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  • 4 children killed, 2 injured in Benghazi

    4 children killed, 2 injured in Benghazi

    Date: 2014-08-02 07:52:10 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:9 - ID:854033

    Four children were killed and two others injured in a blast of RPG rocket in Sertie district in the coastal city of Benghazi, a medical source said. A medical center received the bodies of the four slain children, ranging from 10-12 years old, ....

  • Poland evacuates diplomats, nationals from Libya

    Poland evacuates diplomats, nationals from Libya

    Date: 2014-08-02 07:04:39 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:7 - ID:853986

    The Polish embassy here temporarily suspended its activities and evacuated its staff and nationals from the country. Due to the dangerous situation in Libya, a decision was made to temporarily close the embassy in Tripoli, Polish Foreign Minister ....

  • 35 Gazans killed in Israeli attacks Saturday

    35 Gazans killed in Israeli attacks Saturday

    Date: 2014-08-02 06:51:34 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:853973

    The Israeli army continued its aggression in Gaza Saturday, killing and injuring dozens of Palestinians and destroying houses, mosques and civilian facilities. More than 35 Gazans were killed Saturday and an additional 100 were injured, said ....

  • Gaza hospital pleads for help

    Gaza hospital pleads for help

    Date: 2014-08-02 06:48:46 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:5 - ID:853970

    The Health Ministry in Gaza pleaded with international institutions to intervene and safely transfer the injured from a hospital in Rafah, southern Gaza, to hospitals in the nearby city of Khan Yunis. “Dozens are bleeding in “Al-Kuwaiti Hospital” ....

  • Syrian army steps up raids against Damascus towns

    Syrian army steps up raids against Damascus towns

    Date: 2014-08-02 06:39:14 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:853961

    Syrian regime military jets intensified raids against Ghouta towns, eastern Damascus, in tandem with other raids against Idlib and Hama countryside. Two persons were killed and several others wounded in the night shelling of Ghouta’s eastern ....

  • Hamas refuses blame for collapse of Gaza ceasefire

    Hamas refuses blame for collapse of Gaza ceasefire

    Date: 2014-08-02 06:37:11 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:853956

    Palestinian resistance movement “Hamas” rejected being held responsible for the collapse of a 72-hour humanitarian ceasefire that came into force in Gaza on Friday. In a press release Saturday, Hamas spokesman Sami Abu-Zuhri said the United ....

  • Hamas military wing says has no info about missing Israeli soldier

    Hamas military wing says has no info about missing Israeli soldier

    Date: 2014-08-02 06:34:12 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:1 - ID:853953

    The Ezz Eddin al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, denied having any information about an Israeli soldier who reportedly went missing in eastern Rafah, south of Gaza. In a statement on Israel’s breach of the 72-hour humanitarian truce ....

  • Gaza ceasefire collapse extremely depressing - Hammond

    Gaza ceasefire collapse extremely depressing - Hammond

    Date: 2014-08-01 18:34:44 GMT - United Kingdom - Arab world - SN:28 - ID:853770

    UK Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond said Friday number one priority is ending the suffering of the people of Gaza and called again for an urgent humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza. In a television interview, the Foreign Secretary added diplomacy is ....

  • UN chief blames Hamas for breaking cease-fire

    UN chief blames Hamas for breaking cease-fire

    Date: 2014-08-01 17:01:04 GMT - United Nations - Arab world - SN:22 - ID:853707

    UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has blamed Hamas for violating a humanitarian cease-fire in Gaza and is demanding the immediate and unconditional release of an Israeli soldier reportedly captured after it started, The Washington Post reported on ....

  • Tunisian party rejects closure of border with Libya

    Tunisian party rejects closure of border with Libya

    Date: 2014-08-01 16:56:25 GMT - Tunisia - Arab world - SN:20 - ID:853700

    President of "Al-Aman" Party Lazhar Bali has categorically rejected the closure of the Tunisian-Libyan border regardless of the reasons. In a seminar, he said that those who call for the closure of the border do not acknowledge deep-rooted ....

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