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The Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem's Old City
21/05/2013 - Report: Israel - Palestinian territories

Israel blocks Unesco visit in protest at Palestinian statements

Israel has blocked a planned visit by Paris-based UN cultural body Unesco to Jerusalem’s Old City in what it termed a protest at Palestinian action.

Israel carried out its second air strike in days on Syria early on Sunday, a Western intelligence source said, in an attack that shook Damascus with a series of powerful blasts and drove columns of fire into the night sky.
07/05/2013 - Report: Syria - Israel

Syria vows to punish Israel for presumed role in airstrike

An anonymous official affiliated to the Syrian government told AFP news agency in Beirut yesterday that the regime will “choose the moment” to hit back at Israel, presumed by ...

05/05/2013 - Report: Syria

Two strikes target weapons inside Syria

US and anonymous Israeli officials on Saturday opened up to media sources regarding a suspected Israeli airstrike inside Syria on Friday morning.

Israel and Palestinians urged to continue peace process
01/05/2013 - World news explained

Israel and Palestinians urged to continue peace process

On Tuesday, Pope Francis, the head of the Roman Catholic Church, received the Israeli president Shimon Peres in Vatican City.

24/04/2013 - Report: Palestinian territories

Palestinian prisoner ends long-term hunger strike

A Palestinian held in Israeli prison who had been on a partial hunger strike has agreed to begin eating again following an agreement to release him in eight months' time.

23/04/2013 - Report: Jordan - Israel - United States

Jordan to open airspace to Israeli drones following US visit

Jordan has decided to open its airspace to Israeli drones used to monitor activity in Syria.

US Secretaries John Kerry and Chuck Hagel both active in Middle East
22/04/2013 - World news explained

US Secretaries John Kerry and Chuck Hagel both active in Middle East

The United States secretary of state John Kerry was in Turkey this weekend to take part in a 'Friends of Syria' meeting in support of the Syrian opposition.

20/04/2013 - Report: France - Marseille Forum

Mediterranean countries to fight « Brain Drain » through entrepreneurship

Experts on commerce said entrepreneurship and preventing “brain drain” were essential in promoting new businesses in Mediterranean regions, during a debate in Marseille on Saturday.

16/04/2013 - Report: Israel - Palestinian territories

Israel's military closes Gaza war rights abuse probe

The Israeli military's Military Advocate General has closed its probe into 65 allegations of misconduct during the November Gaza war. Palestinian human rights groups have condemned the ...

15/04/2013 - France

Black and Arab workers banned from meeting Israeli president's train in Paris, union

France’s state-owned rail company, the SNCF, banned black and north African-origin employees from working near Israeli President Shimon Peres when he arrived at Paris’s Gare du Nord ...

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