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Palestinian faction says it shelled Dimona, Jerusalem

Date: 2014-08-25 06:35:09 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:5 - ID:889708

Al-Quds Brigades, the military wing of the Islamic Jihad Movement, said Sunday it shelled two Israeli cities of Dimona and Jerusalem. It added it has fired two rockets at the two cities. It said it has fired about 80 rockets at Israel since ....

2120 killed, 10854 injured in Israeli aggression on Gaza

Date: 2014-08-25 06:33:43 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:889704

As many as 2120 Palestinians have been killed and 10854 others injured in the ongoing Israeli onslaught on the Gaza Strip. Palestinian Health ministry's spokesman Ashraf al-Qudra said that 16 people were killed and 52 others injured in the ....

If Palestine-Israel conflict continues, Israeli attacks on Gaza won't stop: Jordan king

Date: 2014-08-25 06:27:45 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:889693

Jordan's King Abdullah II said Sunday if the ongoing Palestinian-Israeli conflict was not solved by reaching a comprehensive and fair peace deal, the Israeli onslaughts on the Gaza Strip would continue. "That would make Palestinians victims, and ....

AL to partake in Libya's neighbors meeting in Cairo

Date: 2014-08-24 14:25:44 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:41 - ID:889177

Arab League Secretary General Nabil el-Arabi will participate in the fourth ministerial meeting of Libya's neighboring countries, which kicks off on Monday in Cairo under Egypt's chairmanship. The meeting will address the deteriorating security ....

Threats by Israeli PM to target civilians in Gaza are war crimes --Hamas

Date: 2014-08-24 14:17:47 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:40 - ID:889166

Palestinian Movement Hamas on Sunday said that threats by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to target any site from which missiles are fired in the Gaza Strip are a war crime against civilians in the coastal enclave. Hamas spokesman Samy ....

Palestinian president back home

Date: 2014-08-24 12:10:16 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:32 - ID:888892

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas left here on Sunday back home following a three-day visit to Egypt. During his visit, Abbas briefed Egyptian President Abdel El Fattah El Sisi on the latest developments in the Gaza Strip, which has been under ....

Libyan parliament did not call for any foreign military strikes in Libya -- Speaker

Date: 2014-08-24 08:20:43 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:13 - ID:888397

Libyan parliament speaker Akila Saleh Issa asserted on Sunday that the parliament did not urge the international community to intervene via launching military strikes in Libya. In statements to Sky News Arabia, he said Libya had not reached the ....

Israel fires back at South Lebanon

Date: 2014-08-24 07:18:22 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:888250

Israeli artillery fired shells at South Lebanon in retaliation for the two rockets that were fired at Israeli lands earlier. No casualties or damage were reported as a result of the shelling that took place Saturday night, a reliable source told ....

Dozens of Palestinians killed, injured in new Israeli air raids on Gaza

Date: 2014-08-24 07:16:21 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:888296

Two Palestinians were killed while 10 others were injured when an Israeli air force targeted Palestinians in northwest of Gaza Strip, eyewitnesses said on Sunday. Meanwhile, six Palestinians were injured in an Israeli air raid over Rafah city in ....

Algerian border guard killed

Date: 2014-08-24 06:44:20 GMT - Algeria - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:888245

Hundreds of Algerian army and security forces were deployed along borders between Algeria and Mali after a border guard was shot dead on Saturday. The forces combed desert areas and all houses located near the borders to arrest the attackers, ....