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36 soldiers killed, 50 others injured in clashes between army, militants in Libya
Date: 2014-07-27 08:48:01 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:7 - ID:847140
At least 36 soldiers were killed and 50 others injured in clashes between the so-called Shura council of Benghazi revolutionaries and Libya Saeqa forces late Saturday. Three days ago, violent clashes broke out in the surroundings of Saeqa troops ....
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Israeli army resumes Gaza aerial, naval and ground strikes
Date: 2014-07-27 08:16:20 GMT - Israel - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:847106
The Israeli Army announced Sunday that Operation Protective Edge entered its 20th day on Sunday as Israeli ground forces continued their incursion into Gaza. A humanitarian cease-fire that began at 8 A.M. on Saturday collapsed 26 hours later when ....
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Qassam Brigades shells Tel Aviv, Ashdod cities
Date: 2014-07-27 07:48:30 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:847067
Ezz El-Din Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, said it shelled Tel Aviv and Ashdod cities with two M-75 missiles and five Grad rockets, the brigades said in a military statement on Sunday. Qassam Brigades shelled Israel although Israel ....
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Israel agrees to extend Gaza cease-fire by 4 hours, Israeli official says
Date: 2014-07-26 17:37:27 GMT - Israel - Arab world - SN:22 - ID:846658
Israel has agreed to extend by four hours a humanitarian truce agreed with Hamas and other armed groups in the Gaza Strip on Saturday, an Israeli government source said. The source, who declined to be named, did not give any further details, ....
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Lebanese MP condemns situation in Gaza, Mosul
Date: 2014-07-26 11:30:55 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:15 - ID:846019
Head of the Change and Reform bloc in the Lebanese parliament Michel Aoun said the situation in Gaza and Mosul is a genocide and silence towards these crimes is a humanitarian crime. Speaking during a parliamentary session, Aoun said the ....
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Britain provides additional aid to Gaza
Date: 2014-07-26 11:29:58 GMT - United Kingdom - Arab world - SN:14 - ID:846018
The British government announced Saturday that it will provide an additional aid worth 2 million pound sterling in emergency support including health care, clean water, blankets and cooking equipment to help tens of thousands of people affected by ....
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Jordan FM tackles Gaza situation with Egyptian, French counterparts
Date: 2014-07-26 10:35:57 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:13 - ID:845922
Jordanian Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh discussed with his Egyptian and French counterparts over the phone efforts to halt the Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip. During the phone contact with Egypt's Sameh Shoukri, Judeh stressed that the ....
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35 bodies pulled from rubble in various parts of Gaza
Date: 2014-07-26 08:55:35 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:845752
Palestinian civil defense forces managed to pull 35 bodies from rubble, before the 12-hour ceasefire entered into force between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip, media reports said on Saturday. Operations to recover bodies of Palestinians ....
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US offers help to probe causes of Algerian plane crash
Date: 2014-07-26 08:27:20 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:845718
The US has offered help in investigations launched to find out the causes of the crash of the Algerian plane Thursday. State Department spokeswoman Marie Harf, meanwhile, extended deepest condolences to the families of the victims, according to ....
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Turkish embassy staff leaves Libya
Date: 2014-07-26 08:07:52 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:845691
All members of the Turkish embassy here left the country last night back home after operations at the embassy were suspended due to the worsening security situation in Libya. The embassy members left through Tunisia, a well-placed source ....