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AL slams Israeli escalation in Palestinian territories

Date: 2014-06-26 13:22:43 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:81 - ID:799173

CAIRO, June 26 (MENA) - The Arab League (AL) condemned the Israeli escalation in the Palestinian territories, slamming at the same time the silence of the international community towards the Israeli crimes against the Palestinians. In statements ....

Abu Qatada: He's not coming back, end of story, says No 10

Date: 2014-06-26 13:03:34 GMT - United Kingdom - Arab world - SN:76 - ID:799085

LONDON, June 26 (MENA) - Abu Qatada will not be allowed to return to Britain after the deported radical Muslim preacher was acquitted by a Jordanian court of terror charges, Downing Street said today. Qatada will be refused entry to Britain if he ....

Palestinian president appreciates African support for Palestinians

Date: 2014-06-26 12:00:11 GMT - Equatorial Guinea - Arab world - SN:69 - ID:799028

MALABO, June 26, (MENA) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas expressed appreciation for the continued African support for the Palestinian rights. Abbas, in his word at the opening session of the African summit, said the Palestinian Authority ....

British Foreign Secretary Hague arrives in Baghdad

Date: 2014-06-26 11:19:11 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:57 - ID:798877

BAGHDAD, June 26 (MENA) - British Foreign Secretary William Hague has arrived in Baghdad to urge Iraqi politicians to unite against the "existential threat" from Sunni insurgents, ABC reported. Hague said the country must form an inclusive ....

U.S. commandos arrive in Iraq to ‘assess and advise’ Shi’ite government

Date: 2014-06-26 11:11:51 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:54 - ID:798900

WASHINGTON, June 26 (MENA) - The United States has deployed commandos to assess the Iraqi military and its ability to combat Al Qaida. Officials said the administration of President Barack Obama would send up to 400 special operations troops to ....

Israel allows 460 trucks to enter Gaza

Date: 2014-06-26 10:54:48 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:49 - ID:798859

GAZA, June 26 (MENA) - Israeli forces decided on Thursday to allow 460 trucks loaded with goods to enter the Gaza Strip via Karm Abu Salem crossing located southeastern the enclave. The chairman of the Coordination Committee for the entry of ....

Benghazi clashes death toll hits 7

Date: 2014-06-26 09:57:42 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:44 - ID:798700

TRIPOLI, June 26 (MENA) – Death toll of Benghazi clashes between Libyan army troops and militants reached seven and the number of injured people hit 49. A medical official at "Benghazi medical center 1200" told MENA on Thursday that the center ....

Syrian warplanes bomb ISIL militants along borders, Iraq says

Date: 2014-06-26 08:50:31 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:35 - ID:798634

BAGHDAD, June 26 (MENA) - Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Maliki stressed that Syrian warplanes bombed militants belonging to the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) along the borders. He welcomed any attack targeting the ISIL insurgents. ....

Jordan ministers say Egypt remains shield, beating heart of Arab nation

Date: 2014-06-26 08:45:51 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:34 - ID:798581

AMMAN, June 26 (MENA) – Jordanian Minister of Religious Affairs Hail Abdel Hafiz said on Thursday that Egypt is the shield and beating heart of the Arab nation. He added that Egypt's strength and weakness affect the whole Arab nations. "We ....

America joins bitter foes in aerial war as Isis marches on

Date: 2014-06-26 08:45:02 GMT - United Kingdom - Arab world - SN:33 - ID:798627

LONDON, June 6 (MENA) - American, Iranian and Syrian military aircraft buzzed the skies of Iraq yesterday, conducting parallel surveillance missions and airstrikes as the global battle to halt a Sunni militant offensive grew more intense and ....