Middle Orient

NABLUS, West Bank – Israeli forces shot and killed a Palestinian man during a raid in the West Bank city of Nablus on Monday, the Israeli army said.

The UK-based aid agency Oxfam has warned of catastrophe for Gaza and nearby areas of Israel if a truce agreed last June is not maintained. Oxfam called on world leaders to do everything they could to break Israel’s blockade of Gaza and urged Israel to resume supplies without delay. Israel …

The UN has no more food to distribute in the Gaza Strip, the head of relief efforts in the area has warned.

A civilian cargo aircraft has crashed south of Falluja in central Iraq, almost certainly killing all seven people on board, officials have said.

Italy’s Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has urged the EU to accelerate Turkey’s membership bid and pledged to help Ankara gain accession.

GAZA, Nov. 12 – Hamas, which controls Gaza Strip, and the Islamic Jihad on Wednesday reiterated that they boycotted Egyptian efforts for an inter-Palestinian dialogue to reconcile between the main rival factions of Hamas and Fatah.

Israeli troops have killed four Palestinian militants in a gunbattle on the Gaza border, Palestinians say.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran and Turkey should take common measures in borders to eliminate elements that threaten security of both countries, a Turkish provincial official said.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Turkey’s Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan voiced his country’s preparedness to mediate between the new Obama administration and Iran.

A clandestine agreement between the new Pakistani leadership and the US allows American drones to strike targets inside the restive tribal belt where suspected Al Qaeda and Taliban militants are reportedly taking shelter.