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Kerm Abu Salem crossing opened after 5 days block

Date: 2014-06-18 08:49:52 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:29 - ID:784201

GAZA, June 18 (MENA) - The Israeli occupation forces on Wednesday reopened Kerm Abu Salem crossing after it was blocked for five days due to disappearance of three young Israelis. Raed Fattouh, chairman of the coordination committee for the ....

Limited Israeli incursion in Khan Younis

Date: 2014-06-18 08:25:20 GMT - Israel - Arab world - SN:26 - ID:784199

GAZA CITY, June 18 (MENA) - The Israeli occupation forces on Wednesday carried out a limited incursion into Khan Younis city in southern Gaza Strip. Security sources in Gaza said four Israeli bulldozers pushed 50 meters deep into farmlands in ....

AI asks Libyan renegade general, militias to stop 'reckless shelling'

Date: 2014-06-18 08:06:45 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:24 - ID:784123

TRIPOLI, June 18 (MENA) - An international rights group has urged the forces of a renegade general and those of rival Islamic extremist militias to stop "reckless shelling" in Libya's eastern city of Benghazi. In a statement, Amnesty ....

Libya's Benina airport targeted by 3 grad missiles

Date: 2014-06-18 08:04:34 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:22 - ID:784135

TRIPOLI, June 18 (MENA) – Unidentified peopled fired three grad rockets targeting Benina international airport, 19 kilometers east of Benghazi, on Wednesday morning. Security sources said two other grad rockets were fired at Benina Sanitation ....

Israel continues escalation, arrest prisoners freed in Shalit swap deal

Date: 2014-06-18 05:57:29 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:7 - ID:783942

RAMALLAH, June 18 (MENA) - Israeli forces continued escalation in the West Bank provinces on Wednesday and arrested a large number of Palestinians who were freed in a prisoner swap deal in return for Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit. Israel has been ....

Ya'alon threatens Hamas over claims of kidnapping 3 settlers

Date: 2014-06-17 21:37:02 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:176 - ID:783807

GAZA CITY, June 17 (MENA) – Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon threatened Tuesday Hamas movement in the West Bank of paying a high price, claiming that it was behind abducting three settlers in al-Khalil (Hebron). In a statements, Ya'alon said ....

KSA reiterates support to Palestine

Date: 2014-06-17 21:33:55 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:175 - ID:783819

JEDDAH, June 17 (MENA) – Deputy Crown Prince Muqrin bin Abdulaziz Al Saud reiterated Tuesday the Kingdom's firm position supportive to the Palestinian issue till the Palestinian people restore all their occupied territories, including Al-Quds, the ....

Iraq PM sacks Nineveh ops commander, deputy

Date: 2014-06-17 20:36:29 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:170 - ID:783791

BAGHDAD, June 17 (MENA) - Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki sacked on Tuesday Nineveh operations Commander Sobeih al-Gharawi and his deputy Abdel Rahman Hanzal, and Chief of Staff of Nineveh operations Hassan Abdel Razek and ordered legal measures ....

Israel reopens Karam Abu Salem crossing

Date: 2014-06-17 19:59:10 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:164 - ID:783751

GAZA CITY, June 17 (MENA) - The Palestinian Authorities' Head of Border Crossings Nazmi Mehana announced Tuesday that Israel reopened Karem Abu Salem commercial crossing, southeast Gaza Strip. The work at the crossing will be back to normal ....

New MERS case reported in Saudi Arabia

Date: 2014-06-17 18:49:38 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:154 - ID:783501

RIYADH, June 17 (MENA) - The Saudi Ministry of Health reported a new coronavirus case on Tuesday. The number of infections with the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) rose to 704, including 289 deaths, the ministry said. The first case ....