Gaza Strip
Israeli minister says Gaza Strip is 'lost'
November 18, 2007Israel's public security minister says the Gaza Strip is "lost" and the militant activities of Hamas continue to go unchecked by the Egyptians. The comments by Avraham Dichter came as he toured a border community that is the target of continued...
Israel declares Gaza an 'enemy entity'
September 19, 2007Israel's Security Cabinet voted Wednesday to declare the militant Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip an "enemy entity" and enacted a number of sanctions. The move came as a result of a barrage of rocket attacks from the strip, highlighted by one...
10 most important world events of 2005
December 29, 2005The following list is what many RIA Novosti correspondents consider the 10 most important world events of 2005. 1. The failure of the European Constitution. By voting against the European Constitutional Treaty at a national referendum, France caused...
