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  • 78 Palestinians killed in Israeli raids on Gaza

    Date: 2014-08-02 18:40:28 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:112 - ID:854976

    GAZA CITY, Aug. 2 (MEN) – Israel continued on Saturday artillery and war jet attacks on the Gaza Strip, killing 78 Palestinians, according to medical sources. Spokesman for the Gaza Health Ministry Ashraf el-Qudra said that 12 bodies arrived at ....

  • 94 allowed into Egypt from Gaza enclave

    Date: 2014-08-02 18:36:54 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:111 - ID:854890

    RAFAH, Aug 2 (MENA) - As many as 94 people were allowed into Egypt from the Gaza Strip via Rafah border terminal. Nobody crossed the terminal into the Palestinian enclave as the Israeli shelling is still ongoing. Egypt received no injured ....

  • Matrouh security chief welcomes citizens returning from Libya

    Date: 2014-08-02 18:34:38 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:110 - ID:854888

    MARSA MATROUH, Aug 2 (MENA) - Citizens returning from war-torn Libya were welcomed by Matrouh security chief el-Anani Hamouda. Libya has plunged into violence among rival militias in the capital Tripoli and main cities. Scores were killed in ....

  • Qassam says 30 Israeli soldiers killed in E-Gaza fight

    Date: 2014-08-02 18:31:51 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:109 - ID:854891

    GAZA CITY, Aug 2 (MENA) - The Hamas military wing (Qassam Brigades) said on Saturday that its fighters killed 30 Israeli soldiers on the first day of the current ground fight with Israel. Among the killed soldiers 20 were ambushed by a group of ....

  • Israel destroyed 161 mosques in Gaza: Min.

    Date: 2014-08-02 18:28:22 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:108 - ID:854900

    GAZA CITY, Aug 2 (MENA) - Palestinian Ministry of Awqaf and Religious Affairs announced Saturday the Israeli army destroyed 41 mosques during its 27-day aggression on the Gaza Strip. They were totally destroyed while 120 others suffered partial ....

  • Lebanon Mufti: Initiative to solve Dar Al Fatwa crisis shows Egypt's leading role

    Date: 2014-08-02 18:25:32 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:107 - ID:854935

    BEIRUT, Aug 2 (MENA) - Lebanese Mufti Mohammad Rashid Qabbani said Saturday Egyptian initiative, presented by consul general in Beirut Sherif el-Bahrawy asserted that Egypt restored its leading role in Arab and Islamic world. Earlier, Bahrawy's ....

  • Air bridge to evacuate 6000 Egyptians stranded on Libya-Tunisia border

    Date: 2014-08-02 18:17:44 GMT - Tunisia - Arab world - SN:106 - ID:854901

    TUNIS, Aug 2 (MENA) - Tunisian Foreign Ministry announced Saturday that an air bridge would be established to evacuate 6000 Egyptians stranded on the Libyan side of Ras Ajdir crossing with Tunisia. This comes after an emergency meeting Saturday ....

  • 4 takfiris killed in N. Sinai security crackdown

    Date: 2014-08-02 18:12:15 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:105 - ID:854932

    EL-ARISH, Aug. 2 (MENA) – Security forces in North Sinai killed four takfiris on Saturday in a wide-scale crackdown in Sheikh Zuwaid and Rafah towns, security sources said. The sources added that three others were arrested and 27 terrorist ....

  • Israel focuses on restoring deterrence against Hamas - Haaretz

    Date: 2014-08-02 18:02:00 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:104 - ID:854937

    GAZA CITY, Aug 2 (MENA) - Israel's security cabinet decided after a five-hour meeting that Israel would no longer seek a cease-fire in the Gaza Strip via negotiations with Hamas, Haaretz quoted senior Israeli officials as saying on Saturday. The ....

  • No Ebola Virus cases reported in Egypt - health min.

    Date: 2014-08-02 17:53:13 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:103 - ID:854911

    CAIRO, Aug 2 (MENA) –Health Ministry said on Saturday Egypt was free from any Ebola Virus cases, adding that it implemented a number of preventive measures within the framework of halting the virus. In a press release, the ministry said it scanned ....

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