Israel preparing to attack Iran: Report
August 17th, 2012 - 3:34 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 17 (IANS) Israel is preparing for a ground attack on Iran before Christmas, after conducting commando dry runs in the Iraq desert, a media report said.Top military officials ... Read more...
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US to ask Israel to let sanctions affect Iran
March 4th, 2012 - 4:33 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, March 4 (IANS) US President Barack Obama has plans to ask Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Natanyahu next week not to attack Iran's nuclear facilities in the coming months ... Read more...
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Oil rises on positive US jobs data
February 4th, 2012 - 5:28 pm ICT by IANS
New York, Feb 4 (IANS) Crude oil prices rose as the US jobs data for January came in better than expected, Xinhua reported.The Labor Department reported that US non-farm jobs ... Read more...
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France to invite Palestine, Israel for peace talks
July 6th, 2011 - 9:06 am ICT by IANS
Paris, July 6 (IANS) France plans to invite Palestinian and Israeli leaders for peace talks scheduled for September in Paris, a media report said.France is eager to generate a concrete ... Read more...
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Now, a calmed Israel expresses admiration, sympathy for Egyptians
February 14th, 2011 - 9:37 am ICT by ANI
Jerusalem, Feb.14 (ANI): The alarm and anxiety that was quite visible in Israel last week as the revolution in Egypt was unfolding, leading to the eventual exit of President Hosni Mubarak who ... Read more...
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65 percent Israelis feel removing Mubarak regime dangerous for Israel
February 5th, 2011 - 1:26 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 5 (ANI): Many Israelis fear that a change of regime in Egypt could endanger the Jewish state.A poll this week by Yediot Aharonot, Israel's biggest selling daily, revealed that 65 ... Read more...
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Palestinian negotiators had secretly agreed partial Israel annexation
January 24th, 2011 - 2:01 pm ICT by ANI
Jerusalem, Jan 24 (ANI): Palestinian negotiators had secretly agreed to accept Israel's annexation, leaked confidential documents have revealed.According to Al-Jazeera TV, the nearly 1,600 confidential documents detail how Israeli leaders had ... Read more...
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Oliver Stone in soup over comments on Jews, Hitler
July 27th, 2010 - 4:34 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 27 (ANI): Movie director Oliver Stone has come under fire for his comments on Jews and Hitler in a recent London interview, which critics are calling anti-Semitic.In the Sunday Times ... Read more...
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Israel deports activists detained from aid flotilla
June 1st, 2010 - 10:43 pm ICT by IANS
Tel Aviv/Larnaca (Cyprus), June 1 (DPA) Israel began deporting Tuesday pro-Palestinian activists detained in a naval commando raid on a six ship flotilla bearing aid to the Gaza Strip, after they identified ... Read more...
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Peres, Botha deny 1970s Israel-South Africa nuke pact
May 25th, 2010 - 3:08 pm ICT by ANI
Cape Town, May 25(ANI): Israel's President Shimon Peres and former South African Foreign and Defence Minister P. W. `Pik' Botha have both dismissed and rejected reports of the two countries inking a ... Read more...
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Netanyahu wants peace with Palestinians ’soon’
November 10th, 2009 - 7:33 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Nov 10 (DPA) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday he is committed to peace negotiations with the Palestinians without preconditions and that he wanted to complete an accord "soon."
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Israel congratulates Obama, hopes prize will boost Mideast peace
October 9th, 2009 - 6:56 pm ICT by IANS
Tel Aviv, Oct 9 (DPA) Israeli leaders congratulated US President Barack Obama Friday on winning the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize, saying they hoped it would add force to his efforts to ... Read more...
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US keen on engaging Iran despite its domestic crisis
July 6th, 2009 - 1:49 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 6 (ANI): President Barack Obama and Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. have said in separate interviews that they will not be deterred from engaging Iran diplomatically in spite ... Read more...
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US envoy Mitchell in Ramallah for talks with Abbas
June 10th, 2009 - 5:04 pm ICT by IANS
Jerusalem/Ramallah, June 10 (DPA) Visiting US peace envoy George Mitchell arrived in the West Bank city of Ramallah Wednesday for a meeting with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, on the second day of ... Read more...
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Iran seeks arrest of 30 Israelis for war crimes: Official
March 5th, 2009 - 10:55 pm ICT by IANS
Tehran, March 5 (IANS) Iran has urged the international police organisation Interpol to issue arrest warrants for 30 Israelis accused of war crimes, IRNA reported Thursday.
Iran's Prosecutor General Saeed Mortazavi made the ... Read more...
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Hamas terms Hillary’s Mideast visit ‘disappointing’
March 3rd, 2009 - 11:25 pm ICT by IANS
Gaza City, March 3 (DPA) The radical Islamist Hamas movement that is controlling the Gaza Strip Tuesday said US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's first visit to the region was "disappointing".
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US envoy hailed for his Mideast peace plans
February 28th, 2009 - 6:37 pm ICT by IANS
Ramallah, Feb 28 (Xinhua) US Middle East peace envoy George Mitchell is interested in making peace in the whole region rather than in just the Israeli-Palestinian peace process, chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb ... Read more...
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Jordan party slams parliament’s failure to sue Israeli leaders
February 22nd, 2009 - 2:18 am ICT by IANS
Amman, Feb 22 (DPA) Jordan's largest political party, the Islamic Action Front (IAF), Saturday criticised the lower house of the country's parliament for its failure to submit a memorandum to the International ... Read more...
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Israel to lift Gaza blockade only after soldier freed
January 29th, 2009 - 7:59 am ICT by IANS
Jerusalem, Jan 29 (DPA) Israel will only fully open its border crossings with Gaza if a soldier held captive in the coastal salient by Hamas is freed, its transitional prime minister told ... Read more...
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Iranian MPs to visit Gaza to celebrate resistance
January 26th, 2009 - 9:34 pm ICT by IANS
Tehran, Jan 26 (IANS) A team of five Iranian parliament members will travel to Gaza to congratulate the Palestinians over their resistance during 22 days of Zionist assault on the territory, the ... Read more...
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The Israeli model: Learn but observe the differences (Comment)
January 18th, 2009 - 12:36 pm ICT by IANS
In recent weeks, many have drawn parallels between the Israel's ongoing war against the Hamas and the Indian response to Pakistan over the Mumbai terror attacks. For some, India has more valid ... Read more...
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Iran’s Ahmadinejad demands trial of Israeli leaders
January 18th, 2009 - 1:15 am ICT by IANS
Tehran, Jan 17 (Xinhua) Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has urged the International Court of Justice to prosecute Israeli leaders for "war crimes" in Gaza, Press TV reported Saturday.Ahmadinejad made the remarks during ... Read more...
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Israeli leaders, allies will be tried in Iran over Gaza
January 16th, 2009 - 1:20 pm ICT by IANS
Tehran, Jan 16 (IANS) Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has said Israeli leaders and their western allies will soon face trial in his country for their crimes against humanity in the Gaza Strip, ... Read more...
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Thousands flee heavy fighting as troops deep in Gaza City (Lead)
January 15th, 2009 - 6:33 pm ICT by IANS
Gaza City, Jan 15 (DPA) Israeli ground troops pushed deep into southern Gaza City Thursday, advancing close to the city centre and sparking heavy battles with local militants, upping the pressure on ... Read more...
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US abstention from Security Council resolution a warning to Israel: UN experts
January 11th, 2009 - 5:46 pm ICT by ANI
Jerusalem, Jan 11 (ANI): UN experts have said the US abstention on Thursday nights Security Council resolution calling for an immediate cease-fire in Gaza should be viewed as a warning to ... Read more...
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Israeli leaders donning Obama-like champions of change mantle to win polls
November 12th, 2008 - 7:09 pm ICT by ANI
Tel Aviv, Nov.12 (ANI): Israeli leaders Tzipi Livni and Benjamin Netanyahu are competing to cast themselves as Obama-like champions of change, clean government and bipartisanship in their respective bids to win ... Read more...
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Peace in West Asia to dominate India-Palestine talks on Monday
October 5th, 2008 - 10:27 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Oct 5 (ANI): India and Palestine are likely to discuss the latest situation in West Asia and the peace process during Palestinian National Authority President Mahmoud Abbas'' four-day visit ... Read more...
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Mahmoud Abbas to visit India on Oct. 6
October 5th, 2008 - 6:45 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Oct 5 (ANI): Palestinian National Authority President Mahmoud Abbas will visit India on Monday.According to reports, he is likely to discuss the issues related to West Asia peace ... Read more...
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Israeli police on high alert ahead of international conference
May 12th, 2008 - 5:42 pm ICT by admin
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Jerusalem, May 12 (DPA) Israeli police have increased their alert level to one grade below an emergency situation ahead of an international conference of world leaders, President George W. Bush among them, ... Read more...
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Former US president refused permission to enter Gaza Strip
April 15th, 2008 - 8:35 pm ICT by admin
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Ramallah, April 15 (DPA) Former US president Jimmy Carter said Tuesday he was refused permission to enter the Hamas-run Gaza Strip, despite his aim of paying a visit while on a well-publicized ... Read more...
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Flurry of Arab diplomacy after Damascus summit
April 2nd, 2008 - 7:53 pm ICT by admin
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Cairo, April 2 (DPA) Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said after talks with Egyptian President Hosny Mubarak Wednesday continuing efforts to de-escalate the situation in the Gaza Strip have yielded no tangible results. ... Read more...
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Bush arrives in Israel
January 9th, 2008 - 5:25 pm ICT by admin
Tel Aviv, Jan.9 (ANI): U.S. President George W Bush has arrived in Israel on a landmark visit to the region to help kick-start peace talks between the Israelis and Palestinians.
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