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 my SA Sat 9 Mar 2013
Swarm of locusts reaches Egypt, Israel
JERUSALEM — With Passover just three weeks away, the timing of a massive infestation of locusts in Egypt is striking many Israelis as downright biblical. Millions of the grasshopper-like insects... (photo: WN / Ahmed Deeb)
Egypt Israel Locusts Photos Wikipedia: Locust |
 IRINnews Fri 8 Mar 2013
humanitarian news and analysis
a service of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs - Select a country - Afghanistan Angola Bangladesh Benin Botswana Burkina Faso Burundi... (photo: WN / Agnieszka Dziubińska)
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 The Guardian Fri 8 Mar 2013
Israel prepares for next war with Hezbollah
DANIEL ESTRIN Associated Press= REVIVIM JUNCTION, Israel (AP) — On a dusty field in Israel's southern desert, the military is gearing up for the next battle against a... (photo: AP / Hussein Malla)
Hezbollah Israel Military Photos Wikipedia: Military operations of the 2006 Lebanon War |
 The Guardian Thu 7 Mar 2013
Israeli locust plague is a blessing for adventurous palates
Millions of locusts have swarmed into Israel just two weeks before Passover – and on to plates of hungry diners Locusts swarm in the Israeli village of Kmehin in the... (photo: WN / Ahmed Deeb)
Insects Israel Locust Photos Wikipedia: Locust |
 CBC Wed 6 Mar 2013
Baird warns Palestinians of 'consequences' for pursuing Israel
Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird has told a powerful pro-Israel lobby that Palestinians will feel "consequences" from Canada if they pursue the Jewish state at the... (photo: AP / Jason DeCrow)
Canada Israel Photos Politics Wikipedia: Palestine |
 CBC Wed 6 Mar 2013
1 million refugees have fled Syria, UN says
The number of Syrians who have fled their war-ravaged country and are seeking assistance has now topped the one million mark, the UN refugee agency said Wednesday,... (photo: UN / UN)
Photos Refugees Syria UN Wikipedia: Syria |
 BBC News Wed 6 Mar 2013
Syria conflict: Refugees number one million, says UN
The number of Syrian refugees who have fled the conflict has reached one million, the UN has said. The UN High Commissioner for Refugees said the number of refugees... (photo: AP)
Photos Refugees Syria UN Wikipedia: Syrian civil war |
 The Daily Telegraph Australia Tue 5 Mar 2013
UN cancels Gaza marathon after women banned
THE UN cancelled a planned marathon in Gaza after the Palestinian territory's Hamas rulers banned women from participating, in a new attempt by the Islamic militant... (photo: UN / UN)
Gaza Palestinian Photos Wikipedia: Palestine Women |
