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Somalia Conference will help build Somali capacity – UK minister

Date: 2013-05-05 23:29:45 GMT - United Kingdom - Middle East - SN:117 - ID:95242

UK-Somalia-Statement Somalia Conference will help build Somali capacity – UK minister    LONDON, May 5 (MENA) – UK Minister for Africa, Mark Simmonds stressed on Sunday that next week’s Somalia Conference in London ....

Israeli embassies on high alert, fearing Hezbollah revenge

Date: 2013-05-05 20:10:15 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:103 - ID:95061

Israel-Embassies Israeli embassies on high alert, fearing Hezbollah revenge    GAZA, May 5 (MENA) – Following the alleged Israeli attack in Syria and fearing a possible Hezbollah retaliation, the security alertness level in ....

Report: Israel closes airspace to civilian flights in North

Date: 2013-05-05 19:56:28 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:101 - ID:95022

Israel-Airspace Report: Israel closes airspace to civilian flights in North      GAZA CITY, May 5 (MENA) - Israel decided Sunday afternoon to close its airspace in the North to civilian air traffic following alleged Israeli air ....

Pro-government website: Syria deploys rockets at Israel

Date: 2013-05-05 19:42:27 GMT - Syria - Middle East - SN:99 - ID:95016

Syria-Israel Pro-government website: Syria deploys rockets at Israel      DAMASCUS, May 5 (MENA) - A pro-government website said Syria troops deployed rocket batteries targeting Israel.    Citing well-informed sources, ....

Algeria court sentences two Islamists to death

Date: 2013-05-05 19:01:30 GMT - Algeria - Middle East - SN:96 - ID:95004

Algeria-Terrorism-Sentence Algeria court sentences two Islamists to death      ALGIERS, May 5 (MENA) - Two Islamists accused of killing 500 people during Algeria’s civil war, including the rape and murder of 60 women, were ....

Senior Hamas officials denied entry to Egypt

Date: 2013-05-05 17:05:39 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:80 - ID:94868

Palestine-Egypt-Hamas Senior Hamas officials denied entry to Egypt     GAZA CITY, May 5 (MENA) - The Islamic resistance movement Hamas said that Egyptian security bodies denied two senior Hamas officials entry to Egypt via Rafah ....

Seventh batch of Saudi medical aid to Palestinians arrives in Arish

Date: 2013-05-05 17:03:28 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:78 - ID:94740

Egypt-Palestine-Saudi Aid Seventh batch of Saudi medical aid to Palestinians arrives in Arish      ARISH, Egypt, May 5 (MENA) – The seventh batch of Saudi medical aid to Palestinians arrived on Sunday at Arish International ....

Hamas, Jihad ask Iran and Arab countries for immediate intervention to resolve Syrian crisis

Date: 2013-05-05 16:58:47 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:76 - ID:94856

Palestine-Hamas-Syria Hamas, Jihad ask Iran and Arab countries for immediate intervention to resolve Syrian crisis      GAZA, May 5 (MENA) – Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad groups urged on Sunday, Arab countries and Iran ....

2 Iron Dome batteries deployed in north Israel

Date: 2013-05-05 16:26:22 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:71 - ID:94611

Israel-Iron Dome 2 Iron Dome batteries deployed in north Israel        GAZA CITY, May 5 (MENA) - Israel's Two Iron Dome batteries were deployed in Safed and Haifa, as a result of tensions in the area, Ynetnews reported on ....

Israeli warplanes violate Lebanese airspace

Date: 2013-05-05 14:56:21 GMT - Lebanon - Middle East - SN:63 - ID:94604

Lebanon-Israel Israeli warplanes violate Lebanese airspace    BEIRUT, March 8 (MENA) - Israeli warplanes continued daily violations of the Lebanese airspace on Sunday, security sources in South Lebanon said.   The Israeli ....