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Iraqi PM calls for 'precise targeting' of terrorists
Date: 2014-08-19 15:16:52 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:58 - ID:881567
Iraq's Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has called on security forces to ensure "precise targeting" on terrorists and avoid hitting the civilians, Iraqi News Agency reported. In a statement issued Tuesday, Abadi praised security forces as "heroes" ....
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Palestinian-Israeli talks in Cairo must produce lasting truce - Lavrov
Date: 2014-08-19 15:08:44 GMT - Russia - Arab world - SN:30 - ID:881287
Negotiations between the Palestinian and the Israeli sides in Cairo must produce an agreement on lasting and stable truce, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said at a meeting with member of Palestine Liberation Organization Saib Erekat on ....
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Iraqi forces launch security campaign to retake Tikrit
Date: 2014-08-19 14:55:28 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:24 - ID:881208
Police and army forces on Tuesday launched a wide security campaign to expel militants of Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), known as "Daash," from Tikrit, the Iraqi news agency reported. "Security forces backed by Iraqi helicopters ....
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Iraqi Yazidi representatives protest in Geneva, calling on UN to confront ISIL
Date: 2014-08-19 14:38:51 GMT - Switzerland - Arab world - SN:51 - ID:881507
Dozens of Iraqi Yazidi representatives gathered in front of the United Nations HQ in Geneva on Tuesday to urge the UN’s top human rights body to hold an urgent meeting to discuss the plight of their imperiled communities. Breen Tahseen, an Iraqi ....
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Palestinian government warns of Israeli attempts to legalize occupation of Gaza Strip
Date: 2014-08-19 14:10:17 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:46 - ID:881452
The Palestinian government has warned of the Israeli attempts to legalize the occupation of the Gaza Strip. "This comes in exploitation of the intentional community's silence towards the Israeli massacres against the Palestinian people in the ....
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Hamas blames Israel for faltering negotiations in Cair
Date: 2014-08-19 13:46:42 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:42 - ID:881421
Hamas has blamed Israel for faltering indirect negotiations in Cairo, said spokesman for Hamas group Sami Abu Zuhri. "The occupation is responsible for the ongoing faltering of Cairo negotiations," Abu said. Hamas is ready for dealing with ....
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Libyan Revolutionaries Operations Room shell Warshefana
Date: 2014-08-19 13:27:44 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:23 - ID:881189
A spokesman for the conference of Libyan Tribes said the Libyan Revolutionaries Operations Room bombed Warshefana, southwest of Tripoli, on Tuesday. Spokesman Khaled Ramadan said areas in Warshefana have been shelled by mortar and Grad ....
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Saudi mufti calls for unity in Islamic society
Date: 2014-08-19 13:10:38 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:35 - ID:881355
Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia Abdulaziz Al-Sheikh has called for unity in the Islamic society. In a statement issued Tuesday, the top cleric said terrorism and extremism are the first foes for Islam. He called for facing the extremist thoughts ....
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AL envoy: Situation in Libya poses serious threat to region
Date: 2014-08-19 12:52:20 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:31 - ID:881314
Arab League Special Envoy to Libya Nasser Al-Kidwa said the deteriorating situation in Libya poses serious repercussions on the whole region, especially its neighboring countries. Following a meeting with Egypt's Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry, ....
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Israeli settlers storm Aqsa Mosque
Date: 2014-08-19 12:15:12 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:25 - ID:881219
A group of Jewish settlers, led by extremist Rabbi Yehuda Glick, stormed Al-Aqsa Mosque on Tuesday from the Al-Magarbah Gate. The settlers entered the mosque under the protection of Israeli soldiers and policemen but students have attempted to ....
