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Palestinian factions says fired rockets into Israel
Date: 2014-08-20 17:31:31 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:60 - ID:883564
The Izz el-Din Qassam and Al-Quds brigades have claimed responsibility for firing rockets into Tel Aviv in response to Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip. The brigades said they fired two rockets at Tel Aviv. Al-Quds said they have fired six ....
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Thousands of Yemeni Houthis protest demanding government to step down
Date: 2014-08-20 17:26:35 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:58 - ID:883550
Thousands of supporters of Yemeni Shiite Houthi rebels continued their protests and sit-ins near the capital city Sanaa, calling on the government to step down. The sit-in will continue standing resignation of the government and forming a ....
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Secretive army of Hamas emerges from shadows in Gaza: WSJ
Date: 2014-08-20 16:26:33 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:56 - ID:883472
The conflict in the Gaza Strip has brought the secretive army of Hamas out of the shadows and into battle against Israel's military for only the second time, The Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday. The fighting has given Israel its first ....
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AL chief holds Israel responsible for collapsed ceasefire talks
Date: 2014-08-20 16:23:18 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:55 - ID:883468
Arab League (AL) chief Nabil el-Arabi has held Israel responsible for the collapse of indirect ceasefire talks with Palestinians in Cairo. In press statements on Wednesday, Arabi accused Israel of blocking any kind of agreement leading to calm in ....
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Palestinian president arrives to Qatar
Date: 2014-08-20 16:21:03 GMT - Qatar - Arab world - SN:54 - ID:883462
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas arrived on Wednesday to Qatar on an official visit there. He is expected to hold talks with Qatari officials on ways to lift the Israeli siege on the Gaza Strip, which has been under attack since July 8. He ....
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Jordanian King calls for intensifying efforts to end Israeli siege on Gaza
Date: 2014-08-20 16:15:42 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:52 - ID:883446
Jordanian King Abdullah II stressed the importance of intensifying regional and international efforts to put an end to the Israeli aggression against the Gaza Strip, Petra News Agency reported on Wednesday. At a meeting with Palestinian President ....
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17 Daaesh members killed and injured in Iraq
Date: 2014-08-20 11:57:55 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:42 - ID:882938
Seventeen members of the Daaesh group were killed in Iraq and others injured in a suicide bombing carried out by the group in the western Iraqi area of Ramadi on Wednesday. The Iraqi news agency quoted a security official as saying that two ....
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Yemen to negotiate with Houthis
Date: 2014-08-20 10:39:57 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:29 - ID:882694
The Yemeni government will form a delegation to negotiate with Houthis who have been protesting recently on streets against the latest government decisions, a partisan source said. The source, who declined to be identified, told Okaz newspaper ....
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Abu Marzouk: Palestinian delegation in permanent session till our demands are met
Date: 2014-08-20 10:34:41 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:28 - ID:882664
Moussa Abu Marzouk, deputy chief of Hamas politburo said the Palestinian delegation, despite the deceipt of the Israeli side, is considered in a permanent session till the achievement of the Palestinian people's demands which are mainly halting the ....
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Death toll from Israeli offensive in Gaza up to 2,028
Date: 2014-08-20 10:31:26 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:27 - ID:882654
The death toll from the Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip has risen to 2,028, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry. Some 10,302 Palestinians have so far been injured in the Israeli offensive, spokesman in Gaza Ashraf al-Qodra said ....