RAMALLAH, West Bank, Feb 17 (KATAKAMI.COM / Reuters) – Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said on Thursday that an election promised by September would not be held if Hamas refused to allow voting in the Gaza Strip. The election promise was issued on Saturday by the Palestine Liberation Organization in an apparent bid to head off any wave of […]
Read moreIsraeli PM Netanyahu’s Speech About Egypt and warns Hezbollah over Galilee threat
Full text of PM Netanyahu’s Speech at the Conference of Presidents of Major North American Jewish Organizations : Feb, 16 (KATAKAMI.COM) — Thank you, Alan, and Malcolm, and all of you. I see here some old hands, practiced hands, loyal hands. You’ve always been steadfast, unequivocal and focused on one purpose – and that […]
Read moreRussian President to Visit Pope
Feb. 17 (KATAKAMI.COM / VOA) — Russian President Dmitri Medvedev is scheduled meet Pope Benedict at the Vatican Thursday. Mr. Medvedev’s will become the first Russian leader to visit the Holy See since the establishment of full diplomatic relations between the Vatican and Moscow in 2009. The Russian president began a two-day visit to […]
Read moreAntara Obama Dan Formasi Kabinet Israel Menjelang Target Negara Palestina September 2011
EU’s Ashton targets Palestinian State by September Jakarta 17 Februari 2011 (KATAKAMI) — Pejabat Perwakilan Tinggi Uni Eropa untuk Kebijakan Luar Negeri, Catherine Ashton menyampaikan sebuah pernyataan yang terasa sudah basi tetapi cukup penting dicermati seputar target ( deklarasi pendirian ) Negara Palestina. Ashton mengatakan bahwa walaupun kabinet Palestina mengundurkan diri beberapa hari lalu, disusul […]
Read moreFayyad: Palestinian Authority to Wean Itself Off Foreign Aid by 2013
RAMALLAH, West Bank, Feb. 17 (KATAKAMI.COM / JPOST) – The Palestinian Authority is undertaking a major effort to wean itself from foreign assistance, a move that will strengthen plans to declare statehood by this summer, Prime Minister Salam Fayyad told The Media Line. “The current expenditure has been reduced from $1.8 billion in 2008 […]
Read moreIranian Govt. Calls for Friday Rally to Show ‘Hatred’ for Opposition
Feb. 17 (KATAKAMI.COM / VOA) — Iran’s clerical establishment has called for a major rally in Tehran on Friday, to express what it calls its “hatred” of reformists who organized a day of major anti-government protests earlier this week. In a statement Wednesday, Iran’s Islamic Propagation Coordination Council urged Tehran residents to join the rally […]
Read moreIsrael Says Two Iran Gunboats Plan to Sail Via Suez
Feb. 17 (KATAKAMI.COM / Bloomberg) — Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman said that two Iranian gunboats are planning to sail late today to Syria through Egypt’s Suez Canal in what he called a provocation. Gasoline and heating oil advanced in New York on the reports. The Israeli statement comes five days after Egyptian President […]
Read moreIsrael claims Iran warships to transit Suez Canal
JERUSALEM, Feb 17 (KATAKAMI.COM / AP ) – Israel’s foreign minister claimed Wednesday that Iran is about to send two warships through the Suez Canal for the first time in years, calling it a “provocation,” but he offered no evidence. The Egyptian authority that runs the canal denied it. Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman said […]
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