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  • Martin Indyk to be US representative on Israeli-Palestinian peace talks

    Martin Indyk to be US representative on Israeli-Palestinian peace talks

    Date: 2013-07-22 09:52:17 GMT - Israel - International - SN:2 - ID:210498

    Former US ambassador to Israel Martin Indyk might be appointed as the US representative at Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiations, Haaertz quoted US blogger Laura Rozen as saying on Sunday. Rozen suggested the US Secretary of State John Kerry ....

  • 6.9 magnitude earthquake strikes off New Zealand coast

    6.9 magnitude earthquake strikes off New Zealand coast

    Date: 2013-07-21 10:33:59 GMT - New Zealand - International - SN:6 - ID:209185

    WELLINGTON (MENA) - A 6.9 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of New Zealand on Sunday, ABC news reported quoting the U.S. Geological Survey. The epicenter was about 35 miles (57 kilometers) south of Wellington, New Zealand, the USGS said. ....

  • N.K. warns of 'catastrophe' from S. Korea-U.S. military drill

    N.K. warns of 'catastrophe' from S. Korea-U.S. military drill

    Date: 2013-07-21 10:31:41 GMT - south korea - International - SN:4 - ID:209181

    SEOUL (MENA) - North Korea warned Sunday of a "catastrophe" if South Korea and the United States push ahead with their annual military drill next month, Yonhap news agency reported. The Ulchi Freedom Guardian (UFG) is one of the two joint ....

  • Veteran White House journalist Helen Thomas dies, aged 92

    Veteran White House journalist Helen Thomas dies, aged 92

    Date: 2013-07-21 10:05:32 GMT - USA - International - SN:1 - ID:209144

    WASHINGTON (MENA) - Former White House correspondent Helen Thomas has died at the age of 92 after a long illness, ABC News reported Sunday. Thomas gained notoriety for asking short, straightforward questions of the past 10 US presidents, from ....

  • Israeli forces prevent Red Cross representative from visiting Barghouthi

    Israeli forces prevent Red Cross representative from visiting Barghouthi

    Date: 2013-07-20 16:06:08 GMT - palestine - International - SN:26 - ID:208531

    Israeli prisons administration prevented the Red Cross representative several times from visiting Palestinian prisoner Abdullah el-Barghouthi, said lawyer of the Palestinian prisoners ministry Hanan el-Khatib. The Israeli Jails administration ....

  • Russia declares support to Egypt in transitional period

    Russia declares support to Egypt in transitional period

    Date: 2013-07-20 15:40:03 GMT - Egypt - International - SN:23 - ID:208494

    Russia declared Saturday its support to Egypt during its current critical transitional period to fulfill the aspirations of all Egyptians. This came during a phone call between Egypt's Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy and his Russian counterpart ....

  • Ban Ki-moon welcomes Kerry's efforts to resume peace talks

    Ban Ki-moon welcomes Kerry's efforts to resume peace talks

    Date: 2013-07-20 12:59:03 GMT - USA - International - SN:13 - ID:208252

    NEW YORK (MENA) - The UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has commended efforts of US Secretary of State John Kerry to resume Israeli-Palestinian negotiations. “The Secretary-General welcomes the announcement by US Secretary of State Kerry today in ....

  • Turkish FM meets Syrian Turkmen Assembly president on developments in Syria

    Turkish FM meets Syrian Turkmen Assembly president on developments in Syria

    Date: 2013-07-19 15:41:31 GMT - Turkey - International - SN:16 - ID:207317

    Turkish Minister of Foreign Affairs Ahmet Davutoglu received Samir Hafez, President of the Syrian Turkmen Assembly , Anadolu Agency reported. During the meeting, which was held closed to the press, developments in Syria were tackled. ....

  • Iran: Morsi support could plunge Turkey into crisis

    Iran: Morsi support could plunge Turkey into crisis

    Date: 2013-07-19 13:35:22 GMT - Turkey - International - SN:9 - ID:207066

    An Iranian official said that Turkey could lapse into crisis for supporting Egypt's ousted president Mohammed Morsi, Turkey's Today's Zaman newspaper reported. Hossein Nakavi, the spokesman for the Iranian parliament's National Security and ....

  • Obama urges Netanyahu to resume peace negotiations with Palestinians

    Obama urges Netanyahu to resume peace negotiations with Palestinians

    Date: 2013-07-19 10:28:14 GMT - USA - International - SN:5 - ID:206843

    US President Barack Obama has urged Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu to resume negotiations with the Palestinian Authority "as soon as possible," the White House said in a statement issued late Thursday. The two leaders spoke by ....

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