Established in 2002, the FNS Middle East Bureau tapes, translates and transcribes news and government events occurring throughout the Middle East in Arabic, Hebrew, Farsi and Turkish -- bringing you the news you need straight from the source, with the same attention to detail and unbiased production standards you've come to expect from FNS Washington and FNS Moscow.

  The FNS Middle East Wire delivers all sides of the story to our newswire and database clients through transcript coverage of broadcast and print media sources as well as Arab, Israeli and Palestinian government briefings, legislative debates, and speeches and interviews of government officials. Related stories from of the US and international sources are also included, and transcription on demand of relevant press events is available.

July 2, 2009, Thursday

THE ISRAEL PROJECT CONFERENCE CALL WITH MARK REGEV, SPOKESMAN FOR BENJAMIN NETANYAHU, PRIME MINISTER OF ISRAEL MODERATOR: LAURA KAM • 11:30 A.M. EDT

TEXT OF DAILY PRESS BRIEFING BY THE OFFICE OF THE SPOKESMAN FOR THE SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE UNITED NATIONS (UNITED NATIONS, NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK, JUNE 30, 2009)

REMARKS BY SECRETARY OF STATE HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON AND PALESTINIAN PRIME MINISTER SALAM FAYYAD BEFORE THEIR MEETING (AS RELEASED BY THE STATE DEPARTMENT) • TREATY ROOM, STATE DEPARTMENT, WASHINGTON, D.C.

FOX NEWS CHANNEL "ON THE RECORD" INTERVIEW WITH ISRAELI DEFENSE MINISTER EHUD BARAK INTERVIEWER: GRETA VAN SUSTEREN SUBJECT: ISRAELI SETTLEMENTS; IRANIAN NUCLEAR AMBITIONS AND THREATS • 10:30 P.M. EDT

REMARKS BY THE FRENCH MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS SPOKESMAN, DISCUSSING EVENTS IN THE MIDDLE EAST (FRENCH MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, PARIS, JUNE 26, 2009)

REMARKS BY THE ISRAELI DEFENSE FORCES SPOKESMAN, DISCUSSING THE ATTEMPTED ENTRY OF A CARGO SHIP INTO GAZAN COASTAL WATERS (ISRAEL DEFENSE FORCES, TEL AVIV, JUNE 30, 2009)

HIGHLIGHTS OF U.S. BROADCAST NEWS COVERAGE OF THE MIDDLE EAST FROM JUNE 29, 2009 (FULL TRANSCRIPTS) (FNS MIDDLE EAST, JUNE 30, 2009)

PROGRAM TRANSCRIPT - SECURITY TIGHTENS IN BAGHDAD AS TROOP WITHDRAWAL DEADLINE LOOMS (ALL THINGS CONSIDERED, NPR, 4.10 PM, JUNE 28, 2009)

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