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  • 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 ....

  • Dialogue only way to settle problems in region - church council

    Date: 2013-04-10 14:48:51 GMT - Lebanon - Middle East - SN:60 - ID:57959

    Lebanon-Churches Dialogue only way to settle problems in region - church council      BEIRUT, April 10 (MENA) - The Middle East Council of Churches expressed on Wednesday concern over what is taking place in the region, saying ....

  • Abbas to open Palestinian embassy in Kuwait in mid April

    Date: 2013-04-10 13:54:17 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:54 - ID:57966

    Palestine-Kuwait-VisitAbbas to open Palestinian embassy in Kuwait in mid-April   RAMALLAH, April 10 (MENA) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will open the Palestinian embassy in Kuwait during an official visit to the Gulf state in mid- ....

  • Russia sends humanitarian aid to Syrian refugees in Lebanon, Jordan

    Date: 2013-04-10 13:38:14 GMT - Russia - Middle East - SN:49 - ID:57860

    Russia-Syria-AidRussia sends humanitarian aid to Syrian refugees in Lebanon, Jordan       MOSCOW, April 10 (MENA) - Russia is sending humanitarian aid to Syrian refugees in Lebanon and Jordan.    Russia Today ....

  • Bushehr nuclear power plant not affected by earthquake

    Date: 2013-04-10 00:00:24 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:137 - ID:57175

    Iran-Earthquake Bushehr nuclear power plant not affected by earthquake    TEHRAN, April 9 (MENA) – The Russian company that has constructed the Bushehr nuclear power plant said that the earthquake that struck the town of Kaki near ....

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