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Docile whale shark seen off Hurghada shores
Date: 2014-07-22 07:29:22 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:4 - ID:839507
A whale shark was seen off Hurghada shores, the Red Sea, said the head of the Maritime Rescue and Environmental Protection Association. "The appearance the whale shark, the biggest fish in the sea, is a unique phenomenon in Hurghada," Hassan ....
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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 ....
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Arab parl't criticizes UN Security Council's statement on Gaza
Date: 2014-07-22 07:25:34 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:839498
Speaker of the Arab Parliament Ahmed al-Jarwan has condemned the United Nations Security Council's statement on Gaza. Jarwan said the statement "fell short of the event", noting that Israeli crimes against the civilians demand more powerful ....
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Ansar Bait al-Maqdis claims responsibilty for Egypt attack
Date: 2014-07-22 07:05:48 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:1 - ID:839464
The Ansar Bait al-Maqdis, an al-Qaeda-linked group, has claimed responsibility for the killing of 22 Egyptian military personnel on the Egyptian-Libyan border on Saturday night. The Sinai-based jihadist group had posted its claim on its Twitter ....
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Liberman calls for assassination of Hamas leader Mashaal
Date: 2014-07-21 17:54:21 GMT - Israel - International - SN:59 - ID:839077
Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Liberman said in a meeting of close associates that Israel should assassinate Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal despite the fact that he resides in Qatar, according to The Jerusalem Post. Liberman said in the meeting ....
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Egypt FM, UN chief start Gaza ceasefire talks
Date: 2014-07-21 16:48:28 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:58 - ID:839027
Egypt's Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry and visiting UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon started a session of talks here on Monday. Talks are expected to focus on the deteriorating conditions in the Gaza Strip, where fighting between Israel and the ....
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Ukrainian Su-25 fighter detected in close approach to MH17 before crash - Moscow
Date: 2014-07-21 16:47:54 GMT - Russia - International - SN:57 - ID:839026
The Russian military detected a Ukrainian SU-25 fighter jet gaining height towards the MH17 Boeing on the day of the catastrophe. Kiev must explain why the military jet was tracking the passenger airplane, the Russian Defense Ministry was quoted as ....
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Qassam Brigades claim responsibility of 10 Israeli soldiers in ambush
Date: 2014-07-21 16:39:21 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:56 - ID:839010
The Izz el-Din Al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, claimed responsibility of mounting an ambush of Israeli ambush in east of Shejaiya neighborhood of Gaza City, which killed ten Israeli soldiers. In a military statement Monday, ....
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Latvia’s Ambassador to Moscow summoned to Russian Foreign Ministry
Date: 2014-07-21 16:38:51 GMT - Russia - International - SN:55 - ID:839009
Russian Foreign Ministry said Monday Russia reserves the right to take measures in response to Latvia’s ban on entry of three artists. Latvia’s Ambassador to Russia Astra Kurma has been summoned to the Russian Foreign Ministry, where Deputy ....
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AL chief, Chinese envoy discuss ending Israeli assault in Gaza
Date: 2014-07-21 16:38:17 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:54 - ID:839007
Arab League Secretary General Nabil el-Arabi discussed here Monday with China's Special Envoy to the Middle East Wu Sike ways of putting an end to the Israeli assault in the Gaza Strip. The Chinese envoy affirmed his country's keenness on ....