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Libyan PM holds Islamic political current responsible of making Libya "failed" state
Date: 2014-08-09 09:10:54 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:16 - ID:865291
Libyan Prime Minister Abdullah al-Thinni held the Islamic political current responsible for making the North African country a failed state. He, meanwhile, urged all regional and international parties to sponsor a Libyan dialogue ....
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Erekat: Very hard situation in Gaza
Date: 2014-08-09 08:11:28 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:13 - ID:865205
Chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat said the situation on the ground in Gaza is "extremely hard." Interviewed by CNN, Erekat, also a Palestine Liberation Organization member, urged Israel to stop shelling Gaza and pressing the Palestinians ....
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AL chief calls for immediate return to ceasefire in Gaza
Date: 2014-08-09 07:39:05 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:12 - ID:865159
Arab League Secretary General Nabil el-Arabi called Friday on Israel and the Palestinian factions to immediately resume a ceasefire and Cairo negotiations to carry out the Egyptian initiative. In a statement released on Friday's night, Arabi ....
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Jordan's King, Obama discuss over phone situation in Gaza
Date: 2014-08-09 07:32:56 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:11 - ID:865151
King of Jordan Abdullah II discussed over phone with US President Barack Obama the latest developments in the region mainly the situation in the Gaza Strip. During a telephone conversation, the King warned of the repercussions of the Israeli ....
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Israeli jets shell houses, farms in Gaza
Date: 2014-08-09 07:29:04 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:10 - ID:865146
GAZA CITY, Aug 9 (MENA) – Israeli military jets launched a series of night and dawn raids on different sites in the Gaza Strip, mainly houses and farms. Three mosques were destroyed in the attacks but no casualties have been reported yet. On ....
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60 killed in Syria Friday - LCC
Date: 2014-08-09 07:26:56 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:9 - ID:865142
About 60 people were killed in Syria Friday, according to the Local Coordination Committees of Syria (LCC). The LCC further said that fights between the Syrian army and the opposition are going on in several parts of the country. Clashes in ....
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Rockets from Gaza hit Israel; no injuries
Date: 2014-08-09 07:11:42 GMT - Israel - Arab world - SN:7 - ID:865123
Rockets were fired on Saturday morning from the Gaza Strip into southern Israel, without any reported injuries or damage. Four rockets fired from the Gaza Strip hit an open area in Israel, according to Radio Israel. Israel launched a ....
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US Military conducts more airstrikes on ISIL targets
Date: 2014-08-09 06:18:27 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:5 - ID:865071
The U.S. military continued to attack Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant targets near Irbil in northern Iraq today, conducting two additional airstrikes to help defend the city where US personnel are assisting the Iraqi government, Pentagon Press ....
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5 killed, 31 injured in Israeli air strikes on Gaza
Date: 2014-08-09 06:07:26 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:865051
Five Palestinians were killed while 31 others injured in Israeli airstrikes launched on the Gaza Strip on Friday, the Health Ministry said. The death toll of the Israeli aggression towered up to 1,898 people while 9837 others were injured, ....
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Iraq's displaced top one million
Date: 2014-08-09 06:02:54 GMT - United Nations - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:865048
The armed conflict between the Islamic State (IS) rebels and the Kurdish Peshmerga military has pushed the confirmed number of internally displaced (IDP) Iraqis nationwide to over one million as of August 7, the International Organization for ....