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Israeli anti-riot policemen detain a Palestinian boy during a protest in Aida refugee camp near the West Bank city of Bethlehem on November 16, 2012.
Doctors Syndicate urges release of Egyptian prisoners in Isreal
Al-Masry Al-Youm 22 Apr 2013
The Doctors Syndicate released a statement Monday urging President Mohamed Morsy and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to...
Arab League Secretary General Nabil al-Arabi (R) gives the embelem of the institute to Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan after the latter addressed Arab foreign ministers in Cairo, September 13, 2011 where he said that a recognition of a Palestinian state is not an option but an "obligation."
Kerry urges Turkey PM to delay Gaza visit
AFP 21 Apr 2013
US Secretary of State John Kerry said Sunday he had asked Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan to delay a visit...
Hagel: US arms deal with Middle East allies clear signal to Iran
Reuters 21 Apr 2013
  Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said on Sunday a US$10 billion arms deal under discussion with Washington's...
A file photo shows a general view of the skyline of the Israeli city of Tel Aviv, as seen from one of its high-rise buildings.
Arab League condemns display of Balfour Declaration in Tel Aviv
Egypt Independent 17 Apr 2013
  The Arab League has condemned the British National Library’s approval for Israel to display the original...
Israeli police inspect the site where a rocket landed on the outskirts of the Israeli Red Sea resort of Eilat (background) on August 2, 2010 after at least five rockets fell in and around the southern Israeli resort. There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage. One rocket also slammed into the Jordanian port of Aqaba, injuring four people, one of them seriously, officials said, describing the missile as a Grad-type rocket.
Rockets hit southern Israeli resort Eilat
Reuters 17 Apr 2013
Two rockets fired from Egypt's Sinai peninsula struck Israel's Red Sea resort of Eilat on Wednesday, causing no...
Rights organizations call for end of dealings with Israel-supporting G4S
Al-Masry Al-Youm 16 Apr 2013
Rights organisations in a number of Arab countries have called on their governments and the EU to stop dealing with G4S...
A supporter of the Likud party holds a banner showing Israeli Prime Minister and party leader Benjamin Netanyahu, on 21 January 2013 at the Ben Yehuda Mall in Jerusalem. Israelis vote Tuesday in a general election expected to return Netanyahu to power at the head of a government of hardline right-wing and religious parties.
Israel's population exceeds 8 million
AFP 14 Apr 2013
Israel's population has passed the 8 million mark, the Central Bureau of Statistics said Sunday, as the state...
Israel fires into Syria after Golan troops come under fire
Reuters 13 Apr 2013
JERUSALEM –– The Israeli military said it fired artillery into Syria on Friday after its troops were shot...
An Egyptian army vehicle keeps its position close to the Rafah border crossing with the Hamas-run Gaza Strip
Hamas accuses Israel of killing soldiers in Rafah
Al-Masry Al-Youm 11 Apr 2013
Hamas has accused Israel of responsbility for the killing of 16 Egyptian soldiers last August, and denied it gave the...
Recent Somali Coast Guard graduates ride an outboard vessel as they carry out a daily patrol off the coast of Mogadishu in 2009.
Israel denies link with arms ship seized by Egypt
AFP 05 Apr 2013
Israel's government on Friday strenuously denied it had any link to an arms-laden ship that Egypt said its navy...