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Death toll of Israeli bombing of Gaza district rises to 13
Date: 2014-07-20 08:08:32 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:5 - ID:836146
The death toll of the Israeli bombing and shelling of densely-populated Shuja'iyya district in Gaza on Sunday rose to 20, spokesman for the Palestinian Health Ministry Ashraf el-Qedra said. He said 150 Palestinians were wounded in the attack. ....
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Hamas refuses to visit Egypt over initiative talks
Date: 2014-07-20 08:04:37 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:836140
Hamas turned down an Egyptian invitation to send a delegation led by head of the political office Khaled Meshaal to the country for talks over the on-table ceasefire initiative. In a statement, the movement said it received, through mediators, ....
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Qassam Brigades says it killed 14 Israeli soldiers in ambush east Gaza
Date: 2014-07-20 08:02:19 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:836134
Ezzeddine al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, claimed responsibility for the killing of 14 Israeli soldiers after ambushing an Israeli army patrol in Al Toffah neighborhood, east of Gaza City. The group said in a statement on Sunday ....
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National Defense Council reviews anti-terrorism efforts
Date: 2014-07-20 08:01:16 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:2 - ID:836132
Egypt's National Defense Council convened Saturday night under the chairmanship of President Abdel Fattah El Sisi at the presidential palace in Heliopolis to review anti-terrorism efforts after the sunset's terrorist attack in Farafra in the New ....
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Egypt announces 3 days of mourning for victims of New Valley terrorist attack
Date: 2014-07-20 07:58:24 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:1 - ID:836128
Egypt announced three days of mourning for the victims of the deadly terrorist attack on border guards in Farafra in the New Valley at dusk on Saturday. President Abdel Fattah El Sisi issued a decree to declare national mourning on July 20, 21 ....
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PM orders swift payment of salaries to workers in spinning, weaving factories
Date: 2014-07-19 18:24:47 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:51 - ID:835694
Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab decided to quickly pay workers in spinning and weaving factories their due salaries before Eidul Fitr, which marks the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan. He also ordered ending study of the needs of factories ....
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Sisi, Fabius discuss Egypt's Gaza ceasefire plan
Date: 2014-07-19 18:13:28 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:50 - ID:835680
Presidential spokesman Ihab Badawi said on Saturday that French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius, who started his Middle East tour with visiting Egypt, voiced his country's support for Egypt's ceasefire proposal in the Gaza Strip. This came during ....
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Citizens' complaints to be resolved within two weeks: Irrigation minister
Date: 2014-07-19 16:36:01 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:49 - ID:835573
Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation Hossam Moghazi directed the ministry's bodies concerned to quickly resolve the complaints of citizens and take the necessary measures within two weeks. The decision comes within the framework of the ....
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Housing minister orders division of 6th of October City to three parts
Date: 2014-07-19 16:34:45 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:48 - ID:835569
Housing Minister Mustafa Madbouly issued an order Saturday to re-divide the city of 6th of October to three administrative sectors. The minister asserted that the order will enhance operation of facilities and services provided to citizens in ....
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Jordanian, French FMs support Egypt's initiative to halt assualt on Gaza
Date: 2014-07-19 16:33:40 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:47 - ID:835567
Jordanian Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh and his French counterpart Laurent Fabius underlined on Saturday their countries' support to the Egyptian initiative aiming at halting Israeli assault on Gaza. The ministers' remark came during a press ....