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Qassam brigades fire rockets at Israeli cities
Date: 2014-07-19 11:45:26 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:33 - ID:835021
Ezzeddin al-Qassam Brigades have claimed responsibility for shelling a number of Israeli cities and military bases. In a statement Saturday, the military wing of Hamas said it fired five homemade M75 missiles at the cities of Rishon LeZion and ....
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Jordan PM meets JICA chief
Date: 2014-07-19 10:51:24 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:29 - ID:834920
Jordanian Prime Minister Abdullah Ensour met on Saturday with President of Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Akihito Tanaka and the accompanying delegation. At the meeting, which was attended by Minister of Water and Irrigation and ....
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Gaza death toll rises to 316
Date: 2014-07-19 08:26:48 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:5 - ID:834555
The death toll from Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip has risen to 316, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry. Also, as many as 2,283 were injured in the Israeli attacks on the enclave, Health Ministry spokesman here Ashraf al-Qodra ....
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Iran already has 5,000 troops fighting ISIL in Iraq - sources
Date: 2014-07-19 08:24:45 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:24 - ID:834653
Iran is said to have deployed at least 5,000 troops in neighboring Iraq, according to World Tribune Newspaper. Kurdish sources said Islamic Revolutionary Guard has overseen the growing Iranian military presence in Iraq. The sources said IRGC ....
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Israel may expand Gaza ground operation
Date: 2014-07-19 08:01:13 GMT - Israel - Arab world - SN:23 - ID:834613
The Israeli army is getting ready to step up its ground operation in the Gaza Strip, an Israeli military source said. Since the start of the operation, the army uncovered 13 underground tunnels, the source said. The Israeli military has begun ....
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Libya: UN mission condemns assassination of former parliament member
Date: 2014-07-19 07:56:55 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:20 - ID:834603
The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) strongly condemned the assassination of former member of the General National Congress Fariha Barkawi, the UN News Center reported. Barkawi was shot by gunmen in Derna, in eastern Libya, where ....
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Abbas discusses with Kerry ways to render Egyptian ceasefire initiative successful
Date: 2014-07-19 07:49:43 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:16 - ID:834589
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Friday night received a telephone call from U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry. The two sides discussed how to render an Egyptian initiative for a ceasefire in Gaza successful, according to the Palestinian ....
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Paris court bans pro-Palestinian rally
Date: 2014-07-19 07:40:49 GMT - France - Arab world - SN:10 - ID:834568
A Paris court banned Friday a demonstration which was scheduled to take place on Saturday in solidarity with the Palestinian people after Israel launched a ground invasion on Gaza. The judgment came after clashes broke out Sunday between ....
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Jordan slams Israel over storming of Al Aqsa Mosque
Date: 2014-07-19 07:37:56 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:9 - ID:834562
Jordan has strongly condemned the Israeli occupation forces for storming the Al Aqsa Mosque compound in occupied East Jerusalem following Friday prayers, Petra news agency reported. State Minister for Media Affairs and Communications Mohammad ....
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Qassam Brigades shell cities south of Israel
Date: 2014-07-19 07:23:32 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:834545
Ezzeddin al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, said Friday it fired three homemade M75 rockets at the cities of Rishon Lezion and Holon, south of Tel Aviv. In a statement, the group said it also targeted Kfar Azza settlement and Zikim ....