#Israel #Cyprus #Turkey; #Kosovo; #Putin #NATO; #Syria; #Iran; #Afghan killings; #Ethiopian #Iconography ^MZ

I. OGEURASIA - Israel and Cyprus Gas Deal Angers Turkey

II. B92 - Belgrade, Priština reach agreement on representation

III. UPI - Putin says Russia "pushed" by NATO

IV. THEAUSTRALIAN - Kofi Annan in bid to halt Syrian slaughter

V. TIME - UN Nuclear Agency Report on Iran Due

VI. ABC - U.S. General Calms Troops After Afghanistan Deaths

VII. PRAVMIR - Ethiopian Iconography (Photo Report)

#Afghan #NATO troops; #Iran nukes; #Cyprus #EU; #FYROM; #Kosovo talks; #Syria; #Coptic #Christians ^MZ

I. REUTERS - Afghan soldier kills two NATO troops at protests

II. JPOST - Iran set to expand nuclear activity in mountain bunker

III. KUNA - Barroso says Cyprus well prepared to hold EU Presidency

IV. EURASIAREVIEW - Greece, FYROMacedonia To Meet With Little Expectation

V. B92 - Round of Belgrade-Priština talks enters day two

VI. RIAN - U.S. Hopes Russia Puts Pressure on Assad

VII. GULFNEWS - Egypt's faceless enemy

#Cyprus #monastery, #Israel; #Greece sea, #FYROM; #Egypt backwards; #Tymoshenko; #Orthodox #Christians #Turkey ^MZ

I. BOSTON - Historic monastery in Cyprus near collapse

II. ATLANTICSENTINEL - Israel Has A New Friend, Cyprus

III. EKATHIMERINI - Athens mulls Mediterranean sea borders

IV. EURACTIV - Greece, FYROMacedonia to meet with little expectation

V. NYTIMES - Egypt’s Step Backward

VI. AFP - MEP says Tymoshenko "abused, tormented"

VII. WAPOST - Orthodox Christian leader favors constitution promoting religious freedom in Turkey

#Cyprus #Israel #Iran; #Kosovo #Serbs; #FYROM; #Tymoshenko; #Russia #UN #Syria; St #Valentine ^MZ

I. YNET - Netanyahu embarks on historic visit to Cyprus

II. AP - Israel PM: Iran sanctions are not working

III. F24 - Kosovo Serbs defy EU and Serbia in referendum

IV. EMG - Papademos accepts Gruevski's proposal for a meeting

V. RIAN - Medical Operation for Tymoshenko Unnecessary

VI. BW - Russia Open to UN Role to Halt Syria Violence

VII. MYST - The Orthodox Saint Valentine

#Greece #EU; #Turkey #Israel #Cyprus; #Kosovo #Serbs; #Iran cargo; #Syria vote; #Birth control #Congress ^MZ

I. RT - Greece bound to the euro to keep European project alive

II. JPOST - Turkey threatening Israel and Cyprus

III. AFP - Kosovo Serbs defy Belgrade, EU with referendum

IV. REUTERS - Iran cargo ships operating in EU despite sanctions

V. LATIMES - Syria sets vote on new constitution as smoke blankets Homs

VI. PEWRESEARCH - Poll: Public Divided Over Birth Control Insurance Mandate

VII. SALON - Rep. Issa to air bishops’ complaints

#Syrian #Christians #Russia #China; #Iran #Hamas #Israel; #Kosovo; #Piracy #Nigeria; #Prodigal Son ^MZ

I. RIAN - Patriarch of Antioch: Syrian Unrests Instigated by Foreigners

II. CBS - Russia, China mull Arab League's Syria proposal

III. BOSTON - Iran urges Hamas to continue fight against Israel

IV. USATODAY - Israel accuses Iran of bombings in India, Georgia

V. EMG - UNMIK: Referendum in northern Kosovo invalid

VI. AFP - Piracy monitor warns of attacks off Nigeria

VII. GOARCH - The Second Sunday Of The Triodion Period: Sunday Of The Prodigal Son

#Cyprus #Russia, #Israel #gas, #NATO; #Kosovo #Serbia; #Egypt #NGOs; #Syrian conflict, #Christians ^MZ

I. FINANCIALMIRROR - Russia-Cyprus Business and Investment Forum takes place in Limassol

II. UPI - Israel boosts naval forces in natural gas fields

III. JPOST - Turks torpedo Israel Navy participation in NATO op

IV. B92 - International pressure on Priština, not Belgrade

V. TDNE - U.S. groups deny Egypt charges of political meddling

VI. RIAN - NATO to Stay out of Syrian Conflict

VII. TNA - Syrian Christians Fear Genocide if al-Assad Falls to Muslim Extremists

#Syria #Christians #Russia; #NATO; #FYROM complains; #Greek border #Turkey; #Israel #Cyprus; #Monastery, school defaced ^MZ

I. CBS - Syria's Christians stand by Assad

II. RT - Syrian opposition agrees to Russian mediation

III. CSMONITOR - What happens when troops - and money - leave Afghanistan?

V. WATIMES - FYROM complains Greece is "irrational"

VI. ABC - Greece Stepping up Security on Border With Turkey

VI. JPOST - Report: Israel to ask for military facility in Cyprus

VII. HAARETZ - Jerusalem monastery, Jewish-Arab school defaced in suspected "price tag" attack

#US warns #Egypt, #Israel #Cyprus; #Pentagon cuts; #Syria #UN vote; #Kosovo partition; Prepare for #Lent ^MZ

I. CBS - U.S. warns Egypt over detained NGO workers

II. JPOST - Israel Joint drill with U.S. to be held after delay

III. TREND - Israel, Cyprus mulling stationing IAF jets on island

IV. WAPOST - Proposed Pentagon cuts a test for many

V. RT - Russia: West "hysterical" and wrong over Syria

VI. B92 - Kosovo partition would be “best solution”

VII. PRAVMIR - Why Do We Prepare for Great Lent? Isn’t Lent Enough?

#US #Israel #Iran; #Tymoshenko; #Kosovo name?; #Putin #NATO; #Cyprus; #Greek #church; #Ethiopian #Christians deported ^MZ

I. CBS - How much can U.S. influence Israel on Iran?

II. FP - Tymoshenko's daughter: Ukraine becoming a "Stalinist regime"

III. SETIMES - Kosovo, Serbia play name game

IV. RFERL - Putin Says NATO Missile System Pointed At Russia

V. WAPOST - Cyprus parliament rebukes UN envoy for perceived bias in reunification talks

VI. EMG - Greece: Archbishop warns of "social explosion"

VII. WN - Ethiopian Christians To Be Deported From Saudi Arabia

#Egypt witch hunt; #Kosovo organs #NATO #Taliban; #Greece #Serbia; #Byzantine #Cyprus; #Iran #nukes; #Arab #Christians ^MZ

I. WAPOST - Egypt’s witch hunt threatens a rupture with the U.S.

II. B92 - NATO “thwarted” [Kosovo] organ trade investigation

III. REUTERS - Taliban "poised to retake Afghanistan" after NATO

IV. EMG - Greek Foreign Minister in Serbia

V. AATAO - De Menil Byzantine Murals Return To Cyprus In February

VI. JPOST - Ban to Peres: Iran must prove nuclear program is peaceful

VII. USATODAY - Christians fear losing freedoms in Arab Spring movement