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Hamas, Jihad: Israel's arrest of Quds mufti portends massive attack on al-Quds and Aqsa Mosque

Date: 2013-05-08 14:05:56 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:59 - ID:98783

Palestine-Israel-MuftiHamas, Jihad: Israel's arrest of Quds mufti portends massive attack on Quds and Aqsa Mosque   GAZA CITY, May 8 (MENA) - Israel's arrest of Quds Mufti sheikh Mohamed Hussein portends a massive Israeli attack on Al-Quds ....

Azhar Imam denounces detaining Al-Quds Mufti

Date: 2013-05-08 13:54:37 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:55 - ID:98941

Egypt-Azhar-Quds Azhar Imam denounces detaining Al-Quds Mufti      CAIRO, May 8 (MENA) - Grand Imam of Al-Azhar Sheikh Ahmed el-Tayyeb on Wednesday denounced detaining Mufti of Al-Quds Sheikh Mohamed Hussein by Israeli security ....

Israeli troops attack Palestinians in their lands

Date: 2013-05-08 13:26:05 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:51 - ID:98717

Palestine-Israel-Gaza Israeli troops attack Palestinians in their lands      GAZA CITY, May 8 (MENA) - Israeli forces opened fire at Palestinian farmers in their own lands, east of Gaza.     Security and medical ....

Abbas decries arrest of Al-Quds Grand Mufti, asks Israeli to immediately release him

Date: 2013-05-08 11:27:14 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:33 - ID:98694

Palestine-Israel-Abbas Abbas decries arrest of Al-Quds Grand Mufti, asks Israeli to immediately release him    RAMALLAH, May 8 (MENA) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas condemned on Wednesday Israeli forces' arrest of Grand Mufti of ....

Livni to meet Kerry in Rome for talks on resuming negotiations with Palestinians

Date: 2013-05-08 10:34:12 GMT - Italy - Middle East - SN:24 - ID:98500

Italy-Israel-Meeting Livni to meet Kerry in Rome for talks on resuming negotiations with Palestinians      ROME, May 8 (MENA) - Israeli Justice Minister Tzipi Livni, who is in charge of the file of negotiations with the ....

Israeli forces arrest Al-Quds Grand Mufti

Date: 2013-05-08 10:09:53 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:20 - ID:98602

Palestine-Mufti-ArrestIsraeli forces arrest Al-Quds Grand Mufti   RAMALLAH, May 8 (MENA) - Israeli occupation troops arrested Grand Mufti of Al-Quds Sheikh Mohamed Hussein after storming his house in Jabel Mukaber, south of Al-Quds ....

Russia, US to convene conference on Syria - Lavrov

Date: 2013-05-07 23:09:10 GMT - Russia - Middle East - SN:110 - ID:98256

Russia-US Russia, US to convene conference on Syria - Lavrov      MOSCOW, May 7 (MENA) - Russia and the United States agreed to encourage the Syrian government and the opposition to advance efforts in achieving a dialogue, calling ....

Iran FM underlines readiness to expand cooperation with Jordan

Date: 2013-05-07 18:42:01 GMT - Jordan - Middle East - SN:89 - ID:97942

Jordan-Iran-Relations Iran FM underlines readiness to expand cooperation with Jordan    AMMAN, May 7 (MENA) - Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi underlined on Tuesday his country's willingness to expand cooperation horizons with ....

Iranian FM arrives to Damascus

Date: 2013-05-07 18:22:21 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:87 - ID:97879

Iran-Syria-Political Iranian FM arrives to Damascus    TEHRAN, May 7 (MENA) - Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi arrived in the Syrian capital, Damascus on Tuesday where he is expected to hold talks with President Bashar al-Assad, ....

NCHR condemns Israeli raids on Syria

Date: 2013-05-07 18:08:40 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:86 - ID:97847

Egypt-Human Rights-Condemnation NCHR condemns Israeli raids on Syria      CAIRO, May 7 (MENA) – The National Council for Human Rights (NCHR) has condemned Israeli raids on Syria describing the attack as a violation of the UN ....