#France #Islamic extremists; #Cyprus #Greece #Israel #protests; #Turkey #EU; #India #Russia; #Syria #Iraq #Christians ^MZ

I. USATODAY - France detains 19 suspected Islamic extremists

II. JPOST - Clashes break out at Kalandiya in Land Day protests

III. BOSTON - Greece, Israel, Cyprus eye gas exports in future

IV. THEPARLIAMENT - MEP: Turkey is not ready for EU accession

V. RIAN - India and Russia to Develop Hypersonic Cruise Missile

VI. NCR - Christians in Syria struggle amid violent clashes

VII. CHRISTIANPOST - Iraqi Christians Still in Danger

#Taliban #NATO; #Iran #US #Russia #Syria; #Afghan gunman; #Obamacare; #Christians #Islamists rise #Egypt ^MZ

I. STRAITSTIMES - Pakistan Taliban warning over Nato supply route

II. HAARETZ - Iran warns U.S.: Stop dictating world policy

III. USATODAY - Obama, Medvedev acknowledge differences on Syria

IV. RIAN - Ambassador: U.S. Missile Shield Not Aimed at Russia

V. CBS - Gunman in Afghan army garb kills 2 U.K. troops

VI. CHICAGOTRIBUNE - The reckoning on Obamacare

VII. REUTERS - Egyptian Christians await new pope, debate role as Islamists rise to power

#EU #US #military; #Israel #UNHRC; #Spain #Serbia; #Russia #NATO #FYROM; #Wine; #Coptic #Christians anxious ^MZ

I. EUOBSERVER - EU countries to reduce dependence on U.S. military

II. JTA - Israel might withdrawn from UN Human Rights Council

III. EMG - Spain supports Serbia on Kosovo, EU integration

IV. RT - Russia, NATO should overcome instinct of mutual mistrust

V. BALKANS - FYROM resumes NATO membership diplomacy in Denmark and Italy

VI. THEGAZETTE - Grapes you don’t know: French négrette and Greek assyrtiko

VII. SEATTLEPI - Egypt's Coptic pope buried, Christians anxious

#Syria rebels; #Wahhabi #Kosovo; #Russia #Japan N #Korea #missiles; #Pakistan #US #Afghan; #Coptic #Orthodox ^MZ

I. ABC - Rights Group Accuses Some Syrian Rebels of Abuses

II. WEEKLYSTANDARD - Kosovo Continues Fight Against Wahhabi Infiltration

III. CBS - Medvedev: Russia must counter missile shield

IV. WSJ - Japan Considers Downing Planned North Korea Missile

V. AP - Pakistani parliament says no to U.S. drones, demands apology

VI. REUTERS - U.S. mulls concessions on flashpoint Afghan night raids

VII. GULFNEWS - Charismatic Pope Shenouda ushered Coptic Church into wider world

#Serbia #EU; #Syria #Russia #Belarus; #Israel #Iran; #France; #Yemen; #Shenouda #Coptic #Christians ^MZ

I. B92 - Serbia ready for talks with EU, says official

II. RUVR - Red Cross, Russia plan more Syria aid

III. RIAN - Lukashenko visits Moscow as Western Pressure Mounts

IV. FREEP - Israel now says Iran bomb isn't a done deal

V. CBS - Gunman kills teacher, 3 kids at France school

VI. REUTERS - Militants kill American teacher in Yemen

VII. GUARDIAN - Pope Shenouda III obituary

#Syria; #Israel #gas #Cyprus #Lebanon; #Russia #Serbia; #FYROM #EU; #Moldova; #Televangelism ^MZ

I. REUTERS - Calling Assad illegitimate is "counterproductive"

II. UPI - Israel oil find sharpens Med energy scrap

III. DAILYSTAR - Cyprus pledges to help Lebanon with maritime border dispute

IV. B92 - Russia remain Serbia’s closest partner

V. RFERL - EU, FYROMacedonia Begin Preliminary Talks On EU Integration

VI. CHICAGOTRIBUNE - Moldova finally elects new president

VII. PRAVMIR - Cultural Televangelism

Why join #EU?; #FYROM; #EULEX #KFOR; #France #Syria; #Russia #NATO #Afghan; #Belarus; #Eritrean #Orthodox ^MZ

I. FP - Why Would Anyone Want to Join the EU?

II. EUROPARL - EU: Iceland, former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Bosnia and Herzegovina

III. B92 - Serbs, KFOR, EULEX fail to reach agreement

IV. AFP - France against arming Syrian opposition

V. CHICAGOTRIBUNE - Russia may give NATO a base for Afghan supply runs

VI. AP - Belarus bars government critics from going abroad

VII. PERSECUTION - Imprisoned Head of Eritrean Orthodox Church in Urgent Need of Medical Attention

#Netanyahu #Cyprus #Turkey drills; #FYROM; #Balkans; #NATO; #Russia #US #missiles; #Temptation 8 sources ^MZ

I. FMIRROR - The landmark visit of Benjamin Netanyahu to Cyprus

II. DAILYSTAR - Turkey to drill off Cyprus in March: TPAO CEO

III. EMG - Greek Ambassador to Skopje comments on FM Poposki's statements

IV. B92 - Serbian FM sees "uncertain times" in Balkans

V. FP - What happens to NATO after Afghanistan?

VI. RIAN - U.S. May Disclose Missile Defense Data to Russia

VII. PRAVMIR - Elder Cleopa on the Eight Sources of Temptation

#Egypt #Israel; #Syria; #MidEast #energy; #FYROM; #Serbia #Kosovo; #US military; #Crucifix ban ^MZ

I. UPI - Calls to oust Israel ambassador from Egypt

II. TIME - Few Good Options For Syria, But Arming The Rebels May Be The Worst

III. FOXNEWS - Energy production revolution begins in Mideast

IV. FMIRROR - Ethnic clashes on public transport rock FYROM

V. B92 - Further normalization of Belgrade-Priština relations

VI. GALLUP - Fewer Americans Say U.S. Is No. 1 Military Power

VII. RUVR - Britain bans wearing of the cross

#Iran; #Russia #UN #Syria; #Pakistan #Taliban; #Kosovo #Serbs; #Japan #Tsunami; #Afghans; #MidEast #Christians ^MZ

I. CNN - Iran's nuclear program: the riddle, the enigma and the mystery

II. AFP - Russia opposes "unbalanced" new UN draft on Syria

III. REUTERS - Pakistan Taliban demand release of bin Laden's widows, threaten attacks

IV. B92 - Serbs in north urged not to take Kosovo documents

V. CSMONITOR - One year after Japan tsunami: Roads repaired, but lives still disrupted

VI. FOXNEWS - U.S., Afghans reach deal on handover of prisons

VII. WSJ - Israel and the Plight of Mideast Christians

#Iran #Hamas #Israel; #Libya #Syria #Russia #NATO; #Tymoshenko; #Kosovo #Serbs; #Orthodox Unity ^MZ

I. JPOST - World powers to Iran: Open military site for IAEA

II. UPI - Hamas warns Israel against Iran strike

III. RIAN - Russia Accuses Libya of Training Syria Rebels

IV. WAPOST - NATO chief and Russia’s president-elect Vladimir Putin to meet in effort to boost ties

V. RFEFL - Tymoshenko To See Mother, Daughter In Prison

VI. B92 - Serbs stop EULEX vehicles in northern Kosovo

VII. ANCIENTFAITH - Podcast: Metropolitan Jonah - Orthodox Unity in America

#Israel #Greece #Cyprus #Byzantine #frescoes #road; #NASA; #Kosovo #Bosnia; #Putin; Sunday of #Orthodoxy ^MZ

I. JPOST - Israel, Cyprus, Greece sign electric cable deal

II. CHRON - Fans get their last look at Menil frescoes

III. IOL - Ancient Byzantine road unearthed in Greece

IV. EKATHIMERINI - Greek scientist leads interstellar travel project

V. B92 - Serb Republic (RS) will never let Bosnia recognise Kosovo

VI. RT - Putin declared president-elect

VII. PRAVMIR - The Foundations of Our Orthodox Faith: A Discourse on the Sunday of Orthodoxy

#Cyprus #Lebanon; #Serbia #EU #Kosovo; #FYROM; #Russia #PACE; #Keystone; Smashing #Icons ^MZ

I. DAILYSTAR - Cyprus vows support for Lebanon

II. B92 - EU leaders to decide on Serbia’s candidate status

III. EDMONTONJOURNAL - Independent Kosovo inching closer

IV. FOCUS - FYROMacedonia: PM Gruevski to meet Greek counterpart Papademos in Brussels

V. RIANOVOSTI - PACE Monitors Arrive in Russia Ahead of Election

VI. FINANCIALPOST - Bill Clinton: Keystone XL should be built on new route

VII. GTGFAT - Smashing Icons

#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