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  • Palestinian minister thanks Egypt for facilitations to travelers

    Date: 2013-04-11 17:00:14 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:80 - ID:59705

    Egypt-Palestine-Transportation Palestinian minister thanks Egypt for facilitations to travelers       CAIRO, April 11 (MENA) - Palestinian Minister of Transportation and Communication Ali Abu Zuhri expressed on Thursday ....

  • Iran urges immediate UN probe of chemical weapons use in Syria

    Date: 2013-04-11 13:19:11 GMT - Netherlands - Middle East - SN:48 - ID:59374

    Iran-Syria-UNIran urges immediate UN probe of chemical weapons use in Syria   TEHRAN, April 11 (MENA) - Iran has called for the immediate dispatching of a UN team at the demand of the Syrian government to probe the use of chemical weapons ....

  • Palestinian, Israeli soldiers injured in clash in Al-Khalil

    Date: 2013-04-11 13:18:23 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:47 - ID:59263

    Israel-PalestinePalestinian, Israeli soldiers injured in clash in Al-Khalil    GAZA CITY, April 11 (MENA) - One Palestinian man was lightly injured from Israeli army fire in Al-Khalil Hebron Thursday as he resisted arrest, The ....

  • Expediency Council member Hassan Rohani to run for president

    Date: 2013-04-11 13:15:59 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:45 - ID:59522

    Iran-ElectionExpediency Council member Rohani to run for president   TEHRAN, April 11 (MENA) - Director of the Iranian Expediency Council’s Center of Strategic Studies Hassan Rohani has officially announced his candidacy for the ....

  • Move to widen help for Syrian rebels gains speed in West

    Date: 2013-04-11 11:34:29 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:28 - ID:59265

    US-Syria-Paper Move to widen help for Syrian rebels gains speed in West      NEW YORK, April 11 (MENA) -  A long-debated move by Western nations to expand support for Syria's opposition gained momentum on Wednesday, with the ....

  • Anti-blockade committee calls on UN to work on re-opening Gaza's commercial crossings

    Date: 2013-04-11 11:29:17 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:27 - ID:59267

    Palestine-IsraelAnti-blockade committee calls on UN to work on re-opening Gaza's commercial crossings   GAZA CITY, April 11 (MENA) - The Popular Committee Against the Siege on the Gaza Strip called on UN chief Ban Ki-moon to ratchet up ....

  • Japan provides $1.5 million to assist Syrian refugee children in Iraq

    Date: 2013-04-10 22:27:43 GMT - Iraq - Middle East - SN:117 - ID:58843

    Iraq-Japan-Syrian Refugees Japan provides $1.5 million to assist Syrian refugee children in Iraq    Baghdad, 10 April (MENA) – The Government of Japan has contributed $1.5 million to the United Nations Children’s Fund’s ....

  • Truck strikes eight cars in Israel, killing six

    Date: 2013-04-10 22:02:24 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:115 - ID:58838

    Israel-Deaths Truck strikes eight cars in Israel, killing six      GAZA CITY, April 10 (MENA) - A Truck driving downhill strikes a number of cars and pedestrians before flipping over and catching fire, The Jerusalem Post reported ....

  • Palestinian transportation minister arrives in Cairo

    Date: 2013-04-10 17:18:42 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:71 - ID:57962

    Egypt-Palestine-Arrival Palestinian transportation minister arrives in Cairo      CAIRO, April 10 (MENA) – Palestinian Minister of Transportation and Communication Ali Zaidan Abu Zuhri arrived in Cairo on ....

  • Guatemala recognizes Palestine as 'free, sovereign' state

    Date: 2013-04-10 15:06:32 GMT - Guatemala - Middle East - SN:63 - ID:57954

    Guatemala-Palestine Guatemala recognizes Palestine as 'free, sovereign' state       GUATEMALA CITY, April 10 (MENA)  - Guatemala has recognized Palestine as a sovereign state in the belief that this will help foster ....

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