CAIRO, May 7, 2011 (KATAKAMI.COM / WSJ) — Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal said his movement will make decisions about how to wage its struggle with Israel, including if and when to use violence, in consensus with more moderate Palestinian factions, The Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday. “How to manage the resistance, what’s the best […]
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Indonesia : Merpati plane crashes into the sea in West Papua, 27 dead
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PAPUA, May 7, 2011 (KATAKAMI.COM / THE JAKARTA POST) —- A Merpati MA 60 Airplane crashed into the sea near the Utarung Kaimana Airport, West Papua, at approximately 2 p.m. As many as 27 people, including the pilot, reportedly died, The Jakarta Post reported on Saturday. “We are conducting recovery operations. We will provide more […]
Read moreRussian President Medvedev meets with the permanent Security Council members
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RUSSIA, May 7, 2011 (KATAKAMI.COM / KREMLIN.RU) — President Dmitry Medvedev announced having signed a presidential executive order defining the new regulations on the Security Council. This document sets out the procedures for holding Security Council regular and urgent meetings, and for the work of the Security Council staff and standing commissions. Mr Medvedev also […]
Read moreRussia, Norway to hold joint naval drills next week
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RUSSIA, May 7, 2011 (KATAKAMI.COM / RIA NOVOSTI) — Russia and Norway will hold large-scale naval exercise Pomor 2011 on May 11-16, a spokesman for Russia’s Northern Fleet said on Friday. The drills in the Barents and Norwegian seas will involve Russian Udaloy class destroyer Vice Admiral Kulakov from the Northern Fleet, Norwegian Fridtjof Nansen class frigate […]
Read morePope Benedict congratulates 34 new Swiss Guard recruits
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Vatican City, May 7, 2011 ( KATAKAMI.COM / CNA/EWTN News) — Pope Benedict XVI met with 34 new Swiss Guard recruits on May 6 and offered words of wisdom and encouragement before the swearing-in ceremony, Catholic News Agency (CNA) reported on Friday. “The time that you will spend in the ‘Eternal City’ will be an exceptional […]
Read moreEU approves $124 million in aid to PA after Israel blocks transfer of Palestinian funds
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May 7, 2011 (KATAKAMI.COM / HAARETZ) — The European Union said on Friday it would provide an extra 85 million euros (124 million dollars) to the Palestinian Authority to help pay salaries of essential workers and to support vulnerable families, HAARETZ reported on Friday. The move was decided on after Israel on Sunday blocked the […]
Read moreUN Chief Ban Ki-moon calls on Israel to take ‘decisive moves’ towards two-state solution
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New York, May 7, 2011 (KATAKAMI.COM / UN.ORG) — UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon voiced hope today that Israel will make “decisive moves towards a historic agreement” with the Palestinians, telling the country’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that the current deadlock in negotiations between the two sides was not helping anyone. Speaking by telephone to Mr. Netanyahu, Mr. […]
Read moreU.N. urges Israel not to withhold Palestinian funds
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UNITED NATIONS, May 7, 2011 (KATAKAMI.COM / Reuters) — U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday that Israel should not withhold tax revenues from the Palestinian Authority following its unity deal with Hamas, REUTERS reported on Friday. “The Secretary-General … noted that Palestinian unity is a process which is just […]
Read morePhotostream : Chancellor Angela Merkel visits German Oceanographic Museum
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Photostream : Russian President Dmitry Medvedev meets Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi
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