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Agni V missile expected to be operational by 2015

August 6, 2013

According to Tessy Thomas, director, Agni Missile Project, Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), two or three more successful test firings, the Agni V missile is likely to be operational by 2015. Salient features of Agni V Intercontinental ballistic missile developed by the Defence Research ..

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EU barred funding settlements for Israel

July 31, 2013

European Union (EU) has issued an instruction that will bar all 28 member states from funding projects connected to Jewish settlements in the occupied territories, including annexed east Jerusalem. From 2014 the guiding principle adopted by the European Commision (EC) ..

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Google formally puts Palestine on virtual map

May 9, 2013

Google has recognized Palestine as an independent nation by changing the name on portal from ‘Palestine Territories’ to ‘Palestine’. About Palestine Palestine has been associated with the geographical area that currently covers the State of Israel, the West Bank and ..

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Fact Box: Prisoner X

March 12, 2013

‘Prisoner X’ worked for Israel: Australia Australia acknowledged for the first time that the dual Australian-Israeli citizen who died in a maximum-security Israeli prison had been working for Israel. Australia has raised the possibility of a diplomatic fuss if the ..

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Turkey lifts veto against NATO’s non-military cooperation with Israel

January 1, 2013

NATO member Turkey is ready to lift veto on non-military cooperation b/w the alliance members and Israel. It had imposed the veto following Israeli attack on Turkish humanitarian aid ship to Gaza in 2010. In a quid pro quo, several ..

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Palestine to get $100 million monthly "financial safety net" from Arab states

December 13, 2012

Arab states have offered the Palestinian Authority a $100 million monthly "financial safety net" to aid Palestinian government tackle an economic crisis after the United Nations granted de facto statehood to Palestine. Reacting to the UN approval to Palestine as ..

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