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 24, 2008, Thursday

HIGHLIGHTS OF U.S. BROADCAST NEWS COVERAGE OF THE MIDDLE EAST FROM JULY 23, 2008 (FULL TRANSCRIPTS) (FNS MIDDLE EAST, JULY 24, 2008)

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, JULY 23, 2008)

REMARKS BY THE ISRAELI CABINET SECRETARIAT, DISCUSSING THE ISRAELI SECURITY CABINET MEETING ON THE GLOBAL JIHAD THREAT TO THE REGION (ISRAEL FOREIGN MINISTRY, JERUSALEM, JUNE 23, 2008)

PRESS CONFERENCE WITH SENATOR BARACK OBAMA (D-IL) PRESUMPTIVE DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE FOR PRESIDENT • SDEROT, ISRAEL • 10:34 A.M. EDT

MEDIA STAKEOUT WITH DAN GILLERMAN, PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF ISRAEL TO THE UNITED NATIONS SUBJECT: THE SITUATION IN THE MIDDLE EAST, INCLUDING THE PALESTINIAN QUESTION • OUTSIDE THE U.N. SECURITY COUNCIL, U.N. HEADQUARTERS, NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK

HIGHLIGHTS OF U.S. BROADCAST NEWS COVERAGE OF THE MIDDLE EAST FROM JULY 22, 2008 (FULL TRANSCRIPTS) (FNS MIDDLE EAST, JULY 23, 2008)

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, JULY 22, 2008)

REMARKS BY THE FRENCH MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS SPOKESMAN, DISCUSSING EVENTS IN THE MIDDLE EAST (FRENCH MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, PARIS, JULY 21, 2008)

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