TimeLine Layout

November, 2007

  • 13 November

    Iran: OPEC won’t Consider Oil Hike in Riyadh

    Iran’s OPEC governor said OPEC ministers were not due to discuss a possible output rise at a meeting this month in Saudi Arabia but the idea would be raised at a December meeting in the United Arab Emirates.

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  • 12 November

    Turkey charges freed troops with neglect

    Eight Turkish troops taken hostage by Kurdish rebels after a deadly ambush have been charged with neglecting their duty during the clash, a defense attorney said Sunday.

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  • 12 November

    6 dead after Hamas fires on Arafat rally

    Hamas security forces opened fire Monday at a rally by the rival Fatah movement commemorating Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat. Six people were killed in the bloodiest day of intra-Palestinian fighting since Hamas seized control of the Gaza Strip in June.

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  • 12 November

    Hizbollah rhetoric fans fire of crisis

    Lebanon’s Hizbollah on Sunday called on incumbent President Emile Lahoud to take action if rival political leaders are unable to agree on a consensus president in next week’s election.

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  • 12 November

    Syria likely invitee to US peace conference – Rice

    Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Sunday it was likely that Syria would be invited to an upcoming Middle East peace conference in the United States.

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  • 12 November

    Peace meeting historic opportunity – Abbas

    Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Sunday hailed a “historic opportunity” for peace as his people marked the third anniversary of the death of his iconic predecessor Yasser Arafat.

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  • 12 November

    Turkey detains 8 freed soldiers – sources

    Turkey’s military has detained and brought charges against the eight Turkish soldiers recently released by Kurdish separatists for disobeying orders that have facilitated “catastrophe”, military sources said on Sunday.

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  • 12 November

    ‘Italy plans road in compensation deal’

    Italy is planning to build a motorway across Libya as part of compensation for colonial wrongs under a deal it is negotiating with Tripoli, the Libyan news agency Jana reported on Sunday.

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  • 12 November

    3 shot in Gaza clashes with Hamas

    Three demonstrators were shot and wounded on Sunday in a clash with Hamas police in Gaza during an event to mark the third anniversary of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat’s death, medical sources said.

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  • 12 November

    Possible Turkey-Iran-Syria-Russia Alliance

    The Middle East has acquired immense strategic value as one of the determining fulcrums in the global balance of power due to its being the world’s largest known storehouse of low-cost energy supplies. The region’s geopolitical importance, the kaleidoscopic nature of politics among its states, the presence of volatile social …

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