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Palestinian PM calls on Blair to press Israel to end Gaza offensive
Date: 2014-07-30 13:17:04 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:36 - ID:850929
Palestinian Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah called on Middle East peace envoy Tony Blair to step up pressure on Israel to end its offensive on the Gaza Strip. He called on the former British prime minister to ask Israel to end its seven-year ....
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Lebanon's Maronite Patriarch greets Muslims on Eidul-Fitr
Date: 2014-07-30 13:16:34 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:35 - ID:850926
Maronite Patriarch Beshara al-Rahi extended greetings to Muslims all over the world on the occasion of Eidul-Fitr (Lesser Bairam). He wished also stability and prosperity for Lebanon and the Middle East. ....
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UN official expresses deep concern over shelling of UNSCO premises in Gaza
Date: 2014-07-30 12:02:18 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:31 - ID:850797
UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process Robert Serry expressed Wednesday deep concern over the Israeli shelling of UNSCO premises in Gaza, according to WAFA News Agency. The UNSCO compound in Gaza was hit early Tuesday by a ....
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S. Korea imposes travel ban on violence-ravaged Libya
Date: 2014-07-30 11:12:54 GMT - south korea - Arab world - SN:25 - ID:850709
South Korea on Wednesday imposed a travel ban on Libya again as spiraling violence in the African country has raised security concerns, Yonhap news agency reported. Seoul's foreign ministry said it decided to raise its travel alert for Libya by ....
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Sirte Airport denies receipt of weapon-laden- aircraft
Date: 2014-07-30 10:43:32 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:23 - ID:850680
Local council of the Libyan city of Sirte, administration of Sirte International Airport and Sirte rebels Union denied Wednesday media reports that a plane laden with weapons and terrorists arrived in Sirte Airport. In a joint statement, they ....
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Gaza death toll rises to 1,272
Date: 2014-07-30 09:56:39 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:22 - ID:850617
At least 1,272 Palestinians were killed since the beginning of the Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip, the Palestinian Health Ministry said on Wednesday. As many as 7,150 Palestinians were injured during the ongoing aggression, the ministry's ....
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Lebanon not behind border shooting - source
Date: 2014-07-30 09:54:36 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:21 - ID:850612
The Lebanese side is not to be blamed for the shooting that took place across the Lebanese-Israeli borders on Wednesday, a Lebanese source said. Israeli forces, who kidnapped a Lebanese Shepherd earlier in the day, are probably behind the ....
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More than 20 dead as migrant boat sinks off coast of Libya
Date: 2014-07-30 09:39:03 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:17 - ID:850588
More than 20 people died and dozens others went missing as their boat capsized off Libya Tuesday night. Twenty-two illegal migrants were rescued, said Col. Qassem Ayoub, the Spokesman for the Libyan naval force. Survivors said the boat was ....
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Syrian soldiers killed by rebel tunnel-bombs
Date: 2014-07-30 09:32:38 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:15 - ID:850573
Thirteen Syrian pro-government troops have been killed after Syrian rebels have detonated explosive-packed tunnels under buildings in the northern city of Aleppo and destroying part of the old city, opposition activists have said. Syria's main ....
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Hamas military wing shells Tel Aviv, Ashdod
Date: 2014-07-30 09:28:56 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:13 - ID:850566
Ezzeddin al-Qassam, the military wing of Hamas, claimed responsibility for shelling Tel Aviv and Ashdod in response to the Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip. In a military statement on Tuesday, the group said that it shelled Tel Aviv with ....