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By Hassan MohammadZaman

Mid East correspondent for crwenewswire.com

Egyptian government barred a Jordanian aid caravan bound for 4 year siege hit Gaza strip, from the Rafah Crossing. The aid caravan refused to accept the decision and staged a sit-in at the crossing.

They appealed the Jordanian embassy in Cairo to intervene. Egyptian security forces asked the aid providers to enter Gaza through the Bit-e-Hanoon zionist crossing.

Jordanian government is in coordination with Egyptian government to let the Jordanians go through the Awaja crossing. While Egyptian forces bombarded three tunnels meant for the food and medicine supplies to Gaza.

Israeli forces have also claimed of firing at three Egyptian smugglers entering Gaza.

One of them died due to fire shot.

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By Bobbie Katz

Cisco Systems is looking to take a bite out of Apple’s iPad business with its latest device.

The world’s largest maker of networking equipment announced on Tuesday that it will be introducing its own tablet computer, the Cius, to the business world early next year.

Stating that the tablet has been in the works for 18 months, the company notes that the Cius is smaller and lighter than the Apple iPad but will have a 7-inch screen. It will also have two cameras facing both toward and away from the user, while the iPad has none. According to a Cisco executive, videoconferencing on-the-go will be the major focus of the product. The company, which is looking to sell the Cius for under $1,000, plans on making it as IT-friendly as possible.

Besides having the ability to connect to Wi-Fi hot spots and cellular broadband networks, the Cius may be used as a replacement for a desk computer by connecting to servers that run “virtualized” applications.

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By Hassan MohammadZaman

Mid East correspondent for crwenewswire.com

Chairman of USA `s joint chief of staff Admiral Mike Mullen arrived in Israel on Sunday in an unscheduled trip to discuss Iran’s nuclear program and Israel’s deteriorating ties with Turkey in the wake of attack on Freedom Flotilla.

During his visit he will meet Israel’s defense minister Ehud Barrack and Israeli Chief of Staff Gaby Ashkenazi.

Analysts believe that Israel has been prodding the USA to attack Iran, while Israel and USA both possess nuclear arms and have used them in the past.

The USA has imposed unilateral sanctions against Iran ,although the later neither possesses any nuclear arms nor intends to do so in future. Situation in Lebanon and Syria was also discussed.

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By Hassan MohammadZaman

Mid East correspondent for crwenewswire.com

Greece was paralyzed by the second strike in a week against the pension reforms as part of austerity measures. Greek public service was closed down and major transport was disrupted, several domestic flights cancelled and train service severely reduced, however international flights remained unaffected. Local media, schools and municipal offices also remained closed.

Thousands of Greek workers will march towards the Greek capital Athens to protest against the pension reforms. The reforms will increase the retirement age and make it easier for companies to fire workers. Struggling with a debt of 300 billion dollars the country currently has a deficit of 12.7% four times more than the euro zones rules allow. The government has pledged to reduce the deficit to 8.7% by cutting salaries, raising average retirement age to 63 by 2015, increasing taxes on alcohol, petrol and tobacco.

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By Bobbie Katz

A man convicted of throwing an egg at the governor of Puerto Rico found his goose cooked on Wednesday when he was sentenced to a month in prison for assault. He also received another 30 days for hurling insults at the judge as he was being taken away.

It was in September that Roberto Garcia Diaz incurred his first offense. Governor Luis Fortuno was announcing the creation of jobs related to a marina project when Diaz threw the egg, calling Fortuno a hypocrite and accusing him of taking jobs from people. Seems Diaz was upset at the governor’s earlier announcement that he would cut up to 30,000 public sector jobs in response to the economic crisis.

As he was being taken out of the courtroom today, Diaz added insult to injury by calling the judge a midget and other things. The judge heard the insults and called everyone back into court. That’s when he added the extra time for contempt, according to a court spokeswoman.

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