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Israel fires shells into southern Lebanon
Date: 2014-08-26 07:21:43 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:16 - ID:891448
BEIRUIT, Aug 26 (MENA) - Israeli artillery forces late Monday fired two shells at towns in southern Lebanon in response to a rocket fired from Nabatieh province in Southern Lebanon, Lebanese security sources has said. The sources said another ....
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Libyan MB says authorizing PM by GNC divides Libya
Date: 2014-08-26 07:09:55 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:15 - ID:891451
TRIPOLI, Aug 26 (MENA) - A member of the Libyan parliament said authorizing a prime minister for the national rescue government by the interim General National Congress (GNC) puts Libya under a threat of division. The parliament does not ....
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Israeli strikes hit schools, houses in Gaza
Date: 2014-08-26 06:24:03 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:10 - ID:891397
GAZA CITY, Aug 26 (MENA) - The Israeli military carried out a new round of air strikes in the Gaza Strip, bombing houses and schools in the coastal enclave. Eyewitnesses say Israeli war jets hit four schools in Gaza. A 12-storey building was ....
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US: Egypt leads Gaza ceasefire talks
Date: 2014-08-25 20:35:23 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:131 - ID:891225
WASHINGTON, Aug 25 (MENA) - US Secretary of State John Kerry was in constant contact with the Palestinians ad the Israelis as well as the UN and a number of Arab and European countries concerned over reaching a durable ceasefire between the ....
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9 Palestinians killed in Israeli attacks on Gaza
Date: 2014-08-25 16:30:56 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:98 - ID:890946
GAZA CITY, Aug 25 (MENA) - The death toll from the Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip jumped Monday to 2,131 after nine were killed today. Also, 10,890 others were injured in the attacks that lasted for 50 days, Health Ministry spokesman Ashraf ....
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Lebanese FM calls for regional mechanism against terror
Date: 2014-08-25 13:46:25 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:85 - ID:890604
BEIRUT, Aug 25 (MENA) - Lebanon's Foreign Minister Gibran Basil called Monday for drafting a regional mechanism to fight terror during the Arab ministerial meeting to take place in Cairo on September 6-7. Basil told MENA that Egypt could play an ....
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Iraqi civilians suffering “horrific” widespread, systematic persecution – Pillay
Date: 2014-08-25 13:24:05 GMT - Switzerland - Arab world - SN:84 - ID:890349
GENEVA, Aug 25 (MENA) - UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on Monday condemned the appalling, widespread and systematic deprivation of human rights in Iraq by ISIL (the self-proclaimed “Islamic State”) and associated forces. The ....
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Saudi Cabinet slams terrorist attack on Iraqi mosque
Date: 2014-08-25 13:17:00 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:80 - ID:890522
JEDDAH, Aug 25 (MENA) - The Saudi Cabinet condemned the terrorist attack that targeted worshipers in one of the mosques in Iraq's Diyala province. The attack resulted in the death of dozens. The Cabinet called on the parties concerned to unite ....
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Libya neighboring countries FMs will adopt Egyptian initiative on Libya
Date: 2014-08-25 13:00:04 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:76 - ID:890516
CAIRO, Aug 25 (MENA) - MENA learnt that the foreign ministers of Libya neighboring countries,now in session here, will issue a joint declaration at the end of their meeting later today on the current deteriorating situation in Libya. According to ....
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3 Palestinians killed in Israeli airstrike on central Gaza
Date: 2014-08-25 12:30:52 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:70 - ID:890416
GAZA CITY, Aug 25 (MENA) - Three Palestinians were killed and several others injured in an Israeli airstrike on central Gaza on Monday. The death toll of the Israeli strikes today thus hit seven. Israeli fighters' attacks destroyed two houses in ....
