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Syrian army steps up raids against Damascus towns
Date: 2014-08-02 06:39:14 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:853961
Syrian regime military jets intensified raids against Ghouta towns, eastern Damascus, in tandem with other raids against Idlib and Hama countryside. Two persons were killed and several others wounded in the night shelling of Ghouta’s eastern ....
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Hamas refuses blame for collapse of Gaza ceasefire
Date: 2014-08-02 06:37:11 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:853956
Palestinian resistance movement “Hamas” rejected being held responsible for the collapse of a 72-hour humanitarian ceasefire that came into force in Gaza on Friday. In a press release Saturday, Hamas spokesman Sami Abu-Zuhri said the United ....
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Hamas military wing says has no info about missing Israeli soldier
Date: 2014-08-02 06:34:12 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:1 - ID:853953
The Ezz Eddin al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, denied having any information about an Israeli soldier who reportedly went missing in eastern Rafah, south of Gaza. In a statement on Israel’s breach of the 72-hour humanitarian truce ....
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Gaza ceasefire collapse extremely depressing - Hammond
Date: 2014-08-01 18:34:44 GMT - United Kingdom - Arab world - SN:28 - ID:853770
UK Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond said Friday number one priority is ending the suffering of the people of Gaza and called again for an urgent humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza. In a television interview, the Foreign Secretary added diplomacy is ....
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UN chief blames Hamas for breaking cease-fire
Date: 2014-08-01 17:01:04 GMT - United Nations - Arab world - SN:22 - ID:853707
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has blamed Hamas for violating a humanitarian cease-fire in Gaza and is demanding the immediate and unconditional release of an Israeli soldier reportedly captured after it started, The Washington Post reported on ....
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Tunisian party rejects closure of border with Libya
Date: 2014-08-01 16:56:25 GMT - Tunisia - Arab world - SN:20 - ID:853700
President of "Al-Aman" Party Lazhar Bali has categorically rejected the closure of the Tunisian-Libyan border regardless of the reasons. In a seminar, he said that those who call for the closure of the border do not acknowledge deep-rooted ....
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Tunisian Ras Jedir crossing closed
Date: 2014-08-01 16:51:26 GMT - Tunisia - Arab world - SN:16 - ID:853688
The Tunisian Ras Jedir border crossing was closed Friday, the state news agency reported. The decision was made due to the deteriorating security situation on the border with Libya, a security source said. ....
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Abbas forms Palestinian delegation to Cairo
Date: 2014-08-01 13:18:31 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:13 - ID:853416
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has formed a Palestinian delegation that will head for Egypt on Saturday to discuss ways to continue the ceasefire, WAFA news agency reported. The delegation will be led by Fatah leader Azzam al-Ahmad. Majed ....
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Israel bombards Rafah as Israeli soldier captured
Date: 2014-08-01 12:51:45 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:12 - ID:853367
The Palestinian Health Ministry in Gaza said on Friday that 27 people were killed and 200 others wounded in an Israeli artillery and air strike on Rafah. Israel, meanwhile, announced ending the 72-hour humanitarian ceasefire that started early in ....
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Former PM blames radical groups for Libyan violence
Date: 2014-08-01 11:11:11 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:11 - ID:853209
Former Libyan prime Minister Ali Zeidan blamed radical and extremist groups for the deteriorating security situation in Libya. "These groups are seeking to be on the top of the political scene," he told Sky News Arabia. "They are seeking to ....
