TheRepublic.com - Tel Aviv News http://www.therepublic.com/feed/place/a1559ddad7144bd4976830860fb6b323 Tel Aviv News and Photos en-ca webstaff@therepublic.com Copyright 2013 In CAR, diamonds are a rebel's best friendhttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/dae95cc8dc99435f9e783a09969ffa13/AF--Central-African-Republic-Diamondshttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/dae95cc8dc99435f9e783a09969ffa13/AF--Central-African-Republic-Diamonds

NDELE, Central African Republic - Armed with rocket-propelled grenades and Kalashnikov rifles, Seleka rebels who ousted Central African Republic's president six weeks ago are solidifying their control over the country's lucrative diamond industry and have even been selling some of the stones, witnesses here in the isolated and violent north say.]]>Mon, 06 May 2013 14:06:44 -0400Kerry: NATO needs plan for Syrian chemical weaponshttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/3a4e8e664df541348545121e3a7d8f5e/EU-NATO-Foreign-Ministershttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/3a4e8e664df541348545121e3a7d8f5e/EU-NATO-Foreign-Ministers

BRUSSELS - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry urged NATO on Tuesday to prepare for the possible use of chemical weapons by Syria on the same day that a senior Israeli military intelligence official said Syrian President Bashar Assad had used such weapons last month in his battle against insurgents.]]>Tue, 23 Apr 2013 19:25:45 -0400