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Turks react with concern to EU presidency appointment - Summary
Istanbul - The appointment of Belgian Prime Minister Herman Van Rompuy as president of the European Union was met with concern in Turkey because of the Belgian's previous comments against Ankara's joining the EU. The headlines of Turkey's major paper...

[Posted on : 2009-11-20 ] Category : [ Middle East (World) ]

Lebanon hands over six alleged terrorists to Saudi Arabia
Beirut - Six Saudis facing terrorism charges in Lebanon will briefly return to their home country at the request of the Saudi government, a Lebanese judicial source said Friday. The men allegedly participated in bloody gunfights with the Lebanese arm...

[Posted on : 2009-11-20 ] Category : [ Middle East (World) ]

Turks react with concern to EU presidency appointment
Istanbul - The appointment of Belgian Prime Minister Herman Van Rompuy as president of the European Union was met with concern in Turkey because of the Belgian's previous comments against Ankara's joining the EU. The headlines of Turkey's major paper...

[Posted on : 2009-11-20 ] Category : [ Middle East (World) ]

Discreetly, Saudis speculate about the throne succession - Feature
Jeddah - The palaces of Saudi Arabia's royal family lie concealed behind high walls. The ruling family Ibn Saud is however not only discreet when it comes to protecting its private sphere, but also the significance of the personnel decisions which ar...

[Posted on : 2009-11-20 ] Category : [ Middle East (World) ]

'Thousands' besiege Algerian Embassy in Cairo
Cairo - Thousands of people gathered in the streets around the Algerian embassy just after midnight Friday in Cairo, witnesses told the German Press Agency dpa. Witnesses said one of the bridges onto the exclusive island neighbourhood of Zamalek, whe...

[Posted on : 2009-11-20 ] Category : [ Middle East (World) ]

Brazil asks Israel to scrap planned expansion in occupied land
Brasilia - Brazil on Thursday weighed in on the Middle East peace process, asking Israel to scrap new home building plans in occupied East Jerusalem just prior to a visit from Palestinian National Authority President Mahmoud Abbas. In the statement, ...

[Posted on : 2009-11-19 ] Category : [ Middle East (World) ]

Israel bombs 'weapons factory' and two tunnels in Gaza - Summary
Tel Aviv - The Israel Air Force attacked what the military said was a weapons factory and two smuggling tunnels in the southern Gaza Strip before dawn Thursday, lightly injuring three people. The injured were civilians, Gaza emergency services chief ...

[Posted on : 2009-11-19 ] Category : [ Middle East (World) ]

Iraqi parliament to vote on vice-presidential veto of election law
Baghdad - The speaker of the Iraqi parliament said Thursday that there would be a vote this weekend on whether to overturn the vice president's veto of the country's new elections law - in a fresh hurdle for the country's planned elections. The issue...

[Posted on : 2009-11-19 ] Category : [ Middle East (World) ]

At least four killed in Mosul attacks
Mosul - At least four people were killed and six injured in two attacks in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul on Thursday, police there told the German Press Agency dpa. Three policemen were killed and five were injured by a roadside bomb as they patro...

[Posted on : 2009-11-19 ] Category : [ Middle East (World) ]

Ahmadinejad: Iran to go its way despite Western warnings
Tehran - Iran will go its way despite Western warnings, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Thursday, brushing off international warnings after the Islamic state apparently rejected a compromise deal on its controversial nuclear programme. Th...

[Posted on : 2009-11-19 ] Category : [ Middle East (World) ]

 

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