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Egyptian FM arrives in Amman on first-leg of Arab tour

Date: 2014-07-08 14:37:18 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:95 - ID:817808

AMMAN, July 8 (MENA) - Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shokri arrived here on Tuesday on a 24-hour visit to Jordan for talks with his Jordanian counterpart Nasser Judeh and Jordanian Premier Abdullah Ensour. The two ministers are expected to meet ....

2 killed, dozens injured in Israeli airstrike on Khan Younis

Date: 2014-07-08 13:35:18 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:81 - ID:817585

GAZA CITY, July 8 (MENA) - An Israeli airstrike on Khan Younis has left two Palestinians killed and dozens injured, Palestinian medical sources reported. As many as 30 injured, mostly women and children, were rushed to Nasser Medical Complex in ....

4 Palestinians killed in Israeli raid

Date: 2014-07-08 12:30:42 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:72 - ID:817444

GAZA CITY, July 8 (MENA) - Four Palestinians have been killed in an Israeli raid on the Gaza Strip bringing the total number of deaths in the strip on Tuesday only to five. Earlier, a Hamas militant was killed and 30 others were wounded in a series ....

Jordanian King leaves for Washington

Date: 2014-07-08 11:37:25 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:65 - ID:817347

AMMAN, July 8 (MENA) - King Abdullah II of Jordan on Tuesday left for Washington for talks with US senior officials, including Vice President Joe Biden. Crown Prince Al-Hussein bin Abdullah was sworn in as the Regent in the presence of cabinet ....

Ban-Ki-Moon adviser calls for violence cessation in Yemen

Date: 2014-07-08 10:41:00 GMT - United Nations - Arab world - SN:49 - ID:817210

NEW YORK, July 8 (MENA) - Special Adviser to the UN Secretary-General on Yemen, Jamal Benomar expressed deep concern about the ongoing violence in Amran province and other areas in northern Yemen. Benomar called for respecting the existing ....

ISIL kills militants in Fallujah for rejecting allegiance to Baghdadi

Date: 2014-07-08 07:50:19 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:14 - ID:816859

BAGHDAD, July 8 (MENA) - The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) has killed a number of armed factions' leaders for refusing to pledge of allegiance to Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the head of the group, during a meeting in Fallujah. The ....

Israel launches 'Operation Protective Edge' attack in Gaza; 14 wounded

Date: 2014-07-08 06:38:09 GMT - Israel - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:816805

GAZA CITY, July 8 (MENA) – The Israeli army launched an offensive operation against the Gaza Strip as its military war planes launched 60 raids on the coastal enclave, leaving at least 14 people injured. The Israeli army dubbed its military ....

Tunisia to host Libya's neighboring countries meeting

Date: 2014-07-07 21:18:30 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:167 - ID:816667

TRIPOLI, July 7 (MENA) - Tunisia will host a foreign ministers' meeting of Libya's neighboring countries from July 13 to 14 in Hammamet city, south of Tunis, to discuss ways of helping it deal with the political turmoil and rising ....

Palestine pres. demands Israel to deescalate violence

Date: 2014-07-07 20:37:37 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:162 - ID:816627

RAMALLAH, July 7 (MENA) - Palestine's President Mahmoud Abbas has demanded Israel to stop the escalation of violence and the airstrikes on the Gaza Strip. Abbas has warned against such escalation, adding it would drag the region into more ....

Kuwaiti cabinet denounces disrespecting law, violating legitimacy

Date: 2014-07-07 19:16:58 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:141 - ID:816476

KUWAIT CITY, July 7 (MENA) - The Kuwaiti cabinet denounced disrespecting law and violating legitimacy. The cabinet discussed recent incidents that took place in Kuwait, Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah al-Mubarak al-Sabah said in statements after a ....