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ANALYSIS: Effects of probable Israeli-Palestinian swap already clear
Tel Aviv - A prisoner swap involving Palestinians and Arab- Israelis in Israeli jails being freed in return for a soldier held in the Gaza Strip for more than three years, has yet to be completed, but its probable effects are already apparent. The Is...

[Posted on : 2009-11-24 ] Category : [ Middle East (World) ]

No deal with Hamas yet, Israel's Netanyahu says - Summary
Gaza/Jerusalem/Cairo/Damascus - Israel and the Palestinian Islamist party Hamas were cautious Tuesday over efforts by a German mediator to conclude indirect negotiations on a prisoner swap. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned Tuesday tha...

[Posted on : 2009-11-24 ] Category : [ Middle East (World) ]

Iraq's January election could be delayed, warns official
Baghdad - Iraq's planned election for January was again in doubt Tuesday, after an election official said that the vice president's rejection of an electoral law governing the poll left little hope of the vote taking place on time. It will be imposs...

[Posted on : 2009-11-24 ] Category : [ Middle East (World) ]

Jordan opposition welcomes dissolution of lower house
Amman - Jordan's Islamic-led opposition on Tuesday welcomed the dissolution of the lower house of parliament, but insisted on the amendment of the country's present election law as a vehicle for real political change. It is a wise step on the part o...

[Posted on : 2009-11-24 ] Category : [ Middle East (World) ]

German foreign minister: nuclear Iran unacceptable
Jerusalem - German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle Tuesday refused to rule out sharper sanctions against Iran over its nuclear aspirations. Nuclear armament of Iran is, for us, not in any way acceptable, he told a news conference in Jerusalem wi...

[Posted on : 2009-11-24 ] Category : [ Middle East (World) ]

EXTRA: No deal on prisoners exchange yet, says Netanyahu
Jerusalem - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday no deal had yet been sealed on a prisoners exchange with the radical Islamist Hamas movement ruling Gaza. There still isn't any conclusion, any deal, any decision, he told reporters...

[Posted on : 2009-11-24 ] Category : [ Middle East (World) ]

Turkey's public sector unions to stage 24 hour strike
Istanbul - Some of Turkey's largest public sector unions are to stage a one-day strike to protest against the government's labour policies, it was announced Tuesday. The strike - to last all Wednesday - is expected to affect schools, hospitals and pu...

[Posted on : 2009-11-24 ] Category : [ Middle East (World) ]

Iraqi MP threatens to cut trade with Syria over Baghdad attacks
Baghdad - An Iraqi lawmaker, in remarks published Monday, threatened to cut economic ties with Syria if Damascus does not extradite men Iraq accuses of involvement in attacks in Baghdad. Baghdad may have to reconsider its economic relations with Syr...

[Posted on : 2009-11-24 ] Category : [ Middle East (World) ]

1STLEAD: Israeli planes strike again in Gaza, three wounded
GazaCity - Israeli warplanes bombed three targets in the Gaza Strip before dawn Tuesday, responding to two rockets fired into southern Israel the previous evening, the Israeli military and Palestinian health officials said. Two smuggling tunnels in R...

[Posted on : 2009-11-24 ] Category : [ Middle East (World) ]

Iran backpedals on nuclear deal rejection
Tehran - Iran has not rejected an uranium-exchange deal but first wants guarantees that it would be fully implemented, Foreign Ministry spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast said Tuesday. We have not disagreed with the deal but we just want assurances that w...

[Posted on : 2009-11-24 ] Category : [ Middle East (World) ]

 

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