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142th session of Arab League Ministerial Council convenes Sept. 3

Date: 2014-08-25 10:43:18 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:37 - ID:890240

The 142th Regular Session of the Arab League Council convenes at the level of Arab League permanent delegates on September 3 and 4 and it will convene at the ministerial level on September 7 and 8 under the chairmanship of Mauritania in succession ....

Palestinian lawmaker: Abbas will hand over Kerry proposal to end Gaza crisis

Date: 2014-08-25 10:16:24 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:28 - ID:890164

Palestinian lawmaker for Fatah Movement Abdullah Abdullah asserted that Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will hand over to US Secretary of State John Kerry a proposal to end Gaza crisis within the coming few days. In statements to the ....

52 killed in Syria violence Sunday

Date: 2014-08-25 07:03:40 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:15 - ID:889760

Fifty-two persons were killed due to violence across Syria Sunday, The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) said on Monday. Regime troops fired surface-to-surface missiles at Haifa town. They also fired barrel bombs at Kafr Zita and ....

Hamas military wing shells East Jerusalem, Ashkelon

Date: 2014-08-25 06:46:50 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:8 - ID:889719

Ezzeddin al-Qassam, the military wing of Hamas, has claimed responsibility for shelling East Jerusalem and Ashkelon cities. In a military statement, the group said it pounded East Jerusalem and Ashkelon cities with 11 home-made M75 rockets. ....

Palestinian faction says it shelled Dimona, Jerusalem

Date: 2014-08-25 06:35:09 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:5 - ID:889708

Al-Quds Brigades, the military wing of the Islamic Jihad Movement, said Sunday it shelled two Israeli cities of Dimona and Jerusalem. It added it has fired two rockets at the two cities. It said it has fired about 80 rockets at Israel since ....

2120 killed, 10854 injured in Israeli aggression on Gaza

Date: 2014-08-25 06:33:43 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:889704

As many as 2120 Palestinians have been killed and 10854 others injured in the ongoing Israeli onslaught on the Gaza Strip. Palestinian Health ministry's spokesman Ashraf al-Qudra said that 16 people were killed and 52 others injured in the ....

If Palestine-Israel conflict continues, Israeli attacks on Gaza won't stop: Jordan king

Date: 2014-08-25 06:27:45 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:889693

Jordan's King Abdullah II said Sunday if the ongoing Palestinian-Israeli conflict was not solved by reaching a comprehensive and fair peace deal, the Israeli onslaughts on the Gaza Strip would continue. "That would make Palestinians victims, and ....

AL to partake in Libya's neighbors meeting in Cairo

Date: 2014-08-24 14:25:44 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:41 - ID:889177

Arab League Secretary General Nabil el-Arabi will participate in the fourth ministerial meeting of Libya's neighboring countries, which kicks off on Monday in Cairo under Egypt's chairmanship. The meeting will address the deteriorating security ....

Threats by Israeli PM to target civilians in Gaza are war crimes --Hamas

Date: 2014-08-24 14:17:47 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:40 - ID:889166

Palestinian Movement Hamas on Sunday said that threats by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to target any site from which missiles are fired in the Gaza Strip are a war crime against civilians in the coastal enclave. Hamas spokesman Samy ....

Palestinian president back home

Date: 2014-08-24 12:10:16 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:32 - ID:888892

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas left here on Sunday back home following a three-day visit to Egypt. During his visit, Abbas briefed Egyptian President Abdel El Fattah El Sisi on the latest developments in the Gaza Strip, which has been under ....