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The ceasefire agreed to by Israel and Hamas has entered the second phase.

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This citizen journalism image provided by Aleppo Media Center AMC which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows a Syrian rebel firing a heavy machine gun towards Syrian soldiers loyal to Syrian president Bashar Assad, in Aleppo, Syria, Thursday, June 20, 2013. A French diplomat says officials from the United States and other countries will meet in Doha, Qatar, on Saturday, June 22, 2013 to decide how to respond to requests for help from the Free Syrian Army. The diplomat says the meeting will involve government ministers from 11 countries in the so-called Friends of Syria group, including Britain, France and Saudi Arabia. (AP Photo/Aleppo Media Center AMC) pixel

This citizen journalism image provided by Aleppo Media Center AMC which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows a Syrian rebel firing a heavy machine gun towards Syrian soldiers loyal to Syrian president Bashar Assad, in Aleppo, Syria, Thursday, June 20, 2013. A French diplomat says officials from the United States and other countries will meet in Doha, Qatar, on Saturday, June 22, 2013 to decide how to respond to requests for help from the Free Syrian Army. The diplomat says the meeting will involve government ministers from 11 countries in the so-called Friends of Syria group, including Britain, France and Saudi Arabia. (AP Photo/Aleppo Media Center AMC) pixel

Hezbollah told to leave Syria

There are growing concerns that the fighting in Syria could spill over its borders and draw its neighbors into the conflict. Now Lebanon’s president has called on Hezbollah fighters to pull out of the country.

Palestinian Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah speaks during a joint news conference with European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton (not pictured) in the West Bank city of Ramallah June 19, 2013. REUTERS/Mohamad Torokman

Palestinian Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah speaks during a joint news conference with European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton (not pictured) in the West Bank city of Ramallah June 19, 2013. REUTERS/Mohamad Torokman

Palestinian PM resigns

Palestinian Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah has submitted his resignation, his office has confirmed. This came just two weeks after the highly respected academic had taken office.

A Free Syrian Army fighter aims his rifle in Aleppo's Karm al-Jabal district June 8, 2013. REUTERS/Muzaffar Salman (SYRIA - Tags: CONFLICT POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)

A Free Syrian Army fighter aims his rifle in Aleppo's Karm al-Jabal district June 8, 2013. REUTERS/Muzaffar Salman (SYRIA - Tags: CONFLICT POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)

Battle for Aleppo gears up

Syrian troops and opposition forces have stepped up fighting close to Syria's second city, Aleppo. The confrontation follows a significant strategic victory by government forces in the border town of Qusair.

In this picture taken on Wednesday, June 5, 2013, citizen journalism image provided by Lens Young Homsi, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows damaged buildings are seen in the Jouret al-Chiyah neighborhood, Homs province, central Syria. Syrian troops and their Lebanese Hezbollah allies captured a strategic border town Wednesday after a grueling three-week battle, dealing a severe blow to rebels and opening the door for President Bashar Assad's regime to seize back the country's central heartland. The regime triumph in Qusair, which Assad's forces had bombarded for months without success, demonstrates the potentially game-changing role of Hezbollah in Syria's civil war. (AP Photo/Yong Homsi Lens)

In this picture taken on Wednesday, June 5, 2013, citizen journalism image provided by Lens Young Homsi, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows damaged buildings are seen in the Jouret al-Chiyah neighborhood, Homs province, central Syria. Syrian troops and their Lebanese Hezbollah allies captured a strategic border town Wednesday after a grueling three-week battle, dealing a severe blow to rebels and opening the door for President Bashar Assad's regime to seize back the country's central heartland. The regime triumph in Qusair, which Assad's forces had bombarded for months without success, demonstrates the potentially game-changing role of Hezbollah in Syria's civil war. (AP Photo/Yong Homsi Lens)

Syria's many fronts

Despite losing Qusair, Syrian rebels still have a firm grip on the north of the country.

A boy drinks water from a burst water pipe in Aleppo's Karm al-Jabal district, June 2, 2013. Photo: REUTERS/Muzaffar Salman

A boy drinks water from a burst water pipe in Aleppo's Karm al-Jabal district, June 2, 2013. Photo: REUTERS/Muzaffar Salman

Alarm over Syria mounts

Syria's widening conflict has prompted the EU to grant further refugee aid. A top Saudi cleric has condemned Hezbollah militia intervention in Syria. Austria says it is pulling its UN troops from the Golan Heights.

Soldiers loyal to the Syrian regime gesture while on their military tanks in Qusair (photo via Reuters)

Soldiers loyal to the Syrian regime gesture while on their military tanks in Qusair (photo via Reuters)

US condemns Qusair assault

The White House has accused the Syrian regime of causing "tremendous suffering" in its successful bid to reclaim the strategic town of Qusair. Separately US, Russian and UN efforts to organize peace talks have failed.

Rami Hamdallah, left, chairman of the Palestinian election committee, announces the list of 10 candidates qualified to run in Jan. 9 elections to replace the late Yasser Arafat as head of the Palestinian Authority, during a news conference in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Thursday, Dec. 2, 2004. The qualified candidates include Mahmoud Abbas, the interim Palestinian leader, jailed uprising leader Marwan Barghouti and democracy advocate Mustafa Barghouti. Others are unidentified.(AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)

Rami Hamdallah, left, chairman of the Palestinian election committee, announces the list of 10 candidates qualified to run in Jan. 9 elections to replace the late Yasser Arafat as head of the Palestinian Authority, during a news conference in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Thursday, Dec. 2, 2004. The qualified candidates include Mahmoud Abbas, the interim Palestinian leader, jailed uprising leader Marwan Barghouti and democracy advocate Mustafa Barghouti. Others are unidentified.(AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)

A new Palestinian PM

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has appointed a senior academic as the new prime minister. Rami Hamdallah will replace Salam Fayyad and is tasked with assembling a new cabinet.

Lebanese army soldiers ride on their military vehicles after being deployed to tighten security following days of clashes between Sunni Muslims and Alawites in the port city of Tripoli, northern Lebanon May 21, 2013. Five people have been killed and about 50 wounded in two days of fighting in Tripoli, security sources said on Monday, a spillover of violence from the civil war in Syria. REUTERS/Omar Ibrahim (LEBANON - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST MILITARY)

Lebanese army soldiers ride on their military vehicles after being deployed to tighten security following days of clashes between Sunni Muslims and Alawites in the port city of Tripoli, northern Lebanon May 21, 2013. Five people have been killed and about 50 wounded in two days of fighting in Tripoli, security sources said on Monday, a spillover of violence from the civil war in Syria. REUTERS/Omar Ibrahim (LEBANON - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST MILITARY)

Syrian war delays Lebanon vote

Citing the continuing civil war in neighboring Syria, Lebanese lawmakers have agreed to put off elections scheduled for June by 17 months. Spillover violence into Lebanon had raised serious doubts about the poll.

Syria's President Bashar al-Assad

Syria's President Bashar al-Assad

Assad warns Israel over strikes

Syria's President Bashar al-Assad has warned of retaliation in the face of any further Israeli airstrikes. In a television interview the president said he was confident of victory in the nation's 26-month civil war.

A Free Syrian Army fighter takes position by pointing an artillery weapon towards the sky in Idlib, May 18, 2013. Picture taken May 18, 2013. REUTERS/Abdalghne Karoof (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT) // eingestellt se

A Free Syrian Army fighter takes position by pointing an artillery weapon towards the sky in Idlib, May 18, 2013. Picture taken May 18, 2013. REUTERS/Abdalghne Karoof (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT) // eingestellt se

Hezbollah on the rise in Syria

French intelligence has reported a surge in Hezbollah militia fighting alongside Syria's President Assad's army. Meanwhile, the Syrian army said it has seized a key base in the north, once a transit route for rebels.

A policeman inspects damaged cars after two rockets hit houses and a car sales yard in Beirut REUTERS/Mohammed Azakir

A policeman inspects damaged cars after two rockets hit houses and a car sales yard in Beirut REUTERS/Mohammed Azakir

Syria's shadow

The civil war in Syria has spilled over the border to Lebanon.

A policeman inspects damaged cars after two rockets hit houses and a car sales yard in Beirut suburbs (Photo via Reuters)

A policeman inspects damaged cars after two rockets hit houses and a car sales yard in Beirut suburbs (Photo via Reuters)

Beirut rocket attacks

Two rocket attacks in south of the Lebanese capital, Beirut, have injured four people. The blasts come a day after Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah vowed "victory" for Syria's President Bashar al-Assad.

Syrian troops celebrate as they take control of the village of Haydariyah, some seven kilometers outside the rebel-held city of Qusayr (Photo: JOSEPH EID/AFP/Getty Images)

Syrian troops celebrate as they take control of the village of Haydariyah, some seven kilometers outside the rebel-held city of Qusayr (Photo: JOSEPH EID/AFP/Getty Images)

Al-Assad advances in Qusair

Syrian government forces backed by Hezbollah fighters have tightened their stranglehold on the town of Qusair. Rebels have stepped up efforts to defend their former stronghold, which has strategic value for both sides.

Members of Lebanon's Hezbollah carry a coffin STR/AFP/Getty Images)

Members of Lebanon's Hezbollah carry a coffin STR/AFP/Getty Images)

Staunch ally

Fighting alongside regime troops in Syria, the Shiite Hezbollah has a strategic agenda.

Members of Lebanon's Hezbollah carry the coffin of their comrade Fadi Mohammed al-Jazzar during his funeral in southern Beirut on May 20, 2013. At least 23 members of Lebanese militant group Hezbollah have been killed fighting alongside regime troops in the Syrian town of Qusayr, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. Photo: STR/AFP/Getty Images

Members of Lebanon's Hezbollah carry the coffin of their comrade Fadi Mohammed al-Jazzar during his funeral in southern Beirut on May 20, 2013. At least 23 members of Lebanese militant group Hezbollah have been killed fighting alongside regime troops in the Syrian town of Qusayr, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. Photo: STR/AFP/Getty Images

Syrian tensions rise

Turkey has shut its last border crossing near forces of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Syria's opposition has urged rebels to reinforce the town of Qusair near Lebanon as Assad's forces press a four-day assault.

AFP EXCLUSIVE Syrian troops patrol the village of Haydariyah, some seven kilometers outside the rebel-held city of Qusayr, after taking control of it, on May 13, 2013. Syrian troops captured three villages in the strategic Qusayr area of Homs province, allowing them to cut supply lines to rebels inside Qusayr town, a military officer told AFP. AFP PHOTO/JOSEPH EID (Photo credit should read JOSEPH EID/AFP/Getty Images)

AFP EXCLUSIVE Syrian troops patrol the village of Haydariyah, some seven kilometers outside the rebel-held city of Qusayr, after taking control of it, on May 13, 2013. Syrian troops captured three villages in the strategic Qusayr area of Homs province, allowing them to cut supply lines to rebels inside Qusayr town, a military officer told AFP. AFP PHOTO/JOSEPH EID (Photo credit should read JOSEPH EID/AFP/Getty Images)

Hezbollah troops die in siege

Over 20 soldiers from Shiite militia group, Hezbollah, have died fighting alongside Syria's military to recapture a strategic town. Meanwhile, US Secretary of State John Kerry is to return to the region for peace talks.

Benjamin Netanjahu Kabinettssitzung

Benjamin Netanjahu Kabinettssitzung

Israel vows action on weapons

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said Israel is "acting" to prevent weapons from reaching Lebanon's Hezbollah. His remarks come two weeks after Israel allegedly carried out airstrikes on weapons in Syria.

Ausstellung "IHR GLÜCKLICHEN AUGEN" in Berlin (26.03.-24.06.2012 im Centrum Judaicum) David Ben-Gurion verliest die Unabhängigkeitserklrung des Staates Israel , Tel Aviv, 14 Mai 48; Foto: Rudi Weissenstein; Copyright: Photo House Pri-Or, Tel Aviv ***ACHTUNG! BILDER NUR ZUR BERICHTERSTUNG ÜBER DIE AUSSTELLUNG VERWENDEN!!***

Ausstellung "IHR GLÜCKLICHEN AUGEN" in Berlin (26.03.-24.06.2012 im Centrum Judaicum) David Ben-Gurion verliest die Unabhängigkeitserklrung des Staates Israel , Tel Aviv, 14 Mai 48; Foto: Rudi Weissenstein; Copyright: Photo House Pri-Or, Tel Aviv ***ACHTUNG! BILDER NUR ZUR BERICHTERSTUNG ÜBER DIE AUSSTELLUNG VERWENDEN!!***

Israel turns 65

More than six decades ago, Israel declared independence. Today, the settlement policy continues.

An Israeli soldier loosens the chains holding a tank to a truck near the Israeli Syrian border REUTERS/Baz Ratner

An Israeli soldier loosens the chains holding a tank to a truck near the Israeli Syrian border REUTERS/Baz Ratner

Power games

Tensions between Israel and Syria are increasing after the former's airstrikes on Damascus.

Syrian Information Minister Omran al-Zoubi. Photo: Xinhua/Hazim.

Syrian Information Minister Omran al-Zoubi. Photo: Xinhua/Hazim.

Israeli airstrikes on Syria

International reaction to Israel's latest airstrikes on Syria has been quick to come. However, there are differing accounts of the objective of the attacks.

Israeli cranes and employees working on the new separation barrier along the ceasefire line between Israeli and Syria next to the border town of Majdal Shams, on the Golan Heights, on 14 August 2011 (Photo: EPA/ATEF SAFADI)

Israeli cranes and employees working on the new separation barrier along the ceasefire line between Israeli and Syria next to the border town of Majdal Shams, on the Golan Heights, on 14 August 2011 (Photo: EPA/ATEF SAFADI)

Israel strikes inbound weapons

Israel has struck a consignment of missiles in Syria bound for Hezbollah in neighboring Lebanon, an official said. Fighting in Syria's civil war has repeatedly spilled into Israel's Golan Heights (pictured).

An image grab from Hezbollah's Al-Manar TV shows Hassan Nasrallah, the head of Lebanon's militant Shiite movement, delivering a televised speech, in Beirut, Lebanon, 11 October 2012. (photo via dpa)

An image grab from Hezbollah's Al-Manar TV shows Hassan Nasrallah, the head of Lebanon's militant Shiite movement, delivering a televised speech, in Beirut, Lebanon, 11 October 2012. (photo via dpa)

Hezbollah threatens Syria rebels

The leader of Lebanon's Hezbollah militant group has warned that allies of the Syrian regime would not allow it to fall at the hands of rebel forces. He indicated that his Iranian-backed forces were ready to intervene.

Smoke rise after what witnesses said was an Israeli air strike in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip November 20, 2012 (Photo: REUTERS/ Ibraheem Abu Mustafa)

Smoke rise after what witnesses said was an Israeli air strike in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip November 20, 2012 (Photo: REUTERS/ Ibraheem Abu Mustafa)

Israel launches attack on Gaza

The IDF has announced that aircraft hit targets in Gaza after militants fired rockets at southern Israel. Attacks from Gaza have declined since a campaign in November (pictured), but sporadic fire persists.

An Israel F-16 jet fighter as it takes off from an air force base in southern Israel (Photo: EPA/JIM)

An Israel F-16 jet fighter as it takes off from an air force base in southern Israel (Photo: EPA/JIM)

Israeli jet downs drone

Israel says it has shot down an unmanned drone off of its coast. Lebanon's Hezbollah militant group denied involvement in the incident, which had forced the Israeli premier’s aircraft to make a landing.

An Israeli delegation arrives at the Turkish Foreign Ministry to hold talks on compensation for families of victims killed in a 2010 naval raid on Turkish-led humanitarian-aid convoy to Gaza (Photo: REUTERS/Umit Bektas)

An Israeli delegation arrives at the Turkish Foreign Ministry to hold talks on compensation for families of victims killed in a 2010 naval raid on Turkish-led humanitarian-aid convoy to Gaza (Photo: REUTERS/Umit Bektas)

Turkey and Israel talk payouts

Israeli and Turkish officials are discussing compensation for victims of a 2010 raid on a Gaza-bound flotilla. On Sunday, US Secretary of State John Kerry asked Turkey's premier to postpone a trip to the Gaza Strip.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry gestures during a news conference in Istanbul April 21, 2013. REUTERS/Evan Vucci/Pool (TURKEY - Tags: POLITICS)

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry gestures during a news conference in Istanbul April 21, 2013. REUTERS/Evan Vucci/Pool (TURKEY - Tags: POLITICS)

US leaders tour tense Mideast

US Secretary of State John Kerry has asked Turkey's premier to postpone a trip to the Gaza Strip to avoid upsetting Israel. Meanwhile, Chuck Hagel has made his maiden trip to Israel as Pentagon chief.

Lebanese former prime minister Fouad Siniora (L) speaks during a meeting for pro-Western March 14 political coalition as former minister Tammam Salam looks on, in Beirut April 4, 2013. Lebanese politician Tamam Salam, a former minister from a prominent Sunni Muslim dynasty, emerged as a potential new prime minister on Thursday after he was endorsed by the country's pro-Western March 14 political coalition. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir (LEBANON - Tags: POLITICS)

Lebanese former prime minister Fouad Siniora (L) speaks during a meeting for pro-Western March 14 political coalition as former minister Tammam Salam looks on, in Beirut April 4, 2013. Lebanese politician Tamam Salam, a former minister from a prominent Sunni Muslim dynasty, emerged as a potential new prime minister on Thursday after he was endorsed by the country's pro-Western March 14 political coalition. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir (LEBANON - Tags: POLITICS)

Lebanon PM to form government

Lebanon’s parliament has overwhelmingly voted for Sunni Muslim politician Tammam Salam as the new prime minister. Salam is expected to form a national unity government, as the country prepares for elections in June.

Israeli soldiers along the heavily guarded Gaza Strip

Israeli soldiers along the heavily guarded Gaza Strip

Uncertain ceasefire

A recent exchange of rocket attacks may reignite the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

A Palestinian protester throws a stone towards Israeli troops (Photo: REUTERS/Ammar Awad)

A Palestinian protester throws a stone towards Israeli troops (Photo: REUTERS/Ammar Awad)

Anger at West Bank funerals

Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas has accused Israel of provoking unrest after the fatal shooting of two West Bank teenagers. Meanwhile, thousands gathered for the funeral of a Palestinian who died in Israeli custody.

An Israeli border policeman holds his weapon as he is silhouetted during clashes with stone-throwing Palestinians in the West Bank village in Nabi Saleh, near Ramallah November 20, 2012. REUTERS/Mohamad Torokman

An Israeli border policeman holds his weapon as he is silhouetted during clashes with stone-throwing Palestinians in the West Bank village in Nabi Saleh, near Ramallah November 20, 2012. REUTERS/Mohamad Torokman

Palestinian protesters killed

Two Palestinian teenagers have been shot dead during clashes with Israeli soldiers in the West Bank. The violence comes amid a third day of protests over the death of a Palestinian prisoner in Israeli custody.

An Israeli Air Force F-16I jet fighter takes off after touching down briefly at the Ramon Air Force Base in the Negev Desert as Israel takes possession of two of the newest jet fighters in a ceremony on Thursday, 19 February 2004. Foto: Jim Hollander dpa

An Israeli Air Force F-16I jet fighter takes off after touching down briefly at the Ramon Air Force Base in the Negev Desert as Israel takes possession of two of the newest jet fighters in a ceremony on Thursday, 19 February 2004. Foto: Jim Hollander dpa

Israel launches Gaza airstrike

Israel has launched an airstrike on the Gaza Strip, the first since Hamas and Israel agreed to a ceasefire in November. The strike comes after a Palestinian prisoner suffering from cancer died in Israeli custody.

Exiled political chief of the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas, Khaled Meshaal, attends a major conference of Sudanese Islamists in Khartoum on November 15, 2012. ASHRAF SHAZLY/AFP/Getty Images

Exiled political chief of the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas, Khaled Meshaal, attends a major conference of Sudanese Islamists in Khartoum on November 15, 2012. ASHRAF SHAZLY/AFP/Getty Images

Hamas re-elects Mashaal

Khaled Mashaal has been re-elected leader of Hamas. The Palestinian Islamist movement did not issue an announcement over Mashaal's re-election, but the news was confirmed by Hamas officials.

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Irsaeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Irsaeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

Turkish-Israeli ties

Bitterness between the two sides may subside after an apology from Israel, but tensions remain.

Palestinian flag flying above office of Palestinian prime minister in Ramallah Foto: Rainer Jensen/dpa pixel

Palestinian flag flying above office of Palestinian prime minister in Ramallah Foto: Rainer Jensen/dpa pixel

Israel restarts money transfers

The Israeli government has unblocked the transfer of revenue to the Palestinian Authority which began late last year. The move followed urging by the US president to move forward on peace talks.

The Mavi Marmara ship, the lead boat of a flotilla headed to the Gaza Strip which was stormed by Israeli naval commandos in a predawn confrontation in the Mediterranean May 31, 2010, returns in Istanbul, Turkey, Sunday, Dec. 26, 2010. Thousands of pro-Palestinian activists on Sunday welcomed back to Istanbul the ship that was the scene of bloodshed during an Israeli raid on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla in May. Activists meanwhile, promised to send more ships in an effort to break the Gaza blockade. (ddp images/AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)

The Mavi Marmara ship, the lead boat of a flotilla headed to the Gaza Strip which was stormed by Israeli naval commandos in a predawn confrontation in the Mediterranean May 31, 2010, returns in Istanbul, Turkey, Sunday, Dec. 26, 2010. Thousands of pro-Palestinian activists on Sunday welcomed back to Istanbul the ship that was the scene of bloodshed during an Israeli raid on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla in May. Activists meanwhile, promised to send more ships in an effort to break the Gaza blockade. (ddp images/AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)

Israel flotilla apology to Turkey

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has apologized to his Turkish counterpart for the deaths of nine Turks in a 2010 raid on a Gaza-bound flotilla. The apology was orchestrated by US President Barack Obama.

epa03026047 Israeli Deputy Prime Minister, Moshe Yaalon, speaks in an interview in Montevideo, on 06 December 2011 Yaalon said that Iran is developing, with the connivance of Venezuela, a 'terrorist infrastructure' in Latin America to attack US, Israel and their allies. EPA/IVAN FRANCO +++(c) dpa - Bildfunk+++

epa03026047 Israeli Deputy Prime Minister, Moshe Yaalon, speaks in an interview in Montevideo, on 06 December 2011 Yaalon said that Iran is developing, with the connivance of Venezuela, a 'terrorist infrastructure' in Latin America to attack US, Israel and their allies. EPA/IVAN FRANCO +++(c) dpa - Bildfunk+++

Israel’s next defense minister

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has selected Israel’s next defense minister. Moshe Yaalon is known to take a hard-line toward Palestinians, but is cautious about a potential attack against Iran.

Wer hat das Bild gemacht?: Glória Sousa Wann wurde das Bild gemacht?: November 2012 Wo wurde das Bild aufgenommen?: Maputo, Mosambik Bildbeschreibung: Bei welcher Gelegenheit / in welcher Situation wurde das Bild aufgenommen? Bauunternehmen in Maputo Wer oder was ist auf dem Bild zu sehen? Taverna, ein Portugiesisches Restaurant in Maputo, Mosambik In welchem Zusammenhang soll das Bild/sollen die Bilder verwendet werden?: Artikel / Bildergalerie / Dossier (Nichtzutreffendes bitte löschen, u. U. genauere Angaben ergänzen) Bildrechte: (Grundsätzlich nur eine Variante möglich, Nichtzutreffendes bitte löschen.) - Das Bild wurde von dritter Seite zur Verfügung gestellt: Der Urheber / die Urheberin hat die Nutzungsrechte in folgender (Originalsprache) Mail abgetreten (Rechteinräumung ist einzukopieren und ggf. eine zusammenfassende Übersetzung mitzuliefern):

Wer hat das Bild gemacht?: Glória Sousa Wann wurde das Bild gemacht?: November 2012 Wo wurde das Bild aufgenommen?: Maputo, Mosambik Bildbeschreibung: Bei welcher Gelegenheit / in welcher Situation wurde das Bild aufgenommen? Bauunternehmen in Maputo Wer oder was ist auf dem Bild zu sehen? Taverna, ein Portugiesisches Restaurant in Maputo, Mosambik In welchem Zusammenhang soll das Bild/sollen die Bilder verwendet werden?: Artikel / Bildergalerie / Dossier (Nichtzutreffendes bitte löschen, u. U. genauere Angaben ergänzen) Bildrechte: (Grundsätzlich nur eine Variante möglich, Nichtzutreffendes bitte löschen.) - Das Bild wurde von dritter Seite zur Verfügung gestellt: Der Urheber / die Urheberin hat die Nutzungsrechte in folgender (Originalsprache) Mail abgetreten (Rechteinräumung ist einzukopieren und ggf. eine zusammenfassende Übersetzung mitzuliefern):

Portugal to Mozambique

Portugal's economic malaise has triggered a wave of migration to Mozambique.

Participants compete in the UN-sponsored Gaza marathon in Gaza City on March 1, 2012. (Photo: MOHAMMED ABED/ AFP/ Getty Images)

Participants compete in the UN-sponsored Gaza marathon in Gaza City on March 1, 2012. (Photo: MOHAMMED ABED/ AFP/ Getty Images)

2013 Gaza Marathon called off

A UN agency has canceled the Gaza Marathon after the ruling Hamas movement refused to allow women to run. More than 2,400 people had been expected to attempt the full distance, a half-marathon or a 10-kilometer dash.

A Palestinian woman raises her hand written with the Arabic words "our prisoners are our dignity" as she takes part in a protest against the death of a Palestinian detainee in an Israeli jail, in Gaza City February 24, 2013. Palestinian officials on Saturday demanded an international investigation into the death of a Palestinian detainee who died in an Israeli jail hours earlier. A spokeswoman for Israel's Prison Authority said that the detainee, 30-year-old Arafat Jaradat, had apparently died of cardiac arrest. An emergency service team had tried to resuscitate him but failed, she said. REUTERS/Suhaib Salem (GAZA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)

A Palestinian woman raises her hand written with the Arabic words "our prisoners are our dignity" as she takes part in a protest against the death of a Palestinian detainee in an Israeli jail, in Gaza City February 24, 2013. Palestinian officials on Saturday demanded an international investigation into the death of a Palestinian detainee who died in an Israeli jail hours earlier. A spokeswoman for Israel's Prison Authority said that the detainee, 30-year-old Arafat Jaradat, had apparently died of cardiac arrest. An emergency service team had tried to resuscitate him but failed, she said. REUTERS/Suhaib Salem (GAZA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)

Palestinian rocket hits Israel

The rocket attack was the first since November, when a truce ended fighting across the border. This comes at a time of mounting tension and Palestinian protests.

The sky over Aleppo (Syria) is illuminated by fires that broke out during an attack of the Free Syrian Army (FSA) on the Nayrab military airport and the Aleppo International Airport on February, 16. 2013. Photo: Jan A. Nicolas

The sky over Aleppo (Syria) is illuminated by fires that broke out during an attack of the Free Syrian Army (FSA) on the Nayrab military airport and the Aleppo International Airport on February, 16. 2013. Photo: Jan A. Nicolas

Hezbollah fighting for Assad?

Syria’s opposition has accused Lebanon-based Hezbollah militias of crossing into Syria to fight for President Bashar Assad. Rebels have also pressed their battle for three northern Syrian airports and airbases.

Lebanese Shiite Muslim Hezbollah militants ride on a vehicle carrying a Fajr 5 missile during the annual parade in the southern town of Nabatiyeh on November 28, 2012, to mark the 13th day of Muharram on the Islamic calendar, commemorating and mourning the seventh-century martyrdom of Prophet Muhammad's grandson, Imam Hussein, in the battle of Karbala in Iraq. AFP PHOTO/MAHMOUD ZAYYAT (Photo credit should read MAHMOUD ZAYYAT/AFP/Getty Images)

Lebanese Shiite Muslim Hezbollah militants ride on a vehicle carrying a Fajr 5 missile during the annual parade in the southern town of Nabatiyeh on November 28, 2012, to mark the 13th day of Muharram on the Islamic calendar, commemorating and mourning the seventh-century martyrdom of Prophet Muhammad's grandson, Imam Hussein, in the battle of Karbala in Iraq. AFP PHOTO/MAHMOUD ZAYYAT (Photo credit should read MAHMOUD ZAYYAT/AFP/Getty Images)

Should the EU blacklist Hezbollah?

Pressure grows on the European Union to designate Hezbollah a terrorist group.

Security staff look at a damaged bus that carried Israeli tourists after it was hit by a bomb explosion on July 18 at Burgas Airport, Bulgaria 19 July 2012. epa03311014 EPA/NIKOLAY DONCHEV +++(c) dpa - Bildfunk+++

Security staff look at a damaged bus that carried Israeli tourists after it was hit by a bomb explosion on July 18 at Burgas Airport, Bulgaria 19 July 2012. epa03311014 EPA/NIKOLAY DONCHEV +++(c) dpa - Bildfunk+++

Bulgaria blames Hezbollah

Bulgaria says it has traced last July's bus bombing that killed five Israelis in a Black Sea resort to two persons with links to the Lebanese Hezbollah movement. Lebanon says it's ready to cooperate with investigators.

Israeli border police detain a Palestinian man after a group of activists set up tents and makeshift structures in protest against a nearby Jewish settlement in the West Bank village of Burin, south of Nablus February 2, 2013. REUTERS/Mohamad Torokman

Israeli border police detain a Palestinian man after a group of activists set up tents and makeshift structures in protest against a nearby Jewish settlement in the West Bank village of Burin, south of Nablus February 2, 2013. REUTERS/Mohamad Torokman

Israeli army, protesters clash

Israeli soldiers have clashed with some 150 Palestinians trying to block Israeli settlement expansion in the West Bank. Palestinians have tried several times to set up encampments to stop expansion in recent weeks.

An Israeli F-15 Eagle fighter jet takes off from an Israeli Air Force Base on November 19, 2012. European Union foreign ministers called for an "immediate" halt to hostilities between Gaza and Israel as a new strike in a sixth day of violence pushed the toll in Gaza to over 100. AFP PHOTO / JACK GUEZ (Photo credit should read JACK GUEZ/AFP/Getty Images)

An Israeli F-15 Eagle fighter jet takes off from an Israeli Air Force Base on November 19, 2012. European Union foreign ministers called for an "immediate" halt to hostilities between Gaza and Israel as a new strike in a sixth day of violence pushed the toll in Gaza to over 100. AFP PHOTO / JACK GUEZ (Photo credit should read JACK GUEZ/AFP/Getty Images)

Israel warned by Syria, Iran

Syria and its ally Iran have threatened retaliation for what they say was at least one Israeli air raid near Damascus Wednesday. Israel has stayed mute. Outgoing US top envoy Hillary Clinton says she fears a 'proxy war.'

A construction site in the east Jerusalem neighborhood of Ramat Sholmo, Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2012. Photo:Dan Balilty/AP/dapd)

A construction site in the east Jerusalem neighborhood of Ramat Sholmo, Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2012. Photo:Dan Balilty/AP/dapd)

UN panel chides Israel

A UN panel of experts has found that Israel's settlement policy 'violates' the human rights of Palestinians. Its report calls on Israel to stop further settlement construction. Israel has denounced the report.

An Israeli Air Force fighter jet releases flares during an acrobatics display during a graduation ceremony in the Hatzerim air force base near the southern city of Beersheba, Israel, Thursday, Dec. 27, 2012. (Photo:Ariel Schalit/AP/dapd)

An Israeli Air Force fighter jet releases flares during an acrobatics display during a graduation ceremony in the Hatzerim air force base near the southern city of Beersheba, Israel, Thursday, Dec. 27, 2012. (Photo:Ariel Schalit/AP/dapd)

Russia, Arab League chide Israel

The Foreign Ministry in Moscow has said Israeli airstrikes in Syria, if confirmed, would constitute "a grave violation of the UN charter." A US newspaper reported that officials in Washington were forewarned by Israel.

An Israeli F-15 I fighter jet launches anti-missile flares during an air show at the graduation ceremony of Israeli pilots at the Hatzerim air force base in the Negev desert, near the southern Israeli city of Beersheva, on December 27, 2012. Photo: JACK GUEZ/AFP/Getty Images

An Israeli F-15 I fighter jet launches anti-missile flares during an air show at the graduation ceremony of Israeli pilots at the Hatzerim air force base in the Negev desert, near the southern Israeli city of Beersheva, on December 27, 2012. Photo: JACK GUEZ/AFP/Getty Images

Mystery shrouds airstrikes

Israel remains mute over Syrian claims that Israeli warplanes bombed a Syrian military research center and a convoy near Syria's border with Lebanon. Syrian rebels have issued claims that contradict earlier reports.

An Israeli Air Force fighter jet releases flares during an acrobatics display during a graduation ceremony in the Hatzerim air force base near the southern city of Beersheba, Israel, Thursday, Dec. 27, 2012. (Foto:Ariel Schalit/AP/dapd)

An Israeli Air Force fighter jet releases flares during an acrobatics display during a graduation ceremony in the Hatzerim air force base near the southern city of Beersheba, Israel, Thursday, Dec. 27, 2012. (Foto:Ariel Schalit/AP/dapd)

Israel 'strikes Syrian targets'

The Israeli military has reportedly carried out two airstrikes inside Syrian territory. According to Syrian state television, the latest attack was aimed at a scientific research center near Damascus.

Egyptian soldiers walk on a border wall between Egypt, and Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip (Photo: Khalil Hamra/ddp images/AP Photo)

Egyptian soldiers walk on a border wall between Egypt, and Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip (Photo: Khalil Hamra/ddp images/AP Photo)

The isolation of Gaza

The isolation of Gaza began before Hamas came to power - well over 20 years ago.

A bird flies over a snow-covered Dome of the Rock on the compound know to Muslims as al-Haram al-Sharif and to Jews as Temple Mount in Jerusalem's Old City January 10, 2013. The worst snowstorm in 20 years shut public transport, roads and schools in Jerusalem on Thursday and along the northern Israeli region bordering on Lebanon. REUTERS/Ammar Awad (JERUSALEM - Tags: ENVIRONMENT RELIGION ANIMALS)

A bird flies over a snow-covered Dome of the Rock on the compound know to Muslims as al-Haram al-Sharif and to Jews as Temple Mount in Jerusalem's Old City January 10, 2013. The worst snowstorm in 20 years shut public transport, roads and schools in Jerusalem on Thursday and along the northern Israeli region bordering on Lebanon. REUTERS/Ammar Awad (JERUSALEM - Tags: ENVIRONMENT RELIGION ANIMALS)

Snow blankets Middle East

Rain, hail and snow have covered the Middle East, causing several deaths and chaotic travel conditions. Hundreds of thousands of already suffering Syrian refugees must now protect themselves from the cold.