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Unidentified gunmen kill Libyan security element
Date: 2014-08-26 14:07:58 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:47 - ID:892497
Unidentified gunmen killed on Tuesday a Libyan security element after opening fire at him in Sidi Hussein city in Benghazi. The body was moved to hospital. The authorities were notified to launch a probe. ....
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170 corpses of migrants found off Libya shores
Date: 2014-08-26 13:37:51 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:16 - ID:892023
As many as 170 bodies of immigrants have been found washed up on shores 30 miles east of Tripoli, the Libyan coastguards said on Tuesday. The small vessel - which was crammed with men, women and children - sank late on Friday, according to the ....
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7,000 Palestinians held captive in Israeli jails -- report
Date: 2014-08-26 13:30:13 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:35 - ID:892293
Up to 7,000 Palestinians are held captive in Israeli jails, according to a report issued by the Palestinian Ministry of Captives and Released Prisoners Affairs. The report indicated that the figure could increase on the backdrop of daily ....
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Qassam, Saraya al-Quds announce responsibility for shelling Israeli settlements
Date: 2014-08-26 11:31:54 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:22 - ID:892086
Al-Qassam Brigades and Saraya al-Quds announced their responsibility for shelling Israeli sites and settlements in eastern Rafah. They fired a volley of rockets and mortar bombs at these places, said a military statement Tuesday. ....
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Saudi Arabia warns against political activities during Hajj
Date: 2014-08-26 11:11:07 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:18 - ID:892045
Hajj Minister Bandar Hajjar said Saudi Arabia will not allow any political activities during this year's Hajj. "Saudi Arabia will not tolerate any acts that run counter to a state of complete devotion to worship during Hajj," the minister told ....
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Peshmerga troops deny Mosul dam under control of Daesh
Date: 2014-08-26 09:47:56 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:15 - ID:891817
Spokesman For Peshmerga troops in Iraq on Tuesday denied reports that Mosul dam is under the control of militants of the Islamic State, or the so-called Daesh group. No further details have been available. The remarks come after well-placed ....
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Obama approves air surveillance of ISIS in Syria
Date: 2014-08-26 09:02:49 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:14 - ID:891699
President Obama has authorized surveillance flights over Syria, a precursor to potential airstrikes there, but a mounting concern for the White House is how to target the Sunni extremists without helping President Bashar al-Assad. Defense ....
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US top brass in Israel for talks on Palestinian-Israeli negotiations
Date: 2014-08-26 07:39:05 GMT - Israel - Arab world - SN:12 - ID:891542
US General John Allen, Special Envoy of President Barack Obama for Israeli-Palestinian negotiations, arrived in Israel Tuesday for talks on the current situation with the Israeli leaders. Allen will meet with Israeli officials to discuss means to ....
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Some 130 rockets fired at Israel from Gaza Strip
Date: 2014-08-26 07:38:10 GMT - Israel - Arab world - SN:11 - ID:891539
Some 130 rockets were fired from Gaza over the course of Monday. The Iron Dome missile defense system intercepted a total of 16 of the projectiles. The paper said one of the rockets was intercepted over Tel Aviv, while two others landed in empty ....
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Qassam Brigades shell Haifa, Tel Aviv, Ashkelon in response to Israeli shelling of Gaza residential buildings
Date: 2014-08-26 06:33:09 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:9 - ID:891446
Ezz El-Din al-Qassam Brigades on Tuesday claimed responsibility for shelling Haifa, Tel Aviv and Ashkelon in response to the Israeli targeting of residential buildings in Gaza. In a military statement, the brigades said that they have fired seven ....
