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Israel launches strikes on Gaza
Date: 2014-08-20 08:57:42 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:5 - ID:882340
Israeli air forces have carried out a series of airstrikes in the Gaza Strip, Sky News Satellite Channel has reported. The latest round of violence ends a days-long truce that had been extended on Monday night for another 24 hours to hammer out ....
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Hamas warns Netanyahu against Gaza escalation
Date: 2014-08-20 08:36:01 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:10 - ID:882408
Hamas warned Tuesday Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu against the repercussions of escalation in the Gaza Strip. The Palestinian resistance is ready to defend Gaza and respond to the Israel aggression, Hamas Spokesman Fawzy Barhoum said ....
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Saudi court sentences two men to death, imprisons 15 others
Date: 2014-08-20 08:21:54 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:882369
A Saudi court Tuesday sentenced two men to death and 15 others to prison terms of up to 25 years. One of those sentenced to death was convicted with killing his father and other charges, while the other man was convicted with transferring car ....
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MK Uri Ariel says Hamas must be dealt heavy blow
Date: 2014-08-20 07:40:26 GMT - Israel - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:882276
Construction and Housing Minister Uri Ariel said on Tuesday that Hamas should be heavily shelled until its defeat, the Jerusalem Post reported. "We must pound Hamas until it is defeated," Ariel said in response to the claimed resumption of rocket ....
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Gaza ceasefire agreement unlikely: Hamas negotiator
Date: 2014-08-20 07:17:19 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:882223
Ezzat al-Rishq, Hamas negotiator in Cairo talks, said on Tuesday that it was unlikely to reach a ceasefire agreement in the Gaza Strip. "The Israeli delegation was procrastinating and setting conditions against the Palestinian demands and ....
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Saudi Hajj minister calls for more efforts in serving pilgrims
Date: 2014-08-19 17:44:25 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:77 - ID:881782
Saudi Minister of Hajj, Bandar ibn Muhammad Hajjar reiterated on Tuesday the importance of exerting more efforts to facilitate the procedures of pilgrims' check-ins. The minister made the remarks during a visit to the Saudi travel agents bureau ....
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Iraqi security forces recapture biggest ISIL shelter in Tikrit
Date: 2014-08-19 17:31:18 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:75 - ID:881764
Iraqi security forces took control Salahuddin province building and the biggest ISIL shelter in Tikrit, a military spokesman said Tuesday. Spokesman for the Armed Forces Commander in Chief office Qassem Atta said the Army, supported by Air Force, ....
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Jordan receives 452 Syrian refugees in two days
Date: 2014-08-19 17:01:50 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:27 - ID:881258
Jordan's Border guards received about 452 Syrian refugees during the past 48 hours, an official source of the Jordanian armed forces said on Tuesday. In a statement, the source added that most of the refugees were women,children and elderly ....
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Hamas slams continued Israeli strikes on Gaza
Date: 2014-08-19 16:19:38 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:67 - ID:881665
Hamas Movement has slammed the continued Israeli strikes on the Gaza Strip. "We do not have any information about rockets fired from Gaza into Israel," Hamas movement spokesman Samy Abo Zahry said in statements Tuesday. He added that the ....
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Israel launches Gaza strikes following rocket firing
Date: 2014-08-19 15:40:10 GMT - Israel - Arab world - SN:57 - ID:881559
Israel's military said it has carried out air strikes in the Gaza Strip in response to fresh rocket firing, hours before a ceasefire was set to expire, the BBC reported. Three rockets were fired towards the towns of Beersheba and Netivot, ....
