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Palestinian leadership confirms Gaza ceasefire respect
Date: 2014-08-27 07:15:57 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:15 - ID:893223
The Palestinian leadership asserted Tuesday the importance of respecting the truce that put an end to the Israeli brutal aggression on the Palestinian people in Gaza for more than 51 days in row. In a statement released after a meeting of the ....
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Qassam fires rockets on Israel minutes before ceasefire
Date: 2014-08-27 06:53:40 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:7 - ID:893179
The Izzeddin al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, has fired rockets on Tel Aviv, Israeli cities and settlements minutes before the ceasefire came into effect. In a statement, the Qassam said it fired a rocket on Tel Aviv and showered ....
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KSA: 8 people arrested, 18 sentenced to jail over terror charges
Date: 2014-08-27 06:50:50 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:893169
The Saudi Security forces arrested eight citizens over luring youngsters in Tamir Province to join extremist organizations abroad. According to a statement by the Kingdom Interior Ministry, the eight persons face charges of encouraging young ....
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Hamas, Islamic Jihad praise Egypt's efforts to reach Gaza truce
Date: 2014-08-27 06:38:49 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:893151
Palestinian resistance movements Hamas and Islamic Jihad expressed thanks to Egypt Tuesday over its efforts to reach a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. According to a statement Tuesday, Hamas and Islamic Jihad highlighted Cairo's role to halt the ....
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Palestine militants fire more rockets at Israel
Date: 2014-08-26 17:21:09 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:73 - ID:892819
Palestinian al-Quds Brigades, Islamic Jihad's armed wing, said Tuesday it fired a Boraq70 missile at Tel Aviv. The Brigades also said they launched rockets and mortar shells at Israeli cities of Eshkol and Ashdod. The latest attacks came as ....
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Number of casualties in Baghdad bombing up
Date: 2014-08-26 16:59:48 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:26 - ID:892114
The number of victims of a booby-trapped car bombing in a Shiite neighborhood in central Baghdad hit 11 deaths and 31 wounded. According to the US Fox News network, the car went off earlier on Tuesday with no party claiming responsibility so ....
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UN helicopter shot down in South Sudan
Date: 2014-08-26 16:38:58 GMT - South Sudan - Arab world - SN:67 - ID:892758
The UN mission in South Sudan says one of its helicopters has crashed, and a UN official said that it appears the aircraft was shot down, ABC News reported. The UN mission said on Twitter that an Mi-18 cargo helicopter crashed Tuesday near ....
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Jarwan urges rights groups to work for stopping crimes against Palestinian women, children
Date: 2014-08-26 15:13:28 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:60 - ID:892618
President of the Arab Parliament Ahmed Al-Jarwan on Tuesday urged all human rights groups and feminist organizations worldwide to work for stopping crimes against Palestinian women, children and elderly. In his speech at the inaugural session of ....
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Moussa slams federalized Iraq proposal
Date: 2014-08-26 14:58:06 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:58 - ID:892582
Former Arab League chief Amr Moussa criticized the calls for dividing Iraq into independent Shiite, Sunni and Kurdish regions. He added that any calls for a federalized Iraq on sectarian and ethnic basis would hurt all parties, and would further ....
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Biden phones Iraqi parl't speaker
Date: 2014-08-26 14:55:06 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:48 - ID:892514
U.S. Vice President Joe Biden phoned on Tuesday Iraqi parliament speaker Salim al-Jabouri Salim al-Jabour to discuss the latest political and security developments in Iraq. According to a White House statement, the two sides stressed the ....
