Publication: Press tv

First reported 16 hours ago - Updated 18 mins ago - 2 reports

Syria envoy raps Jordan meeting on Syria

Syria's ambassador to Jordan has slammed a meeting of the so-called “Friends of Syria” group in Amman, describing it as a gathering of “friends of Israel.”“It is a meeting of Syria's enemies, or friends of Israel,” Bahjat Suleiman said on Wednesday in ... [Published Press tv - 3 hours ago]

Entities: Syria, Jordan, Government of Syria, Israel

First reported 8 hours ago - Updated 1 hour ago - 2 reports

American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees

Medical workers stage strike in US

Thousands of medical workers have staged a strike in the US state of California, delaying emergency care, surgeries and other medical treatment, Press TV reports.An estimated 13,000 healthcare workers from five University of California (UC) medical centers ... [Published Press tv - 4 hours ago]

Entities: Workers, American Federation of State, County and Munici..., Health Care, Patient

First reported 2 hours ago - Updated 2 hours ago - 2 reports

Taliban

'5 killed in E Afghanistan bombing'

At least five people have been killed and 20 others wounded in a bomb attack in Afghanistan’s troubled eastern province of Ghazni, local media say.An improvised explosive device (IED) went off in Ghazni city, the provincial capital of eastern Ghazni Province ... [Published Press tv - 2 hours ago]

Entities: Afghanistan, Bombing, IED Improvised Explosive Device, Taliban

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated 2 hours ago - 6 reports

Ali Larijani

‘High turnout to foil US, Israel plots’

Iranian Majlis (parliament) Speaker Ali Larijani says massive voter turnout in the forthcoming presidential election will foil plots hatched by the United States and Israel against the Islamic Republic.Speaking at the open session of the Majlis on Wednesday, ... [Published Press tv - 4 hours ago]

Entities: Iran, Israel, Ali Larijani, Majlis, Esfandiyar Rahim Mashaei

First reported 12 hours ago - Updated 3 hours ago - 2 reports

Turkey seals border crossing with Syria

Turkey has closed a border gate with Syria following two deadly bomb attacks in Turkey’s southern province of Hatay.“We are closely observing and controlling the border gates between Syria and Turkey. We have closed the Yayladagi border gate after the ... [Published Press tv - 4 hours ago]

Entities: Turkey, Border Crossing, Syria, Reyhanli (Turkey), Yayladagi (Turkey)

First reported 23 hours ago - Updated 4 hours ago - 2 reports

Ivane Merabishvili

Former Georgian PM arrested

Vano Merabishvili, one of the country's most influential politicians, formerly Prime Minister and Minister of Interior was arrested on Tuesday after being interrogated by prosecutors in connection to investigation into alleged misuse of approximately ... [Published Press tv - 9 hours ago]

Entities: Ivane Merabishvili, United National Movement, Georgia, Sandro Girgvliani

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated 7 hours ago - 3 reports

Bashar al-Assad

Israel warns Syria over Golan attack

Israel’s military chief has issued stern warning to Syrian President Bashar Assad hours after Syrian troops targeted an Israeli military vehicle in Golan Heights. HM/SS ... [Published Press tv - May 21 2013]

Entities: Israel, Syria, Golan Heights, Bashar al-Assad

First reported 16 hours ago - Updated 8 hours ago - 2 reports

Pentagon wants $450mn Gitmo upgrade

The US military has asked the nation’s Congress for over 450 million dollars to upgrade and maintain its notorious prison and torture camp at Guantanamo Bay despite renewed claims by President Barack Obama to shut down the facility.New details about the ... [Published Press tv - 8 hours ago]

Entities: Barack Obama, Military/Armed Forces, Guantanamo (Cuba), Prisoner of War Camp

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated 12 hours ago - 2 reports

Clerics urge hopefuls to respect law

Religious figures and senior seminary scholars in the holy city of Qom have asked presidential hopefuls to abide by the law when the Guardian Council publishes the list of approved candidates for Iran’s June 14 election.On Tuesday, Grand Ayatollah Seyyed ... [Published Press tv - May 21 2013]

Entities: Iran, Guardians Council, Elections

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated 22 hours ago - 2 reports

China hackers get sensitive US spy data

US officials have identified China as the source of major cyber attacks on Google and Microsoft with the aim of gaining access to Washington’s sensitive database, a report says.Chinese hackers have managed to obtain years’ worth of information about US ... [Published Press tv - May 21 2013]

Entities: Computer Hacker, China, Microsoft Corporation, Cyber Attack

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 4 reports

Ex-UK IAEA amb. raps US deceit on Iran

Former British ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency Peter Jenkins has criticized the US top nuclear negotiator in Iran-P5+1 group talks for her misleading briefing on Iran to the US Congress.Jenkins wrote in an analysis for IPS news’s ... [Published Press tv - May 21 2013]

Entities: Iran, Peter Jenkins, IAEA International Atomic Energy Agency

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 4 reports

Bombings kill 13 at Iraq Shia mosques

Thirteen people have been killed and more than 70 injured by two bomb attacks that targeted two Shia Muslim mosques in southern Iraq, according to police and hospital sources.Al-Wardiyah mosque and Al-Graita mosque were bombed on Monday in the city of ... [Published Press tv - May 20 2013]

Entities: Baghdad, Iraq, Bombing, Bomb

Quotes

"We expect the Saudi government to pursue the issue through correct channels instead of creating media hype" the Iranian Foreign Ministry’s newly-appointed spokesman, Abbas Araqchi said on Wednesday

Iran rejects false KSA spy allegations [Published Press tv - 1 hour ago]

Chairman of Iran Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Committee Alaeddin Boroujerdi said on Wednesday that the "Leaders of the fake Zionist regime (of Israel) only issue such empty threats to boost the morale of terrorists."

Israel war rhetoric against Syria ‘empty’ [Published Press tv - 2 hours ago]

...Jack Straw, the then Foreign Secretary, dismissed the evidence. He told MPs in December that year that "unless we all start to believe in conspiracy theories and that the officials are lying, that I am lying, that behind this there is some kind of secret state which is in league with some dark forces in the United States … there simply is no truth in the claims that the United Kingdom has been involved in rendition."

‘UK deeply involved in CIA renditions’ [Published Press tv - 2 hours ago]

...John McCain (R-AZ) to Barbara Boxer (D-CA) to Marco Rubio (R-FL) -- all of whom rejected Paul's allegations. "I don't think any member of this committee would vote for anything we thought was going to arm al-Qaeda" said Rubio. "Al-Qaeda, unfortunately, is well-armed," added Menendez. "That is the present reality in Syria." Foreign Policy

Rand Paul: Senate arming al-Qaeda in Syria [Published Press tv - 4 hours ago]

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