The latest headlines from a few top Middle East news sources
The Latest News from YourMiddleEast.com
- Iran's Jalili says Istanbul nuclear talks "long and useful"
But he noted that Tehran wants any concessions it makes to be reciprocated by the West, particularly with regards to easing sanctions."We discussed last night how we can place the process on a framework of reciprocity," he said."Some opportunities are good to use when they come by, ot [...] - Suicide bombing against Iraqi Shiites kills at least 12
While the government has made some concessions, such as freeing prisoners and raising the salaries of Sunni anti-Al-Qaeda fighters, underlying issues have not been addressed.On April 23, security forces moved on protesters near the town of Hawijah in Kirkuk province, sparking clashes that killed 53 [...] - Obama and Erdogan meet as Syrian war rages
Russia and China are veto-wielding permanent members of the UN Security Council and have stymied Western-led bids to ramp up the pressure on Assad to step down several times during the war now in its third year.Putin is likely to press his support for Assad taking part in the negotiated transition i [...] - War photographers share insight in new work
A new book presents eye witness accounts from photojournalists covering the Iraq war in an anthology of stories, individuals and acts of heroism that didn't make headlines.In "Photojournalists on War: The Untold Stories from Iraq" photographer and writer Michael Kamber interviews 38 c [...] - Ultra-Orthodox Israelis protest over military service draft
Thousands of ultra-Orthodox Jews protested in Jerusalem on Thursday against any plans to make them undergo military service, a police spokesman said."At least 15,000 haredim (ultra-Orthodox) gathered outside the army recruiting office in Jerusalem," the spokesman said.
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The Latest News from the Jerusalem Post
- Palestinian group lay claim to rocket fire in Golan
Video shows footage of mortar attack fired to "avenge martyrs lost in war with the Zionist enemy." - Alleged Hezbollah, Hamas men in NY smuggling ring
New York law enforcement authorities bust cigarette-smuggling ring funneling funds to terrorist groups. - Warning Syria
Following reported Israeli attacks, forces seem to be concentrating to threaten relative quiet that has characterized Syrian border. - 8 cops hurt in mass haredi protest in J’lem against draft
Some 30,000 haredi men protest in front of Jerusalem’s army recruiting office against government plans to draft ultra-Orthodox yeshiva students; leading haredi rabbi implores community not to back down on issue. - Scales and yardsticks
Scales are essential to our situational awareness and serve as a reference for decision making, from the personal to the national level.
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The Latest News from The Daily Star
- Obama promises action on a trio of controversies
President Barack Obama confronted a trio of controversies Thursday, pledging to work with Congress to ensure the federal tax agency doesn't abuse its power and urging legislators to provide more money to strengthen security at U. - Lebanon seizes artifacts smuggled from Syria
Lebanese authorities have recovered Byzantine and Roman-era artifacts smuggled into the country from Syria, General Security says. - French man shoots himself dead in primary school
A middle-aged man with a history of family problems shot himself dead Thursday in a Paris primary school near the Eiffel Tower, in front of about a dozen stunned children. - Warplanes, troops in NE Nigeria, mobile phones cut
Mobile phone service was cut off Thursday in areas of northeast Nigeria as jet fighters streaked through the sky and more soldiers were deployed to fight Islamic extremists waging a brutal insurgency. - French police seize cannabis hidden in carrot shipment
Customs police have seized more than two tonnes of cannabis smuggled into France from Spain hidden in a shipment of carrots, authorities said Thursday.
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The Latest News from Arab News
- IMF chief: Rising income gap hurts growth
Thu, 2013-05-16 23:59 WASHINGTON: International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde has decried rising income disparity, noting its harmful effect on global economic growth. Lagarde, in a speech on poverty... - JPMorgan presses Bloomberg on reporters’ access to data
Thu, 2013-05-16 23:59 NEW YORK: JPMorgan Chase & Co., one of the biggest customers of Bloomberg LP, has sent a formal legal request asking the financial data and news company to provide details of what bank... - Moody’s: Global economicrecovery losing momentum
Thu, 2013-05-16 23:58 Over the past three months, the global economic recovery from last year's slowdown has lost momentum, with several economies still facing significant challenges and unlikely to quickly resume... - Smartphones: Android trumps Apple, Windows edges up
Thu, 2013-05-16 23:58 WASHINGTON: Google’s Android mobile system boosted its lead in the global smartphone market over Apple in early 2013, while Microsoft’s Windows edged into third place, a survey showed.The... - The nature of heavenly bodies
Thu, 2013-05-16 23:47 The sun is a shining glory (diya) and the moon a light (nur). This translation would appear to be more correct than those given by others, where the two terms are...
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The Latest News from The Daily News Egypt
- Alleged Black Bloc members detained another 15 days
Detainees were arrested after prosecutor general issued arrest warrants for 22 alleged members The post Alleged Black Bloc members detained another 15 days appeared first on Daily News Egypt. - AFTE: current student elections system led to some problems
The NGO released a detailed report on the 2013 student elections The post AFTE: current student elections system led to some problems appeared first on Daily News Egypt. - Court of Cassation judges reject Justice Conference
The Court of Cassation judges' decision comes a few hours after the Judges' Club announced it is boycotting the conference The post Court of Cassation judges reject Justice Conference appeared first on Daily News Egypt. - Accusations brought against Tamarod
The petition campaign warns President Mohamed Morsi's regime: The end is near The post Accusations brought against Tamarod appeared first on Daily News Egypt. - Emergency presidential meeting over Sinai
President Mohamed Morsi called for the meeting hours after seven conscripts were kidnapped in Sinai The post Emergency presidential meeting over Sinai appeared first on Daily News Egypt.
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The Latest News from Haaretz
- John Kerry’s upcoming Israel visit is fourth attempt to push stone up the hill
- After one-year break, weekly protests to resume in East Jerusalem's Sheikh Jarrah
- CIA head visits Israel to discuss Syria, Iran's nuclear program
- Tens of thousands of Haredim protest IDF draft
- Turkey PM Erdogan confirms June visit to Gaza, West Bank
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