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Tuesday, March 3, 2015 from NPR Topics: Middle EastOn assignment in Israel, Steve Inskeep talks to NPR's Mid-East Correspondent Emily Harris about the potential political impact in Israel of Prime Minister Netanyahu's speech to the U.S. Congress.
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Tuesday, March 3, 2015 from NPR Topics: Middle EastThe battle to retake Tikrit could say a lot about what happens next in the region. Renee Montagne talks to Vali Nasr, dean of the School for Advanced International Studies at Johns Hopkins University.
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Tuesday, March 3, 2015 from NYT > Middle EastPresident Obama and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel offered divergent approaches to Iran but tried to cool down the personal nature of any dispute.
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Tuesday, March 3, 2015 from NPR Topics: Middle EastIsraeli Prime Minister Netanyahu speaks to a joint meeting of Congress on Tuesday. The speech highlights differences between the U.S. and Israel on how to stop Iran from going nuclear.
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Tuesday, March 3, 2015 from Middle East and North Africa | The GuardianBefore the 2013 election, Tony Abbott became a straight-talking sceptic of western intervention. Now the neocon with a big stick has returned Tony Abbott’s announcement to deploy 300 Australian army instructors to Iraq by the middle of t...
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Tuesday, March 3, 2015 from BBC News - Middle EastHow Iran is playing key role in Iraq's fight to retake Tikrit
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Tuesday, March 3, 2015 from Middle East newsSyria may have fallen into its vicious civil war due, in part, to a drought caused by climate change in what scientists say is strongest connection between violence and human-caused climate change
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Monday, March 2, 2015 from Middle East News: News and Headlines from Iraq, Iran, Israel, Lebanon & More - The Washington PostBAGHDAD — Iraqi forces backed by Shiite militiamen and Sunni tribal fighters opened a large-scale operation Monday seeking to retake the Islamic State-held city of Tikrit, a critical steppingstone for wider attempts to reclaim territory...
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Tuesday, March 3, 2015 from Middle East - Voice of AmericaIt's the kind of scenario that climate scientists have long predicted. According to a new study, climate change helped set off a chain of events leading to the Syrian civil war. Another study in the same issue of the Proceedings of the N...
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Monday, March 2, 2015 from Middle East Online :: Main English ChannelPLO is also planning to sue Israel over its policy of settlement building on land they want for future state.
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Monday, March 2, 2015 from RSS for Middle EastFranken to skip Netanyahu speech, says it's 'uncomfortable' and should not be happening
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Tuesday, March 3, 2015 from NYT > Middle EastOne of Libya’s Parliaments appointed Gen. Khalifa Hifter on Monday be the commander in chief of the army in its war against Islamists, possibly damaging negotiations to stop the war in the North African nation.
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Tuesday, March 3, 2015 from International Business TimesA Canadian man, who died while fighting for the Islamic State group in northern Syria and later became the face of ISIS recruiting videos, convinced five Toronto men to join him, the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. reported. Andre Poulin, w...
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Monday, March 2, 2015 from Middle East - Voice of AmericaTop diplomats from the United States and Iran began another round of nuclear talks Monday, as Israel's prime minister prepares for a speech in Washington on the perils of a potential agreement with Tehran. U.S. Secretary of State John Ke...
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Monday, March 2, 2015 from Middle East and North Africa | The GuardianKhalifa Belgacem Haftar to be sworn in on Tuesday before parliament in move likely to deepen divisions in conflict-torn Libya A once-retired general leading a sweeping offensive against Islamists has been named Libyan army chief, an offi...
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Tuesday, March 3, 2015 from Middle East - Voice of AmericaThe Iraqi operation to take back Tikrit from Islamic State militants is the largest-scale offensive Baghdad has launched against the group. Reports from the region say about 30,000 of Iraq’s military members and militia fighters are part...
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Tuesday, March 3, 2015 from International Business TimesPalestinians encouraging a boycott of Israeli goods in the West Bank began confiscating goods on Tuesday, according to boycott leader Abdullah Kmail. The move began after activists dumped a truckload of Israeli dairy products in a public...
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Tuesday, March 3, 2015 from International Business TimesA prolonged drought in Syria, exacerbated by man-made climate change, played a crucial role in pushing the country toward a brutal, protracted civil war that has so far cost 200,000 lives, according to a new study published Monday in the...
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Monday, March 2, 2015 from Middle East Eye - RSS FeedLanguage Undefined Prosecutor general vows swift action after explosion kills young lawyer who had just signed oath of admission at court building
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Monday, March 2, 2015 from Middle East and North Africa | The GuardianThe Hazm movement had been seen as the ‘poster boy’ of the moderate opposition Washington hopes can be trained to oust President Bashar al-Assad US policy towards Syria has suffered a new blow with the dissolution of the Hazm movement, i...
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Monday, March 2, 2015 from RSS for Middle EastBipartisan letter being circulated in House raises concerns over Iran nuclear talks
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Tuesday, March 3, 2015 from Middle East - Los Angeles TimesThousands of Iraqi troops backed by Iranian-trained Shiite Muslim militias pushed north Monday toward Tikrit, Iraq, marking a major offensive to wrest control of the strategic and heavily symbolic city from the militant group Islamic State.
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Monday, March 2, 2015 from Gulf News, News in Gulf, Latest Middle East News, Daily News | World News - Times of IndiaThe Palestinians are to lodge their first complaint against Israel for alleged war crimes at the International Criminal Court on April 1, a senior official said on Sunday.
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Monday, March 2, 2015 from RSS for Middle EastObama aide Susan Rice tells pro-Israel group bad Iran nuclear deal is worse than no deal
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Monday, March 2, 2015 from Middle East Eye - RSS FeedLanguage Undefined Israeli army say they will investigate what they say is an isolated incident, which rights groups say represents wider policy
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Tuesday, March 3, 2015 from International Business TimesAustralian Prime Minister Tony Abbott announced Tuesday that a further 300 troops will be sent to Iraq to train local forces fighting the Islamic State group. The additional troops will bring Australia’s total troop presence in Iraq to a...
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Monday, March 2, 2015 from Middle East Eye - RSS FeedLanguage Undefined After joining International Criminal Court in January, Palestine to launch case over Israeli war crimes in Gaza and settlement-building activities
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Monday, March 2, 2015 from NYT > Middle EastShin Bet, Israel’s internal security agency, accused one of the defendants of storing merchandise in his warehouse on the Gaza border and organizing its transfer.
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Monday, March 2, 2015 from CNN.com - WORLD/Middle East
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Monday, March 2, 2015 from NYT > Middle EastA bomb placed in a lamppost outside a central courthouse broke windows but otherwise did only minimal damage to the building.
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Tuesday, March 3, 2015 from BBC News - Middle EastThe founder member of al-Qaeda who worked for MI6
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Tuesday, March 3, 2015 from Middle East Eye - RSS FeedLanguage Undefined Some 30-40 US congressmen plan to boycott Netanyahu's address on Tuesday, including Vice President Joe Biden
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Monday, March 2, 2015 from Middle East Eye - RSS FeedLanguage Undefined Shiite militants take four Islah party members to an undisclosed location
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Monday, March 2, 2015 from Middle East and North Africa | The GuardianUS study claims regime’s unsustainable agricultural policies meant drought led to collapse of farming in north-eastern region and triggered mass migration to cities and added to feelings of discontent The prolonged and devastating drough...
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Tuesday, March 3, 2015 from Middle East and North Africa | The GuardianPrime minister says decision, in line with requests from the US and Iraq, is ‘next phase’ of Australia’s contribution to fight against Isis Australia will deploy another 300 troops to Iraq to work with New Zealand counterparts on a joint...
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Monday, March 2, 2015 from RSS for Middle EastIsraeli leader with an eye for history considers blocking Iran nuclear deal a matter of legacy
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Monday, March 2, 2015 from Middle East Online :: Main English ChannelTurkish President’s meeting with King comes one day after Egyptian President held talks with monarch, and precedes visit by Pakistan's Prime Minister.
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Tuesday, March 3, 2015 from BBC News - Middle EastIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said his coming speech to the US Congress is "not intended to disrespect" President Barack Obama.
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Monday, March 2, 2015 from Middle East - Voice of AmericaTurkey agreed in mid-February to join the United States in a train-and-equip program for Syrian rebel fighters, but Ankara and Washington have not ironed out their differences over the aims of the program. Turkish officials have stressed...
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Tuesday, March 3, 2015 from Middle East and North Africa | The GuardianFighters try to protect last pockets of Assyrian Christians after Islamic State kills dozens, captures 300 hostages and forces thousands into exile A few hundred Christian militants are at the vanguard of a fight in far north-eastern Syr...
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Tuesday, March 3, 2015 from Middle East - Voice of AmericaIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to again press his opposition to the ongoing negotiations over Iran's nuclear program as he delivers an address Tuesday to a joint meeting of the U.S. Congress. The Israeli leader has...
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Monday, March 2, 2015 from Middle East - Los Angeles TimesThe newly appointed attorney for a Washington Post journalist jailed for more than seven months in Iran said Monday that she had begun the lengthy process of reviewing confidential files in the high-profile case.
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Monday, March 2, 2015 from Middle East - Voice of AmericaIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has a deep bond with the United States and Americans. And as he prepares to give a controversial speech to the U.S. Congress in Washington on Tuesday, he knows the halls of political power in Ame...
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Tuesday, March 3, 2015 from Middle East and North Africa | The GuardianIndependent MP Andrew Wilkie responds to the announcement that extra Australian troops will be sent to Iraq. He says this is 'not part of a multinational coalition' but a 'virtually unilateral decision by the Abbott government to put boo...
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Tuesday, March 3, 2015 from Breaking news from the MIDDLE EASTAustralia will send more troops to Iraq to help train local security forces in their battle against the Islamic State group, Prime Minister Tony Abbott announced on Tuesday.
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Monday, March 2, 2015 from Sputnik InternationalAccording to a Kuwaiti newspaper, the Obama administration may have been willing to undertake drastic measures to prevent Israel from bombing Iranian nuclear facilities, even threatening to shoot down Israeli jets.
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Tuesday, March 3, 2015 from BBC News - Middle EastThe US president says Iran should freeze nuclear activity for 10 years, ahead of a controversial Washington speech by Israel's prime minister.
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Monday, March 2, 2015 from Middle East Eye - RSS FeedLanguage Undefined Ahead of controversial speech to Congress on Tuesday, Israeli PM insists that Washington and Tel Aviv 'share the same dreams'
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Monday, March 2, 2015 from Middle East and North Africa | The GuardianObama says Israel PM has been wrong before at Iran’s nuclear programme President plays down lasting effect of row over Netanyahu’s Congress speech President Barack Obama said on Monday that Iran should commit to a verifiable freeze of at...
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Monday, March 2, 2015 from Middle East - Voice of AmericaJason Rezaian, the Washington Post reporter detained in Iran for more than seven months, was granted access to a lawyer but not one of his choosing, his family said. Masoud Shafii, who has been attempting to secure official recognition a...
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Tuesday, March 3, 2015 from JPost.com - HomeThis was a speech for AIPAC, an appetizer to Tuesday’s main course.
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Tuesday, March 3, 2015 from The International Middle East Media Center - IMEMC NewsIsraeli soldiers invaded the town of Qabatia, south of the northern West Bank city of Jenin, on Tuesday at dawn. During the invasion, the soldiers shot and injured a young man, while scores of residents suffered the effects of tear gas i...
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Tuesday, March 3, 2015 from Arutz Sheva News - Middle EastTop Saudi government-controlled paper says Netanyahu's speech will serve Gulf interests more than Obama's 'foolish behavior.'
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Tuesday, March 3, 2015 from The Times of IsraelAntony Blinken predicts Netanyahu’s speech may have ‘corrosive effect’ on ties
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Monday, March 2, 2015 from Palestine Chronicle
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to address the U.S. Congress tomorrow about the perils of striking a nuclear deal with Iran. Netanyahu, not generally known for his measured rhetoric, has been vociferous in his publ... -
Monday, March 2, 2015 from JPost.com - HomeKerry warns Netanyahu against outlining details of proposed agreement in Tuesday address to Congress.
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Monday, March 2, 2015 from JPost.com - HomeIran’s Mahan Air made its first flight from Tehran to Sanaa on Sunday under the new civil aviation agreement; Drone attack in Yemen kills suspected al Qaeda militants - sources
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Tuesday, March 3, 2015 from Arutz Sheva News - Inside IsraelLast week's election debate may not have impacted the polls significantly, but it could signal a real shift in the way Israel does politics.
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Tuesday, March 3, 2015 from Arutz Sheva News - Middle EastNational Security Adviser tells AIPAC that Obama is committed to Israel's security and will not agree to a bad deal with Iran.
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Tuesday, March 3, 2015 from Arutz Sheva News - Middle EastPA decides to ignore fines on terrorist prisoners for attacks on Israelis, saying 'victims shouldn't pay for defending their rights.'
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Monday, March 2, 2015 from The International Middle East Media Center - IMEMC NewsIn the village of al-Khader, near Bethlehem, dozens of Palestinians suffocated by teargas inhalation during confrontations with the Israeli army, local sources reported.
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Tuesday, March 3, 2015 from The Times of IsraelMan and woman from Bedouin community in the Negev found lying on their bathroom floor
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Monday, March 2, 2015 from JPost.com - HomeHadi Kabalan also ordered to pay NIS 250,000 each to victim Ben-Shalush's mother and daughter and NIS 75,000 to his sister.
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Tuesday, March 3, 2015 from JPost.com - HomeSenator takes overt swipes at senior administration officials involved in negotiations.
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Monday, March 2, 2015 from Palestine ChronicleThe PLO is to lodge its first complaint against Israel for alleged war crimes at the International Criminal Court on April 1, a senior official told AFP on Monday. “One of the first important steps will be filing a complaint agains...
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Tuesday, March 3, 2015 from PNN - Palestine News NetworkPNN/ Hebron/ This morning, Israeli forces arrested Ihab Maher Abu Rmeileh, a seventh grader on his way to Al-Ibrahimia school inside the old city of Hebron; and was charged of having a geometric compass inside his schoolbag.
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Tuesday, March 3, 2015 from Arutz Sheva News - Middle EastHamas's Salah Bardawil issues a threat against Cairo after Egypt designates his group as a terrorist organization.
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Monday, March 2, 2015 from JPost.com - HomeJewish paper fires journalist who exposed senior rabbi.
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Monday, March 2, 2015 from The International Middle East Media Center - IMEMC NewsIsraeli forces abducted eight Palestinians in occupied East Jerusalem, including three teenagers, Monday at dawn, prisoner rights group Addameer said.
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Monday, March 2, 2015 from JPost.com - HomeThe reported halt in intelligence cooperation comes amid tensions over Iran talks, Netanyahu's speech to Congress.
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Monday, March 2, 2015 from Arutz Sheva News - Inside IsraelAfter pressing for demolition, state decides to settle for merely sealing the room of would-be assassin Arab terrorist.
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Monday, March 2, 2015 from JPost.com - HomeThe prize shines a spotlight on programs and organizations globally whose work best exemplifies the full inclusion of people with disabilities.
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Tuesday, March 3, 2015 from Arutz Sheva News - Inside IsraelLabor gets 24, ahead of 21 for Likud after a slight rebound to 14 Jewish Home falls back to fifth place.
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Tuesday, March 3, 2015 from PNN - Palestine News NetworkPNN/ Bethlehem IOF arrested 68 Palestinians in the past two days, during a wide campaign pursued by Israel on Palestinian illegal workers, who enter Israel without a working permit. The custody might be extended for 15 of them as Israeli...
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Monday, March 2, 2015 from JPost.com - HomeThe unions have demonstrated in cities across the South and Jerusalem in the past week, sometimes shutting down major intersections.
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Monday, March 2, 2015 from Arutz Sheva News - Inside IsraelAfter allowing MK Zoabi to run, Yisrael Beytenu head wants to clip the Court's wings expert says he's got his work cut out.
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Monday, March 2, 2015 from JPost.com - HomeDefending controversial address to Congress, PM says days are over when Jews remain silent in face of annihilation threats.
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Monday, March 2, 2015 from JPost.com - HomeNentanyahu views that his destiny is to protect the Jewish state, and -- by extension -- the future of the Jews. In his mind, this is why he was fated to come to power. Nothing less.
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Tuesday, March 3, 2015 from PNN - Palestine News NetworkPNN/ Ramallah/ The Palestinian police in Gaza Strip detained and assaulted the editor at Sawt Al-Quds radio station Khaled Ismael Abu Mghaiseb while he was covering a sit-in on Friday against poor living conditions in Gaza. They interrog...
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Monday, March 2, 2015 from JPost.com - HomeUnited Hatzalah founder Eli Beer receives a warm welcome from audience at DC symposium.
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Tuesday, March 3, 2015 from The Times of IsraelAudience members interrupt top official with applause at wrong moments
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Monday, March 2, 2015 from JPost.com - HomeThe Kamea Dance Company presents an evening of works by choreographers Itzik Galili and Tamir Ginz.
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Monday, March 2, 2015 from JPost.com - HomeThere are sharp party differences regarding Netanyahu, with the Republicans much more likely to view him positively (60%) than negatively (18%), while Democrats are evenly divided.
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Tuesday, March 3, 2015 from The International Middle East Media Center - IMEMC NewsSeveral Israeli soldiers, accompanied by a number of Israeli extremists, living in a nearby illegal colony, attacked on Monday evening, five Palestinians Palestinians in a their farmlands, near Bethlehem, and kidnapped them.
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Monday, March 2, 2015 from PNN - Palestine News NetworkPNN/ Ramallah The Palestinian High Court of Justice issued a landmark ruling against the Palestinian Lands Authority and in favour of Union Construction and Investment (UCI), Palestine’s leading real-estate development company, denouncin...
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Tuesday, March 3, 2015 from ynet - NewsWarren and Franken join scores of Democrats absenting themselves from Netanyahu's Congress address, which has put unprecedented stress on Israel-US relationship.
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Monday, March 2, 2015 from JPost.com - HomeThe Yad Elie concert raises money for needy kids
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Monday, March 2, 2015 from JPost.com - HomeAKIM-Jerusalem’s annual trek is a great opportunity to raise money for a good cause, take in some beautiful sights and meet new people.
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Tuesday, March 3, 2015 from The Times of IsraelSlain opposition politician had a Jewish mother; others in the community report rising incitement
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Monday, March 2, 2015 from The International Middle East Media Center - IMEMC NewsIsraeli gunboats again opened fire, Monday morning, towards fishermen's boats in the Gaza Strip, this time off the coasts of Sudaneya and Khan Younis.
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Tuesday, March 3, 2015 from The Times of IsraelA key and overlooked message of Purim is that Jews in the Diaspora don’t run from danger, they stay and fight
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Tuesday, March 3, 2015 from The Times of IsraelLarge scale operation to retake town with IRGC seen as preview of larger offensive for Mosul
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Tuesday, March 3, 2015 from JPost.com - HomeOnline election videos aren’t new to Israel, but they seem to have taken over this election’s campaigns.
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Monday, March 2, 2015 from JPost.com - HomeRice's address to pro-Israel lobby comes amid tensions between Netanyahu and Obama Administration over Iran deal, PM's speech to Congress.
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Monday, March 2, 2015 from JPost.com - HomeThe Rubin Academy of Music is breathing new life into the forgotten works of Italian opera composer Giuseppe Sarti.
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Monday, March 2, 2015 from JPost.com - HomeApril 1 marks the day when Palestinians officially become members of the International Criminal Court.
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Monday, March 2, 2015 from PNN - Palestine News NetworkPNN/ Jerusalem/ Extremists that affiliate to "Groups for The Temple Compound" have called on extremist Jewish supporters to participate in breaking into Al-Aqsa mosque the next Wednesday and Thursday to celebrate the Jewish Purim.
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Tuesday, March 3, 2015 from Arutz Sheva News - Middle EastOn Steve Malzberg show, Arutz Sheva's Mark Langfan explains exactly what Iran meant by saying Israel is 'a one-bomb country'.
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Monday, March 2, 2015 from JPost.com - HomeIt remains unclear whether the indictment will have any effect on Levi’s standing in the Likud list.
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Tuesday, March 3, 2015 from PNN - Palestine News NetworkPNN/ Ramallah Palestine will file its first complaint against Israel before the International Criminal Court (ICC) on April 1, the very same day as enters it enters into force the accession of Palestine to the court. The complaint will c...
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Tuesday, March 3, 2015 from Zawya.com - Economy & Politics NewsLatest data highlighted weaker but still strong growth at UAE's non-oil private sector companies in February. The overall slowdown was driven by milder expansions in output, new orders and new export business, according to HSBC UAE Purch...
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Tuesday, March 3, 2015 from Zawya.com - Economy & Politics NewsAlmost one-third of Lebanese believe that their financial position will improve in the next six months, while 57% are expecting the cost of living to rise within the same period, according to a survey.
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Monday, March 2, 2015 from Khaleej Times : Nation NewsLandlord refuses to get lift repaired as building is under court receivership
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Monday, March 2, 2015 from Iraq news, the latest Iraq news
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Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) The Prime Minister, Haider al-Abadi, has arrived at the parliament building to attend the ongoing parliament session. /End/ The post Abadi arrives at parliament building [03/02/2015] appeared first on Iraq news, t... -
Tuesday, March 3, 2015 from Zawya.com - Economy & Politics NewsEgypt plans to issue USD 1.5 billion (AED 5.5 billion) worth of bonds in June in its first tranche, to which it seeks investments from the UAE government and other GCC countries, its minister of investments said on Monday, as the country...
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Monday, March 2, 2015 from Muscat Daily Oman NewsIATA attributes fall in transit passengers to change in Oman Air’s strategy, regional competition
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Monday, March 2, 2015 from Iraq news, the latest Iraq news
Salah il-Din (IraqiNews.com) The citizens of some villages of eastern Salah il-Din revolted on the ISIL terrorists. The Governor of Salah il-Din Raed al-Jobouri, stated to IraqiNews.com “The joint security forces managed to liberat... -
Monday, March 2, 2015 from Middle-EastSun, 2015-03-01 13:51 ISTANBUL: Security footage appears to show three British schoolgirls, believed to be on their way to join Islamic State militants, waiting for hours...
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Monday, March 2, 2015 from Muscat Daily Oman NewsA Royal Navy of Oman (RNO) fleet will take part in the GCC naval drill ‘Itihad 17’ off the coast of UAE from March 2 to 11
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Monday, March 2, 2015 from Middle-EastSun, 2015-03-01 12:42 BEN GURION AIRPORT, Israel: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu headed to Washington on Sunday on what he said was a “historic” mission to try...
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Monday, March 2, 2015 from WAM | EmiratesSHARJAH, 2nd March, 2015 (WAM) -- Sharjah International Book Fair, SIBF, a subsidiary of the Sharjah Book Authority, SBA, has been enjoying great success at the Muscat International Book Fair taking place at Muscat International Exhibiti...
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Monday, March 2, 2015 from Iraq news, the latest Iraq news
Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) The international prices for the crude oil rose to reach $62 per barrel. /End/ The post Oil prices rise to $ 62 pb appeared first on Iraq news, the latest Iraq news . -
Monday, March 2, 2015 from Qatar News Agency - Latest News - PoliticsDoha, March 02 (QNA) - Under the patronage of HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, HH the Deputy Emir Sheikh Abdullah bin Hamad Al-Thani honored those who proved excellence in educational attainment at the eighth edition of the E...
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Tuesday, March 3, 2015 from Zawya.com - Economy & Politics NewsThe International Monetary Fund (IMF) is willing to back Tunisia's economic transition after the success of political transition, Director of the Middle East and Central Asia Department at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Masood Ahm...
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Monday, March 2, 2015 from WAM | EmiratesAJMAN, 2nd March, 2015 (WAM) -- Ajman Tourism Development Department, ATDD, and Umm Al Qaiwain Economic Development Department have signed a cooperation agreement on enhancing efforts and utilising available potential to develop tourism ...
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Monday, March 2, 2015 from Iraq news, the latest Iraq news
Salah il-Din (IraqiNews.com) The Iraqi Security Forces reached close to Ajeel Oil Fields of eastern Tikrit. Security source stated to IraqiNews.com “The ISF and the volunteers progressed in Tuz Khormatu district of eastern Tikrit t... -
Monday, March 2, 2015 from Khaleej Times : Nation NewsAl Khazan neighbourhood community park to run on solar energy; its LED lights take just a load of 3kW at night
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Monday, March 2, 2015 from Middle-EastSun, 2015-03-01 12:49 DAMASCUS: Syria’s state news agency says the government and the UNspecial envoy have agreed to send a fact-finding mission to the contested northern...
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Monday, March 2, 2015 from Iraq news, the latest Iraq news
Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) The Spokesperson of the Volunteers Command, Ahmed al-Asadi, stated that the volunteers are next to Dour district in Salah il-Din and tapping on the communication of the ISIL. The post Asadi: Volunteers next to Dou... -
Monday, March 2, 2015 from Qatar News Agency - Latest News - PoliticsTokyo, March 02 (QNA) - Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida has criticized North Korea for its latest launch of ballistic missiles into the Sea of Japan. Kishida told reporters that the launch of ballistic missiles infringes UN Secur...
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Monday, March 2, 2015 from UAE RSS feed - The NationalTwelve Somalis injured in a terrorist attack on a Mogadishu hotel have arrived in the UAE for treatment.
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Monday, March 2, 2015 from Middle-EastSun, 2015-03-01 15:38 DUBAI, United Arab Emirates: The United Arab Emirates attorney general says the case of a woman accused of stabbing an American teacher to death in...
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Monday, March 2, 2015 from Qatar News Agency - Latest News - PoliticsSeoul, March 02 (QNA) - North Korea fired two short-range missiles into the East Sea on Monday in an apparent saber-rattling against annual military drills between South Korea and the United States, the Joint Chiefs of Staff said. Seoul ...
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Monday, March 2, 2015 from Saudi Press AgencyBeirut, Jumada I 11, 1436, Mar 2, 2015, SPA -- The Saudi National Relief Campaign for Supporting Brothers in Syria has recently paid housing allowances worth $ 53,000 to accommodate 60 Syrian refugee families in Al-Batron area in Lebanon...
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Monday, March 2, 2015 from Saudi Press AgencyRome, Jumada I 11, 1436, March 02, 2015, SPA -- Italy's new president Sergio Mattarella is expected in the German capital Monday for his first foreign trip, during which he is to meet his counterpart Joachim Gauck and Chancellor Ange...
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Monday, March 2, 2015 from Middle-EastMon, 2015-03-02 03:01 NAIROBI: The UN children’s agency said Sunday it fears hundreds of boys were kidnapped last month in the northeast of South Sudan, raising suspicions...
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Monday, March 2, 2015 from Muscat Daily Oman NewsA Primary Court in Muscat has asked an insurance company to pay an RO59,830 compensation to an Indian expatriate left disabled in a Nizwa road accident
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Tuesday, March 3, 2015 from Zawya.com - Economy & Politics NewsInvestment climate in Egypt is improving and the country will be back on economic recovery if the new policies for the economic growth are implemented, chief economic adviser of Allianz, a multinational financial services company said.
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Monday, March 2, 2015 from UAE news RSS feedResto chain to celebrate National Breakfast Day
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Monday, March 2, 2015 from Saudi Press AgencyBERLIN, Jumada I 11, 1436, Mar 2, 2015, SPA -- More than 6,000 people have died in eastern Ukraine since the start of the conflict almost a year ago, AP quoted U.N. human rights office as saying. U.N. rights chief Zeid Raad al-Hussein sa...
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Monday, March 2, 2015 from DT News » LOCALElayath Pragit Parameswaran / DTNN Manama Pharmacists claim that the unnecessary patent grants in the Kingdom are keeping the poor patients away from accessing cheaper medicines. According to sources, many drugs, which are out-of-patent...
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Monday, March 2, 2015 from Iraq news, the latest Iraq newsSalah il-Din (IraqiNews.com) The Iraqi Security Forces defused 83 Improvised Explosive Devices in Salah il-Din. Security source stated to IraqiNews.com “The ISF controlled Zarqoosh cross road between Atheem Dam and Salah il-Din and...
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Monday, March 2, 2015 from Muscat Daily Oman NewsThe Ministry of Heritage and Culture (MoHC) is continuing its efforts to register 16 more sites on the Unesco World Heritage List
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Monday, March 2, 2015 from Middle-EastSun, 2015-03-01 13:06 KUWAIT CITY: Kuwaiti authorities are closely monitoring several relatives of "Jihadi John" who live and work in the Gulf emirate where the Islamic...
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Tuesday, March 3, 2015 from Zawya.com - Economy & Politics NewsThe UAE’s Gross Domestic Product is unlikely to be affected from the drop in oil prices since the country is currently benefiting from a strong US dollar, according to Mubarak Al Mansoori, Governor of the Central Bank of the UAE, who spo...
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Monday, March 2, 2015 from Muscat Daily Oman NewsEnergy consumption in buildings can come down by 50 per cent if eco house norms are followed
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Tuesday, March 3, 2015 from Zawya.com - Economy & Politics NewsTotal Lebanese exports to Belgium reached USD 30 million in 2014, said Fouad Zmokhol, president of the Lebanese Businessmen Association.
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Monday, March 2, 2015 from Khaleej Times : Nation NewsWeek-long Dubai Canvas Festival themed on 3D art being held at The Beach, JBR.
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Monday, March 2, 2015 from Muscat Daily Oman NewsAlizz islamic bank has announced the launch of its all new personal finance promotion for 2015 in partnership with all Home Centre and Emax outlets across the country
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Monday, March 2, 2015 from Zawya.com - Economy & Politics NewsPrivate sector job creation and maintaining an inclusive labor market are crucial to achieve long term fiscal sustainability, according to ICAEW report.
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Tuesday, March 3, 2015 from Zawya.com - Economy & Politics NewsSaudi Arabia is the largest Arab investor in Egypt with their investments reaching some USD 5.7 billion (SR21.3 billion), or 27 percent of the Arab totals invested in that country, Egyptian Commercial Attache in Riyadh Ahmed Zaki said.
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Monday, March 2, 2015 from Saudi Press AgencyMakkah, Jumada I 11, 1436, March 02, 2015, SPA -- The Secretary General of Muslim World League (MWL) Dr. Abdullah bin Abdulmohsen Al-Turki, received here today Director of Islamic University of Europe in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, Dr. N...
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Monday, March 2, 2015 from Breaking NewsNorth Korea fired two missiles into the sea and vowed "merciless" retaliation Monday as the US and South Korea kicked More...
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Monday, March 2, 2015 from Zawya.com - Economy & Politics NewsQNB expects little global spillover effects from the ongoing economic uncertainties in Greece.
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Monday, March 2, 2015 from Saudi Press AgencyRiyadh, Jumada I 11, 1436, March 02, 2015, SPA -- The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud has issued his directives to change the name of Salman bin Abdulaziz University in Kharj to Prince Sattam bin Abdul...
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Tuesday, March 3, 2015 from Zawya.com - Economy & Politics NewsThe World Economic Forum's Global Competitiveness Report 2014-15 assigned the first rank to Oman in terms of the inflation (percentage annual change) component of the Global Competitiveness Index (GCI).
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Monday, March 2, 2015 from Saudi Press AgencyRiyadh, Jumada I 11, 1436, March 02, 2015, SPA -- Crown Prince Muqrin bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Deputy Premier received at Al-Yamamah Palace here today the Ambassador of the Republic of Lebanon to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Isa Abdul Satta...
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Monday, March 2, 2015 from Khaleej Times : Nation NewsHailed as the world's largest tourism, leisure and entertainment project, the charm and euphoria of the Global Village adds to the uniqueness of Dubai.
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Monday, March 2, 2015 from Muscat Daily Oman NewsFollowing reports of Avian Influenza virus outbreak in north India, particularly Chandigarh, Oman has imposed a ban on import of poultry products including eggs from that region
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Monday, March 2, 2015 from Saudi Press AgencyRiyadh, Jumada I 11, 1436, Mar 2, 2015, SPA -- The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, represented by Saudi Wildlife Commission, will take part in the world's celebrations of World Wildlife Day 2015 which falls tomorrow, on Tuesday amid a numbe...
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Sunday, March 1, 2015 from Al Bawaba - NewsA former teacher of Mohammed Emwazi has said he received anger management therapy in secondary school after he was unmasked as the Isis militant Jihadi John in reports this week. Emwazi was involved in a number of fights in his first yea...
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Monday, March 2, 2015 from Hurriyet Daily NewsTurkey’s Defense Ministry has refuted news reports suggesting that the outlawed PKK is in possession of ammunition that has the stamp of a state-owned arms production and supply agency
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Monday, March 2, 2015 from Hurriyet Daily NewsThe pressure resulting from rising consumer prices has increased significantly on Turkey’s lowest income group over the last six years, causing the gap between the country’s rich and poor to reach record highs, according to an economy no...
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Monday, March 2, 2015 from Hurriyet Daily NewsPolice have detained a Turkish national in the central Finnish town of Laukaa, as part of an investigation into the murder of three Turks in a local restaurant
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Sunday, March 1, 2015 from Hurriyet Daily NewsYaşar Kemal, a landmark name of Turkish literature, passed away on the afternoon of Feb. 28, ending weeks-long suffering in hospital due to multiple organ failure
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Sunday, March 1, 2015 from Al Bawaba - NewsSyrian army took control of villages in southern Syria, state media said on Saturday, part of a campaign they started this month against insurgents posing one of the biggest remaining threats to Damascus. © Al-Akhbar. All rights reserved...
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Sunday, March 1, 2015 from Hurriyet Daily NewsWhen Kemal Derviş was asked to sort out the Turkish economy fourteen years ago, few were hopeful. In 2001, this country was in the midst of its worst economic crisis in modern times and Derviş was given little chance, despite his 22-year...
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Monday, March 2, 2015 from Hurriyet Daily NewsEnergy Minister Taner Yıldız, an electrical engineer by profession, has been suspended by his colleagues in the Chamber of Energy Engineers (EMO) over his role in Turkey’s worst-ever mining tragedy last year
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Monday, March 2, 2015 from Hurriyet Daily NewsAccording to Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu, the controversial domestic security bill is actually a measure which will facilitate progress in the peace bid
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Sunday, March 1, 2015 from Al Bawaba - NewsIsraeli army has recently carried out a large-scale drill to test response time of its forces to a potential attack by Palestinians in the occupied West Bank. The Jerusalem Post reported on Sunday that the two-week drill was held by...
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Monday, March 2, 2015 from Hurriyet Daily NewsTurkish tennis player Marsel İlhan has climbed to the top spot of his career in the new world rankings announced March 2, jumping 27 places to sit in the 77th spot.
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Monday, March 2, 2015 from Hurriyet Daily NewsLos Angeles police fatally shot a man on March 1 in an incident that was caught on video and circulated widely online, with the department saying officers resorted to deadly force after the man had reached for one of their guns.
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Monday, March 2, 2015 from Hurriyet Daily NewsIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ramps up his mission to foil an emerging White House-backed nuclear deal with Iran with a speech on March 2 to the powerful pro-Israel AIPAC lobby.
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Monday, March 2, 2015 from Hurriyet Daily NewsBritish police said March 2 they had launched an investigation into reports of racist behaviour by Chelsea fans, weeks after their supporters were filmed blocking a black man from boarding a Paris Metro train.
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Monday, March 2, 2015 from Hurriyet Daily NewsRestorations will continue this year at the ancient site of Ani, on Turkey’s border with Armenia, where new artifacts are continuing to come to light
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Sunday, March 1, 2015 from Al Bawaba - NewsThe number Syrian refugees residing in the northern Jordanian province of Mafraq has exceeded 88 percent of the province's local population, the province's governor Qasim Muheidat said on Sunday. "The number of Syrians currently residing...
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Monday, March 2, 2015 from Hurriyet Daily NewsTurkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Saudi Arabia’s King Salman, who met in the Saudi capital of Riyadh, have agreed to boost support to the Syrian opposition
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Monday, March 2, 2015 from Hurriyet Daily NewsThe main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) is aiming to secure 34 to 35 percent of the votes in the June 7 general elections, despite opinion polls placing the party’s support at below 30 percent, CHP leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu h...
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Monday, March 2, 2015 from SyriaNewsTypical collective efforts of the UK representatives of the people and what they're focus is on.. The post Typical collective efforts of the UK representatives of the people and what they… appeared first on SyriaNews .
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Sunday, March 1, 2015 from Hurriyet Daily NewsYaşar Kemal, one of the monumental personalities of Turkey’s recent history, an outstanding journalist and definitely the last grand master of Turkish literature, has walked to oblivion at the age of 91. He passed on a day when news reac...
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Sunday, March 1, 2015 from Al Bawaba - NewsSeventeen people have been charged in Bahraini regime with forming a “terror cell” amid widespread criticism of the kingdom over its suppression of the opposition. "The members had agreed to set up a terror cell to make explosives and we...
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Sunday, March 1, 2015 from Al Bawaba - NewsYemeni President Abd Rabbuh Mansour Hadi said Sunday that capital Sanaa is "occupied" by the Shiite Houthi movement, describing the recent Houthi takeover of government as a "coup." Hadi's statements came during a speech he gave in the s...
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Sunday, March 1, 2015 from Uploads by PressTV News VideosIsrael to raze homes of dozens of Palestinian Bedouins The Palestinian families have received orders from the Israeli military to demolish their homes in an area near Jerusalem, al-Quds. Israeli authorities claim that the homes have been...
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Monday, March 2, 2015 from Hurriyet Daily NewsTurkish Ambassador to France was attacked with a cup of pomegranate juice by a French-Armenian protester
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Sunday, March 1, 2015 from Al Bawaba - NewsEgypt's Supreme Constitutional Court ruled on Sunday that the law setting boundaries of Egypt's electoral constituencies is unconstitutional. © Copyright Al-Ahram Publishing House read more
- IRAN: Regime officials visited Iraq to skirt sanctions and increase illicit transfer of U.S. dollarsSunday, March 1, 2015 from National Council of Resistance of Iran | NCRINCRI - Following remarks by Ali Khamenei, the Iranian regime’s supreme leader, on February 8 and 18, which hardened the conditions for reaching an accord with P5+1, the clerical regime has dispatched its First Vice-President and Foreign ...
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Monday, March 2, 2015 from Hurriyet Daily NewsTurkey will continue to assess whether or not to take part in an international military operation to retake Mosul from ISIL, Defense Minister İsmet Yılmaz said
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Monday, March 2, 2015 from Hurriyet Daily NewsTurkish authorities have detained 10 suspects in raids in northwestern Turkey as part of a probe into potential ISIL members
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Monday, March 2, 2015 from Hurriyet Daily NewsA probe has been opened into the two Interior Ministry inspectors who allegedly covered up the acts of police chiefs in the murder of Armenian Turkish journalist Hrant Dink in 2007, daily Yeni Şafak reported on March 2.
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Monday, March 2, 2015 from Hurriyet Daily NewsA majority of women in Turkey have said they were exposed to sexual or physical violence after they turned 15 years old, according to a survey conducted by the security general directorate
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Monday, March 2, 2015 from Syria Deeply ArticlesTo give you an overview of the latest news, we’ve organized the latest Syrian developments in a curated summary.
- Update-6 Army kills, injures scores of terrorists, destroys dens and hideouts throughout the countryMonday, March 2, 2015 from Syrian Arab News AgencyProvinces, SANA- The Army and armed forces continued Monday fighting terrorism in different regions in the country, killing and wounding numbers of terrorist organization members and destroying their hideouts and dens. Daraa Units of th...
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Sunday, March 1, 2015 from Hurriyet Daily NewsThe joint press conference of the Kurdish party delegation and the government over the weekend seems to have created new tension between the left/democrats and Kurds in Turkey
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Sunday, March 1, 2015 from Uploads by PressTV News VideosGaza protests against Egypt's labeling of Hamas as "terror organization" Ashraf Shannon Press TV, Gaza Thousands of angry demonstrators thronged the streets of Gaza to protest an Egyptian court ruling against the Palestinia...
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Monday, March 2, 2015 from Hurriyet Daily NewsMore than 6,000 people have been killed since violence erupted in Ukraine last April, the UN rights chief said on March 2, decrying a "merciless devastation of civilian lives and infrastructure."
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Sunday, March 1, 2015 from Al Bawaba - NewsThe UN Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) said in a statement on Sunday that 611 civilians were among the 1,103 people killed last month. The rest were members of the security forces. UNAMI further said at least 2,280 people, including ...
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Sunday, March 1, 2015 from Al Bawaba - NewsDaesh (ISIS) released 19 Assyrian Christians on Sunday after its court exonerated the captives, a monitoring group told Reuters. AFP reported a ransom was paid for their release, a fee that Daesh considers tax for non-Muslims. © 20...
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Sunday, March 1, 2015 from Uploads by PressTV News VideosDozens of insurgents killed in fighting between 2 Syrian militant groups The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says 29 members of the Western-armed Hazm movement were killed along with six other militants from al-Nusra Front. The clash...
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Sunday, March 1, 2015 from Hurriyet Daily NewsWith less than a week away from Women’s Day, Turkey has been seeing a plethora of mass protests, rallies and campaigns to stop and raise awareness on violence against women in the last couple of weeks
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Sunday, March 1, 2015 from Al Bawaba - NewsThe majority of shops in the West Bank no longer stock the products of six major Israeli food companies as a boycott gets underway, according to a Palestinian activist . The AP news agency has reported that 80 percent of shops no longer ...
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Monday, March 2, 2015 from Hurriyet Daily NewsDisciplinary proceedings have been initiated against a Turkish noncommissioned officer who was kidnapped by ISIL militants, for “harming the reputation of the state and the army,” daily Milliyet has reported.
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Monday, March 2, 2015 from Hurriyet Daily NewsSince it was released online on Saturday, the film has been viewed more than 150 million times and has sparked a national debate on environmental problems.
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Monday, March 2, 2015 from Hurriyet Daily NewsEnergy Minister Taner Yıldız has announced that Turkey will explore oil on the outskirts of Mount Kandil in Iraq
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Monday, March 2, 2015 from Hurriyet Daily NewsJournalist Mehmet Baransu was arrested on March 2 after being detained by anti-terror police in Istanbul in an operation over fabricated CDs that were used as evidence in the Balyoz (Sledgehammer) coup plot case.
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Monday, March 2, 2015 from Hurriyet Daily NewsGreek solar energy company Photovoltaic Energy Systems is preparing to invest in renewable energy in Turkey, a company official said on March 2
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Monday, March 2, 2015 from Hurriyet Daily NewsSyrian regime forces and Kurdish militia fought separate battles with ISIL on March 2 in a strategic area near the Iraqi and Turkish borders, a monitoring group said
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Monday, March 2, 2015 from Hurriyet Daily NewsPrime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu must not remain silent after President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan charged a leading member of his cabinet with “treason,” main opposition Republican People’s Party’s (CHP) Deputy Parliamentary Group Chair Akif Ha...
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Sunday, March 1, 2015 from National Council of Resistance of Iran | NCRINCRI - Mrs. Maryam Rajavi, President-elect of the Iranian Resistance, hailed the noble teachers who have staged protest gatherings in cities across the country to attain their lawful rights and to protest the oppressive and criminal mea...
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Monday, March 2, 2015 from Hurriyet Daily NewsChina’s population of wild giant pandas jumped nearly 17 percent over a decade, state media reported, citing an official survey, with conservation measures credited as being behind the increase
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Monday, March 2, 2015 from Hurriyet Daily NewsThe head of Turkey’s Religious Affairs, or Diyanet, has once again reacted to a recent Austrian code, which caused debate with items that regulates Islam in the country, saying that the body a plan-B to by-pass the code by training a num...
