News, January 23, 2010


20 Saudi Soldiers Found Dead on Yemen Border

US Says Up to Palestinians to Revive Peace Talks
Israel/Palestine

Military Prepares to Open 'Israelis Only Road' to Palestinian Traffic

Not All Settlers and Palestinians Want Each Other to Disappear

Israel Pays $10.5 Million for Damage to UN Gaza Premises

Warden Allegedly Smuggled Cell Phones to Palestinian Inmates

15 Arrested Protesting Takeover of East Jerusalem

News, January 22, 2010

Yemen Will Not Allow Foreign Troops on Its Soil
 
  Clinton: US to Boost Aid Yemen
  Yemen University Denies US Charge of Promoting Islamist Extremism
  Saudi Deaths in Fight With Yemen Rebels Reach 113


Yemen
Yemen an Easy Haven for Foreigners Drawn to Militant Islam
Yemen Tightens Visa Rules to Screen Out Militants
Palestine/Israel
US Envoy Starts Mideast Tour Amid Obama Pessimism
Israel Moves to Launch University in West Bank Settlement
Israeli Unit to Monitor Soldiers' Entries on Facebook
Israel Fears Terrorist-Refugees May Set Up al-Qaeda Cells
Israel Probes Vandalism of West Bank Palestinian Cemetery

Turkey
Turkish Ambassador: Kurd Terrorists Have US Arms
Turkish Army Denies Plot to Clash With Greece

United Arab Emirates
Entrenched UAE Monarchy Thwarts Aspirations for Modernity

News, January 21, 2010

Yemen

New Yemen Airstrike Targets Wanted al-Qaeda Figure

Britain Suspends Direct Flights to Yemen

Radical US-Yemeni Cleric Will Not Surrender: Journalist
Middle East

US Envoy: Syria, Lebanon Key to Mideast Peace

Jordan's Prosecutor Accepts Case Against Two Israeli MPs

Saudi Kingdom Tower Evacuated After Bomb Hoax

News, January 21, 2010


PM Wants Israeli Army Permanently in W. Bank



Israel Crushes Local Dissent, Attacks Global Criticism


Israel Cool to East Jerusalem Settlement Freeze
Israel/Palestine

Netanyahu Turns Fire on Abbas as US Envoy Flies In

Abbas Wants US to Negotiate in His Place

Gaza War: Palestinians Battle Bitterly Over Palestinian Forces' Conduct

Detained American Journalist Opts to Leave Israelu

Gaza Flowers in Europe Again as Israel Eases Closures

UN 'Deeply Concerned' Over Health System in Gaza Strip

News, January 20, 2010


Israel/Palestine

  Harsher Gaza War Looming on Horizon?

Israel Stops Granting Permits to NGO Aid Workers in W. Bank

Israel Razes West Bank Caravan Built After Settlement Freeze

Israeli Soldier Discharged Over Protest Sign

Israel Targets Palestinian Anti-Wall Activists

Israel Accused of Silencing Political Protest

EU Official to PA: Financial Support Won't Continue Forever


Israel-Turkey Relations

Turkey's Erdogan Voices Support for Palestinians

'Turkey No Longer Needs a Close Relationship With Israel'


Yemen

US Slaps Sanctions on al-Qaeda Yemen Affiliate

Tribe in Yemen Protecting US Cleric


In Other News

Syria's Mufti: Islam Commands Us to Protect Jews

News, January 19, 2010

Al-Qaeda Denies Yemeni Leader Slain in Air Strike
Yemen
Al-Qaeda: Yemen Airstrikes Didn't Kill Group Chief
Yemen German-Kidnappers Want Release of Terror Suspects and $2 Million
Israel/Palestine
Rights Group Urges Israel to End Gaza Blockade
Rights Groups Urge Hamas to Allow War Crimes Probe
Israeli Police Arrest Five in West Bank Mosque Blaze
Police Arrest 10 in Raid on West Bank Settlement
Israeli Army Crosses Into Lebanon: State Media
Palestinian Group Questions Motives in Lebanon to Disarm Them
Turkey
OSCE: Turkey Blocking 3,700 Websites, Reform Needed