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Death toll from Israeli attacks on Gaza climbs to 628 -- Ministry

Date: 2014-07-22 16:52:03 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:47 - ID:840736

As many as 628 Palestinians have been killed in Israel's aggression in Gaza, according to the recent toll announced by the Palestinian Health Ministry Tuesday. Another 3,752 Palestinians have so far been injured in Israeli attacks on Gaza, said ....

AL chief welcomes results of Libya parl't elections

Date: 2014-07-22 16:02:25 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:36 - ID:840666

Arab League (AL) Chief Nabil El Arabi on Tuesday welcomed the final results of the Libyan parliamentary elections, which were announced Monday. El Arabi congratulated the Libyan people on the implementation of this important step. The AL ....

Arabi, Kerry voice support for UN's new envoy to Syria

Date: 2014-07-22 15:58:02 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:31 - ID:840650

Arab League (AL) Chief Nabil El Arabi and US Secretary of State John Kerry on Tuesday expressed support for UN's new envoy to Syria Staffan de Mistura. They wished him all success in his new post. The also voiced their support for the ....

How to break Hamas’s stranglehold on Gaza - report

Date: 2014-07-22 11:43:28 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:17 - ID:840044

US columnist David Ignatius said on Tuesday that he heard a more ambitious strategy for Gaza from Maj. Gen. Amos Yadlin, a retired chief of Israeli military intelligence who now heads the country’s leading think tank, the Institute for National ....

Arab League chief, Kerry discuss Gaza ceasefire

Date: 2014-07-22 10:32:20 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:12 - ID:839863

Arab League chief Nabil el-Arabi met on Tuesday with visiting US Secretary of State John Kerry. They held talks on ways to bring about a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. The talks tackled also deteriorating situations in the Gaza Strip and ....

UNRWA denies giving rockets found on its premises to Hamas

Date: 2014-07-22 09:32:41 GMT - Israel - Arab world - SN:10 - ID:839718

The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian refugees denied Monday that it had given 20 rockets found in one of its empty schools to Hamas. Rumors that it had done so circulated in the Israeli media and on twitter on ....

US warns against travel to Israel, West Bank, Gaza

Date: 2014-07-22 09:15:44 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:8 - ID:839683

The United States on Monday warned Americans against traveling to Israel and the Gaza Strip, urging them to postpone any visits amid the current conflict. "The US Department of State warns US citizens of the risks of traveling to Israel, the West ....

Gaza death toll hits 566

Date: 2014-07-22 08:08:01 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:839567

At least 566 Palestinians were killed and 3,600 injured since Israel started its current aggression against Gaza on July 8, a Palestinian medical official has said. Among them are at least 149 children killed and 1,150 injured, spokesman of the ....

Hamas military wing kills 23 Israeli soldiers

Date: 2014-07-22 08:01:26 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:5 - ID:839555

Hamas' military wing Ezz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades said they killed 23 Israeli soldiers and injured scores others during clashes between the group and Israeli forces in the Gaza Strip. In a statement on Monday, the group said it shelled Israeli ....

Kerry meets UN chief in Cairo for Gaza talks

Date: 2014-07-22 07:26:33 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:839502

United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and US Secretary of State John Kerry, currently visiting Cairo, held a meeting Monday for talks on the situation in Gaza. The meeting focused on ways of halting military operations in the coastal ....