Syria in frame Netanyahu vows ‘continued’ protection of Israel against ‘leakage of weapons to Hezbollah’

RT - Sunday 19th May, 2013

Syria Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu said at a cabinet meeting that he will prevent the transfer of weaponry to Hezbollah, implying Syria could be struck in the process. Fatal blasts battered Damascus in early May, allegedly executed by Israel. In public remarks made at his weekly cabinet meeting on Sunday, Netanyahu said with great emphasis that the Israeli government would "continue to ...

Pakistans Elections Turning Over a New Leaf

Middle East Online - Sunday 19th May, 2013

Pakistan's elections come at a key junction in the region's geopolitics, with the public firmly opposed to the US 'war on terror' being conducted on Pakistani soil with no regard for its sovereignty. ...

Iran Announces Execution of Spies

Prensa Latina - Sunday 19th May, 2013

Tehran, May 19 (Prensa Latina) Iran announced the execution by hanging of two prisoners fund guilty of spying, one for Israeli secret services and the other for the US Central Intelligence Agency. The two men were sentenced to death by the Revolutionary Court of Tehran, said the official Press TV network. The Israeli Mossad agent, identified as Mohammad Heidari, gathered classified information ...

Teva CFO I hope we can move more activities to Israel

Globes - Sunday 19th May, 2013

"We'll have to examine the new tax environment. Israel is a priority, and over the years we've moved as much activity here as possible, partly because of the tax breaks. I hope we can continue to do this," ...

Former settlement to return to Palestinian hands NGO

The Daily Star - Sunday 19th May, 2013

A Palestinian woman gestures in front of graffiti sprayed on the wall of a mosque in the West Bank village of Burka, near Ramallah. The graffiti reads in Hebrew "War." (REUTERS/Mohamad ...

Assad says no info on journalists missing in Syria

The Daily Star - Sunday 19th May, 2013

In this photo, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, right, speaks during an interview with the Argentine newspaper Clarin and the Argentine state news agency Telam, in Damascus, Syria on Saturday, May 18, 2013. (AP ...

Israel acts to deny Hezbollah Syrian arms Netanyahu

The Daily Star - Sunday 19th May, 2013

Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday. His remarks came two weeks after Israel carried out air strikes near Damascus, which a senior Israeli source said were aimed at preventing the transfer of sophisticated Iranian arms to Hezbollah, the Lebanese ally of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Netanyahu said ...

Al Dussari Condemns Blatant Iranian Threats against Bahrain

Bahrain News Agency - Sunday 19th May, 2013

Manama, May 19. (BNA) -- The First Deputy Speaker of the Representatives Council Abdulla bin Khalaf Al Dussari has condemned the blatant threats made by an Iranian Foreign Ministry's official against the Kingdom of Bahrain. Al Dussari said the security bodies in Bahrain were fully authorised by the Constitution and the law to take any procedures they deem necessary against any Bahraini ...

GCC Secretary General condemns the Statements of Iranian Assistant Foreign Minister about Kingdom of Bahrain

Bahrain News Agency - Sunday 19th May, 2013

Riyadh, May 19th (BNA) -GCC Secretary General, Dr. Abdullatif Bin Rashid Al Zayani condemned the statements of the Iranian Assistant Foreign Minister for the Arab and African Issues about Kingdom of Bahrain, describing them unacceptable and disgraceful interference in the internal concerns of the Kingdom and its citizens. "His Statements contain blatant and dangerous threats and unfamiliar ...

Assad Hezbollah forces enter Syria rebel town Qusayr

Times of India - Sunday 19th May, 2013

Assad regime's "barbaric and destructive" assault on Qusayr could render "meaningless" US-Russian attempts to organize a conference on ending two years of bloodshed in the country. The Arab League called an emergency meeting for Thursday, ahead of the conference, following demands from the opposition Syrian National Council (SNC) for it to meet and "stop the ...

Sixteen killed in Syria offensive

Irish Examiner - Sunday 19th May, 2013

The Syrian military today launched an offensive to retake a strategic rebel-held town near the Lebanese border, a government official said, as activists reported that regime airstrikes and shelling of the town have killed at least 16 people, including opposition fighters.The western Syrian town of Qusair, home to about 20,000 residents, has been besieged for weeks by government troops.According ...

Assad casts doubt on US-Russian peace initiative

Middle East Online - Sunday 19th May, 2013

"To resign would be to flee," Assad said in an interview with the Argentine newspaper Clarin when asked if he would consider stepping aside as called for by US Secretary of State John ...

15 killed in suicide car bomb blast in NW Pakistan

SINA - Sunday 19th May, 2013

ISLAMABAD, Oct. 13 (Xinhua) -- At least 15 people were killed and 17 others injured when a suicide car bomb blast ripped through a market in Pakistan's northwest town of Dera Adamkhel on Saturday morning, reported local media Express. While some local media said that it was a car bomb blast, local Urdu TV channel Express and two other channels quoted unidentified sources as saying that it ...

McCain Strikes Could Force Obamas Hand on Syria

CBN News - Sunday 19th May, 2013

JERUSALEM, Israel -- GOP Sen. John McCain said Israel's second airstrike Sunday in Syria could be the incentive President Obama needs to take action in the wartorn country. "We need to have a game-changing action, and that is no American boots on the ground, establish a safe zone and to protect it and to supply weapons to the right people in Syria who are fighting, obviously, for the ...

General Motors Celebrates 10th Anniversary of Middle East Parts Distribution Center

Bahrain News Agency - Sunday 19th May, 2013

Dubai, May 19. (BNA) -- General Motors has passed a major milestone with the 10th anniversary of its Middle East Parts Distribution Center (MEDC) located in the Jebel Ali Free Zone in Dubai. The MEDC was initially leased from DHL, when it first opened in 2003. The center stocks and supplies GM service parts for its lineup of vehicles sold under the Chevrolet, Cadillac and GMC brands. It ...

Algeria censors dailies over Bouteflika coma reports

IOL - Sunday 19th May, 2013

Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika has been transferred to France for further medical tests after suffering a minor stroke. File photo: Louafi Larbi, ...

Tunisian police clash with Islamists over banned rally

Reuters - Sunday 19th May, 2013

KAIROUAN, Tunisia (Reuters) - Supporters of the hardline Islamist group Ansar al-Sharia clashed with Tunisian police on Sunday after the government banned its annual rally, saying it posed a threat to ...

Syria rebel removes bites soldiers heart group says

MSNBC - Sunday 19th May, 2013

By Alastair Jamieson, Staff writer, NBC News A Syrian rebel commander has been caught on video cutting out the heart of a soldier and biting into ...

Syrian forces launch airstrike on rebel-held city of Qusayr

Middle East Times - Sunday 19th May, 2013

Syrian forces launched an attack Sunday on the rebel-held city of Qusayr, killing at least 13 people, opposition leaders and state-run media said. The airstrikes came after months of fighting on the outskirts of the city in Homs province near the Lebanese border, ...

Syria army ‘storms’ rebel town Qusair

Ya Libnan - Sunday 19th May, 2013

Syrian government forces have surrounded the rebel stronghold of Qusair and are storming it from several directions, says Syrian state TV. Fighting has gone on around the town, near the Lebanese border, for weeks. Opposition groups say militants from the Lebanese Hezbollah movement are fighting alongside government ...

Saudi vegetable seller dies from self-immolation

San Diego Union-Tribune - Sunday 19th May, 2013

A Saudi newspaper says a vegetable seller who set himself on fire in Riyadh after police confiscated his goods for standing in an unauthorized area has ...

Arab League to hold emergency Syria meeting

Channel News Asia - Sunday 19th May, 2013

An Arab League committee on Syria will hold anemergencymeeting on Thursday ahead of an international peace conference on ending the country's civil war, the bloc's deputy leader said on ...