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Qassam brigades shower Israeli cities with rockets

Date: 2014-08-22 12:01:38 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:14 - ID:886081

The Ezzeddin Qassam Brigades Friday claimed responsibility for firing rockets at Tel Aviv and other Israeli cities and settlements. In a statement today, the military wing of Hamas said it fired 18 rockets at Tel Aviv, Beersheba, Sedrot, and a ....

Palestinian consensus on importance of Egypt role in indirect talks

Date: 2014-08-22 11:54:52 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:11 - ID:886056

There is a Palestinian consensus on the importance of the Egyptian role and efforts exerted to reach a ceasefire in Gaza, Assistant Secretary General of the Arab League for Palestine Affairs Mohamed Sobeih said. No Palestinian faction has called ....

UN: Documented death toll in Syria hits 191,369 through April 2014

Date: 2014-08-22 11:37:42 GMT - Switzerland - Arab world - SN:10 - ID:886019

At least 191,369 people have been killed in Syria's conflict through April, the United Nations human rights office said on Friday. The UN report, based on data from four groups and the government that were cross-checked, reflects a reality of ....

Chuck Hagel touts long-term strategy against ISIS

Date: 2014-08-22 06:35:27 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:885605

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said U.S. military intervention in Iraq will continue for some time because the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria will not be defeated quickly, the Washington Examiner reported Thursday. “We are very clear-eyed about ....

AL condemns deportation of Palestinian MP by Israel

Date: 2014-08-21 14:23:27 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:26 - ID:885007

Assistant Arab League (AL) Secretary General for Palestinian Affairs Ambassador Mohamed Sobeih has strongly condemned an Israeli government decision to expel Palestinian member of parliament Khalida Jarrar from her home in Ramallah. The Israeli ....

Hamas says three top commanders killed in Israeli air strike

Date: 2014-08-21 14:15:58 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:24 - ID:884995

Hamas' military wing said on Thursday that three of its senior military leaders have been killed in an Israeli airstrike in the Gaza Strip. In a statement, Ezzeldin Al-Qassam said the three; Mohammed Abu Shamaleh, Mohammed Barhoum and Raed ....

Yemeni PM did not resign - official

Date: 2014-08-21 13:03:32 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:18 - ID:884841

A Yemeni official source in the office of the Prime Minister Mohammed Salem Basindwa denied news fanned about the prime minister's resignation from his office. These reports are baseless, the source said in statements to Yemen News Agency (SABA) ....

Hamas' military wing says it shelled Israeli Ben Gurion airport

Date: 2014-08-21 12:17:00 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:15 - ID:884739

Hamas’ military wing, Ezz Eddin al-Qassam Brigades, claimed responsibility for shelling Ben Gurion airport east of Tel Aviv, Israel. In a statement on Thursday, the group said it fired a homemade M75 rocket at the airport. Abu Obeida, the ....

Arab League condemns killing of US journalist in Syria

Date: 2014-08-21 12:00:09 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:10 - ID:884680

The Arab League condemned on Thursday the killing of US journalist James Foley by militants of the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant. "The League condemns this tragic crime that runs counter to the noble Islamic teachings," Deputy Secretary ....

Israel airstrikes kill more 4 Palestinians

Date: 2014-08-21 11:52:01 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:8 - ID:884661

Israeli forces killed four Palestinians in Gaza City after targeting a cemetery in the al-Sheikh Radwan district, Gaza health official Ashraf al-Qidra said. The bodies were taken to al-Shifa medical center, he added. The victims were burying ....