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http://news.yahoo.com/iran/ en-USCopyright (c) 2013 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reservedTue, 23 Jul 2013 04:03:11 -04005http://news.yahoo.com/iran/ http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142c.gif<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/iran-condemns-eus-blacklisting-hezbollah-075948273.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/xEOa76QgVL0f94jwSlmWdg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-23T080311Z_2_CBRE96M0M8A00_RTROPTP_2_CNEWS-US-EU-HEZBOLLAH-IRAN.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Iran&#039;s Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi (L) and his Jordanian counterpart Nasser Judeh listen to a journalist during their joint news conference in Amman May 7, 2013. REUTERS/Muhammad Hamed" align="left" title="Iran&#039;s Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi (L) and his Jordanian counterpart Nasser Judeh listen to a journalist during their joint news conference in Amman May 7, 2013. REUTERS/Muhammad Hamed" border="0" /></a>DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran condemned on Tuesday the European Union&#039;s decision to put the armed wing of Lebanese militant group Hezbollah on its terrorism blacklist and said the move was &quot;contrary to all political and legal norms, surprising and unacceptable&quot;. Hezbollah was set up with the help of Iranian funds and military advisers some three decades ago and, along with Syria, is still Tehran&#039;s most important ally in the region, positioned as it is on the &quot;frontline&quot; with Iran&#039;s sworn enemy Israel. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/iran-condemns-eus-blacklisting-hezbollah-075948273.htmlTue, 23 Jul 2013 04:03:11 -0400Reutersiran-condemns-eus-blacklisting-hezbollah-075948273<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/iran-condemns-eus-blacklisting-hezbollah-075948273.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/xEOa76QgVL0f94jwSlmWdg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-23T080311Z_2_CBRE96M0M8A00_RTROPTP_2_CNEWS-US-EU-HEZBOLLAH-IRAN.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Iran&#039;s Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi (L) and his Jordanian counterpart Nasser Judeh listen to a journalist during their joint news conference in Amman May 7, 2013. REUTERS/Muhammad Hamed" align="left" title="Iran&#039;s Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi (L) and his Jordanian counterpart Nasser Judeh listen to a journalist during their joint news conference in Amman May 7, 2013. REUTERS/Muhammad Hamed" border="0" /></a>DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran condemned on Tuesday the European Union&#039;s decision to put the armed wing of Lebanese militant group Hezbollah on its terrorism blacklist and said the move was &quot;contrary to all political and legal norms, surprising and unacceptable&quot;. Hezbollah was set up with the help of Iranian funds and military advisers some three decades ago and, along with Syria, is still Tehran&#039;s most important ally in the region, positioned as it is on the &quot;frontline&quot; with Iran&#039;s sworn enemy Israel. ...</p><br clear="all"/>TEHRAN, Iran (AP) ? Iran says the European Union's decision to blacklist the military wing of Lebanon's Hezbollah was "strange" and "uncalculated."http://news.yahoo.com/iran-denounces-eu-hezbollah-blacklisting-072626581.htmlTue, 23 Jul 2013 03:26:26 -0400Associated Pressiran-denounces-eu-hezbollah-blacklisting-072626581<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/congress-obama-odds-over-iran-sanctions-071150782.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/7W3s9fEMYEyok2AoYbkU6w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/131339679f855818380f6a70670025cf.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="President Barack Obama addresses an Organizing for Action summit in Washington, Monday, July 22, 2013. The group was formed from Obama&#039;s 2012 re-election campaign with the express goal of backing his policy priorities. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)" align="left" title="President Barack Obama addresses an Organizing for Action summit in Washington, Monday, July 22, 2013. The group was formed from Obama&#039;s 2012 re-election campaign with the express goal of backing his policy priorities. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)" border="0" /></a>WASHINGTON (AP) ? Congress is considering a new series of hard-hitting Iran sanctions on everything from mining and construction to the Islamic republic&#039;s already besieged oil industry, despite concern from the Obama administration that the measures could interfere with nuclear negotiations.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/congress-obama-odds-over-iran-sanctions-071150782.htmlTue, 23 Jul 2013 03:14:26 -0400Associated Presscongress-obama-odds-over-iran-sanctions-071150782<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/congress-obama-odds-over-iran-sanctions-071150782.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/7W3s9fEMYEyok2AoYbkU6w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/131339679f855818380f6a70670025cf.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="President Barack Obama addresses an Organizing for Action summit in Washington, Monday, July 22, 2013. The group was formed from Obama&#039;s 2012 re-election campaign with the express goal of backing his policy priorities. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)" align="left" title="President Barack Obama addresses an Organizing for Action summit in Washington, Monday, July 22, 2013. The group was formed from Obama&#039;s 2012 re-election campaign with the express goal of backing his policy priorities. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)" border="0" /></a>WASHINGTON (AP) ? Congress is considering a new series of hard-hitting Iran sanctions on everything from mining and construction to the Islamic republic&#039;s already besieged oil industry, despite concern from the Obama administration that the measures could interfere with nuclear negotiations.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/exclusive-u-congressional-hurdles-lifted-arming-syrian-rebels-010255197.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/NZhUXqYzL9cpqPJN692sUQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-22T210000Z_1_CBRE96L1MCP00_RTROPTP_2_SYRIA-CRISIS-TOWN.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Free Syrian Army fighters move through a hole in a wall in the northern town of Khan al-Assal, after seizing it" align="left" title="Free Syrian Army fighters move through a hole in a wall in the northern town of Khan al-Assal, after seizing it" border="0" /></a>By Tabassum Zakaria and Susan Cornwell WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will move forward with a plan for the United States to arm the struggling Syrian rebels after some congressional concerns were eased, officials said on Monday. &quot;We believe we are in a position that the administration can move forward,&quot; House of Representatives Intelligence Committee Chairman Mike Rogers told Reuters. The White House announced in June that it would offer military aid to vetted groups of Syrian rebels after two years of balking at directly sending arms to the opposition. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/exclusive-u-congressional-hurdles-lifted-arming-syrian-rebels-010255197.htmlMon, 22 Jul 2013 21:02:55 -0400Reutersexclusive-u-congressional-hurdles-lifted-arming-syrian-rebels-010255197<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/exclusive-u-congressional-hurdles-lifted-arming-syrian-rebels-010255197.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/NZhUXqYzL9cpqPJN692sUQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-22T210000Z_1_CBRE96L1MCP00_RTROPTP_2_SYRIA-CRISIS-TOWN.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Free Syrian Army fighters move through a hole in a wall in the northern town of Khan al-Assal, after seizing it" align="left" title="Free Syrian Army fighters move through a hole in a wall in the northern town of Khan al-Assal, after seizing it" border="0" /></a>By Tabassum Zakaria and Susan Cornwell WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will move forward with a plan for the United States to arm the struggling Syrian rebels after some congressional concerns were eased, officials said on Monday. &quot;We believe we are in a position that the administration can move forward,&quot; House of Representatives Intelligence Committee Chairman Mike Rogers told Reuters. The White House announced in June that it would offer military aid to vetted groups of Syrian rebels after two years of balking at directly sending arms to the opposition. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/venezuelan-colombian-presidents-put-aside-diplomatic-dispute-231321694.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/.TiIQ8iuOZfIOCZgFsmqGg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-22T231321Z_1_CBRE96L1SIF00_RTROPTP_2_VENEZUELA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Nicolas Maduro and Juan Manuel Santos attend a news conference in Puerto Ayacucho" align="left" title="Nicolas Maduro and Juan Manuel Santos attend a news conference in Puerto Ayacucho" border="0" /></a>By Deisy Buitrago PUERTO AYACUCHO, Venezuela (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and Colombian counterpart Juan Manuel Santos on Monday agreed to turn the page on a diplomatic dispute triggered when Santos met with Venezuela&#039;s main opposition leader in May. Maduro in May had slammed Santos for receiving Henrique Capriles, who narrowly lost Venezuela&#039;s presidential election in April, saying the meeting constituted meddling in the affairs of the OPEC nation. &quot;There are things that we do not agree on ... ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/venezuelan-colombian-presidents-put-aside-diplomatic-dispute-231321694.htmlMon, 22 Jul 2013 19:13:21 -0400Reutersvenezuelan-colombian-presidents-put-aside-diplomatic-dispute-231321694<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/venezuelan-colombian-presidents-put-aside-diplomatic-dispute-231321694.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/.TiIQ8iuOZfIOCZgFsmqGg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-22T231321Z_1_CBRE96L1SIF00_RTROPTP_2_VENEZUELA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Nicolas Maduro and Juan Manuel Santos attend a news conference in Puerto Ayacucho" align="left" title="Nicolas Maduro and Juan Manuel Santos attend a news conference in Puerto Ayacucho" border="0" /></a>By Deisy Buitrago PUERTO AYACUCHO, Venezuela (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and Colombian counterpart Juan Manuel Santos on Monday agreed to turn the page on a diplomatic dispute triggered when Santos met with Venezuela&#039;s main opposition leader in May. Maduro in May had slammed Santos for receiving Henrique Capriles, who narrowly lost Venezuela&#039;s presidential election in April, saying the meeting constituted meddling in the affairs of the OPEC nation. &quot;There are things that we do not agree on ... ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/eu-poised-blacklist-military-wing-hezbollah-082809478.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/05UZ6nW6NoeL4vkrR58puA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-22T130014Z_173113227_GM1E97M1M4V01_RTRMADP_3_EU-HEZBOLLAH.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="File picture shows Lebanon&#039;s Hezbollah leader Nasrallah greeting supporters at an anti-U.S. protest in Beirut&#039;s suburbs" align="left" title="File picture shows Lebanon&#039;s Hezbollah leader Nasrallah greeting supporters at an anti-U.S. protest in Beirut&#039;s suburbs" border="0" /></a>By Justyna Pawlak and Adrian Croft BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union agreed on Monday to put the armed wing of Hezbollah on its terrorism blacklist, a move driven by concerns over the Lebanese militant group&#039;s involvement in a deadly bus bombing in Bulgaria and the Syrian war. The powerful Lebanese Shi&#039;ite movement, an ally of Iran, has attracted concern in Europe and around the world in recent months for its role in sending thousands of fighters to support Syrian President Bashar al-Assad&#039;s forces, helping turn the tide of Syria&#039;s two-year-old civil war. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/eu-poised-blacklist-military-wing-hezbollah-082809478.htmlMon, 22 Jul 2013 17:25:16 -0400Reuterseu-poised-blacklist-military-wing-hezbollah-082809478<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/eu-poised-blacklist-military-wing-hezbollah-082809478.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/05UZ6nW6NoeL4vkrR58puA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-22T130014Z_173113227_GM1E97M1M4V01_RTRMADP_3_EU-HEZBOLLAH.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="File picture shows Lebanon&#039;s Hezbollah leader Nasrallah greeting supporters at an anti-U.S. protest in Beirut&#039;s suburbs" align="left" title="File picture shows Lebanon&#039;s Hezbollah leader Nasrallah greeting supporters at an anti-U.S. protest in Beirut&#039;s suburbs" border="0" /></a>By Justyna Pawlak and Adrian Croft BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union agreed on Monday to put the armed wing of Hezbollah on its terrorism blacklist, a move driven by concerns over the Lebanese militant group&#039;s involvement in a deadly bus bombing in Bulgaria and the Syrian war. The powerful Lebanese Shi&#039;ite movement, an ally of Iran, has attracted concern in Europe and around the world in recent months for its role in sending thousands of fighters to support Syrian President Bashar al-Assad&#039;s forces, helping turn the tide of Syria&#039;s two-year-old civil war. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/palestinians-israelis-play-down-chances-imminent-talks-183701523.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/pOkUXatc6__UM8brDvSc.g--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-22T183701Z_1_CBRE96L1FQB00_RTROPTP_2_CNEWS-US-PALESTINIANS-ISRAEL.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu delivers a statement to the media in Jerusalem" align="left" title="Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu delivers a statement to the media in Jerusalem" border="0" /></a>By Ali Sawafta and Allyn Fisher-Ilan RAMALLAH, West Bank/JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israelis and Palestinians played down on Monday the prospects of their envoys meeting in Washington any time soon, and the White House said getting the two sides to agree a peace deal remained an &quot;enormous challenge&quot;. Palestinians said negotiations could not begin unless it was clear in advance that they would be about a future state based on pre-1967 borders, while an Israeli official said Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu would seek the approval of his cabinet before going ahead. U.S. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/palestinians-israelis-play-down-chances-imminent-talks-183701523.htmlMon, 22 Jul 2013 15:15:05 -0400Reuterspalestinians-israelis-play-down-chances-imminent-talks-183701523<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/palestinians-israelis-play-down-chances-imminent-talks-183701523.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/pOkUXatc6__UM8brDvSc.g--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-22T183701Z_1_CBRE96L1FQB00_RTROPTP_2_CNEWS-US-PALESTINIANS-ISRAEL.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu delivers a statement to the media in Jerusalem" align="left" title="Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu delivers a statement to the media in Jerusalem" border="0" /></a>By Ali Sawafta and Allyn Fisher-Ilan RAMALLAH, West Bank/JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israelis and Palestinians played down on Monday the prospects of their envoys meeting in Washington any time soon, and the White House said getting the two sides to agree a peace deal remained an &quot;enormous challenge&quot;. Palestinians said negotiations could not begin unless it was clear in advance that they would be about a future state based on pre-1967 borders, while an Israeli official said Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu would seek the approval of his cabinet before going ahead. U.S. ...</p><br clear="all"/>Sophisticated overnight attacks on two Iraqi prisons on the outskirts of Baghdad involving mortars, rocket-propelled grenades, and dozens of attackers are a sign of growing potency for the country's Sunni insurgents.http://news.yahoo.com/many-jihadis-just-escaped-abu-ghraib-185650792.htmlMon, 22 Jul 2013 14:56:50 -0400Christian Science Monitormany-jihadis-just-escaped-abu-ghraib-185650792WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House backed the European Union's decision to designate the military wing of Hezbollah as a terrorist organization on Monday, saying it sends a strong message that the group cannot operate with impunity. White House spokesman Jay Carney told reporters the decision should have an impact on Hezbollah's fundraising, logistical activities and "terrorist plotting on foreign soil." "The EU's decision today sends a clear message that Europe stands firmly against Hezbollah's terrorist activities. ...http://news.yahoo.com/u-backs-eu-designating-hezbollah-wing-terrorist-185642746.htmlMon, 22 Jul 2013 14:56:42 -0400Reutersu-backs-eu-designating-hezbollah-wing-terrorist-185642746The European Union agreed on Monday to blacklist the ?military wing? of Lebanon?s militant Shiite organization Hezbollah in response to the group?s alleged activities in Europe.http://news.yahoo.com/eu-blacklists-hezbollah-sort-155922949.htmlMon, 22 Jul 2013 11:59:22 -0400Christian Science Monitoreu-blacklists-hezbollah-sort-155922949<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/iran-ex-president-urges-changes-foreign-policy-103651979.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/5Ce885zJw126cwnge6II2g--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/0fe42c2c82a44918380f6a706700d104.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE -- In this Saturday, May 11, 2013 file photo, former President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, waves to media, as he registers his candidacy for the upcoming presidential election, while his daughter Fatemeh, second right, smiles at the election headquarters of the interior ministry in Tehran, Iran. Rafsanjani has called for deep changes in the country&#039;s foreign policy and distance from the combative style of outgoing President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. On his website Monday Rafsanjani said Iran can&#039;t be angry with the world and issue insults and yet expect progress. President-elect Hasan Rouhani has pledged to follow a &quot;path of moderation&quot; and interaction with the outside world, reviving hopes for easing of tensions with the West. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi, File)" align="left" title="FILE -- In this Saturday, May 11, 2013 file photo, former President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, waves to media, as he registers his candidacy for the upcoming presidential election, while his daughter Fatemeh, second right, smiles at the election headquarters of the interior ministry in Tehran, Iran. Rafsanjani has called for deep changes in the country&#039;s foreign policy and distance from the combative style of outgoing President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. On his website Monday Rafsanjani said Iran can&#039;t be angry with the world and issue insults and yet expect progress. President-elect Hasan Rouhani has pledged to follow a &quot;path of moderation&quot; and interaction with the outside world, reviving hopes for easing of tensions with the West. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi, File)" border="0" /></a>TEHRAN, Iran (AP) ? An influential Iranian ex-president is calling for deep changes in the country&#039;s foreign policy, saying Iran can no longer remain &quot;angry with the world.&quot;</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/iran-ex-president-urges-changes-foreign-policy-103651979.htmlMon, 22 Jul 2013 06:36:51 -0400Associated Pressiran-ex-president-urges-changes-foreign-policy-103651979<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/iran-ex-president-urges-changes-foreign-policy-103651979.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/5Ce885zJw126cwnge6II2g--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/0fe42c2c82a44918380f6a706700d104.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE -- In this Saturday, May 11, 2013 file photo, former President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, waves to media, as he registers his candidacy for the upcoming presidential election, while his daughter Fatemeh, second right, smiles at the election headquarters of the interior ministry in Tehran, Iran. Rafsanjani has called for deep changes in the country&#039;s foreign policy and distance from the combative style of outgoing President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. On his website Monday Rafsanjani said Iran can&#039;t be angry with the world and issue insults and yet expect progress. President-elect Hasan Rouhani has pledged to follow a &quot;path of moderation&quot; and interaction with the outside world, reviving hopes for easing of tensions with the West. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi, File)" align="left" title="FILE -- In this Saturday, May 11, 2013 file photo, former President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, waves to media, as he registers his candidacy for the upcoming presidential election, while his daughter Fatemeh, second right, smiles at the election headquarters of the interior ministry in Tehran, Iran. Rafsanjani has called for deep changes in the country&#039;s foreign policy and distance from the combative style of outgoing President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. On his website Monday Rafsanjani said Iran can&#039;t be angry with the world and issue insults and yet expect progress. President-elect Hasan Rouhani has pledged to follow a &quot;path of moderation&quot; and interaction with the outside world, reviving hopes for easing of tensions with the West. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi, File)" border="0" /></a>TEHRAN, Iran (AP) ? An influential Iranian ex-president is calling for deep changes in the country&#039;s foreign policy, saying Iran can no longer remain &quot;angry with the world.&quot;</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/netanyahu-dogged-hardliners-put-kerry-peace-ideas-cabinet-001353169.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/j.k2VObnpLoi9snQQ4YSEw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-21T120134Z_1448365720_GM1E97L1JJ401_RTRMADP_3_PALESTINIANS-ISRAEL.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Israel&#039;s Prime Minister Netanyahu attends a special cabinet meeting in Jerusalem in commemoration of Menahem Begin" align="left" title="Israel&#039;s Prime Minister Netanyahu attends a special cabinet meeting in Jerusalem in commemoration of Menahem Begin" border="0" /></a>By Ali Sawafta and Allyn Fisher-Ilan RAMALLAH, West Bank/JERUSALEM (Reuters) - The Palestinians played down on Monday the significance of an imminent meeting in Washington of their top peace envoy with his Israeli counterpart, saying formal negotiation would not begin unless their opening terms were satisfied. The Palestinian position seemed to run counter to U.S. hopes that bringing together Saeb Erekat and Israel&#039;s Tzipi Livni in the coming days would kick-start peacemaking stalled for almost three years over Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/netanyahu-dogged-hardliners-put-kerry-peace-ideas-cabinet-001353169.htmlMon, 22 Jul 2013 06:34:48 -0400Reutersnetanyahu-dogged-hardliners-put-kerry-peace-ideas-cabinet-001353169<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/netanyahu-dogged-hardliners-put-kerry-peace-ideas-cabinet-001353169.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/j.k2VObnpLoi9snQQ4YSEw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-21T120134Z_1448365720_GM1E97L1JJ401_RTRMADP_3_PALESTINIANS-ISRAEL.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Israel&#039;s Prime Minister Netanyahu attends a special cabinet meeting in Jerusalem in commemoration of Menahem Begin" align="left" title="Israel&#039;s Prime Minister Netanyahu attends a special cabinet meeting in Jerusalem in commemoration of Menahem Begin" border="0" /></a>By Ali Sawafta and Allyn Fisher-Ilan RAMALLAH, West Bank/JERUSALEM (Reuters) - The Palestinians played down on Monday the significance of an imminent meeting in Washington of their top peace envoy with his Israeli counterpart, saying formal negotiation would not begin unless their opening terms were satisfied. The Palestinian position seemed to run counter to U.S. hopes that bringing together Saeb Erekat and Israel&#039;s Tzipi Livni in the coming days would kick-start peacemaking stalled for almost three years over Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank. ...</p><br clear="all"/>By Justyna Pawlak and Adrian Croft BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union governments could decide to blacklist the military wing of Hezbollah on Monday, in a major policy reversal fuelled by concerns over the Lebanese militant movement's activities in Europe. Britain has sought to persuade its EU peers since May to put the Shi'ite Muslim group's military wing on the bloc's terrorism list, citing evidence that it was behind a deadly bus bombing in Bulgaria last year. ...http://news.yahoo.com/eu-weighs-sanctions-against-military-wing-hezbollah-223312633.htmlSun, 21 Jul 2013 18:33:12 -0400Reuterseu-weighs-sanctions-against-military-wing-hezbollah-223312633<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/kurds-free-qaeda-linked-rebel-commander-syria-clashes-122517585.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/n7Nj1tV0ZTtyn1KFGoQfmg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-21T205032Z_2_CBRE96K0YIG00_RTROPTP_2_CNEWS-US-SYRIA-CRISIS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A Free Syrian Army fighter carries his weapon as he walks past damaged buildings in Deir al-Zor" align="left" title="A Free Syrian Army fighter carries his weapon as he walks past damaged buildings in Deir al-Zor" border="0" /></a>By Erika Solomon BEIRUT (Reuters) - The local commander of a Syrian rebel group affiliated to al Qaeda was freed on Sunday after being held by Kurdish forces in a power struggle between rival organizations fighting President Bashar al-Assad, activists said. However, the pro-opposition activists gave conflicting reports of how the Islamist brigade commander in the Syrian town of Tel Abyad near the Turkish border had come to be free. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/kurds-free-qaeda-linked-rebel-commander-syria-clashes-122517585.htmlSun, 21 Jul 2013 16:50:32 -0400Reuterskurds-free-qaeda-linked-rebel-commander-syria-clashes-122517585<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/kurds-free-qaeda-linked-rebel-commander-syria-clashes-122517585.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/n7Nj1tV0ZTtyn1KFGoQfmg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-21T205032Z_2_CBRE96K0YIG00_RTROPTP_2_CNEWS-US-SYRIA-CRISIS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A Free Syrian Army fighter carries his weapon as he walks past damaged buildings in Deir al-Zor" align="left" title="A Free Syrian Army fighter carries his weapon as he walks past damaged buildings in Deir al-Zor" border="0" /></a>By Erika Solomon BEIRUT (Reuters) - The local commander of a Syrian rebel group affiliated to al Qaeda was freed on Sunday after being held by Kurdish forces in a power struggle between rival organizations fighting President Bashar al-Assad, activists said. However, the pro-opposition activists gave conflicting reports of how the Islamist brigade commander in the Syrian town of Tel Abyad near the Turkish border had come to be free. ...</p><br clear="all"/>SANAA, Yemen (AP) ? Gunmen on Sunday kidnapped an Iranian diplomat who was driving his car in the capital, Sanaa, a Yemeni official said. Iran condemned the abduction.http://news.yahoo.com/gunmen-kidnap-iranian-diplomat-yemen-capital-195640171.htmlSun, 21 Jul 2013 15:56:40 -0400Associated Pressgunmen-kidnap-iranian-diplomat-yemen-capital-195640171TEHRAN, Iran (AP) ? Iran's top leader said Sunday he has not prohibited talks with the U.S. but urged caution with any possible dialogue, describing the American government as untrustworthy.http://news.yahoo.com/irans-top-leader-urges-caution-dealing-us-185914359.htmlSun, 21 Jul 2013 15:28:35 -0400Associated Pressirans-top-leader-urges-caution-dealing-us-185914359SANAA (Reuters) - Armed men kidnapped an employee of the Iranian embassy in Yemen's capital Sanaa on Sunday, police sources said, the latest in a series of abductions of foreigners in the lawless Arab country. The Iranian man was travelling through the diplomatic quarter in southern Sanaa when gunmen blocked the road, forced him to get out of his vehicle and took him to an unknown location, the sources told Reuters. It was not immediately clear who carried out the kidnapping, they said. ...http://news.yahoo.com/gunmen-abduct-iranian-embassy-worker-yemeni-capital-161220529.htmlSun, 21 Jul 2013 12:12:20 -0400Reutersgunmen-abduct-iranian-embassy-worker-yemeni-capital-161220529ABU DHABI (Reuters) - Assailants attacked the home of a Bahraini member of parliament with petrol bombs on Sunday for the second time in a week, the state news agency BNA said, the latest in a series of assaults on public officials and security personnel in the kingdom. The most recent attack on the home of Abbas Isa al-Madi, chairman of parliament's Services Committee, follows one on July 15 in which was no one was hurt. Pictures published by BNA showed fire damage to walls surrounding the house. The Sunni Muslim-ruled island, home of the U.S. ...http://news.yahoo.com/bahraini-parliamentarians-house-attacked-second-time-144709783.htmlSun, 21 Jul 2013 10:47:09 -0400Reutersbahraini-parliamentarians-house-attacked-second-time-144709783"Nine miles is less than the distance from Barack Obama's Chicago home to Wrigley Field."http://news.yahoo.com/auschwitz-borders-did-john-kerry-really-guarantee-israeli-135018289.htmlSun, 21 Jul 2013 09:50:18 -0400The Blazeauschwitz-borders-did-john-kerry-really-guarantee-israeli-135018289By Jon Hemming DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran denied on Sunday it had failed to make payments on its loans to the World Bank for the last six months, blaming Western sanctions for preventing an intermediary from forwarding funds to the global lender, Iran's IRNA state news agency said. The World Bank said on Thursday it was placing Iran's loans in non-performing status as Tehran had not paid back any of the money it owed for more than six months. ...http://news.yahoo.com/iran-denies-missing-world-bank-payments-blames-sanctions-134657404.htmlSun, 21 Jul 2013 09:46:57 -0400Reutersiran-denies-missing-world-bank-payments-blames-sanctions-134657404<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/hamas-reeling-egyptian-crackdown-gaza-tunnels-125727796.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/FaxMPwR7D7a0iLWckjTLLA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-21T142818Z_1_CDEE96K147900_RTROPTP_2_PALESTINIANS-EGYPT-TUNNELS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Palestinian tunnel workers walk inside a smuggling tunnel dug beneath the Gaza-Egypt border in the southern Gaza Strip July 19, 2013." align="left" title="Palestinian tunnel workers walk inside a smuggling tunnel dug beneath the Gaza-Egypt border in the southern Gaza Strip July 19, 2013." border="0" /></a>By Nidal al-Mughrabi GAZA (Reuters) - Palestinians in the Gaza Strip are reeling from another devastating blockade but this time they are blaming Egypt, the neighboring Arab power they once hoped would end their isolation, rather than their old foe Israel. In a few weeks of digging, dynamiting and drenching, Cairo&#039;s troops have destroyed many of the smuggling tunnels that ran under the Egypt-Gaza border and which had provided the cramped coastal enclave with commercial goods as well as weaponry. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/hamas-reeling-egyptian-crackdown-gaza-tunnels-125727796.htmlSun, 21 Jul 2013 08:57:27 -0400Reutershamas-reeling-egyptian-crackdown-gaza-tunnels-125727796<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/hamas-reeling-egyptian-crackdown-gaza-tunnels-125727796.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/FaxMPwR7D7a0iLWckjTLLA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-21T142818Z_1_CDEE96K147900_RTROPTP_2_PALESTINIANS-EGYPT-TUNNELS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Palestinian tunnel workers walk inside a smuggling tunnel dug beneath the Gaza-Egypt border in the southern Gaza Strip July 19, 2013." align="left" title="Palestinian tunnel workers walk inside a smuggling tunnel dug beneath the Gaza-Egypt border in the southern Gaza Strip July 19, 2013." border="0" /></a>By Nidal al-Mughrabi GAZA (Reuters) - Palestinians in the Gaza Strip are reeling from another devastating blockade but this time they are blaming Egypt, the neighboring Arab power they once hoped would end their isolation, rather than their old foe Israel. In a few weeks of digging, dynamiting and drenching, Cairo&#039;s troops have destroyed many of the smuggling tunnels that ran under the Egypt-Gaza border and which had provided the cramped coastal enclave with commercial goods as well as weaponry. ...</p><br clear="all"/>TEHRAN, Iran (AP) ? Iran's foreign ministry says the Islamic Republic has sent invitations to all the world's leaders to attend the Aug. 4 inauguration of its new president.http://news.yahoo.com/iran-invites-western-leaders-inauguration-121839466.htmlSun, 21 Jul 2013 08:18:39 -0400Associated Pressiran-invites-western-leaders-inauguration-121839466SANAA (Reuters) - Armed men seized an employee of the Iranian embassy in Yemen's capital Sanaa on Sunday, police sources said, the latest in a series of abductions of foreigners in the lawless Arab country. The Iranian man was travelling through the diplomatic quarter in southern Sanaa when gunmen blocked the road, forced him to get out of his vehicle and took him to an unknown location, the sources told Reuters. It was not immediately clear who carried out the kidnapping, they added. ...http://news.yahoo.com/gunmen-abduct-iran-embassy-employee-yemen-police-sources-105035863.htmlSun, 21 Jul 2013 06:50:35 -0400Reutersgunmen-abduct-iran-embassy-employee-yemen-police-sources-105035863<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/tensions-simmer-israel-coalition-over-possible-palestine-talks-103932287.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/GSpjWQpUys7xMZ.Ym.IjSg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-21T103932Z_1_CBRE96K0TM000_RTROPTP_2_CNEWS-US-PALESTINIANS-ISRAEL.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Israel&#039;s PM Netanyahu smiles during the opening ceremony of the Maccabiah Games in Jerusalem" align="left" title="Israel&#039;s PM Netanyahu smiles during the opening ceremony of the Maccabiah Games in Jerusalem" border="0" /></a>By Dan Williams JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu&#039;s tentative agreement to revive U.S.-sponsored peace talks with the Palestinians met skepticism and scorn on Sunday from some members of his rightist coalition government, including within his own party. With no date yet set for negotiations to begin, let alone a public blueprint for their terms, Netanyahu did not yet appear at risk of a political crisis. Rare praise for him from the center-left opposition suggested they were willing to replace any nationalist allies he might lose over a future peace accord. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/tensions-simmer-israel-coalition-over-possible-palestine-talks-103932287.htmlSun, 21 Jul 2013 06:39:32 -0400Reuterstensions-simmer-israel-coalition-over-possible-palestine-talks-103932287<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/tensions-simmer-israel-coalition-over-possible-palestine-talks-103932287.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/GSpjWQpUys7xMZ.Ym.IjSg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-21T103932Z_1_CBRE96K0TM000_RTROPTP_2_CNEWS-US-PALESTINIANS-ISRAEL.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Israel&#039;s PM Netanyahu smiles during the opening ceremony of the Maccabiah Games in Jerusalem" align="left" title="Israel&#039;s PM Netanyahu smiles during the opening ceremony of the Maccabiah Games in Jerusalem" border="0" /></a>By Dan Williams JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu&#039;s tentative agreement to revive U.S.-sponsored peace talks with the Palestinians met skepticism and scorn on Sunday from some members of his rightist coalition government, including within his own party. With no date yet set for negotiations to begin, let alone a public blueprint for their terms, Netanyahu did not yet appear at risk of a political crisis. Rare praise for him from the center-left opposition suggested they were willing to replace any nationalist allies he might lose over a future peace accord. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/kerrys-mideast-announcement-hints-success-challenge-050725865.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/.eLjmSfXGrdsX5BwuNvSzA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-21T050725Z_1_CBRE96K0E8O00_RTROPTP_2_CNEWS-US-PALESTINIANS-ISRAEL-KERRY.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="U.S. Secretary of State Kerry speaks during news conference at Queen Alia International Airport in the Jordanian capital of Amman" align="left" title="U.S. Secretary of State Kerry speaks during news conference at Queen Alia International Airport in the Jordanian capital of Amman" border="0" /></a>By Arshad Mohammed WASHINGTON (Reuters) - When Secretary of State John Kerry announced on Friday that Israel and the Palestinians had tentatively agreed to resume peace talks after three years, he did so standing alone as dusk fell over the Jordanian capital. The image reflects both his achievement and his challenge: few people would have predicted success when he began his quest to get the parties into talks nearly six months ago; yet even as he heralded the planned negotiations, neither was at his side. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/kerrys-mideast-announcement-hints-success-challenge-050725865.htmlSun, 21 Jul 2013 01:07:25 -0400Reuterskerrys-mideast-announcement-hints-success-challenge-050725865<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/kerrys-mideast-announcement-hints-success-challenge-050725865.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/.eLjmSfXGrdsX5BwuNvSzA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-21T050725Z_1_CBRE96K0E8O00_RTROPTP_2_CNEWS-US-PALESTINIANS-ISRAEL-KERRY.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="U.S. Secretary of State Kerry speaks during news conference at Queen Alia International Airport in the Jordanian capital of Amman" align="left" title="U.S. Secretary of State Kerry speaks during news conference at Queen Alia International Airport in the Jordanian capital of Amman" border="0" /></a>By Arshad Mohammed WASHINGTON (Reuters) - When Secretary of State John Kerry announced on Friday that Israel and the Palestinians had tentatively agreed to resume peace talks after three years, he did so standing alone as dusk fell over the Jordanian capital. The image reflects both his achievement and his challenge: few people would have predicted success when he began his quest to get the parties into talks nearly six months ago; yet even as he heralded the planned negotiations, neither was at his side. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/syrian-rebels-advance-northern-army-held-town-150057342.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/QY6DqO8NH9V4fLdrBBsx2Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-20T221351Z_2_CBRE96J15PQ00_RTROPTP_2_CNEWS-US-SYRIA-CRISIS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A Free Syrian Army fighter aims an anti-aircraft gun as he stands on the back of a truck in Deir al-Zor" align="left" title="A Free Syrian Army fighter aims an anti-aircraft gun as he stands on the back of a truck in Deir al-Zor" border="0" /></a>By Erika Solomon BEIRUT (Reuters) - Clashes between Islamist rebel forces and Kurdish militias spread to a second Syrian province on Saturday, activists said, as factional tensions rose in the north of the country. The fighting is further evidence that the 2011 uprising against President Bashar al-Assad&#039;s rule has splintered into turf wars that have little to do with ousting him and highlight the risk of regionalized conflicts that could have an impact on neighboring countries. The new round of fighting broke out in Tel Abyad, a border town near Turkey in the rebel-held Raqqa province. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/syrian-rebels-advance-northern-army-held-town-150057342.htmlSat, 20 Jul 2013 18:13:51 -0400Reuterssyrian-rebels-advance-northern-army-held-town-150057342<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/syrian-rebels-advance-northern-army-held-town-150057342.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/QY6DqO8NH9V4fLdrBBsx2Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-20T221351Z_2_CBRE96J15PQ00_RTROPTP_2_CNEWS-US-SYRIA-CRISIS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A Free Syrian Army fighter aims an anti-aircraft gun as he stands on the back of a truck in Deir al-Zor" align="left" title="A Free Syrian Army fighter aims an anti-aircraft gun as he stands on the back of a truck in Deir al-Zor" border="0" /></a>By Erika Solomon BEIRUT (Reuters) - Clashes between Islamist rebel forces and Kurdish militias spread to a second Syrian province on Saturday, activists said, as factional tensions rose in the north of the country. The fighting is further evidence that the 2011 uprising against President Bashar al-Assad&#039;s rule has splintered into turf wars that have little to do with ousting him and highlight the risk of regionalized conflicts that could have an impact on neighboring countries. The new round of fighting broke out in Tel Abyad, a border town near Turkey in the rebel-held Raqqa province. ...</p><br clear="all"/>"The talks with Kerry were about to collapse, and the letter came as a lifeline in the last minute bargaining"http://news.yahoo.com/u-guarantees-israel-pre-1967-borders-basis-renewed-220412170.htmlSat, 20 Jul 2013 18:04:12 -0400The Blazeu-guarantees-israel-pre-1967-borders-basis-renewed-220412170<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/egyptian-pm-seeks-dialogue-end-divisions-214328482.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/9Bh22dDDXLFxQWjxg2bYMw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-20T214328Z_1_CBRE96J1OCY00_RTROPTP_2_CNEWS-US-EGYPT-PROTESTS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Supporters of deposed Egyptian president Mursi hold up Egyptian national flags and posters of Mursi, as they chant slogans during a rally in Cairo" align="left" title="Supporters of deposed Egyptian president Mursi hold up Egyptian national flags and posters of Mursi, as they chant slogans during a rally in Cairo" border="0" /></a>By Yasmine Saleh and Crispian Balmer CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt&#039;s interim prime minister appealed on Saturday for an end to the nation&#039;s divisions following the overthrow of Islamist President Mohamed Mursi and said tough measures might be needed to revive the economy. Appearing relaxed and confident on state television, Hazem el-Beblawi, an international liberal economist, called for dialogue between political parties, adding that security had to be restored to Egypt&#039;s streets after weeks of mass protests. &quot;Egypt is more important to the world than we think and deserves more from us. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/egyptian-pm-seeks-dialogue-end-divisions-214328482.htmlSat, 20 Jul 2013 17:43:28 -0400Reutersegyptian-pm-seeks-dialogue-end-divisions-214328482<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/egyptian-pm-seeks-dialogue-end-divisions-214328482.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/9Bh22dDDXLFxQWjxg2bYMw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-20T214328Z_1_CBRE96J1OCY00_RTROPTP_2_CNEWS-US-EGYPT-PROTESTS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Supporters of deposed Egyptian president Mursi hold up Egyptian national flags and posters of Mursi, as they chant slogans during a rally in Cairo" align="left" title="Supporters of deposed Egyptian president Mursi hold up Egyptian national flags and posters of Mursi, as they chant slogans during a rally in Cairo" border="0" /></a>By Yasmine Saleh and Crispian Balmer CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt&#039;s interim prime minister appealed on Saturday for an end to the nation&#039;s divisions following the overthrow of Islamist President Mohamed Mursi and said tough measures might be needed to revive the economy. Appearing relaxed and confident on state television, Hazem el-Beblawi, an international liberal economist, called for dialogue between political parties, adding that security had to be restored to Egypt&#039;s streets after weeks of mass protests. &quot;Egypt is more important to the world than we think and deserves more from us. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/israel-palestinians-still-odds-over-borders-ahead-talks-174138711.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/R65L9e1KcU9Cpr6W_cA8Ag--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-20T214052Z_2_CBRE96J1FG800_RTROPTP_2_PALESTINIANS-ISRAEL-USA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="U.S. Secretary of State Kerry speaks during a news conference at Queen Alia International Airport in the Jordanian capital of Amman" align="left" title="U.S. Secretary of State Kerry speaks during a news conference at Queen Alia International Airport in the Jordanian capital of Amman" border="0" /></a>By Maayan Lubell JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel will not bow to the Palestinians&#039; demand on the borders of their future state before peace talks begin but will meet their request for the release of some prisoners, Israeli officials said on Saturday. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Friday that Israel and the Palestinians had laid the groundwork to resume talks after an almost three-year stalemate, but that the deal was not final and required more diplomacy. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/israel-palestinians-still-odds-over-borders-ahead-talks-174138711.htmlSat, 20 Jul 2013 17:40:52 -0400Reutersisrael-palestinians-still-odds-over-borders-ahead-talks-174138711<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/israel-palestinians-still-odds-over-borders-ahead-talks-174138711.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/R65L9e1KcU9Cpr6W_cA8Ag--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-20T214052Z_2_CBRE96J1FG800_RTROPTP_2_PALESTINIANS-ISRAEL-USA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="U.S. Secretary of State Kerry speaks during a news conference at Queen Alia International Airport in the Jordanian capital of Amman" align="left" title="U.S. Secretary of State Kerry speaks during a news conference at Queen Alia International Airport in the Jordanian capital of Amman" border="0" /></a>By Maayan Lubell JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel will not bow to the Palestinians&#039; demand on the borders of their future state before peace talks begin but will meet their request for the release of some prisoners, Israeli officials said on Saturday. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Friday that Israel and the Palestinians had laid the groundwork to resume talks after an almost three-year stalemate, but that the deal was not final and required more diplomacy. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/egypt-forms-committee-amend-constitution-182516767.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/KCXbK7FiMf2Z8BEe2l98Ew--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/5e0f9118432d1218380f6a706700e209.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="A supporters of Egypt&#039;s ousted President Mohammed Morsi waves his poster during a protest at a park in front of Cairo University, where protesters have installed their camp in Giza, southwest of Cairo, Egypt, Friday, July 19, 2013. Thousands are demonstrating across Egypt to demand the reinstatement of Morsi. His Muslim Brotherhood is mobilizing its followers to march in Cairo and elsewhere Friday for a protest they are dubbing &quot;Breaking the Coup.&quot; (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)" align="left" title="A supporters of Egypt&#039;s ousted President Mohammed Morsi waves his poster during a protest at a park in front of Cairo University, where protesters have installed their camp in Giza, southwest of Cairo, Egypt, Friday, July 19, 2013. Thousands are demonstrating across Egypt to demand the reinstatement of Morsi. His Muslim Brotherhood is mobilizing its followers to march in Cairo and elsewhere Friday for a protest they are dubbing &quot;Breaking the Coup.&quot; (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)" border="0" /></a>CAIRO (AP) ? Egypt&#039;s interim president selected a team of legal experts Saturday to rewrite controversial portions of the Islamist-drafted constitution, as the military-backed leadership moved quickly to try to capitalize on the coup that ousted the country&#039;s first freely elected leader.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/egypt-forms-committee-amend-constitution-182516767.htmlSat, 20 Jul 2013 17:28:59 -0400Associated Pressegypt-forms-committee-amend-constitution-182516767<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/egypt-forms-committee-amend-constitution-182516767.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/KCXbK7FiMf2Z8BEe2l98Ew--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/5e0f9118432d1218380f6a706700e209.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="A supporters of Egypt&#039;s ousted President Mohammed Morsi waves his poster during a protest at a park in front of Cairo University, where protesters have installed their camp in Giza, southwest of Cairo, Egypt, Friday, July 19, 2013. Thousands are demonstrating across Egypt to demand the reinstatement of Morsi. His Muslim Brotherhood is mobilizing its followers to march in Cairo and elsewhere Friday for a protest they are dubbing &quot;Breaking the Coup.&quot; (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)" align="left" title="A supporters of Egypt&#039;s ousted President Mohammed Morsi waves his poster during a protest at a park in front of Cairo University, where protesters have installed their camp in Giza, southwest of Cairo, Egypt, Friday, July 19, 2013. Thousands are demonstrating across Egypt to demand the reinstatement of Morsi. His Muslim Brotherhood is mobilizing its followers to march in Cairo and elsewhere Friday for a protest they are dubbing &quot;Breaking the Coup.&quot; (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)" border="0" /></a>CAIRO (AP) ? Egypt&#039;s interim president selected a team of legal experts Saturday to rewrite controversial portions of the Islamist-drafted constitution, as the military-backed leadership moved quickly to try to capitalize on the coup that ousted the country&#039;s first freely elected leader.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/egypt-seeks

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