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Abbas phones Turkish PM over Israel onslaught on Gaza

Date: 2014-07-10 17:44:49 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:121 - ID:821054

RAMALLAH, July 10 (MENA) – Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas phoned Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan as Israel's aerial onslaught on Gaza continues. Palestinian news agency WAFA quoted Abbas as calling for halting Israeli aggression ....

Demonstrations in Sudan against Israel assault on Gaza

Date: 2014-07-10 16:50:27 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:115 - ID:821360

KHARTOUM, July 10 (MENA) - Thousands of Sudanese people staged a protest Thursday in front of the UN building in Khartoum condemning Israel's offensive against the Gaza Strip. Head of the general students union el-Nile el-Fadel said that the ....

Pan-Islamic body calls for urgent meeting for UNSC over Gaza

Date: 2014-07-10 15:58:38 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:102 - ID:821276

CAIRO, July 10 (MENA) – Foreign Ministers of the Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC) called on the UN Security Council to urgently convene over Israel's ongoing onslaught on the Gaza Strip. In an extraordinary meeting in Jeddah, Saudi ....

Kuwait fiercely condemns Israeli attacks on Gaza, says gov't source

Date: 2014-07-10 15:43:22 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:99 - ID:821063

KUWAIT CITY, July 10 (MENA) - Kuwait "vehemently condemns and denounces" the series of air raids being launched by Israel on Gaza, which have led to numerous Palestinian casualties, said a Foreign Ministry senior source on Thursday. According to ....

AL supports Yemeni president's efforts to restore security, stability

Date: 2014-07-10 15:33:12 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:96 - ID:821230

CAIRO, July 10 (MENA) - The Arab League (AL) supports efforts exerted by Yemeni President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi to restore security and stability in his country, affirmed AL chief Nabil el-Arabi. In a statement Thursday, Arabi urged all Yemeni ....

Egyptian worker shot dead in Libya's Benghazi

Date: 2014-07-10 14:42:17 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:82 - ID:821157

TRIPOLI, July 10 (MENA) - An Egyptian worker was shot dead by unidentified assailants in Benghazi Thursday. Unidentified people opened fire on an Egyptian worker named Abdel-Hadi Abu Enin, who was killed on the spot, according to the official ....

Moussa: Bloody crimes against Palestinians in Gaza 'shame'

Date: 2014-07-10 13:17:26 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:64 - ID:820928

CAIRO, July 10 (MENA) - Former foreign minister and Arab League chief Amr Moussa said on Thursday that the bloody crimes against Palestinian civilians in Gaza is a shame. He also slammed the Arab and international silence. Moussa further ....

Libyan police officer inujred in Tripoli

Date: 2014-07-10 13:16:16 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:63 - ID:820819

TRIPOLI, July 10 (MENA) – A Libyan police officer was injured on Thursday after he has been targeted by unknown gunmen in Tripoli. Libya's Interior Ministry said that the gunmen, who were riding a Chevrolet car without a license plate, opened ....

Hamdallah thanks Egypt for supporting Palestinians

Date: 2014-07-10 13:07:56 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:61 - ID:820822

RAMALLAH, July 10 (MENA) – Palestinian Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah thanked on Thursday Egypt for its support for the Palestinian people against the intensified Israeli raids. He also lauded the Egyptian government's decision to open its border ....

UN welcomes Kuwait's USD 10m contribution to displaced Iraqis

Date: 2014-07-10 13:05:38 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:60 - ID:820736

CAIRO, July 10 (MENA) - The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) welcomed a total contribution from Kuwait worth USD 10 million for response efforts to the deteriorating humanitarian crisis in Iraq. OCHA welcome ....