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  • Bulgaria, Netherlands close diplomatic missions in Tripoli

    Bulgaria, Netherlands close diplomatic missions in Tripoli

    Date: 2014-07-30 08:53:51 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:12 - ID:850523

    Bulgaria and Netherlands declared on Tuesday they have closed their diplomatic missions in Libya over the deteriorating security situation in Tripoli. Earlier this week, Bulgaria banned its citizens from traveling to Libya, and urged their ....

  • EU widens Russia sanctions to target economy

    EU widens Russia sanctions to target economy

    Date: 2014-07-30 08:52:23 GMT - Belgium - International - SN:11 - ID:850521

    The EU has adopted new economic sanctions against Russia over the conflict in Ukraine, targeting the oil sector, defense equipment and sensitive technologies, EU sources said. Russian state banks' access to capital is also likely to be ....

  • Lebanon army arrests 7 Syrians from Nusra Front in Arsal

    Lebanon army arrests 7 Syrians from Nusra Front in Arsal

    Date: 2014-07-30 08:24:25 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:10 - ID:850483

    The Lebanese army has arrested seven Syrians it said had connection with the Nusra Front. The Syrians were arrested in the northeastern city of Arsal near the border with Syria Tuesday night. Arsal is considered a hotbed of the Nusra Front. ....

  • 15 killed in Israeli bombing of UN school in Gaza

    15 killed in Israeli bombing of UN school in Gaza

    Date: 2014-07-30 08:22:24 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:9 - ID:850478

    At least 15 persons were killed and 90 wounded in an Israeli bombing of a UN school in Gaza Strip, the BBC reported. More than 3,000 persons were hiding inside the school at the time of the bombing that came without prior warning. Israeli army ....

  • Guinea declares week-long mourning over stampede victims

    Guinea declares week-long mourning over stampede victims

    Date: 2014-07-30 08:19:08 GMT - Guinea - International - SN:8 - ID:850470

    At least 24 people were killed in a stampede at a beachside concert celebrating the end of Ramadan in Guinea’s capital, euronews reported, adding that Guinea’s Presidency has declared a week of mourning after what it described as a “tragic ....

  • 3 terrorists killed in car bombing in Giza

    3 terrorists killed in car bombing in Giza

    Date: 2014-07-30 08:06:47 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:7 - ID:850454

    Three terrorists were killed in a car bombing in Giza, an Interior Ministry source said on Wednesday. The source told MENA that sappers moved to the explosion site to stand on its reasons. The blast is likely caused by an explosive device that ....

  • 6 die when swept away by swollen river in Mexico

    6 die when swept away by swollen river in Mexico

    Date: 2014-07-30 08:04:33 GMT - Mexico - International - SN:6 - ID:850451

    Six people have died and four are missing in northern Mexico after their vehicles were swept away by a swollen river near the U.S. border, ABC news reported. A statement from officials in Sonora state says more than 200 rescue crews were ....

  • Matrouh police foil attempt by 170 persons to infiltrate into Egypt

    Matrouh police foil attempt by 170 persons to infiltrate into Egypt

    Date: 2014-07-30 08:01:32 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:5 - ID:850449

    Matrouh police foiled an attempt by 170 persons to infiltrate into Egypt from Libya. They were referred to the military prosecution. ....

  • Algeria on alert over Libya's deteriorating security

    Algeria on alert over Libya's deteriorating security

    Date: 2014-07-30 07:56:28 GMT - Algeria - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:850444

    Algerian forces were put on the highest state of alert following reports that militants are holding 11 Libyan civilian planes at Tripoli airport and preparing to launch September 11-like attacks using these planes against Tunisia, Algeria and ....

  • US, Israel strongly decry Obama-Netanyah transcript as crude fake

    US, Israel strongly decry Obama-Netanyah transcript as crude fake

    Date: 2014-07-30 07:53:53 GMT - Israel - International - SN:3 - ID:850438

    Senior U.S. and Israeli officials sharply denounced Tuesday a purported leaked transcript of an allegedly contentious phone call between President Barack Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as a crude fake. The alleged transcript, ....

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