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  • Ashton congratulates Hamdallah on appointment as new Palestinian PM

    Date: 2013-06-04 11:37:52 GMT - Belgium - Middle East - SN:19 - ID:139488

    EU-Palestine Ashton congratulates Hamdallah on appointment as new Palestinian PM BRUSSELS, June 4 (MENA) - EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton congratulated Rami Hamdallah on his appointment as new Palestinian prime minister to replace ....

  • Iran marks 24th anniversary of Imam Khomeini’s passing

    Date: 2013-06-04 11:36:35 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:18 - ID:139446

    Iran-Khomeini-Anniversary Iran marks 24th anniversary of Imam Khomeini’s passing TEHRAN, June 24 (MENA) - Iran is commemorating the 24th anniversary of the passing of the founder of the Islamic Republic, Ayatollah Seyyed Rouhollah ....

  • Turkish stock exchange plunges following protests

    Date: 2013-06-04 11:09:00 GMT - Turkey - Middle East - SN:15 - ID:139409

    Turkey-Bourse Turkish stock exchange plunges following protests ANKARA, June 4 (MENA) - Istanbul's stock exchange suffered its biggest one-day loss in a decade as it closed down 10.5 percent lower as anti-government protests stretched into ....

  • Israel continues to breach Lebanese skies

    Date: 2013-06-04 10:56:50 GMT - Lebanon - Middle East - SN:14 - ID:139341

    Lebanon-Israel Israel continues to breach Lebanese skies BEIRUT, June 4 (MENA) - Israel continued its daily violations of the Lebanese skies on Tuesday. An Israeli reconnaissance aircraft flew over the southern Lebanese village of ....

  • 22-year-old man killed in protests in Turkey's Hatay province

    Date: 2013-06-04 10:52:15 GMT - Turkey - Middle East - SN:13 - ID:139343

    Turkey-Protests-Death 22-year-old man killed in protests in Turkey's Hatay province ANKARA, June 4 (MENA) - A 22-year-old man died in a hospital after being shot during anti-government protests in southern Turkey, the NTV television ....

  • Israel lets in 250 trucks via Karm Abu Salem crossing

    Date: 2013-06-04 10:47:11 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:12 - ID:139345

    Palestine-Israel-Crossing Israel lets in 250 aid-laden trucks via Karm Abu Salem crossing GAZA CITY, June 4 (MENA) - Israeli occupation authorities agreed on letting in 250 trucks carrying goods to the Palestinians via Karm Abu Salem ....

  • Turkey's union to start two-day strike

    Date: 2013-06-04 10:46:30 GMT - Turkey - Middle East - SN:11 - ID:139373

    Turkey-Strike Turkey's union to start two-day strike ANKARA, June 4 (MENA) - One of Turkey's big trade union groups is staging a two-day strike to support continuing anti-government protests in a number of cities, BBC reported on ....

  • Turkish doctors' group says protester died of injuries after vehicle hit

    Date: 2013-06-03 18:07:13 GMT - Turkey - Middle East - SN:67 - ID:138653

    Turkey-Protesters-Death Turkish doctors' group says protester died of injuries after vehicle hit ANKARA, June 3 (MENA) - Turkish doctors' group says a protester has died of injuries after vehicle slammed into crowd, ABC News reported on ....

  • Russia says US not putting enough pressure on Syria opposition

    Date: 2013-06-03 15:08:29 GMT - Russia - Middle East - SN:40 - ID:138314

    Russia-US-Syria Russia says US not putting enough pressure on Syria opposition MOSCOW, June 3 (MENA) - The United States is not putting enough pressure on the Syrian opposition to participate in an international peace conference and drop ....

  • 2 Fatah leaders visit Gaza to push Palestinian reconciliation

    Date: 2013-06-03 11:51:50 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:20 - ID:137738

    Palestine- Gaza City- Fatah 2 Fatah leaders visit Gaza to push Palestinian reconciliation Gaza City, June 3 (MENA) - Central Committee of Fatah members Nabil Shaath and Othman Abu Ghariba arrived in the Gaza strip Sunday night coming from ....

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