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Iran VP slams int'l bodies inaction towards Gaza
Date: 2014-08-05 14:37:32 GMT - Iran - Arab world - SN:27 - ID:859878
Iranian First Vice-President Eshaq Jahangiri has strongly criticized international bodies for their silence vis-à-vis Israeli crimes in Gaza, noting that releasing of statement in support of the defenseless Gazans was worthless, IRNA reported ....
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Fatah hails Egyptian role for stopping Israel's war in Gaza Palestinian children, women and elderly.
Date: 2014-08-05 11:57:10 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:17 - ID:859437
Spokesman for the Palestinian Fatah movement Ahmed Assaf on Tuesday hailed the Egyptian role that is aimed, since the very beginning, at stopping Israel's war and massacres against Palestinian children, women and elderly. In press statements, he ....
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72-hour Gaza ceasfire begins
Date: 2014-08-05 06:36:35 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:8 - ID:858697
A 72-hour ceasefire brokered by Egypt has gone into effect in Gaza and Israel at 8 a.m (Gaza local time). Before the truce, Israel launched air strikes on Gaza City and on southern and central parts of the Palestinian territory. Also, a ....
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Hamas agrees on Egypt's 72-hour Gaza ceasefire call
Date: 2014-08-05 05:19:16 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:1 - ID:858617
Hamas has agreed on Egypt's call for a 72-hour ceasefire in the Gaza Strip that starts on Tuesday morning, member of the Palestinian delegation in Cairo Ezzat al-Rashq said. Hamas accepted the Egyptian call that includes starting indirect ....
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Arab League backs Lebanon against terrorism
Date: 2014-08-04 16:11:52 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:63 - ID:858169
The Arab League strongly supports efforts by the Lebanese army to fight terrorist and Takfiri groups in the eastern city of Arsal, Secretary General Nabil el-Arabi said. Arabi also extended condolences to the country over the death of Lebanese ....
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Libyan MPs sworn in
Date: 2014-08-04 15:28:09 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:57 - ID:858099
More than 170 member of the Libyan parliament sworn in on Monday. Representatives of the Arab League, the African and European Unions as well as Islamic Labor Organization attended the event. The event will be succeeded by electing a ....
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Libya enters new phase after parlt election - AL
Date: 2014-08-04 15:27:27 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:56 - ID:858096
Libya has entered a new phase after its people elected a new parliament, Arab League representative at the Libyan parliament Fadel Jawad said. Speaking at the opening session of the newly-elected House of Representatives on Monday, Jawad said ....
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Libya's new parliament holds 1st session in eastern city
Date: 2014-08-04 11:43:59 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:43 - ID:857511
Libya's new parliament held its first session in the eastern city of Tobruk. Authorities had failed to hold the session in Tripoli or Benghazi due to deadly clashes between rival militias there. The lawmakers are scheduled to discuss the ....
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4 soldiers kille in Yemen ambush
Date: 2014-08-04 09:43:37 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:37 - ID:857247
Four Yemeni soldiers were killed in an ambush by Al Qaeda gunmen in Hadhramout Province in eastern the country, Sky news reported. No further details were available. Yemen faces continued attacks by Al-Qaeda operatives who are controlling ....
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Hamas does not trust "humanitarian truce" of Israel
Date: 2014-08-04 09:30:09 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:28 - ID:857109
Hamas considered Israel's one-sided announcement of "a humanitarian truce" in Gaza an attempt to divert the attention away from the Israeli massacres against the Palestinians. Hamas does not trust such a truce, said Hamas Spokesman Sami Abu ....