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  • Delegations of el-Watan, el-Asala parties start visit to Gaza Strip

    Date: 2013-04-25 20:07:01 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:102 - ID:81249

    Palestine-Egypt-Gaza Delegations of el-Watan, el-Asala parties start visit to Gaza Strip      GAZA CITY, April 25 (MENA) – Two delegations of el-Watan and el-Asala Salafist parties will visit the Gaza Strip today, upon an ....

  • Abbas asserts independence of judiciary

    Date: 2013-04-25 18:00:05 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:89 - ID:81135

    Palestine-Judiciary Abbas asserts independence of judiciary      RAMALLAH, April 25 (MENA) – Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas stressed the independence of the judiciary, saying that no body has the right to meddle in its ....

  • Haniyeh crosses Rafah to Gaza

    Date: 2013-04-25 15:14:06 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:63 - ID:80932

    Egypt-Sinai-Hamas Haniyeh crosses Rafah to Gaza      RAFAH, Egypt, April 25 (MENA) – Hamas political bureau chief Ismail Haniyeh crossed Rafah border terminal back to Gaza after a several days' visit to Qatar.    ....

  • Middle East Council of Churches decries kidnap of two bishops in Syria

    Date: 2013-04-24 13:33:43 GMT - Lebanon - Middle East - SN:63 - ID:79063

    Lebanon-Syria-Churches Middle East Council of Churches decries kidnap of two bishops in Syria      BEIRUT, April 24 (MENA) - The Middle East Council of Churches condemned on Wednesday the kidnap of two bishops on Monday in ....

  • Three Israeli military planes violate Lebanese airspace

    Date: 2013-04-24 11:46:52 GMT - Lebanon - Middle East - SN:47 - ID:78985

    Lebanon-Israel Three Israeli military planes violate Lebanese airspace    BEIRUT, April 24 (MENA) - The Israeli warplanes resumed on Wednesday their violations of the Lebanese airspace, said a statement for the Lebanese Army ....

  • 3 gunmen killed in attack on checkpoint in Mosul

    Date: 2013-04-24 11:12:09 GMT - Iraq - Middle East - SN:39 - ID:78883

    Iraq-Gunmen 3 gunmen killed in attack on checkpoint in Mosul     BAGHDAD, April 24 (MENA) - The Iraqi security forces gunned down three gunmen while trying to attack a checkpoint in west of Mosul, Ninawa ....

  • PA to postpone condemnation of Israel at UNESCO

    Date: 2013-04-24 10:11:07 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:26 - ID:78798

    Palestine-Isael-Paper PA to postpone condemnation of Israel at UNESCO      GAZA CITY, April 24 (MENA) - The Palestinians have agreed to postpone bringing forward five resolutions condemning Israel before UNESCO's Board meeting in ....

  • 7 persons killed in attack by regime forces on villages in Homs countryside

    Date: 2013-04-24 09:52:09 GMT - Syria - Middle East - SN:20 - ID:78763

    Syria-Attack 7 persons killed in attack by regime forces on villages in Homs countryside     DAMASCUS, April 24 (MENA) - Seven persons were killed on Wednesday after regime forces attacked the villages of Solmiyah and Kamam in ....

  • Kidnapped Syrian bishops freed - official

    Date: 2013-04-24 00:21:57 GMT - Syria - Middle East - SN:114 - ID:78566

    Syria-Kidnapping Kidnapped Syrian bishops freed - official      DAMASCUS, April 23 (MENA) - A church official confirmed Tuesday that two bishops who were abducted by gunmen while traveling in northern Syria have been released, ....

  • Washington condemns violence in Iraq

    Date: 2013-04-23 21:58:51 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:107 - ID:78362

    US-Iraq Washington condemns violence in Iraq      WASHINGTON, April 23 (MENA) – The United States strongly condemned Tuesday the violence in Iraq that resulted in deaths of more than 20 people and left many others ....

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