ANKARA -- The European Union's measures to suspend high-level talks and funding for Turkey won't affect Turkey's determination to continue energy activities in the Eastern Mediterranean, Turkish Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday.

"The EU's failure to mention Turkish Cypriots, who have equal rights to the natural resources of the island of Cyprus, showed how biased and partisan the EU is on the subject of Cyprus," the ministry said in a statement. (Turkey-EU-Cyprus)

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GAZA -- Palestinian security sources said on Tuesday that Palestinian gunmen shot down a small Israeli aircraft in central Gaza Strip.

The sources told Xinhua that the gunmen opened fire on the plane, which was dropped down in Johr al-Dik in central Gaza, adding that it was transferred to the security bodies for examination. (Israel-Gaza-Helicopter)

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TEHRAN -- Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Tuesday that Britain's "illegal seizure" of an Iranian oil tanker will not go unanswered, the state TV reported.

"Britain commits an act of maritime piracy and steals our ship," Khamenei was quoted as saying. (Iran-Britain-Oil Tanker)

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DUBAI -- A United Arab Emirates (UAE) official said on Tuesday that the oil tanker MT RIAH, which was reported to have disappeared, does not belong to the UAE, the official WAM news agency reported.

"The tanker in question is neither owned nor operated by the UAE. It does not carry Emirati personnel, and did not emit a distress call," the official said in a statement. (UAE-Tanker) Enditem

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