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Qassam claims responsibility for killing, wounding Israeli soldiers in Gaza
Date: 2014-07-23 18:05:50 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:35 - ID:842308
Qassam Brigades, Hamas military wing, claimed on Wednesday responsibility for killing and wounding a number of Israelis soldiers who pushed deep into Gaza Strip. In a military statement, the group said a number of its operatives blew up a barrel ....
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Palestinian FM: Israel carries out organised demolition of residential districts in Gaza, target journalists, medial teams
Date: 2014-07-23 15:42:16 GMT - Switzerland - Arab world - SN:29 - ID:842113
Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad al-Maliki, on Wednesday, stressed that continued impunity of Israel and lack of accountability for its crimes encourages it to repeat its violations, which if continued, would undermine the credibility of the ....
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Clashes re-erupt around Tripoli airport
Date: 2014-07-23 12:24:08 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:26 - ID:841747
Clashes re-erupted in the vicinity of Tripoli airport Wednesday amid an exchange of missile raids between Zantan rebels, troops of the operations room of Libya's revolutionaries and Misrata revolutionaries. The airport has been under control of ....
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Berri postpones Lebanon presidential election to Aug 12
Date: 2014-07-23 11:57:11 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:22 - ID:841689
Speaker of the Lebanese Chamber of Deputies Nabih Berri Wednesday postponed the election of a new head of state until August 12, according to The Daily Star. This is the ninth failed attempt in a row to elect a president, adjourned over a lack of ....
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Former Lebanon PM condemns Egypt terrorist attack
Date: 2014-07-23 11:54:06 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:19 - ID:841679
Former Lebanese prime minister Saad al-Hariri has condemned the killing of 22 military personnel on the Egypt-Libya borders on Saturday night. In a cable sent to Egypt's President Abdel Fattah El Sisi, Hariri said such despicable crimes aim at ....
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Death toll from Israeli attacks on Gaza climbs to 650 - Ministry
Date: 2014-07-23 11:53:19 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:18 - ID:841678
As many as 650 Palestinians have been killed in Israel's aggression in Gaza, according to the recent toll announced by the Palestinian Health Ministry Wednesday. Another 4,120 Palestinians have so far been injured in Israeli attacks on Gaza, said ....
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Abbas: regional, int'l contacts to stop barbarian Israeli aggression on Gaza
Date: 2014-07-23 07:37:19 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:8 - ID:841192
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has said he has held several contacts with regional and international parties to reach a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. In statements ahead of a Palestinian leadership meeting Tuesday evening, Abbas said he asked ....
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Hamas: Netanyahu refused to calm things down during UN chief's visit
Date: 2014-07-23 07:25:06 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:5 - ID:841166
Hamas said it agreed on an offer by the United Nations for announcing a truce during a visit by UN chief Ban Ki-moon to the region but Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu refused. The proposal was made to Hamas through UN peace envoy t o ....
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Egypt's Gaza ceasefire initiative is the only one on the table -- Fatah official
Date: 2014-07-23 06:46:19 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:841117
Egypt's initiative for a Gaza ceasefire is the only one on the table right now, Azzam al-Ahmed, a member of Fatah's central committee, has said. Egypt's is the one and only, he told reporters during a news conference, commenting on reports of a ....
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Russian Foreign Ministry urges world community to prevent sectarian strife in Iraq
Date: 2014-07-22 18:31:21 GMT - Russia - Arab world - SN:50 - ID:840851
Russia's Foreign Ministry urged the world community on Tuesday to step up efforts for preventing persecutions against Christians in Iraq, Itar-Tass news agency. The ministry called for assisting to Iraq to ensuring law and order in the ....