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US military warns ISIL taking aim at Baghdad airport, Iraq’s lifeline

Date: 2014-07-12 07:53:47 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:16 - ID:823186

The US military has been bracing for an Al Qaida campaign to close down Iraq’s largest airport. US military sources said they expect Al Qaida’s Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) to target Baghdad International Airport, The World Tribune ....

Kuwait calls for Arab meeting to discuss Gaza situation

Date: 2014-07-12 07:51:07 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:14 - ID:823183

Kuwait urged the Arab League to hold an emergency ministerial meeting to discuss the deteriorating situation in the Gaza Strip after the Israeli military escalation. Kuwait, the current chair of the AL summit, has been following up with the AL ....

ALO slams Israeli aggression on Gaza

Date: 2014-07-12 07:45:06 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:10 - ID:823166

The Arab Labor Organization (ALO) slammed Friday the Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, which left dozens of Palestinians dead and hundreds others injured. The ALO called on the United Nations, the Security Council and the ....

Qassam Brigades fire rocket on S. Israel

Date: 2014-07-12 07:36:04 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:7 - ID:823157

The Ezzedeen Al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Palestinian movement Hamas, fired rockets on Beersheba, southern Israel, Sky News TV reported. Meanwhile, Israeli forces bombed the house of an adviser to Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh. ....

Hamas: Destroying Israeli Jeep indicates how ground war against Gaza will be

Date: 2014-07-12 07:31:26 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:823150

Hamas spokesman Sami Abu Zuhri said Friday Al-Qassam Brigades' shelling of an Israeli military Jeep in eastern Gaza indicates how a ground war against the strip will be. Abu Zuhri added in a brief press release this evening that Gaza will be a ....

Abbas receives phone call from AL chief; Arab FMs to hold meeting on Gaza

Date: 2014-07-12 07:30:32 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:5 - ID:823148

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas received a phone call Friday from Arab League chief Nabil Al Arabi. The AL chief informed Abbas that the pan-Arab body would hold a meeting at the level of foreign ministers to discuss the Israeli aggression on ....

Salafists protest at reopening of Algiers synagogues

Date: 2014-07-12 07:22:25 GMT - Algeria - Arab world - SN:1 - ID:823124

Dozens of salafists in Algeria protested Friday against government plans to reopen synagogues that were closed for security reasons since 1990. Dozens of worshippers tried to march in the streets after Friday prayers but were blocked by police, ....

West Bank targeted as Gaza Strip by Israeli forces -- Hamdallah

Date: 2014-07-11 18:40:45 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:28 - ID:822860

Palestinian Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah said that the West Bank as the Gaza Strip is targeted by Israeli occupation forces. This came during Hamdallah's inspection to Rafidia Hospital where five Palestinians are receiving medical treatment ....

No new corona virus cases reported in Saudi Arabia - health ministry

Date: 2014-07-11 17:51:53 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:23 - ID:822805

The Saudi Ministry of Health said on Friday that no new cases of corona virus were detected. The Ministry said in statement that about 387 cases were discharged from hospitals while 39 others continue to receive medications. The number of ....

Egyptian, French FMs discuss latest developments in Gaza via phone

Date: 2014-07-11 15:48:08 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:21 - ID:822735

Egypt's Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukri received a phone call from his French counterpart Laurent Fabius over the latest developments in the Palestinian lands. The call tackled ways and efforts exerted to stop Israeli military operations in the ....