Middle East
Admin - Jul 02, 10
July 2, 2010 (Reuters, Seyhmus Cakan) - Clashes between Turkish troops and Kurdish rebels in southeast Turkey intensified on Friday after Turkish planes bombed Kurdish rebel targets in northern Iraq.
Khalid Waleed - Jun 30, 10
Officials call for calm and patience as Iraqi citizens’ fury at power outages boils over.
Admin - Jun 30, 10
June 30th (Jerusalem Post) - In the wake of last month’s deadly raid on the Gaza-bound protest flotilla, Israelis and Palestinians alike are increasingly doubtful that a Palestinian state can be achieved, according to a joint Israeli-Palestinian poll released on Tuesday.
Admin - Jun 28, 10
June 28, 2010 (Reuters) - Iran's Red Crescent Society has canceled a plan to send a shipload of aid to the Gaza Strip, saying it was denied access to pass through the Suez Canal, a claim rejected by an Egyptian official.
Admin - Jun 24, 10
June 24th (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon criticized Israeli municipal authorities on Wednesday for pressing ahead with a plan to raze Palestinian homes in East Jerusalem, calling it unhelpful and illegal.
Admin - Jun 23, 10
June 23rd (VOA News) - Turkey has launched a new military operation against Kurdish rebels along the Iraqi border, prompted by a series of insurgent attacks against security forces. The campaign is the latest in the long struggle against the Kurdistan Workers Party, or PKK, by the Turkish government, which is trying to balance integration of Kurdish citizens with appeasing outrage over the attacks.
Admin - Jun 23, 10
June 23rd (BBC News) - Israeli settlers say they will hire private security firms to evacuate four families if they do not leave property by July 4.
Admin - Jun 22, 10
June 22, 2010 (Al Jazeera) - Measures are in place for the increase in road shipments to the Gaza Strip following Israel's decision to change the conditions of its blockade of the Palestinian enclave.
Admin - Jun 21, 10
June 21, 2010 (Reuters) - Israel said Sunday it was easing a land blockade on the Gaza Strip to allow in all goods except for arms and materials used to make them.
Admin - Jun 18, 10
June 18th (BBC News) - Israel has announced it will ease its blockade of the Gaza Strip and allow more civilian goods to enter the Palestinian territory.
