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Syrian soldiers killed by rebel tunnel-bombs

Date: 2014-07-29 20:58:34 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:74 - ID:850276

DAMASCUS, July 29 (MENA) – Thirteen Syrian pro-government troops have been killed after Syrian rebels have detonated explosive-packed tunnels under buildings in the northern city of Aleppo and destroying part of the old city, opposition activists ....

Libyan lawmaker abducted in Tripoli

Date: 2014-07-29 20:07:24 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:70 - ID:850200

TRIPOLI, July 29 (MENA) – Unidentified armed men kidnapped Libyan lawmaker Mustafa Abu Shakour in the capital Tripoli on Tuesday. The unknown militants, driving a car, abducted Abu Shakour afternoon in the Andalus neighborhood in Tripoli, ....

Hamas military wing shells Tel Aviv, Ashdod

Date: 2014-07-29 20:02:17 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:69 - ID:850257

GAZA, July 29 (MENA) – Ezzeddin al-Qassam, the military wing of Hamas, claimed responsibility for shelling Tel Aviv and Ashdod in response to the Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip. In a military statement on Tuesday, the group said that it ....

Gaza death toll rises to 1,191: medics

Date: 2014-07-29 18:02:22 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:62 - ID:850140

GAZA CITY, July 29 (MENA) – At least 1,191 Palestinians were killed since the beginning of the Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip, the Palestinian Health Ministry said on Tuesday. As many as 7,000 Palestinians were injured during the ongoing ....

4 Syrians wounded in Syrian air raid over Lebanon's Ersal

Date: 2014-07-29 17:37:54 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:59 - ID:850066

BEIRUT, July 29 (MENA) - Four Syrian nationals were wounded Tuesday in an air raid by Syrian warplanes over the Lebanese area of Ajram Valley in the outskirts of Ersal, Lebanon's national news agency reported. It was reported that the raid ....

AL urges int'l protection for Palestinians

Date: 2014-07-29 17:17:03 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:56 - ID:850027

CAIRO, July 29 (MENA) - The Arab League has called on the international community to provide protection for Palestinians, saying that what is going on in the Gaza Strip can not be tolerated. In statements on Tuesday, AL Assistant ....

Canada temporarily withdraws staff from Libya

Date: 2014-07-29 16:24:06 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:52 - ID:850060

TRIPOLI, July 29 (MENA) - Canadian diplomats based in Libya have been relocated to Tunisia because of concern for their safety, the Sun News quoted the Canadian foreign affairs department as saying Tuesday. Violence has escalated in the troubled ....

Source: Coordination underway with Libya to find facts behind killing of 14 Egyptians in Tripoli

Date: 2014-07-29 16:18:06 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:51 - ID:850000

CAIRO, July 29 (MENA) - An official source said on Tuesday coordination is underway between Egyptian and Libyan authorities to find facts behind the alleged killing of 14 Egyptians in Libya. Earlier, the Libyan authorities informed the Egyptian ....

Jordanian former minister calls for Arab mini-summit on Gaza

Date: 2014-07-29 16:13:23 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:50 - ID:850004

AMMAN, July 29 (MENA) - Jordanian former health minister Mamdouh El-Abbadi called for holding an Arab mini-summit on Gaza, including Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Jordan and representatives from all Palestinian factions as fast as possible. In an interview ....

Egypt, Cyprus FMs discuss bilateral relations, Gaza crisis

Date: 2014-07-29 15:49:30 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:47 - ID:849998

CAIRO, July 29 (MENA) - Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry made a phone call with his Cypriot counterpart Ioannis Kasoulides on bilateral relations and regional issues. The latest developments in Gaza and efforts exerted to reach an immediate ceasefire ....