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/2461.htmlenhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/jul/27/briefly-435942930/http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/jul/27/briefly-435942930/GAZA STRIP Hamas considers Gaza military draft GAZA CITY | The top security official in Hamas-ruled Gaza said Tuesday he is considering setting up a bigger military force, first with volunteers and eventually with conscripts as well. Such a step could further tighten Hamas' control of Gaza and deepen the .Wed, 28 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0200washtimes-851f2b80bc5ff7e5489592c73a4b87cewashtimesenhttp://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_latest/~3/ups6_9tk7D0/index.htmlhttp://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_latest/~3/ups6_9tk7D0/index.htmlThe top diplomats from Iran, Brazil and Turkey met for lunch at a posh hotel on the banks of the Bosphorus, in an effort to reboot stalled negotiations over Iran's controversial nuclear program.Sun, 25 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0200cnn-180a31bcf14aee2f7ee8a21ca1a3d7cdcnnenhttp://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://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE66211K20100703?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:%20reuters/topNews%20%28News%20/%20US%20/%20Top%20News%29http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE66211K20100703?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:%20reuters/topNews%20%28News%20/%20US%20/%20Top%20News%29TEHRAN (Reuters) - The latest sanctions against Iran are pathetic, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Saturday, warning world powers they would regret their bullying.Sat, 03 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0200reuters-04e31617c23bf92a03f8c578c770d04dreutersenhttp://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/nationworld/world/~3/SZid2U3skAQ/la-fg-egypt-elbaradei-20100626,0,7555155.storyhttp://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/nationworld/world/~3/SZid2U3skAQ/la-fg-egypt-elbaradei-20100626,0,7555155.storyMohamed ElBaradei, the former head of the U.N. nuclear regulatory agency, has returned to Egypt to lead a movement demanding reform from President Hosni Mubarak's government, an unlikely prospect. Far from reactor blueprints and gamma rays, Mohamed ElBaradei slips into a garden between the pyramids and the roar of Cairo.Sun, 27 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0200latimes-3175b2c4b3040308b10c35d7e64287c9latimesenhttp://www.euronews.net/2010/06/26/egyptians-protest-police-abuse/http://www.euronews.net/2010/06/26/egyptians-protest-police-abuse/Thousands of people have taken to the streets of Alexandria in Egypt. They were demonstrating against the death in police custody of a twenty eight year old man. The protestors say Khaled Said had been beaten to death. “We object to the killing, to emergency regulations, and to laws which deny....Sat, 26 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0200euronews-en-863374bb538a92b9c1a3849508d27228euronews-enenhttp://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/jun/25/egypt-police-death-protesthttp://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/jun/25/egypt-police-death-protestOpposition figurehead and former head of nuclear watchdog in his most direct challenge to President Hosni Mubarak Mohamed ElBaradei, the former head of the UN nuclear watchdog, joined about 4,000 Egyptians at a rare large-scale street protest today, in his most direct challenge to President Hosni....Fri, 25 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0200guardian-f07fb27e6766e536b5796e5319b7dd75guardianenhttp://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2010/06/201062411715429597.htmlhttp://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2010/06/201062411715429597.htmlThe UN secretary general has criticised Israeli municipal authorities for pressing ahead with a plan to raze Palestinian homes in East Jerusalem, calling it illegal. Ban Ki-moon's office said on Wednesday that he was "concerned about the decision by the Jerusalem municipality to advance planning for....Thu, 24 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0200aljazeera-en-5f754395a35e2fb1595a80b43ffcfc1baljazeera-enenhttp://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/nationworld/world/~3/R0sgXkanx1A/la-fg-iran-rigi-20100621,0,922155.storyhttp://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/nationworld/world/~3/R0sgXkanx1A/la-fg-iran-rigi-20100621,0,922155.storyAbdulmalak Rigi, head of the Jundallah militant group comprising minority ethnic Baluchis, was convicted in a number of bombings and attacks as well as heresy and corruption on Earth. Reporting from BerlinMon, 21 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0200latimes-611ae2d42c599d35a1331d519135f150latimesenhttp://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2010/0611/breaking49.htmlhttp://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2010/0611/breaking49.htmlIranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said China's support for the latest UN sanctions against Iran would not harm ties, but slammed Beijing along with other nuclear powers for wanting to monopolise the technology.Fri, 11 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0200irishtimes-609f4813179c3344159738d6232f22cdirishtimesenhttp://www.reuters.com/article/idUSLDE65713A20100608?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:%20reuters/topNews%20%28News%20/%20US%20/%20Top%20News%29http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSLDE65713A20100608?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:%20reuters/topNews%20%28News%20/%20US%20/%20Top%20News%29MOSCOW/ISTANBUL (Reuters) - U.N. sanctions against Iran over its nuclear programme have been "completely agreed upon," a Russian source said, and Washington said a resolution could be passed as early as Wednesday.Tue, 08 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0200reuters-3a468795991a18eb32aac356b33c3b8dreutersenhttp://www.pheedcontent.com/click.phdo?i=a9aa7bcda163a96aeca2561b500f58b9http://www.pheedcontent.com/click.phdo?i=a9aa7bcda163a96aeca2561b500f58b9Not surprisingly, the U.S. and Western countries doubt the merits of the Iranian-Turkish-Brazilian agreement on the re-enrichment of uranium outside of Iran. During the past nine months, they exerted pressure on Iran to consent to the International Atomic Energy Agency‘s proposal to re-enrich the....Tue, 25 May 2010 00:00:00 +0200watchingamerica-a10652785b152f4cbd253c8b03dc3a9awatchingamericaenhttp://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE64M1TP20100524?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:%20reuters/topNews%20%28News%20/%20US%20/%20Top%20News%29http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE64M1TP20100524?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:%20reuters/topNews%20%28News%20/%20US%20/%20Top%20News%29VIENNA (Reuters) - Iran outlined to the U.N. nuclear watchdog on Monday a deal to give up some of its enriched uranium, calling it major progress toward defusing international tensions over its atomic aspirations.Mon, 24 May 2010 00:00:00 +0200reuters-6a4459894df9aee1eae3eaef815cb77areutersenhttp://article.wn.com/view/2010/05/22/Air_Arabia_flies_into_Egyptian_skies/http://article.wn.com/view/2010/05/22/Air_Arabia_flies_into_Egyptian_skies/Sat, 22 May 2010 00:00:00 +0200africaFM-68d927dd35af2cdb04ee020525522c4dafricaFMenhttp://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100518/wr_nm/us_egypt_internet_oppositionhttp://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100518/wr_nm/us_egypt_internet_oppositionReuters - Eman AbdelRahman is one of 200,000 people who have signed up on Facebook to back Mohamed ElBaradei, the former U.N. nuclear boss who has said he wants to shatter 30 years of political stasis in Egypt by running for president.Tue, 18 May 2010 00:00:00 +0200news-yahoo-ba878d35a38fd510405f3d66fd95db0fnews-yahooenhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8675301.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8675301.stmEgypt's parliament has again renewed the emergency law which has been in place for nearly 30 years since the assassination of President Anwar Sadat by an Islamist militant. However it said that new legal limits would be introduced, guaranteeing that it would be used only to counter terrorism and trade in illegal drugs.Wed, 12 May 2010 00:00:00 +0200bbc-4c9b9ef26c95cd1d25e4d631131b10f1bbcenhttp://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100511/wl_africa_afp/egyptpoliticsemergencyhttp://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100511/wl_africa_afp/egyptpoliticsemergencyAFP - Egyptian Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif on Tuesday asked parliament to extend the state of emergency in place for three decades by a further two years despite sharp criticism by rights groups and opponents.Tue, 11 May 2010 00:00:00 +0200news-yahoo-0b0979371a86fbc084e30ab0983b0543news-yahooenhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/8664636.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/8664636.stmUS Vice-President Joe Biden warns that Iran risks sparking a nuclear arms race in the Middle East, in a speech to Euro MPs.Fri, 07 May 2010 00:00:00 +0200bbc-099b71f877ec34df7261f4fbf1f7e302bbcenhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8664905.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8664905.stmEgypt's president challenges opposition reformers to present their plans for change without unleashing 'chaos'.Thu, 06 May 2010 00:00:00 +0200bbc-f75767d7d9603f2e44733baa981cc7f4bbcenhttp://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100425/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_egypt_mubarakhttp://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100425/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_egypt_mubarakAP - Egypt's president cautioned that street protests and calls for change could endanger the country's future, in his first public speech since recovering from surgery in Germany.Sun, 25 Apr 2010 00:00:00 +0200news-yahoo-147d209148293578a5b5833a2478e7dcnews-yahooenhttp://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100424/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_egypt_israeli_arrestedhttp://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100424/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_egypt_israeli_arrestedAP - Egyptian police say they have arrested an Israeli who illegally crossed into the Sinai peninsula on a motorbike.Sat, 24 Apr 2010 00:00:00 +0200news-yahoo-a9c739e84c7e380be2af05b6118fed36news-yahooenhttp://www.newsweek.com/id/236645http://www.newsweek.com/id/236645The former U.N. atomic watchdog is trying to lead a mass movement that will force the government to open up the political system and ensure that next year's election is free and fair. Then ElBaradei might present himself as a candidate and ride the wave of popular enthusiasm right into the presidential palace.Wed, 21 Apr 2010 00:00:00 +0200msnbc-148fd8a110a8ea9346927eaaf317c903msnbcenhttp://www.sabanews.net/ar/news211881.htmhttp://www.sabanews.net/ar/news211881.htmSANA'A, April 18 (Saba) - Yemen and Kuwait reviewed here on Sunday the bilateral cooperation relations in fields of endowment and guidance.Sun, 18 Apr 2010 00:00:00 +0200sabanews-en-cbec5385f18ec8ba317c425df7fdf379sabanews-enenhttp://english.aljazeera.net//news/middleeast/2010/04/2010413141352264900.htmlhttp://english.aljazeera.net//news/middleeast/2010/04/2010413141352264900.htmlPalestinian PM demands repeal of "illegal" law that allows military to expel Palestinians.Tue, 13 Apr 2010 00:00:00 +0200aljazeera-en-e50749fc965fe3899db19b6003076063aljazeera-enenhttp://news.yahoo.com/s/csm/20100412/wl_csm/293940http://news.yahoo.com/s/csm/20100412/wl_csm/293940The Christian Science Monitor - A sweeping new Israeli military order that is due to go into effect on Tuesday could allow for the deportation of thousands of Palestinians whom Israel considers to be in the West Bank illegally – and could also affect internationals living in the West Bank.Mon, 12 Apr 2010 00:00:00 +0200news-yahoo-8790981540d700809081ae6822c5085bnews-yahooenhttp://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100412/wl_nm/us_egypt_kuwait_deportationshttp://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100412/wl_nm/us_egypt_kuwait_deportationsReuters - Egypt has said it did not ask Kuwait to deport a group of Egyptians there who had backed former nuclear watchdog head Mohamed ElBaradei as a potential Egyptian presidential candidate.Mon, 12 Apr 2010 00:00:00 +0200news-yahoo-c35b855e6f3f18e73caa0af9a17ae085news-yahooenhttp://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100412/wl_nm/us_egypt_kuwait_deportationshttp://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100412/wl_nm/us_egypt_kuwait_deportationsReuters - Egypt has said it did not ask Kuwait to deport a group of Egyptians there who had backed former nuclear watchdog head Mohamed ElBaradei as a potential Egyptian presidential candidate.Mon, 12 Apr 2010 00:00:00 +0200news-yahoo-c35b855e6f3f18e73caa0af9a17ae085news-yahooenhttp://english.aljazeera.net//news/middleeast/2010/04/201041153838858740.htmlhttp://english.aljazeera.net//news/middleeast/2010/04/201041153838858740.htmlThirty-three Egyptians sent back for holding meeting in support of ex-IAEA chief.Sun, 11 Apr 2010 00:00:00 +0200aljazeera-en-adeab40bbe4d32b79e91760316efcabcaljazeera-enenhttp://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3873966,00.htmlhttp://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3873966,00.htmlPublished: 04.11.10, 00:03 / Israel News Egyptian Parliament Member Hamadin Sabahi announced he will submit his candidacy for the next presidential elections, according to Egyptian press agencies. Sabahi will join former director of the International Atomic Energy Agency Mohamed ElBaradei and....Sat, 10 Apr 2010 00:00:00 +0200yediotaharonot-53a7697648a19b1c4c453b6dd40abfeayediotaharonotenhttp://www.middle-east-online.com/english/?id=38329http://www.middle-east-online.com/english/?id=38329The US has spent the past three decades supporting the regime of the Egyptian president, Hosni Mubarak, whose reign has been marked by allegations of human rights abuses and sweeping political disenfranchisement, notes Matt Bradley .Fri, 09 Apr 2010 00:00:00 +0200middle-east-online_en-feb8adba463df75809d4940bd73c1ebcmiddle-east-online_enenhttp://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100406/wl_africa_afp/egyptarchaeologyconferencehttp://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100406/wl_africa_afp/egyptarchaeologyconferenceAFP - Antiquities officials from around the world gather in Cairo on Wednesday to map out a strategy to recover ancient loot they say has been pillaged from their countries and displayed abroad.Tue, 06 Apr 2010 00:00:00 +0200news-yahoo-62725b551c8895d6806108a20cd58186news-yahooenhttp://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2010/04/20104344958153238.htmlhttp://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2010/04/20104344958153238.htmlFormer head of UN nuclear watchdog issues call for political change ahead of elections.Sat, 03 Apr 2010 00:00:00 +0200aljazeera-en-37ca3bc9b53cb77f8bf8ada5f39bb223aljazeera-enenhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8593540.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8593540.stmEx-UN nuclear chief Mohamed ElBaradei uses Facebook to urge political reform in Egypt - where he may stand for president.Tue, 30 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0200bbc-africa-9194b95abb5c0b60768d6b3a78dbac8fbbc-africaenhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/mar/28/axelrod-world-has-united-against-iran/http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/mar/28/axelrod-world-has-united-against-iran/WASHINGTON (AP) -- A top White House adviser said Sunday the United States is making progress in its efforts to find allies to hold the line on Iran's nuclear ambitions. David Axelrod, President Obama's senior political adviser, told CNN's "State of the Union" that at the start of the Obama....Sun, 28 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100washtimes-fd5f0d2529cae7dcd89a2cf29d63ced9washtimesenhttp://article.wn.com/view/2010/03/27/Egypts_Mubarak_leaves_German_hospital_to_fly_home/?section=RegionAfrica&template=worldnews%2Findex.txthttp://article.wn.com/view/2010/03/27/Egypts_Mubarak_leaves_German_hospital_to_fly_home/?section=RegionAfrica&template=worldnews%2Findex.txt(Reuters) - Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has left Heidelberg hospital in , his information minister said on Saturday, three weeks after the 81-year-old leader underwent surgery on his gall bladder. Picture shows the entrance of the surgical ward of Heidelberg (Reuters) - Egyptian President....Sun, 28 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100antiguanews-0f0b7e3e7c6775a123e1b3e49ba147b4antiguanewsenhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8590319.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8590319.stmPresident Mubarak arrives back in Egypt after surgery in Germany to remove his gall bladder and a growth from his small intestine.Sat, 27 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100bbc-b778222b8477d92dd5210f8e00f5ec55bbcenhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8589481.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8589481.stmThat iceberg has now become slightly more visible after the police in Turkey this week arrested more than 40 people, also in connection with match-fixing. They included several big names in Turkish football, including the former international Arif Erdem.Fri, 26 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100bbc-e80900df80a5782f605a42537eaa408bbbcenhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8576661.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8576661.stmGovernment-run mosques across Egypt offer prayers for President Hosni Mubarak's recovery on Friday.Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100bbc-02072dea4289c34e702520e965549181bbcenhttp://www.cbc.ca/arts/artdesign/story/2010/03/14/sarcophagus-return-egypt.html?ref=rsshttp://www.cbc.ca/arts/artdesign/story/2010/03/14/sarcophagus-return-egypt.html?ref=rssAn ancient wooden coffin stolen from Egypt 126 years ago has finally returned home after being confiscated in the U.S. in 2008.Sun, 14 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100CBC-659f8d4f4fe551437cd5c86b093d2b3cCBCenhttp://www.qnaol.net/QNAEn/Foreign_News/Politics1/Pages/SKoreaMustLeadinResolvingNKoreanNuclearStandoff.aspxhttp://www.qnaol.net/QNAEn/Foreign_News/Politics1/Pages/SKoreaMustLeadinResolvingNKoreanNuclearStandoff.aspxSeoul, March 13 (QNA) - South Korean must play a leading role in resolving the North Korean nuclear standoff, a senior policymaker in Seoul said Saturday. South Korean Unification Minister Hyun In-taek said at a gathering here the main reason for the uncertainties surrounding the Korean Peninsula can be found in North Korea''s nuclear program.Sat, 13 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100qnaol-8fd2bfc004912a67edc8045792d06d37qnaolen