* Sneh: Israel not planning to attack Iran Deputy Defense Minister Ephraim Sneh denied that Israel was negotiating with the United States for permission to use Iraqi air space in an attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities.

* American armada prepares to take on Iran It is four and a half acres of American power in the middle of the Arabian Sea but the influence of USS Dwight D Eisenhower stretches for hundreds of miles.

* Israel gripped by Syria war fears A reported Syrian troop build-up near the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights has fueled speculation in Israel about a future conflict.

* Abbas says PA must recognize Israel Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and the EU agreed that the incoming Palestinian national unity government must recognize Israel’s right to exist and forswear violence.

* Jordan’s Abdullah: PA gov’t must adhere to Quartet conditions Jordan’s King Abdullah there is broad Arab agreement that a Palestinian unity government must adhere to the demands of the Quartet of Middle East mediators.

* UNESCO to inspect dig near Temple Mount World body to send four experts to Jerusalem to assess impact of construction works on the Temple Mount

* Turkey to reform further despite negative EU ‘climate’ Turkish foreign minister Abdullah Gul pledged that Ankara will continue reforms even if the “climate” in the EU towards Ankara’s membership bid is currently not optimal.

* ‘Time running out for Israeli-Palestinian peace deal’ Time to clinch an Israeli-Palestinian peace deal is running out, Jordan’s King Abdullah II cautioned.

* Uganda Promises to Aid, Protect Somalia Uganda’s top military officials promised to help train a national army for Somalia and help provide security for its government.

* Iran: World’s allegations are baseless Iran accused the United States, Britain and Israel of “baseless allegations” about its nuclear ambitions.