Important News
- Weather: Partially cloudy to clear conditions, slight rise in temperature
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- Occupation forces storm Jenin-area tow, destroy homes
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- Israeli forces raid Tubas-area village, storm homes, and detain young men
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- Israeli forces detain woman and assault man during raid in Nablus
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- Al-Aqsa Mosque reopens: 3000 Palestinians perform prayers after 40 days of Israeli closure
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- Colonists storm Jerusalem's Aqsa Mosque amid extension of raid permitted hours
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- Israel forces Jerusalemite man to demolish his own home
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- Palestinian youth killed by Israeli forces near Tubas
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- Seven killed, others wounded, in Israeli bombing on town in southern Lebanon
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- International agencies warn of growing food insecurity due to war
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- Young man and girl killed by Israeli fire in Gaza's Khan Younis and Beit Lahia
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- Gaza death toll from Israel's deadly aggression surpasses 72,317
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- Presidency slams Israel's plan to construct 34 colonial outposts in the West Bank
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- Israeli forces raid village south of Jenin, and interrogate several young men
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- Israeli forces uproot dozens of olive trees near Bethlehem
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- Colonists fence off land adjacent to Palestinian tents in the northern Jordan Valley
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Bahrain Welcomes Formation of National Unity Government
MANAMA, March 16, 2007 (WAFA) - The Kingdom of Bahrain welcomed the formation of the national unity government which was declared by President Mahmoud Abbas and PM Ismael Haniyya on Thursday.
In a statement to Bahrain News Agency (BAN) Bahraini FM Sheikh Khalid Bin Ahmed Bin Mohammed Al Khlifa said the newly formed Government came to crown Mecca Agreement which was reached under the auspice of King Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz of Saudi Arabia.
He called on the international community and the Quartet in particular to cooperate with the new government and help it end the siege imposed by Israeli so as to enable the Palestinian to achieve peace and stability.
Sjeikh Kalid also urged all Palestinian factions to unify their ranks in order to achieve the aspired independent state with Jerusalem as its capital.
A.D (21:10P) (19:10GMT)
