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Hamas leader refuses to comment on kidnapping of Israeli soldier
Date: 2014-08-01 15:04:57 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:70 - ID:853462
DOHA, Aug 1 (MENA) - Hamas political bureau member Ezzat al-Risheq refused on Friday to comment on reports about the kidnapping an Israeli soldier in Rafah. "Only the Palestinian resistance has the right to affirm or deny the capture of the ....
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Netanyahu trying to market victory against Hamas -- Ynet
Date: 2014-08-01 14:42:39 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:69 - ID:853518
GAZA CITY, Aug 1 (MENA) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is no longer searching for a "victory image" in the war against Hamas, but for an "exit image," a conclusion which will help him market to the Israeli public that we have in fact ....
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Britain considers reports over British nationality of 'kidnapped' soldier in Gaza
Date: 2014-08-01 14:27:00 GMT - United Kingdom - Middle East - SN:68 - ID:853495
LONDON, Aug 1 (MENA) - Britain's Foreign Office is looking into reports that a soldier feared captured by Hamas in the Gaza Strip is from a family of British-Israeli migrants, Sky News reported Friday. The Foreign office urgently considers such ....
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Tunisian Ras Jedir crossing closed
Date: 2014-08-01 14:25:21 GMT - Tunisia - Arab world - SN:67 - ID:853494
TUNIS, Aug 1 (MENA) - The Tunisian Ras Jedir border crossing was closed Friday, the state news agency reported. The decision was made due to the deteriorating security situation on the border with Libya, a security source said. (MENA) MI/MA ....
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Matrouh security forces find 3 suspicious objects
Date: 2014-08-01 14:23:04 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:66 - ID:853465
MARSA MATROUH, Egypt, Aug 1 (MENA) - Matrouh security forces have found three strange objects believed to be explosive materials in the Mediterranean city. A security cordon has been set up and bomb disposal experts were called to examine the ....
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US defends supplying Israel with arms
Date: 2014-08-01 14:15:43 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:65 - ID:853466
WASHINGTON, Aug 1 (MENA) - The United States has defended its decision to provide Israel with arms during the Israeli war on the Gaza Strip, Sky News reported. Israel has the right to defend itself, said White House Spokesman Josh Earnest. Earnest ....
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Palestinian killed in clashes with Israeli troops in West Bank
Date: 2014-08-01 14:11:14 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:64 - ID:853467
RAMALLAH, Aug 1 (MENA) - Palestinians went to the streets of the West Bank Friday in protest at the Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip. Following the weekly prayers, angry protesters clashed with Israeli occupation forces stationed in several ....
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Hamas says Israel announcement about soldier capture attempt to breach Gaza truce
Date: 2014-08-01 14:09:09 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:63 - ID:853272
GAZA, Aug 1 (MENA) – The Palestinian Movement of Hamas has said that Israel's announcement that one of its soldiers was captured in eastern Rafah is an attempt to mislead the world community and violate the 72-hour humanitarian truce. The ....
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Sisi to receive Italian PM Saturday
Date: 2014-08-01 14:00:00 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:62 - ID:853458
CAIRO, Aug 1 (MENA) - President Abdel Fattah El Sisi will hold a meeting Saturday with Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi to discuss promoting bilateral cooperation. The meeting will tackle ways to enhance cooperation in various fields, as well ....
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5 Libyans killed in rocket attack
Date: 2014-08-01 13:51:48 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:61 - ID:853460
TRIPOLI, Aug 1 (MENA) - Five family members were killed Friday as a rocket fell on their house in southern Tripoli. Another child was injured in the attack, a security source said. Three of those killed are women, the source noted. There has ....