Europe Media Monitor (EMM) reads and analyses around 40.000 new news items per day. Part of this analysis extracts entities and entity related information from clusters of stories.The selection and placement of stories are determined automatically by a computer program. This site is a joint project of DG-JRC and DG-COMM. The information on this site is subject to a disclaimer (see http://europa.eu/geninfo/legal_notices_en.htm). Please acknowledge EMM when (re)using this material.http://emm.newsexplorer.eu/NewsExplorer/entities/en/167.htmlenhttp://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/nationworld/world/~3/iOm10ofEguA/la-fg-iran-sanctions-20100727,0,6657222.storyhttp://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/nationworld/world/~3/iOm10ofEguA/la-fg-iran-sanctions-20100727,0,6657222.storyThe move is aimed at pressuring Tehran to curb its nuclear program and return to talks. The sanctions may have greater effect than U.S. restrictions because of Iran's substantial trade with the EU. The European Union formally adopted harsh and unprecedented restrictions on trade with Iran on Monday....Tue, 27 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0200latimes-a7bac1166c863e788ae3b9592d99b459latimesenhttp://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=128793370&ft=1&f=1001http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=128793370&ft=1&f=1001The Sikorsky CH-53 Sea Stallion slammed into a mountain in central Romania during a military aviation exercise. Officials said none of the seven soldiers aboard -- one Romanian and six Israelis -- appears to have survived.Tue, 27 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0200NPRnews-d807ca568d090fea99d79c0a3ac431b3NPRnewsenhttp://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_world/~3/4N3j9SBiVCc/index.htmlhttp://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_world/~3/4N3j9SBiVCc/index.htmlBritish Prime Minister David Cameron called Gaza a "prison camp" on Tuesday, a blunt description from a major Western leader about the besieged Palestinian territory.Tue, 27 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0200cnn-11ed2203f9091fd9857f7b90b1816367cnnenhttp://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1297906/Cameron-Those-Turkey-joining-EU-playing-fears-Islam.html?ITO=1490http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1297906/Cameron-Those-Turkey-joining-EU-playing-fears-Islam.html?ITO=1490In a speech in the Turkish capital the Prime Minister will promise to ‘fight’ to help the Islamic state achieve its 50-year goal of EU membership.Tue, 27 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0200dailymail-6f95f41510b5815fd52a8f7279c1b85bdailymailenhttp://www.daralhayat.com/portalarticlendah/166436http://www.daralhayat.com/portalarticlendah/166436Jihad el-Khazen The Supreme Court in Israel has decided to double the sentence of the Israeli policeman who killed a Palestinian as he was fleeing the scene of an attempted car theft. The policeman, Shahar Mizrahi, killed the suspected thief Mohammed Ghanaim, as he was moving away from him.Mon, 26 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0200daralhayat-e6949867085f5293b007030fc8f1eccddaralhayatenhttp://www.middle-east-online.com/english/?id=40184http://www.middle-east-online.com/english/?id=40184The welfare and wellbeing of both nations are interdependent. Now they must make that fateful choice: Do they want to live in hatred and debilitating hostility, leaving a shameful legacy to the next generation, or do they want to live in amity and peace, and become a model of prosperous, neighboring democracies? Asks Alon Ben-Meir .Sun, 25 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0200middle-east-online_en-392ab5e00ea45bac7fc803509122a727middle-east-online_enenhttp://sana.sy/eng/22/2010/07/25/300175.htmhttp://sana.sy/eng/22/2010/07/25/300175.htmCairo, (SANA) The 84th session of the Conference of Supervisors of Palestinian Affairs in Arab Host Countries kicked off on Sunday at the Arab League General Secretariat headquarters in Cairo with the participation of Syria.Sun, 25 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0200Sana-en-5b88ba266e863c16699b594c3e2cc4adSana-enenhttp://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/news/netanyahu-tells-greek-pm-i-m-worried-about-increasing-turkish-extremism-1.303511http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/news/netanyahu-tells-greek-pm-i-m-worried-about-increasing-turkish-extremism-1.303511President Shimon Peres told Papandreou when the two met on Wednesday that Israel wanted to restore its good relations with Turkey, but did not understand what happened to relations and what Turkey had against it. Papandreou and Netanyahu met privately, after which their advisers joined them for lunch at the prime minister's residence in Jerusalem.Fri, 23 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0200phantis-16768bbcd1ef4bc4df2a88af8260d6b5phantisenhttp://allafrica.com/stories/201007230772.htmlhttp://allafrica.com/stories/201007230772.htmlGOVERNMENT has said the Egyptian revolution is a significant event in history because it inspired Africans to rid themselves of the colonial rule and march to freedom.Fri, 23 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0200allafrica-0975645a1614510393c31a8cbc38886dallafricaenhttp://sana.sy/eng/21/2010/07/22/299704.htmhttp://sana.sy/eng/21/2010/07/22/299704.htmDamascus, SANA_ Deputy Foreign Minister Dr. Fayssal Mikdad emphasized Thursday the necessity of the United Nations to assume responsibility towards the Israeli practices against the Syrian citizens in the occupied Syrian Golan andThu, 22 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0200Sana-en-1750e827b46535f0c77813b80e3d530aSana-enenhttp://www.daralhayat.com/portalarticlendah/165327http://www.daralhayat.com/portalarticlendah/165327Zuheir Kseibati Israeli Chief of Staff Gabi Ashkenazi did not link his threat of the “upcoming” war on Lebanon this time to an emergency factor or a change in Hezbollah’s approach for example. Rather, he insisted on UNIFIL’s inability to discover the weapons which he accused Hezbollah of storing in residential areas south to the Litani River.Thu, 22 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0200daralhayat-f5ef7f3e398bfbd2926f33f4d50a6737daralhayatenhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-10711086http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-10711086The Israeli military tells the UN it will limit the use of a controversial weapon in future conflicts.Wed, 21 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0200bbc-286d707e0598ceac07ae29248252ac45bbcenhttp://www.euronews.net/2010/07/21/cameron-snubs-calls-for-inquiry-into-bp-lobbying/http://www.euronews.net/2010/07/21/cameron-snubs-calls-for-inquiry-into-bp-lobbying/British Prime Minister David Cameron has rejected calls by US senators for an inquiry into whether BP influenced the release of Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi. Claims have been made that BP lobbied for his release in order to curry favour with Libyan leader Colonel Gadaffi in the hope clinching lucrative oil deals.Wed, 21 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0200euronews-en-2861f04d46eab5f3d0450bc2a6d54ffeeuronews-enenhttp://www.channel4.com/news/articles/world/kurdish%20rebels%20kill%20turkish%20troops/3717517http://www.channel4.com/news/articles/world/kurdish%20rebels%20kill%20turkish%20troops/3717517Kurdish rebels killed six Turkish soldiers and wounded 15 in an overnight raid on a military outpost along the border with Iraq. Another soldier died in a separate attack. Troops backed by helicopter gunships surged into the mountainous area after the attack on Tuesday, even as Prime Minister Recep....Tue, 20 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0200channel4news-83f4f7443c5a0db80f55a87832a68f60channel4newsenhttp://www.guardian.co.uk/global/2010/jul/20/children-israels-latest-victims-deporthttp://www.guardian.co.uk/global/2010/jul/20/children-israels-latest-victims-deportIsrael's plan to deport the children of foreign workers is yet another reminder of the state's ongoing inhumanity Michelle is the 14-year-old daughter of undocumented migrant labourers from the Philippines. In fluent Hebrew, she sums up the inhumanity of Israel's plans to deport the children of foreign workers.Tue, 20 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0200guardian-ba9ba1c2e2be9718c3369b1d1b3cf509guardianenhttp://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/LDE66J1EJ.htmhttp://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/LDE66J1EJ.htm20 Jul 2010 19:08:09 GMT Source: Reuters * Information minister says president in good health * Media reports "rumour and speculation" * Statement issued two days after stomach cancer report CAIRO, July 20 (Reuters) - ...Tue, 20 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0200alertnet-fd91b214ff81907a900c6b63501d2d2dalertnetenhttp://www.euronews.net/2010/07/19/no-breakthrough-in-cairo-talks/http://www.euronews.net/2010/07/19/no-breakthrough-in-cairo-talks/Renewed attempts to move towards face to face talks between Israel and the Palestinians got off to a slow start yesterday in Cairo. Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is pushing for the direct negotiations and wants Egypt’s President Hosni Mubarak to bring the Palestinians to the table.Mon, 19 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0200euronews-en-8a8e99c4639cd40b7ea7ae6bc288ba53euronews-enenhttp://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_latest/~3/c3etUVHQV6s/index.htmlhttp://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_latest/~3/c3etUVHQV6s/index.htmlTehran, Iran (CNN) -- Want a job in Iran's executive branch? Quit smoking. People addicted to tobacco cannot get jobs with the government's executive branch, according to the semi-official Iranian Labour News Agency, which cited a directive published Monday by the Cabinet's information office.Mon, 19 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0200cnn-36013d7219c478932400ffa1ea7f1b1bcnnenhttp://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=10&categ_id=2&article_id=117219http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=10&categ_id=2&article_id=117219OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: Israel's firebrand Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman on Monday played down his row with the Prime Minister Netanyahu, insisting his far-right party has no intention of pulling out of the ruling coalition. "There are differences within the coalition, but there is no crisis, in....Mon, 19 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0200LBdailystar-a2303cca125c5390211026956820e4a2LBdailystarenhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-10675713http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-10675713Israel must go beyond easing its blockade of Gaza and throw open its border, EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton has said.Sun, 18 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0200bbc-aaa6dd21ac6f0f55d31ca34bb831b696bbcenhttp://www.haaretz.com/news/national/conversion-bill-will-tear-the-jewish-people-apart-netanyahu-warns-1.302602?localLinksEnabled=falsehttp://www.haaretz.com/news/national/conversion-bill-will-tear-the-jewish-people-apart-netanyahu-warns-1.302602?localLinksEnabled=falseThe draft, which was prepared by committee chairman MK David Rotem (Yisrael Beiteinu), would assign the authority on matters of conversion in Israel to the Chief Rabbinate. Netanyahu, who has previously said he would block the proposed legislation from making it to a vote in the Knesset, on Sunday....Sun, 18 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0200haaretz-3a7404c68e80d7c902cb122958d045f6haaretzenhttp://www.jpost.com/International/Article.aspx?ID=181743http://www.jpost.com/International/Article.aspx?ID=181743Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman’s appointment of veteran diplomat Meron Reuven as the next ambassador to the UN received mixed reviews inside the foreign ministry over the weekend, with some praising Lieberman for appointing someone in-house to the plum post, and others saying Reuven doesn’t have....Sun, 18 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0200jpost-fe2c7af5a17d707ce852ec57f6943333jpostenhttp://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100717/ts_nm/us_palestinians_israelhttp://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100717/ts_nm/us_palestinians_israelReuters - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said Israel must agree to the idea of a third party guarding the borders of a future Palestinian state before direct peace talks can start.Sat, 17 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0200news-yahoo-d0e383ee625e89529f361338f0af5c49news-yahooenhttp://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100716/wl_mideast_afp/eudiplomacyisraelgazaconflicthttp://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100716/wl_mideast_afp/eudiplomacyisraelgazaconflictAFP - Europe stands ready to help reopen crossing points for goods to Gaza, EU foreign affairs chief Catherine Ashton said Friday ahead of a visit to the Palestinian territory.Fri, 16 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0200news-yahoo-2744f6d83954f880fe5c529849b7455enews-yahooenhttp://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100715/wl_mideast_afp/israelconflictgazalibyahttp://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100715/wl_mideast_afp/israelconflictgazalibyaAFP - A Libyan ship that failed to break Israel's Gaza blockade was being unloaded in the Egyptian port of El-Arish on Friday, a day after docking there, an AFP correspondent at the scene said.Thu, 15 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0200news-yahoo-9436df9a3f85d6593d96c7d9686eaecbnews-yahooenhttp://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3920463,00.htmlhttp://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3920463,00.htmlA loud dispute broke out between Defense Minister Ehud Barak and Finance Minister Yuval Steinitz at a meeting on cutting the State's defense budget. Barak told Steinitz his dealing with the age of retirement from the IDF was "trivial". The finance minister responded saying he was seeking to....Thu, 15 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0200yediotaharonot-3b846468dbd20c5e76f3d268a9caf89ayediotaharonotenhttp://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_latest/~3/8ABc7Q6-36g/index.htmlhttp://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_latest/~3/8ABc7Q6-36g/index.htmlA Libyan-backed ship laden with humanitarian goods for Gaza -- in violation of an Israeli blockade -- was sailing again after "technical difficulties" had stopped its progress toward Gaza, an organizer said Wednesday.Wed, 14 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0200cnn-eb0057158b5d4bd6778fe3ab9749f07ccnnenhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/716b55fc-8e43-11df-964e-00144feab49a,Authorised=false.html?_i_location=http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/716b55fc-8e43-11df-964e-00144feab49a.html&_i_referer=http://www.ft.com/cms/s/716b55fc-8e43-11df-964e-00144feab49a,Authorised=false.html?_i_location=http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/716b55fc-8e43-11df-964e-00144feab49a.html&_i_referer=By Najmeh Bozorgmehr in Tehran and Anna Fifield in Washington Published: July 13 2010 07:48 | Last updated: July 14 2010 10:16 A missing Iranian nuclear scientist who Tehran claimed was kidnapped by the US was on Wednesday heading to Iran through a “third country”, according to Ramin Mehmanparast, Iran’s foreign ministry spokesman.Wed, 14 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0200ft-f72af9ab19e661288ccfde7a9a67322eftenhttp://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/report-mubarak-defers-netanyahu-meeting-over-east-jerusalem-demolitions-1.301936?localLinksEnabled=falsehttp://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/report-mubarak-defers-netanyahu-meeting-over-east-jerusalem-demolitions-1.301936?localLinksEnabled=falseAl-Shorouq report comes as Israeli officials cite the Egyptian president's deteriorating health as a possible reason for recent repeated postponements.Wed, 14 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0200bignewsnetwork-palestine-3db6f9ef29d44f77a339200570c70d14bignewsnetwork-palestineenhttp://english.aljazeera.net//news/middleeast/2010/07/2010713124046138256.htmlhttp://english.aljazeera.net//news/middleeast/2010/07/2010713124046138256.htmlThe Libyan aid ship bound for the Gaza Strip has apparently changed course for Egypt following a warning from the Israeli navy. The vessel, Al-Amal , now appears bound for the Egyptian port of El-Arish, on the Sinai peninsula. The Israeli navy warned the vessel on Tuesday to change course, and said....Tue, 13 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0200aljazeera-en-1443ed0a28672bf24afd6e757c72eb73aljazeera-enenhttp://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_latest/~3/WjMpbXzYcgs/index.htmlhttp://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_latest/~3/WjMpbXzYcgs/index.htmlJerusalem municipal officials Tuesday defended the demolition of three Palestinian homes -- including one that was inhabited -- in two East Jerusalem neighborhoods, saying they were built without legal permits and the demolitions were court-ordered.Tue, 13 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0200cnn-d96806dfcc7582d71076ed47bf07e925cnnenhttp://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/LDE66C17F.htmhttp://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/LDE66C17F.htmJERUSALEM, July 13 (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's meeting in Egypt with President Hosni Mubarak has been postponed for a second time and will take place on Sunday, an Israeli official said on Tuesday. Netanyahu originally announced he would meet Mubarak in Cairo on Tuesday....Tue, 13 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0200alertnet-7f7ed9c2ac099b3f9bf468b2bc98f577alertnetenhttp://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2010/07/12/gaza-flotilla-raid-report.html?ref=rsshttp://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2010/07/12/gaza-flotilla-raid-report.html?ref=rssIsraeli authorities did not do an adequate job of planning the deadly raid on a Gaza aid flotilla, an Israeli military inquiry report says.Mon, 12 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0200CBC-6ecb566dee5e86bb525a2334b7e6e895CBCenhttp://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2010/jul/12/liberal-groups-slam-new-israel-law-on-conversion/http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2010/jul/12/liberal-groups-slam-new-israel-law-on-conversion/JERUSALEM — A parliamentary committee in Israel has approved a bill that some fear could increase the power of conservative rabbis by giving the country's Orthodox rabbinate exclusive control ov...Mon, 12 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0200bignewsnetwork-palestine-c84924423a3ed73af8bd9dec441f3537bignewsnetwork-palestineen