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JERUSALEM (AFP) - Israeli archaeologists said on Monday they have unearthed the fragments of a legal code etched 3,700 years ago, at roughly the same time as the famed Code of Hammurabi in Mesopotamia.Published 5 days, 2 hours, 9 minutes ago |
BEIRUT (AFP) - US Assistant Secretary of Defence for International Affairs Alexander Vershbow on Monday met Lebanese officials and UN commanders in the south of the country, the presidency said.Published 5 days, 2 hours, 46 minutes ago |
BEIRUT (AFP) - Saudi King Abdullah will visit Lebanon on Friday and will urge rival parties to exercise restraint amid tensions over the possible implication of Hezbollah in the murder of ex-premier Rafiq Hariri, a government official said on Monday.Published 5 days, 4 hours ago |
BUCHAREST (AFP) - Six Israeli soldiers and one Romanian were killed Monday when a military helicopter crashed in central Romania, local media said, quoting defence sources.Published 5 days, 4 hours, 33 minutes ago |
TEHRAN (AFP) - Iran has delivered its response to the queries raised by the Vienna group over a nuclear fuel swap deal proposed by Brazil, Turkey and the Islamic republic, state television's website reported on Monday.Published 5 days, 7 hours ago |
AMMAN (AFP) - President Mahmud Abbas said on Monday he was ready for direct negotiations with Israel, following Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's accusations that the Palestinians are avoiding the talks.Published 5 days, 7 hours, 53 minutes ago |
JERUSALEM (AFP) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday stepped up the rhetoric against the Palestinians, accusing them of trying to sneak out of sitting down for face-to-face peace talks with Israel.Published 5 days, 8 hours, 14 minutes ago |
SANAA (AFP) - Al-Qaeda militants launched an attack near a foreign-run oilfield in east Yemen sparking clashes which killed six soldiers and three jihadists, one of them a top commander, officials said on Monday.Published 5 days, 8 hours, 41 minutes ago |
WASHINGTON (AFP) - Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak warned that Israel will strike directly at Lebanese institutions if the militant group Hezbollah launches rockets at Israeli town, in an interview published Monday.Published 5 days, 10 hours, 12 minutes ago |
SANAA (AFP) - Al-Qaeda militants in an off-road vehicle attacked a foreign-run oilfield in Yemen sparking clashes in which six soldiers and three jihadists, one of them a top commander died, officials said Monday.Published 5 days, 12 hours, 6 minutes ago |
