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Lebanon's army restores barrier from ISIL militants

Date: 2014-08-02 20:31:59 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:129 - ID:855086

BEIRUT, Aug 2 (MENA) - The Lebanese army restored on Saturday a security barrier in Arsal that was taken over by ISIL militants earlier in the day. Lebanese troops are currently advancing towards Hamid valley of Jarrod Arsal under a cover of ....

Tel Aviv not to participate in any indirect negotiations with Hamas - Israeli officials

Date: 2014-08-02 20:17:49 GMT - Israel - Arab world - SN:127 - ID:855069

GAZA CITY, Aug 2 (MENA) - Israeli officials said Saturday Tel Aviv would not participate in any indirect negotiations with Hamas for a cease-fire in Gaza at least at the present time. Fox News reported Israel was planning instead to reduce its ....

Libya, Tunisia interior ministers discuss crossing of stranded Egyptians

Date: 2014-08-02 20:05:42 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:126 - ID:855071

TRIPOLI, Aug. 2 (MENA) – Libya's acting Interior Minister Saleh Mazeg discussed on Saturday with his Tunisian counterpart Lotfi Ben Jeddou ways of facilitating the crossing of stranded Egyptians at Ras Ajdir terminal, said spokesman for Libya's ....

Ould Abdel Aziz sworn in as Mauritania president

Date: 2014-08-02 20:03:48 GMT - Mauritania - Arab world - SN:125 - ID:855067

NOUAKCHOTT, Aug 2 (MENA) - Mauritania's President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz has been sworn in for a second term in office. Egypt's President Abdel Fattah El Sisi fielded Agriculture Minister Adel el-Beltagy to attend the inauguration ceremony that ....

Egypt supports Algeria move to stop Israeli aggression on Gaza: FM

Date: 2014-08-02 19:48:12 GMT - Algeria - Arab world - SN:120 - ID:855031

ALGIERS, Aug. 2 (MENA) – Egypt's Foreign Minister Sameh Shokri stressed on Saturday his country's support for an Algerian move with the United Nations to impose an immediate cessation of the Israeli aggression on Gaza. In a phone call with ....

Lebanon's army regains control over areas attacked by ISIL

Date: 2014-08-02 19:38:10 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:117 - ID:854982

BEIRUT, Aug 2 (MENA) - The Lebanese Army has restored control over the military and security checkpoints attacked by the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), an official source told MENA. Earlier on Saturday, the al-Qaida breakaway ISIL ....

Officials: Clashes, bombing kill 17 Iraqi soldiers

Date: 2014-08-02 18:42:31 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:113 - ID:854984

BAGHDAD, Aug 2 (MENA) - Authorities in Iraq say clashes and a suicide bombing have killed 17 soldiers in areas around the capital, Baghdad, ABC News reported on Saturday. Hassan Fadaam, a member of the Babil provincial council, said Saturday that ....

78 Palestinians killed in Israeli raids on Gaza

Date: 2014-08-02 18:40:28 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:112 - ID:854976

GAZA CITY, Aug. 2 (MEN) – Israel continued on Saturday artillery and war jet attacks on the Gaza Strip, killing 78 Palestinians, according to medical sources. Spokesman for the Gaza Health Ministry Ashraf el-Qudra said that 12 bodies arrived at ....

Qassam says 30 Israeli soldiers killed in E-Gaza fight

Date: 2014-08-02 18:31:51 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:109 - ID:854891

GAZA CITY, Aug 2 (MENA) - The Hamas military wing (Qassam Brigades) said on Saturday that its fighters killed 30 Israeli soldiers on the first day of the current ground fight with Israel. Among the killed soldiers 20 were ambushed by a group of ....

Israel destroyed 161 mosques in Gaza: Min.

Date: 2014-08-02 18:28:22 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:108 - ID:854900

GAZA CITY, Aug 2 (MENA) - Palestinian Ministry of Awqaf and Religious Affairs announced Saturday the Israeli army destroyed 41 mosques during its 27-day aggression on the Gaza Strip. They were totally destroyed while 120 others suffered partial ....