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Washington focuses on reaching cease-fire in Gaza - Obama
Date: 2014-07-21 18:05:31 GMT - Israel - World - SN:113 - ID:838990
GAZA CITY, July 21 (MENA) - US President Barack Obama said Monday "Israel has the right to defend itself", Yediot Aharonot reported Monday. Obama also raised "serious concern about the growing number of casualties, including increasing Palestinian ....
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Turkey declares 3-day mourning over Gaza
Date: 2014-07-21 17:57:48 GMT - Turkey - World - SN:110 - ID:839087
ANKARA, July 21 (MENA) - Turkey's government announced a three-day period of national mourning, starting on Tuesday, in a show of solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza, according to ABC News. Turkish Deputy Bulent Arinc voiced concern over the ....
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Liberman calls for assassination of Hamas leader Mashaal
Date: 2014-07-21 17:53:12 GMT - Israel - World - SN:109 - ID:839074
GAZA CITY, July 21 (MENA) - Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Liberman said in a meeting of close associates that Israel should assassinate Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal despite the fact that he resides in Qatar, according to The Jerusalem ....
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OIC condemns ISIL threats, forced displacement of Christians in Iraq
Date: 2014-07-21 17:32:17 GMT - Egypt - World - SN:104 - ID:839048
CAIRO, July 21 (MENA) - Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Iyad Ameen Madani condemned what the terrorist group "the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant" (ISIL) is committing against innocent Christian Iraqi ....
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Cameron urges Hamas to join Egyptian ceasefire plan
Date: 2014-07-21 17:15:22 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:102 - ID:839014
LONDON, July 21 (MENA) – British Prime Minister David Cameron called on Hamas to join a ceasefire plan proposed by Egypt and to stop a rocket fire on Israel. This came in Cameron's statement before the House of Commons on Monday on the Malaysian ....
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Video allegedly showing Buk system transfer from Ukraine to Russia fake - Russian Defense Ministry
Date: 2014-07-21 16:55:37 GMT - Russia - World - SN:101 - ID:838981
MOSCOW, July 21(MENA) - Videos allegedly showing the transportation of a Buk air defense system from Ukraine to Russia are a result of manipulation, Itar- Tass quoted a high-ranking Russian Defense Ministry official as saying on Monday. "This is ....
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Ukrainian Su-25 fighter detected in close approach to MH17 before crash - Moscow
Date: 2014-07-21 16:46:36 GMT - Russia - World - SN:99 - ID:838946
MOSCOW, July 21 (MENA) - The Russian military detected a Ukrainian SU-25 fighter jet gaining height towards the MH17 Boeing on the day of the catastrophe. Kiev must explain why the military jet was tracking the passenger airplane, the Russian ....
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Latvia’s Ambassador to Moscow summoned to Russian Foreign Ministry
Date: 2014-07-21 16:33:07 GMT - Russia - World - SN:97 - ID:838943
MOSCOW, July 21 (MENA) - Russian Foreign Ministry said Monday Russia reserves the right to take measures in response to Latvia’s ban on entry of three artists. Latvia’s Ambassador to Russia Astra Kurma has been summoned to the Russian Foreign ....
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2 Americans killed in Gaza fighting
Date: 2014-07-21 12:11:47 GMT - USA - World - SN:59 - ID:838397
WASHINGTON, July 21 (MENA) - Two Americans are among the Israeli soldiers reported killed in Gaza during weekend fighting, USA Today reported on Monday. Jewish websites in the United States identified them as Max Steinberg, 24, of Los Angeles and ....
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FAO warns of fruit bat risk in West African Ebola epidemic
Date: 2014-07-21 11:50:46 GMT - Egypt - World - SN:53 - ID:838361
CAIRO, July 21 (MENA) - Increased efforts are needed to improve awareness among rural communities in West Africa about the risks of contracting the Ebola virus from eating certain wildlife species including fruit bats, FAO warned in a statement ....
