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  • Israel fires back at South Lebanon

    Date: 2014-08-24 06:33:15 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:13 - ID:888221

    BEIRUT, Aug 24 (MENA) - Israeli artillery fired shells at South Lebanon in retaliation for the two rockets that were fired at Israeli lands earlier. No casualties or damage were reported as a result of the shelling that took place Saturday night, ....

  • Algerian border guard killed

    Date: 2014-08-24 05:04:28 GMT - Algeria - Arab world - SN:5 - ID:888141

    ALGIERS, Aug 24 (MENA) - Hundreds of Algerian army and security forces were deployed along borders between Algeria and Mali after a border guard was shot dead on Saturday. The forces combed desert areas and all houses located near the borders to ....

  • Saudi Arabia wins INAS World Football Championship for 3rd time

    Date: 2014-08-24 04:46:47 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:888118

    RIYADH, Aug 24 (MENA) - For the third time in its history, the Saudi intellectual disability soccer team won the INAS 2014 World Football Championship that was held in Brazil after defeating South Africa 4-2. The Saudi team won the competition in ....

  • 2 rockets fired from South Lebanon at Israel

    Date: 2014-08-24 04:36:29 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:1 - ID:888115

    BEIRUT, Aug 24 (MENA) - Two rockets were fired from South Lebanon at Israel. According to preliminary information, the rockets were fired from Qashitiyah area located between Alma Shaab and Tir Harfa towns in South Lebanon. Lebanese army and ....

  • Abbas receives Egyptian clerics in Cairo

    Date: 2014-08-23 20:41:27 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:100 - ID:888004

    CAIRO, Aug 23 (MENA) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas received Saturday at his Cairo residence a delegation of Egyptian clerics, including Grand Mufti Shawki Allam and Head of Egypt's Supreme Sufi Council Abdulhadi al-Qasabi. Abbas briefed the ....

  • Saudi hosts Arab ministerial meeting on Syria

    Date: 2014-08-23 20:04:12 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:94 - ID:887974

    RIYADH, Aug 23 (MENA) – Saudi Arabia announced Saturday that it would host an Arab ministerial meeting to discuss the latest developments in Syria on Sunday. The meeting would be attended by foreign ministers of Arab member states of the "Friends ....

  • 4 Palestinians executed in Gaza over spying for Israel

    Date: 2014-08-23 19:27:43 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:87 - ID:887938

    GAZA CITY, Aug 23 (MENA) – Four new Palestinians were shot dead in Gaza Saturday for spying for Israel. As many as 22 moles have so far been executed, a security source said. Palestinian resistance factions have launched a campaign to arrest ....

  • Chadian FM arrives in Cairo for Libya neighbors' meeting

    Date: 2014-08-23 18:44:43 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:80 - ID:887922

    CAIRO, Aug 23 (MENA) - Chadian Foreign Minister Moussa Faki Mahamat arrived in Cairo on Saturday to attend the fourth meeting of the foreign ministers of Libya's neighbors. The meeting, which is scheduled to be held on Monday, will tackle political ....

  • Hamas attacks Israeli gas platform at sea

    Date: 2014-08-23 17:29:15 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:75 - ID:887822

    GAZA CITY, Aug 23 (MENA) – The Palestinian Hamas group said Saturday it fired a Grad rocket toward an Israeli gas installation in the Mediterranean Sea, some 35 kilometers from the Gaza Strip. Hamas said that was its second attack on the ....

  • Hamas supports any effort to meet Palestinian demands - spox

    Date: 2014-08-23 16:52:00 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:69 - ID:887729

    GAZA CITY, Aug 23 (MENA) – Hamas will support any exerted effort that meets the Palestinian demands, the movement's spokesman Sami Abu Zuhri has said. Abu Zuhri said his movement would consider any suggestions aimed at achieving ceasefire in the ....

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