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Egypt urged Israel, Palestine to stop military escalation in Gaza - Abbas

Date: 2014-07-11 10:34:25 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:7 - ID:822208

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said on Thursday that Egypt has made contacts with the Israeli and Palestinian sides to press them to stop military escalation in Gaza. During a meeting with elders of al-Quds (occupied east Jerusalem), Abbas ....

Israel imposes restrictions on entering of prayer performers to Aqsa

Date: 2014-07-11 08:47:07 GMT - Israel - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:822019

Israeli police imposed restrictions Friday on the entering of Muslim prayer performers to Aqsa mosque to perform Friday prayer. The police said that they will only allow men whose age is over 50 and who carry Israeli IDs, The Voice Of Israel ....

Palestinian fighters fire rocket at Haifa for 4th time

Date: 2014-07-11 07:52:56 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:821943

Ezz Eddin al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of the Islamist Hamas Movement, said it fired a home-made R160 rocket at the northern Israeli city of Haifa. This is the fourth time that Palestinian fighters hit Haifa, about 110 km from Gaza, ....

Putin urges end to confrontation in Netanyahu call

Date: 2014-07-10 18:54:28 GMT - Russia - Arab world - SN:40 - ID:821569

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday called for an end to spiraling violence in Gaza during telephone call with Israeli Prime Minster Benjamin Netanyahu, according to RIA Novosti. "The Russian side stressed the necessity to as soon as ....

FM says Egypt govt conducting contacts to end Israel's aggression on Gaza

Date: 2014-07-10 18:51:06 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:38 - ID:821564

Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shukri said the Egyptian government is conducting contacts to end Israel's aggression on the Gaza Strip. He made his comments during an extraordinary meeting for foreign ministers of the Organization of Islamic ....

Palestine thanks Egypt for opening Rafah crossing

Date: 2014-07-10 18:41:39 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:33 - ID:821536

The Palestinian Authority expressed its thankfulness on Thursday to Egypt for treating the injured Palestinians in Egyptian hospitals and opening Rafah terminal for medical aid. "President (Abdel Fattah El Sisi of Egypt) swiftly responded to our ....

FM: Egypt exerting every possible effort to stop Israeli raids

Date: 2014-07-10 18:37:27 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:31 - ID:821529

Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shokry said on Thursday that the ongoing Israeli escalation in Gaza is an Israeli attempt to suppress the Palestinian people. This came in a speech delivered by Shokry during a meeting of the foreign ministers of ....

1st two cases of injured Palestinians to be treated at Nasser Medical Institute

Date: 2014-07-10 18:36:37 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:30 - ID:821527

The first two cases of Palestinians who were injured during Israel's attacks were transferred Thursday to Egypt for treatment. A 50-year old woman and an 8-year-old girl will be ambulanced to Nasser Medical Institute today, said a well-placed ....

Three suspects in Abu Khdeir murder to be released Thursday

Date: 2014-07-10 11:15:42 GMT - Israel - Arab world - SN:17 - ID:820627

Three of the suspects arrested on suspicion of the murder of Arab teenager Muhammed Abu Khdeir will be released by police Thursday following their arrest this past Sunday. According to the legal aid organization Honenu representing the suspects, ....

Former UN chief condemns air raids over Gaza

Date: 2014-07-10 11:11:41 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:16 - ID:820620

Former UN Secretary General Boutros Bouros Ghali condemned on Thursday the continued Israeli raids over Gaza Strip and the systematic bombing of Palestinian houses that left scores dead and hundreds wounded. He called for immediate international ....