June 7, 2013
8:57 am

Japan, France to expand cooperation on nuclear tech

Despite 2011 disaster at Fukushima, Japanese PM keen on exporting country’s atomic advancements

 

June 7, 2013
8:05 am

Tel Aviv’s gay pride festival draws record-breaking 100,000

US ambassador addresses crowd; Yair Lapid heckled by ‘Meretz and Labor activists’; celebration marred by developments in 2009 gay center shooting

By Ricky Ben-David and Yoel Goldman  

June 7, 2013
6:50 am

Sunken Egyptian city set to go on display

From the web Objects from ancient metropolis of Heracleion lost for 1,200 years below Mediterranean Sea will be showcased, reports the Daily Mail

 

June 7, 2013
5:09 am

US urges Syria, Israel to safeguard long-held ceasefire

State Department cautions against actions that jeopardize peaceful frontier; call comes hours after border crossing briefly taken by rebels

By Times of Israel staff and AP  

June 7, 2013
4:26 am

After Qusair, Syrian army sets sights on heartland

Following victory in key western Syrian town, regime’s next targets are rebel-held areas in and around Homs and Aleppo

By Albert Aji and Zeina Karam  

June 7, 2013
4:09 am

Saudi prince to sue Forbes for undervaluing his wealth

From the web Prince Alwaleed bin Talal says US publication’s ‘Rich List’ underestimated his fortune by $9.6 billion, reports The Guardian

 

June 7, 2013
2:26 am

Thousands cheer Erdogan upon arrival at Istanbul airport

‘Protests are bordering on illegality, must end immediately,’ says Turkish PM to some 10,000 AKP supporters

By AP and Times of Israel staff  

June 7, 2013
1:25 am

Jordan threatens to expel Syrian ambassador

Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh warns envoy, who takes to social media sites to criticize his hosts, to behave or risk expulsion

 

June 7, 2013
1:15 am

Senior Fatah official: Palestinians suffered more from Munich Olympic killings

Jibril Rajoub’s comments come during press conference at UN; latest in series of verbal assaults by Geneva Accord signatory

By Lazar Berman  

June 7, 2013
12:56 am

IDF plans social media clampdown for soldiers

Army cites military concerns, and not recent photos of scantily clad female recruits, as reason behind move

 

June 7, 2013
12:33 am

Spain and Holland win as Group B brings the heat

Spanish take Russia 1-0, while Holland squeezes past Germany 3-2 in the ‘group of death’

By Raphael Gellar  

June 6, 2013
11:44 pm

After Austrian retreat, UN says reinforcements needed for peacekeepers

Withdrawal of largest contingent in UNDOF will affect the operational capability of the force, secretary general says

By AP and Michal Shmulovich  

June 6, 2013
10:28 pm

Prominent activists charged over protest in Egypt

Plans for trial come a day after a court sentenced 43 workers, including 15 Americans, to prison for pro-democracy work

 

June 6, 2013
10:01 pm

Arabs press Iran on atomic reactor safety

From the web Reuters: Gulf states concerned about potential radiation leaks from Bushehr, the country’s only atomic energy plant, located in an earthquake-prone coastal area

 

June 6, 2013
9:17 pm

Russia says navy to stay in Mediterranean, but poses no threat

Ships based out of Syrian port of Tartus; US intelligence believes shipments of S-300 might have been spotted

By Lazar Berman and AP