attacks-US diplomat

    Date: 2013-05-13 21:55:19 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:133 - ID:107276

    US-Libya-Paper Militia contracted by Washington ‘complicit’ in Benghazi attacks-US diplomat    WASHINGTON, May 13 (MENA) – A US diplomat said Monday that a militia hired to protect the US consulate in Libya ended up ....

  • Huge fire in Maadi put out

    Date: 2013-05-13 15:55:26 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:80 - ID:106656

    Egypt-Fire-Security Huge fire  in Maadi put out    CAIRO, May 13 (MENA) – Firefighters Monday succeeded to extinguish a huge fire that erupted in a famous fish restaurant in Cairo district of al-Maadi.    The ....

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